Monthly News Thread (June 2019)

[SeidoN]

WWE has apparently granted a number of talent who requested to perform at the memorial night for Lionheart

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Lol now McIntyre is doing interviews talking about how the stymied, scripted nature of things is wrong and you have to make promos your own as if Moxley didn’t say Vince chased him down the halls shouting for not saying the script verbatim.

 

[Cor]

I think WWE is legit feeling the heat.

All their top guys are saying this stuff in interviews now. Essentially going against everything anyone who has left has said.

Corey Graves tweeted that he didn’t get home to 5:01am and that “they’re trying”.

Mickie James made a tweet about how they need to change the show.

 

[Engebretson]

Rollins is just trying to take his role as Champ/"Locker Room Leader" to another level but in doing so he's completely showed his ass to the wrestling world.

If you read his initial tweets that started this whole thing, he's very clearly trying to praise the locker room for the last PPV and tell everyone how proud he is of the effort. But... he tried doing it by going out on Twitter and saying that nobody alive can do what he does as often as he does. Ospreay called him out on it (Ospreay's also correct to call him out here, IMO) and Rollins resorted to looking like a fool in order to try to rip Ospreay for having the nerve to disagree with Rollins' very brash and uneducated statement. Rollins effectively worked himself into a shoot here.

There are a hundred different ways that Rollins could have handled this situation that both accomplished him showing pride in his locker room and not sounding like an entitled douchebag and he effectively failed to do both. Ospreay earned a Twitter follow from me after this one (actually, it sounds like he gained about 5k followers over the last few days) for standing up for himself without resorting to the tactics that Rollins did.

 

[Paris in Flames]

Rollins is also about to be one of the worst drawing champions in WWE history

More a reflection of the overall product than Seth I'd say.

But Seth is still quite clearly the dumbo in this situation.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

While “locker room leader” Seth is telling Ospreay to compare bank accounts, locker room leader Roman Reigns is minding his own business and doing the IIconic pose on Instagram and supporting his friend, Jon, and wishing him nothing but happiness when he’s brought up.

Be more like Roman.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

WWE has no rhyme or reason anymore anyway so just make Rollins a heel after all of this. Have him treat Becky like shit too or something. The guy has a greaseball look anyway, the only thing that screams face about him is his moveset, which can be altered.

The wrestling industry is so weird now with Twitter and social media, man if I was a wrestling I'd never break kayfabe on social media.

 

[Disclose]

 

[GKJ]

 

[Jussi]

Lol now McIntyre is doing interviews talking about how the stymied, scripted nature of things is wrong and you have to make promos your own as if Moxley didn’t say Vince chased him down the halls shouting for not saying the script verbatim.

Sean Waltmann mentioned in the Collider interview (which I linked in the pic and video thread) that he's hearing differing views on the promos. Some say they have liberty with them, some say they don't. He didn't have detailed knowledge of it because he's only worked at the PC with Shawn (last time was a couple of weeks ago).

 

[Disclose]

i read some of the McIntyre thing a few days ago. he defended the company saying you dont have to follow a script, but used as example: the part of him offering Heath money (and Revival stealing it) as something they came up with themselves.
its literally no words on that example. he did the script but offered him money and that makes him super creative? nah....

 

[Jussi]

Main Event apparently teased a stable with EC3, Cesaro and Bobby Roode.

 

[Dr Pepper]

The fact that those three are even ON Main Event.

****ing Shane McMahon stealing everyone's airtime.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Seth should have ignored Ospreay. It was never going to end well.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Seth should have ignored Ospreay. It was never going to end well.

Seth’s ego is too big.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Just be self aware. Fans obviously are not pleased with the product. They like, or liked Seth but didn’t want to see him endlessly feud with Corbin. It’s not an out of this world thing for fans to think.

What you shouldn’t do when fan morale is low is chirp at a guy having an amazing year outside the company.

Also shouldn’t chirp at your former “brother” who left and is quickly finding a resurgence with other companies.

 

[SeidoN]

Kenny's now deleted tweet about WWE streaming the EVOLVE show

"If lining your pockets with blood money is okay, then what’s wrong with trying to undermine a charity show for victims of gun violence? I hear that healthy competition is supposed to be a good thing and yet I can’t help but feel like I’m gonna be sick."

oof

 

[CHGoalie27]

Pumped Lacey is getting a rocket boost...sticks her with Corbin. "Power couple" Shut the f*** up. Really, what the f***...are they too busy pulling double duty with the stupid HHOF selections?

How the f*** did they have such a killer dynamic with NXT and not translate that up and piss away everything is beyond me...

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Main Event apparently teased a stable with EC3, Cesaro and Bobby Roode.

One of the biggest reasons i got fed up with this company is they never got behind Cesaro when he was starting to get over. They've completely wasted his talent he's one guy I'd love to see leave

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Seth should have ignored Ospreay. It was never going to end well.

I actually love the sniping going on.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Kevin Owens invited the fan who was told by Bully Ray to be a fan when he was dragged backstage at an ROH show to ringside.

 

[Sheppy]

Kevin Owens invited the fan who was told by Bully Ray to be a fan when he was dragged backstage at an ROH show to ringside.

What’s the story here?

 

[Jussi]

Seth’s ego is too big.

At least something is...

 

[M.C.G. 31]

What’s the story here?

A fan was reacting at an ROH show and booing Mandy Leon. She spat on him, security took him to the back where Bully Ray berated and intimidated him and told him to “be a fan.”

 

[Emperoreddy]

KO is a treasure.