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Source: https://www.wwe.com/article/scott-dawson-dash-wilder-the-revival-released
So, after two years of requesting and harruphing for their releases, Scott Wilder and Dash Dawson of the Revival were finally granted their immediate release from WWE. Good for them and best of luck in all their future endeavors.
I guess we’ll see them on AEW next week.
Oh wait…
A bunch of WWE guys watch a bunch of WWE video game matches and react. Hey, if an empty-arena dumpster fire of a Mania doesn’t cut it for you, then give this show a shot.
So WWE and FOX have signed a deal where FOX will be able to charge folks sixty bucks to watch a taped “Wrestlemania” eminating in various empty arenas. This deal also includes over 20 hours of additional content that you can already check out on the WWE Network for far, far less.
Yeah, this has bad idea written all over it. Bad enough people were questioning the idea when Mania was going to be the usual Mania offering, but doing it under this climate and in this format… which has been a bad idea since day one? I am not entirely optimistic about this going over so well.
It’s another controversy at Saudi Arabia… what happened this time? Another international incident? More propaganda gone wrong? Too much female skin was exposed?
I read the results for the show and I’m laughing my ass off at all the fake outrage. People upset by Brock Lesnar squashing Ricochet or Undertaker winning a thing at the last minute or Goldberg beating the Fiend? Why? I find out all these things and I shrug; none of these things surprise me. Ricochet is a geek that was disposed of as such, Undertaker/AJ might be a match at Mania and this could be the first step towards that, and Goldberg winning the title gives us Take 376,275,371,879 of the Roman Reigns coronation as the “main guy” at Wrestlemania because THIS TIME FOR SURE!
I’m not upset by this turn of events, I’m not going to cancel the Network as a result of this turn of events, and I’m certainly not going to join the latest trending bandwagon on Twitter to post some fake outrage just so I can get a bunch of likes. This is why I don’t take Twitter seriously, because more often than not, the outrage is genuine; it’s just a bunch of dipshits parroting the popular opinion for them likes and then they move on to the next fake controversy while all the genuine issues get overlooked because I’m twitting on the twitter like a fucking twit.
Bray Wyatt will be fine, kids. Sure, he lost the belt to an old guy. So what? Sooner or later, you’ll forget this happen and he’ll be back to his usual red light district self in no time. He doesn’t need the title for that sort of thing.
They want to build up Wrestlemania as a big deal and so they bring back all the old stars who were big stars because nobody gives a shit about their current ones. It’s a harsh reality that a WWE fan who has been watching this company for years on end needs to come to terms with because it’s going to be a thing for a good long while. The current main event scene that populates your weekly programming are talented individuals who are saddled with horrendous material that presents them more as geeks than big time stars. It’s been like this for years and it will continue to be like this. And on the one chance they fluke on a good idea, it’s only a matter of time before they ruin that too.
It’s largely why I kept away from modern WWE programming; it’s too easy to be cynical about their storytelling and presentation. It’s quite telling that we’re about to roll into March and I’ve yet to watch the Royal Rumble in its entirety. Hell, it’s perhaps even more telling that I’m not really all that excited for Wrestlemania. If anything, I’m more hyped for the next AEW PPV – whose top programs comprise largely former WWE guys – than I am this year’s Wrestlemania; a scenario that I didn’t think was fathomable.
In any event, that’s over and done with. I’m sure WWE will find a way to give this latest Mania card something worth looking forward to… but I gotta be honest. I don’t like their chances.
Maybe what this show needs is more Shane McMahon…
Never mind.
Much to my personal astonishment, I have not spent much time on the WWE Network as of late. The last item that was on my watchlist was a WCW All Nighter special uploaded as a hidden gem, which was basically a five-hour long look back at the top matches of the various Clash Of The Champions network specials.
Also, much to my personal astonishment, I did not have to sign in to WWE Network, which had been case every time I’d load up the app on my Apple TV. So there was that.
So I made a point to sit down and watch this year’s Royal Rumble, which I’ve heard was alright for the most part… however, my mind strayed and I ended up watching an old WWF Pay-Per-View event called “The Wrestling Classic.”
