pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:38:42 PM

Reports are coming in that Matt Anoa'i, known by his in-ring name 'Rosey', has passed away.

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:31:54 PM

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We’ve got an update on Matt and Jeff Hardy’s “Broken” characters. Since returning to WWE at WrestleMania, the Hardys have been wrestling under their real names with some subtle references to the broken universe. Their legal battle with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem is still ongoing, but WWE is working on bringing the Broken Universe to RAW.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is in talks with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem to secure the rights for the Broken characters. Meltzer said,

“The plan is to do the broken character. The delay is that they've gotta work out the deal [with Anthem] and the deal is not worked out… The goal is to work out the deal.”

Whether WWE licenses the rights to the Broken characters or outright acquires the trademarks, a deal is being worked on.

There is still a lot of excitement surrounding Matt and Jeff Hardy back in WWE, but WWE is aware their current gimmick will grow tired soon and the main storytelling potential lies with the Broken Universe.

Matt Hardy has been incorporating aspects of his various gimmicks in his current character, referencing “Matt Facts” on Twitter but also using the Broken Matt accent and talking about deleting people.

Source: http://www.sescoops.com/broken-matt-hardy-brother-nero-wwe/

TGM

Apr 18 2017, 02:53:40 PM

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:38:42 PM

Reports are coming in that Matt Anoa'i, known by his in-ring name 'Rosey', has passed away.

Well shit. #RIPRosey

And #RIPUmaga

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:58:28 PM

TGM

Apr 18 2017, 02:53:40 PM

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:38:42 PM

Reports are coming in that Matt Anoa'i, known by his in-ring name 'Rosey', has passed away.

Well shit. #RIPRosey

And #RIPUmaga

#Brave&NobleWarriors

TGM

Apr 18 2017, 02:57:24 PM

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:31:54 PM

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We’ve got an update on Matt and Jeff Hardy’s “Broken” characters. Since returning to WWE at WrestleMania, the Hardys have been wrestling under their real names with some subtle references to the broken universe. Their legal battle with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem is still ongoing, but WWE is working on bringing the Broken Universe to RAW.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is in talks with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem to secure the rights for the Broken characters. Meltzer said,

“The plan is to do the broken character. The delay is that they've gotta work out the deal [with Anthem] and the deal is not worked out… The goal is to work out the deal.”

Whether WWE licenses the rights to the Broken characters or outright acquires the trademarks, a deal is being worked on.

There is still a lot of excitement surrounding Matt and Jeff Hardy back in WWE, but WWE is aware their current gimmick will grow tired soon and the main storytelling potential lies with the Broken Universe.

Matt Hardy has been incorporating aspects of his various gimmicks in his current character, referencing “Matt Facts” on Twitter but also using the Broken Matt accent and talking about deleting people.

Source: http://www.sescoops.com/broken-matt-hardy-brother-nero-wwe/

I mean, it'd be great to see the broken gimmick in WWE, but I dunno how I feel about WWE potentially owning the gimmick.

T-Unit

Apr 19 2017, 02:04:31 AM

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TGM

Apr 18 2017, 02:57:24 PM

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:31:54 PM

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We’ve got an update on Matt and Jeff Hardy’s “Broken” characters. Since returning to WWE at WrestleMania, the Hardys have been wrestling under their real names with some subtle references to the broken universe. Their legal battle with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem is still ongoing, but WWE is working on bringing the Broken Universe to RAW.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is in talks with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem to secure the rights for the Broken characters. Meltzer said,

“The plan is to do the broken character. The delay is that they've gotta work out the deal [with Anthem] and the deal is not worked out… The goal is to work out the deal.”

Whether WWE licenses the rights to the Broken characters or outright acquires the trademarks, a deal is being worked on.

There is still a lot of excitement surrounding Matt and Jeff Hardy back in WWE, but WWE is aware their current gimmick will grow tired soon and the main storytelling potential lies with the Broken Universe.

Matt Hardy has been incorporating aspects of his various gimmicks in his current character, referencing “Matt Facts” on Twitter but also using the Broken Matt accent and talking about deleting people.

Source: http://www.sescoops.com/broken-matt-hardy-brother-nero-wwe/

I mean, it'd be great to see the broken gimmick in WWE, but I dunno how I feel about WWE potentially owning the gimmick.

I feel the same on WWE owning the trademark or rights to the gimmick because when the time comes where the Hardy's and WWE part ways again (and it will happen, this is wrestling folks) then the Hardy's will have an even tougher time taking the characters with them.

If WWE is able to wrestle the trademarks away from the Owl turd, I expect that we will get Broken Lite or Diet Broken, not the full fledged gimmick. You look at WWE's history bringing in super hot tag teams what was the result? The Sheepherders were bloody savages who became the Bushwackers and licked people. The Dudleyz were cutting adult promos in ECW and then Bubba have a stutter and Devon was a preacher or something. Gallows and Anderson? They had the Old Day segment, the piss in jars segment, the fucking pumpkin that Gallows had to hold onto his head, and all the job matches last year.

