Author Topic: Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw (Read 1126876 times)

Tripon · « **Reply #9900 on:** March 25, 2020, 03:58:50 PM »

https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2020/3/25/21194311/wwe-wrestlemania-taping-orlando-stay-at-home-order-coronavirus?utm_campaign=cagesideseats&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

https://twitter.com/OrangeCoFL/status/1242572273019748355
We're about to get RAW and Smackdown coming from Titan Studios in Connecticut in a couple of weeks.

Tripon · « **Reply #9901 on:** March 25, 2020, 08:56:44 PM »

So Brodie Lee/Luke Harper's new gimmick is basically Vince McMahon.

bork · « **Reply #9902 on:** March 25, 2020, 09:03:04 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 03:58:50 PM

We're about to get RAW and Smackdown coming from Titan Studios in Connecticut in a couple of weeks.

Backyard wrestling is about to make a comeback!

Tripon · « **Reply #9903 on:** March 25, 2020, 09:52:37 PM »

Wow, this ending segment is an intentional trainwreck. Designed to give Cornette a brain aneurysm with two guys he likes.

nachobro · « **Reply #9904 on:** March 25, 2020, 09:55:53 PM »

gargano needs a shaved head and beard so he can fit in with hhh and ciampa. i do like this segment though.

I am (not) a weeb · « **Reply #9905 on:** March 26, 2020, 06:12:09 PM »

that dynamite ending was the most hokey rasslin shit

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9906 on:** March 26, 2020, 06:39:21 PM »

Matt Hardy v Jericho feud in a top billed feud

That would’ve maybe been a cool throwaway smackdown main event 20 years ago, or a little ic title feud but who could possibly give a shit now

Wasn’t matt saying he was basically crippled about a year ago?

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9907 on:** March 26, 2020, 06:48:42 PM »

Tbh I think Vince was only ever really interested in Jeff anyway

remy · « **Reply #9908 on:** March 26, 2020, 08:22:59 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on March 25, 2020, 08:56:44 PM

So Brodie Lee/Luke Harper's new gimmick is basically Vince McMahon.

It makes the whole dark order thing pretty cringy having them be a WWE stand in. It fits as a really nerdy hurr durr the wwe are a cult that turn you into a jobber, but man I still don't like it. As soon as it was the daddy eats first thing I was like aw fuck he's meant to be vince, I think that's way too on the nose.

nachobro · « **Reply #9909 on:** March 26, 2020, 09:49:13 PM »

https://twitter.com/WrestlingSheet/status/1243351836549152768

he's immunocompromised with the leukemia thing and didn't want the cabrona. can't say i blame him.

bork · « **Reply #9910 on:** March 26, 2020, 11:10:48 PM »

Man. Why don't they just postpone this shi--

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Mike Johnson stated on PW Insider Elite Audio that everyone in WWE is against carrying on with WrestleMania 36 in any form. Vince McMahon dictated that the show must go on and that is exactly what happened.

“I can confirm after speaking to dozens of people in the company. I’m talking wrestlers, behind the scenes people, whatever, there is only one person who felt that they should have went forward with WrestleMania and that’s why they’re going forward with WrestleMania and that’s Vince.”

Oh, right.

nachobro · « **Reply #9911 on:** March 26, 2020, 11:13:07 PM »

it's time-uh for goldberg-uh to play the game-uh

Tripon · « **Reply #9912 on:** March 26, 2020, 11:58:32 PM »

https://streamable.com/d96oo

bork · « **Reply #9913 on:** March 27, 2020, 06:50:04 AM »

Luke Harper/Brodie Lee interview:

Repackaging:

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Brodie revealed that when he and Rowan were out with injuries, Vince McMahon had a plan to repackage them as a new version of Demolition.

Brodie said he was told, “Vince wants to put you guys back together and give you a big push and he wants you guys to be like Demolition.” Brodie wasn’t sure if wearing Demolition gear in 2018 would work but Vince let them pitch some ideas. He said Rowan had great ideas for their Bludgeon Brothers look. Jericho asked Brodie to clarify what he meant about Vince wanting them to look like Demolition. Brodie said, “We were shown a picture of Demolition and he said this is what he wants you guys to be. Literally a picture of Demolition and creative services showed us other pictures and it was very Demolition-ish.”

