Pro Wrestling

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WE has released a lot of personnel again, after they released Stan Stanski, a long time senior VP who was seen to be a WWE lifer, after Q3 earning call.

So far, the bigger names are....

- Nia Jax
Huge surprise because her being in the Samoan Connection. But it's kinda welcome surprise.

- Both Karion Kross and Scarlett Bordaeux
Had a decent run together in NXT before Karrion being promoted and immediately buried with a loss while still having the NXT belt and then series of bad gimmicks without Scarlett.

- Both Keith Lee and Mia Yim
Both also had nice runs in NXT only to be completely buried in WWE main roster. Keith got hit by COVID-19 hard and became "Bearcat" Lee recently while Mia Yim was in the ill-fated Retribution then never used after the faction collapsed.

- Gran Metallik and Lince Dorado
The last remnant of Lucha House Party. They worked well as under-carders but never really got pushed for at least the tag belts.

- Ember Moon
She had a good run in NXT, promoted and did quite okay before an injury took her out for a while. She was back and had a decent 2nd run in NXT but didn't go anywhere.

- Eva Marie
She got re-signed after a terrible first run with WWE and still did nothing but being beautiful.

- Oney Lorcan
He was up and down between NXT and WWE but didn't do anything interesting.

- Harry Smith
Got re-signed for unknown roles recently only to be fired again.

- B-FAB
She was recently promoted to Smackdown as a part of Hit Row stable. Quite surprising she got cut outta nowhere too.

Starting to feel like the twilight zone where mcmahon is billionaire ted this time around.

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Rey vs. Domnick Mysterio Coming Soon.

[QUOTE=Lebron23;14472928][URL]https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1264693-report-wwe-planning-to-have-dominik-and-rey-mysterio-break-up-and-feud-soon[/URL]

Rey vs. Domnick Mysterio Coming Soon.[/QUOTE]

Vince loves family fights. Plus, Rey loves dramatic feuds and both was in a big one with Eddie Guerrero many years ago. Maybe they will bring that back and Dominick will become Dominick Guerrero soon.

[QUOTE=BurningHammer;14473114]Vince loves family fights. Plus, Rey loves dramatic feuds and both was in a big one with Eddie Guerrero many years ago. Maybe they will bring that back and Dominick will become Dominick Guerrero soon.[/QUOTE]

Passing of the torch match

[QUOTE=Lebron23;14475482]Passing of the torch match[/QUOTE]

Nah. Dominick still has a loooooooooooooooooooong way to reach his father's level, maybe never.

One thing, he should have debuted under a mask. The mask really is a great sell point of lucha wrestlers and many children of popular luchadores who opt to follow their parent's path have opted to wear masks and adopted similar legacy names. Rey's colorful masks is one of the reasons why he has been so popular, especially among kids.

WWE has released another round of wrestlers:

- John Morrison
He was a great mid-carder on Raw during the pandemic era along with The Miz, but was lost in the shuffle when Miz being on hiatus to be in Dancing with the Stars.

- Hit Row (Top Dolla, Ashante Adonis, Isiah "Swerve" Scott)
They just got promoted to Smackdown not so long ago, then B-Fab got released and now they are all gone. Jinder and Shanky somehow beat them in the rap battle in real life :roll:

- Tegan Nox
She did well in NXT and was promoted as a tag team along with Shotzi. But, as Vince always does, they got broken up and only Shotzi is pushed right now.

- Drake Maverick
He was released TWICE! One during the first release in the middle of 2020 pandemic only to be re-hire by Triple H back to NXT. Trips couldn't save him this time.

- Shane Thorn
AKA Slapjack. He completely disappeared after Retribution broke up.

- Jaxson Ryker
The former Elias' sidekick. He was the one who people believed he would be cut sooner or later, but he lasted quite long.

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Damn, this random fan tackled Seth Rollins like a linebacker. Securities were too nice to that idiot as well.

the AEW cm punk promos with MJF and eddie kingston have bret hart/shawn michaels 1997 vibes. so personal. so real. this is how wrestling should be. no scripts. just tell the truth and people will buy it. i have no doubt these guys are saying what they truly feel even though they respect each other. theres definitely real competitive animosity/spite/jealousy that goes on in locker rooms and its better to use it in storylines than doing some dumb shit like wwe and make everything some childish over the top thing or about belts. no wrestler cares about fake belts lol

[QUOTE=HunterSThompson;14484276]the AEW cm punk promos with MJF and eddie kingston have bret hart/shawn michaels 1997 vibes. so personal. so real. this is how wrestling should be. no scripts. just tell the truth and people will buy it. i have no doubt these guys are saying what they truly feel even though they respect each other. theres definitely real competitive animosity/spite/jealousy that goes on in locker rooms and its better to use it in storylines than doing some dumb shit like wwe and make everything some childish over the top thing or about belts. no wrestler cares about fake belts lol[/QUOTE]

Or about eggs :oldlol:

Anyway, Miz and Edge cut similar promos to MJF and Punk's yesterday. Edge even mentions Punk referring Maxwell as a "less famous Miz" without saying the name.

