Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,999
|
Post by Mozenrath on Jul 24, 2022 18:18:24 GMT -5
What happens to the Saudi deal? Wasn’t that 100% a Vince deal? One has to assume the company made that deal, not Vince himself. Yeah, I assume so. I do remember a lot of stink about how the shareholders weren't told all of the details about it, so some of it might be some "handshake deal" shit, but they probably are beholden to at least some of this and will have to see it through.
|
|
|
Post by DeeBee on Jul 24, 2022 18:21:49 GMT -5
That’s not a clip, that’s a movie I'll still probably try and listen to it, but I'll probably log out of youtube first so I don't get a bunch of recommendations. I think Brian Last put an 'omnibus' up of Cornette telling Vince stories a while back. It's a fun listen just because it verifies the assumption that Vince is indeed a psychopath.
|
|
Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
Posts: 42,414
|
Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 24, 2022 18:29:58 GMT -5
That’s not a clip, that’s a movie I'll still probably try and listen to it, but I'll probably log out of youtube first so I don't get a bunch of recommendations. Firstly, you’ll still get them. YouTube just knows. I’ve been getting them anyway and they’re quite good. Getting recommendations for his reviews of the A&E bios.
|
|
Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,999
|
Post by Mozenrath on Jul 24, 2022 18:35:57 GMT -5
I'll still probably try and listen to it, but I'll probably log out of youtube first so I don't get a bunch of recommendations. Firstly, you’ll still get them. YouTube just knows. I’ve been getting them anyway and they’re quite good. Getting recommendations for his reviews of the A&E bios. Yeah, you're probably right. Eh, I get them plenty as it is anyway for watching shoot clips, etc.
|
|
|
Post by darbus alan on Jul 24, 2022 18:51:28 GMT -5
Wade Keller says that Paul Heyman is close with Stephanie and Paul Levesque these days and could be part of a new WWE inner circle, so get ready for more cucking angles Anyone here able to breakdown team Steph/Hunter? Steph Hunter HBK Who else? Dogg is gone. So I'm not exactly sure what their inner circle is. I think it's almost inevitable that Road Dogg is coming back.
|
|
Toates Madhackrviper
King Koopa
Is owed an Admin life-debt.
This avatar is so far out of date I might as well stick with it forever now.
Posts: 10,737
|
Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Jul 24, 2022 18:54:06 GMT -5
Anyone here able to breakdown team Steph/Hunter? Steph Hunter HBK Who else? Dogg is gone. So I'm not exactly sure what their inner circle is. I think it's almost inevitable that Road Dogg is coming back. *sigh*. I guess I'll trade him for Johnny Ace, and if Dunn is done (lol) then I'm profiting. Even more if Pritchard is also done. But that still sucks ass.
|
|
|
Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 24, 2022 18:55:46 GMT -5
I think it's almost inevitable that Road Dogg is coming back. *sigh*. I guess I'll trade him for Johnny Ace, and if Dunn is done (lol) then I'm profiting. Even more if Pritchard is also done. But that still sucks ass. Makes me wonder if H will lure Billy Gunn back to the fold too whenever his deal is done.
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,286
Member is Online
|
Post by CMWaters on Jul 24, 2022 19:01:48 GMT -5
*sigh*. I guess I'll trade him for Johnny Ace, and if Dunn is done (lol) then I'm profiting. Even more if Pritchard is also done. But that still sucks ass. Makes me wonder if H will lure Billy Gunn back to the fold too whenever his deal is done. And if Billy gets such a deal, will his sons come with him to WWE or stay in AEW to try to forge a path without their dad around.
|
|
Lardlad
El Dandy
Live reaction to @WWE #WWENetwork
Posts: 8,272
|
Post by Lardlad on Jul 24, 2022 20:15:08 GMT -5
My perhaps nuclear-hot take is that CFO$ was better than Jim Johnston. Both, of course, are better than def rebel, but that's a more tepid take. I feel like Johnston's better, but that CFO$ had some really great themes, too, like Andrade's is one of the best ones WWE has ever had, along with Shinsuke's if that's their doing. The Rising Sun (Shinsuke Nakamura) is indeed CFO$.
|
|
Toates Madhackrviper
King Koopa
Is owed an Admin life-debt.
This avatar is so far out of date I might as well stick with it forever now.
