I can see Matt Riddle getting that Daniel Puder Royal Rumble treatment in the future
Juttythe4th
Active Member
god i hate the what chants
WWE will no longer being running four events at the same arena during major PPV weekends. This policy change will go into effect at the Royal Rumble.
At this time, Smackdown is scheduled for Dallas, TX. World's Collide (replacing NXT Takeover) will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston and the Royal Rumble will be at Minute Maid Park. RAW is currently being booked for San Antonio.
Despite being replaced during Royal Rumble weekend, NXT Takeover events are still expected to be scheduled during 2020. Dave Meltzer noted the following:
"You know Takeovers will be bigger because of two hours on TV and also you know they’re gonna be promoted on television on USA rather than on the WWE Network. There’s probably 1.2 million homes that get WWE Network in the United States and there’s 87 million or so that get the USANetwork. So, in theory the interest in these Takeover shows should be multiplied many times over so it should be as far as interest level."
At this time, Smackdown is scheduled for Dallas, TX. World's Collide (replacing NXT Takeover) will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston and the Royal Rumble will be at Minute Maid Park. RAW is currently being booked for San Antonio.
Despite being replaced during Royal Rumble weekend, NXT Takeover events are still expected to be scheduled during 2020. Dave Meltzer noted the following:
"You know Takeovers will be bigger because of two hours on TV and also you know they’re gonna be promoted on television on USA rather than on the WWE Network. There’s probably 1.2 million homes that get WWE Network in the United States and there’s 87 million or so that get the USANetwork. So, in theory the interest in these Takeover shows should be multiplied many times over so it should be as far as interest level."
willhustle
OG
WWE stay fucking up a good thing. Leave the NXT Takeover shows alone and allow them to run during the weekends of the "Big 5" shows.
TonyDubbz
Legion of Trill | Keep god in ya life, fuck nigga
the Worlds Collidde events would be cool if they allowed main roster superstars to be involved but the last one was just NXT superstars vs 205 live superstars and like 1 or 2 NXT Uk guys.
If they gonna do that shit they should turn into a big ass brand war. Have all the brands competing against eachother, I'd even go as far as to say they should make it a month long event where they keeping count of each brands victories and all that.
Then have it all come together in a big war games match. Maybe not featuring all the brands but the two leading brands on the score board
If they gonna do that shit they should turn into a big ass brand war. Have all the brands competing against eachother, I'd even go as far as to say they should make it a month long event where they keeping count of each brands victories and all that.
Then have it all come together in a big war games match. Maybe not featuring all the brands but the two leading brands on the score board
Triple H recently did an interview with Newsweek where he talked about a wide range of topics related to WWE NXT ahead of its move to the USA Network.
In this interview, he talked about how long the plans have been in the works to move NXT from WWE’s streaming service, WWE Network, to cable television and more. Here are the highlights:
PREPARATION FOR NXT AIRING ON NETWORK TELEVISION:
“It’s one of those things when you’re doing it, it’s taking forever. Like I said, we’ve been talking about NXT moving to cable television in a bigger way for a year and a half, two years. It’s been brought up, we’ve had people talk to us about it and the timing wasn’t right or we couldn’t come to the right terms to it. This year the stars started to align, but it still felt like it took a long period of time. And then suddenly you get a call that “hey, here we are and it’s happening. And then it’s like “oh my god, I wasn’t ready for this to happen quite yet.”
Like I said, thrilled to do it, talent is chomping at the bit to get out there and, not only are they happy to have the opportunity, but they get to show the world what they can do and who they are and keep that NXT brand out there for everyone to see.”
MORE TAKEOVER EVENTS:
“I think you’ll see some changes there, but the other thing I don’t want to do, also, is flood the fanbase or overexpose the brand either. I want things to build organically and we have had success. We have the formula, the pacing, the timing and when the Takeovers take place that allows us to have more opportunities for a slower build. And when Takeover is done, we get a little bit of relief to promote the next thing. It allows you more chance to build and create epic stuff. To me that is the goal. I don’t see it changing dramatically.
This past year we had five Takeovers with the brand here and two in the U.K. I think you might see that go up to six in the U.S. and we’ll continue to monitor the U.K. to see what we can add there.”
