Paddlefoot
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* all sorts of new batshit from Teddy Hart on Colt Cabana's podcast recently
http://www.dailywrestlingnews.com/teddy-hart-talks-prostitution-his-father-signing-with-wwe-selling-drugs-and-more/
* Vince want's Taker to work SummerSlam this year but apparently Taker's not even returning his phone calls
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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Flash
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
* Vince want's Taker to work SummerSlam this year but apparently Taker's not even returning his phone calls
This is one of those rumours that just doesn't make sense to me... I'm going to guess that Taker and Vince are at the pick up the phone
and call one another directly level.... I mean we know other guys like CM Punk, Austin, and Jericho are/were.
So is Vince running around the locker room bitching about how Taker won't return his calls? Is Taker someone who's not been consummate
professional/locker room leader for decades in the past? I don't see Vince running around bitching, and I don't see Taker not returning
the boss's calls.
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G. Jonah Jameson
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Yeah, I think if the Undertaker weren't returning Vince McMahon's calls, McMahon's reaction would be less "that ungrateful son of a
bitch!" and more "geez, I hope he's OK."
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Sounds like it's something the two of them do every once in a while as a game. Taker's contract says he has to only work once a year but
that doesn't mean he can't work more if he agrees to. Depending on how beat up he is after WM he probably is physically able to do it by
the time SS comes around. Given the drawing power he still has if announced at any event Vince would be kind of a fool not to at least talk to him
about it. Taker being silent might mean that he's actually serious this time about this year's WM being his last event ever though. Who
knows? I still think we'll see Taker/Cena next year as that is his last hill to conquer and then that'll be it for him.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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CCharger
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* The plan is that for post-brand split RAW will be led by Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose while Smackdown will be led by Cena, Styles and Orton. The
idea is that RAW will be the brand with the younger, newer stars while Smackdown will be the brand with the older, more established stars.
* It's being discussed internally to having the Cena-Styles feud lead to a match for the yet-to-be named Smackdown championship
* The name for the NXT Takeover show is subtitled "...The End" leading some to speculate if it is the last NXT special event or if NXT will somehow
be re-branded
When it Reigns, it bores.
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The Hitcher
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quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
* It's being discussed internally to having the Cena-Styles feud lead to a match for the yet-to-be named Smackdown championship
I really hope they don't do this.
Having two world champions was one of the dumber things of the last brand split, it devalues both belts and it'll make Reigns look even more of
a lame duck if he's one of "the guys" as apposed to "the guy."
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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* Cena confirmed on his twatter account that he'll be against AJ in an official match at MITB on June 19.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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anglefan85
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Man, things just keep going from bad to worse:
www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/02/inside-tnas-new-business-name-official-connection-aroluxe-media-notice-determination-issued-week/
quote:
"Inside TNA�s new business name, official connection to Aroluxe Media & �notice of determination� issued this week" by James Caldwell
"On August 7, 2015, TNA Wrestling filed a new business name of �Impact Ventures LLC� with the State of Tennessee�s Business Division.
Since then, TNA has been doing business out of Nashville as Impact Ventures, LLC, as well as TNA Entertainment, LLC and TNA Wrestling � their original
company names dating back to 2002.
In 2016, Aroluxe Marketing came into the picture on an official basis. Not only was Aroluxe assigned TNA�s payroll for the production side, but
records show the company took on the name �TNA� last month.
Records with the Tennessee business division show Aroluxe Media, LLC assumed the name �TNA� on May 3. It was a five-year registration covering the
period of May 3, 2016 to May 3, 2021.
Aroluxe Media, LLC is now conducting business under �TNA,� �Aroluxe Media,� and �AMSM Productions,� which was also a new five-year registration on
April 25.
This week, all four companies � Impact Ventures LLC, TNA Wrestling, TNA Entertainment, LLC, and Aroluxe Media, LLC � were tagged with �notices
of determination� dated June 1.
