News items that dont merit their own thread...thread

[Adam D]

First topic message reminder :

Jim Ross has been signed for GWFs first show - New Japans Wrestle Kingdom 9 on Jan 4th.

That is all

[Fernando]

Alberto Del Rio missed an Indy event for Autism and hasn't been seen in the last 24 hours. His promoter knows nothing of his whereabouts.

[Dr Gregory House MD]

Alberto Del Rio missed an Indy event for Autism and hasn't been seen in the last 24 hours. His promoter knows nothing of his whereabouts.

AAA have reported Alberto is home and well

[Dolphin Ziggler]

- After much speculation and different stories from Dolph Ziggler himself, PWInsider has confirmed that Ziggler is indeed signed to a new WWE contract.
Ziggler is “out of action indefinitely” in the WWE storylines because he’s going to Vancouver this week to star in a WWE Studios thriller titled “6:42.” Dolph’s character will be a cop named Ray Fitzpatrick, who has to overcome his past while dealing with a plot to blow up a child with a bomb strapped to their chest.
Filming is scheduled to go on for four weeks, which will put Ziggler back on WWE TV in mid-August before SummerSlam.


Read more: http://www.pwmania.com/why-did-wwe-really-write-dolph-ziggler-off-tv#ixzz3ftnFGeFX

[NickisBHAFC]

Dolph vs Rusev at Summer Slam then. Happy days.

[Dr Gregory House MD]

- After much speculation and different stories from Dolph Ziggler himself, PWInsider has confirmed that Ziggler is indeed signed to a new WWE contract.
Ziggler is “out of action indefinitely” in the WWE storylines because he’s going to Vancouver this week to star in a WWE Studios thriller titled “6:42.” Dolph’s character will be a cop named Ray Fitzpatrick, who has to overcome his past while dealing with a plot to blow up a child with a bomb strapped to their chest.
Filming is scheduled to go on for four weeks, which will put Ziggler back on WWE TV in mid-August before SummerSlam.


Read more: http://www.pwmania.com/why-did-wwe-really-write-dolph-ziggler-off-tv#ixzz3ftnFGeFX

This film sounds amazing

[dyrewolfe]

Amazingly clichéd more like.

Are ALL WWE films about cops or soldiers, dealing with personal issues while being all heroic?


How come they never do films about artists or musicians or scientists? I'm sure some wrestlers are capable of being deep and cerebral...even if the fans might not be

[Samo]

- After much speculation and different stories from Dolph Ziggler himself, PWInsider has confirmed that Ziggler is indeed signed to a new WWE contract.
Ziggler is “out of action indefinitely” in the WWE storylines because he’s going to Vancouver this week to star in a WWE Studios thriller titled “6:42.” Dolph’s character will be a cop named Ray Fitzpatrick, who has to overcome his past while dealing with a plot to blow up a child with a bomb strapped to their chest.
Filming is scheduled to go on for four weeks, which will put Ziggler back on WWE TV in mid-August before SummerSlam.


Read more: http://www.pwmania.com/why-did-wwe-really-write-dolph-ziggler-off-tv#ixzz3ftnFGeFX

This film sounds amazing

I hope the end is like that scene in Swordfish.  Thats Oscar winning material.

[Adam D]

A guide to @JRsBBQ podcast - mention Rousey a dozen times, say that ROH wrestlers move too fast, that you didnt know you had the DA channel
1:52pm - 15 Jul 15

A guide to @JRsBBQ podcast pt2 - Rave about NXT, do a funk impression (mention eggs), fill us in on Chipotle mustard stock levels
1:53pm - 15 Jul 15

@v2wrestlingshow .. Snarky for a reason? Or just a natural born keyboard warrior?
1:55pm - 15 Jul 15

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Yeah, I'm not sure if that counts as an achievement...

[Samo]

Edge is going to play Atom Smasher in the new season of Flash.

[MetalMotty]

A guide to @JRsBBQ podcast - mention Rousey a dozen times, say that ROH wrestlers move too fast, that you didnt know you had the DA channel
1:52pm - 15 Jul 15

A guide to @JRsBBQ podcast pt2 - Rave about NXT, do a funk impression (mention eggs), fill us in on Chipotle mustard stock levels
1:53pm - 15 Jul 15

@v2wrestlingshow .. Snarky for a reason? Or just a natural born keyboard warrior?
1:55pm - 15 Jul 15

Hahaha Got owned by JR

[Prometheus]

TNA: 353,000 + 100,000= 453,000
ROH: 128,000+134,000= 262,000

Up from last week. Must have been Dixies influence!