The Hardy's only saving grace is that they were basically WWE originals and Vince likes that sort of thing because in his mind he believes that he made the Hardy's a household name, not Japan or WCW or TNA or ECW or ROH.

Fromage

Apr 20 2017, 12:36:03 AM

T-Unit

Apr 19 2017, 02:04:31 AM

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TGM

Apr 18 2017, 02:57:24 PM

pokajabba

Apr 18 2017, 02:31:54 PM

Quote:

 

We’ve got an update on Matt and Jeff Hardy’s “Broken” characters. Since returning to WWE at WrestleMania, the Hardys have been wrestling under their real names with some subtle references to the broken universe. Their legal battle with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem is still ongoing, but WWE is working on bringing the Broken Universe to RAW.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is in talks with Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem to secure the rights for the Broken characters. Meltzer said,

“The plan is to do the broken character. The delay is that they've gotta work out the deal [with Anthem] and the deal is not worked out… The goal is to work out the deal.”

Whether WWE licenses the rights to the Broken characters or outright acquires the trademarks, a deal is being worked on.

There is still a lot of excitement surrounding Matt and Jeff Hardy back in WWE, but WWE is aware their current gimmick will grow tired soon and the main storytelling potential lies with the Broken Universe.

Matt Hardy has been incorporating aspects of his various gimmicks in his current character, referencing “Matt Facts” on Twitter but also using the Broken Matt accent and talking about deleting people.

Source: http://www.sescoops.com/broken-matt-hardy-brother-nero-wwe/

I mean, it'd be great to see the broken gimmick in WWE, but I dunno how I feel about WWE potentially owning the gimmick.

I feel the same on WWE owning the trademark or rights to the gimmick because when the time comes where the Hardy's and WWE part ways again (and it will happen, this is wrestling folks) then the Hardy's will have an even tougher time taking the characters with them.

If WWE is able to wrestle the trademarks away from the Owl turd, I expect that we will get Broken Lite or Diet Broken, not the full fledged gimmick. You look at WWE's history bringing in super hot tag teams what was the result? The Sheepherders were bloody savages who became the Bushwackers and licked people. The Dudleyz were cutting adult promos in ECW and then Bubba have a stutter and Devon was a preacher or something. Gallows and Anderson? They had the Old Day segment, the piss in jars segment, the fucking pumpkin that Gallows had to hold onto his head, and all the job matches last year.

The Hardy's only saving grace is that they were basically WWE originals and Vince likes that sort of thing because in his mind he believes that he made the Hardy's a household name, not Japan or WCW or TNA or ECW or ROH.

Chances are the Hardys have signed for 2, 3 or maybe even 5 years so that gives them time to ulitize it in WWE, but after that who is to say they will still be wrestling at the end of those contracts? Will the Broken gimmick even last that long? Matt seems like a smart guy I'm sure he would come up with something new rather than use the gimmick if it's become stale.

T-Unit

Apr 20 2017, 02:02:28 AM

Idk how long they've been signed for but I don't believe WWE will use the Broken gimmicks to their fullest. IDK why I think that, but I do. Hopefully the Hardy's have full creative control over the Broken gimmicks because I don't for a second trust Vince, Kevin Dunn, or Creative to do them right.

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Sportskeeda has released a report on how John Cena’s marriage proposal to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 caused a drastic change of the original plans for the event. The original plan for the event was a match between John Cena and The Undertaker. However, that plan was scrapped in favor of Bella and Cena vs. The Miz and Maryse. Instead, The Undertaker faced Roman Reigns. According to the report, the plan for Cena’s proposal to Bella at the event was Kevin Dunn’s idea.

Dunn pitched the proposal idea to Vince McMahon, and then he spent several weeks pitching the idea to Cena. The report claims that Cena was initially not a fan of the idea. After Cena agreed, he had briefly held the WWE world title and dropped it to Bray Wyatt at Elimination Chamber. The report goes on to state that the initial Royal Rumble plans were for Styles to drop the title to The Undertaker, who would then lose it back to Styles at Elimination Chamber after Cena would eliminate him in the match. That would’ve been the setup for their planned WrestleMania 33 bout. As for The Miz, the original plan was that Shinsuke Nakamura would’ve debuted as Daniel Bryan’s surprise challenger for the Intercontinental title against The Miz. Nakamura instead debuted later after WrestleMania on Smackdown.

Fromage

Apr 23 2017, 09:56:34 AM

Oh what could have been..

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Sportskeeda has released a report on how John Cena’s marriage proposal to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 caused a drastic change of the original plans for the event. The original plan for the event was a match between John Cena and The Undertaker. However, that plan was scrapped in favor of Bella and Cena vs. The Miz and Maryse. Instead, The Undertaker faced Roman Reigns. According to the report, the plan for Cena’s proposal to Bella at the event was Kevin Dunn’s idea.

