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Post by LiamMcDuggle on Feb 24, 2024 3:22:04 GMT -5
Title says it all. Mine is, I think at least one of Eric Bischoff or Bruce Prichard are actually friends with Meltzer and leak him information. The whole public feud is just a red herring to not look like they are the ones leaking it.
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Post by Sephiroth on Feb 24, 2024 12:43:07 GMT -5
Triple H sabotaged tv sets across the country to effect ratings.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Feb 24, 2024 13:44:39 GMT -5
Chris "Littlefinger" Jericho is responsible for a lot of the dirtsheet leaks that get blamed on other people.
HBK's back injury was exaggerated and it was mostly drug/personal issues for his 4 year break.
Hogan would take himself off TV on weeks with big competition that were expected to have low ratings so when he returned and they went back to normal he could claim the drop was because of him not being there and not due to the big NBA games or whatever it was.
Jeff Hardy and Toni Storm a couple years ago and CM Punk last year all intentionally tried to get fired because they wanted to join the other company and likely already had agreements in place even if technically that would be "contract tampering". Matt all but confirmed the Jeff one in an interview a week or two before Jeff debuted in AEW.
I don't know if conspiracy is the right term but I fully believe Rey Mysterio was always going to win the World title in 2006 even if Eddie didn't die.
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Post by ace on Feb 24, 2024 13:46:58 GMT -5
Hogan would take himself off TV on weeks with big competition that were expected to have low ratings so when he returned and they went back to normal he could claim the drop was because of him not being there and not due to the big NBA games or whatever it was. HHH used to take off football season
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Feb 24, 2024 14:15:13 GMT -5
Title says it all. Mine is, I think at least one of Eric Bischoff or Bruce Prichard are actually friends with Meltzer and leak him information. The whole public feud is just a red herring to not look like they are the ones leaking it. I will say their shows got frustratingly annoying whenever they would go on their diatribes about him. Its almost like the couple who tells people they hate one another when they are secretly hooking up.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Feb 24, 2024 14:34:23 GMT -5
HBK's back injury was exaggerated and it was mostly drug/personal issues for his 4 year break. Hogan would take himself off TV on weeks with big competition that were expected to have low ratings so when he returned and they went back to normal he could claim the drop was because of him not being there and not due to the big NBA games or whatever it was. These two are pretty much accepted fact, aren’t they? And Hogan’s not the only one to pull that maneuver; Triple H has already been mentioned and I think Punk was doing it occasionally in AEW.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 24, 2024 19:02:00 GMT -5
Steph and Triple H were the ones that leaked Vince's NDAs.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Feb 24, 2024 19:08:59 GMT -5
Title says it all. Mine is, I think at least one of Eric Bischoff or Bruce Prichard are actually friends with Meltzer and leak him information. The whole public feud is just a red herring to not look like they are the ones leaking it. It isn't even an actual feud, it's the whole gimmick of Bruce's podcast. The entire point of them was having the smarkieset smark (Conrad) have an unfiltered conversation/debate with the guy who was Vince's stooge and would defend everything that the WWF/E did to the death. There's a lot of reasons to not like Prichard but he's been very open about how he's not giving his true thoughts on the podcast unless he's explicitly saying so, he's speaking in his role as Vince's right-hand man on the wrestling side.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 24, 2024 19:09:07 GMT -5
Title says it all. Mine is, I think at least one of Eric Bischoff or Bruce Prichard are actually friends with Meltzer and leak him information. The whole public feud is just a red herring to not look like they are the ones leaking it. I don’t believe Prichard is, but Eric certainly was. I think most WWF leaks came from JR.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Feb 24, 2024 20:45:19 GMT -5
I think Dustin is a Meltzer source and anything from Camp Cody that Dave reports usually checks out and is selectively leaked to benefit Cody who needs all the help he can get at playing politics these days.
