Dave
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Premier League Confirmed Transfers
Dave replied to CaaC (John)'s topic in Premier League - English Football Forum
I really hope this doesn't apply to the EFL. They need far longer than ten weeks to reorganise themselves following the impact of covid. -
The WWE 'sloppy seconds' stuff is a bit harsh as the guys they've hired were generally popular in WWE. They need established names anyway. I wouldnt say Jon Moxley has gone stale either but thats personal opinion. The popcorn wrestling stuff just needs to be left to be left to the tag divison as an alternative to WWE as opposed to the whole show. I did sigh for the first time since he left WWE when Cody came out the other night. Imagine the heat Triple H would have got in the naughties if he created a stipulation that ensured he would get a long match every week where he wins whilst playing the good guy.
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I dont get why people feel the need to pick and choose a side. Competition brings out the best in everybody. If you can't enjoy wrestling now then you shouldn't be watching it at all.
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I thought about it but hes had several long periods of leave even during the peak of his career thats hindered him. He doesnt need to do backflips to be one of the greatest story tellers WWE have had for a very long time. Blasphemy.
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Hogan? No chance. BLM would take it down. I respect Cena's dedication but he hasnt influenced the business like others have.
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Undertaker and HBK are definites. The other two are up for debate. HHH, Flair, Austin, Rock and Kane all deserve to be in contention. Randy Orton when he retires will be up there. Excellent consistency over 16+ years and a phenomenal story teller.
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During lockdown ive kept up with Raw, Smackdown, NXT and Dynamite weekly. Its been easy working from home. The no crowd thing doesnt really bother me. I stopped watching Impact weekly when Dynamite first aired. Ill still watch their major PPVs but given all their top guys will get poached theres just no point. Plus the whole concept of having Tessa as Champion when youve got guys like Moose, Elgin, Cage etc. isnt really an idea I can behind. Im more likely to give NWA a try than Impact if they start that up again.
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Michael Elgin released from Impact too. I thought all the stuff going round him are common knowledge? Time to put Moose and EC3 in the main event for Slammiversary.
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Ligero and Travis Banks released. Will Devlin and Coffey be in trouble? So much has happened I cant even remember what they've allegedly done.
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Impact release World Champion Tessa Blanchard. Most people said this title reign would be a PR car crash after the allegations of bullying and racism surfaced. Im surprised she refused to do promos for them though given how much the company backed her. Thats gratitude for you. Personally hope WWE and AEW dont go near her.
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I dont think anybody has a problem with them acknowledging what is popular in wrestling culture to stay ahead of the curve and put a ceiling on other companies. Its made NXT very succesful. Personally though, i feel on this occassion reacting so late comes across as second rate.
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NXT hace decided in the eleventh hour that they're going to have a two week Great American Bash special. That puts to bed the 'no other companies have any influence on NXT programming' debate, if it still was one.
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Wasnt Banks in his 30's? Regardless if she's 16 or 17, its still odd and creepy. As is Marty Scrull in his mid twenties shagging a 16 year old. Illegal no, but immoral definitely. Whether its legal or not, I imagine this will effect their bookings going forwards in the United States as theyll be judged by their cultural standards. If it came out a Turkish wrestler had sex with a 15 year old i'd be disgusted, to them this is the same thing.
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Wow. What a week to not pay attention to my Twitter. So my understanding is this.... Jack Gallagher released with no future endevours speech following multiple sexual assault allegations. El Ligero has admitted to being a creep but denied the criminal allegations. Tyler Bate is a crap flirt and Matt Riddle's lady has been shot down as a stalker. David Starr blackballed from almost every promotion (thank God). A lot of relatively unknown British talent are pretty much screwed going forwards. Joey Ryan and Dave Crist fired from Impact. Michael Elgin suspended. Sammy Guevara and Jimmy Havoc suspended. The former should be fine long term. The latter i guess depends on the conclusion of the investigation. Bea Priestly and Will Ospreay seem to have had no fall back from company's despite an allegation that they covered a rape. Travis Banks and Marty Scrull have admitted to having sex with a 16 year old. They're playing the "but it isnt illegal" card in the UK despite the fact it's definitely immoral. Theres something thats happened with Jim Cornette's wife too that he will no doubt make entertaining.
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Sounds like Paul Heyman is stepping down from Raw and Bruce Pritchard is taking over both shows. I can only hope Paul Heyman suggested taking another role in the company as picking Bruce over Heyman from an outsiders perspective looking in seems farcical. Hopefully Raw doesnt become as gimmicky as Smackdown was at the end of last year.
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Randy Orton and Edge actually had a very good match.
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Newcastle wanted to keep him. Apparently.
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@Devil-Dick Willie Playing devils advocate I think quite a lot of talent that got released were either unhappy, had asked for their release, or had signed contracts in the last 12 months where negotiations werent as smooth as WWE had hoped. I cant imagine the likes of Mike Bennett, Rusev or EC3 particularly care about it but I do feel sorry for the likes of Zack Ryder or Heath Slater if they wanted to stay. Either way, despite being happy that Drake has had the chance to reinvent himself in a way we can see him wrestle properly for the first time since 2015, I have found the whole angle uncomfortable. With what is going on around the world with people losing their jobs and WWE promoting themselves as a "break from reality", to use such an angle is a bit odd. The Jeff Hardy drunk car cash was pretty poor too given his real life addictions.
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On a more pleasing note AEW produced a solid PPV. The Stadium Stampede match was a good laugh and they've finally found a very good fit for Tazz.
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Hana Kimura also passed away last week. I haven't read too much in to it but it seems to have been suicide following the abuse she was receiving on social media. Only 22 as well. Unfortunately this was always going to happen one day. The Wrestling Community has always been one of the most toxic environments and it expands way before Twitter was invented. Even today I opened Twitter and Alexa Bliss was berating some virgin who said on a podcast she would be a crap shag so I cant see it changing any time soon.
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Really speaks volumes about the type of man he was by ensuring his own son's safety.
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Yes. 100%.
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The Owen Hart documentary is a must see.
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Couple of things .... - What a guy Otis is. - Becky and Seth's kid is going to grow up looking like Heath Slater.
