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0utsyder said:
I think if the make him loose clean in a few matches to some other faces he could get back on top. Or put him in one of those Daniel Bryan type angles where the Authority throws everything at him and (he looses) keeps coming back. Folks just feel like he is just John Cena with a tan and a wig, that shyt where you get beat for 30min and come back in the last 5min of a match with three moves for the win just doesn't work anymore.
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That's pretty good thinking but he can't lose too much. Your next big babyface can't rack up a bunch of losses or else he really does become Sheamus.

unknownsoldier said:
That's where you direct Reigns...the respect Heyman showed before the match, how Reigns survived the beating, now let Heyman be his mouth piece & groom him.
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Eh.
That would mean a heel turn and that's a bad idea.


MORE ON AJ LEE RETIREMENT
by Mike Johnson @ 10:59 AM on 4/4/2015

The retirement of AJ Lee has been the talk of pro wrestling the last 12 hours. Based on the post-match scene of her Wrestlemania bout, where Lee appears to hug Paige goodbye and tells her that she loves her, one could surmise Lee had plans in place to retire.
Obviously Lee, who has been with the company since signing a developmental deal in 2009, was in a rough place personally and professionally since she married CM Punk, who WWE officially released on their wedding day after he walked out citing medical problems in January 2014.

With WWE throwing their support behind the lawsuit WWE Doctor Chris Amann filed against Punk and Colt Cabana after the Cabana "Art of Wrestling" episode discussing why Punk left the company with Punk stating that Amann refused to treat and cut out a growth on Punk's back, which later turned out to be a MRSA staph infection, according to Punk.

In the midst of the lawsuit filed, WWE called Lee to return to the ring from a neck injury, putting her into a situation where she now had to go back to work for the company that was endorsing a lawsuit against her husband, who the same company fired on her wedding day.

For those are asking if Lee intends to work the independent scene, we have no clarification on that. If she has retired, WWE will likely hold her to that until the end of her WWE contract. Whether Lee chooses to wrestle again remains to be seen. It's far too soon to know what her plans are and chances are, if there are any long-term plans, she's going to play them close to the vest.
 
I might be in the minority but I was never a fan of AJ Lee.........I mean I liked looking at her and I liked her when she had storylines with men but as a "diva"...shit did nothing for me.


Upgrade Dave said:
That's pretty good thinking but he can't lose too much. Your next big babyface can't rack up a bunch of losses or else he really does become Sheamus.



Eh.
That would mean a heel turn and that's a bad idea.


MORE ON AJ LEE RETIREMENT
by Mike Johnson @ 10:59 AM on 4/4/2015

The retirement of AJ Lee has been the talk of pro wrestling the last 12 hours. Based on the post-match scene of her Wrestlemania bout, where Lee appears to hug Paige goodbye and tells her that she loves her, one could surmise Lee had plans in place to retire.
Obviously Lee, who has been with the company since signing a developmental deal in 2009, was in a rough place personally and professionally since she married CM Punk, who WWE officially released on their wedding day after he walked out citing medical problems in January 2014.

With WWE throwing their support behind the lawsuit WWE Doctor Chris Amann filed against Punk and Colt Cabana after the Cabana "Art of Wrestling" episode discussing why Punk left the company with Punk stating that Amann refused to treat and cut out a growth on Punk's back, which later turned out to be a MRSA staph infection, according to Punk.

In the midst of the lawsuit filed, WWE called Lee to return to the ring from a neck injury, putting her into a situation where she now had to go back to work for the company that was endorsing a lawsuit against her husband, who the same company fired on her wedding day.

For those are asking if Lee intends to work the independent scene, we have no clarification on that. If she has retired, WWE will likely hold her to that until the end of her WWE contract. Whether Lee chooses to wrestle again remains to be seen. It's far too soon to know what her plans are and chances are, if there are any long-term plans, she's going to play them close to the vest.
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Man i'm afraid this shit with Roman getting booed ain't gonna stop. He like gets the same amount of boos that Cena gets but not the cheers he gets.


unknownsoldier said:
That's where you direct Reigns...the respect Heyman showed before the match, how Reigns survived the beating, now let Heyman be his mouth piece & groom him.
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I didn't even think of that. Out of everyone who Heyman could benefit on the roster.....its probably him. I think Roman is too far gone to get the fans on his side. Randy was like that too at one point. Live up to the heel role and fans will crawl back.
 
