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Post by Dub H on May 17, 2018 12:20:49 GMT -5
Between the Saudi Arabian money and the early quote for RAW from NBCU, maybe the funds are now there to create that weekly UK show. Still don't think it would be cost effective for a Network-only UK show. I think they'd need a domestic TV deal, and ITV is obviously out. I think a WWE UK Brand,with its own program on UK is a much more viable and interesting approach than soemthing like 205 live. Thena again,i'm not the one that managed to create a monopoly and a millions worth company  |
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Post by spongebobhollypants on May 17, 2018 12:32:08 GMT -5
Still don't think it would be cost effective for a Network-only UK show. I think they'd need a domestic TV deal, and ITV is obviously out. I think a WWE UK Brand,with its own program on UK is a much more viable and interesting approach than soemthing like 205 live. Thena again,i'm not the one that managed to create a monopoly and a millions worth company It would definitely be more interesting (I could actually attend regularly!), but 205 Live would be a lot cheaper to run than the UK show. |
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Post by Chainsaw on May 17, 2018 13:33:28 GMT -5
I just want Joe Hendry to get booked for this, if only because I want a mega entrance taking shots at Aiden English and Elias.
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Post by Chris Hammers on May 18, 2018 11:59:27 GMT -5
1) Travis Banks
2) Flash Morgan Webster
3) Jordan Devlin
4) Tucker
5) Drew Gulak
6) Ashton Smith
7) James Drake
8) Tyson T-Bone
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Post by spongebobhollypants on May 18, 2018 12:01:47 GMT -5
1) Travis Banks 2) Flash Morgan Webster 3) Jordan Devlin 4) Tucker 5) Drew Gulak 6) Ashton Smith 7) James Drake 8) Tyson T-Bone Yuck. Banks, Webster and Gulak aside, what a crappy selection. Hopefully this is the 1st round losers bracket. |
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Post by Chris Hammers on May 18, 2018 12:05:59 GMT -5
The returning names from last year are a bit of a let down, especially since there's no Wolfgang. I was hoping for jody fleisch to finally get a moment with WWE with this years tournament, but I'll take El Ligero. Kinda surprised there's no Joe Hendry or Jimmy Havoc.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on May 18, 2018 12:17:46 GMT -5
I don't know anything about his other work, but Tyson T-Bone really stood out to me last year with his character and style. He might be awful in the ring (I legit don't know) but I'm happy to see him back. Honestly, last year's UK tournament did a fantastic job of getting over all the characters as distinct and interesting and worth caring about.
....of course, the exception to that Jordan Devlin, is also in this year's tournament. He was just completely generic to me, except for the fact that he for all the world looks like a tall dwarf.
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Post by ANuclearError on May 18, 2018 12:37:06 GMT -5
To be fair to Devlin, I think he's really stepped it up a notch since the last tournament, I think he'll surprise a lot of people in this tournament. With regards to his personality, just give him the Session Moth Martina to play off of and it's sorted.
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Post by eJm on May 18, 2018 12:51:41 GMT -5
To be fair to Devlin, I think he's really stepped it up a notch since the last tournament, I think he'll surprise a lot of people in this tournament. With regards to his personality, just give him the Session Moth Martina to play off of and it's sorted. Yeah, I saw him in December against Haskins and it was REALLY good. He’s since had fun matches over here against Angelico, Zack Sabre Jr. and a tag match with Sean Guiness against Keith Lee and Shane Strickland. All, at worst, really fun matches. |
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Post by eJm on May 18, 2018 12:55:18 GMT -5
Also to add, Tyson T-Bone does nothing for me. His character and ring work in general is very VERY meh.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 13:05:27 GMT -5
Liking some of the names announced here. For me like half the field I'm meh on but that was even more so the case with the last UK tournament so hopefully, these guys still pull something great off.
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Post by Instant Classic on May 18, 2018 13:45:52 GMT -5
Why is Gulak in this?
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Post by Convoy on May 18, 2018 13:48:43 GMT -5
I would think a lot of those in the second announcement are gone in the first round. NXT Spoiler: {Spoiler}Gentleman Jack already eliminated Gulak. 'Definitive' Guesses: Gibson Coffey Mastiff Ligero Banks Webster Devlin |
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Post by Supercheese on May 18, 2018 14:46:56 GMT -5
I sometimes go to Glasgow Celtic games with Joe Coffey. Delighted for him. He's also a personal trainer for anyone who fancies a future WWE star as a PT.
Chuffed for the big chap. He's an absolute gent as well.
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Post by Supercheese on May 18, 2018 14:48:09 GMT -5
The returning names from last year are a bit of a let down, especially since there's no Wolfgang. I was hoping for jody fleisch to finally get a moment with WWE with this years tournament, but I'll take El Ligero. Kinda surprised there's no Joe Hendry or Jimmy Havoc. Jody is injured. Had to miss a few ICW shows. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 14:59:09 GMT -5
To be fair to Devlin, I think he's really stepped it up a notch since the last tournament, I think he'll surprise a lot of people in this tournament. With regards to his personality, just give him the Session Moth Martina to play off of and it's sorted. I don’t follow international wrestling that closely, and even I have heard some hype for Devlin in the last year. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 18, 2018 18:47:59 GMT -5
I still can't get over that there's a wrestler whose entire gimmick name is 'Tucker.'
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Post by ben:friendship frog on May 18, 2018 18:52:43 GMT -5
To be fair to Devlin, I think he's really stepped it up a notch since the last tournament, I think he'll surprise a lot of people in this tournament. With regards to his personality, just give him the Session Moth Martina to play off of and it's sorted. I saw Devlin recently and was very impressed. The Import Killer is a brilliant gimmick for the UK scene right now. |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on May 18, 2018 18:56:10 GMT -5
To be fair to Devlin, I think he's really stepped it up a notch since the last tournament, I think he'll surprise a lot of people in this tournament. With regards to his personality, just give him the Session Moth Martina to play off of and it's sorted. I saw Devlin recently and was very impressed. The Import Killer is a brilliant gimmick for the UK scene right now. Hopefully he's better, because he was garbage in the first tournament. |
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Post by Steveweiser on May 19, 2018 1:24:00 GMT -5
Devlin is killing it right now, he was arguably the MVP of PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 Weekend. He's had a very strong year in OTT as well.
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