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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 15:45:33 GMT -5
Watch Ryker and Mansoor get released now.
I swear whenever this company acts like they're about to do something with someone, they let them go.
Ryker turning on Elias and Ali trying to recruit Mansoor..
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jun 2, 2021 15:46:09 GMT -5
I'm thinking NXT UK just basically gets absorbed back into Progress seeing as it already provided the exact same purpose anyway and having 2 shit UK promotions isn't helping anyone
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Jun 2, 2021 15:46:18 GMT -5
I noticed they did a lot of them in slightly weird places. Brentwood, Plymouth and Hull aren't exactly metropolitan hubs, and like you said, they were often close to other cards, so why would someone bother to make the effort to go to Devon - which as someone who had family there, can be a bugger to get to from outside the southwest - to watch NXT UK if there was perhaps a more easily accessible show in a major city? I saw an episode in Blackpool, the crowd was.... not really up for it. It felt like the Impact zone near the end. I was listening to Stevie Knight's podcast a couple of months ago (for research purposes, I don't recommend giving him clicks for reasons I won't go into) and he talked about a promotion he was involved with in the late nineties where the promoters had insisted on doing TV tapings at Blackpool that a lot of the wrestlers weren't really in favour of because it was a bit run down and didn't pull good crowds. He mentioned some of the shows they did there pulling about forty people most of whom just didn't care. The title tournament in 2017 pulled people, but that was a bit different to just a TV taping.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 15:46:33 GMT -5
Tommy End said that there were people who thought he was ritualistically sacrificing children to the devil. I’m guessing Drake Wuertz had another outburst. To clarify, it wasn’t anyone in the company, it was a random YouTuber spreading that around who WWE almost sued. twitter.com/davidbix/status/1400184128365080584
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jun 2, 2021 15:49:05 GMT -5
Tommy End said that there were people who thought he was ritualistically sacrificing children to the devil. I’m guessing Drake Wuertz had another outburst. yeah that story was crazy. WWE got that youtube channel shut down apparently according to End. That’s a case where I have absolutely no sympathy for “the little guy” there. People like that need to learn that you can’t just say things because your weirdo Q friends want you to.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jun 2, 2021 15:49:11 GMT -5
Watch Ryker and Mansoor get released now. I swear whenever this company acts like they're about to do something with someone, they let them go. Ryker turning on Elias and Ali trying to recruit Mansoor.. it's not funny, but kind of is I just thought did WWE call up Boogs to replace Elias because Boogs has a cheaper contract ala like sports teams cut players or TV shows replacing cast members? 🤔
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jun 2, 2021 15:51:19 GMT -5
I’m sorry if this has been answered a thousand different times but if Vince is selling WWE who would be the potential buyers? Disney? What other names? NBC Universal Doubt Disney would buy WWE
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Post by HMARK Center on Jun 2, 2021 15:55:39 GMT -5
Wish Black/End wouldn't be a tool about journalists, it's really pathetic when people do that. I get not wanting the press in your face when you're in the entertainment industry (see: Osaka at the French Open, 100% support her choice there), but clearly "plans change" is FULLY justified when talking about WWE, and these guys are just reporting what their sources tell them. I'm sure some have better sources than others, but they're not just pulling stuff out of their ass, that's career suicide. The ones that do that are either ruined or are just the 2020s equivalent of those early 2000s "STING to WWF?! cLicK HeRE 4 LITA n00dz" stories.
Whole situation is ridiculous for the reasons we've been over before: a company posting record profits, with tons of money saved up that they don't even touch, and they have the unmitigated gall to claim "budget cuts" as an excuse. It's ghoulish, and it's 100% Wall Street. Awful.
It's why I agree there's something to the "they might sell sooner than later" buzz; they don't need to cut a damn thing to start touring again, but they do stand to benefit from making cuts to make it a more alluring purchase to, most likely, Comcast.
Oh, and yeah: I won't be glad for anybody losing their jobs, but NXT UK was a terrible idea that never should have been implemented, and has only served to leave the UK scene worse off than it was before it arrived. I hope the scene there can fully recover from the upheaval over the past few years.
Agreed that Tommy End and Heidi Lovelace are almost no-brainers for AEW, but they could go just about anywhere they want and do great. Murphy is an interesting one - I think NJPW would love him, but it's notable he's always kind of been referred to as a sort of "mini-Kenny Omega", so who knows.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jun 2, 2021 15:56:06 GMT -5
I’m sorry if this has been answered a thousand different times but if Vince is selling WWE who would be the potential buyers? Disney? What other names? NBC Universal Doubt Disney would buy WWE yeah Disney ain't buy unless it's cheap. I think NBC will likely pay more too because they have that long relationship with Vince and WWE
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 15:56:31 GMT -5
While WWE looking to sell certainly seems to be the case, the biggest thing is it feels like NBC in particular would have a very hard time actually making substantial money off of it. You'd basically be cutting off three of its primary revenue streams in that they'd just be giving themselves the money for Raw, NXT, and the Network, and SmackDown would likely not stay on Fox after its contract ran out which would be a big income hit itself. Having the NBC brand behind it directly would likely elevate the company's potential ad revenue, but I'm not really sure if it'd necessarily do so enough to justify NBC having to bring all of the expenses in-house while also eventually losing the Fox money.