Posts: 10,737
|
Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Jul 24, 2022 20:47:51 GMT -5
The original "Sky's the Limit" was CFO$ right? Cause thats a banger.
|
|
|
Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 24, 2022 20:54:13 GMT -5
The original "Sky's the Limit" was CFO$ right? Cause thats a banger. Most new themes from like 2013-2020 are them.
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,286
Member is Online
|
Post by CMWaters on Jul 24, 2022 20:54:30 GMT -5
Bayley's face theme was CFO$ IIRC, and before they dulled her character pre heel turn that was a popular one.
Wonder if that would get a pop if she ever went back to it...
|
|
|
Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 24, 2022 21:13:35 GMT -5
The original "Sky's the Limit" was CFO$ right? Cause thats a banger. Most new themes from like 2013-2020 are them. Really the only one that wasn't was Baron Corbin's which was Johnston's last... which... I always felt was a downgrade from CFO$ Superhuman.
|
|
|
Post by ben:friendship frog on Jul 24, 2022 21:14:03 GMT -5
CFO$ did a few good 40 second loops. Some really good ones. But as an actual track to listen to? Jim is still king.
Still can't imagine Shinsuke entering to Glorious 😂
|
|
|
Post by darbus alan on Jul 24, 2022 21:30:19 GMT -5
Most new themes from like 2013-2020 are them. Really the only one that wasn't was Baron Corbin's which was Johnston's last... which... I always felt was a downgrade from CFO$ Superhuman. Johnston also did the Roman Reigns theme pre-heel turn. Granted, that was just a slightly different arrangement of the Shield theme. But it counts!
|
|
|
Post by kingoftheindies on Jul 24, 2022 21:38:44 GMT -5
If you're trying to run an entire farm league at a profit you're an absolute idiot who is underspending on your future in a way that's going to destroy you down the line, plain and simple. NXT shouldn't be out there to turn a profit. Being marketable enough to run big shows, have a viable television deal, and move merch is a very reasonable space to end up in, because it can offset some of the costs. But it's still going to cost money. Training people costs money, the building costs money, equipment costs money, but if it gives you a TV-ready roster and helps you develop your future generation of stars, that's worth the investment. I only think that international NXT is a bad idea because NXT UK gets so little attention or buzz, so running more of those isn't going to really animate people any further. I do think that the change will be better for developmental as clearly there was a disconnect there... and while some of that boils down to losing to AEW there were reports that main roster agents were frustrated by the transition from NXT to Raw/Smackdown when the belief was NXT should not be THAT big of a transition. As for the NXT International stuff? I think it can best be categorized as an ambitious miscalculation. I just think Triple H and his crew just had a significant miscalculation in how interested different regions would be in a brand under the WWE umbrella
|
|
|
Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 24, 2022 21:53:33 GMT -5
CFO$ did a few good 40 second loops. Some really good ones. But as an actual track to listen to? Jim is still king. Still can't imagine Shinsuke entering to Glorious 😂 IF you actually time the loops for CFO$ and Jim Johnston's there all about the same at like 50 seconds.
|
|
|
Post by ben:friendship frog on Jul 24, 2022 22:05:39 GMT -5
CFO$ did a few good 40 second loops. Some really good ones. But as an actual track to listen to? Jim is still king. Still can't imagine Shinsuke entering to Glorious 😂 IF you actually time the loops for CFO$ and Jim Johnston's there all about the same at like 50 seconds. Sure but the difference being for themes that had lyrics, Jim would write full songs with second/third verses, guitar solos etc. CFO$ just would play the same verse over and over until a fade out.
|
|
|
Post by Hit Girl on Jul 24, 2022 22:17:12 GMT -5
Jim was the Mozart of wrestling music, with Jimmy Hart not far behind,
|
|
Fade
Patti Mayonnaise
Posts: 38,527
|
Post by Fade on Jul 24, 2022 22:26:27 GMT -5
That’s not a clip, that’s a movie I'll still probably try and listen to it, but I'll probably log out of youtube first so I don't get a bunch of recommendations. It’s entertaining. ‘Specially when Cornette sparsely tries to defend Vince in upholding the NDA thing, Last brings up a certain other man of power alleged of such things and corny just kind of freezes. The themes are a good point. They should probably get someone new but that’s one of my biggest complaints throughout wrestling - not enough killer themes.
|
|