All-Purpose News Thread Part II

[Sheppy]

SRS says the odds of Mercedes going back to WWE has gone up and that whatever working plan AEW had with her in August is no longer an active plan.

I could have swore I read that she was all but signed.

 

[Fro]

I could have swore I read that she was all but signed.

To which? I can't keep track of rumors anymore

 

[Emperoreddy]

I could have swore I read that she was all but signed.

Maybe back when she was in the All In crowd?

I know people speculated she was the Full Gear signing but only because people assumed it couldn't be Ospreay.

Her and Bayley have been teasing and trolling her potentially coming back to WWE for the past week or so.

 

[GKJ]

If she’s not going to fight Giulia, at least give me Starlight Kid

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

SRS says the odds of Mercedes going back to WWE has gone up and that whatever working plan AEW had with her in August is no longer an active plan.

I know I bag on AEW a lot, but there's pretty much 0 reason she should be going with AEW over WWE.

Her whole reason for leaving was frustration over Vince's inconsistent booking reaching a boiling point, and that's not a problem with Triple H. WWE's women's roster is a country mile ahead of AEW's.

We're currently at a point where AEW has two, maybe three women with legitimate "Star" potential. (Britt Baker, Toni, and maybe Saraya) And one of them just went on Twitter to publicly bash Tony for giving her zero promo time this year. WWE, Sasha gets to work with Rhea/Becky/Charlotte/Bianca/Bayley/Asuka/IYO, and potentially Jade and Tiffany Stratton in the future. I know she's already worked with the majority of them, but who they hell is she working with in AEW?

 

[Unholy Diver]

I know I bag on AEW a lot, but there's pretty much 0 reason she should be going with AEW over WWE.

Her whole reason for leaving was frustration over Vince's inconsistent booking reaching a boiling point, and that's not a problem with Triple H. WWE's women's roster is a country mile ahead of AEW's.

We're currently at a point where AEW has two, maybe three women with legitimate "Star" potential. (Britt Baker, Toni, and maybe Saraya) And one of them just went on Twitter to publicly bash Tony for giving her zero promo time this year. WWE, Sasha gets to work with Rhea/Becky/Charlotte/Bianca/Bayley/Asuka/IYO, and potentially Jade and Tiffany Stratton in the future. I know she's already worked with the majority of them, but who they hell is she working with in AEW?

Going to AEW would give her the chance to finish Saraya off once and for all

As for a somewhat serious answer I would guess the only reasons to pick AEW over WWE would be the "Freedom" that the performers are afforded to do what they want moreso than doing what they are asked or told to do, as well as the lighter schedule

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Going to AEW would give her the chance to finish Saraya off once and for all

As for a somewhat serious answer I would guess the only reasons to pick AEW over WWE would be the "Freedom" that the performers are afforded to do what they want moreso than doing what they are asked or told to do, as well as the lighter schedule

Freedom yes. But if TKO starts cutting house shows, WWE may not be that much worse than AEW schedule-wise.

Freedom only gets you so far though. Sasha gets guaranteed TV time nearly every week on WWE. Meanwhile one of AEW's biggest female stars (Like the smartest kid on the short bus, I know) is complaining about barely being featured.

Regarding finishing Saraya off... I can see Sasha coming back to WWE and doing a feud with Shinsuke... She has a history of a bad back.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Freedom yes. But if TKO starts cutting house shows, WWE may not be that much worse than AEW schedule-wise.

Freedom only gets you so far though. Sasha gets guaranteed TV time nearly every week on WWE. Meanwhile one of AEW's biggest female stars (Like the smartest kid on the short bus, I know) is complaining about barely being featured.

Regarding finishing Saraya off... I can see Sasha coming back to WWE and doing a feud with Shinsuke... She has a history of a bad back.

Yeah WWE may be cutting the house shows, and I didn't really read the story very closely so I may be way off but I thought I had read they were going to be cutting out more of the smaller shows as they weren't as profitable, could that possible mean more shows in the larger cities? Maybe more trips overseas?

There really isn't a great reason for her to pick AEW over WWE at this point, it makes the most sense to go back, but stranger things have happened

 

[TD Charlie]

Yeah WWE may be cutting the house shows, and I didn't really read the story very closely so I may be way off but I thought I had read they were going to be cutting out more of the smaller shows as they weren't as profitable, could that possible mean more shows in the larger cities? Maybe more trips overseas?

There really isn't a great reason for her to pick AEW over WWE at this point, it makes the most sense to go back, but stranger things have happened

The only reason at this point, potentially, is money.

 

[GKJ]

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I, for one, am shocked they let this leak and didn't advertise it as a "Major announcement" from Tony Khan tonight.

 

[GKJ]

One of the reasons leaving appealed to her was because she would get to do longer matches. But if she’s only going to sign for 3 or 4 matches at a time, that makes it hard to fit into booking plans. The match she did with Mayu was only like 12.


I’d love to know what happened with AEW. I’ve been steadfast behind the reporting that she did not want to do the schedule. But it was clear to me not once but twice that they thought they were getting her.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Nice.

 

[Jussi]

SRS says the odds of Mercedes going back to WWE has gone up and that whatever working plan AEW had with her in August is no longer an active plan.

From a sports betting viewpoint, shouldn't he say that the odds have come down? Because if it's more likely that she's going back to WWE, then betting odds will have gone down.

 

[GKJ]

From a sports betting viewpoint, shouldn't he say that the odds have come down? Because if it's more likely that she's going back to WWE, then betting odds will have gone down.

This isn’t sports betting.

 

[Jussi]

This isn’t sports betting.

Yeah but saying odds going up mean it's less likely. "The odds of manager X getting fired have come down" is how it's reported here in Europe. Now had he said "chances of her returning to WWE have gone up", then it would've sounded more accurate. At least to me.

 

[BostonBob]

I, for one, am shocked they let this leak and didn't advertise it as a "Major announcement" from Tony Khan tonight.

It would have been even better if he did in both official languages. I guess that would have made it an announce majeur.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Keep her away from WWE. She's terrible and the product has been better without Midcedes.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Keep her away from WWE. She's terrible and the product has been better without Midcedes.

I honestly agree. When you hear her talk she sounds like an airhead and arrogant at the same time... Which is a bad form of confidence.

... But she'd be stupid not to go back to WWE IMO, and if they feel they can make money with her, they're probably gonna take her.

 

[Unholy Diver]

I don't know if it is a parody account or is really the Man who Rules the World, but Sid Vicious has been talking a lot of trash and making fun of Ryback a lot lately on twitter, and its been pretty funny

 

[GKJ]

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Glad I was right to never like this Randall Weems mf'er.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Bryan being revealed as a NARC is producing some funny memes

 

[sansabri]

is this another heel turn or

 

[Emperoreddy]

is this another heel turn or

Apparently it's his actual role behind the scenes. Nothing kayfabe.

I do think there is some confusion if he is the one actually deciding who gets fined for complaining on social media or if he is just the guy delivering the news.