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Post by john84 on Jan 7, 2022 16:30:41 GMT -5
If they’re culling Triple H people, it makes me wonder what will happen to people like Shayna, Shotzi, Rhea, etc? They were all his pics as well. Also Candice’s contract is up this year, so what happens there as well? I can see them all going, some will have a better chance of staying (mainly Rhea I'm thinking). Maybe Shayna as well. But yeah, it's all up in the air at the moment isn't it?
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Post by mistery on Jan 7, 2022 16:33:10 GMT -5
If they’re culling Triple H people, it makes me wonder what will happen to people like Shayna, Shotzi, Rhea, etc? They were all his pics as well. Also Candice’s contract is up this year, so what happens there as well? I can see them all going, some will have a better chance of staying (mainly Rhea I'm thinking). Maybe Shayna as well. But yeah, it's all up in the air at the moment isn't it? I can't believe I have to say this again for the second page in a row: They aren't going to cull the wrestlers that were under Triple H's regime in NXT as part of a targeted move. They only seem to be culling the people who are working in a coaching capacity or talent scouting capacity. If they cut everyone who worked under Triple H as a wrestler, there would legitimately be pretty much no one left on the main roster at this point. Because 99% of the main roster right now came up through Triple H's NXT. Also people seem to be forgetting that Rhea is in the middle of getting a push.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2022 17:03:27 GMT -5
If they’re culling Triple H people, it makes me wonder what will happen to people like Shayna, Shotzi, Rhea, etc? They were all his pics as well. Also Candice’s contract is up this year, so what happens there as well? Add in Dakota as well but yeah. Rhea's the only one staying and that's also driven by the fact that she just turned 25. She's so young, she's got at least a decade left in her wrestling career if she wants.
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Post by gl83 on Jan 7, 2022 17:23:50 GMT -5
The date for the next batch of talent releases has been set
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Post by Mecca on Jan 7, 2022 17:44:05 GMT -5
If they’re culling Triple H people, it makes me wonder what will happen to people like Shayna, Shotzi, Rhea, etc? They were all his pics as well. Also Candice’s contract is up this year, so what happens there as well? Shotzi is not long for this company, the people in charge will never understand her appeal.
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Post by defectiveepitaph on Jan 7, 2022 19:30:19 GMT -5
If they’re culling Triple H people, it makes me wonder what will happen to people like Shayna, Shotzi, Rhea, etc? They were all his pics as well. Also Candice’s contract is up this year, so what happens there as well? Shotzi is not long for this company, the people in charge will never understand her appeal. I feel like Shotzi is built for IMPACT
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Post by polarbearpete on Jan 7, 2022 19:49:07 GMT -5
Yeah because it wasn't designed to make money, was doing three things at once, and had the hottest product in wrestling in a single regional university's sports hall or w/e for 8 years. Obviously he isn't going to leave but the 'NXT didn't make money' narrative (and it is a narrative) is really weird. Except they didn't just do Florida university tapings, they were running it as a third touring brand before the pandemic so there absolutely was some expectation within the company that it would pay for itself at least in part through live gates and network subscriptions. Saying it was a money pit is likely including the cost of the performance center which isn’t really NXT the brand, and it likely does not at all include any percentage of the Network subscriptions as income. If he was to actually start an indie promotion (which will not happen) booking it the way NXT was booked then he could very well make it a profitable company over time.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 7, 2022 19:57:37 GMT -5
Except they didn't just do Florida university tapings, they were running it as a third touring brand before the pandemic so there absolutely was some expectation within the company that it would pay for itself at least in part through live gates and network subscriptions. Saying it was a money pit is likely including the cost of the performance center which isn’t really NXT the brand, and it likely does not at all include any percentage of the Network subscriptions as income. If he was to actually start an indie promotion (which will not happen) booking it the way NXT was booked then he could very well make it a profitable company over time. Most sports teams don’t include the training and development facility in the same profit margin as transfers, merchandise sales or match day tickets because those things have nothing to do with one another and their goals. These things have to make losses because they have to be top notch to get the best out of the players they have or want to be homegrown and have to compete with other facilities from other teams in their respective leagues. Like the fact they were putting the Takeover shows and merchandise sales from those talents in the same bracket as the Performance Centre…what does that say about the profit potential of the people down there to someone just looking at the numbers up front? It made zero sense.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 7, 2022 20:01:28 GMT -5
The date for the next batch of talent releases has been set Yep, that sounds about right. Though they haven't even needed earnings reports recently to do a en masse cutting spree it seems
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Jan 7, 2022 22:01:26 GMT -5
The date for the next batch of talent releases has been set Time to set up a countdown clock
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Post by thehottag on Jan 8, 2022 1:14:57 GMT -5
Samoa Joe released again, which isn't surprising considering that it was Triple H who ensured he was rehired in the first place.
