Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 504: Death of WWE

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I feel like Sara Del Ray may not be quite the trainer we were all led to believe.

Rovert on Twitter is all about this narrative. He always points out that the women always jump at the opportunity to praise Norman Smiley but rarely SDR
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And look Norman was an underrated worker but who would you rather learn from, him or Dustin?

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https://twitter.com/wwe205live/status/1349856594742419464?s=21

But...
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Jakyl25 posted...

Rovert on Twitter is all about this narrative. He always points out that the women always jump at the opportunity to praise Norman Smiley but rarely SDR

She was a great wrestler but that dowsnt guarantee she will be a great trainer.

Honestly they would probably be better off putting Gulak and Smiley in charge.

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I mean the WWE style is ass and that's always going to hinder people from achieving their potential

Depends on what you define as success. Can they take people with limited to no wrestling experience and make them competent and even good workers? Sure. They do it all the time.

Can the PC make actual draws? No.

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T-Bar redemption arc:

https://twitter.com/TBARRetribution/status/1349781854568771586?s=19

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https://twitter.com/DakotaKai_WWE/status/1349878671406981121?s=19

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Takeaways from SD tonight...
- Nakamura face turn confirmed, brings back original theme before heel turn and beats Jey clean
- Cesaro beats Bryan in the best match of the night
- Crews potentially turning heel to feud with Big E
- And most importantly, Adam Pearce takes advantage of "Card Subject to Change" in a contract signing and gives his title shot to Kevin Owens.

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Is that literally the reason they gave?
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For the title shot? Apparently Pearce signed the contract then abruptly "injured" himself walking back up the ramp and named Owens as his replacement.

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Thats not how that works! Thats not how any of this works!
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He didn't injure himself, he said a previous injury was acting up and he couldn't get medically cleared in time so he cited the "card subject to change" part of all WWE contracts (???) and said as an authority figure he could name a suitable replacement.

No Scrap Daddy title shot. :(

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Also, I'm probably the only person who liked Shin's lyrical based theme better than his original.

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I buy that he can feign injury and take himself out

But if they can name replacements without the consent of the opponent, thats yet another reason these idiots need a union
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I mean, isn't that how Shawn Michaels ended up in the WM20 main event?

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This is all leading to Pearce re-adding himself back into the title match mid-match to swoop in and pin Owens to become champion.

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TheRock1525 posted...

I mean, isn't that how Shawn Michaels ended up in the WM20 main event?

Thats a whole different can of worms. He stole someone elses contract and signed it. You shouldnt be able to do that either!
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Five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce becomes five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce

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Jakyl25 posted...

Thats a whole different can of worms. He stole someone elses contract and signed it. You shouldnt be able to do that either!

once your name is on the contract, as many people can sign on as possible

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paulg235 posted...

This is all leading to Pearce re-adding himself back into the title match mid-match to swoop in and pin Owens to become champion.

That sounds suspiciously like... repossession...

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paulg235 posted...

This is all leading to Pearce re-adding himself back into the title match mid-match to swoop in and pin Owens to become champion.

It's a Last Man Standing match though, which would raise many questions as to how a Last Man Standing match can work with more than 2 participants.

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_SecretSquirrel posted...

It's a Last Man Standing match though, which would raise many questions as to how a Last Man Standing match can work with more than 2 participants.

Which is weird because the name implies it should somehow be possible.

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_SecretSquirrel posted...

It's a Last Man Standing match though, which would raise many questions as to how a Last Man Standing match can work with more than 2 participants.

Match ends in a draw when both men fail to reach the 10 count. Pearce comes out and restarts the match as a regular match. I guess that's one way to work around that.

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_SecretSquirrel posted...

It's a Last Man Standing match though, which would raise many questions as to how a Last Man Standing match can work with more than 2 participants.

In video games it's usually an elimination match I believe.

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I know Impact is probably happy with the extra eyeballs that AEW is bringing, but I don't think it was a good idea to have Rich Swann, their current world champ, take the fall in the main event of your PPV against the AEW world champ, even if it was Kenny Omega. Moose or Sabin could have lost just fine.

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you have moose in the match and swann does the job? the one person you could have got some interest in a singles match wit-

oh. this is to set up kenny challenging for the impact title. carry on, i guess.

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WWE announces fans will be in attendance at Wrestlemania 37.

Wrestlemania 38 to return to AT&T Stadium in Texas, 39 in Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Booooo come back to the Midwest ffs. I wasnt old enough to have money for Mania tickets last time it was around here >_>

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https://twitter.com/AliWWE/status/1351287839129034752

This guy is just completely wasted in WWE

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StealThisSheen posted...

Everyone is just completely wasted in WWE

Fixed

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Come the fuck on.

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La Vbora

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Personally I am loving them trying to outdo whatever goofy and dumb thing they had Orton do the previous week for like months now

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https://twitter.com/sashabankswwe/status/1351579659209682945?s=21

Thats a FINE
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https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1352078395425906690?s=19

I keep trying to figure out what this is.

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TheRock1525 posted...

I keep trying to figure out what this is.

Looks like an inverted Spiral Tap.

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Its a move that should not be done by anyone who weighs more than Kacy Catanzaro
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Jakyl25 posted...

Its a move that should not be done by anyone who weighs more than Kacy Catanzaro

So Leon Ruff can do it.

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That move looks like the clumsiest dive ever while also looking like the most complex one.

Like, it feels like she messed it up, but clearly not.

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

That move looks like the clumsiest dive ever while also looking like the most complex one.

Like, it feels like she messed it up, but clearly not.

It's the landing. Everything looks great but at the end she kinda flails her arms and rolls over the opponent makes it look weird.

I think if next time she gets her arms tucked or crossed it will look better.

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I thought Kacy retired, or am I thinking of someone else.

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RaidenGarai posted...

I thought Kacy retired, or am I thinking of someone else.

She just kinda disappeared for awhile for undisclosed reasons and people assumed it was a retirement

Apparently it was not
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https://youtu.be/85xZ6SV9OEk

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I sometimes confuse her with that Tough Enough chick that won and then like immediately got pregnant and quit.

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So NBCSN will be shutting down later this year, which could mean the NHL will make the move to USA

Which is basically a death knell for Wednesday Night NXT
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People were arguing NXT gets better ratings so it'll stick around while also ignoring that NHL has people who aren't geriatric watching.

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The Undertaker stated that he preferred wrestlers from his era while criticizing the current Superstars. He said that the Superstars from his era were real men unlike todays Superstars, who are playing video games and trying to look pretty.

In that era of guys too, men were men. You go into a dressing room today and its a lot different. I remember walking into my first real dressing room half of them had knives and guns in their bags. Shit got handled then. Now you walk in and theres guys playing video games and f**king making sure they look pretty. Its evolution, I guess. I dont know what it is, but I just like those eras, man. I liked when men were men.

The Undertakers remarks were not received well by a few current WWE Superstars, including Xavier Woods. Woods took to Twitter, where he responded to The Undertakers controversial remarks, taking a shot at him in the process.

Woods said that he is grateful to a few key wrestlers from the generation before him, who taught Woods a lot of things, including how it is healthy to play video games.

"I wouldnt be the person that I am without the guidance and lessons of a few key people from the previous generation of wrestling. They taught me about the business, to save my money, & that having video games in the locker room is healthier than having [redacted]. Thank you guys"

Honestly, good on Woods. The whole "When men were men" thing shouldn't be encouraged.

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Can Undertaker un-retire so we don't have to hear his hot takes anymore?

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