On leaving:

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Brodie said he called Mark Carrano 15 times and he didn’t answer so he texted him and got through to him to let him know that he wanted to get his release. After that is when he went public on Twitter because he didn’t want WWE to control the narrative and he knew Shawn Spears did the same and his release was granted.

Brodie said Vince called him and said, “For business reasons, I can’t let you go.” He added, “Hunter called me and said ‘what do you want to do, do you want to go to New Japan?’ I was like yes, 100 percent. I was like can we make that happen? He goes, ‘yeah, I think I can make that happen.’ And then, of course, it never happened and nothing ever came of it and then we talked about going to NXT and that never happened.”

bork · « **Reply #9914 on:** March 27, 2020, 07:11:58 AM »

The dirt sheets are saying it will now be Goldberg versus Braun for the title.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9915 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:08:40 AM »

da gawd

bork · « **Reply #9916 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:16:34 AM »

Seems like all these wrasslers need to do is just collectively tell Vince they're not going to work. But that's not gonna happen. GET DAT MONEY

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I bet if everyone refused to work, Vince would do Mania by himself with a phone camera.

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Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9917 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:27:12 AM »

I saw something on twitter about phil putting out feelers for working mania, could be fake news tho

bork · « **Reply #9918 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:39:33 AM »

Quote from: BlueLithium on March 27, 2020, 08:27:12 AM

I saw something on twitter about phil putting out feelers for working mania, could be fake news tho

Don't think that's happening.

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Not only did WWE not reach out to CM Punk for WrestleMania this year, Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio that the company is against the idea of him ever wrestling for them again. There’s apparently more bitterness from WWE toward Punk now than vice versa.

This is stemming from some of the stuff he has continued to say about the company, despite being on the Fox show.

But hey, with Mania like this...Vince might get desperate.

nachobro · « **Reply #9919 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:02:51 AM »

Harper mocking that they best they had for him was a copy of Demolition...but the second he gets out he gives himself the gimmick of being a copy of Vince. Real creative genius there

nachobro · « **Reply #9920 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:20:38 AM »

Kinda goes for most of these guys that get out from the oppressive regime of Vince

Jericho's new gimmick is a fat version of a rockstar guy
10 Guy is uh...nothing? Is he still around?
Matt Hardy is the same thing he's done since TNA but with red hair
Cody is just bootleg HHH
Dustin is red Goldust
Moxley is Ambrose with an eyepatch

I'm sure all those guys are much happier now or whatever but for all the moaning about being creatively repressed or whatever, they haven't done much with their freedom to do whatever they want other than copying the thing they supposedly hate.

Looking forward to the Revival being the exact same shtick but selling less for moves in the indies/AEW

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #9921 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:23:54 AM »

Supposedly all the rest of the tv leading up to Mania and both nights of the "ppv" (excuse me, "network event" or whatever we're calling it these days) are already taped.

But yes, obviously they should have just shut everything down but Vince is insane.

So what's AEW's excuse...

nachobro · « **Reply #9922 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:25:21 AM »

khan knows jacksonville will never wise up and shut anything down so they can keep doing business as usual

bork · « **Reply #9923 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:41:38 AM »

Quote from: Stro on March 27, 2020, 09:37:42 AM

Quote from: Human Snorenado on March 27, 2020, 09:23:54 AM
Supposedly all the rest of the tv leading up to Mania and both nights of the "ppv" (excuse me, "network event" or whatever we're calling it these days) are already taped.

But yes, obviously they should have just shut everything down but Vince is insane.

So what's AEW's excuse...

Even crazier: Some of the smaller Japanese companies are running with full crowds. All Japan not only ran Korakuen Hall with 1200 people a few days ago, but also ended the longest Triple Crown title reign since 1997 with the most defenses in a reign since 2004-2005 at it.