Granted NBC has a long history of stupid shortsighted investments that blow up spectacularly so...
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 15:59:48 GMT -5
While WWE looking to sell certainly seems to be the case, the biggest thing is it feels like NBC in particular would have a very hard time actually making substantial money off of it. You'd basically be cutting off two of its primary revenue streams in that they'd just be giving themselves the money for Raw, NXT, and the Network, and SmackDown would likely not stay on Fox after its contract ran out which would be a big income hit itself. Having the NBC brand behind it directly would likely elevate the company's potential ad revenue, but I'm not really sure if it'd necessarily do so enough to justify NBC having to bring all of the expenses in-house while also eventually losing the Fox money. Granted NBC has a long history of stupid shortsighted investments that blow up spectacularly so... That’s my thing with it, to be honest. I can’t really see a scenario where they’d actually want to be responsible with actually running the events themselves and risking those losing money and cutting that off. At least with how it is now, they pay for airing it, make suggestions and that’s it.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jun 2, 2021 16:00:19 GMT -5
While WWE looking to sell certainly seems to be the case, the biggest thing is it feels like NBC in particular would have a very hard time actually making substantial money off of it. You'd basically be cutting off two of its primary revenue streams in that they'd just be giving themselves the money for Raw, NXT, and the Network, and SmackDown would likely not stay on Fox after its contract ran out which would be a big income hit itself. Having the NBC brand behind it directly would likely elevate the company's potential ad revenue, but I'm not really sure if it'd necessarily do so enough to justify NBC having to bring all of the expenses in-house while also eventually losing the Fox money. Granted NBC has a long history of stupid shortsighted investments that blow up spectacularly so... all valid points. I'll just throw out this thought. RAW on USA SD on NBC when Fox contract is up NXT exclusive to Peacock.
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Jun 2, 2021 16:00:27 GMT -5
Wait, when you guys say they’re “looking to sell” do you mean selling the company? Has there been any evidence of this other than their “budget cuts”?
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jun 2, 2021 16:02:35 GMT -5
Wait, when you guys say they’re “looking to sell” do you mean selling the company? Has there been any evidence of this other than their “budget cuts”? I'm not the right person to respond to this, just wanted to say your user name is hilarious 🤣
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Post by Mecca on Jun 2, 2021 16:03:49 GMT -5
Wait, when you guys say they’re “looking to sell” do you mean selling the company? Has there been any evidence of this other than their “budget cuts”? Yes selling the company. History has shown when a company is making big money like the WWE, making record profits during the pandemic. Then they follow that by getting rid of a ton of employees consolidating departments where 4 go into 1 etc etc. Those are all signs of an incoming sale. Streamlining everything for the most profit so you can sell for the highest number.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 16:03:59 GMT -5
As great as Finn and Kross' last match was, I can't stop thinking about how awesome Finn vs. Aleister would've been. Man.
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Post by Sephiroth on Jun 2, 2021 16:04:03 GMT -5
Braun either quits wrestling or goes to Japan. I don’t see AEW taking him immediately. f*** yeah Braun in Japan! I read he wants to do body buliding competitions. I wondering that played a role in his release and then he'll be back. the Braun release is so weird...I'm confused. I think ARW would have had him in a heartbeat if Tony hadn’t blown a wad on Paul Wight and now Mark Henry, going to make spending even more on Braun a hard sell and I doubt Braun is interested in a pay cut just to be on tv. But I also get the impression he has become burnt on wrestling so it wouldn’t amaze me if he hangs it up and looks to new levies.
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Post by slaughterama on Jun 2, 2021 16:06:31 GMT -5
NBC Universal Doubt Disney would buy WWE yeah Disney ain't buy unless it's cheap. I think NBC will likely pay more too because they have that long relationship with Vince and WWE I would love for Disney to buy WWE just for the absolute carnage that would begin. People think Vince is terrible for putting NXT on USA on Wednesdays, wait until Disney is putting live shows on ESPN against every AEW PPV. The Mouse don't mess around.
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Post by Kalmia on Jun 2, 2021 16:08:50 GMT -5
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Post by Dave the Dave on Jun 2, 2021 16:09:03 GMT -5
Has there been any more people after the ones on page 10?
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