Monthly News Thread (October 2017)

[Emperoreddy]

It is an extreme situation so they it isn’t ideal but they needed to do something, and something on short notice.

 

[GKJ]

Would be interesting if they used this with Roman against Seth and Dean. He gets sick this time, last year he got suspended in the build up for the Shield Triple Threat....what'll be at Survivor Series, Roman?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

- Reigns and Wyatt will be re-evaluated on October 30. Reigns, Wyatt and Dallas have the mumps. The rest of the locker room was vaccinated on Thursday to prevent the illness from spreading, but there's still worry in the company that the illness could spread.

- Adding Kurt Angle to the TLC match was first internally proposed on Thursday when the company realized Reigns wouldn't be able to compete. Angle's inclusion was a Vince McMahon idea. Angle was initially checked out when he was first brought back to the company and was tested again Friday in Pittsburgh, when he passed those tests the company made the announcement official. As of now, Angle's return was just a one-time attraction but his clearance allows for more future matches down the road.

 

[SeidoN]

Alvarez speculated that Angle was already preparing for a return at Survivor Series, but I guess maybe not after all

would be cool to see Team Kurt vs Team Dan Bryanson

 

[GarbageGoal]

I was shocked at how limited Angle seemed to be.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Spoiler thread.

 

[SeidoN]

Spoiler thread.

my bad I was geniunely in the wrong thread

 

[joshyhockey26]

I was shocked at how limited Angle seemed to be.

Little time to prepare. I imagine his next go in the ring will be more “normal” well for what he can do at this stage in his career

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

So Nia gets told to lose clean to Sasha Banks, and she phones the Rock to cry about it and he tells her "If she's not happy to walk away". That is some spectacularly bad advice. With Asuka coming to Raw and with Paige on her way back, it was a spectacularly bad time for her to walk away from a 6 figure paycheck.

I really don't understand where some of these wrestlers have lost perspective. Its not about wins and losses, its about entertaining the fans and putting on a good match and working your butt off. If your ego is so completely frail that a loss makes you quit then quit. She can go from making a really good salary to making $200 bucks a night in some high school gym fighting Edgar the rat faced boy.

So stupid.

Kaitlyn also came out and admitted to a serious drug issue and drinking problems. She was training to come back as well. She always seemed like a nice hardworking girl so hopefully she puts her problems behind her.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

That’s not real. Sports Illustrated is proving to be incredibly unreliable, and Rock of all people who put so many people over during his career would tell her to walk away? Nia who’s put over Sasha so many times would suddenly throw a fit? It’s not real.

 

[dahrougem2]

Yeah, SI is very sketchy and don't seem very believable but they are very adamant about this Nia Jax situation for some reason.

Hey, I wouldn't mind one bit if she left and never came back but I think this is a time off sort of thing.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

- January 12, 2018 edition of Monday Night Raw will be a 25th anniversary celebration. The show is held in Brooklyn, NY.

- The Four Horsewomen vs. Four Horsewomen of MMA match is still in the works, but Wrestlemania seems like the likely destination.

- A local promotion in Chile paid $900,000 for the WWE shows this past tour and the promoter was unhappy that the tour lost Styles and Owens. Triple H was flown in as a make good and worked as a babyface vs. Rusev.

- When Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt were pulled from TLC, WWE called Chris Jericho to work the show but he was busy doing a Fozzy tour. WWE didn't call Brock Lesnar.

 

[dahrougem2]

Lol didn't call Brock Lesnar. Wouldn't you just attempt to give the guy a call?

 

[Kimi]

They probably already know the dates they want to use him, so no point wasting them. And where would he go? The Shield match where it makes no sense in the slightest, or the Bálor match which they've obviously planned for later?

 

[dahrougem2]

Yeah they probably have the dates planned out, but you have no idea if they've "obviously" planned a Balor match with Lesnar for later.

I was simply laughing at them not bothering to call Lesnar. No need to make more out of it.

 

[Kimi]

So you mock them for not wasting their time?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Aiden English and Rusev are going to be an official tag team moving forward.

 

[Cor]

Aiden English and Rusev are going to be an official tag team moving forward.

So Rusev is officially in a “we don’t care about you” spot

 

[Sheppy]

Thanks Randy.

 

[dahrougem2]

So you mock them for not wasting their time?

Oh god give it a rest already. It was light hearted, I have no idea why you're attempting to make more out of it.

 

[The Gongshow]

Poor Ru-Ru. Maybe they'll let him run with it ala Fashion Police or Slater/Rhyno and get over and be forced into the tag title scene... idk Rusev deserves better!!!

 

[SeidoN]

imagine Rusev was still in the Jinder spot :/

 

[GarbageGoal]

So Nia gets told to lose clean to Sasha Banks, and she phones the Rock to cry about it and he tells her "If she's not happy to walk away". That is some spectacularly bad advice. With Asuka coming to Raw and with Paige on her way back, it was a spectacularly bad time for her to walk away from a 6 figure paycheck.

I really don't understand where some of these wrestlers have lost perspective. Its not about wins and losses, its about entertaining the fans and putting on a good match and working your butt off. If your ego is so completely frail that a loss makes you quit then quit. She can go from making a really good salary to making $200 bucks a night in some high school gym fighting Edgar the rat faced boy.

You assume that wrestling is her life and passion. It likely isn't.

 

[The Gongshow]

imagine Rusev was still in the Jinder spot :/

All would be right with the world

 

[Paris in Flames]

Aiden English and Rusev are going to be an official tag team moving forward.

Aiden English confirmed future world champ.