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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Aug 9, 2022 9:32:17 GMT -5
There's also a world in which Gargano signed with AEW before all of this stuff went down and he has to honor that obligation. All Out is next month, I could easily see that being a place they debut Gargano. It's telling though that I actively don't want someone to go to AEW. There’s no way Ciampa throws on the Gargano Escape and Graves shouts out DIY if the guy was already signed with AEW though. That's also true. I'm just saying that there's still a possibility, albeit not a huge one.
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Post by Mecca on Aug 9, 2022 9:34:34 GMT -5
AEW has a roster that could fill Raw and Smackdown while only having about 3 hours of TV...they desperately need ROH to get picked up to alleviate some of that. Also it helps that it keeps people fresh and no one feels super overexposed but there also should be a median. No one feels super overexposed? I can think of an exception, Bay-Bay. He was just gone for like 2 months...
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Post by msc on Aug 9, 2022 10:29:24 GMT -5
If anything, aew shows you under exposure is a thing.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Aug 9, 2022 11:12:00 GMT -5
What the hell were all these people fired for? What happened to budget cuts?
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 9, 2022 11:16:29 GMT -5
What the hell were all these people fired for? What happened to budget cuts? I feel like Nick Khan put the seed of cost cutting into Vince’s ear, Vince went wild with the idea of it because the powerful Hollywood man said so and no one else had any power or influence to make any difference. Now there’s a new dynamic where it’s like … “See these people? They can make us money, Nick.” And he’s clearly open to the discussion.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2022 12:20:34 GMT -5
I don’t know where else to post this but I really love Kross, Dexter, and even Mance. So these last few days have been great.
Just a bunch of crazy boyz wrecking fools.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 9, 2022 12:38:45 GMT -5
Redbeard posted a cryptic tweet about patience leading to openings, so I’m hoping for a Wyatt Family reunion with Bray, Braun and Redbeard. The original Bray is still the best version.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 9, 2022 12:50:07 GMT -5
I'm all for bringing a few guys back if you feel they can be a useful part of the roster for several more years. I worry though HHH is going to go too crazy by bringing back too many guys while also not releasing any one ever where we get an AEW situation or even WWE in like 2018-19 where you get an overly bloated roster and tons of talents with nothing to do due the roster being too big and their not being enough TV time.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Aug 9, 2022 13:26:45 GMT -5
I'm all for bringing a few guys back if you feel they can be a useful part of the roster for several more years. I worry though HHH is going to go too crazy by bringing back too many guys while also not releasing any one ever where we get an AEW situation or even WWE in like 2018-19 where you get an overly bloated roster and tons of talents with nothing to do due the roster being too big and their not being enough TV time. I get your concern but there's been nothing to signal that this is how Triple H is thinking. I think he's bringing back a few NXT guys he liked working with that he thinks can be impact players in the midcard/upper midcard. I don't think we're going to end up with an AEW situation where it's like a fantasy roster with too much star power and not enough slots for talent.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Aug 9, 2022 13:42:46 GMT -5
Dakota Kai has fit so perfect on the main roster it's absolutely insane that she was fired until a few weeks ago.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 9, 2022 14:39:07 GMT -5
I'm all for bringing a few guys back if you feel they can be a useful part of the roster for several more years. I worry though HHH is going to go too crazy by bringing back too many guys while also not releasing any one ever where we get an AEW situation or even WWE in like 2018-19 where you get an overly bloated roster and tons of talents with nothing to do due the roster being too big and their not being enough TV time. I get your concern but there's been nothing to signal that this is how Triple H is thinking. I think he's bringing back a few NXT guys he liked working with that he thinks can be impact players in the midcard/upper midcard. I don't think we're going to end up with an AEW situation where it's like a fantasy roster with too much star power and not enough slots for talent. Yeah, to me Dexter Loomis feels like he was brought back because he checks the right boxes not because there’s some grand long term plan for him. He’s got an established character, and is main roster ready. Bring him in to shake things up a bit and give you another tool to work with to fill airtime on a 3 hour show. Kross I imagine there’s a long term plan, same with Kai but Dexter feels like just trying to get a bit of variety.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 9, 2022 14:42:52 GMT -5
I'm all for bringing a few guys back if you feel they can be a useful part of the roster for several more years. I worry though HHH is going to go too crazy by bringing back too many guys while also not releasing any one ever where we get an AEW situation or even WWE in like 2018-19 where you get an overly bloated roster and tons of talents with nothing to do due the roster being too big and their not being enough TV time. I think we’re a long long way from that. WWE went way too heavy handed with the releases over the last few years and the rosters have been at near critical low levels for 5 hours of weekly TV. Restocking the main roster with lower, mid and upper carders should be a priority.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 10, 2022 2:17:23 GMT -5
It did just occur to me that there's a very real chance they end up bringing Velveteen Dream back and holy shit I hope not. Even ignoring the baggage around him (and that is incredibly hard to ignore) dude was absolutely terrible at the latter end of his run anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2022 2:42:41 GMT -5
It did just occur to me that there's a very real chance they end up bringing Velveteen Dream back and holy shit I hope not. Even ignoring the baggage around him (and that is incredibly hard to ignore) dude was absolutely terrible at the latter end of his run anyway. And even before the allegations came out, there were reports of him being really unpopular with the other wrestlers.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 10, 2022 2:51:16 GMT -5
It did just occur to me that there's a very real chance they end up bringing Velveteen Dream back and holy shit I hope not. Even ignoring the baggage around him (and that is incredibly hard to ignore) dude was absolutely terrible at the latter end of his run anyway. Yeah, after his injury he came back and he just could not keep up with the rest of the roster any more. Which made it even more baffling why they seemed to refuse to cut him. That said I think at least one of the people in charge would realize that it'd be a bad move to hire someone with an alleged sexual misconduct on their record so soon after literally firing the CEO and another top executive for that reason. Gargano has said you'll be able to tell when he's ready to make a come back cause he'll get in really good shape and get a really deep tan again... I saw him on a recent Ethan Page Toy Hunt and he didn't really look either at the moment so he's probably still enjoying just being a dad. But I fully expect he'll be back now that HHH is handling main creative.
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 10, 2022 7:07:29 GMT -5
I'm glad to see some wrestlers get their jobs back, I just hope they haven't come back on lower contracts because that's still shitty.
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Post by Killah Ray on Aug 10, 2022 10:07:01 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, WWE just uploaded a video of Ciampa doing only the Gargano Escape….🤔
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 10, 2022 10:17:32 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, WWE just uploaded a video of Ciampa doing only the Gargano Escape….🤔 A UNIQUE SUBMISSION MANEUVER!
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Post by canceled4truth on Aug 10, 2022 10:22:40 GMT -5
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Aug 10, 2022 15:45:55 GMT -5
Well he was asked about a DIY reunion. Pretty hard to have a reunion when you're contracted to different companies.
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