Am seeing that a lot of people are even packing into trains as if everything is normal over there.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9924 on:** March 27, 2020, 03:08:14 PM »

Quote from: bork on March 27, 2020, 08:39:33 AM

Quote from: BlueLithium on March 27, 2020, 08:27:12 AM
I saw something on twitter about phil putting out feelers for working mania, could be fake news tho

Don't think that's happening.

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Not only did WWE not reach out to CM Punk for WrestleMania this year, Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio that the company is against the idea of him ever wrestling for them again. There’s apparently more bitterness from WWE toward Punk now than vice versa.

This is stemming from some of the stuff he has continued to say about the company, despite being on the Fox show.

But hey, with Mania like this...Vince might get desperate.

He’ll be on mania next year or the year after im sure of it, seems like they both need to get out of the OMG I h8 u so much phase, just wwe havs decided to do it after Phil has gotten over it

nachobro · « **Reply #9925 on:** March 27, 2020, 04:10:49 PM »

vince is still mad he lost the lawsuit against punk, that's probably why

Tripon · « **Reply #9926 on:** March 27, 2020, 04:51:19 PM »

https://twitter.com/WONF4W/status/1243624094173560832

nachobro · « **Reply #9927 on:** March 27, 2020, 04:58:24 PM »

cena pls save wrestlemania

Trent Dole · « **Reply #9928 on:** March 27, 2020, 06:20:38 PM »

So what was planned to be a sixteen match card has 7-10 participants removed from it that we know of.

El Babua · « **Reply #9929 on:** March 27, 2020, 06:21:29 PM »

They'll probably do a dumb hour long skit to fill the time

Tripon · « **Reply #9930 on:** March 27, 2020, 06:28:23 PM »

Quote from: Stro on March 27, 2020, 05:04:38 PM

So:

EDIT: Cesaro and Asuka, who weren't officially booked in announced matches, are not on the active roster for now.

Asuka and Kairi was supposed to a triple threat match defending the tag team belts? That's off?

nachobro · « **Reply #9931 on:** March 27, 2020, 07:01:08 PM »

meltz update: plans changed

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Edge vs. Orton did take place so Edge story is false. One of the Usos faced Morrison in a ladder match so that story as far as none of the four being on the show is also false.

one uso vs john morrison having a ladder match at a wrestlemania hosted at the PC is what you'd get if you hit random all on a wwe2k game

Tripon · « **Reply #9932 on:** March 27, 2020, 07:27:55 PM »

They should have just called it MiniMania instead of Wrestlemania.

nachobro · « **Reply #9933 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:09:51 PM »

well at least tamina is at the pc i guess. also hearing the echo on cole's voice is weird as fuck

nachobro · « **Reply #9934 on:** March 27, 2020, 08:15:35 PM »

gulak vs nakamura

nachobro · « **Reply #9935 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:23:04 PM »

they are still advertising roman vs goldberg

Tripon · « **Reply #9936 on:** March 27, 2020, 09:59:08 PM »

So how does a triple threat Ladder match between the Uso, New Day and Miz and Morrison becomes Morrison vs. one of the Usos at wrestlemania?

Trent Dole · « **Reply #9937 on:** March 28, 2020, 01:15:50 AM »

bork · « **Reply #9938 on:** March 28, 2020, 08:38:15 AM »

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CM Punk’s agent actually reached out to WWE about doing business together, says the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, but was shot down because Vince McMahon doesn’t ever want to work with Punk again, apparently.

There were rumors going around that Asuka, Cesaro, Edge, and Kevin Owens were pulled from WrestleMania 36 but they all worked the show as scheduled, per the Observer.

According to PW Insider, Murphy was supposed to be on Monday Night Raw this past week but he wasn’t cleared for the show.

Insider also says WWE is scheduled to resume TV tapings on April 10 and all tapings for the month of April are scheduled for the Performance Center with all live events still canceled.

The Observer notes WWE has made the decision not to use Akam while Rezar is out injured.