Either you have the Authority hold Reigns down and fight against the machine. Or you align Reigns with Heyman. It all depends what the crowd thinks. Everyone turns at some point so why not just make Reigns a Paul Heyman guy. He may be able to get back over as a full face with Heyman behind him. Then when Brock comes back late in the summer have Brock gained respect for Reigns and have them take down the authority. The only problem is that would have Lesnar work more dates. WWE ain't trying to pay Lesnar more than what they need too.
 
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well those who wanted the New Day to become heels are finally getting their wish :lol:

also looks like Smackdown will be moving from Syfy to USA next year..
 
ThaBurgerPimp said:
well those who wanted the New Day to become heels are finally getting their wish :lol:

also looks like Smackdown will be moving from Syfy to USA next year..
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Finn had a great win over Xavier last night, the crowd let them dudes have it both of their matches in Dallas last night. The E has actually properly executed getting them over as heels...now it's just time for the switch.
 
ThaBurgerPimp said:
well those who wanted the New Day to become heels are finally getting their wish :lol:
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i think you might be giving them too much credit. remember this group was thrown togther following that article on race, put on the shelf for months then re-debuted with a shitty gimmick. this is just them seeing the writing on the wall.

hopefully the brothers can make something outta of it.
 
WWE Now Giving Letter Grades to Each City
Posted by Steve Carrier on 04/13/2015 at 06:35 PM

WWE will be assigning letter codes to each city they visit - A, B+, B and C. It appears the grades are for the overall drawing power of the city based on WWE's previous visit. Some cities appear in more than one category because different letter grades are assigned on different trips, sometimes because one visit is a TV taping and another visit is for a live event.

A: 70 examples (minimum: 3,500; maximum 15,913) - average: 9,235
B+: 32 examples (minimum: 3,122; maximum 14,481) - average: 7,608
B: 48 examples (minimum: 2,626; maximum 12,717) - average: 6,496
C: 61 examples (minimum: 2,230; maximum 6,996) - average 4,546
Overall Average: 7,002

"A" Cities: Anaheim, CA, Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Bridgeport, CT, Brooklyn, NY, Buffalo, NY, Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Detroit, MI, Hartford, CT, Hildalgo, TX, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, Nashville, TN, New York, NY, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, Portland, OR, Providence, RI, San Antonio, TX, San Jose, CA - SAP Center, St. Louis, MO, Tampa, FL, Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON - Ricoh Coliseum, Washington, DC, White Plains, NY, Wildwood, NJ

"B+" Cities: Albany, NY, Anaheim, CA, Anchorage, AK, Bangor, ME, Birmingham, AL, Bridgeport, CT, Calgary, AB, Cincinnati, OH, Corpus Christi, TX, Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center, Des Moines, IA, East Lansing, MI, Edmonton, AB, Fairbanks, AK, Fort Myers, FL, Fresno, CA, Greenville, SC, Hampton, VA, Hershey, PA, Jonesboro, AR, Lafayette, LA, Laredo, TX, Lincoln, NE, Little Rock, AR, Loveland, CO, Memphis, TN, Milwaukee, WI, Montreal, QC, Nashville, TN, Ontario, CA, Orlando, FL - Amway Center, Roanoke, VA, Rochester, NY, Sacramento, CA, Salt Lake City, UT - Maverik Center, San Juan, PR, Stockton, CA, Syracuse, NY, Tampa, FL, Tulsa, OK, Uncasville, CT, Wilkes Barre, PA, Winnipeg, MB

"B" Cities: Austin, TX, Bakersfield, CA, Calgary, AB, Cleveland, OH, Dayton, OH, Edmonton, AB, Everett, WA, Fresno, CA, Hartford, CT, Indianapolis, IN, Knoxville, TN, Louisville, KY - YUM Center, Milwaukee, WI, Montreal, QC, New Orleans, LA, Oklahoma City, OK, Omaha, NE, Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR, Rochester, NY, Sacramento, CA, San Diego, CA, San Jose, CA - SAP Center, Seattle, WA, St. Louis, MO, Trenton, NJ, Tulsa, OK, Winnipeg, MB

"C" Cities: Amarillo, TX, Augusta, GA, Bakersfield, CA, Baton Rouge, LA, Beaumont, TX, Binghamton, NY, Bloomington, IL, Bossier City, LA, Bowling Green, KY, Canton, OH, Casper, WY, Cedar Rapids, IA, Charlotte, NC, Charlottesville, VA, Chattanooga, TN, Colorado Springs, CO, Columbia, SC, Columbus, GA, Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center, Erie, PA, Evansville, IN, Fairfax, VA, Fargo, ND, Fayetteville, NC, Fort Myers, FL, Green Bay, WI, Huntsville, AL, Jackson ,TN, Jacksonville, FL, Johnson City, TN, Jonesboro, AR, Kalamazoo, MI, Laredo, TX, Macon, GA, Mobile, AL, Montreal, QC, North Charleston, SC, Odessa, TX, Peoria, IL, Rockford, IL, Salisbury, MD, Savannah, GA, Sioux City, IA, Sioux Falls, SD, Springfield, IL, Syracuse, NY, Tallahassee, FL, Toledo, OH, Tupelo, MS, Vancouver, BC, Victoria, BC, Waco,TX, Wilkes Barre, PA, Worcester, MA
 
dtownsfinest said:
Man i'm afraid this shit with Roman getting booed ain't gonna stop. He like gets the same amount of boos that Cena gets but not the cheers he gets.




