All-Purpose News Thread Part II
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Emperoreddy
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No one should be surprised.
Vince tried to get heat off the first Gulf War. Carnies have no shame
TheBeastCoast
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JordanStaal#1Fan
Impressive! Without even a match announced.
I guess if they get Punk back or some big match, they could reach 60k+.
I guess if they get Punk back or some big match, they could reach 60k+.
Unholy Diver
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Sting vs Goldberg in a rematch from Slamboree '99
Sheppy
NeelyDan eats corn the long way
Certainly a good start. In general most shows move the majority of tickets early then dribs and drabs until the event unless there is an announcement that may drive another run on tickets so the tickets sold count as of Monday morning will be interesting.
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JordanStaal#1Fan
Sheppy
NeelyDan eats corn the long way
I think 60-65k could be possible. This is a fantastic start.
Sheppy
NeelyDan eats corn the long way
Side note: I’m all for this pairing if they allow them to be idiots like this…
BostonBob
4 Ever The Greatest
WWE signed former Olympic Gold Medal winner Tamyra Mensah-Stock.
from espn.com:
Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics, is hanging up her amateur wrestling shoes -- only to pick up a pair of professional wrestling boots and join WWE.
WWE officials told ESPN on Tuesday that the promotion had signed wrestling gold medalist Mensah-Stock to a contract. Mensah-Stock was the Olympic champion at 68 kilograms at the Tokyo Games in 2021, becoming the first Black woman to win gold in freestyle wrestling.
Mensah-Stock, 30, had been talking publicly about going to WWE after winning gold in 2021 but remained in amateur wrestling, winning the 2022 world championship in Belgrade, Serbia, for her second world title.
In 2021, Mensah-Stock came in third place in the world championships and continued on because of that finish.
"I didn't want to end my career on that note," Mensah-Stock said. "So I did another world championships, I wiped the floor with everybody, and I was like, 'Man, this is not fun anymore. I need a change.' Something in the back of my head that's just been itching at me, a dream of mine for I don't know how long. I just wanted to be in the WWE."
Full story: WWE signs wrestling gold medalist Mensah-Stock
from espn.com:
Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics, is hanging up her amateur wrestling shoes -- only to pick up a pair of professional wrestling boots and join WWE.
WWE officials told ESPN on Tuesday that the promotion had signed wrestling gold medalist Mensah-Stock to a contract. Mensah-Stock was the Olympic champion at 68 kilograms at the Tokyo Games in 2021, becoming the first Black woman to win gold in freestyle wrestling.
Mensah-Stock, 30, had been talking publicly about going to WWE after winning gold in 2021 but remained in amateur wrestling, winning the 2022 world championship in Belgrade, Serbia, for her second world title.
In 2021, Mensah-Stock came in third place in the world championships and continued on because of that finish.
"I didn't want to end my career on that note," Mensah-Stock said. "So I did another world championships, I wiped the floor with everybody, and I was like, 'Man, this is not fun anymore. I need a change.' Something in the back of my head that's just been itching at me, a dream of mine for I don't know how long. I just wanted to be in the WWE."
Full story: WWE signs wrestling gold medalist Mensah-Stock
BostonBob
4 Ever The Greatest
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JordanStaal#1Fan
RAW in Quebec CIty? Too bad it is on a Monday and I live in Sherbrooke now. That would have been fun.
Sheppy
NeelyDan eats corn the long way
GKJ
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Emperoreddy
Show Me What You Got!
Emperoreddy
Show Me What You Got!
Seriously though this is a great time for international wrestling. WWE in PR right now, AEW heading to the UK, all the shows pulling numbers.
American crowds are being left in the dust
American crowds are being left in the dust
BostonBob
4 Ever The Greatest
A win for Vince but I wonder just how much $$$ changed hands here. 
from wrestlinginc.com:
A group of WWE shareholders who sued company chairman Vince McMahon have dropped their lawsuit. Bloomberg reported Thursday the shareholders are no longer seeking to pursue charges against McMahon, 77, after he paid back the $17.4 million it cost the company to investigate claims of hush money payments made to cover up alleged sexual misconduct. The shareholders had sued McMahon over the costs.
