All-Purpose News Thread Part II

[GKJ]

I ain’t f***ing calling him that

 

[TD Charlie]

Hahaha. WWE Never ceases to amaze me with their shit decisions.

 

[CDJ]

They literally trademarked the name of a notorious nazi and are making it the Central European guys name, can’t make this shit up

 

[BostonBob]

They f***ing changed WALTER’s name. They did it, they just couldn’t resist.

It's either Gunther or Gunther Stark.

 

[BostonBob]

They f***ing changed WALTER’s name. They did it, they just couldn’t resist.


He’s done.

It's either Gunther or Gunther Stark.

from today's pwinsider.com:

WWE has already abandoned their trademark filing on the name Gunther Stark.

WWE filed that they had abandoned the registration of the trademark yesterday, 1/19.

As noted yesterday on PWInsider.com, the trademark registration blew up in WWE's face on both social media and with a number of mainstream outlets in the United States and internationally. The Gunther Stark name, devised as the new ring name for the former WALTER, was identical to a Nazi U-Boat Commander in World War II.

WWE moved forward with WALTER's new ring name this past Tuesday, instead using "Gunther" without the last name.

 

[GKJ]

Rey Fenix is targetting a mid-February return.

Eddie Kingston has a broken orbital bone and is hoping to be back in 3 weeks.

 

[sabremike]

Rey Fenix is targetting a mid-February return.

Eddie Kingston has a broken orbital bone and is hoping to be back in 3 weeks.

Having been there when that injury happened Fenix being back by mid February would be close to miraculous.

 

[Bondurant]

Gunther? JFC! The Clan McMahon cannot help themselves from ruining everything they touch.

 

[NextBigThing]

Tony must be loving the move to TBS. He now gets a huge lead in with "The Big Bang Theory". On Wednesday they had a lead in audience of 1.72 million viewers. Unfortunately, 120 minutes later they plummeted to 947,000 viewers. The quarter hour breakdown shows the program steadily declined throughout the 2 hours.

I'm also curious to see how RAW performs in the coming weeks. First time in months they don't have to compete with football. The last two weeks were against the National Championship and NFL playoff game which both drew massive numbers.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Tony must be loving the move to TBS. He now gets a huge lead in with "The Big Bang Theory". On Wednesday they had a lead in audience of 1.72 million viewers. Unfortunately, 120 minutes later they plummeted to 947,000 viewers. The quarter hour breakdown shows the program steadily declined throughout the 2 hours.

I'm also curious to see how RAW performs in the coming weeks. First time in months they don't have to compete with football. The last two weeks were against the National Championship and NFL playoff game which both drew massive numbers.

Don't worry Bruce, Vince won't fire you this time.

 

[Megahab]

I hate that I'm so annoyed by Nextbigthing's posts. Maybe that was his goal and he won.

 

[NextBigThing]

Does AEW have an attendance problem? If WWE was drawing like this there would be a plethora of posts about it. Not a peep since it's the other company.

 

[NextBigThing]

continued:

 

[NextBigThing]

Between the Jags and AEW the Khans must spend a fortune on tarps.

 

[Megahab]

Does AEW have an attendance problem? If WWE was drawing like this there would be a plethora of posts about it. Not a peep since it's the other company.

Please realize that you're on a forum where like 7 people regularly post.

 

[NextBigThing]

Please realize that you're on a forum where like 7 people regularly post.

When WWE had a poor showing at MSG all the AEW fanboys here were giggling like schoolgirls over it. Now AEW draws flies and there's not a peep about it. Funny how that works.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

When WWE had a poor showing at MSG all the AEW fanboys here were giggling like schoolgirls over it. Now AEW draws flies and there's not a peep about it. Funny how that works.

Most important question is... why do you care?

 

[GKJ]

WWE does draw like that in some places. It’s not talked about because it isn’t news. It was news in New York because it was New York.

 

[tp71]

Most important question is... why do you care?

WWE might gift him the egg.

 

[Megahab]

When WWE had a poor showing at MSG all the AEW fanboys here were giggling like schoolgirls over it. Now AEW draws flies and there's not a peep about it. Funny how that works.

Is your generalization of "AEW fanboys" really reacting to poor WWE attendance? Or was it literally just like 2 people on here reacting to it?

 

[yahhockey]

AEW Presents - Dynamite/Rampage [FINAL COUNT]
Wed • Jan 12 • 7:00 PM PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
Estimated Setup/Capacity => 5,681
Tickets Distributed => 4,985 (87.7%)

 

[GKJ]

WWE dumps a bunch of new characters on TV, sends the talent who helped get the brand over packing, can’t understand why people aren’t watching and beyond that, blames the fans for not liking it/not caring.

 

[sabremike]

WWE dumps a bunch of new characters on TV, sends the talent who helped get the brand over packing, can’t understand why people aren’t watching and beyond that, blames the fans for not liking it/not caring.

Fan perception = People see the product is really bad.

 

[NextBigThing]

Lio Rush is on his way out of AEW. I'm sure Tony's infamous New Year's Eve tweet had something to do with this.

 

[GKJ]

Could be. But hard to say since he never stays anywhere. His deal was originally through New Japan.