Prinny Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Main Roster WWE is really bad at the moment. It's reflected in the ratings. It's almost as if you have a 73 year old writing it... they have an absolute tonne of talent which they are wasting in a Man City/Chelsea style hoarding of talent so no-one else can use them. But they also recently signed a $1 BILLION TV deal with Fox for their second brand, so don't feel too bad for them. However their third brand/"developmental" NXT is one of the best (if not the best) promotions in the world alongside New Japan and (hopefully) AEW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted June 21, 2019 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, iamalagerdrinker said: heard sky dropped it cause of the ratings Which assumedly will get even lower on BT? The only thing I tend to watch now is "Total Divas" and "Total Bellas" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undy English Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 32 minutes ago, grifty said: I used to watch it when it was the Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Kurt Angle, Dudley Boyz, Rakishi and Scotty too hotty- not sure if that’s the attititude era people have said, but it was great back then. The right balance between funny moments, fighting and a story line you could follow. 100% agree the attitude era in the 90s/00s was brilliant. Fans used to go mad for the wrestlers, storylines and big matches. Off the top of my head the infamous 'Hell in a Cell' between Manking and Undertaker, Stone Cold taking on McMahon, Triple H pedigreeing Foley on the thumb tacks and Kane being set on fire. Tried watching WWE recently and it's just not the same, so watered down, PC, no longer enjoyable. Also sad to see how the company have been forced to 'bring back' some of the attitude era stars for ratings; these poor blokes look knackered now! Shaun Michaels has lost his hair, Undertaker has saggy skin and Jeff Hardy has a dad bod. I truly feel sorry for the kids of today with the PC-type stuff being rammed down their throats. They will miss out on some great times we had growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 2 hours ago, TomF said: Probably, fair to say the whole WWE brand is not doing well even stateside atm. I believe it’s bigger than ever, in value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 17, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 The cutbacks etc have hit the WWE now... Superstars and backstage producers were released along with the rest of the company. At this time 20 on-air talent have been released. We’re not certain if more are to come. We can probably expect it at this point. WWE news is moving really fast right now. Let’s list the ones that have been announced so far. ON-SCREEN TALENT Drake Maverick Curt Hawkins Zack Ryder Heath Slater Luke Gallows Karl Anderson Rusev No Way Jose Sarah Logan Mike Kanellis Maria Kanellis Aiden English EC3 Lio Rush Eric Young Primo Colon Epico Colon Erick Rowan Deonna Purrazzo (NXT) Aleksandar Jaksic (NXT) MJ Jenkins (NXT) Josiah Williams (NXT) Dorian Mak (NXT) Mike Chioda (Referee) WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER COACHES Sereena Deeb Kendo Kashin Ace Steel PRODUCERS Kurt Angle Lance Storm Mike Rotunda (IRS) Sarah Stock Dave Finlay (Fit Finlay) Shane Helms (Hurricane) Pat Buck Shawn Daivari Scott Armstrong Lance Storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 They always cut at this time of the year it’s when their contracts end, few of the producers are surprising though from memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 On 18/04/2020 at 00:32, phantom said: The cutbacks etc have hit the WWE now... Superstars and backstage producers were released along with the rest of the company. At this time 20 on-air talent have been released. We’re not certain if more are to come. We can probably expect it at this point. WWE news is moving really fast right now. Let’s list the ones that have been announced so far. ON-SCREEN TALENT Drake Maverick Curt Hawkins Zack Ryder Heath Slater Luke Gallows Karl Anderson Rusev No Way Jose Sarah Logan Mike Kanellis Maria Kanellis Aiden English EC3 Lio Rush Eric Young Primo Colon Epico Colon Erick Rowan Deonna Purrazzo (NXT) Aleksandar Jaksic (NXT) MJ Jenkins (NXT) Josiah Williams (NXT) Dorian Mak (NXT) Mike Chioda (Referee) WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER COACHES Sereena Deeb Kendo Kashin Ace Steel PRODUCERS Kurt Angle Lance Storm Mike Rotunda (IRS) Sarah Stock Dave Finlay (Fit Finlay) Shane Helms (Hurricane) Pat Buck Shawn Daivari Scott Armstrong Lance Storm Kurt Angle has been re-instated as has Drake Maverick. During this whole furlough/covid lark I subscribed to the network, if you're into wrestling its worth the 9.99 a month. Tonnes of content!! I've been going back through Raw episodes and PPVs during the attitude era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted June 9, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 12 hours ago, Emperor Palpatine said: Kurt Angle has been re-instated as has Drake Maverick. During this whole furlough/covid lark I subscribed to the network, if you're into wrestling its worth the 9.99 a month. Tonnes of content!! I've been going back through Raw episodes and PPVs during the attitude era... I heard that a free version was also released but not seen anything about how to get it Since going to BT I am left with C5 and Paramount TV highlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 2 hours ago, phantom said: I heard that a free version was also released but not seen anything about how to get it Since going to BT I am left with C5 and Paramount TV highlights I think its a free months trial which you can cancel at anytime, then its 9.99 per month. Yeah I wasn't prepared to pay £28 (?) for BT just to watch WWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 21/06/2019 at 13:34, grifty said: I used to watch it when it was the Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Kurt Angle, Dudley Boyz, Rakishi and Scotty too hotty- not sure if that’s the attititude era people have said, but it was great back then. The right balance between funny moments, fighting and a story line you could follow. My favourites were Phil 'The Power' Taylor, Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis and Dennis 'The Menace' Priestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 Highly recommend watching Dark Side of The Ring. Shows how f***** up wrestling was in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 11/06/2020 at 17:21, Redpool said: Highly recommend watching Dark Side of The Ring. Shows how f***** up wrestling was in the 80s. Wrestlelamias docs on YouTube are worth a gander or listening to Grilling JRs podcast, they've started a new Dark Side of the Podcast which highlights the darker side in the 90s and 00's. Benoit, Owen Harts death and so on... growing up during the attitude era Benoit, Triple H and SCSA were my favourite wrestlers, so at the time it was shock regarding Benoits murder/suicide. Whats weird is with the network despite not using his name in segments, he obviously still features prominently on RAW and the PPVs... seems a bit redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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