Without the Wrestling Thread, There Is...No...You! - - Part 187

[sweetre15]

Just got a look at Kevin Steen/Owens' debut vignette and it pretty short but cool.

Spoiler

He's debuting on the NXT special in December

 

[sweetre15]

So thoughts on if Paige would have been a good fit to join the Authority? I made the case on the last page, so y'all can know why I think it could work but I want your thoughts

 

[JabarR]

I will bummed if AJ leaves but in a way I don't blame her if she does. The WWE has handled their divas division terriblely. They care more about pushing their divas to be on that crappy "reality show" total divas than about wrestling talent. Overall, it's just shocking to see how far WWE has fallen since WM 30. Ambrose, Rollins, The Wayatts, Ziggler, and NXT Stars save it from being a total disaster.

For the last time, its just a rumor!! So keep it like that, until AJ confirms it herself, O.K.?

 

[sweetre15]

According to Bryan Alvarez, the rumor isn't true

 

[Pink Ranger]

So thoughts on if Paige would have been a good fit to join the Authority? I made the case on the last page, so y'all can know why I think it could work but I want your thoughts

I can't help notice that in WWE there's a very definitive reluctance to include divas into mainly male stables. DX and McMahon-Helmsley DX seemed to be the best and most recent examples. I wonder why that is.

 

[cabel]

Another fun episode of Lucha Underground

 

[runawayboulder]

So thoughts on if Paige would have been a good fit to join the Authority? I made the case on the last page, so y'all can know why I think it could work but I want your thoughts

I think Total Divas is holding the Divas division back. They need to dump the whole idea. There was that supposed plan for Nikki Bella to become Seth Rollins valet and on screen GF which would have been PERFECT for her after Summerslam and would have gained her positive heel heat.

They nixed it because of her relationship with Cena being portrayed weekly on that stupid show. It's getting in the way of doing anything remotely interesting with the women in the company, especially those with mediocre in ring ability.

You're idea for Paige is fine but she's now on the show and they're making that more of a priority for the women than they do RAW or Smackdown. The only people that are remotely making it work are Natalya and Tyson Kidd.

For the last time, its just a rumor!! So keep it like that, until AJ confirms it herself, O.K.?

I don't see AJ confirming anything like that until after she's actually gone and it would probably just be a thank you to the fans through social media. She's also Punk's wife. He felt like he didn't owe the fans an explanation, she may take the same route.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Wrestle Kingdom 9 Sunday January 4 - #TheJourney: Jim Ross Part 2
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[cabel]

Looks like NJPW will be doing three shows with ROH next year in New York, Toronto, and Chicago.

 

[Slushy]

Hulk Hogan and Ricky Steamboat posing after a match.

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Livewire was a great show. Hope to see it on The Network. Vince Russo was also entertaining playing Vic Venom!

 

[sweetre15]

Funny thing is right now, Because of how many divas are on the roster of that stupid show they could have their cake and eat it too...

- Paige is on Total Divas

- Natalya is on Total Divas

- Paige and Nattie are both from wrestling famliles

- The Authority can screw Nattie out of a title victory against Paige

- Paige joins The Authority and Nattie can call her out on it because she' s not the girl she knew in NXT, who was strong, ruthless, and independent.

- Not only that Nattie can make a claim that the Mcmahons have always tried to hold down the Harts and bring up some of the dirty laundry between the Mcmahons and the Harts ala Cody Rhodes's claim regarding the McMahons' hating the Rhodes family

- Now that the groundwork is there, those two would be the two girls they can trust to get in done in the ring with 15 minutes or so of ring time as they proved on NXT together.

It's really not rocket science lol

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer has a breakdown of TNA's new TV deal with Destination America in his newsletter which can be found at f4wonline.com, and on the Wrestling Observer Radio-cast from yesterday. Meltzer notes that TNA has lost about 40 million homes in their move from Spike TV to Destination America, but that it is still available in 52% of US homes. Despite this, Meltzer notes that the most watched show in the channels existence garnered 450,000 viewers, which is below the cumulative viewers Ring of Honor gets across the Sinclair Broadcasting Group's channels. Meltzer stated, "ROH definitely has more viewers than what TNA will be getting in the start. TNA might be on cable TV but ROH has strong affiliates such as FOX, ABC and CW."

Compared to Lucha Underground, like Destination America, El Rey is still a start-up network and doesn't have much exposure. TNA will definitely have more viewers than Lucha Underground on El Rey, but Unimas has far more exposure than Destination America, however as previously noted Lucha Underground is intended to succeed on El Rey, with Unimas being a secondary channel.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Road to the Tokyo Dome - #WK9 Sunday Jan 4: Chris Sabin - Why is New Japan Pro Wrestling different from every other wrestling company?
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[NDX]

Looks like NJPW will be doing three shows with ROH next year in New York, Toronto, and Chicago.

Might be going back to ROH then.

 

[sweetre15]

Baron's better!!

 

[the dmg]

I've been out of the loop for a bit, so what are the odds that Wyatt recruits a new family? Maybe a couple of directionless superstars, or perhaps NXT prospects?

I'm hoping for some sort of swerve where Bray appears during the main event, the Wyatts reform and take everyone out. It would be better than whatever the hell will actually happens.

The only people that are remotely making it work are Natalya and Tyson Kidd.

Putting Tyson Kidd on TV more is really all because of Total Divas and now they seem to be recognizing his talent. That's the best thing to come from that show.

 

[sweetre15]

Be sure to watch this week's NXT episode. Very good story and character development episode for Sami Zayn. He cut a promo from the heart tonight. Dude is such a natural on the mic.

It also had a humorous segment from the Vaudevillains, Seedplanting for Corbin's first official feud, and a decent match between Becky and Bayley.

 

[Bat Brain]

Man, Sami really knows how to tug on the heart strings.

Enzo's promo was great too. I hope he can improve his in-ring work 'cos his mic skills are crazy good.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Just got a look at Kevin Steen/Owens' debut vignette and it pretty short but cool.

Spoiler

He's debuting on the NXT special in December

Kevin Owens is not a bad name.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Kevin Owens is not a bad name.

Great tribute to his first born son.

 

[Dr. Evil]

It's a sign that Triple H is taking over NXT.....the developmental talent have better names. He knows from experience having once been known as Terra Ryzing.

 

[Wheels]

Zaym is the best guy in NXT hands down in my opinion.

 

[sweetre15]

So apparently the bandwagon to discredit Paige on wrestlingforum has commenced for a good while now and some of them are somehow Nikki Bella marks.....I understand people arent going to like the same things but trying to make girls like Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox seem like they are more talented than Paige is just ridiculous IMO. Especially since they are trying to knock Paige's mic and ring skills.

The difference is at both NXT and house shows Paige has shown she can put on great matches and Paige has shown that when she has something to sink her teeth into, her promos are great.

Nikki has become somewhat serviceable in the ring and cannot talk to save her life on taped or pre-taped promos.

Alicia Fox is still a bit botchtastic but can have good matches with the right opponent and she was never good on the mic.

What's next....Giant Gonzalez was better in the ring than Bret Hart? lmao

 

[TheNextNolan22]

No ROH World Title match on Wrestle Kingdom, but Ring of Honor and New Japan do want to do more joint-shows in the future.

 

[NDX]

What's next....Giant Gonzalez was better in the ring than Bret Hart? lmao

Wait, he wasn't?!