They may or may not be pushing Harper a little, and I am very happy with that!
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
I'd probably swap out Ibushi vs. Alexander for Triple H vs Ambrose at Roadblock and take Styles vs Ambrose TLC over the Survivor series.
Outside of WWE, so all matches in total might be a pretty tough one. Standouts I can remember are
Okada vs Tanahashi WK 10
Omega vs Naito G1 Climax
Okada vs Marafuji at King of Pro Wrestling
Young Bucks vs Briscoes vs The Addiction Ladder War at ROH.
Kushida vs Will Ospreay (NJPW Debut)
Scurll vs Ospreay (match where Scurll wins the title in Progress)
The Final Deletion (obviously)
feck, this year has been great for wrestling.
Having thought about it, Zayn vs. Owens (last PPV match they had) would complete my list.
I think AJ vs Jericho at WM is the only AJ match I didnt like, and that was more cos of the result.
That's good news. One of my favourites to watch.
Speaking of favourites to watch:
That was a fantastic hot tag, I especially love the little shrug he does before hitting the swiss-1-9
Big E Tweeted this rather awesome pic:
Which some people (idiots) called racist(!), which led Kofi to post this.
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Which some people (idiots) called racist(!), which led Kofi to post this.
So yeah, great picture, and some people on twitter are morons. In other news, water is wet.
Yeah, that's great and all but they badly need to drop the tag belts now.
I think it's good to recognise in a company which has traditionally not pushed black superstars despite them being quite numerous and talented.
No they don't - not yet anyway. They need to build up to it properly (i.e have a good feud with someone) and then lose it... ideally just before a landmark day (maybe day 549 days?) and losing it should break them up.
Problem before was nobody expected them to lose, but now we all know they can lose at any point, which should make their matches and feuds far more interesting.
I'm gonna struggle to name a top 5 for the year, there's so much good graps. May have to be a top 20 to be safe.
Where's Reigns he's about as black as Banks
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He's Samoan, she's black.
Are you sure he's not Japanese?
He'd be a comedy jobber if he was japanese. Or was that too on the nose?
Not ranking these but...
Zayn vs Owens Battleground
Cena vs AJ Summerslam
Revival vs DIY Toronto
Zayn vs Nakamura Dallas
Revival vs American Alpha Takeover The End
Props to the Survivor Series mens match, AJ/Reigns, Womens mania triple threat, IC fatal fourway at Extreme Rules, AJ/Ambrose TLC, Sasha/Charlotte from the first Raw after the draft and Bayley/Asuka at Brooklyn.
Zayn vs Owens Battleground
Cena vs AJ Summerslam
Revival vs DIY Toronto
Zayn vs Nakamura Dallas
Revival vs American Alpha Takeover The End
Props to the Survivor Series mens match, AJ/Reigns, Womens mania triple threat, IC fatal fourway at Extreme Rules, AJ/Ambrose TLC, Sasha/Charlotte from the first Raw after the draft and Bayley/Asuka at Brooklyn.
I'm watching Starcade '87 at the moment 
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.Because hes samoan? hmm :P
wat
So is this going to be something that only wrestlers from the UK can win, or is it like the European championship, where only two of the twenty-seven champions were actually from Europe?
Looks like its for UK talent only. McGuinness and Cole doing commentary, interesting.
Shame its in Blackpool since I wont be able to get there on the dates.
Shame its in Blackpool since I wont be able to get there on the dates.
Talk to me guys: Is this a positive or negative thing for the blooming UK indie scene?
Bad. Because they are basically trying to take the monopoly on a very good UK scene. They have basically shat themselves in case ITV's World of Sport takes off and they actually have a real competitor.
Plus, they aren't paying these guys very well from what I know.
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I think this is a big part of why its happening.
I do wish they didnt add Cole to the commentary for this. McGuinness is a good idea, but they could have used somebody else apart from one of the main commentators. (though they are probably counting Nigel as the local guy to give insight).
They pay might not be great, but im guessing the people who take part wont care too much short term due to the exposure and seeing it as a foot into the WWE door. Im mixed on what it means, but im excited for the show if its more like CWC rather than 205.
Positive for the wrestlers but ultimately harmful for the industry as Vince probably wants to squash any competition.
I'm sure I read a rumour that Vince is really worried about ITV's relaunch of world of sport. I don't know why as it will probably be a cheap version of WWE with none of the charm or great wrestling of an actual independent show.
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Running the same night as Progress. Says everything.
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You've got Dunne and Seven front and centre with H, mid right you have Devlin followed by Bodyguy two down is Tyler Bate. Far left is Wolfgang. There's a full list knocking about on twitter.
Given that Progress' champion and tag champs are there I was initially worried although given the below promo and current storyline, this could actually play into everything.
Progress's previous work with WWE might be beneficial in this case and would make them work together. Not sure which Face could take over from Dunne though, I don't think anyone is "there yet" at the moment besides Jimmy?
Yeah, Haskins injury left a massive gap, Will & Zack are likely to be busy elsewhere and Eaver seemingly went to far too soon. This is a point where they need some faces to step up, maybe helped getting over by facing Dunne trying to take the title off him over a lengthy period. Have him and BSS cheat their way through every challenger for a year or so (or until Brixton 17) then have someone (whoever wins SSS16) finally beat him and bring the title home...maybe Sexsmith, one of the Riots, one of FSU, or even someone who turns in the meantime? Doesn't have to be done now but if done correctly it could be great.
LOTS of unknowns at this point, this whole thing has been rushedly put together, really not in a place to say, but to say I have worries would be an understatement.
What makes you think Pete won't be face by Brixton?
There's a lot to unpack, and a hell of a lot going on all over the UK at the moment. Nothing much would surprise me at this point.
Do we actually expect anything from World of Sport? My understanding of the reboot is that they've shot a one off episode (albeit with Jim Ross on comms), that has Max fecking Beesley as the guy in charge, and features a handful of wrestlers, some of which end up appearing in 2 or 3 matches on the card.
Hmmm interesting analogy. If Jimmy can be face then anyone can. I'm a long term booking lover, I love a good pay off after a long story arch as I'm sure many do hence my ideas but suppose things are so unpredictable it is a wait and see job.
The whole scene is up in the air as things stands and god that's a great thing in one way, unpredictability is key in making wrestling interesting. Just happy that the British scene is getting the recognition it deserves without (as it seems at this point) harming the British Indy scene to any extent.
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Lesnar slapped with a one year UFC suspension and a 250k fine. Does this mean, he gets a certain leeway at WWE ?
http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/...year-ufc-200-win-overturned-no-contest-121516
http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/...year-ufc-200-win-overturned-no-contest-121516
Would it surprise you if he did?
No, it wouldn't. But even Reigns served a one month suspension, so thought Lesnar would get the same treatment.