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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 29, 2022 9:38:16 GMT -5
So Regal is under a 3 year deal but there is stuff going on that Dave heard off the record but he can't actually talk about? I'm a fan of Dave but I think you wait until you can actually talk about it because saying you know something but can't say more isn't great.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2022 9:43:33 GMT -5
So Regal is under a 3 year deal but there is stuff going on that Dave heard off the record but he can't actually talk about? I'm a fan of Dave but I think you wait until you can actually talk about it because saying you know something but can't say more isn't great. Dave loves to dangle things in front of his audience, even if he won't actually say what it is.
If I HAD to guess, Regal maybe wants to go back to HHH but can't because of his contract, and asked to be released. That's just my guess, though.
Hell, for all I know, Regal is happy as a clam and just got appointed as AEW's head of developmental.
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 29, 2022 10:10:50 GMT -5
I mean, there may also be a case for Regal wanting to leave so he can be in the same company as his son, Charlie Dempsey.
That's not a guaranteed thing, but it may be something to consider.
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 29, 2022 10:42:25 GMT -5
I mean, there may also be a case for Regal wanting to leave so he can be in the same company as his son, Charlie Dempsey. That's not a guaranteed thing, but it may be something to consider. Imagine Chase U in WARGAMES!
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Post by nate5054 on Nov 29, 2022 12:19:52 GMT -5
How does he go from saying "he's on a one year contract, he's most likely leaving" to "oh yeah, he's on a three year contract, soooooooo...." I always rolled my eyes a bit at Bruce Prichard's hatred of Meltzer (yeah, I know part of it's an act but still) and that he's a massive liar and everything, but then you get crap like this where I don't want to call him a liar, but at the same time I don't want to call him a journalist either.
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Post by darbus alan on Nov 29, 2022 12:23:14 GMT -5
As much as I typically respect WON Meltzer, Radio Meltzer is often an incoherent mess who speculates and just throws shit out there to create content.
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Post by Kalmia on Nov 29, 2022 13:44:23 GMT -5
It's known that Tony & Dave are friends, so I wouldn't be surprised if Tony has just contacted Dave and let him know the real contract length to stop all the speculation. Probably, or someone else in the know. I know dunking on newz types is fun. It's a song everyone can dance to, but it's not really any different than any other reporting on stuff that's with privately-owned companies, etc. They're limited to what people will tell them, and have to make, at-best, educated guesses from there. That's why Meltzer breaks news more often than most of these types, he's had time to cultivate better sources than most of them have. In this case, it's not that Meltzer corrected himself on the length of the contract. It's what he said. He specifically said that the three year info came from interviews Regal gave at the time he signed. That's info that the top journalist in the field should remember/have checked before wildly speculating. If he'd just clarified the length without saying where the clarification came from then I wouldn't care.
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Post by Jasper Troy Bolton on Nov 29, 2022 16:32:14 GMT -5
So like slight correction he actually got fired 2 months ago but security keep letting him in cause of his platonic roommate on commentary
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Post by XIII on Nov 29, 2022 16:36:01 GMT -5
File footage of Meltzer pretending like he knows about this stuff:
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Nov 29, 2022 16:54:57 GMT -5
As much as I typically respect WON Meltzer, Radio Meltzer is often an incoherent mess who speculates and just throws shit out there to create content. I think a lot of the crap he gets is from his radio content. Most of what he does on there is speculate.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2022 23:20:57 GMT -5
Well, certainly no clear answers after tonight.
Regal seems like the kind of guy who, even if he had an out, isn't just going to leave like that, so I don't think he's gone.
If he is, I sure hope Tony and HHH worked out a sweetheart deal for it or something.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 30, 2022 23:27:58 GMT -5
So he turned on the faces and now the heel turned on him. I’m not sure where he would go from here if he is sticking around.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Nov 30, 2022 23:42:29 GMT -5
Guess the best answer is he's taking a break, but he was used perfectly tonight to kickstart a feud
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 30, 2022 23:44:24 GMT -5
It's not a major sign but it would be weird if Tony just asked Mikey Rukus to make an evil theme for Regal for literally one appearance before he leaves.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 30, 2022 23:57:23 GMT -5
Maybe MJF will dump Regal. Use him and dump him. Thatd be a fun wrinkle Hey…look at that
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Post by darbus alan on Dec 1, 2022 2:16:15 GMT -5
Maybe MJF will dump Regal. Use him and dump him. Thatd be a fun wrinkle Hey…look at that What's the numbers for the next jackpot?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 1, 2022 2:22:02 GMT -5
It would have been really dumb of Tony to put Regal in a major storyline and presumably in a long term partnership with MJF on a one year that was gonna expire soon and let just let him leave. So I figured it had to be a longer deal than just one. Besides, Triple H has Shawn Michaels there presumably to do what Regal’s job. eh not really. Sure HBK took over as the on screen authority for NXT but. Regal's main job was talent scout. HBK's main job is running NXT.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 1, 2022 2:26:16 GMT -5
For a supposed evil genius MJF really just looks like a massive dumbass immediately throwing away someone he needed to help him win the belt for no particular reason.
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Post by Jasper Troy Bolton on Dec 1, 2022 2:27:23 GMT -5
Dave Meltzer: slight adjustments were declared
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 1, 2022 2:32:31 GMT -5
For a supposed evil genius MJF really just looks like a massive dumbass immediately throwing away someone he needed to help him win the belt for no particular reason. To be fair, I think it's his pettiness that motivated this one. MJF got what he needed from Regal and threw him away immediately afterwards, just as he perceives that Regal did to him years ago.
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