Essentially, the business division conducts an annual review of Tennessee businesses. If a company�s fiscal year ends in December, which is the case
for all four companies, then those businesses have until April 1 to file their annual report for the previous year. For example, the annual report for
2015 is due on April 1, 2016.
The State of Tennessee�s business department noted on their website that as of June 2, the department had processed all filings received as of June 1.
It appears all four companies did not file their annual report by the deadline.
Businesses that receive notices of determination have until August 8 to file their annual report with the Business Services Division or risk
losing their official registration.
Records show the only time in TNA history that the company missed deadline and received a Notice of Determination was the first year in June 2003. TNA
subsequently filed their 2002 annual report on July 29, 2003, a few weeks before the deadline. TNA has been on-time with their annual report every
year since then.
Also of note, the business names �TNA Wrestling� and �TNA Entertainment, LLC� expire on March 12, 2017, unless they are renewed."
So basically, unless they deal with those notices, it'll be illegal for them to run any shows.
[Edited on 6-4-2016 by anglefan85]
The WWE: Where no one wins, unless you like Cena, in which case you are a sad little fanboy who will never get laid, but we are happy to take your
money away-Moosehead Jack
"She is an estrogen molotov cocktail. It'd be in your best interest not to piss her off."- My thoughts on Firewoman
"Kurt Angle is like a living vortex of the surreal. On the off chance he's not doing, saying or thinking crazy things, people connected to him
act crazy by association, caught in the gravitational pull of his insanity."- Ringout from FAN Forums
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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I don't think they're going to introduce another new main belt and let the current one have the combined lineage of two. They're
going to undo the unification. Plus it'd be silly for SD to have the SD Championship and for RAW to get the WWE Championship.
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merc
Man of a Thousand Holds
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I'm hoping for US on one, Intercontinental on the other and WWE champ floats depending on feud/ratings need.
It would be cool if titles meant something. So US or IC is competing to face WWE On a PPV (or whatever they are now considered).
Back when I watched WWWF on a 13" B/W on a UHF station, I NEVER saw The World Champion wrestle. I bet, including tag/six man if he did wrestle on
the televisions it was less than 25 times, from WWWF birth to the Hogan era.
Im all for making the WWE champ wrestling a special event in itself. Is there a vote?
"I wish sarcasm was available as a font." John Stuart Mill
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williamssl
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I'm convinced we're going to see both flavors of 1 overall title and show-specific titles. It's really just a question of which
one they start with.
Do they start with one, and then one brand gets pissy and establishes their own (see: last brand split)?
Or do they start with 2, and then there's some brand rivalry shit that results in unification?
Flip a coin, and then bet on the over/under for how long it lasts before going the other way.
Don't Mess With Texas
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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The last few times they've booked the Champion like the old school World Champions who rarely wrestled was when they forced to with Rock and
Lesnar.
If Lesnar was Champion again you could definently do a roaming World Champion who isn't tied to any brand, but only Brock is booked like that
period. Roman Reigns can't have a long term with Rollins if every other ppv he's facing SD's no.1 contender which nobody will care
about because we know it's filler.
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Planet Starbucks
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As much as I dislike Reigns, I hated the 2 World titles even more. Ok, just one title does limit opportunities for guys, but personally I would rather
wait years for someone to finally climb the mountain than be considered a World champ by winning a weaker belt, especially with MITB in play.
Let's be honest, Swagger, Khali, Henry, Christian and even Ziggler would never have been World champs without the 2nd title. Nothing to do with
whether they deserved it or not, plenty of deserving guys never got to be champ (Perfect, Jake, Dibiase) because the top title was for the absolute
elite. Just look at how many lame duck World champs there have been in Boxing since the Undisputed Heavyweight championship was split into different
versions.
