WWE General Discussion II

Scott Hall · Post #1641 » by **Scott Hall** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:11 pm

Dr Positivity · Post #1642 » by **Dr Positivity** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:40 am

I'm way behind (in April) so no spoilers please, but am I the only one who thought during the HHH anniversary episode that HBK and Vince were going to turn on HHH? HBK was acting like a heel the whole time, showing how many times he lost at Wrestlemania, insulting Stephanie, etc. When Vince came out I thought HHH's party was about to be like when Tommy in Goodfellas got made (superkick+Vince kayfabe fires HHH).

If they wanted to do HHH vs HBK next Wrestlemania they couldn't make HBK turn on him a full year before. But if he turned on HHH closer to next Wrestlemania season, they could flash back to the 25th anniversary episode to show that it foreshadowed the feud and HBK resentment of HHH. That's what they did with Batista when he and HHH had a tense moment at the 1000th Smackdown anniversary episode.

Celtsfan1980 · Post #1643 » by **Celtsfan1980** » Sat Oct 24, 2020 3:56 pm

Is Main Event considered WWE's best show among the main roster shows? Ziggler was on recently and Ricochet has been on too. Reviews I've read are at least adequate. I wish the matches were longer though.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1644 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:05 pm

Watch on YouTube

What is the background story about this?

Does WWE want the revenues of this accounts? Do the wrestler earn a lot of money with twitch?
Or is it about having the power about their employees?

Post #1645 » by **Stanford** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:51 pm

Good news: David Shoemaker says Vince is "all in" on the planned documentary.

iMoreland · Post #1646 » by **iMoreland** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:44 am

Both Orton and Reigns are on great runs at the moment but I don't have interest in a match between them at Survivor Series. Don't know why they didn't wait until after Survivor Series to put the title on Orton because Drew vs Roman would've been money.

The_Brecht · Post #1647 » by **The_Brecht** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:25 pm

Survivor Series is dumb, especially this short after the draft.

improper · Post #1648 » by **improper** » Sun Nov 1, 2020 2:18 am

The_Brecht wrote:Survivor Series is dumb, especially this short after the draft.

The entire concept of a draft is dumb and takes away from the inherent excitement you can milk from guys/girls changing brands. It would be so much cooler if, instead of someone being drafted to Raw or Smackdown, they just showed up at the end of a show and laid out the champ, then said, "I'm on Raw now."

I just feel like WWE makes all of this so much harder than it needs to be.

Dominator83 · Post #1649 » by **Dominator83** » Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:28 am

JohnPferdelack wrote:

Watch on YouTube

What is the background story about this?

Does WWE want the revenues of this accounts? Do the wrestler earn a lot of money with twitch?
Or is it about having the power about their employees?

Now that Biden won the presidency, I'm waiting for Andrew Yang to be named secretary of Labor. He's been saying that if he gets it, he's coming after Vince for all the rules he places on "independent contractors" everyone knows they're employees

JohnPferdelack · Post #1650 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:08 am

Read on Twitter

Amare_1_Knicks · Post #1651 » by **Amare_1_Knicks** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:53 am

Zelina Vega...released? Wow. How? That came out of nowhere. During the pandemic she was easily one of their bright spots, particularly and especially in the first few weeks/months; it was practically the Zelina Vega show.

I’m sure every promotion worth a damn is calling her.

improper · Post #1652 » by **improper** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:03 am

Amare_1_Knicks wrote:Zelina Vega...released? Wow. How? That came out of nowhere. During the pandemic she was easily one of their bright spots, particularly and especially in the first few weeks/months; it was practically the Zelina Vega show.

I’m sure every promotion worth a damn is calling her.

She got released shortly after tweeting that she supported unionization. No doubt she did this intentionally after WWE ordered their supposed independent contractors that they could no longer use platforms like Twitch, which apparently Vega used to connect with her fans and build a following.

Seriously, f*ck WWE. What a terrible company.

But on the plus side, she'll probably sign with AEW, make just as much money, get a better role, and still be allowed to use Twitch, so overall a win for her outside of her significant other still being employed by the evil empire.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1653 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:06 am

It is interesting to see if other wrestler will follow her and force their release.
Especially those wrestlers, who have no big on screen time, have now an easy opportunity to leave that company.

Amare_1_Knicks · Post #1654 » by **Amare_1_Knicks** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:11 am

improper wrote:
Amare_1_Knicks wrote:Zelina Vega...released? Wow. How? That came out of nowhere. During the pandemic she was easily one of their bright spots, particularly and especially in the first few weeks/months; it was practically the Zelina Vega show.

I’m sure every promotion worth a damn is calling her.

She got released shortly after tweeting that she supported unionization. No doubt she did this intentionally after WWE ordered their supposed independent contractors that they could no longer use platforms like Twitch, which apparently Vega used to connect with her fans and build a following.

Seriously, f*ck WWE. What a terrible company.

But on the plus side, she'll probably sign with AEW, make just as much money, get a better role, and still be allowed to use Twitch, so overall a win for her outside of her significant other still being employed by the evil empire.

Agreed on both points. It was a **** move for WWE to manipulate and monopolize their talents twitch streams that way, and Vega is immensely talented and someone is going to scoop her up expeditiously.

WRau1 · Post #1655 » by **WRau1** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:28 am

Would love to see Aleister Black in AEW, along with Vega.

Post #1656 » by **Stanford** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:16 am

This Vega release is totally unacceptable.

Dominator83 · Post #1657 » by **Dominator83** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:44 am

Vince is trash

The_Brecht · Post #1658 » by **The_Brecht** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:19 am

I hope Black loves going through tables.

JohnPferdelack · Post #1659 » by **JohnPferdelack** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:02 pm

The_Brecht wrote:I hope Black loves going through tables.

also by Nia Jax ;-)

improper · Post #1660 » by **improper** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:36 pm

The_Brecht wrote:I hope Black loves going through tables.

I mean it's not like they're doing anything compelling with him to begin with. I read today that he asked to go back to NXT.