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Agent Coulson

Summerslam is going to be in Las Vegas on August 21st.

Las Vegas Raiders stadium is a 65k seater.

Itssoeasy

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Summerslam is going to be in Las Vegas on August 21st.

Las Vegas Raiders stadium is a 65k seater.

Did I read it wrong but isn’t there a boxing match that night in Vegas ?

Lithium93_

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Did I read it wrong but isn’t there a boxing match that night in Vegas ?

Correct lad; Summerslam 2021 is the same night as Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr.

Agent Coulson

Ye WWE want to finish the PPV early so there is enough time for those who want to go to both or to watch the fight to be able to do so.

Lithium93_

Matt Cardona showed up at GCW this morning, taking out Nick Gage after their recent back on forth on Twitter, when Gage had been calling out "Zack Ryder"

https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1401662761839513601

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Must be the best thing Matt has done outside WWE

ThePott

Talk that the WWE Draft will take place on the 30th of August and 3rd of September.

Lithium93_

Headshot wrote: »

Must be the best thing Matt has done outside WWE

He's also challenging Nick Gage for the GCW Championship at their Homecoming shows next month.

JP Liz V1

https://twitter.com/WrestlingInc/status/1402618987888918528

Agent Coulson

WWE stock is the next pick from the Reddit boys on Wall street bets the same guys that picked Gamestop and AMC to play with.

Itssoeasy

Agent Coulson wrote: »

WWE stock is the next pick from the Reddit boys on Wall street bets the same guys that picked Gamestop and AMC to play with.

Didn’t that not work out well for the companies that they did it to the first time ? I know WWE is a much stronger company than GameStop but I don’t see the point of this stuff, but then again I have no idea about this stocks and investments is all about so maybe there is a point to it.

grames_bond

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Didn’t that not work out well for the companies that they did it to the first time ? I know WWE is a much stronger company than GameStop but I don’t see the point of this stuff, but then again I have no idea about this stocks and investments is all about so maybe there is a point to it.

GME and AMC have both had a huge resurgence because of this....both have been able to refinance because of their huge share price and AMC in particular are stronger than ever (and are giving free popcorn and snacks to their retail investors)

JP Liz V1

Akam and Rezar of AOP are reportedly retired from pro wrestling.

It was reported today by Fightful Select that other wrestlers had inquired about bringing The Authors of Pain to particular wrestling companies last year, but nothing ever came of it.

Itssoeasy

Tammy sytch aka sunny is out of jail after nearly a year in as of yesterday so we shall see how long this lasts. Surely old DDP would be a good move for her because it’s worked on jake Roberts and Scott hall.

Lithium93_

For anyone who's interested. Cliff notes from Triple H's latest media call, ahead of NXT's Takeover: In Your House.

[Notes taken from various Twitter accounts such as Fightful, F4W, Satin, Alba, and PWInsider]

Triple H media call for #NXTTakeOver starting now. Says In Your House is becoming a fun old school flashback show for NXT

HHH talks about how @XiaWWE didn't really know what WWE was before training at the PC and has grown so much

Triple H calls @LAKnightWWE a stand out talent on the microphone who has been consistent. He notes @CGrimesWWE has always has the in-ring skills but has finally blossomed into a character. He compares Ted DiBiase and Grimes' in-ring work.

Triple H says notsam will be on the NXT Takeover pre-show, but does not apologize for it

TripleH confirms @notsam, @ArashMarkazi and @SInow's @JustinBarrasso for the pre-show. Says he wants members of the media to be a part of the pre-show panels. Says Justin has to not screw it up for everyone.

Triple H tells Mike Johnson that there are "Jeremy Borash specials" across the board in NXT, and points out the Tian Sha origin story was a lot of Jeremy.

HHH says Cameron Grimes doesn't drink or smoke, so they had to do his vignettes in one take.

Regarding MSK, Triple H doesn’t like comparing talent to other stars of the past. He wants them to be themselves.

@JasonPowell asks @TripleH if @WWEKarrionKross is being booked in a way that plays off criticisms of him. Hunter says they put bells & whistles on everyone. Says the term "work horse" was made up on the internet, "everyone works hard." Says if you don't work hard you're gone.

As far as the other wrestlers criticizing Karrion Kross on Twitter, Triple H discussed it being a blending of reality and what they do. Sees no issues calling out the character’s weaknesses. Are they right or is it talk? That’s what makes it real.

@WrestlingGary asks @TripleH if NXT women will appear for the @nwa and if there will be an all-women's show later this year. Hunter questions why there's "contractual status" when @MickieJames says she wants all the best women in the NWA.

Triple H tells Gary Cassidy equality isn't "we have our own program" when he asks about an all women show. Says an all-male show with no women wouldn't be equality "If you want to wrestle the best women in the world, come to NXT. If you want to go elsewhere and SAY that, do it."

Regarding some NXT talent not working on the main #WWE roster, Triple H says it’s like sports. Some talent work out to their potential, others don’t. There are varying circumstances.

@TripleH talks about if NXT is developmental or a third brand now. Hunter says that 3 - 4 years into NXT a heavy knock was that talent didn't spend long there before moving on. Says the brand has changed to a place where some talent will be there for a long time.

