Phil Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Yup. I'm done getting my nose rubbed in shit. I'm also tired of the world of pro-wrestling being curated by their selective, revisionist history. There's an entire generation of fans who exist today who know nothing but WWE because WWE rigged the game to ensure that was the case. Maclin cut a promo on Nic Nemeth last week with a line like "no one is gonna remember Nic Nemeth, they're only going to ask whatever the hell happened to Dolph Ziggler?" Got a good pop, but I also kinda hated it because of how true it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 39 minutes ago, Phil said: Yup. I'm done getting my nose rubbed in shit. I'm also tired of the world of pro-wrestling being curated by their selective, revisionist history. There's an entire generation of fans who exist today who know nothing but WWE because WWE rigged the game to ensure that was the case. Maclin cut a promo on Nic Nemeth last week with a line like "no one is gonna remember Nic Nemeth, they're only going to ask whatever the hell happened to Dolph Ziggler?" Got a good pop, but I also kinda hated it because of how true it is. Yes, there's a lot of truth to it. Good for TNA to get him, though. He's a very good worker and it's a nice acquisition to lead them into the re-rebrand. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Kurt Angle has been talking about this for years, lamenting that so much of his career is just essentially unknown to WWE fans who, the moment he left, refused to accept that anything exists outside the "WWE universe." That phrase alone is reason for me to not want to watch. It's not just a misnomer, it's a thumb in the eye. Universe implies, by its nature, that something exists other than just you. WWE won't even properly count Ric Flair's world title reigns, let alone mention "the competition" — another joke, considering no one, not even AEW, is actually on their level (or ever will be). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Yeah, and Kurt had some of his best matches in TNA and you'd never know it. It's a damn shame. I agree about the 'WWE Universe' thing. I cringe every time I hear it. Other than what you said, it's just really cheesy too. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Yup. Angle has gone on record saying he thinks most of his best matches were in TNA (and he's right). That's why it's such a shame that the WWE audience have been so conditioned to not even see them, let alone appreciate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 He had plenty of classics in WWE, but I'd agree with that. It was also one of my favorite rosters in wrestling, and just a great time for that company. TNA from, like, 2006-2012 or so was amazing. I was watching it more than WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Yeah, 2006–2009 especially. Then they brought in Hogan, peaked, and it really started to fall apart by 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I hope the whole Network moves over to Netflix for us too. Then I won't have to pay for Peacock. I get Netflix for free through T-Mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 They just added Hulu for free too starting tomorrow. Watch, now my luck, in 6 months they'll drop Netflix lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 AEW Attendances Approaching WCW 2000 Levels Quote One of the things is that like the last quarter, there were a lot of weak advances in the last quarter. But they had a lot of the shows where they got late buys, whether it was Bryan and Okada or Mistico or having the MJF and Kenny Omega match, or just good local promotion, sending guys in or lowering ticket prices, things like that. So I kind of got whatever the word is, kind of got lulled into this sense of, okay, the advances suck, but it’s not that bad. And it really wasn’t that bad the last quarter. Well, now, it’s that bad and it looks worse. I mean, the Wednesday show. They’re under 2,000. 4,000 to me is fine for AEW, under 4,000 is not so great, under 3,000 is pretty bad. And under 2,000 is really bad, especially when you’re coming to the city once a year. They got Tulsa coming up, they’ve never been to Tulsa, and they’re under 2,000 there as well. Quote There’s always exceptions to every rule. But in more cases than not, they go down. And it’s like, okay, when you’re at four [thousand], and you’re going down, and not so great. When you’re 2,800 and you’re going down in a major city, where are you headed? I mean you’re getting now to WCW 2000. People hate when I use that term, but they’re getting there and that’s a scary place to be. And I mean, there’s a lot of slight things that they could do, but they haven’t. I know that there’s Kosha Irby in and this is actually his job, his job is going to be to get this stuff up. And it’s way too early to put any blame on him. He just got there. https://tjrwrestling.net/news/aew-attendances-approaching-wcw-2000-levels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 14 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said: I hope the whole Network moves over to Netflix for us too. Then I won't have to pay for Peacock. I get Netflix for free through T-Mobile. I think that will happen eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 14 hours ago, Phil said: AEW Attendances Approaching WCW 2000 Levels https://tjrwrestling.net/news/aew-attendances-approaching-wcw-2000-levels/ Yikes. And Vince Russo isn't even doing the booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpshooter Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) Yes!! Sounds like another really good lineup this year. The Kurt Angle one is probably mostly a rehash of the documentary Peacock did, but obviously it'll be darker. It's an incredible show. I think I binged the first four seasons in less than a week. I couldn't stop. Edited January 25 by Sharpshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Yea, I loved watching them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpshooter Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Yikes. lol I always knew that Mr. People Power was a scumbag, but damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Vinny Mac is fuuuuuuuuuuuuucked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaveByRichter35 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 50 minutes ago, Phil said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I don't know. I have a hard time believing that a 70 year old man texts like that. I also couldn't help but read it in my head with Vince's voice lololol. I know, this isn't funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 "CHOCOLATE DICKS!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Man, I'mma go with he's FUBAR'd this time. Sick motherfxckers Filed Case Document Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) What is he (allegedly) responding to? Is this sex trafficking or prostitution? Are they one in the same now? Lots of questions. Guess I'll research this later. Edited January 28 by The Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 WWE going berserk right now. I haven't seen Smackdown yet from last night but apparently the whole Rock Roman match for WM40 has been solidified and people are losing their minds over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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