As for how to introduce the 2nd title, surely nothing can be worse than Bischoff just handing the BGB to HHH. Reigns vs Cena at Summerslam,
simultaneous pin, belts split back up?
quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
If you want a vision of the WWE's future, imagine an overpushed Samoan stamping on a human face - forever. George Orwell, 2016 (sequel to 1984)
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AscendantSean
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quote:
Originally posted by Planet Starbucks
As for how to introduce the 2nd title, surely nothing can be worse than Bischoff just handing the BGB to HHH. Reigns vs Cena at Summerslam,
simultaneous pin, belts split back up?
Triple threat, 2 falls. Cena pins Rollins, then Rollins pins Cena. Reigns left with nothing despite not giving up a fall - same way Kurt dropped the
"Eurocontinental" title.
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williamssl
Steers and Queers
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TEH BIG RUMORZ of the day is about Brock not only making a UFC comeback, but doing so at UFC 200 on July 9. Details still being sorted out,
opponent TBD, blah blah blah all the ambiguous statements that accompany RUMORZ.
Don't Mess With Texas
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Nobledictator1278
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Would be kinda hard for UFC to aquire Brock...if he is under contract with WWE...unless WWE wants to be free of his huge contract....or he
didn't sign a 2 year deal. This seems kinda flaky. Or Vince wants to risk his HUGE draw to lose or get injured both would be disastrous for the
WWE.
[Edited on 6-5-2016 by Nobledictator1278]
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nOOb
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Seeing as how UFC 200 is a month away and the training camps needed for a fighter that has been fighting actively to be ready for a fight is around
one and a half to two months, I would venture a guess and say some site just needed to pad their article count. Otherwise, who's going to click
there to find out who got tossed out of the WWE locker room this past Monday, which three superstars are going to be suspended for Wellness
violations, plus hot pics of *insert currently popular Diva's name here* and more?
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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OORick
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For the record: Lesnar at UFC 200 is for real. It's happening. Just announced at UFC 199.
WWE has OK'd it, which raises eyebrows about exactly what Lesnar will do; he has a LOT of contractual leeway to do stuff outside of WWE without
WWE's permission, but he's only 1/3rd of the way through his current WWE contract, so he's not gearing up for a "real" MMA
comeback, in which every fight is essentially a 6 month commitment. Instead, it puts one in the mind of an "exhibition" that is 100% on the level,
just against a lesser opponent that everybody expects Lesnar to beat, or against a similarly inactive/older guy, just to sell tickets. It's
something that would be idiotic on most any UFC show, but for UFC's 200th, I think anybody other than the absolute top 1/10th of 1 percent of
hardcore MMA Wankers can see the value of an extra bell or whistle or glitz or glamour on a show that only happens once every 100 PPVs.
Brock's ability to make the quick turn-around should not be in doubt. He has not been seen in WWE in 2 months, and when he revealed his new WWE
contract last April, he said he had spent the entire run-up to his RR-to-WM return training an MMA style, just for shits and giggles, to see how his
body would react. He didn't seem to think he had a "real" UFC return in him, but the fact that he trains that style during lay-offs from WWE
means he's never entirely out of practice, either. Assuming this isn't top-notch/title-caliber competition, he should be able to notch a
win that pleases a lot of fight fans, while returning some value to WWE, too.
Obviously, this eliminates any chance of Brock making the previously advertised WWE shows on their Pacifica Tour in early July (including one
that's getting broadcast on the Network, I believe), but it's a small price to pay if Lesnar is back in WWE for SummerSlam, with the stink
of credibility back on him after a UFC fight.
To me, unless you really open yourself up to some kind of conspiracy theory, in which Dana White is laying a trap for Brock, and uses up
Lesnar's last bit of PPV drawing power to bang a huge number for UFC 200 while secretly conspiring to send Brock back to WWE as damaged goods,
this is actually a rock solid business move on both sides. A win/win. Maybe something that paves the way for a similarly beneficial deal for Rousey
(she wants to do WWE, and more importantly, FANS want her in WWE, but Dana White is every bit the self-absorbed dick Vince is, so far)....
