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Post by Demented on Jan 10, 2023 23:30:42 GMT -5
LOOK AT THE ADJECTIVE HOWDY
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 23:30:49 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2023 23:30:56 GMT -5
i will do a literal backflip if we all look like chicken little and this doesn't happen
i am hoping beyond hope
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2023 23:31:28 GMT -5
What if they struggle to get on tv cause no one wants to deal with Saudi? I was wondering about that LIV GOLF and from what I have seen people say they have not gotten a TV deal and if that is true it seemingly does not bode well for WWE. And if WWE cannot land TV deals because of selling Saudi welp. I think there's more to it than just the ownership of Liv Golf in fairness to them (can't believe I said that). Aside from the Major tournaments, golf just isn't a draw anymore and doesn't put a dent in the key demos. You also have NBC, CBS, and ESPN locked into deals with PGA so that basically leaves WBD and Fox as potential tv partners unless they'd want to try Apple or Amazon. I think if the sale to the Saudi's is confirmed it could possible end a relationship with either Fox or NBC Universal but unsure if it would do it for both. I do think this may end the Fox partnership mainly because they seem to have had a much rockier relationship at times with WWE than NBC. I think it's also possible (maybe unlikely) that another private entity has agreed to the sale but because Vince (who was unanimously voted as not wanted back not that long ago) had gotten back into a position of power. End of the day, I don't think this will be defcon 5 for the wrestling world even if the Saudi Government now owns WWE. Wrestling will never be the same, but I don't think this is the nail in the coffin some think it is. I think other companies will likely rise up (maybe Triple H latches on to Freddie Prinze Jr's fed?), but I get the negativity from WWE fans
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XIII
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Post by XIII on Jan 10, 2023 23:31:34 GMT -5
LOOK AT THE ADJECTIVE HOWDY Poor Tio Howard going to get sent back to the boneyard with Great Pumpkin Balor and Drag Queen Wyatt
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jan 10, 2023 23:32:05 GMT -5
We will for sure be getting a Wrestlemania in SA now. That is nuts.
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XIII
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Post by XIII on Jan 10, 2023 23:33:12 GMT -5
Well the Saudi’s allow some stuff on the shows there but they’re going to need Mansoor to be more masculine was the gag I was going for, but fair play. Oh, just wait until they see Pretty Deadly Nah, they’re not Arab…they’re allowed to look weak and easily crushable. It’s good for the propaganda
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Post by Chiral on Jan 10, 2023 23:33:19 GMT -5
Me: "OK I'm actually feeling this bad let's try not to think about this for a sec" Me: "..." Me: "..." Me: "F*** THIS F***ING SUCKS SO MUCH F*** I FEEL SO BAD FOR EVERYONE STUCK THERE RN HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS F***!!!!!"
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Jan 10, 2023 23:33:28 GMT -5
Give him the jetpack.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 10, 2023 23:33:38 GMT -5
I've made the step to put my points ranking project in a dormant state until further notice. I don't have the motivation to score any more wrestling shows right now, which leaves things as all of 2003-2022 inclusive, plus the completed outlying experimental year of 1994 and the incomplete years of 2002 (up to April 8 RAW) and 2023 (up to January 10 NXT).
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Mochi Lone Wolf
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 10, 2023 23:34:13 GMT -5
Turns out Punk was not correct about this company eventually being run by "His idiotic daughter and his doofus son in law" Who would have predicted they'd both be f***ing screwed in all this? In HHH's case multiple times... He was right about Vince leaving meaning f*** all when all was said and done.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jan 10, 2023 23:34:45 GMT -5
Just wanna say before I take my COVID infected ass to bed that joining this board is one of the best decisions I've made on the internet. Even when things have been at their darkest, it's been a pleasure talking about this shit and goofing off with the rest of you.
