WWE TV, Rumours and Discussion - Part VII

[offtherails9]

Every time I hear about those Worlds Collide specials on the network I think of this song from Smackdown vs Raw (2005).

Lol I put that song in a playlist recently. Nostalgia

 

[GWBogan]

Every time I hear about those Worlds Collide specials on the network I think of this song from Smackdown vs Raw (2005).

I associate that song more with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, both great games btw.

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

After just recently watching the Bray Wyatt segment on RAW, I’m pretty excited by the possible complexity of this character tweak. Enjoyed all the little clues in the segment. Surely no one believes he’s going to be a kids Tv show host. Loved his preying on the children and/or the signs of a double personality. Could become what Balor/The Demon should of been from the start. Of course WWE will give up on it in 3 weeks

 

[eDPS]

Every time I hear about those Worlds Collide specials on the network I think of this song from Smackdown vs Raw (2005).

 

[RossFC]

I wonder what the 2K20 cover will look like.

Perhaps Becky Lynch holding the raw and sd womens titles and on the back it says "featuring raw, sd, nxt, 205live, nxtuk superstars"

 

[Cleavy]

After just recently watching the Bray Wyatt segment on RAW, I’m pretty excited by the possible complexity of this character tweak. Enjoyed all the little clues in the segment. Surely no one believes he’s going to be a kids Tv show host. Loved his preying on the children and/or the signs of a double personality. Could become what Balor/The Demon should of been from the start. Of course WWE will give up on it in 3 weeks

sing along with Wyatt. "he's got the whole world in his hands."

 

[jabba5114]

So a wwe poll has the viking raiders as the viking warriors. Rumors that might be changing there name again

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[GWBogan]

Vince to rediscover the mid-90s and change their name to "Raiders Against The Machine."

 

[The Casey Cat]

So a wwe poll has the viking raiders as the viking warriors. Rumors that might be changing there name again

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Wonder of they become that. Then the Warriors, then finally sneak it back to War Machine. Like it always should have been and in NXT too. They're ####ing War Machine. Nothing else. Why they had to play around with it I'll never know.

 

[RossFC]

Sounds like Harpers contract will be frozen until Mania next year. Poor guy.

 

[Deathly]

Sounds like Harpers contract will be frozen until Mania next year. Poor guy.

Pretty bad. They clearly had no plans for him either. The guy is 40 this year, let him go work while he still can and provide for his family's future.

 

[TradeDraft]

Sounds like Harpers contract will be frozen until Mania next year. Poor guy.

Poor Form by the WWE

 

[The Casey Cat]

Poor Form by the WWE

Yep. Fair enough holding Sasha (even though I understand her reasons and position) and even Neville. Harper has been far more mature and gracious about it and isn't doing anything anyhow.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

These contracts should be illegal. And I think they are if you're brave and willing enough to spend a small fortune in court against WWE who you still may want to work for in the future. Rey Mysterio had a problem like this where a run of injuries meant he was still in WWE years after the contract would've originally finished.

 

[Unknown Identity]

After just recently watching the Bray Wyatt segment on RAW, I’m pretty excited by the possible complexity of this character tweak. Enjoyed all the little clues in the segment. Surely no one believes he’s going to be a kids Tv show host. Loved his preying on the children and/or the signs of a double personality. Could become what Balor/The Demon should of been from the start. Of course WWE will give up on it in 3 weeks

Apparently he deleted a bunch of tweets about being a patient and treated by a Dr Mercy.

All signs point to him being a psych patient, and that Vulture looking thing is named Mercy.

This has huge potential.

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

Read the name Mercy is paying homage to the former mid 90’s WWF wrestler Maylon Mercy, who’s character Bray is loosely based on

 

[Deathly]

This is the s**t I'm talking about with this company. Is it so hard to write this into a 2 hour show?

 

[Senor M]

Read the name Mercy is paying homage to the former mid 90’s WWF wrestler Maylon Mercy, who’s character Bray is loosely based on

...and there's "Abby the Witch" which is a homage to the Sister Abigail character.

 

[Damon_3388]

After just recently watching the Bray Wyatt segment on RAW, I’m pretty excited by the possible complexity of this character tweak. Enjoyed all the little clues in the segment. Surely no one believes he’s going to be a kids Tv show host. Loved his preying on the children and/or the signs of a double personality. Could become what Balor/The Demon should of been from the start. Of course WWE will give up on it in 3 weeks

I would think the lead-up vignettes, the use of the chainsaw, and the commentator's reaction to all of it, would make it pretty obvious that he's not "playing it straight" as a whitemeat babyface that has changed his ways.

The problem with this type of villain though (or at least the way it's ptesented) is that it's another "cool heel" type that the fans will actually like and support, rather than hate and want to see get his arse kicked.

 

[Damon_3388]

Rey Mysterio had a problem like this where a run of injuries meant he was still in WWE years after the contract would've originally finished.

Still getting paid while physically unable to wrestle, which wouldn't have happened 25-30 years ago.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Still getting paid while physically unable to wrestle, which wouldn't have happened 25-30 years ago.

Not full pay, if any, while sick and the wrestler buys their own healthcare. Vince McMahon ran WWE 30 years ago. What a coincidence!

 

[The Casey Cat]

I would think the lead-up vignettes, the use of the chainsaw, and the commentator's reaction to all of it, would make it pretty obvious that he's not "playing it straight" as a whitemeat babyface that has changed his ways.

The problem with this type of villain though (or at least the way it's ptesented) is that it's another "cool heel" type that the fans will actually like and support, rather than hate and want to see get his arse kicked.

And the other problem is Mummies calling in saying how scary it is. Can't have that now. They might stop buying their kids merch.

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[Damon_3388]

Not full pay, if any, while sick and the wrestler pays for their own healthcare.

Vince McMahon ran WWE 30 years ago. What a coincidence!

That's how it works everywhere in the wrestling business RE: healthcare. If he was on the indies and not taking bookings while injured, he wouldn't be getting paid at all...

 

[Bomberboyokay]

That's how it works everywhere in the wrestling business...

No it really doesn't. WWE only works like this. When you said "Still get paid", you knew that isn't true.

 

[Damon_3388]

No it really doesn't. WWE only works like this. When you said "Still get paid", you knew that isn't true.

Well, they do still receive pay when injured. It's not the same as what they get when they're working, but that's the terms of their agreement, and they know this going in.

Indy workers get nothing if they miss dates due to injury. They don't get any healthcare plan unless they pay for their own insurance, either.