Monthly News Thread (August/2019)

[Blitzkrug]

Can i have him and WALTER just beat the **** out of each other for 2 hours?

 

[WingsMJN2965]

The Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California posted a tweet today advertising that The Fiend will challenge either Seth Rollins or Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match at October's pay-per-view: "Get ready @WWE fans... 'The Fiend' @WWEBrayWyatt challenges @WWERollins or @BraunStrowman to a #HIAC match! Get your tickets now, and stay tuned"

The best part is, if that's true, you know he's gonna lose.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I refuse to believe this.

 

[Kimi]

I'm watching the Angels game, they are did the Smackdown advert bit. There was a fan on the pitch so they've got some air to kill before they go back to the game, so they talk about wrestling for a bit. (I don't know who the commentators are, the normal team have the night off.)

It's hilariously clear that WWE never gave them any copy or prompts, 'cos the answers to who they liked were CM Punk and Jimmy Snuka lol. I'd have thought WWE would have given them something so they could at least avoid bring up people they'd like forgotten.

 

[Cor]

Sounds like the original plan was for AOP to return on Monday and the Viking Raiders to work another squash match.

For whatever reason that was scraped.

It’s been said the wildcard rule has been a reason AOP’s return has been delayed.

It’s also expected that Drake Maverick will no longer associate with the duo

 

[Cor]

I'm watching the Angels game, they are did the Smackdown advert bit. There was a fan on the pitch so they've got some air to kill before they go back to the game, so they talk about wrestling for a bit. (I don't know who the commentators are, the normal team have the night off.)

It's hilariously clear that WWE never gave them any copy or prompts, 'cos the answers to who they liked were CM Punk and Jimmy Snuka lol. I'd have thought WWE would have given them something so they could at least avoid bring up people they'd like forgotten.

Just needed a Benoit mention and they would’ve nailed the trio!

 

[M.C.G. 31]

 

[M.C.G. 31]

NJPW added Shibata’s profile back to the roster page with a new bio heavily teasing a return.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

 

[GKJ]

I think Seth vs. Bray is where this ends up

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I fantasy booked that for Wrestlemania. This is too soon.

If Seth goes over, I give up.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Wade Keller says Paul Heyman wrote Sasha Banks’ promo on Monday.

Suddenly, everyone is going to love it.

Big time yikes from me

Partly joking. Content was okay aside from pretty much killing the tag titles more than they were already killed, but Sasha’s delivery was absolutely awful.

 

[Disclose]

i ddi like that she brought up all those internet rumors.
but yeah the delivery was pretty damn bad.

 

[Jussi]

i ddi like that she brought up all those internet rumors.
but yeah the delivery was pretty damn bad.

You almost got the feeling shew didn't want to say the stuff about the tag titles.

 

[The Gongshow]

I fantasy booked that for Wrestlemania. This is too soon.

If Seth goes over, I give up.

I feel like we get Fiend vs Demon at Mania

Wouldn't mind Fiend going over Braun at Mania either

 

[GKJ]

Wade Keller says Paul Heyman wrote Sasha Banks’ promo on Monday.

Suddenly, everyone is going to love it.

Big time yikes from me

Partly joking. Content was okay aside from pretty much killing the tag titles more than they were already killed, but Sasha’s delivery was absolutely awful.

Delivery was absolutely fine. The material was not. No one buys that she never cared about the tag titles and it didn't establish what kind of heel she's supposed to be.

I would drop the whole Boss thing at this point, and have come up with something new. There's no where for that character to go. I'd be fine if she called herself 'the standard' of the women's division or something else. Something else to make her feel fresh.

 

[tony d]

I think they push The Fiend, Wyatt to the top of the card. He'll be champ by this time next year.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Delivery was absolutely fine. The material was not. No one buys that she never cared about the tag titles and it didn't establish what kind of heel she's supposed to be.

I would drop the whole Boss thing at this point, and have come up with something new. There's no where for that character to go. I'd be fine if she called herself 'the standard' of the women's division or something else. Something else to make her feel fresh.

I know you’re a big Sasha fan, even more than I, but there’s no convincing me the delivery was fine. The delivery was god awful. She sounded like she forgot half her lines, didn’t believe her own character’s intentions and bombed a promo that a large portion of the roster could convincingly cut. It’s not hard to be a heel and say you came back to reclaim the division and to make money.

The tag title line was totally stupid and unnecessary, but aside from that, the material was fine. It wasn’t great or even good, but it wasn’t bad. It was Sasha’s delivery that wrecked that entire segment.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Wade Keller says Paul Heyman wrote Sasha Banks’ promo on Monday.

Suddenly, everyone is going to love it.

Big time yikes from me

Partly joking. Content was okay aside from pretty much killing the tag titles more than they were already killed, but Sasha’s delivery was absolutely awful.

Nothing about the way Sasha acts, wrestles, or presents herself seems real. She is the definition of the modern corporate wrestler despite the hair dye

 

[GKJ]

I know you’re a big Sasha fan, even more than I, but there’s no convincing me the delivery was fine. The delivery was god awful. She sounded like she forgot half her lines, didn’t believe her own character’s intentions and bombed a promo that a large portion of the roster could convincingly cut. It’s not hard to be a heel and say you came back to reclaim the division and to make money.

The tag title line was totally stupid and unnecessary, but aside from that, the material was fine. It wasn’t great or even good, but it wasn’t bad. It was Sasha’s delivery that wrecked that entire segment.

The material wasn't good because nobody is sympathetic towards Nattie. Her delivery was absolutely fine, she used that same droning effect that makes Vince love Charlotte so much.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Delivery was absolutely fine. The material was not. No one buys that she never cared about the tag titles and it didn't establish what kind of heel she's supposed to be.

I would drop the whole Boss thing at this point, and have come up with something new. There's no where for that character to go. I'd be fine if she called herself 'the standard' of the women's division or something else. Something else to make her feel fresh.

If the talent do not care about championships then why should the fans? then again WWE has so many championships most of them aren't worth anything. I hope AEW keeps it simple. 1 heavyweight champion, 1 tag champion, 1 women's champion and once they establish enough of a talent base then MAYBE something like a North America/TV/IC/Cruiserweight title

 

[GKJ]

If the talent do not care about championships then why should the fans? then again WWE has so many championships most of them aren't worth anything. I hope AEW keeps it simple. 1 heavyweight champion, 1 tag champion, 1 women's champion and once they establish enough of a talent base then MAYBE something like a North America/TV/IC/Cruiserweight title

She didn't really even establish that she was coming after Becky and her title. Just that she wanted to come back and beat someone up.

 

[HandsomeHollywood]

If Sasha is on TV, then she must be good in all areas. Otherwise she wouldn't be on TV.

 

[Alex Jones]

Wade Keller says Paul Heyman wrote Sasha Banks’ promo on Monday.

Suddenly, everyone is going to love it.

Big time yikes from me

Partly joking. Content was okay aside from pretty much killing the tag titles more than they were already killed, but Sasha’s delivery was absolutely awful.

Sasha isn't very good at standing up and giving a scripted promo. If she doesn't care about what she's saying, she's not going to sell it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

It was pretty bad from both a content and delivery stand point.

If Heyman wrote it, it was a dud from him.