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Post by Starshine on Jan 8, 2022 1:16:40 GMT -5
Joe's release has to be the least surprising. I'm more shocked he wasn't cut in one of the last waves. The dude was already released once, and they stripped him of his belt for some phantom injury that never got disclosed, which immediately raised red flags. When has a legitimate injury ever been handled in such a way? Isn't Triple H on the board of directors? Short of a massive shakeup at the corporate level (like the entire McMahon family being ousted), I don't think he can get outright fired. This is the same dude who's absense, I believe, wasn't even touched upon during the last shareholders meeting. His stock has tanked hard to the point I don't think his removal would affect much of anything. Still, he's family, so I don't assume he's going anywhere. Also if there's any legitimate annymosity, Vince can keep him under foot much more easily while on his payroll.
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Post by Chiral on Jan 8, 2022 11:17:28 GMT -5
Shotzi is not long for this company, the people in charge will never understand her appeal. I feel like Shotzi is built for IMPACT Shotzi + Wrestle House = $$$$$$
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Post by Woo on Jan 9, 2022 14:18:44 GMT -5
I know it's a longshot, but 6 months from now Charlotte might be gone from WWE. The Horsewoman I'm really concerned about is Sasha; she definitely doesn't fit Vince and Ace's "type" How does Sasha not fit their type? She's the most conventionally beautiful of them all, seems just like the women Ace salivates over, except Banks is talented.
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Post by Ganon83 on Jan 9, 2022 14:29:10 GMT -5
The Horsewoman I'm really concerned about is Sasha; she definitely doesn't fit Vince and Ace's "type" How does Sasha not fit their type? She's the most conventionally beautiful of them all, seems just like the women Ace salivates over, except Banks is talented. Sasha is one of the only real TV draws they have. They are not going to cut her.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jan 9, 2022 14:31:35 GMT -5
The Horsewoman I'm really concerned about is Sasha; she definitely doesn't fit Vince and Ace's "type" How does Sasha not fit their type? She's the most conventionally beautiful of them all, seems just like the women Ace salivates over, except Banks is talented. She seems like the type Ace likes judging by Kelly and Alicia. Vince and Bruce seem to go for bottle blonde fake boob types. The only horsewoman I feel really fits the Vince mold is Charlotte. Becky is safe due to being that over. Sasha and Bayley I feel could easily be cut if they needed some bigger contracts cut.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 9, 2022 15:23:15 GMT -5
The Horsewoman I'm really concerned about is Sasha; she definitely doesn't fit Vince and Ace's "type" How does Sasha not fit their type? She's the most conventionally beautiful of them all, seems just like the women Ace salivates over, except Banks is talented. IDK I would say Becky is probably the most conventionally beautiful of the four. Not saying that Sasha isn't pretty because she definitely is but facially Becky might be the prettiest girl they've ever had. Charlotte I would say fits Vince and Ace's type the most of what they supposedly like, being a blonde with big boobs
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Post by mauled on Jan 10, 2022 2:38:26 GMT -5
Apologies if this has already been posted but Solomonster did a video on this subject youtu.be/F5AE6ApsLkYI don't feel sorry for Triple H. This guy buried a lot of people to get to the Top. The Booker T one still leaves a bad taste in the mouth to this day, now the same is being done to him.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 10, 2022 2:43:56 GMT -5
Honestly, Triple H “getting what he deserves” shouldn’t really be a takeaway from like 200 people getting cut over the last two years.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Jan 10, 2022 3:11:35 GMT -5
Yeah, people getting mentored by Triple H and losing their jobs because of that isn't some karmic revenge because Hunter did RVD and Booker dirty 20 years ago.
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