Monthly News Thread (August/2019)

[Damien]

....the July one creeped over into August for a couple days so...

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[Kimi]

I dislike that you made this thread 'cos you have an ugly avatar .


For some actual news, Jim Smallman is leaving PROGRESS to work full time on NXT UK. He was already working NXT UK, but it's too much to do both shows.

 

[Cor]

Bobby Lashley had surgery to remove Bone Spurs in his elbow.

He’s expected to be out until November

 

[BostonBob]

 

[GKJ]

It’s going to be called crown jewel again too

 

[Disclose]

 

[Kimi]

TakeOver is in Boston next August, along with SummerSlam as a supporting show.


(@Clint Eastwood)

 

[GKJ]

TakeOver is in Boston next August, along with SummerSlam as a supporting show.


(@Clint Eastwood)

Moving back 2 weeks again as well like it was in Brooklyn

 

[Deen]

This is Wrestling to me. Not Seth.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

TakeOver is in Boston next August, along with SummerSlam as a supporting show.


(@Clint Eastwood)

Hell yes. Although no one in my family or friend group likes wrestling. I'll have to use some bribery.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

- AEW is lined up to have 4 PPVs in 2020.

- NXT is tentatively planned to move to FS1, go live and go two hours. No word on when the move would happen exactly, but Fox has already informed affiliates. WWE feels they have the edge talent wise over AEW and can have main roster talent appear whenever they please as well.

- Goldberg reportedly made over $1-million for the Saudi show.

 

[xtra]

- AEW is lined up to have 4 PPVs in 2020.

- NXT is tentatively planned to move to FS1, go live and go two hours. No word on when the move would happen exactly, but Fox has already informed affiliates. WWE feels they have the edge talent wise over AEW and can have main roster talent appear whenever they please as well.

- Goldberg reportedly made over $1-million for the Saudi show.

If they remove NXT from the network i don’t know if I keep it in canada

 

[M.C.G. 31]

If they remove NXT from the network i don’t know if I keep it in canada

We don’t even get FS1 here so I wonder if we get it live on the network, or if it moves to Sportsnet.

Wednesdays aren’t busy hockey schedules.

 

[Disclose]

probably go to sportsnet360
man thats a good move in the way i was totally gonna watch AEW over nxt since one was live and longer. if they do that then im not sure now.

 

[xtra]

probably go to sportsnet360
man thats a good move in the way i was totally gonna watch AEW over nxt since one was live and longer. if they do that then im not sure now.

For me it just becomes an evening of wrestling. Record one and. Watch one live

 

[KaseMeOutside]

- AEW is lined up to have 4 PPVs in 2020.

- NXT is tentatively planned to move to FS1, go live and go two hours. No word on when the move would happen exactly, but Fox has already informed affiliates. WWE feels they have the edge talent wise over AEW and can have main roster talent appear whenever they please as well.

- Goldberg reportedly made over $1-million for the Saudi show.

They're going to ruin NXT

 

[dahrougem2]

They're going to ruin NXT

My thoughts as well. Get the feeling that Vince will feel paranoid and think that he needs to have his hands all over the shows ala Raw/Smackdown, and the show will become horrible regardless of the talent.

I mean, look at the talent on Raw and Smackdown. They have the edge talent wise there, too, but they piss away opportunities to do anything worthwhile with them. Same thing will happen to NXT if they start competing with AEW. Vince gonna Vince.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Yeah that fundamentally changes what NXT is and within 2 months(being generous) it will be a hollow shell of what it once was. It has been a good run.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

The Wednesday Night Wars documentary series on AEW Network 15 years from now will be quite fun

 

[M.C.G. 31]

- WWE is also in talks to buy Fite TV. It doesn’t mean Fite is interested in selling but there are talks set this week. AEW, along with other wrestling promotions, MMA and boxing stream content on Fite TV.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

- WWE is also in talks to buy Fite TV. It doesn’t mean Fite is interested in selling but there are talks set this week. AEW, along with other wrestling promotions, MMA and boxing stream content on Fite TV.

Ok, Vince really hates AEW.

 

[Alex Jones]

My thoughts as well. Get the feeling that Vince will feel paranoid and think that he needs to have his hands all over the shows ala Raw/Smackdown, and the show will become horrible regardless of the talent.

I mean, look at the talent on Raw and Smackdown. They have the edge talent wise there, too, but they piss away opportunities to do anything worthwhile with them. Same thing will happen to NXT if they start competing with AEW. Vince gonna Vince.

Yep.


Vince is going to think that he needs to be running NXT, and it is going to go to shit.

I wonder if they will end up sending some people back down to NXT when it goes to TV, since they have another hour to fill. El Generico, AOP, The Ascension, Kairi Sane/Askua...hell, Andrade. Basically everyone that was a baller in NXT and never did shit on the main roster.

 

[Alex Jones]

- WWE is also in talks to buy Fite TV. It doesn’t mean Fite is interested in selling but there are talks set this week. AEW, along with other wrestling promotions, MMA and boxing stream content on Fite TV.

If Fite gets bought, who would AEW turn to for international distribution? DAZN???

B/R Live will always be distribution in the states, since it's owned by Turner.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Ok, Vince really hates AEW.

He’s always been a shrewd business man.

 

[Jussi]

My thoughts as well. Get the feeling that Vince will feel paranoid and think that he needs to have his hands all over the shows ala Raw/Smackdown, and the show will become horrible regardless of the talent.

I mean, look at the talent on Raw and Smackdown. They have the edge talent wise there, too, but they piss away opportunities to do anything worthwhile with them. Same thing will happen to NXT if they start competing with AEW. Vince gonna Vince.

He's been backstage on so many Takeover's and knows how well Hs runs it. I just don't see this happening. Heyman already gets to do many things on Raw and Vince surely trusts Trips more than him.