Monthly News Thread (May 2018)

[Cor]

I'm telling you guys, WWE wants Lesnar to top Punk's 434 day title reign before he leaves so he can have the "modern day" longest title reign. Lesnar dropping the title at MITB (June 17th) would leave his title reign at 441 days...

"Hey, that guy left our company for the UFC! Let's give his title reign record to this other guy who is leaving our company for the UFC for the second time!"

So petty it doesn't even make sense

 

[xtra]

I would think you do the 4HW match before Charlotte v. Ronda. Especially since Charlotte is losing matches anyways

Unless you use the Charlotte/Rhonda match to set up the 4HW vs 4HW at survivor series.

Wrestlemania 35 is Charlotte vs. Rhonda for the title. Build up some bs about how the 4 wwe HW (or specifically sasha as she’s a pure heel) don’t want the title on an outsider so at wrestlemania Sasha interferes to cost Rhonda the match and title.

The next Monday on raw Charlotte is celebrating in the ring, sasha comes out and wants a match for saving the title. So Rhonda comes out saying it’s mine first. Some bickering happens, Suddenly she punches Charlotte and then banks and Charlotte beat down Rhonda, rhonda keeps getting beat down by being out numbered as no one of the 4wwe HE wants her to have the belt as an outsider

Do a fatal 5 way where the 4wwe HW eliminate Rhonda from the match which sets up a call to action for a summer slam match where she brings out the ufc 4HW

 

[The Gongshow]

As long as who ever wins the MitB match that night cashes in on Reigns after beating Lesnar and takes the title I'll be happy.

 

[ColePens]

As long as who ever wins the MitB match that night cashes in on Reigns after beating Lesnar and takes the title I'll be happy.

Cash-in mid match, pin Reigns, and keep Reigns in the main event for 4 more years!

Reigns gets a rematch clause for losing (that's the joke).

 

[GKJ]

Unless you use the Charlotte/Rhonda match to set up the 4HW vs 4HW at survivor series.

Wrestlemania 35 is Charlotte vs. Rhonda for the title. Build up some bs about how the 4 wwe HW (or specifically sasha as she’s a pure heel) don’t want the title on an outsider so at wrestlemania Sasha interferes to cost Rhonda the match and title.

The next Monday on raw Charlotte is celebrating in the ring, sasha comes out and wants a match for saving the title. So Rhonda comes out saying it’s mine first. Some bickering happens, Suddenly she punches Charlotte and then banks and Charlotte beat down Rhonda, rhonda keeps getting beat down by being out numbered as no one of the 4wwe HE wants her to have the belt as an outsider

Do a fatal 5 way where the 4wwe HW eliminate Rhonda from the match which sets up a call to action for a summer slam match where she brings out the ufc 4HW

I'd be here if you turn all of the 4HW heel. But you gotta have them all on the same show. Shayna Baszler is definitely a heel though

 

[xtra]

I'd be here if you turn all of the 4HW heel. But you gotta have them all on the same show. Shayna Baszler is definitely a heel though

I think if they book it correctly they could pull it off with baszler heel and Rhonda face on the same team.

Same with Charlotte/banks as heel and Becky lynch as a face.

 

[GKJ]

I think if they book it correctly they could pull it off with baszler heel and Rhonda face on the same team.

Same with Charlotte/banks as heel and Becky lynch as a face.

They could, but they already book all the women so bad that I don't trust them.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I think if they book it correctly they could pull it off with baszler heel and Rhonda face on the same team.

Same with Charlotte/banks as heel and Becky lynch as a face.

This company doesn’t book things correctly.

 

[Megahab]

Why won't they pull the trigger on Strowman? The guy has star written all over him.


Has anyone in history been forced down our throats as long as Reigns has? I just don't get it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Giant faces just don’t work most of the time. It is really hard to get it right.

You are seeing that issue with Braun as he is getting a bit stale.

 

[Engebretson]

They probably only thought of that after the fact

Maybe, but it would explain why Lesnar still hasn’t dropped the title to Reigns yet and why they didn’t sign him through Summerslam. I wouldn’t put it past them to extend their plans with Lesnar once they figured out they were close enough to Punk’s record.

"Hey, that guy left our company for the UFC! Let's give his title reign record to this other guy who is leaving our company for the UFC for the second time!"

