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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 26, 2021 19:42:03 GMT -5
If Seth, Becky, Big E, etc are out of Day 1. Or even just some of the , WTF do too replace them with? This is where WWE’s failure to properly build newer stars can become an issue as well. Yes, obviously. When you build a company only around a handful of talent and constantly tell people "These other guys and gals? They don't matter!" and then something abrupt happens to those talents? You're f***ed, and you only have yourself to blame...
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 26, 2021 19:43:13 GMT -5
Just have it to be Lashley vs. Owens vs. Ciampa vs. Breakker and pretend that was the fatal four way match they were advertising the whole time.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 26, 2021 19:59:25 GMT -5
Roman apparently is out of a live event in Tampa (where he was set to team with the Usos against Drew Day). Hopefully, it’s just for rest and precautions.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2021 20:00:37 GMT -5
I feel for all of these men and women who have this horrible disease. Let's hope they heal up and are back to doing their job and providing for their families soon.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 26, 2021 20:01:59 GMT -5
Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss is totally main-eventing Day 1.
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Dec 26, 2021 20:05:29 GMT -5
If WWE does Thunderdome shows again I will support it 100% given how crazy COVID has gotten this past month!
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Post by fw91 on Dec 26, 2021 20:21:22 GMT -5
If Seth, Becky, Big E, etc are out of Day 1. Or even just some of the , WTF do too replace them with? This is where WWE’s failure to properly build newer stars can become an issue as well. Respectfully, I don't think "global pandemic insurance" has ever been a topic brought up in creative meetings in any company or territory ever.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 26, 2021 20:24:09 GMT -5
If Seth, Becky, Big E, etc are out of Day 1. Or even just some of the , WTF do too replace them with? This is where WWE’s failure to properly build newer stars can become an issue as well. Respectfully, I don't think "global pandemic insurance" has ever been a topic brought up in creative meetings in any company or territory ever. Not necessarily, but 1), there are still any other number of things that can go wrong, and 2), this pandemic's been going on for two years now and they fired a bunch of stars and could-be stars during it. It's a bed WWE made for themselves regardless.
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Post by fw91 on Dec 26, 2021 20:32:41 GMT -5
Respectfully, I don't think "global pandemic insurance" has ever been a topic brought up in creative meetings in any company or territory ever. Not necessarily, but 1), there are still any other number of things that can go wrong, and 2), this pandemic's been going on for two years now and they fired a bunch of stars and could-be stars during it. It's a bed WWE made for themselves regardless. eh, it may be ignorant, but I'm sure many of us thought the vaccines would more or less end any "mass disruption." The pandemic has been tricky. I don't support the firings, but I don't blame WWE for not taking/taking any sort of approach. All of the major sports leagues are being messed with too. It's sadly come to hoping for the best or just shut down again. I'm not going to shame WWE for this while giving other sports associations a pass.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Dec 26, 2021 20:33:26 GMT -5
If WWE does Thunderdome shows again I will support it 100% given how crazy COVID has gotten this past month! It doesn't matter where they host shows if their roster is depleted from a COVID outbreak. The issue right now isn't the audience. It's the wrestlers. And putting them in the Thunder Dome won't do much to stop them from getting COVID.
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Post by eJm on Dec 26, 2021 20:39:14 GMT -5
Also, has to be said, HIPPA doesn’t stop WWE from saying people won’t be at a show, just a medical reason they won’t be at said show if they don’t want to have it made public.
So it’s the difference between “Roman Reigns won’t be at tonight’s live event” and “Roman Reigns won’t be at tonight’s live event because of COVID”.
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Post by ayumidah on Dec 26, 2021 20:46:06 GMT -5
Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com wrote that it’s “not a good sign” and noted the following about changes for both shows…
“Rollins is off MSG testing positive for COVID. Reigns off Tampa. McIntyre & Sheamus vs. Usos is the new Tampa main event. Edge did arrive in NY and it’s Edge vs [Kevin] Owens in a cage match as MSG main. Not sure on Big E why he wouldn’t be in the main event. But they did announce some stars aren’t appearing due to COVID. Big E and both [Becky] Lynch and [Bianca] Belair in New York also off the shows tonight. Lynch would make sense given Rollins tested positive. Belair is married to [Montez] Ford who has been out for weeks.”
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Post by asuka007 on Dec 26, 2021 20:49:16 GMT -5
Roman might just be a precaution. He’s immune compromised and he has young twins at home (not to mention three other kids as well).
But if he cannot go, WWE are truly in deep crap because they’ve made him so be all end all over the last two years.
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Post by bob on Dec 26, 2021 20:50:56 GMT -5
Oh no Apparently Becky, Big E, and Bianca are also off of the live events tonight. Well... so while I'm considered for all the talent who got it, my biggest level of concern is for Seth's baby
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Post by chazraps on Dec 26, 2021 20:54:25 GMT -5
HOW ARE THEY STILL DOING A SHOW IN NEW YORK TONIGHT?!
The city where, not only is Omnicron raging, but Delta is having a huge resurgence, and they're doing it in a (beloved, but still...) petrie dish of an unventilated venue like Madison Square Garden, who don't require masks*, a week out from their big year-starting pay-per-view.
From a human level to a business level this is just utterly baffling on every conceivable level.
*For vaccinated adults, but they aren't including the booster as "fully vaccinated" so this could be really, really bad.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 26, 2021 20:56:39 GMT -5
I don't think they can realistically not run shows when they have a TV deal. ROH drastically cut down on a ton of networks their parent company owned and it still killed them No choice that ROH made had to do with the ending of ROH. They could have been running sold-out packed shows all pandemic and it still would have had the same result. Their parent company made some disastrous unrelated decisions that lost literal billions, so multiple properties they own are shutting doors/going on hiatus.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2021 20:59:18 GMT -5
The less people that have it, the better.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2021 21:00:21 GMT -5
This is purely speaking on the creative end ...one would have to hope this would be an absoloutley eye opening experience to not stick all their f***ing eggs in a single basket like they have done for the last several years.
Spread the f***ing wealth around and lets get some other people f***ing going so you have people that can fill in when moments like this happen.
It wont but you would hope.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 26, 2021 21:00:32 GMT -5
WWE's entire handling of the COVID process was an abysmal failure, going back to HHH's "Magic Fluid" at the PC line like two days before the huge outbreak of COVID would ravage it. Doesn't shock me they're still trying to ignore it outside of rare cases like McIntyre. Honestly what sports/entertainment organization has handled COVID positively? This isn’t me defending WWE. I just think every Sports org has just been I’ll Equipped to handle this. Ring of Honor's bubble approach worked perfectly.
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Post by asuka007 on Dec 26, 2021 21:00:48 GMT -5
The only one we know for sure has tested positive is Seth.
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