CI Wrestling Thread #56

[Nightwish84]

- Keep Otis on Raw, send the rest to NXT forever.

- There's a large photo of Joe Hendry on WWE's roster page. Obviously a promotional thing but it's wild to see someone currently in another company featured so heavily on WWE's site. Triple H spit water at the Forbidden Door and gave it a crotch chop.

- Matt Jones talked up The Outrunners during their run in OVW. Just from that one vignette, that's a killer gimmick and I'd have them on Dynamite every week picking up wins and then challenging the Bucks for those titles they defend once every four months.

- In a YouTube clip today about Dynamite's ratings, Brian Last called AEW a sinking ship that will never sink. Accurate. They'll announce a deal soon, get more money, TK will still book, and ratings and attendance will be what they are. As Punk said, AEW will be around as long as Tony wants it to be around. Don't know how much growing the company is actually going to do going forward though.

 

[billCgmx]

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Aren't these the two jobbers who Orange Cassidy took out in a handicapped match?

 

[Wesley91581]

Dang this looks like a masterpiece

 

[Nightwish84]

Have no idea what the future holds for Bronson Reed but in two weeks Triple H has made him a threat. They're doing to him what they did with Breakker, sort of. It's the take matters into your own hands to get noticed, go too far multiple times, and piss off Pierce (who again, appears to be terrible at his job) routine. Or Rollins returns in a few weeks and beats him on a random Raw. That wouldn't be great.

 

[krazykats]

Wrestling needs a monster goon type guy. Stroman not being full time leaves room for Reed.

 

[Wesley91581]

Pure Fusion Collective has to be one of the worst names for a stable ever - just doesn’t even make sense?!?!

 

[GeraldV]

Didn't watch Raw last night, but I did see on twitter today that Dom had a couple great lines. Saying that he has a woman now who treats him like a man and “gets me tendies whenever I want and lets me play video games whenever I want,” is pretty frigging hilarious.

 

[JonathanW]

Didn't watch Raw last night, but I did see on twitter today that Dom had a couple great lines. Saying that he has a woman now who treats him like a man and “gets me tendies whenever I want and lets me play video games whenever I want,” is pretty frigging hilarious.

What is a "tendie"?

 

[Wesley91581]

What is a "tendie"?

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. All I could think was when she got him the plate of chicken nuggets.

 

[GeraldV]

What is a "tendie"?

It’s what a lot of Gen z and younger call chicken tenders. It may actually be called a chicken tendie sub at Publix, as that is all I’ve ever heard it called, lol.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

At least that makes sense. Whoever thought calling a hot dog a ‘glizzy’ needs to have their tongue cut out

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Dominik Mysterio On How Netflix Move Will Affect WWE Programming

Dominik Mysterio talks about Raw's move to Netflix and how less restrictions will change the state of WWE programming

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I’m sure people are going to expect things like that but I feel like in order for stuff like that to be special and meaningful you can’t have it all the time. It’s gotta come like an RKO out of nowhere. It’s like you don’t expect it and then it’s like, boom – titty!”

 

[K-mac18]

According to the Sporting News Australia AEW is looking at running a stadium show in the country next year.
They are doing a Tokyo Dome show the night after Wrestle Kingdom, plus the rumored Texas show and now this. Who knows if they are going back to Wembley too.

Anyway Dynamite for tonight.

 

[Nightwish84]

- Jay Lethal's AEW record has gotta be 4-31. Not sure how Page wrestling Lethal helps him.
- A face-to-face between Okada and Claudio is one guy who can't talk and the other staring and say 'bitch.'
- Swerve vs Yuta will bring all the ratings. I'm kidding.
- Hook is a good looking young dude and yet, no one knows who he is because instead of seeing his face, we're stuck with a Batman-lite logo. That guy can't get to NXT fast enough. He'll be trained, won't have the dumb chip bag gimmick, and will be properly promoted when he's ready to shine.

This feels like another low ratings night.

 

[Col. Angus]

Dominik Mysterio On How Netflix Move Will Affect WWE Programming

Dominik Mysterio talks about Raw's move to Netflix and how less restrictions will change the state of WWE programming

www.sescoops.com

I’m sure people are going to expect things like that but I feel like in order for stuff like that to be special and meaningful you can’t have it all the time. It’s gotta come like an RKO out of nowhere. It’s like you don’t expect it and then it’s like, boom – titty!”

