lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Jan 10, 2023 22:22:22 GMT -5
God, I wonder how poor Sami Zayn is feeling right now. If he's gone, I'm gone too. Also, if Sami goes, then Kevin Owens is gonna be right behind him
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Perd
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Post by Perd on Jan 10, 2023 22:22:40 GMT -5
Leave it to Vince to out gross the grossest scenarios anyone could’ve imagined.
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Post by ace on Jan 10, 2023 22:22:41 GMT -5
Vince on his last day a few months ago…
So the board says I need to leave because I’m a shit and that won’t stand with share holders. Hmm…yes. Ok.
*gets home*
Now I have to get rid of the shareholders and the board and get myself back running it.
Hmm…what to do. What to do.
I’ve got it!
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 10, 2023 22:22:47 GMT -5
So I guess Steph knew and said, PEACE OUT.
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Post by Facetious on Jan 10, 2023 22:23:15 GMT -5
Man i avoid Twitter and this place for a few hours and shit goes haywire.
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XIII
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Post by XIII on Jan 10, 2023 22:23:25 GMT -5
If this is legit, man, we could have some talent wars on our hands if the Saudis just hand WWE money. Ugh. Doubt they’ll go super crazy with it, I mean they’re still going to want to make a profit. it does make me wonder about that contract though. Remember the first time that they went to Saudi and it was like a huge party at a Royal palace or something.
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Jasper Troy Bolton
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Post by Jasper Troy Bolton on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:02 GMT -5
Kind of unbelievable to even try to think about what effects this is gonna have on wrestling in America as a whole let alone just WWE
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XIII
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Post by XIII on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:15 GMT -5
For everyone hoping for a Sami Zayn title run you can effectively kiss that goodbye I won’t lie. I just thought of Sami and legit got emotional. He’s had such a run and then this shit happens. The Bloodline saga is cursed. It will never end.
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Post by canceled4truth on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:24 GMT -5
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Post by Fade on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:24 GMT -5
I’m so depressed, I was so pumped for the next 4 months leading up to mania, never been more excited in my adult life as a wrestling fan,things looked so promising. Aye. It’s looking like today will be one for the history books.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:34 GMT -5
So. Like, who are “The Saudis” Is it a big money conglomerate or is it literally the royal family Likely this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Investment_FundBasically will probably be money backers and have others as the faces of WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:43 GMT -5
I hope Vince clownshoes his way into blowtorching every good TV deal possible and pisses off NBCUniversal something fierce.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:47 GMT -5
Kind of unbelievable to even try to think about what effects this is gonna have on wrestling in America as a whole let alone just WWE We will feel the effects from WCW 22 years ago now. We are going to feel this one for the next 50+ years.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jan 10, 2023 22:24:51 GMT -5
I guess this means instead of Saudi Shows. They will probably do a Saudi Loop? 1/4 in Saudi Arabia to promote the local market around the country. 1/4 in American for the main shows 1/4 global travel 1/4 for NXT in Florida Nah, the Saudi shows aren't for the local market all that much. They're PR for the rest of the world to see and always have been. There'll be shows there because the commitment is still a thing and it'll keep up a big pace, but unless they send a skeleton crew of midcarders to train locals and put on a Saudi TV-only Ring Ka King show, there's not going to be any special contingent there. WWE's day-to-day will look pretty similar, I'd say the only big difference is that they might host the first un-bidded-for Wrestlemania there.
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XIII
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Post by XIII on Jan 10, 2023 22:25:18 GMT -5
Kind of unbelievable to even try to think about what effects this is gonna have on wrestling in America as a whole let alone just WWE I’ll almost bet money that the WWE will be out of business within 10 years or so after Vince dies and the Saudi’s get bored with it.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 10, 2023 22:25:18 GMT -5
If, and again that's a big, fat if this is happening, the ramifications for the entire industry are just insane to mull over.
Do US broadcasters hesitate to back a Saudi-owned promotion? Do the Saudis just overwhelm everyone with tons of money? Do they buy up all the top available talent, ala what they've tried with their golf tour? Are there mass cuts in WWE or streamlining things in some other way? Just no way to know and no clue what it can all end up meaning.
In case stuff about this breaks overnight, I'll just leave this here, same as when we had those apocalyptic TNA threads a few years back:
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 10, 2023 22:25:23 GMT -5
I’m so depressed, I was so pumped for the next 4 months leading up to mania, never been more excited in my adult life as a wrestling fan,things looked so promising. Aye. It’s looking like today will be one for the history books. 1/10/23 or 1/11/23 I guess if it gets after midnight to be confirmed. 1/11/23 it is.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Jan 10, 2023 22:25:33 GMT -5
This might be it for me as a wrestling fan.
WrestleMania LA is my swan song.
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Post by ace on Jan 10, 2023 22:25:42 GMT -5
I won’t lie. I just thought of Sami and legit got emotional. He’s had such a run and then this shit happens. The Bloodline saga is cursed. It will never end. I’m looking forward to four months of storylines where Roman doesn’t trust the crown prince and then the USOs don’t trust him and then it turns out they could trust him all along and at no point in the journey did anyone actually lose anything.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2023 22:25:43 GMT -5
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