Official WWE Thread

[y2jman]

all i know i hope fox sports and direct tv will fixed this before friday comes so i can watch smackdown on fs1

perhaps it was a bad decision to move smackdown to fox they should kept it on usa network i'm sure wwe are aware of this and prob not very happy right now

[Agent Bond]

I've never actually seen a wargames match

Buy ASAP. 1992 is worth the purchase alone.

Saw a few recommendations for the '92 WarGames. Looks like that's where I need to start. Maybe tomorrow.

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by y2jman

all i know i hope fox sports and direct tv will fixed this before friday comes so i can watch smackdown on fs1

perhaps it was a bad decision to move smackdown to fox they should kept it on usa network i'm sure wwe are aware of this and prob not very happy right now

It's being reported that they've agreed ro a new deal.

[Axeramm]

have the outfits on the ladies gotten a bit "cheekier" lately?

[Michael1989]

Originally Posted by Axeramm

have the outfits on the ladies gotten a bit "cheekier" lately?

Selena Vega was definitely poppin' out on Smackdown.

[Rich1983]

That Survivor Series War Games sucked royally.

If you are familiar with the old classic NWA/WCW war games, this was not it. The women's match brought tables, ladders, chairs, trash cans, and those stupid sticks into the ring. In war games, the environment IS the weapon. They brought weapons inside of a weapon, because they don't know how to work a war games match. That is putting a hat on a hat on a hat on a hat.

I hate those stupid sticks. You can't justify their placement underneath a professional wrestling ring. At least with all of that other crap they brought into the ring, you can justify why those things would be under the ring.

Then, they had a platform on top of the cage, which did not even have a top (which it should have) so that they can do their pre-planned "spots," making professional wrestling look fake and pre-planned.

It was terrible.

The men's match was slightly better, but that isn't saying much.

Then, we had no actual survivor series matches at Survivor Series. That is like not having the royal rumble a Royal Rumble.

[Rich1983]

Originally Posted by Axeramm

have the outfits on the ladies gotten a bit "cheekier" lately?

Originally Posted by Michael1989

Selena Vega was definitely poppin' out on Smackdown.

The problem is WWE's current demo is men above the age of 25. As a grown man, it's nothing we haven't seen before.

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by Rich1983

That Survivor Series War Games sucked royally.

If you are familiar with the old classic NWA/WCW war games, this was not it. The women's match brought tables, ladders, chairs, trash cans, and those stupid sticks into the ring. In war games, the environment IS the weapon. They brought weapons inside of a weapon, because they don't know how to work a war games match. That is putting a hat on a hat on a hat on a hat.

I hate those stupid sticks. You can't justify their placement underneath a professional wrestling ring. At least with all of that other crap they brought into the ring, you can justify why those things would be under the ring.

Then, they had a platform on top of the cage, which did not even have a top (which it should have) so that they can do their pre-planned "spots," making professional wrestling look fake and pre-planned.

It was terrible.

The men's match was slightly better, but that isn't saying much.

Then, we had no actual survivor series matches at Survivor Series. That is like not having the royal rumble a Royal Rumble.

In those old War Games matches, blood played a big role. Everybody got thrown into the cage multiple times and was bleeding. In the WWE currently, bleeding is not planned like it was back then. Throwing somebody face first into the cage multiple times would not make any sense because they wouldn't end up bleeding so it would just look kind of weird in my opinion. In my opinion, that's why the cage isn't really used as a weapon. Unfortunately for you, it sounds like you'll never be able to accept the new version of War Games and that's okay. I thought both matches were good.

[Agent Bond]

If you are familiar with the old classic NWA/WCW war games, this was not it. The women's match brought tables, ladders, chairs, trash cans, and those stupid sticks into the ring. In war games, the environment IS the weapon. They brought weapons inside of a weapon, because they don't know how to work a war games match.

I was waiting for Becky Lynch to bring in the kitchen sink. It was ridiculous!

[Mike0284]

Update on Sasha Banks via PWInsider.

[Hitman Horton]

Originally Posted by Mike0284

Update on Sasha Banks via PWInsider.

People are now also saying that she's going to be Saraya's partner in January for AEW.

[Michael1989]

The Wrestling Observer reported on this week’s TV ratings for WWE’s flagship show. According to both of them, 1.56 million people tuned in to watch RAW,

With this number, WWE RAW set a record for the least viewed hour ever for a primetime RAW on the USA Network. The number of viewers dipped during hour three to a new total of only 1.26 million.

Yikes..but with Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross in the main event it shouldn't be surprising

[mysticwaterfall]

Shame Drew is out with a ruptured eardrum. Match won't be the same with Sheamus and Butch vs the Usos.

[Mike0284]

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by Michael1989

Yikes..but with Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross in the main event it shouldn't be surprising

Where does “box office” Becky Lynch fit into this equation? She was advertised for that main event too and viewers still said “Nah”.

Maybe they should’ve gone with a 6-pack challenge instead w/ Bianca on commentary so they had more star power.

Also, I assumed Alexa Bliss was still a decent merchandise-pusher on their Shop site. Though I do agree on Nikki Cross, at least credit goes to HHH for trying to fix her gimmick after what Vince left behind.

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

Shame Drew is out with a ruptured eardrum. Match won't be the same with Sheamus and Butch vs the Usos.

Is that a common injury, I mean how the hell do you have two of your top guys blow out their ear drum in the same match? I have never even heard of a wrestler sustaining this injury before never mind 2 guys in the same match.

[mysticwaterfall]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Is that a common injury, I mean how the hell do you have two of your top guys blow out their ear drum in the same match? I have never even heard of a wrestler sustaining this injury before never mind 2 guys in the same match.

I would certainly not think so, unless you had an ear infection or something to begin with.

I will say Butch did try his best to fill in for Drew. I'm sure the outcome would have been the same either way.

[Osborn Cash]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Where does “box office” Becky Lynch fit into this equation? She was advertised for that main event too and viewers still said “Nah”.

Maybe they should’ve gone with a 6-pack challenge instead w/ Bianca on commentary so they had more star power.

Also, I assumed Alexa Bliss was still a decent merchandise-pusher on their Shop site. Though I do agree on Nikki Cross, at least credit goes to HHH for trying to fix her gimmick after what Vince left behind.

Lynch is a ticket seller so idk. Last I heard Bliss is a top merch seller. But then again more than likely it's the fans of a wrestler that will buy their merch whereas the broader audience may not be interested in them main eventing.

Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

I would certainly not think so, unless you had an ear infection or something to begin with.

I will say Butch did try his best to fill in for Drew. I'm sure the outcome would have been the same either way.

According to my Google search it's not that rare and an ear infection is a cause as you guessed.

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by Osborn Cash

Lynch is a ticket seller so idk. Last I heard Bliss is a top merch seller. But then again more than likely it's the fans of a wrestler that will buy their merch whereas the broader audience may not be interested in them main eventing.



According to my Google search it's not that rare and an ear infection is a cause as you guessed.

Perhaps maybe something due to the flight to the place? I know some people's ears go haywire from the pressure with flying.