I didn't even think of that. Out of everyone who Heyman could benefit on the roster.....its probably him. I think Roman is too far gone to get the fans on his side. Randy was like that too at one point. Live up to the heel role and fans will crawl back.
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ScottyPiffen745 said:
They need to turn Roman before it's too late and he becomes Cena II.
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Now that we're past Mania, he's gotten the crowds back on his side again. He got a massive "We Want Roman" chant at Smackdown last week. I know it wasn't piped in because there was a smaller "No We Don't" counter chant going too.
Turning him would have been a bad mistake. This is one time they exercised some patience and it was the right move.
But him vs Show will hurt him more than anything. Let's go ahead and pull the trigger on him vs Bray.

A New Day turn (and it's been pretty good) and the return of the PTP. At least they can find someplace to put the Black wrestlers.
I'll still need someone to explain the Naomi heel turn. AJ's leaving should have opened the door for her since she was right behind AJ and Paige as faces.
 
ThaBurgerPimp said:
im guessing its cause they needed to take Paige off television for a while ,she shooting a WWE Films movie..
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That still doesn't explain turning Naomi now. In fact, it makes it a stupid turn that won't end up helping her at all. AJ just "retired". Paige is going to be off tv for a while. This is the time to push her against the Bellas, not turn her. She just went from the de facto top babyface Diva to the number three heel Diva while they have a heel Diva champion.
What do they do with her now? Have her beat up Summer Rae? Who cares?
Plus she works a very fan friendly, highspot oriented, athletic style that makes her a natural face.


On the TNA front

TAZ LEAVES TNA
by Dave Scherer @ 5:12 PM on 4/15/2015


John Gaburick just tweeted the following:

"After 5+ years TNA & Taz have mutually decided to part ways. A champ in the ring & on the mic, we wish him nothing but success! @OfficialTAZ"



TAZ COMMENTS ON LEAVING TNA
by Mike Johnson @ 5:15 PM on 4/15/2015



TAZ ✔ @OfficialTAZ
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5:13 PM - 15 Apr 2015


Taz's final TV appearance was this past Friday's episode of Impact Wrestling, which was filmed several weeks ago.

As I reported on Monday, PWInsider.com was told that Taz did not come to a planned voice-over session in Nashville, TN last Friday as scheduled to do commentary for several weeks of Impact Wrestling. Sources within TNA claim that pay issues led to Taz effectively refusing to get on his flight from New York. So, the same pay issues that we wrote about yesterday that have been frustrating TNA wrestlers for weeks was obviously a factor in Taz leaving the company.

Taz had been with TNA for five years, signing with them in 2009 after leaving WWE, He had been a regular fixture on Impact Wrestling TV and TNA PPVs and at one point, had been connected on screen with Samoa Joe. He also was utilized as a Judge in the TNA Gutcheck when that was a regular fixture of Impact Wrestling. TNA sources indicate Taz was under contract until sometime this summer.

Taz has been working as an announcer since 2002 when he officially retired from the ring after a 16-year career that saw him win every championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling as well as the WWE Hardcore and Tag Team championships. He had a long run as one of the voices of WWE's Smackdown brand before opting to leave the company.

Given his proximity to Connecticut (Taz lives in Long Island, NY), one could think that WWE would be interested in utilizing him in some form, especially since he'd be a fresh face with credibility that could be utilized on the WWE Network - and like current announcer Scott Stanford, he could very easily be used around his other broadcast responsibilities elsewhere - but it's too soon to know for sure.

As far as the question of Taz's TNA replacement, we are told that Al Snow received a tryout several weeks back as an announcer alongside Josh Mathews. Whether he ends up as Taz's replacement on Impact Wrestling remains to be seen. I believe Josh Mathews did voice-overs for this week's episode of Impact Wrestling solo, but that could change if TNA decides to add someone else to the booth as they have several days before the episode needs to be turned into Destination America.