An SEC filing in late March showed McMahon had reimbursed WWE for the money WWE spent on its internal investigations. The $17.4 million McMahon reimbursed to the company was unrelated to the $19.6 million the longtime WWE owner had reportedly paid out to several women since 2007 in an effort to avoid any public sexual misconduct allegations. That amount was reportedly discovered during WWE's internal investigation launched into the matter last year.
The longtime WWE chairman returned to his role leading the company in early 2023 after briefly retiring in mid-2022 after the allegations became public. The initial retirement announcement, which didn't mention the allegations, investigation, or lawsuit, shocked a professional wrestling community that couldn't imagine McMahon ever willingly stepping away from the company he purchased from his late father and helped expand across the globe. The suspicions held by many fans and members of the industry proved true true when McMahon made a dramatic return at the turn of the year, reinstating himself on the board and reclaiming his position as the company's chairman, ousting his daughter, Stephanie. Months later, McMahon helped facilitate WWE's sale in April to Endeavor, which also owns UFC.
from wrestlinginc.com:
A group of WWE shareholders who sued company chairman Vince McMahon have dropped their lawsuit. Bloomberg reported Thursday the shareholders are no longer seeking to pursue charges against McMahon, 77, after he paid back the $17.4 million it cost the company to investigate claims of hush money payments made to cover up alleged sexual misconduct. The shareholders had sued McMahon over the costs.
An SEC filing in late March showed McMahon had reimbursed WWE for the money WWE spent on its internal investigations. The $17.4 million McMahon reimbursed to the company was unrelated to the $19.6 million the longtime WWE owner had reportedly paid out to several women since 2007 in an effort to avoid any public sexual misconduct allegations. That amount was reportedly discovered during WWE's internal investigation launched into the matter last year.
The longtime WWE chairman returned to his role leading the company in early 2023 after briefly retiring in mid-2022 after the allegations became public. The initial retirement announcement, which didn't mention the allegations, investigation, or lawsuit, shocked a professional wrestling community that couldn't imagine McMahon ever willingly stepping away from the company he purchased from his late father and helped expand across the globe. The suspicions held by many fans and members of the industry proved true true when McMahon made a dramatic return at the turn of the year, reinstating himself on the board and reclaiming his position as the company's chairman, ousting his daughter, Stephanie. Months later, McMahon helped facilitate WWE's sale in April to Endeavor, which also owns UFC.
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A win for Vince but I wonder just how much $$$ changed hands here.
from wrestlinginc.com:
A group of WWE shareholders who sued company chairman Vince McMahon have dropped their lawsuit. Bloomberg reported Thursday the shareholders are no longer seeking to pursue charges against McMahon, 77, after he paid back the $17.4 million it cost the company to investigate claims of hush money payments made to cover up alleged sexual misconduct. The shareholders had sued McMahon over the costs.
An SEC filing in late March showed McMahon had reimbursed WWE for the money WWE spent on its internal investigations. The $17.4 million McMahon reimbursed to the company was unrelated to the $19.6 million the longtime WWE owner had reportedly paid out to several women since 2007 in an effort to avoid any public sexual misconduct allegations. That amount was reportedly discovered during WWE's internal investigation launched into the matter last year.
The longtime WWE chairman returned to his role leading the company in early 2023 after briefly retiring in mid-2022 after the allegations became public. The initial retirement announcement, which didn't mention the allegations, investigation, or lawsuit, shocked a professional wrestling community that couldn't imagine McMahon ever willingly stepping away from the company he purchased from his late father and helped expand across the globe. The suspicions held by many fans and members of the industry proved true true when McMahon made a dramatic return at the turn of the year, reinstating himself on the board and reclaiming his position as the company's chairman, ousting his daughter, Stephanie. Months later, McMahon helped facilitate WWE's sale in April to Endeavor, which also owns UFC.
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