Re: The Official WWE Thread - Part 16

[Onyx]

We noted before that Renee Young has given the impression that she won’t be leaving WWE for ESPN, who has had interest in her, and that she has some time left on her WWE contract.

Word is that she has 1 year left on the deal but will likely be re-signed as she has a bright future on WWE TV.

Partial source: F4Wonline.com

[Onyx]

Kurt Angle on JR's podcast:

Roman Reigns needs to improv his scripts-JR

Roman Reigns should not be overexposed-JR

Winning still counts-JR

Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville shouldn't get called up unless creative has a story for them and 6 month long maintenance plan in case they don't get over-JR

Kurt Angle wants to sign with WWE, but isn't legally allowed to contact them and gauge interest until his TNA contract expires in September

Kurt Angle claims he'll pass the WWE drug test and his knee will be healed by the time his contract expires

Kurt Angle says he messed up by doing too many painkillers in WWE and ruined his push as face of the company

Kurt Angle wants to work with Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Cesaro, Rusev, and again with Brock Lesnar; says Lesnar was the perfect choice to end the streak

Kurt Angle says CM Punk should respect part timers because he could end up in that position one day; would have loved to work with Punk if he didn't quit

Chris Benoit should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame-JR

Kurt Angle tells the story of his Wrestlemania 19 match with Lesnar

http://podcastone.com/The-Ross-Report

[Onyx]

Big Show’s return to WWE TV is imminent as his role in WWE Studios’ Vendetta finished filming on July 13th.

Partial source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

[Casciavit]

Am I the only one who feels like Cena will win against Lesnar?

They're pushing the whole 'CENA IS THE GOAT' (Cole especially).

[Tomwin Lannister]

No way Lesnar allows himself to be fed to Cena twice in a row

Especially since he's got the ultimate super-push in defeating a 22 year old streak

[Onyx]

Cena wins, Lesnar destroys him after the match and Rollins cashes in.

[Onyx]

Before WWE began trying to cut $20 million out of their budget, they used to provide buses for the production crews from Sunday to Monday on pay-per-view weeks, and on Monday and Tuesday every regular week.

After breaking down the set, the crew would usually be done around 1am, get back in their bus, sleep there and then be driven to the next arena where they would begin setting up early morning to prepare for that night’s event.

Budget cuts have caused the bus to be taken away and without the bus, the crew has to drive to the next city, which could be a few hours away, leaving them with very few hours to sleep. Another plus with the bus was that they could get some sleep on the bus before shows began.

It’s said now that the change is a lot more physically taxing on the production crew and there’s a feeling that many of the production workers will be looking elsewhere for work.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

[Onyx]

CM Punk leaving, production crew leaving, WWE network not doing well, talent not getting paid and the quality of the product the worst it's ever been. WWE to go out of business by the end of 2014 imo.

[RealGunner]

Cena wins, Lesnar destroys him after the match and Rollins cashes in.

other way round maybe because there is no way we are having Lesnar vs Rollins

Unless Cena wins the title back the next night. But WWe will make his 16th a huge deal so that can't be the case.

[Onyx]

Lesnar won't appear after SummerSlam unless he wins title imo.

[Rebaño Sagrado]

no one cares about punk here but you mt

[RealGunner]

Lesnar won't appear after SummerSlam unless he wins title imo.

He has a contract till battleground I think. He is here to stay for a bit.

[Onyx]

Battleground is on Sunday.

[RealGunner]

Whatever comes after Summerslam ffs

[Onyx]

Night of Champions.

[Onyx]

Cena vs Rollins vs Ambrose at NoC
Triple H vs Reigns

[Tomwin Lannister]

Lol idiot WWE, the last thing you do is completely screw the background staff responsible for making everything happen



Taking away the bus

Depriving workers of sleep

[Firenze]

GOAT era >

[Onyx]

We noted before that Sheamus and The Miz are scheduled to do a long-term program. The idea behind the feud is that The Miz is obsessed with his “Hollywood moneymaker” face and Sheamus is promising to Brogue Kick The Miz’s face in.

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Matt “Tensai” Bloom recently moved to Orlando and is now coaching talents at the WWE Performance Center. He’s also still doing announcer work for NXT.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

no one cares about punk here but you mt

Punk is the only or was current era wrestler who entertained me.

He was awesome, shits over anything they currently have.

[Onyx]

As noted, WWE’s next NBC special will air on Sunday, August 3rd and feature highlights from WrestleMania XXX. WWE issued a press release today on the special and did not mention Daniel Bryan, who won 2 matches and the WWE World Heavyweight Title that night.

The one-hour special will focus on The Rock, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena and Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker.

[Onyx]

A big reason why WWE signed KENTA is because the WWE Network is expanding into Japan next year and they really have wanted a top Japanese star for that reason.

It’s clear so far that WWE officials are not bringing KENTA in to fail and from an importance standpoint, it appears there is more to his signing than meets the eye.

KENTA is playing a big part in WWE’s Japanese expansion as it was announced a few days ago that NXT, where KENTA will be going first, will start airing on J Sports, a Japanese satellite channel. NXT was added to the channel due KENTA being expected to be a regular there in just a few months.

KENTA is scheduled to arrive in Orlando this coming week and WWE has another press conference scheduled then.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

[Onyx]

As seen on Monday’s RAW from Richmond, Virginia, Alberto Del Rio defeated Rob Van Dam by submission. There was some backstage heat from WWE officials on both RVD and Del Rio due to the number of blown spots and overall sloppiness of their match that Del Rio won by submission.

On a related note, the main event that ended up being John Cena and Roman Reigns vs. Kane, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins received a lot of criticism, mainly due to making Reigns and Cena look weak when Dean Ambrose was taken out earlier in the show. The feeling was that the match should have been Reigns and Cena vs. Kane and Orton in the first place.

[Onyx]

If you’re wondering why Cesaro has been kept as a heel and has cooled off so much even with Heyman as manager, it’s been somewhat intentional. Obviously, as noted in plans on who was going to be pushed, Cesaro was slated to be on the verge of a major face push late this summer.

The decision was made, and this was before Bryan went down, that Reigns would be getting the big focused face push to the top with Cena, Bryan and Sheamus (who has also cooled down greatly because the way they book their secondary champions almost inherently does so) as the key guys. Cesaro is slated for a face push, but no time soon.

The idea is “when we need it,” which would likely be after the big push for Reigns has already fully established him and they need the next rising star. The danger is Cesaro may have cooled off by that point, and really already has. It’s not like if they turn him and push him he doesn’t get over, but whether he reaches the level he could have had they taken advantage of the timing and momentum he had a few months ago, that’s the question.

via Dave Metzler (Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

[Onyx]

WWE should just give up with pushing Cesaro. He's a midcarder. Not every midcarder has to be pushed.

[Pedram]

CM Punk leaving, production crew leaving, WWE network not doing well, talent not getting paid and the quality of the product the worst it's ever been. WWE to go out of business by the end of 2014 imo.

Calma Triple H got this.

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