I don't think I'll ever understand TNA fans

I expect that final line might be part in jest, but it will be interesting to see if the cliffhanger keeps the numbers high next week.

I thought it was quite intriguing. The less rational part of me is expecting them to announce Jeff Jarrett as the new Executive Manager (or whatever the post is) and that the whole GFW thing was just a ploy for him to regain control over TNA.

And the figures are back in the toilet again:

293,000 and 72,000

[Samo]

NXT: Takeover is close to selling out and is expected to draw over 10,000+ at the Barclays Centre. Fantastic news.

[Kay Fabe]

NXT: Takeover is close to selling out and is expected to draw over 10,000+ at the Barclays Centre. Fantastic news.

It is and it isn't, it'll soon if its not already totally outgrow it's concept of being a development brand, I imagine that it'll become a Main Brand even if it does stay within the WWE Network, then the WWE will have to find a new developmental territory, I don't think its necessarily a bad thing but I can't see it being a breeding ground for RAW for too much longer

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I do wonder whether it may slow down a little when they bite the bullet and take some onto the main shows. I think right now a few of them are actually held back by its success in some ways; the idea to tour them means they cant lose their top names.

[Prometheus]

Seems to be a black day for Hogan.

[MetalMotty]

Seems to be a black day for Hogan.

haha brilliant response to the Hogan racist rant

[Prometheus]

Luckily racism is nothing HHH would ever condone

[Fernando]

[Prometheus]

[Kay Fabe]

Saw that Hogan has been fired, that un itself is great news, hes a waste if air time whenever he dies get it but what did he say?

[Prometheus]

Allegedly he said that he'd like his daughter to marry an NBA star.  But he used some slightly inappropriate racial language in expressing that view.

In good news, WWE is planning to replace Hogan on Tough Enough with Ric Flair who certainly comes with no baggage whatsoever, so that's a comfort then.

And he's not so much been fired, as Benoited.

[Fernando]

"I don’t know if Brooke was f*cking the black guy’s son."

"I mean, I don’t have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f*cking n*ggers. But then when it comes to nice people and sh*t, and whatever."

"I mean, I’d rather if she was going to f*ck some n*gger, I’d rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n*gger worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player!

"I guess we’re all a little racist. f***ing n*gger."

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Hahahaha what an idiot. Good riddance.

[kingraf]

Well, I only just found out about this. Hadn't seen any quotes attached to it. I thought he merely used the n-word in conversation, which while wrong was something that should really be expected from an 80-year old man. This was a full blown racist tirade. Think the E will Benoît him.

As an aside, he really should have been done with after the comments he made about his son's friend who was vegetated from that accident. Just all comes together to paint a picture of a vile excuse for a human being.

[Crimey]

It's no big loss, will be interesting to see how long WWE continue to ignore Hogan, expect they'll basically be waiting until he dies now by which time they'll be allowed to celebrate him again.

He's got no worth left to the company any more anyway, the Wrestlemania 30 moment was the last good thing he had left and he won't be missed.

I wonder whether GFW will go near him.

[Kay Fabe]

Wow those commentsnare insane, I'm shocked this came from.Hogan to be honest, there's no-one eben John Cena that has been more media prepped than Hulk Hogan, from the minute he signed up with McMahon he was always a go to guy for positive publicity, even in McMahon's steroid trial he came out of it unscathed and after his boy got jailed for crippling his best mate people still hung on Hogan's every word, I'm amazed he was so stupid, who even speaks that way about their own daughtet as well, he must have been out his jubblies on coke

[Dolphin Ziggler]

After reading what he said about the kid and his son, seeing his behaviour towards his own daughter and his complete lack of control over his own persona on TV shows for years, I cant say i'm surprised. If you then consider how he has treated people in different companies he has worked for then the real surprise for me is that its taken this long for him to get caught up in something he cant just get people to forget by ripping a t-shirt off and flexing.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Best thing thats ever happened for Curtis Axel though, WWE have got rid of Axelmania monikers from his WWE.com profile http://www.wwe.com/superstars/curtisaxel

Could be that they have to think of something for him and Sandow now.

Which reminds me, there was news from Meltzer or someone like Keller that theres to be a new Wyatt Family member and that its very disappointing.

[Crimey]

Also in news that might shock Adam, Meltzer has said if he was a betting man, he'd bet that TNA will out-survive Lucha Underground. So some positivity about TNA from Meltzer (sort of.)

