WWE TV, Rumours and Discussion - Part VII

[GWBogan]

"SmackDown is going to be more athletic and less sports entertainment!"

Roman Reigns and a couple of cans of dog food later...

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Next Universal Champion will be Shorty G.

 

[WA ROO]

Next Universal Champion will be Shorty G.

Only to lose it to Johnny Smackdown

 

[RedVest4]

Great Khali winning a battle royal for the world title has 100mil views. Doesn't mean we need more of that.

According to who?

All I’m saying is, wrestling has turned into a product catered to a very small niche audience. If you want to keep it that way then great.

 

[Cleavy]

All I’m saying is, wrestling has turned into a product catered to a very small niche audience. If you want to keep it that way then great.

one could argue wrestling has always catered to a niche audience, unfortunately it feels like the niche audience is getting smaller as time goes by.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

one could argue wrestling has always catered to a niche audience, unfortunately it feels like the niche audience is getting smaller as time goes by.

They'd have to argue in bad faith, pretending 1996-2003ish never happened.

 

[cheesedogg]

How funny is it during a babyface's entrance on tv when they glance around to soak in the crowd and have to smile and wave to all the tarped areas aswell

 

[winty]

Could be another couple of Aussies WWE bound. MCW's own Natural Classics (Stevie and Tome Filip) had a try-out at the WWE Performance Center this week.

 

[Cleavy]

Sin Cara and Luke Harper granted their requests for release

 

[Nugett]

Sin Cara and Luke Harper granted their requests for release

its about time for Harper. He was the best worker in Wyatt family, who was the most under used.

lets hope some more talent gets released that’s not being used correctly leave. Couldn’t really care about Sin Cara, hope he goes well.

 

[GWBogan]

The Ascension were also released. A great tag team on NXT, only to be buried hard within a month of their main roster debut.

 

[timtamWB]

The Ascension were also released. A great tag team on NXT, only to be buried hard within a month of their main roster debut.

Some serious rose coloured glasses there.

They were never great in NXT, they were alright there. They only held the titles as long as they did because there were no other teams there.

 

[Eric_Melvin]

Sami Zayn clearly breaking character to call someone out for homophobia at a live event. Good on him.

 

[Nugett]

The Ascension were also released. A great tag team on NXT, only to be buried hard within a month of their main roster debut.

yep JBL struck again...

 

[Senor M]

Some serious rose coloured glasses there.

They were never great in NXT, they were alright there. They only held the titles as long as they did because there were no other teams there.

I agree-- I feel people that because The Ascension were in NXT that they were as good as the teams that came out of NXT after them (American Alpha, The Revival, Enzo & Cass, War Raiders, etc.) NXT was still finding itself when The Ascension were tag champs. In the year The Ascension were champions they defeated 'memorable teams' like Too Cool (in 2014), Ricardo Rodriguez & Sin Cara, R-Truth & Xavier Woods and the pairing of Neville & Corey Graves.

They were never the greatest wrestlers and the gimmick (even in NXT) was a bit corny and wasn't something that could've lasted long term.

I think The Ascension were lucky to be on the main roster for 5 years with how little they achieved.

 

[Cleavy]

They were never great in NXT, they were alright there. They only held the titles as long as they did because there were no other teams there.

and then towards the end, the Full Sail fans started to get into them only because of the "Yah" shout Konnor made when he was stomping a mudhole in his opponent.

 

[Cleavy]

Batista and nWo (Hogan, Hall, Nash and Waltman) to be inducted into HOF next year.

 

[GWBogan]

Batista and nWo (Hogan, Hall, Nash and Waltman) to be inducted into HOF next year.

Waltman inducted into the Hall of Fame two years in a row? I wonder wHo made that decision to Have Waltman be inducted alongside the original trio?

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

Waltman in with the nWo has to be a kliq piss take surely.

And watch Batista go in as the headline inductee over the greatest faction of all time

 

[Bomberboyokay]

All four are already in the Hall of Fame X-Pac as part of DX, so he'll get a third time eventually.

How often will John Cena go on in. Himself, The Nexus, tag team with Batista, tag team with Shawn Michaels, tag team with David Otunga...

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Triple H. D-Generation X. The Corporation. The Corporate Ministry. The McMahon–Helmsley Faction. The Power Trip. Evolution. The Authority.

 

[GWBogan]

All four are already in the Hall of Fame X-Pac as part of DX, so he'll get a third time eventually.

How often will John Cena go on in. Himself, The Nexus, tag team with Batista, tag team with Shawn Michaels, tag team with David Otunga...

X-Factor to be inducted in the Hall of Fame next year?

 

[Senor M]

Raw opens with a Rusev/Lana 'divorce' segment; followed up by Matt Hardy dressed as 2000 Matt Hardy (blonde streak in his hair & all)

This is some Attitude Era stuff right here--- where's RedVest & Bomberboy? They'd love this good shit.

 

[RossFC]

Raw opens with a Rusev/Lana 'divorce' segment; followed up by Matt Hardy dressed as 2000 Matt Hardy (blonde streak in his hair & all)

This is some Attitude Era stuff right here--- where's RedVest & Bomberboy? They'd love this good shit.

Why is Matt Hardy not in the Broken gimmick? Has there been an explanation for that?

 

[Selim]

Why is Matt Hardy not in the Broken gimmick? Has there been an explanation for that?

apparently he is going to go on a big losing streak which will eventually lead to that