All-Purpose News Thread

[DoyleG]

Killian Dane on the Whacked List.

 

[Kaner9]

Paul Orndorff looks to have really bad dementia

What causes you saying this?

 

[Kaner9]

Just when I think Wwe is done with firings there are MORE. Makes you realise how big that roster was damn.

 

[CDJ]

What causes you saying this?

his son thinks it’s dementia brought on from CTE

 

[GKJ]

Killian Dane on the Whacked List.

You see Nikki Cross debuting a new superhero gimmick and I gotta think if she didn’t come up with that she would’ve been axed.

 

[BostonBob]

Just a warning - this is really hard to watch. I'm not even a big Orndorff fan and it was pretty upsetting.

 

[CDJ]

Just a warning - this is really hard to watch. I'm not even a big Orndorff fan and it was pretty upsetting.

yeah, I should’ve put a disclaimer. It really is heartbreaking

it does seem like they’ve gotten him a haircut and a shave since the video at least. So sad though

 

[BostonBob]

More firings are coming out on Twitter. Fandango is one of them.

As of this morning the WWE has officially released 14 wrestlers:

Ariya Daivari
Arturo Ruas
August Grey
The Bollywood Boyz ( Sunil & Samir Singh )
Curt Stallion
Ever-Rise ( Chase Parker & Matt Martel )
Fandango
Killian Dain
Marina Shafir
Tino Sabatelli
Tony Nese
Tyler Breeze

 

[BostonBob]

yeah, I should’ve put a disclaimer. It really is heartbreaking

I think his son had good intentions but he never should have put that video out there.

 

[CDJ]

I think his son had good intentions but he never should have put that video out there.

I was also thinking the exact same thing. On one hand he wants to talk about the dangers of CTE but at the same time this is so hard to watch and it would be effective for him to speak on it instead of put out a video of him eating pepper packets. But I get that the video gets it more exposure.


Tough call. I wish I didn’t see it though. Just very sad

 

[CDJ]

Also I love Tyler Breeze, I think he’s awesome and wish he had a run on one of the brands contending for a middle belt

I have a soft spot for those early NXT guys. I genuinely think that was the best wrestling program of the decade. At least in the WWE that’s true

 

[Bondurant]

Does anyone collect wrestling figures? I have been going to my local Targets looking for the new Vader figure. Every one I find has wrecked packaging. Tears and heavy creases. Given this trend I am skeptical to buy online. Is this a packaging/shipping trend or just bad luck here in Phoenix?

 

[Unholy Diver]

Does anyone collect wrestling figures? I have been going to my local Targets looking for the new Vader figure. Every one I find has wrecked packaging. Tears and heavy creases. Given this trend I am skeptical to buy online. Is this a packaging/shipping trend or just bad luck here in Phoenix?

I was just in a Target in Pittsburgh, they had a bunch or Razor Ramons, Chynas, and Tatankas, not all had damaged packaging, but probably more than half were dinged up a bit

 

[Megahab]

Does anyone collect wrestling figures? I have been going to my local Targets looking for the new Vader figure. Every one I find has wrecked packaging. Tears and heavy creases. Given this trend I am skeptical to buy online. Is this a packaging/shipping trend or just bad luck here in Phoenix?

I started collecting wrestling figures last summer. I have around 100 Mattel figures now, mostly 80s and 90s guys. I unbox all of them. I know this post is of no use to you but I just wanted to tell you about my collection.

 

[iamjs]

his son thinks it’s dementia brought on from CTE

There's not a lot of stuff that bothers me, but that video was a tough watch.

I couldn't make it to the end.

 

[Apex Predator]

What’s with all the firings in WWE recently? Are they struggling financial or has it something to do with the rumor of Vince selling the company?

 

[iamjs]

RIP Del Wilkes, who formerly worked in WCW and WWF as The Patriot. He was 59 years old.

Del Wilkes, former Gamecocks football star and pro wrestler, dies at 59

 

[Del Preston]

RIP Del Wilkes, who formerly worked in WCW and WWF as The Patriot. He was 59 years old.

Del Wilkes, former Gamecocks football star and pro wrestler, dies at 59

Massive heart attack at 59. Terrible to hear.

As a Canadian I hated him so much in 1997 when he was brought in against Bret during the Canada-USA angle.

I hope Tom Brandi has the decency to finally stop using The Patriot gimmick on the indies and quits claiming to have wrestled matches that were Del's.

 

[JackSlater]

Massive heart attack at 59. Terrible to hear.

As a Canadian I hated him so much in 1997 when he was brought in against Bret during the Canada-USA angle.

I hope Tom Brandi has the decency to finally stop using The Patriot gimmick on the indies and quits claiming to have wrestled matches that were Del's.

I hated The Patriot too, on more than one level. With Sal Sincere, I'm surprised that no one (Wilkes or otherwise) ever beat his ass for breach of wrestling protocol.

 

[CDJ]

Vince was backstage at a Chappelle show in Foxwoods and honestly he looks pretty damn good- doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere anytime soon unless his heart pops from years of steroid abuse

 

[iamjs]

I hated The Patriot too, on more than one level. With Sal Sincere, I'm surprised that no one (Wilkes or otherwise) ever beat his ass for breach of wrestling protocol.

I was going to suggest "are we sure that didn't happen?", but the wrestling community is small enough that something like that would have made its way to the wrestling sites almost instantly.

Vince was backstage at a Chappelle show in Foxwoods and honestly he looks pretty damn good- doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere anytime soon unless his heart pops from years of steroid abuse

Are you talking about the pic with him and Donnell Rawlings? I was getting ready to post that the other day and got sidetracked. I thought he looked kinda rough.

 

[Bondurant]

JRE MMA Show #112 with Don Frye (June 22)

Recommended listen if you have Spotify. The Predator name drops Bruiser Brody and Terry Funk and Joe tries to act like he knows what Don is talking about. Joe lacks wrestling knowledge but he respects the wrestlers.

 

[BostonBob]

Are you talking about the pic with him and Donnell Rawlings? I was getting ready to post that the other day and got sidetracked. I thought he looked kinda rough.

He sure does.

 

[Kaner9]

JRE MME Show #112 with Don Frye (June 22)

Recommended listen if you have Spotify. The Predator name drops Bruiser Brody and Terry Funk and Joe tries to act like he knows what Don is talking about. Joe lacks wrestling knowledge but he respects the wrestlers.

What show is that?

 

[Kaner9]

He sure does.

Vince looks not as green and decrepit as he does on tv. Hes also lookin totally sauced