It's not proper WWE booking unless somebody looks like an idiot.
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That was just ridiculous. How many curb stomps and finishers can The Fiend take?
Apparently there was issues in Saudi Arabia and most of the wrestlers are still stuck there. Some say plane issues and some say Vince had an argument and left on his private jet.
Smackdown will be a disaster tonight
Smackdown will be a disaster tonight
One hour iron-man match between Bryan and Sami please.
If anything could get me to Smackdown it's that.
I absolutely hate this new thing of spamming finishers.
Its ridiculous, and more often then not completely takes me out of a match.
Its ridiculous, and more often then not completely takes me out of a match.
Thought I'd share this. Watch from 4.25 onwards.
KO and Jericho were the best thing about WWE then.
KO and Jericho were the best thing about WWE then.
It's it me or is Jericho slowly turning into Gordon Ramsay?
It’s lazy and cheap. No wrestler including Brock should in theory not be able to beat this Fiend. 2 Sledgehammer shots would have kept undertaker and Kane down back in the day and they were genuine monsters. Why does a monster like the Fiend even care about the belt? Has he explained why he was going after it?
Cain needs knee surgery, which explains why his match was so short
And just like that, Brock switches from Smackdown to Raw.
So that big red belt is now on the blue brand? Or are they going to change it to a blue strap?
Daniel Bryan vs Adam Cole BAYBAY for the NXT title. Awesome.
Heard it was the best smackdown in ages and best fox era one
Bests the scheduled Roman Vs Corbin match. Though ratings will be interesting
I hate when survivor series comes around and they do the invasion angle every year. People who are currently feuding automatically become buddies.
Thought Smackdown was okay, good for the circumstances. The talent that was there kinda got kayfabe destroyed though. Banks and Bayley particularly look like nothing. I'm sure they'll have some of the stars that werent there get "revenge" in the coming weeks and make Smackdown look stronger, but their womens division was basically there and was decimated. I guess Bliss and the Kabuki warriors can still look strong
Worth it for the final match alone but the show seemed like a promotion for NXT given every time they showed up someone was getting a beating. Pretty much crushed every Smackdown performer that was there.
Have been thinking that Bayley’s new look somewhat reminds me of Shana Bazler so was good
Have been thinking that Bayley’s new look somewhat reminds me of Shana Bazler so was good
to see her beat the crap out of her
Just watching smackdown now, on Cole/Bryan, this has been a wild ep! I love NXT so I'm a happy man.
Can't help but think we're building towards Bryan/Triple H at mania.
Can't help but think we're building towards Bryan/Triple H at mania.
Sounds like a disagreement between Vince and the Prince about money not being paid might be the reason that the talent was stuck in Saudi so long.
I read the WWE are owed $64m from the Saudi’s.
Things are about to go crazy. Most of the top tier execs including Vince, Steph, Triple H and Dunn sold a feck load of shares over the summer, if it’s because they knew the Saudi deal was about to go tits up then they’re in massive trouble.
They are saying it's between 300 and 500 million he's owed and he shut down the feed of crown jewel in Saudi Arabia that's the real reason they were delayed.
Jesus didn’t realise it was that much. It’s probably going to get a bit messy.
If Vince pre planned this, those who want out of wwe and were on this trip have there way out as they can void there contracts for unsafe working conditions.
According to Meltzer he was told by someone there from WWE that "They were pawns in a dick waving contest" and some people felt that they were held hostage in a way. He added later that the stories he's been told have been some really bad stuff.
Meltzer did say that if this was the case, then the 20 top stars who got flown out separately would have been held too.
I'm not sure thats the case, you only need a certain amount of people held there to make a point. It doesnt sound like they were ever in proper danger, but they were at the whim of the Prince.
Meltzer did say that if this was the case, then the 20 top stars who got flown out separately would have been held too.
I'm not sure thats the case, you only need a certain amount of people held there to make a point. It doesnt sound like they were ever in proper danger, but they were at the whim of the Prince.
There is some rumours of Saudi’s being behind on payments to WWE. Which doesn’t bode well for United if takeover talk is true
edit: I’m just repeating the above
edit: I’m just repeating the above
They apparently owe Canada $3B for tanks.
I think this royal Saudi ‘Family’ has about 1500 members with some having more power than others, I’m guessing the lower downs are making stupid deals.
Meltzer is a fecking hack and knows nothing. The cult-like reverance he gets around the internet is nauseating.
The entire deal is worth $400 million over 10 years and they get paid by show so there is no way WWE are owed anything close to half a billion right now.
Like a moth to a flame. Embarrassing.
Well wiki says he is 60 so if he's been bullshitting about wrestling since he was 10 then fair play to him.
of course you know better than someone involved in the business for almost 50 years
I saw this post on Reddit and they put it better than I ever could...
Tl;dr? Meltzer is a hack.
12. He's been writing about wrestling since 12 years old
Also if you read or listened to him, or my post earlier talking about what he said about it he made his own counterpoints. I disagreed with one of them, that the 20 top stars leaving seperately wouldnt have been allowed if they were "hostages". I said that might not be true because its not like they needed everyone, just enough to make a point
Regardless, here's a post from Karl Anderson and his wife's response
I guess shes a hack too
AJ on his Mixer stream...12. He's been writing about wrestling since 12 years old
Also if you read or listened to him, or my post earlier talking about what he said about it he made his own counterpoints. I disagreed with one of them, that the 20 top stars leaving seperately wouldnt have been allowed if they were "hostages". I said that might not be true because its not like they needed everyone, just enough to make a point
Regardless, here's a post from Karl Anderson and his wife's response
I guess shes a hack too
"His wife called worried about the rumours." Good job, Meltzer. Worrying families by being a hack.
Russo will always be the biggest fraud in the game. But the cult of Meltzer are pretty annoying.
Some people toe the company line. WWE marks will believe anything, its easy for them to set the narrative. You see it all the time with people actually believing WWE is more important than the rest of the wrestling world.
I can see why WWE talent would not want to make it a bigger deal than it needs to be, that'll come from the top.
I cant however see why WWE talent would make up that they felt like they were kept against their will.
I dont know, maybe you guys make shit up all the time. It doesnt make sense to me though
TBF, quite a few WWE guys said 'never again'. Buddy Murphy tweeted 'never again'. I doubt a flight delay or mechanical issue would result in him tweeting that. Im sure there is something a bit more suspicious that happened but we will never know I guess.
It is. WWE is professional wrestling to 99.9% of the world wide population.
I highly doubt AJ Styles is lying.
Its sports entertainment and AJ Styles is a sports entertainer working for Vince McMahon. He'll do what hes told
There's no talking to the cult of Meltzer.
All the wrestling media/writers are reporting on it, not just Meltzer.