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Post by markymark on Jan 10, 2023 22:42:23 GMT -5
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 10, 2023 22:42:28 GMT -5
I wonder if The Rock pulls out now of Wrestlemania, if he had previously agreed to work the show.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 22:42:49 GMT -5
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Fade
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Post by Fade on Jan 10, 2023 22:42:54 GMT -5
It’s pretty much..official right? I see WrestleTalk and others putting out pieces.
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Post by lookout on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:02 GMT -5
One thing is for sure, smackdown is going to be something else with the possibility of many leaving.
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:15 GMT -5
Holy shit do the Acclaimed have a rap tomorrow? When that beat drops..... In my head this was the worst case scenario. Them being sold to the Saudis. News is about to be so crazy and busy to the point where we might not be able to keep up with the developments.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:15 GMT -5
Just shut the f*** up, both of you. We might be witnessing a cataclysmic shift in all of wrestling itself, why do people think now is the time to argue about brands? It's not, like if there were ever a time to not argue about brands, it's now, like now is literally THE MOST of that time... It won't stop people from flexing for all the wrong reasons. As for myself, I'm probably done with wrestling if this is the case. No interest at all in AEW, stopped caring about NJPW years ago, no other promotion has my interest.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:15 GMT -5
Realistically if Saudi buys it what are we looking at happening here? Likely Vince back in power, with absolutely no limitations on how awful he can be. LGBTQ+ and Women are all likely gone within the next few years as well. I fear it could be sooner. Wrestlemania could totally look different in 3 months from now. Brock Lesnar and a bunch of randoms on the show.
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Post by humanoid33 on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:19 GMT -5
Realistically if Saudi buys it what are we looking at happening here? WWE goes private, Vince is back as the head of creative and we get more crown jewel shows throughout the year.
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Perd
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Post by Perd on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:28 GMT -5
Maybe this will fall through when the Saudis demand to finally meet face to face with Jack Tunney.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:28 GMT -5
Realistically if Saudi buys it what are we looking at happening here? Likely Vince back in power, with absolutely no limitations on how awful he can be. LGBTQ+ and Women are all likely gone within the next few years as well. Women might be a stretch, but I actually think the moment this is announced, Sami, Mustafa Ali, and some others outright quit.
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Post by Fade on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:31 GMT -5
Realistically if Saudi buys it what are we looking at happening here? Likely Vince back in power, with absolutely no limitations on how awful he can be. LGBTQ+ and Women are all likely gone within the next few years as well. This is..plausible and that’s nuts, yall.
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Post by mc74 on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:34 GMT -5
Welp guys this is it for me then...Years and years...wow...Please FAN make sure to not punish people that are already hurting by this news with silly "we won" talk...No only Vince McMahon won here and f*** him We've had our very loud disagreements but f*** if this isn't that "I never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf" shit I don't know what is. It's one of the darkest days in the history of professional wrestling, it really is. Sure, I've had my moments of ripping apart WWE for it's shitty booking under Vince, but in no way, shape, form, or fashion did I want this to be the outcome. I just wanted WWE after so many years of miserable booking & questionable creative decisions to turn the corner and become fun to watch again.
And we had that for a few months until Vince sabotaged everything because his Goddamn ego wouldn't allow WWE to move on & flourish without him. I've seen some petty shit happen in the wrestling business, but this takes the f***ing cake.
Vince did some pretty despicable shit, and yet we are the ones paying the ultimate price for it. If that isn't depressing, I don't know what is.
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:36 GMT -5
I feel like there’s a serious chance this would massively hurt a TV deal now. Something about a Saudi owned thing running on USA Network is something.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:37 GMT -5
Realistically if Saudi buys it what are we looking at happening here? WWE becoming a front for some really dispicable shit... More dispicable than normal, anyway.
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No Longer a Produceman
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Jan 10, 2023 22:43:43 GMT -5
I wonder if The Rock pulls out now of Wrestlemania, if he had previously agreed to work the show. He's gonna "pull a quad" faster than you can say Kevin Nash
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 22:44:06 GMT -5
One thing is for sure, smackdown is going to be something else with the possibility of many leaving. It's ALWAYS Smackdown I don't know what it is, but that show is just "The day after the apocalypse" every single time
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 10, 2023 22:44:07 GMT -5
Man... How the f*** must Sami Zayn be feeling right now? In the midst of the biggest push he's ever had and now he might not even be sticking around through to the payoff.
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Post by canceled4truth on Jan 10, 2023 22:44:11 GMT -5
If there's a time for this.... I need that laugh, thank you
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2023 22:44:14 GMT -5
Realistically if Saudi buys it what are we looking at happening here? Changes in corporate mainly. But probably going to be Vince's playground again till he finally cannot work anymore then you'll see whoever the Public Investment Fund put their own people in charge.
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