As of this writing, Taz has not commented on why he's left TNA, but given his radio/podcast platform with CBS Radio and www.Play.it, one would suspect that sooner or later, he will be explaining his departure.

About that pay issue

TNA WRESTLERS FRUSTRATED WITH PAY ISSUES, THE COMPLETE STORY
by Mike Johnson @ 4:29 PM on 4/12/2015


While the TNA TV product has been strong since it's move to Destination America, the company is still dealing with internal issues, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

TNA is well behind on pay to their wrestlers, according to many talents who reached out to PWInsider.com under the agreement of anonymity over the past several weeks. One wrestler claimed the company is behind two pay periods while others have claimed they are still owed money dating back to February. With no TNA dates scheduled until the live Impact broadcast on 5/8, it has been a growing source of aggravation for TNA wrestlers as they are working the indy scene to supplement their TNA income,

In asking sources within the TNA office in Nashville, I am told that the pay issues are legitimate and have been a source of great frustration within Nashville over the last several weeks as well. While one source I spoke to denied talents were behind two pay periods, they did concede they have been behind on checks being cut to talents and that it was something TNA was trying to get a handle on over the last week.

One of the factors involved is that TNA's checks are not cut in Nashville by the company but are outsourced to Dallas, Texas where TNA's parent company Panda Energy is headquartered. This alone adds another step to the process.

Complicating that of late is that Panda recently moved their offices and while that move was ongoing, the department that handled issuing checks for TNA personnel and talents was completely closed. As you might imagine, that lead to a backlog on checks being issued the last several weeks.

I was also told that since TNA taped so many One Night Only PPVs during their last series of events in Orlando, FL at Universal Studios, that also led to a lot of payroll expenses while the company wasn't generating revenue from those PPV tapings as they were free and the PPVs won't air for several months. This additionally led to a backlog as checks were not cut for the talents working those shows yet.

As I noted, it's something those working out of the TNA Nashville office have been very frustrated with and they have been working to rectify the situation. They, however, are likely nowhere near as aggravated by the situation as TNA wrestlers have been.

TNA PAYCHECK UPDATE AND MORE NEWS
by Mike Johnson @ 10:41 AM on 4/14/2015

TNA talents have started to receive checks to catch them up after being late for several weeks (although some have claimed far longer than that to PWInsider). One TNA management source stated that talents would be receiving their March checks earlier than scheduled in part to try and make up for the previous delays
 
I'll take Layla over any other diva on the roster all day.
Too bad she can't act for shit or cut promos or she would be a lot more popular.
 
Upgrade Dave said:
Now that we're past Mania, he's gotten the crowds back on his side again. He got a massive "We Want Roman" chant at Smackdown last week. I know it wasn't piped in because there was a smaller "No We Don't" counter chant going too.
Turning him would have been a bad mistake. This is one time they exercised some patience and it was the right move.
But him vs Show will hurt him more than anything. Let's go ahead and pull the trigger on him vs Bray.

A New Day turn (and it's been pretty good) and the return of the PTP. At least they can find someplace to put the Black wrestlers.
I'll still need someone to explain the Naomi heel turn. AJ's leaving should have opened the door for her since she was right behind AJ and Paige as faces.
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Yeah you were right man. Reigns cheers have come back.

And yeah the Naomi thing shocked me. Like IMO, she's like Kofi.....they just have face personalities to go along with a face move set. I don't think anyone can take her serious as a heel...which btw, aren't all the divas heel lol? It sort of feels like they didn't need another one.

Io'm hoping the heel turn for Kofi does breathe some new air into him. I still can't forget how over he was when he was facing Orton that year and beat him just to get fucked over and hasn't came back since.
 
So WWE 2K15 is coming out for PC. No way they let the mod community have free reign. Would absolutely embarass future console versions.

Sent From My Galaxy S5
 
Daniel Bryan Reportedly Injured at WWE Live Event
Posted by Steve Carrier on 04/21/2015 at 05:38 PM

Regarding why WWE Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan was sent home from the recent WWE European tour, a WWE source stated to PWInsider that Bryan is indeed injured.

Bryan reportedly suffered an injury on April 9th at a WWE live event in Dublin, Ireland as he teamed with Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan to defeat Sheamus, Bray Wyatt and Bad News Barrett. We're not exactly sure what happened to him but there was an injury in that match that got him sent home.

When Bryan was first sent home, WWE officials expected him to be out of the ring for about a month. No word yet if that time-frame has changed but there's a chance they change Sunday's Extreme Rules match against Barrett.
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at this point if I was Bryan, I might consider calling it quits, all it takes is one botched move and it's a wrap for him
 
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