Not a story I expected to materialize today, but in a lot of ways, it makes good sense for both sides....
Rick
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Flash
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I was about to call bullshit on this one too.... turns out it's legit, and Lesnar is going to UFC 200 against an opponent to be named.
What's more... The WWE appears to be on board with this as a one-off.
http://www.wwe.com/article/brock-lesnar-compete-ufc-200-prior-return-major-wwe-event
So....
I'm kind of wondering about this; I'm not as up on UFC not being a fan and all, but didn't that Irish guy (MacGregor?) pull out on
them at the last minute-ish? I get why the UFC would want a big name for their big event, and why Brock would be willing to take that mountain of cash
they no doubt are offering him... I'm just curious as to what Vince's angle is on this...
1) Is it like Rock's early days in Hollywood where Vince got a cut for the use of the Rock's name? IE Brock can go fight for UFC provided
UFC gives Vince a few million?
2)Is the fix in... Brock beating a non-chump fighter would make him even bigger in the WWE... is that possible?
3)Does the publicity make it worth it?
I dunno.. this just feels weird, and maybe a case of them re-jigging Brock's deal where if he loses Vince get's a discount on future WWE
appearances, if Brock wins at UFC 200 then Brock is already richer and his deal with Vince stay's the same?
Let the rampant speculation begin.....
Screw it.... Brock versus CM Punk best 2 out of 3 matches.... Match 1: UFC 200, Match 2: Summer Slam, Match 3: Wrestlemania....
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Nobledictator1278
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Man ....Vince has some serious balls to allow this. I get there is no such thing as bad publicity....but what if Brock gets his ass kicked. Thats
going to really in my opinion hurt his appeal. If he wins it just shows he is still a bit legitimate, which no one ever really doubted in the first
place. Unless WWE is going to get some sort of talent change out of this deal or UFC is going to throw some $$$ Vinces way to help offset that
contract, I don't see the upside for the WWE.
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DKBroiler
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You don't get the upside?
How about Brock Lesnar greatest superstar of all time. Yeah, I said it. If he gets his ass kicked you can worry about that later. Bravo to all
involved.
Braun Strowman guy.
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Gobshite
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What if Brock is the 7th MITB entrant, wins it, cashes in, and in the semi main event of what is likely to be UFC's biggest ever PPV, the WWE
Champion defeats a UFC legend like Mark Hunt?
It's a big gamble, but just imagine the Internet meltdown of the WWE Champion beating a legitimate UFC fighter.
Meanwhile, Punk is still at home reading comics and watching hockey...
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ulsterphil
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I wouldnt completely rule out Vince agreeing to this to piss on Punk.
We all know what hes like.
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DKBroiler
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Even if he gets his ass kicked then the downside is that he's still got the biggest set of balls imaginable for even trying, and then they can
run a "does Brock still got it" storyline where he can even lose 1 on 1 to a guy like ReBoooooo or Rollins.
The upside is that he solidifies himself as the baddest man in WWE history. Hell, if he decimates his UFC opponent Dana White will almost assuredly
try to cash in by offering him a championship match and Vince could do the same. That, of course would open the door for Rousey and McGregor. Shit,
for all we know it could lead to Mayweather in WWE too.
While much of this is highly unlikely the fact that the door is open for any of it is a coup for WWE.
Braun Strowman guy.
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royberto
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quote:
Originally posted by Gobshite
What if Brock is the 7th MITB entrant, wins it, cashes in, and in the semi main event of what is likely to be UFC's biggest ever PPV, the WWE
Champion defeats a UFC legend like Mark Hunt?
It's a big gamble, but just imagine the Internet meltdown of the WWE Champion beating a legitimate UFC fighter.
Meanwhile, Punk is still at home reading comics and watching hockey...
ANd if Brock gets his ass kicked? The WWE title is a complete and utter
joke. Not even Vince is dumb enough to take that chance. Dixie Carter probably would, but she never had brains to begin with.
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