***Official WWE/wrasslin' Thread***

tempo_n_groove

HughFreakingDillon said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

25 years ago today. A day that was to me what the Kennedy assassination was to my father (pardon the hyperbole)

that was a confusing fucking time to try to figure out what was story and what was kayfabe. 

Has it ever really been confirmed that it was a screw job?  i mean I have watched a few specials on it and they are wrestlers telling the story after all...

HughFreakingDillon

one of my favourite Off The Record (TSN talk show) episodes was with Bret Hart. I think it was a two parter, and man did I look forward to that, and it freaking delivered. 

Ledbetterman10

HughFreakingDillon said:

one of my favourite Off The Record (TSN talk show) episodes was with Bret Hart. I think it was a two parter, and man did I look forward to that, and it freaking delivered. 

I remember reading a transcript of that on the internet just days after the Survivor Series. I think he did the interview maybe a week or two before it. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

one of my favourite Off The Record (TSN talk show) episodes was with Bret Hart. I think it was a two parter, and man did I look forward to that, and it freaking delivered. 

I remember reading a transcript of that on the internet just days after the Survivor Series. I think he did the interview maybe a week or two before it. 

i'm referring to the one where he did a two part interview several years later and spilled all the beans about everything. it might have been 2003. (I actually don't recall him doing one prior to the screwjob; interesting)

Ledbetterman10

HughFreakingDillon said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

one of my favourite Off The Record (TSN talk show) episodes was with Bret Hart. I think it was a two parter, and man did I look forward to that, and it freaking delivered. 

I remember reading a transcript of that on the internet just days after the Survivor Series. I think he did the interview maybe a week or two before it. 

i'm referring to the one where he did a two part interview several years later and spilled all the beans about everything. it might have been 2003. (I actually don't recall him doing one prior to the screwjob; interesting)

Here's the one I'm referring to. Some clips were used in Wrestling With Shadows. It was actually just two days before Survivor Series....

https://youtu.be/Hi22AiFDbLg

eeriepadave

and newwwww AEW champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman!

eeriepadave

Another decent premium live event last night. I do miss the traditional survivor series match-up but war games was a nice replacement.

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

and newwwww AEW champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman!

It's about damn time!

igotid88

Mandy Rose gets released because of her fansly account. Why? They should have just suspender her or something. The Usos can get multiple DUIs and get a push

igotid88

Mercedes Varnado aka Sasha Banks now Mercedes Mone in NJPW

igotid88

Vince is back on the Board of Directors 

HughFreakingDillon

haha that didn't take long

igotid88

https://twitter.com/ThisGenGamingYT/status/1611120663334354946?t=5pZEmu-BHQl-YMVb4RcfGg&s=19

eeriepadave

Luckily I think Triple H is still running things at least from watching last nights Smackdown he is.

igotid88

Stephanie has resigned

igotid88

WWE sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Don't know how it will affect some of the wrestlers? Or even the company itself 

tempo_n_groove

igotid88 said:

WWE sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Don't know how it will affect some of the wrestlers? Or even the company itself 

First LIV then Ronaldo and now WWE?!?

What's next, Pearl Jam?

eeriepadave

igotid88 said:

WWE sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Don't know how it will affect some of the wrestlers? Or even the company itself 

not a done deal.

igotid88

https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1613166101613129728?t=UqP-RkGyBFTRg-XpW5RCZg&s=19

igotid88

I'm hoping they're looking at the response from fans and don't go through with it

tempo_n_groove

igotid88 said:

I'm hoping they're looking at the response from fans and don't go through with it

It's all about writing and branding.  Could this Saudi group do it?

igotid88

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

I'm hoping they're looking at the response from fans and don't go through with it

It's all about writing and branding.  Could this Saudi group do it?

This goes beyond writing and branding. 

tempo_n_groove

igotid88 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

I'm hoping they're looking at the response from fans and don't go through with it

It's all about writing and branding.  Could this Saudi group do it?

This goes beyond writing and branding. 

What's the deal then?

igotid88

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

I'm hoping they're looking at the response from fans and don't go through with it

It's all about writing and branding.  Could this Saudi group do it?

This goes beyond writing and branding. 

What's the deal then?

There's no deal so far and hopefully won't be. Did you not follow the controversy surrounding LIV Golf? Unfortunately money talks and people would take the money. But guys like Sami Zayn who's involved in Syrian charity. How will they treat the women or LGBTQ... wrestlers? Maybe it's just about money and they won't get involved. But even then

tempo_n_groove

igotid88 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

igotid88 said:

I'm hoping they're looking at the response from fans and don't go through with it

It's all about writing and branding.  Could this Saudi group do it?

This goes beyond writing and branding. 

What's the deal then?

There's no deal so far and hopefully won't be. Did you not follow the controversy surrounding LIV Golf? Unfortunately money talks and people would take the money. But guys like Sami Zayn who's involved in Syrian charity. How will they treat the women or LGBTQ... wrestlers? Maybe it's just about money and they won't get involved. But even then

I didn't think it would get political and go sideways.  i figured it would just be a changing of the guard.

eeriepadave

RIP Jay Briscoe!

eeriepadave

pretty decent Royal Rumble albeit very predictable. Everyone thought it would be Cody and Rhea winning it which they did.Gunther lasting like an hour and 11 minutes was pretty surprising. Also the very end when Sami clocked Roman with a chair shot to the back. As well as Jey Uso walking out "confused" was great story telling. Only match that was meh was Bianca vs Alexa Bliss.

DewieCox

The lights out match was dogshit.

The KO beat down was the worst I’ve ever seen. Just relentless. The crowd joining in the FU Roman chant section by section was epic. 

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

pretty decent Royal Rumble albeit very predictable. Everyone thought it would be Cody and Rhea winning it which they did.Gunther lasting like an hour and 11 minutes was pretty surprising. Also the very end when Sami clocked Roman with a chair shot to the back. As well as Jey Uso walking out "confused" was great story telling. Only match that was meh was Bianca vs Alexa Bliss.

I stopped following AEW religiously and seeing now that Cody Rhodes is on WWE?!?  He started AEW with everyone from the ground up.  Can't believe he left?

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

pretty decent Royal Rumble albeit very predictable. Everyone thought it would be Cody and Rhea winning it which they did.Gunther lasting like an hour and 11 minutes was pretty surprising. Also the very end when Sami clocked Roman with a chair shot to the back. As well as Jey Uso walking out "confused" was great story telling. Only match that was meh was Bianca vs Alexa Bliss.

I stopped following AEW religiously and seeing now that Cody Rhodes is on WWE?!?  He started AEW with everyone from the ground up.  Can't believe he left?

yeah he came back at Wrestlemania last year. AEW is still doing pretty well w/out him.