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Post by Celexa Bliss on Jun 2, 2021 14:49:29 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, I had to google who Dori was. I had no idea that was Ruby's real name since I'd never heard her be called anything but Ruby or Heidi.
Same. I was afraid she was praising Santana and was like, "oh god, here we go..."
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jun 2, 2021 14:50:48 GMT -5
Black seems to be very liked & I very well believe he might of been told he will be brought back down the road
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Post by Chiral on Jun 2, 2021 14:51:03 GMT -5
Vince: "My Nick Khan got that hellhole running so efficiently that all the physical labor is now done by a single Samoan man."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 14:52:27 GMT -5
Vince: "My Nick Khan got that hellhole running so efficiently that all the physical labor is now done by a single Samoan man." Every Raw consists of a two hour Drew vs. Roman iron man match, one 20 minute R-Truth and AJ Styles 24/7 segment, and a 40 minute Charlotte promo.
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Post by Mecca on Jun 2, 2021 14:53:24 GMT -5
I am still on my hypothetical scenario (for now) that if WWE does infact get sold that HHH is gonna retain NXT and it becomes its own company. Idk how we get there but I just feel this is something that is becoming stronger of a possibility but also I am just looking at all the releases and how surprisingly NXT itself has remained for the most part untouched which is just very interesting to me during all of this insanity. The NXT guys by and large make less money so they are starting at the top I guess.
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Post by msc on Jun 2, 2021 14:55:55 GMT -5
Vince: "My Nick Khan got that hellhole running so efficiently that all the physical labor is now done by a single Samoan man." Every Raw consists of a two hour Drew vs. Roman iron man match, one 20 minute R-Truth and AJ Styles 24/7 segment, and a 40 minute Charlotte promo. Although I can't recall a single 24/7 segment since R-Truth lost it to Tozawa 3 weeks ago. Nor an appearance by either of them.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jun 2, 2021 14:58:41 GMT -5
I am still on my hypothetical scenario (for now) that if WWE does infact get sold that HHH is gonna retain NXT and it becomes its own company. Idk how we get there but I just feel this is something that is becoming stronger of a possibility but also I am just looking at all the releases and how surprisingly NXT itself has remained for the most part untouched which is just very interesting to me during all of this insanity. Highly unlikely they'd sell to Triple H but I do expect a move to the PC will take over as the main base for NXT over Full Sail until/unless NXT starts touring. They aren't exactly a money maker for WWE
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Post by Mecca on Jun 2, 2021 15:00:20 GMT -5
I am still on my hypothetical scenario (for now) that if WWE does infact get sold that HHH is gonna retain NXT and it becomes its own company. Idk how we get there but I just feel this is something that is becoming stronger of a possibility but also I am just looking at all the releases and how surprisingly NXT itself has remained for the most part untouched which is just very interesting to me during all of this insanity. Highly unlikely they'd sell to Triple H but I do expect a move to the PC will take over as the main base for NXT over Full Sail until/unless NXT starts touring. They aren't exactly a money maker for WWE I wouldn't be stunned if they start dismantling things that don't make money, the reason Stroman is gone has to be they didn't feel he as a good return on investment, that's how businessmen operate.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jun 2, 2021 15:02:12 GMT -5
I am still on my hypothetical scenario (for now) that if WWE does infact get sold that HHH is gonna retain NXT and it becomes its own company. Idk how we get there but I just feel this is something that is becoming stronger of a possibility but also I am just looking at all the releases and how surprisingly NXT itself has remained for the most part untouched which is just very interesting to me during all of this insanity. There is no way this happens. NXT is a loss leader. That would be breaking off one of your least profitable departments and sending it on its own.
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Post by Mecca on Jun 2, 2021 15:03:27 GMT -5
Also apparently the Mat Men podcast is saying that basically NXT Uk is a gonner, they asked some talent if they wanted to come to the states, if you weren't asked or said no you're getting the ax shortly.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 15:04:07 GMT -5
The PC isn’t going anywhere. The point of it wasn’t to make money, it was to produce talent that made money.
It’d be like an NFL team dismantling its training camps and scouting programs.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 15:04:40 GMT -5
If I were tasked with coldly and calculatedly dismantling aspects of WWE that don't make money, NXT would for sure be one of the first things I started with. I wouldn't kill it entirely but trimming it down to a skeleton crew with only a couple of small trainee classes going at a time, with people cycling in and out on a constant basis, would be a waaaay more efficient way to run it. I'd probably severely downsize the PC itself while at it.