Tripon · « **Reply #9939 on:** March 28, 2020, 05:35:03 PM »

https://twitter.com/garrettkidney/status/1234606571889577992

Trent Dole · « **Reply #9940 on:** March 29, 2020, 05:33:19 PM »

Tripon · « **Reply #9941 on:** March 30, 2020, 01:27:50 AM »

https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1244458299610689536

bork · « **Reply #9942 on:** March 30, 2020, 03:30:15 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on March 28, 2020, 05:35:03 PM

https://twitter.com/garrettkidney/status/1234606571889577992

Interviewer: "Wow, that's a lot of spiking"
Nash: "Imagine with me ON Spike."

That Impact bit was amazing.

bork · « **Reply #9943 on:** March 30, 2020, 03:31:52 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on March 30, 2020, 01:27:50 AM

https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1244458299610689536

OK, finally time for a (temporary) thread title change!

nachobro · « **Reply #9944 on:** March 30, 2020, 03:34:43 PM »

at least wwe is having some fun with it

nachobro · « **Reply #9945 on:** March 30, 2020, 09:15:10 PM »

nachobro · « **Reply #9946 on:** March 30, 2020, 10:43:11 PM »

second replay match, this time brock beating up rey and eddie's son dominic

nachobro · « **Reply #9947 on:** March 30, 2020, 10:47:00 PM »

also its 5 days til wm and we still don't know which matches are on which night

roman/goldberg was not advertised tonight :'(

austin theory subbing in for andrade in the tag title match

bobby lashley has a match and hasn't showed up on raw to promo it at all. black has just had squash matches for like a month.

edit: they just advertised roman/goldberg as the headlining match

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9948 on:** March 31, 2020, 03:18:09 AM »

Booger Red

Tripon · « **Reply #9949 on:** April 01, 2020, 08:05:23 PM »

AEW looking like they're in the smallest building ever.

nachobro · « **Reply #9950 on:** April 01, 2020, 08:16:45 PM »

this is whats on tonight according to an email i got earlier

dream vs fish on now

nachobro · « **Reply #9951 on:** April 03, 2020, 12:17:57 AM »

https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1245909139579998208

dirthsheet slapfight

bork · « **Reply #9952 on:** April 03, 2020, 07:23:17 AM »

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1245784735214862338

Tripon · « **Reply #9953 on:** April 03, 2020, 10:18:17 AM »

Quote from: Stro on April 02, 2020, 10:03:55 PM

Kenny Omega seems to have a death wish and he wishes that death to happen on one of these quarantined shows for some reason

Apparently, Omega's been dealing with a shoulder injury for a while.

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Meltzer also mentioned that Kenny Omega was dealing with a torn labrum and his shoulder is “all messed up.”

https://www.cagesideseats.com/2020/4/3/21206494/rumor-roundup-april-3-2020-gronkowski-role-wrestlemania-36-money-in-the-bank-kenny-omega-injury

nachobro · « **Reply #9954 on:** April 03, 2020, 11:21:25 AM »

nah that couldn't be it. probably cornette's fault.

Tripon · « **Reply #9955 on:** April 03, 2020, 12:32:20 PM »

https://twitter.com/LindseyKelk/status/1245561913884307457

https://twitter.com/LindseyKelk/status/1245564366805544962

nachobro · « **Reply #9956 on:** April 03, 2020, 12:39:41 PM »

what do they want? making your new big tough dude have a serious, 30 min epic match where he barely beats a 99lb child would be one way to build him up to immediately be a chump

the most predicable possible end to this

https://twitter.com/LindseyKelk/status/1245741567626711041

by that logic isn't there something more important for you to post about than wrassles?

MEN

HARASSMENT

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9957 on:** April 03, 2020, 12:55:18 PM »

they should let a strawweight fight tyson fury in a boxing match and then we'll see how regressive a heavyweight whooping a midget looks in a shoot

Tripon · « **Reply #9958 on:** April 03, 2020, 08:25:16 PM »

God Damn Sasha's outfit tonight.

Tripon · « **Reply #9959 on:** April 03, 2020, 09:23:06 PM »

WWE turned into a FMV game.

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