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Post by Fade on Jan 10, 2023 23:35:04 GMT -5
Trying to compose my thoughts on this... WWE, even at it's absolute worst, has always held a special place in my heart. My uncle got me into wrestling when I was 10 years old. My first match was The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna casket match at Survivor Series 94. My uncle had two strokes in September of 1998. In fact, the night before the first one, we were supposed to watch SummerSlam together. Instead, he had to go to the hospital. The last time I ever heard his voice was over the phone when I was allowed to call his room to tell him the results. He remained partially paralyzed and on a trache and feeding tube, in a nursing home, for the rest of his life. But wrestling was our connection, even then. When I started working at the same nursing home, I would visit him daily and usually bring a tape/DVD to watch with him. And he knew what he was watching. When they released the anthologies of the big 4, you better believe I bought that shit to watch with him. He died in 2012. No matter how dire the product got, I still watched, because of that connection with my best friend, my uncle. When AEW formed, it was a relief, because I had an alternative product to enjoy, but I still watched WWE, up until the Toni Storm pie incident soured me. I've caught glimpses since Vince retired and it looked promising. So to see where it's all about to end up? This f***ing hurts, man. It doesn't matter if you support WWE, AEW, Impact, NJPW or midget wrestling at your local bar. This is a dark time for professional wrestling everywhere. I know that realistically, it's not truly the end of the world as we know it, but damn if it doesn't feel that way right now. My neighbor/best friend got me into WWF in 97/‘98. He also introduced me to a lot of music, rebelling, standing up for yourself; Attitude. He died in 2007 in a car accident. I was set on getting a a tattoo of his name in the symbol of the attitude era logo lately. Really, really glad I didn’t.
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Mochi Lone Wolf
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 10, 2023 23:35:31 GMT -5
Jokes aside, though, if this deal goes through is this an extinction level event for WWE? American networks won’t air LIV, why would they air this? Theoretically, WWE is a proven commodity on TV. LIV Golf was always going to have to compete with the PGA. It's the same problem that most American Football leagues have when they start out. Then of course there is, you know, the PR aspect of it.
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Post by mc74 on Jan 10, 2023 23:35:46 GMT -5
By the way, none of us were "foolish" for being excited about the future the company over these past few months. None of us were "foolish" for daring to imagine what a Vince-free WWE would be like. People are much more hopeful than they are foolish, and none of us should feel bad wishing for something better. Not at all, and that's exactly what I wanted to see from WWE because wrestling's one of the things I'm most passionate about. Have been since I first got into it as a kid. Many years watching wrestling, and so many fond memories that came with it. WWE being the company I enjoyed watching the most up until mid 2008 when my interest started to decline thanks to the way the product shifted in terms of creative direction. As the years went by, I found myself more and more frustrated by the shitty booking, but still remained hopeful that one day, it would go back to being fun to watch again. But even despite that, there was still that glimmer of hope because of NXT. NXT demonstrated to us all the sheer potential of what WWE had at their fingertips, and how fun the product could've been if the ship were steered in the right direction. Unfortunately, success rarely translated to the main roster because Vince's vision conflicted with Triple H's. Instead of allowing talent to succeed, talent were often reset when they hit the main roster, some being very questionable name changes/gimmicks. This was a major problem that held WWE back from achieving its true potential, and also something that frustrated me to no end.
But yet, NXT consistently remained the one bright spot within WWE until Vince tore it all down because he deemed it a failure, when in fact, it was his own stubbornness that got in the way of wrestlers reaching their true potential.
So yeah, can't blame people for holding onto that hope, especially when NXT showed us that there was something to be hopeful of. We even got to see it for a few months too.
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Post by john84 on Jan 10, 2023 23:35:47 GMT -5
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Demented
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Post by Demented on Jan 10, 2023 23:35:48 GMT -5
Just wanna say before I take my COVID infected ass to bed that joining this board is one of the best decisions I've made on the internet. Even when things have been at their darkest, it's been a pleasure talking about this shit and goofing off with the rest of you.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jan 10, 2023 23:36:04 GMT -5
i will do a literal backflip if we all look like chicken little and this doesn't happen i am hoping beyond hope I'm seeing a lot of people pointing out that the news hasn't been confirmed, SRS among them, and the argument has been made that if this news IS true it'd likely be in a lot more outlets tomorrow. But there's no hope, let's be honest. Wrestling's biggest evil has returned and he's got a worse evil backing him up.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jan 10, 2023 23:36:48 GMT -5
30+ years of fandom about to go up in smoke. See and raise 36 years thereabouts. If it is the House of Saud, I’m gone. For many many MANY reasons. So, this is what it’s like to grow old. To see everything you loved and treasured for years just… not matter anymore. But, it’s not a total loss. We still have each other, right, FANs?
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Post by mattperiolat on Jan 10, 2023 23:36:48 GMT -5
30+ years of fandom about to go up in smoke. See and raise 36 years thereabouts. If it is the House of Saud, I’m gone. For many many MANY reasons. So, this is what it’s like to grow old. To see everything you loved and treasured for years just… not matter anymore. But, it’s not a total loss. We still have each other, right, FANs?
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