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I don't really want to see the women in the cage at all, but that is just me. Have they main event a non-gimmick ppv.

 

If they are smart, KO v Seth will close it, simply because those are the two best workers and they can at least have a fun spot fest. If Roman/Rusev is last, the crowd is gonna be dead for that plodding slugfest.

 

Finally got to watch Ladder War 6. I cant imagine watching that shit live...I'd really believe someone was gonna die. Especially when it was clear they were gonna do a spot beyond the one Daniels took off the ladder.

 

It'll be Rusev/Roman, Sasha/Charlotte, and Seth/Kevin.

I think we'll get some color during the first match.

 

Wade Keller says there's somewhat big news coming out tomorrow that will affect the careers of many. I say somewhat big because it's pretty ominous how big it will be.

Meltzer has commented that it is not Dixie selling TNA. Wreddit speculates a bunch of indies are getting added to the Network.

 

Definitely not TNA stuff...but its either them pre-announcing the Womens Tourney for Jan/Feb of 2017 (which would sync up nicely with the womens HIAC promo stuff they are doing), or its WWE airing a lot of indy stuff on the network

 

This is exactly what he needs right now.

 

WWE is considering signing Ellsworth full time. Ugh.

 

I mean, if they're going to hire Jinder and Hawkins to come in and job, they may as well sign the most over jobber in a decade,

 

Will be great when Ellsworth is the next Funkasaurus/Fandango that everyone was stoked on for 2 seconds before realizing they sucked

I'm with Henry, it's an awful idea

Ellsworth is a nice, fun little story that should end sooner than later

 

Ellsworth has already proven to be worth much more than Brodus, and Fandango is a terrific performer saddled with an awful gimmick. Also, those guys got pushes, where as Ellsworth is probably just going to get murdered as a pawn in other people's feuds, a Colin Delaney/Mikey Whipwreck type. Apples to oranges.

 

New Wrestling Streaming Service Announced With WWE, ROHand EVOLVE Content - Inner Wrestling Nerd

New streaming service with WWE, RoH, and Evolve content.

 

Gonna be amazing to be able to watch ROH stuff reliably and not feel ripped off.

 

Tbh this looks so bootleg lol

 

Yeah I only got a second to look as well and that's the impression I got. From what I've read they haven't officially launched or had a press release yet so I'll hold out some hope.

 

A lot of the details on that site right now seem shady. Not really sure I'm down for paying $20 a month for it. If it were merged with the WWE network, that'd be another story.

 

I wonder if wwe would just make a separate vehicle for it. Would be weird but wouldn't be shocked.

 

Yeah, Id gladly pay $10/mth more for ROH PPVs and some other stuff...but, certainly not $20 on top of the $9.99 when it seems to duplicate what I already have.

 

Here's why its great. He can work house shows and relieve the stress from their mid-card. Allows them to cycle their matchups some as well, and add some great comedy tags.

And that can dovetail with the TV show, where he isnt on very often, but pops in every month or two for a funny jobber match or as Deans secret best friend or something.

Id hate for them to use him like Mikey Whipwreck and slingshot titles around with him. It worked in ECW cause they didnt really give a damn about who their champs were most of the time. Hell, half the time their title matches didnt even main event. Whereas on Smackdown, thats not the case.

Basically, give him a contract through WM, so that the whole house show circuit gets to cheer for him, and see if he's run his course by then.

 

FloSlam looks terrible, aesthetically speaking, and I cannot, for the life of me, understand why WWE would sign on with them after putting so much money and marketing into their own Network. But apparently WWE may be investors in FloSlam? Would have been WAY smarter for WWE to work out a deal with ROH, Evolve, and whoever else by hosting their content on the Network. Even if they are investors, contributing to FloSlam seems to go against the WWE's entire corporate ethos.

 

Gotta sign Ellsworth just for the rumble pop

 

Should be about as good as Tatanka's.

 

no issue with using Ellsworth for as long as until it's not fun/funny anymore. I'd say as long as he's not overused it'll be fine, but it's 2016, where everyone is overexposed so that's a pipe dream.

 

Its WWE so more like Gotta sign Ellsworth and run him into the ground via oveuse so by the time he comes out for the Royal Rumble no one cares anymore

 

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think any WWE content will actually be included on FloSlam or its going to be minimal. I'm pretty sure WWE is just an investor in the product. Anyway, $20/month is pretty steep for something like this, but if ROH with all of the live shows is on the service it becomes a little bit better. I like the pay $150 option for the year. Seems more reasonable especially if I can split it with someone else.