Triple H tells Dave Meltzer that not everyone works out in a certain place. There are a variety of factors that might lead to a talent working out -- schedule, coaches, performance. Triple H doesn't like the speculation of where people will go and says "just watch it."

Asked about NXT talent getting called up and frustration about them being "misused," HHH says it happens all the time in the NFL when some players just don't work. Also brings up question of whether NXT is their own brand or a developmental.

@TripleH tells the fans to just watch NXT and decide if you like it or don't. Tells them to watch it or don't. Says the fans ruin things half the time by being overly critical. "It's a marathon, not a sprint." Says he wants NXT to be long term.

Triple H says Ted DiBiase is more than willing to mentor and talk to talent at #WWENXT tapings.

@TripleH says when the Million Dollar Title was brought to NXT for the first time it got an awesome reaction from everyone at the PC. Says the title has not been redone, this is the "real deal". Puts over how well the "memorabilia show" did.

Triple H tells @JonAlba on this NXT media call that a SummerSlam weekend Takeover is a work in progress right now.

HHH won't go into detail on how/if the Million Dollar Championship will be defended in NXT

Triple H confirms to Conor Casey a Fightful Select report from a few months back that for now, WWE CWC is NXT's home.

HHH says for now, CWC is still the home of NXT. Looking forward to Full Sail re-opening and being hands-on again as it's their fountain of youth.

End of call.

Agent Coulson

So the WWE won't be releasing any female talent for the NWA All Female PPV.

Not surprising really.

CastorTroy

He says "Come to NXT" to Mickie who they just fired.
That comment about the all women PPV not being about equality is strange, considering not only did WWE have an all women PPV, but it was just before the Crown Jewel.

RollieFingers

NXT have some of the best women wrestlers in the world, of course, but he's talking sh*te there. Mayu Iwatani, Thunder Rosa, Miyu Yama****a, Giulia etc and more would beg to differ.

J. Marston

Tay Conti is off to live in an influencer mansion in Beverly Hills.

Cherry_Cola

PWG has announced their first show back will be on August 1st. No mention of an event name or even any roster so it could be very interesting. Gonna keep up with my wrestling packed summer and hit it as it's a bucket list item for me.

Agent Coulson

Lithium93_ wrote: »

For anyone who's interested. Cliff notes from Triple H's latest media call, ahead of NXT's Takeover: In Your House.

@TripleH tells the fans to just watch NXT and decide if you like it or don't. Tells them to watch it or don't. Says the fans ruin things half the time by being overly critical. "It's a marathon, not a sprint." Says he wants NXT to be long term.

Rereading the conference call points again and this one really sticks out.


When ratings are at rock bottom and the product is stale having the Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development of the company basically telling it's fan base to shut up and If you don't like don't watch and stop complaining.

That seems like a serious error in judgement from someone in such a powerful position in a billion dollar organization that makes the majority of its money from TV companies who pay that money on the back of ratings.

savemejebus

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Rereading the conference call points again and this one really sticks out.


When ratings are at rock bottom and the product is stale having the Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development of the company basically telling it's fan base to shut up and If you don't like don't watch and stop complaining.

That seems like a serious error in judgement from someone in such a powerful position in a billion dollar organization that makes the majority of its money from TV companies who pay that money on the back of ratings.

is it though? As long as wrestling is cheaper than other content for them to produce, FOX and especially USA will be happy with it. They're not losing money on it. AFAIK bad ratings for wrestling are often better than decent ratings for regular TV shows.

ThePott

Talk now that NXT are trying to bring Samoa Joe back.

Agent Coulson

Sacking high paying contracted talent then trying to bring them back on a lot smaller paying contracts.

JP Liz V1

https://twitter.com/WrestlingInc/status/1403509855932014594

ThePott

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Sacking high paying contracted talent then trying to bring them back on a lot smaller paying contracts.

Yeah that was the speculation with Strowman and I think it definitely looks like that's the plan to cut some costs.

I guess they're over the fear they had initially that everyone was going to fly the coop to other promotions so they don't feel the need to offer big contracts anymore. Pretty scummy move.

RollieFingers

https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1403520542951497731

Gage showed up at Cardona's podcast show last night and the match for the GCW World title has been announced for Homecoming. Good stuff again, easily the best thing along with the Mox stuff from GCW in ages.

Agent Coulson

ACH is retiring from wrestling again.

Agent Coulson

WWE officials including Vince, Step & HHH are being sued in a $300m stock scandal after sales of their stock without telling investor of the collapse of a TV deal in the middle east. They informed investors that they were renewing the TV deal despite knowing the deal would not be happening.

Itssoeasy

Agent Coulson wrote: »

WWE officials including Vince, Step & HHH being sued in a $300m stock scandal after sales of stock without telling investor of the collapse of a TV deal in the middle east. They informed investors that they were renewing the TV deal despite knowing the deal would not be happening.

Wasn’t there something similar to this last year or the year before that around investors claiming they weren’t being kept informed as required ?

It’ll come to nothing as wwe and Jerry mcdivitt will do their usual of moving the case to court in Connecticut and slow walk it.