So petty it doesn't even make sense

We’re also talking about the company who fired this dude via mail on his wedding day. Petty is right up their alley.

 

[GKJ]

Maybe, but it would explain why Lesnar still hasn’t dropped the title to Lesnar yet and why they didn’t sign him through Summerslam. I wouldn’t put it past them to extend their plans with Lesnar once they figured out they were close enough to Punk’s record.

Lesnar didn’t want to be signed through Summerslam. He’s basically going month to month waiting to see if Jon Jones can escape his suspension.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lesnar didn’t want to be signed through Summerslam. He’s basically going month to month waiting to see if Jon Jones can escape his suspension.

Pretty much. I would bet money he still works Summerslam. Vince will pony up the dough.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

WWE are just too stuck in their bubble with Roman. I still can't get over how Pejorative Slured that spot was where he literally hulked up out of a choke, that shit doesn't work anymore. Everyone knows what MMA is all it did was bury Joe and give you a super Cena like ending

 

[Emperoreddy]

Roman was legit asleep. Any other person and the ref calls the match off.

 

[xtra]

This company doesn’t book things correctly.

They book NXT right for the most part

 

[Emperoreddy]

They book NXT right for the most part

They don’t book the main roster correctly. Especially the women.

 

[GKJ]

Lesnar is not booked for Money in the Bank, says Meltzer, and might be an indicator that he is now signed for Summerslam

 

[KaseMeOutside]

This is cute

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

HHH book NXT right for the most part

fixed.

and there lies the problem. Vince is still pulling the big show strings. It has become a race to see what dies first...Vince or WWE.

Give HHH the book and full control on Raw and a lot of issues would be fixed. Like him or hate him, the man is a heck of a booker.

The other solution is GO BACK TO IMPROV PROMOS. This script every word crap hurts everyone. The guys never learn how to grow their character, or how to cut a promo. And the crowd is dumb, they see right through the hokey/stilted scripts. Go back to when you told a guy 'this is your character, and this is the motivation...go cut a promo". That's where you see people's personalities shine and how the crowd connects with a guy.[/b]

 

[Hypernova]

fixed.

and there lies the problem. Vince is still pulling the big show strings. It has become a race to see what dies first...Vince or WWE.

Give HHH the book and full control on Raw and a lot of issues would be fixed. Like him or hate him, the man is a heck of a booker.

The other solution is GO BACK TO IMPROV PROMOS. This script every word crap hurts everyone. The guys never learn how to grow their character, or how to cut a promo. And the crowd is dumb, they see right through the hokey/stilted scripts. Go back to when you told a guy 'this is your character, and this is the motivation...go cut a promo". That's where you see people's personalities shine and how the crowd connects with a guy.[/b]

This does happen with people who can do that but the people that suck at improvising still use a script. I think it also takes time for new people to prove they can do it before they are allowed to do their own thing.

 

[Shoalzie]

ESPN reached a deal to air the UFC. So Fox is going to be in the market for some programming...

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

This does happen with people who can do that but the people that suck at improvising still use a script. I think it also takes time for new people to prove they can do it before they are allowed to do their own thing.

there is only 1-2 people they let improv, and shocker, its the guys that came up doing it (Jericho and Rock)

sorry, you're reasoning doesnt work either. The only way you get better at something is by doing it. That's how wrestlers have learned to cut promos and get better at it since the dawn of time. You make mistakes, and you learn. Hogan, Rock, Austin, Foley, HBK, etc all learned to cut promos through trial and error.

 

[GKJ]

ESPN reached a deal to air the UFC. So Fox is going to be in the market for some programming...

Vince definitely wanted UFC to move first.

It would still feel strange after all these years to move to a sports station. But maybe they’d be apt to appeal to a more sports-oriented audience.

That means NO SCRIPTED PROMOS

 

[Hypernova]

there is only 1-2 people they let improv, and shocker, its the guys that came up doing it (Jericho and Rock)

sorry, you're reasoning doesnt work either. The only way you get better at something is by doing it. That's how wrestlers have learned to cut promos and get better at it since the dawn of time. You make mistakes, and you learn. Hogan, Rock, Austin, Foley, HBK, etc all learned to cut promos through trial and error.

Yes it does because some of them do unscripted promos on twitter or fb or even Talking Smack when that was a thing. When they see them handle themselves well there, they get more leeway.