Sasha and Bayley throwing a tantrum post-Mania was BS but Satin got the information from the WWE, someone who either dislikes the wrestlers and/or thought it would amuse Vince (Dunn, Laurinaitis, the usual suspects).
HHH and Punk still dislike each other intensely but Hunter knows Punk is a draw and Punk knows this is his 100th "last chance" to save his legacy so they are getting on with each other while grinding their teeth.
HHH and Vince's relationship is a lot more complex than most people realize. HHH was part of Vince's inner circle long before meeting Steph (he was an architect of the screwjob while still a midcarder and Shawn's bag carrier). I think Vince either saw him as a substitute son for Shane who he felt had grown up too soft and was too much like Linda or he was attracted to Hunter but knew he was straight so rather than pursue a relationship he manipulated events so Paul would fall in love with his daughter despite dating Chyna and then they would hook up and Vince could live vicariously through Stephanie. Yes, I am aware of how awfully weird this sounds and were it anyone else in the business it wouldn't cross my mind for a second but it's about probably the weirdest man alive so one's mind does wander.
Ric Flair has a lot of skeletons in his closet that will come out after his death. Hogan too probably.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Feb 24, 2024 21:54:13 GMT -5
Title says it all. Mine is, I think at least one of Eric Bischoff or Bruce Prichard are actually friends with Meltzer and leak him information. The whole public feud is just a red herring to not look like they are the ones leaking it. I don’t believe Prichard is, but Eric certainly was. I think most WWF leaks came from JR. Meltzer's outed Prichard (and Bischoff and JR) as sources on the WON message board. They've even done shows together.
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Post by bluebeach25 on Feb 25, 2024 6:30:03 GMT -5
Warrior only was brought to WCW so that Hogan gets his win back.. I don't if this isn't even a fact, instead of just a Conspiracy.
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Post by bluebeach25 on Feb 25, 2024 6:31:53 GMT -5
To the one that mentioned this earlier in the Thread about Rey winning the title in 06!
nah i don't think that would have happened one bit tbh. There was nothing that makes it seriously that Rey would have won the title at WM 22 had Eddie still been around.
Orton was originaly supposed to win the Rumble that Year. HBK vs Eddie would have happened most likely instead of HBK vs Vince.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Feb 25, 2024 6:35:13 GMT -5
Mr. America was actually Hulk Hogan in a mask
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Post by Feyrhausen on Feb 25, 2024 6:41:20 GMT -5
Mr. America was actually Hulk Hogan in a mask Dont be dumb. They had Hogan on satellite while Mr America was there in the ring.
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Post by koreycaskets on Feb 25, 2024 10:03:56 GMT -5
Not any longer, but until 6 months ago I fully thought Meltzer worked for AEW.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Feb 25, 2024 11:07:16 GMT -5
Mr. America was actually Hulk Hogan in a mask Dont be dumb. They had Hogan on satellite while Mr America was there in the ring. And Hogan beat the lie detector test!
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Feb 25, 2024 12:03:26 GMT -5
Warrior only was brought to WCW so that Hogan gets his win back.. I don't if this isn't even a fact, instead of just a Conspiracy. Warrior himself stated this in the final celebratory DVD they made of him. Just heard non-answers from Bischoff or Hogan on the matter.
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Post by Gunhaver on Feb 25, 2024 12:04:38 GMT -5
Warrior only was brought to WCW so that Hogan gets his win back.. I don't if this isn't even a fact, instead of just a Conspiracy. Warrior himself stated this in the final celebratory DVD they made of him. Just heard non-answers from Bischoff or Hogan on the matter. Didn't Hogan allegedly do this with someone else, too?
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Feb 25, 2024 12:07:25 GMT -5
Warrior himself stated this in the final celebratory DVD they made of him. Just heard non-answers from Bischoff or Hogan on the matter. Didn't Hogan allegedly do this with someone else, too? I wouldn't doubt it, but can't think of any other clean loss with as high a profile in Hogan's career
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