Impact and ROH should merge and sign up talent. Not everyone should go to AEW and there needs to be more than two top promotions.

The best era was the Attitude Era when WCW, WWF and ECW went at it.
 
An alternate take I saw was that WWE was just trimming some big contracts to get ready to head back out on the road. Nick Kahn has already said Vince does not plan to sell.

I am skeptical
they been making money hand over fist
they are supposed to tour in a limited capacity
and alot of the ppl not featured got to work tours
and the cuts seem very excessive and nonsensical based on the placement in the company of some of the talent

it seems like left hand (business side) not giving a fuck a bout right hand (product). For instance wwe cut aliester after of reestablishing him and him impacting the main event on fox. not only does that shit on your talent but it shits on your fans who invest in long term story telling
 
exactly
who are natty and tamina are going wrestle now?
no more gauntlet matches or random battle royals or tournaments
no more 24/7 shenanigans

how do you feel 3 hours of tv every monday
recaps, rematches and promos

And they can't put Naomi and Liv in a tag team, and they're not getting put in the singles picture, so they're probably next.

They just broke up Elias and Ryker, so that's another tag team gone.

Big E was just about to do some shit with Aleister, now he's probably going back to Apollo for like the 10th time.

What if (God forbid) Bobby or Drew gets hurt? Title picture done.

People were already spectating that the next two months was going to be/continue to be trash until they got back on the road, now it's more evident that it is.

This shit about to be so fuckin' stupid.
 
An alternate take I saw was that WWE was just trimming some big contracts to get ready to head back out on the road. Nick Kahn has already said Vince does not plan to sell.
Perhaps, but I don't see the WWE going back on the road full time anytime soon. Notice they are calling it a "tour" just like a music group or the circus.
I think in this pandemic they've seen how much more money they can make by not being on the road all the time.
This might be their business model going forward.
Put on weekly shows from a studio (Thunderdome or wherever) and then hit the road every now and then.
 
And they can't put Naomi and Liv in a tag team, and they're not getting put in the singles picture, so they're probably next.

They just broke up Elias and Ryker, so that's another tag team gone.

Big E was just about to do some shit with Aleister, now he's probably going back to Apollo for like the 10th time.

What if (God forbid) Bobby or Drew gets hurt? Title picture done.

People were already spectating that the next two months was going to be/continue to be trash until they got back on the road, now it's more evident that it is.

This shit about to be so fuckin' stupid.

shit Liv got let go too
tag teams on the main brands with 5 hours of show
Natty & Tamina
Nia & Bazler
Mandy & Dana
and ???
 
I've never seen so many feature talents cut at once! Even them Black Monday cuts after Wrestlemania wasn't like this
Its usually 1...maybe 2 that you are like "DAMN!". I can't recall the last time I saw the WWE actively let this much talent go.
 
Shocked to hear some of those names, especially Braun and Aleister Black.
I guess they aired those vignettes with Aleister for nothing.
They've done some shitty booking with Braun, but he still has potential to be a big star.
AEW shouldn't touch Lana, she's worthless as a performer and actor.
Buddy Murphy has potential. I could see AEW signing him.
Ruby Riott is a good worker and has a unique look. She could get over somewhere else.

I think WWE is setting up for an eventual sale of the company.
They're shedding as many contracts as possible and signing these deals like the Peacock deal to make themselves as attractive as possible to potential buyers. They're also about to start touring again so that's going to eat into their profits. Also, Vince lost all that money from XFL (again).
I think it's just a matter of time before they're sold off.
You are thinking for stake in the company or for the whole company?
 
Anyone else think its kind of fucked up you basically get fired from you job and millions of people find out about it? Shit just seems fucked up.
 
Didnt' they just cut the check for Ricochet? Ali I can see being let go. Hell he strikes me as someone who would be ASKED to be let go.

doesnt matter if you an independent contractor. I beleive you can get let got at any time with 90 days pay (but of course thats one sided)
Braun signed a new deal not too long

Anyone else think its kind of fucked up you basically get fired from you job and millions of people find out about it? Shit just seems fucked up.

that shit is tough especially if its your dream job
on the WWE docuseries WWE released a few months back alot of it focused on his shared love of wrestling with his grandma and how he tried/failed to get into so many times before finally making it
 
Santana & Ruby Riot are a must for AEW women division. Lana should do something outside of wrestling as a influencer. Buddy Murphy would be great in NJPW. Tommy End could be big money for AEW. Braun is a main eventer and is going to get many offers. Braun will probably end up in AEW.
 
doesnt matter if you an independent contractor. I beleive you can get let got at any time with 90 days pay (but of course thats one sided)
Braun signed a new deal not too long



that shit is tough especially if its your dream job
on the WWE docuseries WWE released a few months back alot of it focused on his shared love of wrestling with his grandma and how he tried/failed to get into so many times before finally making it
I'm saying though that I think its safe to assume that these cuts were either budget related, people who wanted to get released, or people they felt were expendable......now unless Ricochet was getting paid like Braun....I don't think he fits any of the above.

RIGHT....and a dream job......
 
Nah I get that.....but the fact that they had the chance to let him walk........and they re-sign would seem like they have something in plans for him I would think.

one of biggest gripes is long term character development and storytelling. We've suspected for years but this confirms damn near everything is week to week

you dont have ol girls iconic make a new tag team with Carmella at wrestlemania only to cut her the next day

right hand (business) doesn't give a fuck about left hand (creative). And they just flipped their talent and us the double bird.
 
one of biggest gripes is long term character development and storytelling. We've suspected for years but this confirms damn near everything is week to week

you dont have ol girls iconic make a new tag team with Carmella at wrestlemania only to cut her the next day

right hand (business) doesn't give a fuck about left hand (creative). And they just flipped their talent and us the double bird.
But see to me if you teaming up with Carmella to do ANYTHING that signifies you can be a cut casualty.

But I will say that on Aleister Black....prime a example of what in the fuck...you build him up to let him go.....he strikes me as a guy who would want a release but I mean if you knew that why would you build him up and waste production costs on him? Just silly.
 
I'm saying though that I think its safe to assume that these cuts were either budget related, people who wanted to get released, or people they felt were expendable......now unless Ricochet was getting paid like Braun....I don't think he fits any of the above.

RIGHT....and a dream job......

I think you giving them too much credit
most of em didn't want out
this is them trimming imaginary fat even they making hand over fist. They been cutting ppl behind the scenes.

and touring shit doesn't make sense
no one is forcing them tour and dictate their schedule. If doesn't make fiscal sense only do Smackdown and Raw.

but once they aren't hurting financially, just had one of their most successful years during a pandemic and signed a billionaire deal with peacock.
 
But see to me if you teaming up with Carmella to do ANYTHING that signifies you can be a cut casualty.

But I will say that on Aleister Black....prime a example of what in the fuck...you build him up to let him go.....he strikes me as a guy who would want a release but I mean if you knew that why would you build him up and waste production costs on him? Just silly.

to me its evidence that dont know or care about what they are doing
aleister didn't ask to be let go after they fired his wife and was on the sidelines for months...but he get let go 2 week after his return and months of promo packages

I guess nick Kahn is good at increasing their bottom line but the company sucks at everything else including wrestling, how they treat talent and on air product
 
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