I think Dom should be put in charge of WWE

 

[Wesley91581]

Just got home and saw super orange Cassidy and a horrible Cesaro/okada interview/confrontation”

There’s so much irony in TK calling wwe harvey Weinstein and having arguably the best wrestler and AEW likely highest paid talent a lackey for the evp and weekly calling everyone a “b****”

And is Cesaro still in the black pool combat club - If he is why doesn’t he pop Okada in the jaw when he called him a “b****”

 

[Nightwish84]

We're probably getting AEW PPV's on Max within the next few months, which I'll be excited about because those usually hit, but I just can't do the weekly stuff. You'd think WBD has WWF during the Attitude Era with giving them three wrestling shows plus the Overdrive show no one will watch. They give up the NBA while willfully giving a struggling company hours and hours of tv time. Big Bang Theory reruns do better than the weekly A show. TK is one lucky sumbitch because he's falling ass backwards into a new deal.

 

[Wesley91581]

We're probably getting AEW PPV's on Max within the next few months, which I'll be excited about because those usually hit, but I just can't do the weekly stuff. You'd think WBD has WWF during the Attitude Era with giving them three wrestling shows plus the Overdrive show no one will watch. They give up the NBA while willfully giving a struggling company hours and hours of tv time. Big Bang Theory reruns do better than the weekly A show. TK is one lucky sumbitch because he's falling ass backwards into a new deal.

Yup you don’t even have to watch to see their formula…

Opener with a 15 minute match
Mone appearance
Elite appearance/match
Super orange Cassidy match
Jericho
Osperay/mjf/swerve appearance
Random filler bcc match with no backstory
Any spinoff becomes a collision match

 

[K-mac18]

Thought Mercedes and Shida was good, the post match was MEH.
Also thought the main event and post match was good. Video package was cool.
I guess we are going to get Jarrett and Hangman at All In? Maybe a Taylor Swift run in?
Will watch anything with Mariah May.
Sure Okada and Claudio will be a good match but didn't that face off didn't do it for me

Jericho- Nope.
Bucks-Acclaimed- Nope

 

[catsfanbgky]

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I thought I was watching a flashback to Stan Lane and Steve Kearn "The Fabulous Ones" video. Even the quality of the video fit that timeframe. Was waiting for "Everybody Wants You" by Billy Squire to fire up.

 

[K-mac18]

And there's the announcement

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Hope their attendance is up by then

 

[Wesley91581]

Seems like a massive mistake - only way they sell out massive venues are these one off international shows in England etc.

 

[JonathanW]

I thought I was watching a flashback to Stan Lane and Steve Kearn "The Fabulous Ones" video. Even the quality of the video fit that timeframe. Was waiting for "Everybody Wants You" by Billy Squire to fire up.

Those 2 were my favorite's as a kid.

 

[K-mac18]

Dynamite- 703,000 and a .23- #1 on cable for the night.

 

[GeraldV]

Everyone stay calm! This is not a drill!

The Youngest Men in the World, The Outrunners are on Rampage tomorrow night!

Set your DVR to be sure not to miss the majesty.

 

[Nightwish84]

Texas in July sounds awful.

I don't hate the move. Yeah, they're cold and the weekly shows have lost viewers and don't seem to matter but for their version of Mania, on US soil for the first time, in a stadium, it'll move tickets. For what will be their show of the year, they better hope they can get 25,000 - 30,000 fans there. And I think the final number will be close to that.

 

[Wesley91581]

And there's the announcement

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Guessing this means Summerslam 2025 will be in London.

Also missed opportunity he could have called it Y’all In.

 

[Wesley91581]

I guess I didn’t know since I don’t have honor club but the outrunners are one of those teams primarily used on roh but occasionally get time on rampage/collision.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

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[Creed Bratton]

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I'm going to buy one for each shoulder and one for my waist. 🤣

 

[Nightwish84]

Actually if you enter the code word SUPERSTAR, you get 25% off. But only for the next 12 hrs SO ACT FAST!

 

[WildcatFan1982]

That’s probably the only title belt I’d ever buy. But it’s $500 too much

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[K-mac18]

Saw this posted somewhere else but could be a cool thing for turnovers in football. Like some schools have the chain or tire.

 

[Wesley91581]

We have a used video game store in town that had the wwe champ belt Cody wears currently for like 150 - wonder if the sports ones like uk costs more because of licensing and stuff?

 

[CrittendenWildcat]

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Looks plastic-y, cheap, fake and not worth anywhere near the price. Like a Kardashian.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

I wouldn’t spend more than $50 on any of them either

 

[K-mac18]