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Post by krazykid18 on Oct 25, 2023 0:54:45 GMT
That match didn't do Brian Pillman Jr any favors, whoever produced that match as a debut didn't help Pillman, you can't have an NXT jobber go 50 50 with him in offense for his debut after all those promos
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Post by srossi on Oct 25, 2023 1:23:26 GMT
These Von Wagner-Robert Stone vignettes are comically bad. They need to be taken out behind the barn and shot. Instead, they’ve been running variations of them for MONTHS and somehow they get worse instead of better. Wagner couldn’t even get over in 1983 with this saccharine shit, much less 2023.
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Post by srossi on Nov 7, 2023 23:26:19 GMT
NXT is going NWA and is moving to the CW next year.
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Post by bpickering on Nov 7, 2023 23:49:45 GMT
pwinsider.com
WWE is extremely happy about the announced deal with the CW Network today. it was noted during the TKO Group Holdings call that it was a 70% increase in rights fees. One broadcast source PWInsider.com spoke with last week believed the deal was worth "in the area" of $35-$37 million a year. PWInsider.com has not been able to confirm that number but internally, the belief is WWE were getting $15 million a year from NBC Universal for the NXT series.
Internally, this is also being seen as a major opportunity to expose younger talents to fresh eyes and viewers with the hope that they can build new names and the NXT brand as something more self-standing so it has more balance along the lines of how Raw and Smackdown are viewed.
The plan is for the show to be live weekly, but if needed from time to time, they can always tape.
Currently, NXT will still be on Tuesday nights but we are told that WWE is "always open to conversations" if the network needs.
The belief today is the series will still tape out of the Performance Center, but internally, WWE would be open to running tapings elsewhere or even touring if the "financials made sense" but as one source said today, "We aren't there yet."
There were no conversations, that we were aware, about WWE PPV specials on the CW Network outside of "special episodes" like a Halloween Havoc. The belief is that special events will continue going forward on the WWE Network, PPV systems, Peacock, etc.
We've been asked about other companies that spoke with CW. We can confirm that there were lengthy discussions with Dave Marquez's United Wrestling Network to the point that potential strategies were being rolled out but then WWE came into the picture in a strong way 4-6 weeks ago. WWE conversations were likely going on even before that period. We are told that the idea for the Marquez project was to do a weekly live series out of Los Angeles. There's no word whether that series concept will be shopped elsewhere but Marquez has always been a hustler, so I'd be shocked if he doesn't revisit his plans down the line.
There have been rumors making the rounds about a potential NWA series airing on the CW as well in recent weeks, but no one from the NWA or CW has, at any point, confirmed even privately to PWInsider.com that there was anything concrete to those stories, which is why we've never previously reported on it. Those within the NWA circles were sharing with those in the company this evening that the WWE deal had zero bearing on any NWA conversations with CW. The general consensus of those working around the NWA was that there was a 12-episode reality series built around Billy Corgan running the NWA that was pitched to the CW Network as well as the potential of the NWA Powerrr series being streamed on the CW App on the table. Again, no one has told PWInsider.com that is accurate - just that today, those in the company were told there were conversations between the two sides that were not dead.
Despite the fact that CW President of Entertainment Brad Schwartz ran POP when it featured Impact Wrestling, there's been no sign that TNA/Impact were ever in discussions with CW.
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Post by srossi on Dec 20, 2023 5:02:15 GMT
We have a late contender for “Most Tasteless Angle of the Year”. On tonight’s NXT, Ridge Holland inexplicably returned to challenge Ilja Dragunov. He complained about his reputation for hurting people (a not-so-veiled reference to breaking Big E’s neck and likely ending his career, and also being involved in Elton Prince's injury). He’s a bad promo so it didn’t make much sense, but anyway we got a match. And then Holland “botches” another move and drops Dragunov on his head. They play it as a shoot with the ref waving the match off and Dragunov getting stretchered out as we look at the concerned faces of the fans and Holland acts mad at himself that he screwed up another move.
I have no idea why they would run this angle or what it adds. Dragunov is in the middle of a main event championship angle with Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams. Holland was last seen on Smackdown walking out on Butch for no reason. This does nothing for anyone, and airs the night after a similar situation where Becky Lynch “shot” on Nia Jax for hurting people (which, you know, in kayfabe would not be an insult to a wrestler). So we’re all supposed to know that WWE has a number of sloppy and unsafe workers on their roster who they keeping using. OK. Dopiness even without Vince.
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Post by Kriss on Dec 20, 2023 8:52:22 GMT
How long before we get a message from Big E saying that he approves of this angle?
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Post by srossi on Jan 16, 2024 18:24:06 GMT
Cora Jade tore her ACL on a house show this weekend, meaning she is out for about 9 months now.
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Post by srossi on Jan 24, 2024 18:11:16 GMT
On the day that The Rock was named to the WWE Board, his daughter, now known only as Ava, was named NXT General Manager out of nowhere, with no explanation, in a segment that featured the return to TV of William Regal, which also was not explained at all. Very bizarre. When she came out later that night for a contract signing, I thought she was fairly terrible. Not sure if she just decided that bumps weren't for her or what, but she's obviously not going to be released.
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Post by srossi on Feb 1, 2024 20:43:48 GMT
Dani Palmer, who recently competed in the Women's Breakout tournament, losing to Lola Vice in the first round, is undergoing double hip surgery today. Obviously she will be out a very long time.
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Post by bpickering on Feb 5, 2024 14:26:05 GMT
So the the Chase U calendar went on sale last night a sold out in 30 Mins.
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Post by srossi on Feb 5, 2024 14:42:34 GMT
So the the Chase U calendar went on sale last night a sold out in 30 Mins. Bold to release a calendar in February. Maybe the January photo was Vince shitting on Thea Hail, so they canceled the month.
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Post by krazykid18 on Feb 5, 2024 20:31:31 GMT
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Post by srossi on Feb 5, 2024 23:14:19 GMT
I agree that usually it’s best to pay off the angle in the expected way. I can’t get into Trick though. Carmelo is probably going to be a good one, but Trick was a sidekick who started to get pushed hard and fast, and I don’t see it yet.
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Post by srossi on Feb 7, 2024 2:39:50 GMT
Thank God, Booker is off NXT commentary. Byron Saxon has been recycled to replace him, but anything would be an upgrade.
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Post by bpickering on Feb 7, 2024 11:31:21 GMT
Thank God, Booker is off NXT commentary. Byron Saxon has been recycled to replace him, but anything would be an upgrade. Just for this week I think he twitted
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