205 LIVE’S POSITION IN WWE, IF IT WILL SIT UNDER THE ‘NXT UMBRELLA’
“You’ll start to see 205 begin to. I think it always existed as an island onto itself, a little bit, and it’s become lost in this limbo. You’ll begin to see it move more towards the NXT banner and the talent there. We have a lot of talent. For them to begin to compete either open against anyone or in the cruiserweight division, but have that title sit under the NXT brand is more meaningful. It creates more opportunities for more people.
As for RAW and SmackDown, it’s an open division for them. When you’re on both shows, everybody is competing against everybody.”
In this interview, he talked about how long the plans have been in the works to move NXT from WWE’s streaming service, WWE Network, to cable television and more. Here are the highlights:
PREPARATION FOR NXT AIRING ON NETWORK TELEVISION:
“It’s one of those things when you’re doing it, it’s taking forever. Like I said, we’ve been talking about NXT moving to cable television in a bigger way for a year and a half, two years. It’s been brought up, we’ve had people talk to us about it and the timing wasn’t right or we couldn’t come to the right terms to it. This year the stars started to align, but it still felt like it took a long period of time. And then suddenly you get a call that “hey, here we are and it’s happening. And then it’s like “oh my god, I wasn’t ready for this to happen quite yet.”
Like I said, thrilled to do it, talent is chomping at the bit to get out there and, not only are they happy to have the opportunity, but they get to show the world what they can do and who they are and keep that NXT brand out there for everyone to see.”
MORE TAKEOVER EVENTS:
“I think you’ll see some changes there, but the other thing I don’t want to do, also, is flood the fanbase or overexpose the brand either. I want things to build organically and we have had success. We have the formula, the pacing, the timing and when the Takeovers take place that allows us to have more opportunities for a slower build. And when Takeover is done, we get a little bit of relief to promote the next thing. It allows you more chance to build and create epic stuff. To me that is the goal. I don’t see it changing dramatically.
This past year we had five Takeovers with the brand here and two in the U.K. I think you might see that go up to six in the U.S. and we’ll continue to monitor the U.K. to see what we can add there.”
205 LIVE’S POSITION IN WWE, IF IT WILL SIT UNDER THE ‘NXT UMBRELLA’
“You’ll start to see 205 begin to. I think it always existed as an island onto itself, a little bit, and it’s become lost in this limbo. You’ll begin to see it move more towards the NXT banner and the talent there. We have a lot of talent. For them to begin to compete either open against anyone or in the cruiserweight division, but have that title sit under the NXT brand is more meaningful. It creates more opportunities for more people.
As for RAW and SmackDown, it’s an open division for them. When you’re on both shows, everybody is competing against everybody.”
There's been a lot of talk in the last week that the tiered WWE Network will launch in January 2020. WWE has been reaching out to independent companies about their potential interest in appearing on the Network. I would expect EVOLVE, ICW, PROGRESS and potentially CHIKARA to come on board. We've heard the company has gone as far as to reach out to lucha promotions in Mexico.
Pete Dunne is in the process of moving to the United States full time, so expect him to be a big part of WWE NXT going forward.
There's been a lot of talk in the last week that Toni Storm will be featured more in WWE NXT going forward, as opposed to NXT UK.
Pete Dunne is in the process of moving to the United States full time, so expect him to be a big part of WWE NXT going forward.
There's been a lot of talk in the last week that Toni Storm will be featured more in WWE NXT going forward, as opposed to NXT UK.
OGDirtyD
NAWF ATLANTA 🤟
Yeah get Toni Storm the fuck out of NXT UK, she needs to be spotlighted in the original NXT, I love her.
As noted last week, the plan is to split up the rosters again and there are plans to split up the announce teams which means Corey Graves will not be pulling double duty on two shows.
The insider wrestling news account Wrestlevotes is reporting that the plan is for Michael Cole to be the lead announcer for SmackDown on FOX.
The other news coming out is that Vic Joseph will be the lead announcer for Monday Night Raw. Joseph filled in for Corey Graves a few weeks ago. Joseph has called NXT and 205 Live and does a great job.
The announce team changes are not set in stone but that is reportedly the working idea right now.
