All-Purpose News Thread Part II

[GKJ]

Nash Carter was fired specifically for the Hitler picture according to Dave. WWE had known about the stuff with Kimber Lee last week, so it was suprising they got the tag titles. He had also just had Kimber Lee served with divorce papers and had been staying with Wes Lee and his wife for a while so there is dispute over the timing of the claims and they say he's been staying away from her but she isn't? I think I have that right. He had also been in a thing with Gigi Dolin that sounds like it wasn't good.

 

[GKJ]

Appears AEW is going to start being streamed in Japan on New Japan World, eventually with Japanese commentary.

 

[GKJ]

 

[CDJ]

Well that’s awful news

 

[sabremike]

25 years ago today: ECW makes history with it's first ever PPV Barely Legal:

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Not sure if it was mentioned but we have a couple more name change victims.

Raul Mendoza is now Cruz Del Toro and Marcel Barthel is now Ludwig Kaiser.

 

[Bondurant]

Not sure if it was mentioned but we have a couple more name change victims.

Raul Mendoza is now Cruz Del Toro and Marcel Barthel is now Ludwig Kaiser.

I missed the Barthel rebrand. This is just getting stupid.

 

[HandsomeHollywood]

I missed the Barthel rebrand. This is just getting stupid.

I am holding out hope WWE changes Cody Rhodes to just Cody for everything to come full circle.

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

I am holding out hope WWE changes Cody Rhodes to just Cody for everything to come full circle.

Or maybe just “Rhodes”

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

And now I just remembered “Butch” and probably cannot take anything seriously again for a couple days

 

[GKJ]

Kacy Catanzaro and Kay Lee Ray have had their names changed to Katana Chance and Alba Fyre respectively. The edict here is that Vince wants names he can trademark and aren’t someone’s real or indie names. Obviously the rule won’t apply to Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, Ronda Rousey, or Gable Steveson

 

[Unholy Diver]

Kacy Catanzaro and Kay Lee Ray have had their names changed to Katana Chance and Alba Fyre respectively. The edict here is that Vince wants names he can trademark and aren’t someone’s real or indie names. Obviously the rule won’t apply to Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, Ronda Rousey, or Gable Steveson

He should still change Steveson to Stevenson, it would make it easier on everyone and also it sounds better

 

[TD Charlie]

Have they changed Chad Gable's name? Seems very unlike them to go forward with two Gable's

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

^ That's definitely coming.

 

[Megahab]

Kacy Catanzaro and Kay Lee Ray have had their names changed to Katana Chance and Alba Fyre respectively. The edict here is that Vince wants names he can trademark and aren’t someone’s real or indie names. Obviously the rule won’t apply to Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, Ronda Rousey, or Gable Steveson

So they're back to that eh? It seemed ikea they stopped changing names about 5 years ago and let guys keep their indy names.

I'm not sure how it benefits WWE's business to trademark names but I always felt it was a shitty practice for WWE to trademark names as it only hurts wrestlers once they leave WWE.

 

[GKJ]

So they're back to that eh? It seemed ikea they stopped changing names about 5 years ago and let guys keep their indy names.

I'm not sure how it benefits WWE's business to trademark names but I always felt it was a shitty practice for WWE to trademark names as it only hurts wrestlers once they leave WWE.

It'll change again later, but this seems to be the first time they're doing it with established characters.

 

[NextBigThing]

WrestleMania draws MASSIVE viewership India. Over 56 million viewers. Someone in the ratings thread said "very nice" in reply to a wrestling show drawing 600k. I wonder what they think of this lol.

SOURCE: WrestleMania 38 Hits New High in India, 56.1 Million Viewers Watched it on Sony Sports Network

 

[GKJ]

WrestleMania draws MASSIVE viewership India. Over 56 million viewers. Someone in the ratings thread said "very nice" in reply to a wrestling show drawing 600k. I wonder what they think of this lol.

SOURCE: WrestleMania 38 Hits New High in India, 56.1 Million Viewers Watched it on Sony Sports Network

You gotta stop. Your trolling doesn't even make sense now.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

If they're gonna change names for IP purposes they should have done it from the get go like they did with people all the time previously (Rollins, Ambrose, Bryan, etc) and guys like LA Knight and Carmelo Hayes more recently.

It's one thing to drop a first or last name, which is also stupid, but still generally the same name/character. (How long before Ciampa loses his first name?) Changing people who have been there for years like Walter, Barthel, Pete Dunne, Mendoza, Kacy, Kay Lee, etc and then not even really mentioning it on top of it is even more insulting to their fans intelligence than they usually are.

Vince thinks people don't watch NXT but then got mad and wonders why they lost to AEW in the ratings. And his/Bruce Pritchard's NXT 2.0 experiment isn't off to a great start either. I'm on the verge of stop watching it especially if most of what was still decent about it like Imperium and Knight are getting called up to be butchered.

 

[GKJ]

If they're gonna change names for IP purposes they should have done it from the get go like they did with people all the time previously (Rollins, Ambrose, Bryan, etc) and guys like LA Knight and Carmelo Hayes more recently.

It's one thing to drop a first or last name, which is also stupid, but still generally the same name/character. (How long before Ciampa loses his first name?) Changing people who have been there for years like Walter, Barthel, Pete Dunne, Mendoza, Kacy, Kay Lee, etc and then not even really mentioning it on top of it is even more insulting to their fans intelligence than they usually are.

Vince thinks people don't watch NXT but then got mad and wonders why they lost to AEW in the ratings. And his/Bruce Pritchard's NXT 2.0 experiment isn't off to a great start either. I'm on the verge of stop watching it especially if most of what was still decent about it like Imperium and Knight are getting called up to be butchered.

'Tommaso Ciampa' is already too many syllables for Vince, but when it happens, probably means Vince likes him enough to do it.

 

[GKJ]

Kushida has left WWE, his contract expired. No reason for him to stay and no reason for them to keep him.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

His entire run in NXT was forgettable and you could have saw that coming the moment he left NJPW to go there. He'll be back in NJPW soon enough could see him having a few matches in AEW as well.

 

[CDJ]

I’d say reunite the Time Splitters but I think Shelley has been teaming with Sabin lately

 

[Jussi]

Io Shirai has been spotted wearing a medical boot on her leg and with crutches so she's out for a while.

 

[Sheppy]

Apparently Shotzi isn't "injured" like previously reported. She's been healthy for a while, they just don't have anything for her.

I expect she will be on the cut list whenever that comes out.