At the end of it all, I almost regret not watching the Rumble like I planned.
Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-revolution-sells-out-under-hour-300006
So the next big Ey-Eee-Dub Pay-Per-View is in February and tickets have sold out in under an hour. Nice to know that the product is still hot enough that they can sell out PPVs. Unfortunately, it took an hour to sell out and not fifteen minutes, so this promotion will be dead by National Dog Poop Day or whatever made up holiday comes out of Twitter’s ass.
Got nothing for today. So here’s the latest episode of In A Circle for you Sammy fans out there.
Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-backstage-ratings-decline-no-cm-punk-appearance-298356
Last week, WWE Backstage with CM Punk on most of the show drew 180,000 viewers.
This week, the show had no Punk, but it did feature TRIPLE H.
I guess more people cared about Punk’s return than another HHH promo… though, to be fair, I’d imagine more people would be interested in Kana’s RICE COOKAH YAY! than anything HHH has to say.
The lady on the left giving Steph the death stare of death? Dr. Britt Baker DMD.
Source: https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/jim-cornette-resigns-nwa-297786
Yeah, so remember when the biggest argument in fandom was who would win a fight between two dream opponents or why one promotion is better than the other without involving sales figures and rating numbers? Those were the days.
So, for those who missed out, a recent episode of NWA Powerrrr was featured Jim Cornette on commentary dropping a line that would be considered… racially insensitive is probably the best way to put it. The NWA responded by removing the offending line from a newer upload and then Jim Cornette resigned from the NWA. How this affects whatever remaining taped shows they have left in the can is another story, but we’ll see, I guess.
Full disclosure: I have not seen the episode in question and so have no real comment or feelings on the actual line itself or the context it was used in. I probably should’ve included this bit before hitting the post button, but there you go. With that in mind, a couple brief thoughts…
First off, I have to question how a line like this got aired in the first place since these NWA shows were taped months ago. I realize television production is a time consuming process and sometimes the finer details could’ve been missed, but even with that said, they had plenty of time to notice the line and edit it out of the program LONG before it would’ve hit air and become a big deal.
Secondly… Jim Cornette is a fellow with strong opinions that rub people the wrong way. There used to be a time when such strong opinions were tolerated and even a source of comedy. I, myself, enjoyed Jim’s rants on various things that “disagreed” with him, even if I didn’t completely support those viewpoints. But eventually, you get to the point where something stops being funny and starts being sad. And right now, Cornette has reached that point.
A few hours ago, I made the difficult decision to block TheJimCornette from my rarely used Twitter handle. It was a difficult decision because, well, first, I had to go on Twitter, which is always a difficult endeavor for me and never fun, but fortunately, an account with no follows and no followers means less bullshit to deal with. I’d like to keep that way, frankly, so if you stumble across this hidden Twitter, place a bookmark on your browser if you want to keep up, do not follow. Thanks.
But secondly, it was a difficult decision because I had to find the block button and this was hard to find. Once that was done, I pushed it and Jim is blocked. I can’t see his twits, he can’t see mine, and so if I say something that folks would find offensive and opt to tag Jim, I can just reply; “Don’t bother. I blocked him ages ago.”
So now Jim Cornette is on the same blocked boat as Vince Russo, Seth Rollins, John Bradshaw Layfield, Melissa Joan Hart, and some guy named Steve X. What a pedigree.
Jim Cornette once alluded to a Vince McMahon statement, “Chocolate Vanilla.” He mentioned that he hated chocolate, keep that fucking chocolate away from him, but if you like the chocolate, then you can have the chocolate as long as he has his vanilla. That’s a good lesson to keep in mind and a good lesson that I think everyone in the wrestling bubble should take to heart, including Jim Cornette.
All that said, I wish Jim nothing but the best in all his future endeavors. I’ll cherish all the good stuff he has churned out over the years and especially that restraining order, but it’s time to bid him “Thank you Fuck You Bye.”
Instead, I’ll stick with “Fuckity Bye.”
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