Official WWE/ECW/WCW/TNA talk, or whatever v2

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

No major losses there, or at least no surprises. I wonder if they'll be making cuts in NXT next? That roster has always felt rather bloated.

Well they have a thing in NXT where if they don't think you're improving after 6 months you get cut so maybe.

[trackercowe]

Spoiler!

Spoiler for size... Can't say I disagree, Charlotte just feels out of place on any show she goes to. Tiffany is outstanding, and shouldn't be putting Charlotte over. Ludwig Kaiser is one lucky man. Charlotte is not on Tiffany's level, Or Rhea, Bianca, Giulia, Roxanne, Liv, etc.

[CaptainCrunch]

looks like AEW cuts are happening as Miro and Black have been removed from their roster pages.

[CaptainCrunch]

Ricky Starks removed too.

[trackercowe]

TK is too much of a coward to even release a statement wishing their best on their future endeavors. They just take them off their roster page and hope nobody notices haha.

[SuperMatt18]

Charlotte winning the Rumble was a terrible booking decision.

It wasn't a spot she needed, it was always going to just cause fans to resent her even more, and she doesn't look 100% physically to be ready for that spot.

That was the most "Vince" thing that HHH has done as a booker.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

looks like AEW cuts are happening as Miro and Black have been removed from their roster pages.

Black had a clause in his contract that he excercised. People thought he would show up at the Rumble but his contract didn't end until now.

It sounds like AEW finally agreed to give Miro his release but there's no details yet on the agreement.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Charlotte winning the Rumble was a terrible booking decision.

It wasn't a spot she needed, it was always going to just cause fans to resent her even more, and she doesn't look 100% physically to be ready for that spot.

That was the most "Vince" thing that HHH has done as a booker.

Yeah agreed, and maybe I'm biased, I think Charlotte has become a modern day Hulk Hogan, in that they just keep backing her to win everything. There are tons of really talented woman on the roster. They could have used the Royal Rumble Win to really elevate someone and make things interesting.



Also watching Charlotte, that knee doesn't look comfortable.



I was surprised as well watching the Bliss versus LaRae match, I probably wouldn't have booked a returning Bliss that way, especially after the pop that she received at the rumble. Instead they sucked the energy out of her return.


I have to admit that I'm getting a kick out of Harley Cameron She's entertaining as hell as a character. I don't know if she can keep up to Mercedes in the ring, but she's kinda exposed how poor Mercedes is on the microphone.



Harley is still really inexperienced, I think she has about 2 years of experience, so nobody believes that she's going to come close to beating Mercedes. Unless they pull a Mikey Whipwreck and make her look good by fluke.

[Yanda]

This feels like the 10th show opening with Jey Uso lately, so sick of his entrance already. Just cramming him down our throats

[Blaster86]

as long as that crowd pops, he's gonna keep coming.

[TheIronMaiden]

Hate his politics, and youtube antics. But Holy #### Logan Paul is a fantastic wrestler.

[zukes]

Originally Posted by Yanda

Just cramming him down our throats

Yeah, crowd is just dead during these segments.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by zukes

Yeah, crowd is just dead during these segments.

The variance of the IWC and Live crowds on Jey is astounding. I am definitely in the former where he is regarded but... how can the company ignore this? Not pushing Jey is the exact type of thing everyone used to crucify old WWE/F for.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

The variance of the IWC and Live crowds on Jey is astounding. I am definitely in the former where he is regarded but... how can the company ignore this? Not pushing Jey is the exact type of thing everyone used to crucify old WWE/F for.

It will be interesting to see how the Wrestle Mania crowd reacts. They tend to feel very differently than the average stadium crowd.

[Blaster86]

Wrestlemania tends to be pretty average now. The popped huge for him during the USO Bowl this year. Lots of less smarky people there for the spectacle than years past.


The RAW after Mania though....

[SuperMatt18]

Vegas especially is going to be different.

I think it will be less smarky and more mainstream. People will be there for the spectacle of Vegas and Wrestlemania.

Even the Raw after Mania crowd loved Jey Uso last year...in the end I think the backlash is more the IWC fans that wanted Punk to win but who knows where that is going to go now.

[trackercowe]

Ricky Starks in NXT. That didn't take long.

[SuperMatt18]

Still seems so weird that he never appeared on AEW TV again after being spotted backstage with Cody at WM40.

That's more of a Vince carney booking move than anything Vince might have even done.

[Blaster86]

Spotted back stage at WM40 and openly supportive of CM Punk. Danhausen has gotten much the same treatment. FTR haven't been booked anywhere near as strongly since then.


Tony is just as petty as Vince ever was.

[LIP MAN]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Spotted back stage at WM40 and openly supportive of CM Punk. Danhausen has gotten much the same treatment. FTR haven't been booked anywhere near as strongly since then.


Tony is just as petty as Vince ever was.

FTR has been headlining shows regularly. The whole “TK is Vince” stuff is kinda tiresome. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t scenarios. From what I heard, Ricky asked for his release but the company decided to not just grant releases outright, as others took advantage of that in the past. Either way, exciting stuff to see some movement. Does Miro come back? I know Malakai Black will be and his situation seemed to be handled a bit better to be fair.