[Hero]

TNA is becoming the cockroach of wrestling.

[Kay Fabe]

Ahhh it was during a Sex Tape...he was definitely off his jubblies on the Columbian Marching Powder...its his whole attitude towards his daughtet that gets me, you dont talk that way about your own Daughtet, how the hell can you talk about your Daughter in that manner while making a Sex tape FFS , even thinking about her relationship status should be the ultimate passion killer

[dyrewolfe]

Ahhh it was during a Sex Tape...he was definitely off his jubblies on the Columbian Marching Powder...its his whole attitude towards his daughtet that gets me, you dont talk that way about your own Daughtet, how the hell can you talk about your Daughter in that manner while making a Sex tape FFS , even thinking about her relationship status should be the ultimate passion killer

Only for Hulk's partner at the time, maybe. Perhaps thinking those sort of thoughts helps the Hulkster get off?


Wonder if TNA will invite him back now?

[talkingpoint]

Bad timing for TNA's new Hogan dvd to come out! You gotta feel sorry for TNA as this time it wasn't their fault.

[Adam D]

Apparently destination America has pulled ROH from its original time slot and is now only airing the replay that was showing after TNA. 

It appears that DA is the TNA of network management. 

It might mean that they are going to air GFW amped in its slot. I hope that GFW gets a better network.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

ROH apparently moved to the 11pm slot. DA are putting, and I really hope I've been trolled here, a programme called "Bigfoot in America" on the 8pm slot instead.

[Adam D]

ROH apparently moved to the 11pm slot. DA are putting, and I really hope I've been trolled here, a programme called "Bigfoot in America" on the 8pm slot instead.

Sounds like a billy corgan work to me. Just posted the same thing above you!

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Bret Hart is said to be talking to WWE in regards to replacing Hogan on Tough Enough. Seems a bad idea to me, he'll actually care about the wrestlers and WWE only care about their poor reality TV ratings.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Also, this lot just worked a WWE live event

https://instagram.com/p/5lIboWAFKQ/

[Marky]

PROGRESS Chapter 20 was yesterday, the brilliantly named Thunderbastard: Beyond Thunderbastard saw Jimmy Havoc lose the Progress Championship after a 609 day reign to Will Ospreay.

[Dr Gregory House MD]

PROGRESS Chapter 20 was yesterday, the brilliantly named Thunderbastard: Beyond Thunderbastard saw Jimmy Havoc lose the Progress Championship after a 609 day reign to Will Ospreay.

Spoilers!!!

[Prometheus]

PROGRESS Chapter 20 was yesterday, the brilliantly named Thunderbastard: Beyond Thunderbastard saw Jimmy Havoc lose the Progress Championship after a 609 day reign to Will Ospreay.

Spoilers!!!  

Yes, I agree. But all I can say is that the result is hardly unexpected

It has been one of the better stories in the world of wrestling and well worth subscribing to Progress Wrestling to catch up on.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Have none of us discussed that Summerslam is going to be 4 hours long?

[Dr Gregory House MD]

Have none of us discussed that Summerslam is going to be 4 hours long?

Well they need to have time for Taker's entrance

[talkingpoint]

this isn't news, but neither did I want to put it in its own thread. Great interview with Al Snow. Didn't realize how articulate Snow is. He sounds like he knows what he's talking about. Smart guy.

Scripted vs. Unscripted promos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_HLAAHDJOs

Good bookers vs. Bad Bookers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1soFtEf6g1E

[Prometheus]

Some really interesting numbers coming out of WWE today on the Q2 earnings.  The one the market has pricked its ears up to is TV revenue, which is strongly up.  No wonder Cena is back main eventing on Raw.

The ones I've found most interesting are the Network figures, which has fallen since WM, but not as much as I had as a worst case scenario.  

And then some plain mad stuff.  For example, if I read this graph right 82% of Indians (thats 820 million men, women and children to put a round figure on it) are WWE fans.  Ummmm right.

[Prometheus]

Here's the network numbers.  Simple and easy to understand

[Samo]

All I can gather is that the blue bar is bigger than the yellow one and thats a good thing.

[Prometheus]

There is an arrow to help in one of the graphs!

(there is no down arrow from the end of Q1 to Q2 2015 to help there though)

[Prometheus]

Strong incentive for WWE to screen more house shows. Beast in the East the most viewed item on WWE network outside of PPVs.

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