nisidhe
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 5, 2018 23:55:00 GMT -5
The Jeddah show was a _very_ recent development that came completely out of the blue - as in, folks in Halifax and Saint John had already bought tickets for those nights and now the ticket sales are on hold. This feels as though WWE got a _huge_ guarantee for this show to justify postponing and possibly cancelling two nights of live shows, two shows in a market which loves its wrestling and to which WWE may come around once a year per brand if that market's lucky.
The makeup shows for those had better be better than originally offered if they have to postpone or cancel; and they'd do better to postpone or cancel than hold a skeleton show. The last time a major promoter came to Halifax on a skeleton crew was in 1989 or 1990 and WCW couldn't make a dent in Canada for years afterwards. This is not a good look for WWE to do this on such short notice; they had the venues booked and tickets were moving. Hope the Jeddah money's very, very good.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 6, 2018 2:18:12 GMT -5
You'd HOPE the winner gets something, because to survive and win a 50 Man Royal Rumble and get nothing is pretty sad... They get to take an HHH-style selfie with a Saudi Prince (who just so happens to be the only person in attendance at all)!
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Post by Andy Martin on Mar 6, 2018 9:13:39 GMT -5
they're gonna have to reach for straws for this one.. entrant number 31: catering guy Steve! And gets a bigger reaction than Ziggler. Damn, Tommy Dreamer and Samoa Joe can get really loud.
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Post by CeilingFan on Mar 7, 2018 6:18:17 GMT -5
I will be surprised if they show this live. I expect a two-day delay.
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Post by 67 more on Mar 7, 2018 9:11:13 GMT -5
Do it for the main event of Summer slam.
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trollrogue
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Post by trollrogue on Mar 8, 2018 0:21:28 GMT -5
Since it's after WrestleMania I'd love for a new belt to be christened or rechristened-- a TV title in Bollywood makes sense, or the European Title going to the winner since India is I guess a Eurasian country-- or mayhaps an Asian/Eurasian Title being born even.
edit: Whoops not India, Saudi Arabia-- scratch the Bollywood but WWE Asian Championship works still
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Post by paywindah on Mar 16, 2018 9:22:56 GMT -5
Roman was on Sam Roberts’ SiriusXM show this morning doing PR for the MSG show and confirmed that this show will be a Network special.
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Post by msc on Mar 16, 2018 9:40:45 GMT -5
Woohoo!
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Post by jimwilliams on Mar 16, 2018 11:38:09 GMT -5
I hope Vince doubles down the insanity and supports another great upstanding legend and calls this the “Jimmy Snuka Invitational”.
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Post by bob on Mar 16, 2018 17:59:36 GMT -5
This is going to be epic!
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Post by Error on Mar 16, 2018 19:00:08 GMT -5
With the Andre Battle Royal not getting any mention in the lead up to WM, I wonder if this won't become the AtGMBR. The Jeddah show was a _very_ recent development that came completely out of the blue - as in, folks in Halifax and Saint John had already bought tickets for those nights and now the ticket sales are on hold. This feels as though WWE got a _huge_ guarantee for this show to justify postponing and possibly cancelling two nights of live shows, two shows in a market which loves its wrestling and to which WWE may come around once a year per brand if that market's lucky. They are a part of a 10 year deal with their sports authority there where all WWE has to do is show up. They're sold shows worth a lot of money and so big that Hunter and Vince flew out there to handle instead of the other executives.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Mar 16, 2018 19:00:57 GMT -5
I want to watch the shit out of this match. Dammit.
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nisidhe
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 16, 2018 19:16:34 GMT -5
With the Andre Battle Royal not getting any mention in the lead up to WM, I wonder if this won't become the AtGMBR. The Jeddah show was a _very_ recent development that came completely out of the blue - as in, folks in Halifax and Saint John had already bought tickets for those nights and now the ticket sales are on hold. This feels as though WWE got a _huge_ guarantee for this show to justify postponing and possibly cancelling two nights of live shows, two shows in a market which loves its wrestling and to which WWE may come around once a year per brand if that market's lucky. They are a part of a 10 year deal with their sports authority there where all WWE has to do is show up. They're sold shows worth a lot of money and so big that Hunter and Vince flew out there to handle instead of the other executives. Well, slap me around and call me Susie. I wasn't aware of that arrangement.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Mar 19, 2018 7:52:04 GMT -5
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msc
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Post by msc on Mar 19, 2018 8:20:35 GMT -5
Going to guess we get a title change or two then. Possibly helping to realign RAW and Smackdown post-shakeup.
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Post by Abdullah on Mar 19, 2018 8:31:16 GMT -5
I hope the tickets aren't ridiculously expensive. I live in Saudi Arabia and I really want good seats. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Post by Juice on Mar 19, 2018 8:37:49 GMT -5
This has to be on network right?
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Post by thecrusherwi on Mar 19, 2018 8:48:04 GMT -5
I would think they'll do 90 second intervals or less. In kayfabe, being in the top 10 would be life threatening with two minute intervals in a 50 man Rumble. It would be an hour and twenty minutes before number 50 even enters. I would just eliminate myself immediately and call it a night.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 19, 2018 8:56:39 GMT -5
With the Andre Battle Royal not getting any mention in the lead up to WM, I wonder if this won't become the AtGMBR. They are a part of a 10 year deal with their sports authority there where all WWE has to do is show up. They're sold shows worth a lot of money and so big that Hunter and Vince flew out there to handle instead of the other executives. Well, slap me around and call me Susie. I wasn't aware of that arrangement. It's part of the Vision 2030 initiative to economically revamp Saudi Arabia.
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Mar 19, 2018 9:05:48 GMT -5
Tickets will be available Saturday, March 31, and this historic event will feature seven championship matches, including the WWE Championship, Universal Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, Raw Tag Team Championship, SmackDown Tag Team Championship and Cruiserweight Championship. lol, this is just as bad as the Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal. No Women's title matches and a generously stacked card for a regime notorious for civil rights violations. Sadly there's not much Snickers can do against the Saudi royal family.
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