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Edge & Christian posted:I should have been clearer but I really didn't know the details and had a hard time digging them up, but my impression was more "not cut out for this/quixotic", not "huckster". I didn't know anything about his advocacy for the wrestlers outside of the lawsuits either, or else I would have couched my statement even harder. Pitwar posted:What happened between those two? I had no idea they had fallen out.
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Pitwar posted:What happened between those two? I had no idea they had fallen out. Punk thinks Mercury was snitching to the company on things like when he got out of surgery, which invariably led to Vince calling him and pushing him to get back on the road, which inevitably would lead to “hey we need you to do some in-ring tonight” and suddenly he’s taking bumps, probably on his just-fixed knee, defeating the purpose of getting the surgery in the first place because he’s just damaging it all over again before it’s had a chance to properly heal. Or, like, he got him the wrong fruit smoothie or something once, who the gently caress knows with Punk, but he suggests that Mercury stooged off him getting home from his last knee surgery during that Art of Wrestling podcast he did. I’d assume he’d have some line of reasoning to figure that.
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New accusations against Dream I haven’t seen before. https://twitter.com/mattjimenezg/status/1296255076240166912?s=20 Y’all, there’s more and it’s worse. Not gonna post the rest in this thread.
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The Cameo posted:Punk thinks Mercury was snitching to the company on things like when he got out of surgery, which invariably led to Vince calling him and pushing him to get back on the road, which inevitably would lead to “hey we need you to do some in-ring tonight” and suddenly he’s taking bumps, probably on his just-fixed knee, defeating the purpose of getting the surgery in the first place because he’s just damaging it all over again before it’s had a chance to properly heal. IIRC Punk wanted more rest time before the Jericho program, and I think he said Joey was one of the only people (AJ Lee included) that saw him walking better before the Vince call telling him to get back to work Which, even if that was the case, he could have always simply told Joey he needed a bit more rest time. He was there for Joey when Joey needed help, and everyone knows about him making sure Joey's house wasn't foreclosed. I don't automatically assume Joey intentionally hosed Punk over rather than thinking he was just ready to come back without issue or more break Not to say I'd be surprised if that came out! It is wrestling after all, there are a lot of dicks and I could easily be wrong about this. Plus he shouldn't have snitched about it regardless. I just don't automatically assume he did that on purpose, especially after what Punk did for him Chris James 2 fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Aug 20, 2020 |
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JUNGLE BOY posted:New accusations against Dream I haven’t seen before. Yeah...there’s 4 new posts and people are trying to get a #FireVelveteenDream hashtag going. He’s being defended hard, but yeah, saw some new poo poo and it’s sickening.
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ICR posted:Yeah...there’s 4 new posts and people are trying to get a #FireVelveteenDream hashtag going. people 100% need to organize a campaign to contact their sponsors. its the only thing that will make them take any action
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JUNGLE BOY posted:$250,000 is a lot of money for sure but it’s absolutely not the kind of money worth being miserable every day of your life for. I trudge through significant human misery every day for a mere fraction of this. This is an insane take.
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Seams posted:He never picked up his phone! That sounds like a joke, but for people reading who don't know that is the reason. Also with Mike Bennett I feel bad for him, but come on. He just came with Maria. It's like buying an action figure and getting the dumb accessory you don't care about that came with it.
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Roasted Donut posted:I trudge through significant human misery every day for a mere fraction of this. This is an insane take. have you tried grabbing the brass ring??
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:have you tried grabbing the brass ring?? Sure! And even still it's 7+ years of salary for me. Hopelessly out of touch for a vast amount of Americans.
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RealFoxy posted:I'm assuming that's because it's mostly nobodies trying to sue the WWE who have infinite time and resources. The WWE broke Punk and made him turn on his friends. Lesner only won because he had both the money and didn't give a poo poo about the WWE and it's why he's still getting paid multi millions by Vince to this day.
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Huntman posted:Hawkins was also one of the guys who helped get The Rock ready for his return WWE run. Always figured guys like him and Heath (and Chris Hero to a lesser extent) would've been WWE lifers because they're trusted to shake off ring rust on vets while also helping younger talent. Joe Hennig was in the same position too. I'm genuinely surprised they booted such a good hand with a 3rd generation history. Has anyone else snapped him up yet?
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sticklefifer posted:Joe Hennig was in the same position too. I'm genuinely surprised they booted such a good hand with a 3rd generation history. Has anyone else snapped him up yet? Nope, he's mostly stayed under the radar. Hasn't even tweeted since June
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https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1301979700676435969 Round 2 Electric Boogaloo?
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Coward Tony hire AOP and Paul Ellering.
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Rarity posted:https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1301979700676435969 Where would they best flourish? LIJ just lost a member, so maybe they'd benefit from having a massive hoss team to build their numbers and get them back into the tag team scene?
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Vagabundo posted:Where would they best flourish? LIJ just lost a member, so maybe they'd benefit from having a massive hoss team to build their numbers and get them back into the tag team scene? LIJ has the whole “old friend of Naito” theme, so that’d be weird. Suzuki-gun could use a couple of thugs. I think trying to predict NJPW signings with the pandemic still on is hard, though.
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Vagabundo posted:Where would they best flourish? LIJ just lost a member, so maybe they'd benefit from having a massive hoss team to build their numbers and get them back into the tag team scene? Impact Wrestling doesn't have any heel hosses in the tag division, unless you count Reno Scum (who are basically jobbers).
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Thanlis posted:LIJ has the whole “old friend of Naito” theme, so that’d be weird. Suzuki-gun could use a couple of thugs. I think trying to predict NJPW signings with the pandemic still on is hard, though. Yeah, I suppose. I was just looking at pure numbers. They'd probably want a lighter schedule considering how often they were out with injury on the main roster as well.
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Vagabundo posted:Where would they best flourish? LIJ just lost a member, so maybe they'd benefit from having a massive hoss team to build their numbers and get them back into the tag team scene? IMPACT is what I immediately thought of. Maybe MLW if it doesn't just die I guess? A nice hoss team in AEW would be fun, but I'd rather they go elsewhere for the time being. An unaffiliated hoss team in NJPW would rule like when War Machine was there. Maybe toss them into Suzuki-gun to replace KES or something.
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Vagabundo posted:Where would they best flourish? LIJ just lost a member, so maybe they'd benefit from having a massive hoss team to build their numbers and get them back into the tag team scene? AJPW would be the best fit stylistically I think.
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:AJPW would be the best fit stylistically I think.
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:AJPW would be the best fit stylistically I think. This would rule
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:AJPW would be the best fit stylistically I think. oooh I didn't even consider this, but yeah that'd rule a lot
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May be morequote:PWInsider.com is told by several sources that the departure of WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco is part of another round of financial cutbacks for the company.
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Chris James 2 posted:May be more I wish I could say, “If Dream, Devlin, Theory And Ryker aren’t cut then I’m done,” but I’ve been done with this company since I think it was 2011 when I quit watching. I’ll say, if they’re not cut, I’ll stop buying their games because that’s the last tie I have to them. But real talk, I will cry and laugh if actual good-natured talent is cut and Dream at the very least isn’t one of them.
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Benne posted:If Briscoe is out then I wonder if they're starting to cut back on Legends contracts Briscoe had a job as a talent scout, not just on a legends contract
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ICR posted:drat, guess there’s no more talent to scout. Unironically, I don't think there will be much collegiate wrestling for him to watch this year.
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