Don't get me wrong, all of that would be awful, but from a short term financial perspective it'd be a lot more efficient.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jun 2, 2021 15:05:07 GMT -5
Highly unlikely they'd sell to Triple H but I do expect a move to the PC will take over as the main base for NXT over Full Sail until/unless NXT starts touring. They aren't exactly a money maker for WWE I wouldn't be stunned if they start dismantling things that don't make money, the reason Stroman is gone has to be they didn't feel he as a good return on investment, that's how businessmen operate. I've mentioned before but there are some tea leaves that Triple H lost a lot of favor on the corporate side because of the costs of NXT and the PC. They aren't making the money back in those investments.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 2, 2021 15:05:21 GMT -5
I am still on my hypothetical scenario (for now) that if WWE does infact get sold that HHH is gonna retain NXT and it becomes its own company. Idk how we get there but I just feel this is something that is becoming stronger of a possibility but also I am just looking at all the releases and how surprisingly NXT itself has remained for the most part untouched which is just very interesting to me during all of this insanity. There is no way this happens. NXT is a loss leader. That would be breaking off one of your least profitable departments and sending it on its own. yeah, the entire point of NXT and some of the expense built into it is the Performance Center... to build stars up for the WWE. The only way it could happen si if the PC isn't part of the deal.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Jun 2, 2021 15:05:38 GMT -5
The biggest thing that'd have me worrying if I were part of the roster is the timing on this. Before it was kind of always generally assumed that WWE would have one mass batch of releases and then you'd largely be safe for the next year. This is them doing two in the span of a couple of months. Now you basically have to be constantly conscious of the idea that at any moment you could lose your job, and because of Braun and Black being part of it, it doesn't matter how high up on the totem pole you are or if you have a storyline going on. I worked at a place where they steadily started laying off people before just axing 90% of my dept, morale was dead long before they did the mass layoff. "If (high level person) can get fired, I'm basically just waiting for my turn" was a common sentiment. A similar thing happened at my job in the past twelve months after the appointment of a "turnaround specialist" CEO. One round of redundancies in August at pretty much every level and new contracts with cuts in pay and hours for everyone else, then another in November in order to cut costs. I think those of us left are just waiting for our turn on the block. And the company I work for is very clearly being stripped down to bare bones and prepared for a quick, easy sale in the near future.
So yeah.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jun 2, 2021 15:05:55 GMT -5
The PC isn’t going anywhere. The point of it wasn’t to make money, it was to produce talent that made money. It’d be like an NFL team dismantling its training camps and scouting programs. Correct thus it will likely be the permanent homebase for NXT if they don't travel.
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Post by Mecca on Jun 2, 2021 15:06:19 GMT -5
The PC isn’t going anywhere. The point of it wasn’t to make money, it was to produce talent that made money. It’d be like an NFL team dismantling its training camps and scouting programs. Things change when you hire a businessman to make as much profit as possible. Also does anyone find it really sad they get rid of people like Riott and Black but keep Ryker and Nia Jax? Just seems weird to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 15:06:57 GMT -5
If I were tasked with coldly and calculatedly dismantling aspects of WWE that don't make money, NXT would for sure be one of the first things I started with. I wouldn't kill it entirely but trimming it down to a skeleton crew with only a couple of small trainee classes going at a time, with people cycling in and out on a constant basis, would be a waaaay more efficient way to run it. I'd probably severely downsize the PC itself while at it. Don't get me wrong, all of that would be awful, but from a short term financial perspective it'd be a lot more efficient. Not that they give a shit about what I think, but I'd be done with the entire company if something like that happened to NXT. It's the only show I enjoy every week.
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Post by Mecca on Jun 2, 2021 15:07:47 GMT -5
There is no way this happens. NXT is a loss leader. That would be breaking off one of your least profitable departments and sending it on its own. yeah, the entire point of NXT and some of the expense built into it is the Performance Center... to build stars up for the WWE. The only way it could happen si if the PC isn't part of the deal. What if Khan is making the argument that it isn't producing stars? Guys get called up and not used or do nothing, more former NXT champions have been released than have gone on to win much of anything to be honest.
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Post by Totorob101 on Jun 2, 2021 15:08:50 GMT -5
Why don't they just scrap NXT altogether and everyone focus time and resources on the main shows? Less hirings and more using of the talent you have would be far better all round.
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