Weekly News Roundup (24/10 - 30/10)

[Kimi]

I'm standing in for the slacker, I will not update the opening post as I too am a slacker!

(But we are having the correct date format in the title.)


24/10: FloSports starting a streaming service to focus on wrestling called FloSlam. They've not actually announced it yet so no real details yet. Link.

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[Kimi]

And now they've actually made their announcement, Link.

Austin, TX (Oct. 24, 2016) – FloSports today announced a five-year partnership with World Wrestling Network Live (WWNLive) to make FloSlam.tv the exclusive worldwide streaming partner of all WWNLive properties, including EVOLVE, SHINE, Full Impact Pro and WWN Supershow.

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FloSlam users can access all live streams and premium content on the site via monthly ($20/month introductory price) or annual ($150/year) FloPRO subscription. Annual subscribers to FloSlam receive a universal pass to all premium content across the FloSports network, including FloWrestling, FloGrappling, FloCombat, FloKO and others.

Meltzer says he'll have a guest from the company on his show tonight, so I expect we'll get more details then.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Now you have to wonder if deals are there to be made with ROH and maybe even New Japan.

 

[Cor]

There's a push internally to sign James Ellsworth to a full-time deal.

Apparently his shirt sales raised eyebrows, and paired with his online popularity, it's very possible he becomes a WWE regular while this popularity lasts

 

[GKJ]

Amazing how they didn't even try to get him over as a face, but they can't do it with virtually anybody else.

I think these past few days are about to push me over the edge to finally get a subscription to WON as well.

If I can get New Japan with English commentary, and through a website that I can actually decipher, say no more. Shimmer would be awesome too.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

ellsworth is this generations gillberg not even trying to be funny he's over in his own way

i don't think it's a good idea to make him full time it will kill the guy, but having him randomly show up is an effective use

 

[Kimi]

I don't think you can use him on TV full time, but I think it's worth signing him to some sort of contract so you've got access to him whenever you want him. He's got enough life in him that you could use him for a year or two if done sparingly.

Even full time would be fine if they just kept him off TV and only used him on the houseshow tours. Turning him into 'just another guy' really would be silly.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't think we should see him again until the rumble IMO. Watch him end up in the Survior series match.

 

[offkilter]

I'd put Ellsworth in the cruiserweights then over time give him a run at the CW title. He's a likeable underdog that can bring some personality to the CW's thatks severly lacking and his brawler style is different enough to give the fans something other than the usual flippy dippy spot fests that loose their appeal after a while.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Meltzer confirmed the obvious that WWE is not happy about Floslam because the price on Indy content is going to go up as a result.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Also WWE is going to test out "RAW Talk" after HIAC on Sunday to see if they can replicate Talking Smack for RAW. Nothing on hosts yet.

If they let them stay unscripted it can work. Rusev and Braun just shouting and shooting could be hilarious.

 

[Virtanen18]

That's exactly what people want after Raw. More Raw.

 

[Kimi]

I'd put Ellsworth in the cruiserweights then over time give him a run at the CW title. He's a likeable underdog that can bring some personality to the CW's thatks severly lacking and his brawler style is different enough to give the fans something other than the usual flippy dippy spot fests that loose their appeal after a while.

Sounds like a silly idea to me. It's a high skill division, not a brawling one. The entire point of having them separate is so they're different, wanting to make them the same as the rest of the show makes no sense.

And the CWC showed that there's plenty to show in that division, it's just Raw being Raw as to why it's lacking.

 

[GKJ]

That's exactly what people want after Raw. More Raw.

At a later hour than talking smack

 

[DenisSamson3]

That's exactly what people want after Raw. More Raw.

Eventually wwe will forget about the wrestling program and just talk about wrestling. Might turn out to be more popular.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

At a later hour than talking smack

The problem is that Raw will probably want to do it longer because they're better than Smackdown. Smackdown's show runs like 20 minutes. Raw will probably do an hour for the hell of it. lol But hey, if they allow KO to dominate that programming, I will watch it.

 

[Virtanen18]

The problem is that Raw will probably want to do it longer because they're better than Smackdown. Smackdown's show runs like 20 minutes. Raw will probably do an hour for the hell of it. lol But hey, if they allow KO to dominate that programming, I will watch it.

Yup, you just know that **** will be an hour.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

How does this company look at all the time they're already running programming and think "we need MORE!"?

 

[Blitzkrug]

...the same way i look at my big ass game collection and come to the same conclusion, i assume?

 

[DenisSamson3]

How does this company look at all the time they're already running programming and think "we need MORE!"?

Like the old saying, More is not better, better is better. Wwe does not seem to get that.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I don't think WWE understands that people like Ellsworth ironically. He's a geek that shouldn't be there, and it's funny. But in typical WWE fashion they just look at things superficially and think "BOY THEY REALLY LOVE ELLSWORTH HUH?"

I don't hate the guy by any means, but the joke is over. It was funny and entertaining the first two times, but now they've exhausted any novelty he once had. If you want to bring him out at the Rumble that's fine, but for the love of God these guys ruin EVERYTHING.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Taker is at the cavs celebration tonight in cleveland and guess what? He looks like he could beat the **** out of someone in the ring right now.

as usual people blew up about some crap picture that surfaced and he looks nothing like it now. Same as every year.

 

[GKJ]

was it confirmed to be really him?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I don't think WWE understands that people like Ellsworth ironically. He's a geek that should be there, and it's funny. But in typical WWE fashion they just look at things superficially and think "BOY THEY REALLY LOVE ELLSWORTH HUH?"

I don't hate the guy by any means, but the joke is over. It was funny and entertaining the first two times, but now they've exhausted any novelty he once had. If you want to bring him out at the Rumble that's fine, but for the love of God these guys ruin EVERYTHING.

I can't believe people are actually buying his shirt.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

was it confirmed to be really him?

It would be pretty hard to mistake a 7 foot tall guy in a trenchcoat...