All-Purpose News Thread Part II

[Megahab]

I'm still not over Charlotte being the first one to beat Asuka. They had something special in Asuka. Yeah sure, she's still winning titles and featured prominently but back then, she had this special aura and star power that was completely destroyed by that Charlotte loss.

 

[TD Charlie]

They will have her lose so they can spend the next year building to get herself back there like they did with Becky

Yep. And we will get a whole year of shoehorn on top. Can’t wait

 

[GKJ]

I'm still not over Charlotte being the first one to beat Asuka. They had something special in Asuka. Yeah sure, she's still winning titles and featured prominently but back then, she had this special aura and star power that was completely destroyed by that Charlotte loss.

that's what she gets for not learning how to speak english before japanese

 

[Jussi]

that's what she gets for not learning how to speak english before japanese

And then Asuka proceeded to get even more over by basically yelling at the opponents in Japanese in her promos during the Thunderdome era.

 

[Jussi]

REPORT: Comcast Wants to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Merge With NBCUniversal

A new report claims Comcast is seeking to buy Warner Bros. Discovery amidst the latter company's financial woes and merge it with NBCUniversal.

www.cbr.com

WWE and AEW tv under one roof?

 

[Grackle Party]

REPORT: Comcast Wants to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Merge With NBCUniversal

A new report claims Comcast is seeking to buy Warner Bros. Discovery amidst the latter company's financial woes and merge it with NBCUniversal.

www.cbr.com

WWE and AEW tv under one roof?

Maybe AEW as a backup for when Disney buys WWE

Honestly though I doubt AEW is on Comcast’s radar

 

[Megahab]

that's what she gets for not learning how to speak english before japanese

She didn't know how to speak English in nxt and she still had that star aura

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

And then Asuka proceeded to get even more over by basically yelling at the opponents in Japanese in her promos during the Thunderdome era.

She didn’t get more over.

 

[GKJ]

She didn't know how to speak English in nxt and she still had that star aura

NXT was a different universe then

 

[Unholy Diver]

REPORT: Comcast Wants to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Merge With NBCUniversal

A new report claims Comcast is seeking to buy Warner Bros. Discovery amidst the latter company's financial woes and merge it with NBCUniversal.

www.cbr.com

WWE and AEW tv under one roof?

That would be a really big merger, I wonder if the government would let it go through, or shut it down for antitrust reasons

 

[GKJ]

AEW announced their debut show in Seattle for January 4, which would seemingly make it impossible for Bryan Danielson to be at Wrestle Kingdom.

Also it sounds like they’re going to run Cow Palace in San Francisco for Revolution

 

[BostonBob]

" The Dragon " is coming back.

from si.com:

Pro wrestling will be graced with the return of a legend this winter.

Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat is stepping back into the ring.

An icon of the industry and widely regarded as one of the greatest in-ring performers of all-time, Steamboat will wrestle for Big Time Wrestling on Nov. 27 at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Dorton Arena.

“Ricky Steamboat is one of the greatest all-time, and we’re excited to bring a legend back to the ring,” Big Time Wrestling co-owner Steve Perkins said. “Interest will be high, and ticket sales will begin today.”

Steamboat, 69, last wrestled in 2010 on the indies when he tagged with his son, Richie Steamboat, against The Dudebusters’ Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta, who is now part of the AEW roster. His last singles match took place during a WWE house show against Drew McIntyre in 2009. That was a unique stretch of time, as Steamboat also worked Chris Jericho and Sheamus during that house show loop. This all occurred right after Steamboat made his return in 2009 following a 15-year retirement at WrestleMania 25. That marked the same weekend as his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, and he teamed with Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka in a three-on-one handicap elimination match against Jericho. Steamboat put forth an outstanding performance, generating genuine excitement that built to a singles match later that month against Jericho at the Backlash pay-per-view.

Prior to that, Steamboat’s last match came without fanfare during a 1994 house show in WCW against Steve Austin. Steamboat defended the United States title for the final time that night before retiring due to a back injury.


Full story: Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat Making Return to the Ring - Sports Illustrated

 

[Bondurant]

The good stuff starts 2 minutes in.

 

[BostonBob]

from today's pwinsider.com:

Gabe Sapolsky is back with World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple WWE sources.

PWInsider.com is told that Sapolsky will be working on creative but we have not confirmed whether it is for the main roster or he is returning to WWE NXT. Sapolsky is the latest member of the Triple H regime who was let go back in January 2022 to officially return to the company, following Ryan Katz and Road Dogg.

Sapolsky broke into the business working for the original ECW, publishing their program and eventually becoming Paul Heyman's assistant.

Sapolsky was the first booker for Ring of Honor and founded Dragon Gate USA and EVOLVE (the latter of which WWE later purchased) before going to work for WWE as a consultant for the NXT brand. He had been working on the creative side of NXT and producing segments for that brand before his WWE exit last January when pretty much all of Triple H's NXT team was discarded.

Since leaving WWE, Sapolsky had been dabbling in the NFT world.

 

[Jussi]

Report: MJF Salary Revealed After Signing New AEW Contract - WrestleTalk

MJF's new salary has reportedly been revealed, following the star signing a new contract with All Elite Wrestling.

wrestletalk.com

 

[GKJ]

Malakai Black did a stream and said he is not released from AEW and will be coming back whenever he does.

 

[dahrougem2]

Malakai Black doesn't move the needle for any major company. Not WWE, not AEW, not NJPW. He's as mediocre as it gets.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Dave says Tony has a No Release mandate in place.

You are not allowed to leave unless you get fired or your contract expires

 

[Jussi]

Dave says Tony has a No Release mandate in place.

You are not allowed to leave unless you get fired or your contract expires

Ain't nobody talking about worker's rights or unions now... With WWE, this would've been considered terrible.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Yeah sounds like HHH essentially reached out to everyone he previously had and Tony just made a blanket ruling not to let anyone go.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Ain't nobody talking about worker's rights or unions now... With WWE, this would've been considered terrible.

You never fail to lick the boot Jussi! I think there should be nuance to this, it isn't a black and white thing. No company is going to just allow any and all talent to just break a contract as they please. That would essentially make contracts worthless. I think if a company isn't using and has no active plans for a wrestler they should be let go if they want to go though. If you are actively booking someone on TV, have plans for them and they just want out to switch to the other company? In what world does that make sense.

 

[GKJ]

If he wants to go, something should be worked out.

What WWE was putting people on ice and then not letting them do anything. That's not the case here, but if he wants out he shouldn't be forced to stay.

 

[Jussi]

If he wants to go, something should be worked out.

What WWE was putting people on ice and then not letting them do anything. That's not the case here, but if he wants out he shouldn't be forced to stay.

Yeah, the whole independent contractor thing is bad in the whole business but it seems like there really isn't enough support to change it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

SRS threw a bit of a tantrum, had a tweet talking about receipts that he since has deleted, and now reddit is pointing out how he likes to DM and harass critics on there (it's already known he does this on twitter).

Just admit you got this one wrong

 

[Emperoreddy]

As for contracts. Fans need to be consistent. If someone isn't happy where they are, they should be allowed to leave. Doesn't matter which company they are contracted to.

Someone like Black for instance it might be important to them to be able to be on the road with their wife.

Tony does have a right to be defensive about WWE making overtures to his wrestlers though, I don't blame him for that even if I don't agree with a No Release policy.

He should be careful how far down the tampering road he wants to go since it wasn't that long ago Jeff Hardy's contract was tampered with to get him out of WWE