General Wrestling Discussion

[Frank Rizzo]

So as to not put non-Hulkster stuff in the Hulkster thread, I've made a separate thread for all wrestling talk here.

Opening topic: Of the wrestling shows on TV right now (Raw, Smackdown, NXT, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, TNA) which have you been enjoying the most, and why?

 

[CatParty]

http://cwckiforums.com/threads/weekly-wwe-raw-discussion-thread.1323/

 

[Frank Rizzo]

Sorry about that, the thought of sullying the Hulkster's thread made me not pay attention.

Edit: OP edited to change topic.

 

[CornetteFace]

I'd gladly sully the Hulkster. Hulkster was such a liester.

On a serious note. Great with more threads to talk rasslin

 

[exball]

I'd gladly sully the Hulkster. Hulkster was such a liester.

I will murder you.

 

[XYZpdq]

http://kiwifarms.net/threads/weekly-wwe-raw-discussion-thread.1323/

Why would you insult us by insinuating that we would watch Raw weekly?

If I was NJPW today I'd bust my ass to get a livestream of the recent Wrestle Kingdom with English commentary going at 8p tonight and offer it free to grab the lolWWE momentum after the RR and the nonRaw tonight.

 

[CornetteFace]

I will murder you.

The madness keeps me alive.

Not to mention Swagamura.

CAN'T HANDLE ALL THIS CHARISMA.

 

[XYZpdq]

El Ray announced two hours of Lucha Underground tonight at 8:30.

 

[CatParty]

I'll just be watching rumble 92

 

[Frank Rizzo]

El Ray announced two hours of Lucha Underground tonight at 8:30.

Curse my lack of Direct TV.

 

[XYZpdq]

Curse my lack of Direct TV.

I get it on one of the digital cable channels in the Spanish-language cluster, 940/1940 HD on Brighthouse in my area. Great channel. Spaghetti Westerns, kung fu movies out the ass, some kaiju movies, uncut Dolemite, X Files, all sorts of stuff.

I laughed my ass off when they explained during LU how to find out if you have El Rey in your area, since they apparently expect so many people to illegally get the show online.

 

[Frank Rizzo]

I have Verizon Fios, and apparently it's one of the cable companies that doesn't carry El Rey.

 

[GS 281]

Someone made a new logo for the Rose, Nattie, Cesaro and Kidd group. Bad ass.

 

[CornetteFace]

Two fun little tidbits: The WWEnetwork cancellation page crashing carried over to New Japan's NJPWWorld service as well, which crashed due to people trying to sign up. WWE's fail, new japan's gain.

And, WWE has hired former NWA World champ Adam Pearce as an instructor down in NXT. Awesome learning tree for the rookies to sit under.

 

[GS 281]

Great, but what does it matter? The WWE is a feeder system for the systematic dismantling of promising careers by has-been superstars.

 

[Francis York Morgan]

All I have to say after the Royal Rumble:

Thank God for New Japan and Lucha Underground.

 

[GS 281]

Sad thing is that the Rumble wasn't that bad. Just a few glaring negatives and 0 positives. John Cena didn't take over and make it all about him. The Divas tag wa bland but not horrid, I just wonder why more titles weren't defended. It is almost as though the US and IC belts are forgotten until the moment they change hanfs, and then they are forgotten again.

In related news the WWE is reporting to have hit 1,000,000 subscribers.

 

[Frank Rizzo]

In related news the WWE is reporting to have hit 1,000,000 subscribers.

At first, part of me read this and went "They are so completely full of shit"

But then again, they have the SEC monitoring them, so reporting a false number would probably do them absolutely no good.

 

[GS 281]

Same here. However they worded the press release on it quite oddly. Something tells me they will have some PISSED investors when they release their first post-WM numbers.

 

[Frank Rizzo]

And just to add to the "It sucks to be Roman Reigns" pile, now fans have taken en-masse on twitter and various wrestling news sites to call out Reigns because they (Vince? HHH? Some other backstage agent?) were feeding him lines during the "panel show" that replaced the cancelled Monday Night Raw.

Poor bastard can't catch a break...