The General Wrestling Thread

[SuperKevin]

I just heard CMLL has become a WWE developmental territory

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I just heard CMLL has become a WWE developmental territory

where did you hear such a thing?

CMLL is not doing well, but this would have about a million different hang ups which would make this nearly impossible.

A business arrangement, similar to how Japanese orgs pair up with lucha orgs, is certainly a possibility. I've said for years that WWE should send talent on excursions like they do in Japan.

 

[SuperKevin]

where did you hear such a thing?

CMLL is not doing well, but this would have about a million different hang ups which would make this nearly impossible.

A business arrangement, similar to how Japanese orgs pair up with lucha orgs, is certainly a possibility. I've said for years that WWE should send talent on excursions like they do in Japan.

Wrestling geek on facebook posted it. I asked for a link

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Dreamer detailed his appearance on the 12/17 Raw show. He said he was planning on going to his wrestling school when the phone rang. He didn’t recognize the number so didn’t pick it up. Then he got a text message from a high-ranked WWE official asking if he was around, but didn’t think much of it. Then he got a call on his home phone and picked it up, and was asked if he could go to Philadelphia. This was at about 3:30 p.m. and he lives about 100 miles from the city. Plus you have to figure in rush hour traffic. At that time, he wasn’t told he’d be wrestling. He jumped in the shower, and then his cell phone rang and he was told to bring his gear, that he was wrestling on the show and they told him not to tell anyone. He put on fake tanning lotion and took off at 3:50 p.m. Between the rain and the traffic, those at WWE were calling him every half hour to make sure he’d get there in time. He said he had to go to the bathroom so bad but he couldn’t stop, so he peed in his blender and threw it out the window, only to have it splash back on his arm. When he got there, he was told to hide in a trailer bus as apparently they didn’t want any of the wrestlers seeing him, so he ended up hanging out with Ric Flair, who they were also hiding. He then had to take an immediate physical and was told his creative. Unlike Flair, they did bring him to the building when Raw started, and he was told to tell all the wrestlers he was just visiting. At 9 p.m., he was told to talk with the other five guys in the match to work things out. He said the happiest thing was the next day because his eight-year-old twins saw him on television as did the kids in school, since they were too young to have ever seen him when it would mean something to them in WWE

 

[JimLeavy59]

Any word that its true that the WWE has signed Davina Rose?

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

where did you hear such a thing?

CMLL is not doing well, but this would have about a million different hang ups which would make this nearly impossible.

A business arrangement, similar to how Japanese orgs pair up with lucha orgs, is certainly a possibility. I've said for years that WWE should send talent on excursions like they do in Japan.

Would be a perfect way to keep guys working, but off TV and fresh when they return.

Vince destroyed the territories, but wanted to distance himself so far from them, he forgot that some of the things they did were actually good from a business perspective and quality perspective. Having guys go off to other territories to learn their trade, in front of a different audience, while working on a new gimmick or something was very valuable to talent getting themselves over...its why Vince could hire all of these territory stars and make money off of them nearly immediately. They were already good when they showed up.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Wrestling is Fun cancelled their iPPV tonight because they couldnt get the equipment to the building due to a snow storm.

The show must go on. They drew 13 fans.

Main event is Mr Touchdown vs Fire Ant for the WiF banana (don't ask. the title is a banana).

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

LOLOLOL @ 13 fans and still doing the damn show.

They will receive a crown.

 

[BigBiss]

Wrestling is Fun cancelled their iPPV tonight because they couldnt get the equipment to the building due to a snow storm.

The show must go on. They drew 13 fans.

Main event is Mr Touchdown vs Fire Ant for the WiF banana (don't ask. the title is a banana).

Why wouldn't it be ... that sounds ... Fun

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Why wouldn't it be ... that sounds ... Fun

I once attended a show with 6 people in the crowd. Four of them came with me in my car. It was pretty awesome, but i'm thinking a few of the poor guys probably didn't get paid.

 

[SuperKevin]

I wish there was an indie promotion closer than MCW.

 

[JimLeavy59]

I wish there was an indie promotion closer than MCW.

I don't even think there is one in the Milwaukee area.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I don't even think there is one in the Milwaukee area.

Chicago is a hotbed. Plenty of lucha, high level indies like AIW, Resistance Pro, etc, and a regular stop for the big east coast guys like ROH, DGUSA, & Chikara. Outside of the NY/NJ/Philly area it's probably the best place to be.

Try living in Texas. Unless you're in Austin, San Antonio, or a border town that has lucha, there is literally NOTHING. Not even low level.

 

[JimLeavy59]

RAW spoiler,

 

Wade Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston to become the new Intercontinental Champion during this week's episode of Monday Night Raw. WWE taped the show tonight, which will air Monday at 8/7c, from the Verizon Center in Washingston DC

.

 

[SuperKevin]

Good. Kofi is blah

 

[SuperKevin]

Steve Austin floods my goddamn twitter feed every Saturday night with Redneck Island tweets

 

[JimLeavy59]

Steve Austin floods my goddamn twitter feed every Saturday night with Redneck Island tweets

It must eat Vince up that both Rock and Austin have other things they are talented at and good enough at that they don't need the WWE.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I wish there was an indie promotion closer than MCW.

When they were at Fort Meade before 9-11, we used to get severely discounted tickets, as a family member worked on base. Would love to go again, if you have time to make one let me know.

 

[SuperKevin]

When they were at Fort Meade before 9-11, we used to get severely discounted tickets, as a family member worked on base. Would love to go again, if you have time to make one let me know.

They had a big show tonight in Dundalk. I missed it. I might drive to Salisbury next Saturday for TNA though. If you're available I can scoop you up before I hit the bridge

 

[ThomasTomasz]

They had a big show tonight in Dundalk. I missed it. I might drive to Salisbury next Saturday for TNA though. If you're available I can scoop you up before I hit the bridge

It's one of the few Saturdays I'm not working, but it's my dad's birthday that day, and probably the last one he'll be here before he moves, so I can't. Any other time, and I'd be down.

EDIT: TNA's site has that listed on Friday, not Saturday. It's possible I could switch my schedule with someone, so I'll have to let you know.