Monthly News Thread (April 2019)

[Kimi]

My claim is that even having rehab, multiple surgeries, and an infection is still apparently less stressful and time consuming than road life, yes.

And if it were insane you wouldn't be seeing those results with person after person who looks far better when they come back.

It may be better than being on the road, but that isn't a holiday. It isn't time off. It's hard, gruelling work that is frustrating, painful, stressful, and flat out miserable.

On a work-to-holiday scale, rehab (even without the horrendous complications) falls far, far closer to the work side than the holiday side. It is not time off, it's just different work.



Look at it this way, if your boss lets you go home an hour earlier each day but you have to work in another building, does that mean you are now on holiday? It doesn't. All the stresses of work and life are still there every day, you just get to go to the gym more in your extra hour.

You'll look great, but you won't feel refreshed or fulfilled like spending a few months completely free on an actual holiday.

 

[dahrougem2]

It may be better than being on the road, but that isn't a holiday. It isn't time off. It's hard, gruelling work that is frustrating, painful, stressful, and flat out miserable.

On a work-to-holiday scale, rehab (even without the horrendous complications) falls far, far closer to the work side than the holiday side. It is not time off, it's just different work.



Look at it this way, if your boss lets you go home an hour earlier each day but you have to work in another building, does that mean you are now on holiday? It doesn't. All the stresses of work and life are still there every day, you just get to go to the gym more in your extra hour.

You'll look great, but you won't feel refreshed or fulfilled like spending a few months completely free on an actual holiday.

That's.... not remotely similar to rehabbing.

 

[Sheppy]

I feel like they’re really, really milking Dean leaving.

 

[GKJ]

I feel like they’re really, really milking Dean leaving.

I think they’re doing that to try to not get him to leave, but I think it does the opposite.

 

[Paris in Flames]

It may be better than being on the road, but that isn't a holiday. It isn't time off. It's hard, gruelling work that is frustrating, painful, stressful, and flat out miserable.

On a work-to-holiday scale, rehab (even without the horrendous complications) falls far, far closer to the work side than the holiday side. It is not time off, it's just different work.



Look at it this way, if your boss lets you go home an hour earlier each day but you have to work in another building, does that mean you are now on holiday? It doesn't. All the stresses of work and life are still there every day, you just get to go to the gym more in your extra hour.

You'll look great, but you won't feel refreshed or fulfilled like spending a few months completely free on an actual holiday.

I dunno man. Anytime I "work from home" I essentially just hang out watching the Price is Right and only working if I HAVE to.

 

[Cor]

Being at home every night but having to do rehab for a few hours during the day is A LOT easier than being on the road every day sleeping in different hotels/motels every night.

Anyone who has had to travel for work knows that. After like night 2, hotels suck and you miss your family/friends/colleagues/your bed.

Now, it sucks these people need to get hurt or have surgery to get that time off, and in the case of someone like Ambrose where there were major complications the time off could be quiet awful.

 

[Kimi]

That's.... not remotely similar to rehabbing.

It's not meant to be. It's showing that having more free time doesn't mean it's a holiday. Which is the point.

 

[Kimi]

I dunno man. Anytime I "work from home" I essentially just hang out watching the Price is Right and only working if I HAVE to.

Meaningless to the point I'm making.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Being at home every night but having to do rehab for a few hours during the day is A LOT easier than being on the road every day sleeping in different hotels/motels every night.

Anyone who has had to travel for work knows that. After like night 2, hotels suck and you miss your family/friends/colleagues/your bed.

Now, it sucks these people need to get hurt or have surgery to get that time off, and in the case of someone like Ambrose where there were major complications the time off could be quiet awful.

Your second point doesn’t really apply to WWE superstars though imo. They’re so used to it that not being on the road is jarring to them. Fandango recently said as said, and a lot of guys who retired talked about the shock it is when they’re not constantly traveling. I remember Edge saying how weird it felt for a long time.

These guys are used to that more than being at home. Dean being at home actually probably gave him time to think with a clear mind for once (after trying to not die, literally) and it may have been the only time he got the clarity to realize he was unhappy in WWE since they couldn’t continue throwing him out there to be the workhorse.

But if we know anything about Dean I’d assume he hated the downtime.

 

[dahrougem2]

It's not meant to be. It's showing that having more free time doesn't mean it's a holiday. Which is the point.

It's not a holiday, but it is time off. Whether or not there's rehab involved, time off is time off. He's not killing himself 4/7 nights in a ring and living in hotels all the time.

 

[tony d]

Re: Dean, I still think he stays. The WWE usually doesn't do this much when a talent leaves. I think he ends up signing a new contract and staying.

 

[Kimi]

It's not a holiday, but it is time off. Whether or not there's rehab involved, time off is time off. He's not killing himself 4/7 nights in a ring and living in hotels all the time.

It's still not real break. It's extremely reasonable to want to take a holiday now that his contract is over and he's injury free.

This really isn't a crazy concept.

 

[GKJ]

Re: Dean, I still think he stays. The WWE usually doesn't do this much when a talent leaves. I think he ends up signing a new contract and staying.

Circumstances are different. There wasn't usually an AEW out there with money to spend and public confidence.

 

[dahrougem2]

It's still not real break. It's extremely reasonable to want to take a holiday now that his contract is over and he's injury free.

This really isn't a crazy concept.

Nobody is making this a crazy concept

 

[Cor]

Andrade, Zelina Vega and Aleister Black are listed as SmackDown Superstars again, so it appears WWE has changed their minds on those 3 being on RAW.

Ricochet is still listed as a Raw Superstar

 

[Cor]

- Word is WWE wants to use the Men's MITB match to create a star again. People within the company feel they've completely dropped the ball the past two years. Baron Corbin won in 2017, and lost his cash-in attempt, while Braun Strowman won in 2018, announced his cash in on Roman Reigns, in a match that ended in a No Contest.

 

[GKJ]

Andrade, Zelina Vega and Aleister Black are listed as SmackDown Superstars again, so it appears WWE has changed their minds on those 3 being on RAW.

Ricochet is still listed as a Raw Superstar

*whispers* the brand split is dying

 

[Cor]

The brand split isn't dying.

It's just WWE being typical WWE and not having any planning, both short-term and long-term about decisions before they make them.

Just like how Rey Mysterio will probably be barely used on RAW for a year before eventually ending up back on SmackDown, just like the last time he was "drafted" to RAW.

 

[ColePens]

Why am i to invest my time into a show that ends up meaning absolutely nothing leas than days later?!

 

[Cor]

Why am i to invest my time into a show that ends up meaning absolutely nothing leas than days later?!

Because we all hate ourselves, that's why

 

[Sheppy]

Looks like Charlotte pulled Andrade back to the blue brand. Dat pull tho

 

[Brodeur]

Smackdown: Aleister Black, Andrade, Zelina Vega
Raw: 2020 2nd round pick, rights to JTG

 

[Cor]

Smackdown: Aleister Black, Andrade, Zelina Vegas
Raw: 2020 2nd round pick, rights to JTG

They'll probably frame it as Samoa Joe and the US Championship for Black, Andrade and Vega.

No doubt.

Also, Black and Andrade make me want to watch SmackDown again, but then I remember that Roman Reigns is just going to bury everyone, so naaaah
(I'm still gonna watch cause I'm a sucker)

 

[Kimi]

Is there anyone left without a show this time round? Outside the usual part-time lot and injuries.

 

[GKJ]

Is there anyone left without a show this time round? Outside the usual part-time lot and injuries.

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