No word yet on where Corey Graves will land but there’s speculation that Renee Young could move to SmackDown because FOX likes her and they want her for their studio show that will air on Tuesday’s on Fox Sports 1.
You can expect a lot of changes in the next 4-6 weeks. There is a draft scheduled and there is unhappiness over the low viewership this week and low ratings usually lead to creative changes by Vince McMahon.
The insider wrestling news account Wrestlevotes is reporting that the plan is for Michael Cole to be the lead announcer for SmackDown on FOX.
The other news coming out is that Vic Joseph will be the lead announcer for Monday Night Raw. Joseph filled in for Corey Graves a few weeks ago. Joseph has called NXT and 205 Live and does a great job.
The announce team changes are not set in stone but that is reportedly the working idea right now.
No word yet on where Corey Graves will land but there’s speculation that Renee Young could move to SmackDown because FOX likes her and they want her for their studio show that will air on Tuesday’s on Fox Sports 1.
You can expect a lot of changes in the next 4-6 weeks. There is a draft scheduled and there is unhappiness over the low viewership this week and low ratings usually lead to creative changes by Vince McMahon.
Farris2k1
The true great demon
Its football season they better get used to them shitty ass raw ratings
According to PW Insider, Big Cass was the cause of a controversial backstage incident at last night’s WrestlePro event in Rahway New Jersey, which was the final show for owner Pat Buck, who was recently signed to WWE as a producer. Reports are that Cass, who was an unadvertised surprise in a battle royal matchup booked for the show, confronted AEW star Joey Janela. The heated argument, possibly stemming from Janela’s issues with Enzo Amore at a Blink 182 concert, eventually forced the two men to be separated, with Cass remaining hot and confrontational with the rest of the locker room.
Cass was later parading around the locker room and claiming that someone had stolen his property, even accusing the show’s headliners SCU and Pat Buck. Cass then spat in Buck’s face. Buck responded by decking Cass with a right hand that dropped the former WWE star, and immediately changing his demeanor from aggressive to questioning why he was hit. Local police were then summoned to escort Cass from the building, with Buck continuing on to work his farewell show.
It didn’t end there. Cass remained outside the venue, shouting remarks that caused the police to search his car. Apparently the remarks he was making were cause for concern, and they called an ambulance for Cass to be taken to the local hospital. The consensus from most of the talent on site has labeled Cass as a troublemaker, with little to no locker room sympathy or support based on his actions. He is not expected to be booked again for the promotion.
Cass was later parading around the locker room and claiming that someone had stolen his property, even accusing the show’s headliners SCU and Pat Buck. Cass then spat in Buck’s face. Buck responded by decking Cass with a right hand that dropped the former WWE star, and immediately changing his demeanor from aggressive to questioning why he was hit. Local police were then summoned to escort Cass from the building, with Buck continuing on to work his farewell show.
It didn’t end there. Cass remained outside the venue, shouting remarks that caused the police to search his car. Apparently the remarks he was making were cause for concern, and they called an ambulance for Cass to be taken to the local hospital. The consensus from most of the talent on site has labeled Cass as a troublemaker, with little to no locker room sympathy or support based on his actions. He is not expected to be booked again for the promotion.
Juttythe4th
Active Member
They definitely ain't coming back
Silverfoxx
Bitch mob
And you CANT..... TEACH....THAT!
Big Cass issued a public statement via Enzo Amore's Twitter account regarding the backstage incident at Saturday night's WrestlePro event:
"To my fans & all concerned,
I have been very honest with my past struggles, and it has been an ongoing battle. On Saturday night, I obviously let my demons get the better of me and I ruined an important night for a really great guy in an unfortunate series of events. I have worked incredibly hard to get where I am, and even harder to overcome my ongoing battle with depression. But I will work my absolute hardest to right the wrongs of Saturday night and apologize to Kevin Mathews, Pat Buck, Joey Janela, the entire WrestlePro locker room and all parties involved from the bottom of my heart. I'm getting help from family and friends as we speak and will be getting professional help in the near future and ask all to please respect my privacy in the meantime. When & if I reemerge as a public figure it will be in good faith and I hope to inspire those who struggle with the same mental health issues I do to seek the help they need. If Tyson Fury can do it....so can I. Remember...I ain't dead yet. And neither are you.