The Wrestling Thread - Part 244

[AndrewGilkison]

Hopefully this will work out better than the last time WWE hired a female referee.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Will she take ref bumps?

She should, she was trained by the Dudley Boyz when she wrestled.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Anyone notice Naomi in the background?

 

[Lead Cenobite]

If Rousey shows up she will be involved in the show in some way. WWE has used her before and they would do it again. And that will distract from actual wrestling and all the women trying to use this tournament to make a name for themselves. It's going to be sideshow carny BS if she's there.

And yes, she is a conspiracy nut. Specifically, a Sandy Hook truther:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...eresting-sandy-hook-shooting-conspiracy-video

She must be an Alex Jones fan.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I can't be the only one who noticed Naomi in the background of the pic of the female ref.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Bayley and Carmella in attendance too, along with Bayley's #1 fan, Izzy.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Edit.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Anyway, I am excited to see who is going to lose to the winner of the inevitable Asuka vs. Ember Moon title match, which hopefully will be Ember.

 

[JabarR]

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[JabarR]

Also there is a rumor that Ronda Rousey is going to be in attendance at the Mae Young Classic tonight, most likely rooting for Shayna Baszler.

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[Dr. Evil]

Edit.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I want her to win the MYC and if she does and the winner faces the NXT Champion and that champion is still Asuka (it shouldn't), I do hope they talk about the history they have together.

Also......INDEED!

Spoiler

She has kept her gimmick from Japan as the Pirate Princess and is still allowed to use her elbow drop.

 

[nite-owl]

So Ryback is proclaiming that he wasn't meant to wrestle The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 30.

 

[The Chris]

I saw on wrestling inc that Talking Smack has been cancelled as a weekly show and will only be post ppv now. That makes me sad.

 

[famicommander]

I saw on wrestling inc that Talking Smack has been cancelled as a weekly show and will only be post ppv now. That makes me sad.

It's a cost cutting measure, to go along with no longer using pyro for entrances.

EDIT:
looks like both Talking Smack and Raw Talk will only air after branded PPVs from now on. So the weekly show is cancelled but not the whole thing.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

It's a cost cutting measure, to go along with no longer using pyro for entrances.

EDIT:
looks like both Talking Smack and Raw Talk will only air after branded PPVs from now on. So the weekly show is cancelled but not the whole thing.

No more pyro? What the ****?

 

[Dr. Evil]

At the day one tapings of the Mae Young Classic, the WWE talent in attendance are:

- Every main roster female except Sasha Banks (who is in Australia promoting the upcoming WWE tour there)
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Johnny Gargano
- Akira Tozawa
- Renee Young
- Johnny Gargano
- Kassius Ohno
- Mike Kanellis

It's always cool for me to see other WWE superstars just sitting there, attending other WWE events.

 

[Murdock103]

no more pyro? What the ****?

tna! Tna! Tna!

 

[Dr. Evil]

I've never cared for pyro in the WWE. I've always felt that there's a potential safety hazard

 

[nite-owl]

 

[AndrewGilkison]

I am guessing Renee Young is not long for WWE. Her Network shows keep getting cancelled, and she doesn't even do backstage interviews anymore. Her role is becoming more and more limited.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

I always expected that to be the case with Talking Smack because of two reasons-

1) No more Miz- who single-handedly made Talking Smack must-see television. Heck, he was on Raw Talk post GBOF and was excellent there. KO has kinda filled Miz's shoes but it isn't quite the same.

More importantly,
2) Putting it after 205 Live rather than immediately after Smack Down just doesn't have the same impact. It was practically an extra half hour of Smack Down back then rather than a separate show. With that hook gone, no wonder it lost viewers.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]