Dunn pitched the proposal idea to Vince McMahon, and then he spent several weeks pitching the idea to Cena. The report claims that Cena was initially not a fan of the idea. After Cena agreed, he had briefly held the WWE world title and dropped it to Bray Wyatt at Elimination Chamber. The report goes on to state that the initial Royal Rumble plans were for Styles to drop the title to The Undertaker, who would then lose it back to Styles at Elimination Chamber after Cena would eliminate him in the match. That would’ve been the setup for their planned WrestleMania 33 bout. As for The Miz, the original plan was that Shinsuke Nakamura would’ve debuted as Daniel Bryan’s surprise challenger for the Intercontinental title against The Miz. Nakamura instead debuted later after WrestleMania on Smackdown.

It brings nothing but misery.

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Former SmackDown announcer Mauro Ranallo and WWE have officially parted ways. Ranallo informed Newsweek that he is no longer with the company via email.

“WWE and I have mutually agreed to part ways. It has nothing to do with JBL.”

Ranallo has been rumored to have issues with SmackDown announcer JBL during his time with WWE. Ranallo tweeted out the results of him winning “Wrestling Observer Announcer of the Year” award for 2016. JBL then made fun of Ranallo for it during an episode of Bring It To The Table in March. Ranallo went on to miss SmackDown on March 14th and was replaced by Tom Phillips. Ranallo hasn’t been on WWE TV since then and is now officially done with WWE once his contract is up on August 12th, 2017.

WWE issued the following statement to Newsweek about the accusations towards JBL:

“As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive environment, in April 2011, WWE launched our anti-bullying campaign, Be a STAR, which encourages young people to treat each other with tolerance and respect.

As a publicly traded company, that mantra carries forward in our corporate culture. As such, we fully investigate any allegations of inappropriate behavior including the recent alleged situation with John Layfield (aka JBL), despite no formal complaint having been submitted.”

JBL also issued a statement to Newsweek:

“Admittedly, I took part in locker room pranks that existed within the industry years ago,” Layfield told Newsweek in a statement. “WWE addressed my behavior and I responded accordingly, yet my past is being brought up because of recent unfounded rumors. I apologize if anything I said playing ‘the bad guy’ on a TV show was misconstrued.”

Fromage

Apr 23 2017, 09:56:34 AM

Oh what could have been..

Quote:

 

Sportskeeda has released a report on how John Cena’s marriage proposal to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 caused a drastic change of the original plans for the event. The original plan for the event was a match between John Cena and The Undertaker. However, that plan was scrapped in favor of Bella and Cena vs. The Miz and Maryse. Instead, The Undertaker faced Roman Reigns. According to the report, the plan for Cena’s proposal to Bella at the event was Kevin Dunn’s idea.

Dunn pitched the proposal idea to Vince McMahon, and then he spent several weeks pitching the idea to Cena. The report claims that Cena was initially not a fan of the idea. After Cena agreed, he had briefly held the WWE world title and dropped it to Bray Wyatt at Elimination Chamber. The report goes on to state that the initial Royal Rumble plans were for Styles to drop the title to The Undertaker, who would then lose it back to Styles at Elimination Chamber after Cena would eliminate him in the match. That would’ve been the setup for their planned WrestleMania 33 bout. As for The Miz, the original plan was that Shinsuke Nakamura would’ve debuted as Daniel Bryan’s surprise challenger for the Intercontinental title against The Miz. Nakamura instead debuted later after WrestleMania on Smackdown.

Redders

Apr 23 2017, 01:00:33 PM

Asuka has now surpassed Goldberg's 173 win streak.

Fromage

Apr 23 2017, 09:56:34 AM

Oh what could have been..

Quote:

 

Sportskeeda has released a report on how John Cena’s marriage proposal to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 caused a drastic change of the original plans for the event. The original plan for the event was a match between John Cena and The Undertaker. However, that plan was scrapped in favor of Bella and Cena vs. The Miz and Maryse. Instead, The Undertaker faced Roman Reigns. According to the report, the plan for Cena’s proposal to Bella at the event was Kevin Dunn’s idea.

Dunn pitched the proposal idea to Vince McMahon, and then he spent several weeks pitching the idea to Cena. The report claims that Cena was initially not a fan of the idea. After Cena agreed, he had briefly held the WWE world title and dropped it to Bray Wyatt at Elimination Chamber. The report goes on to state that the initial Royal Rumble plans were for Styles to drop the title to The Undertaker, who would then lose it back to Styles at Elimination Chamber after Cena would eliminate him in the match. That would’ve been the setup for their planned WrestleMania 33 bout. As for The Miz, the original plan was that Shinsuke Nakamura would’ve debuted as Daniel Bryan’s surprise challenger for the Intercontinental title against The Miz. Nakamura instead debuted later after WrestleMania on Smackdown.