Vince and WWE producers seem to follow AEW. :ohwell:

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1995 Royal Rumble Match

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RIP Blackjack Lanza :(

WWE has finally released Jeff Hardy. He recently was sent home after a show for an unknown reason that people suspect it was another substance abuse case yet again. WWE later offered Jeff a rehab, which Jeff refused.

Dude really needs help. I hope he will fine one soon after WWE.

Both Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly are now a free agent as their WWE contracts have been expired after the last NXT 2.0 PPV.

Both were integral to Triple H's NXT but Triple H is not demoted and Vince and his cronies have now taken NXT over as NXT 2.0 and Gargano and O'Reilly are no longer needed.

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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of James Guffey, otherwise known as Jimmy Rave. We offer our sincere condolences to his family & friends during this difficult time. Rave made his IMPACT debut in 2002 during The Asylum Years & became a mainstay of the X-Division.

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[QUOTE=Hey Yo;14493106]We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of James Guffey, otherwise known as Jimmy Rave. We offer our sincere condolences to his family & friends during this difficult time. Rave made his IMPACT debut in 2002 during The Asylum Years & became a mainstay of the X-Division.

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There were many efforts to raise funds helping him paying medical cost. Series of amputations and his past drug addiction were too much though. :(

RIP

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WWE Raw taping seems to get worse and worse in term of attendance, among other things.

Great match last night, but the draw was a strange decision. How do you top that in a rematch? AEW is loaded but looking a little thin at the top with Mox and Omega gone.

[QUOTE=Charlie Sheen;14494992]Great match last night, but the draw was a strange decision. How do you top that in a rematch? AEW is loaded but looking a little thin at the top with Mox and Omega gone.[/QUOTE]

There is no other way to let Hangman keep the belt while Bryan not losing. Both would love to do a 60-minutes epic match anyway.

Kevin Owens has reportedly re-signed with WWE. Good for him.

Thanks to Roman getting COVID-19 positive, Brock Lesnar was moved to WWE title match on the Raw side on Day 1 PPV instead and won. Poor Big E doesn't deserve this. :(

Also, poor Seth.

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We might see Bobby Lashley vs. Brock Lesnar

[QUOTE=Lebron23;14508496]We might see Bobby Lashley vs. Brock Lesnar[/QUOTE]

I think WWE may actually pull the trigger this year for either Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. Who else would do it? Drew has already done it. Rock and Cena are unlikely. Big E jus got pinned clean.

According to Meltzer, yes, Lesnar vs Lashley is coming soon.

[QUOTE=BurningHammer;14508673]According to Meltzer, yes, Lesnar vs Lashley is coming soon.[/QUOTE]

I hope the wwe bring back the Big eagle belt or the undisputed championship

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[QUOTE=Lebron23;14508690]I hope the wwe bring back the Big eagle belt or the undisputed championship

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No, they won't.

[QUOTE=BurningHammer;14508695]No, they won't.[/QUOTE]

I won't buy their current WWE Championship Belts. The US title looks good.

[QUOTE=Lebron23;14508950]I won't buy their current WWE Championship Belts. The US title looks good.[/QUOTE]

That I can agree with.

WWE has released more personnel including William Regal, Ace Steel, Ranjin Singh, and Ryan Katz.

More WWE releases; Road Dogg, Scott Armstrong, George Carroll (script writer), Hideki Suzuki (of Diamond Mine in NXT), Timothy Thatcher, Danny Burch, Cathy Corino (aka Allison Danger), Sarah Cummins (senior VP consumer products).

They are wiping Triple H's legacy of NXT clean.

Samoa Joe has just been released, again. :ohwell:

Impact Wrestling has broken the biggest Forbidden Door with its Impact Knockout champion Mickie James with be in the Women's Royal Rumble! :lebronamazed:

MLW has sued WWE.

[url]https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/wwe-rival-sues-over-alleged-illegal-wrestling-monopoly-2022-01-12/[/url]

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[QUOTE=BurningHammer;14512996]Impact Wrestling has broken the biggest Forbidden Door with its Impact Knockout champion Mickie James with be in the Women's Royal Rumble! :lebronamazed:[/QUOTE]

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RIP Reo Varnado, Snoop Dogg's uncle and Sasha Banks' father :(

Who knew a pro wrestling thread would be the playpen of MAGAS?