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Wrestling News & Rumours Thread ***NO CHAT***

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    #1982
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 38,386 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Lord TSC wrote: »
    Reports that during the taping of the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever, Edge has torn his tricep and may be on the shelf again for a while...

    ah crap have to feel for the guy

    Return and win the 2021 Rumble


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    #1983
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,939 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Remember when the flight back from Saudi Arabia was delayed last year over a technical issue ? Yeah, shock horror according to court documents in a lawsuit there was no technical issue, the delay was caused by the Saudis holding the plane because of money.


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    #1984
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,643 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Reports that Edges injury didn't happen during the match but on one of the reshoots they did for it later.


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    #1985
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Mod Note: I've moved all discussion that I can see about the David Starr, OTT and #SpeakOut situation into it's own thread, now located here:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058088224


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    #1986
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,174 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    No such thing as medical confidentiality for Dave Meltzer. He has given almost every detail but the name of the wrestler who tested positive for Covid. Easy for others to narrow it down now.

    A few weeks ago he also went into detail on Hana Kimura's death despite her mother's request to the press not to do that.

    Guy is a prick and I will never understand the IWC's devotion to him.


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    #1987
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    Meltzer reminds me of that Clooney episode of South Park. Always an air of smug arsehole off him. But professional wrestling tends to bring that out in people who like to think they're in the know.


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    #1988
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,939 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    J. Marston wrote: »
    No such thing as medical confidentiality for Dave Meltzer. He has given almost every detail but the name of the wrestler who tested positive for Covid. Easy for others to narrow it down now.

    A few weeks ago he also went into detail on Hana Kimura's death despite her mother's request to the press not to do that.

    Guy is a prick and I will never understand the IWC's devotion to him.

    Male or female wrestler ?


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    #1989
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,174 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Male or female wrestler ?

    If I were to say I'd be hypocritical but it's on Reddit or his website presumably.


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    #1990
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,939 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    J. Marston wrote: »
    If I were to say I'd be hypocritical but it's on Reddit or his website presumably.

    Fair point J.


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    #1991
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,504 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Undertaker "retired" no more last rides, #thankyoutaker trending
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #1992
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I don't think I could name off hand any one wrestler who ever really retired. Maybe Arn Anderson in 97


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    #1993
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,939 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I don't think I could name off hand any one wrestler who ever really retired. Maybe Arn Anderson in 97

    Well arn Anderson wasn't given a choice so I'd assume that helps with that itch. As said Austin in 2003 was done. I think if hbk hadn't had a second run he wouldn't have been as happy to retire at WM26.


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    #1994
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Undertaker "retired" no more last rides, #thankyoutaker trending

    Until the next Saudi show/Vince needs a favour.


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    #1995
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,192 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Nah, he is not retired.
    The last match with AJ was hampered with the whole Corona thing and made into a movie match on the fly. He'll have a proper match one more time.

    "no more rides" - then "one last ride" ... Sells itself.


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    #1996
    undertaker fan 88
    Registered Users Posts: 435 ✭✭undertaker fan 88


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    Nah, he is not retired.
    The last match with AJ was hampered with the whole Corona thing and made into a movie match on the fly. He'll have a proper match one more time.

    "no more rides" - then "one last ride" ... Sells itself.

    Cant see it he wanted go after the reigns match but wasnt happy with it. He was happy with the boneyard. What's to say the one more match would end up being a **** show and he tarnished it again. Hes done


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    #1997
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    The more I think of it, the more Taker resembles KISS with the constant talk of calling it a day/retiring. But still hanging around, much like KISS who seem to be on a farewell tour for the last I don't know how many years.


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    #1998
    Pentecost
    Registered Users Posts: 3,850 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    undertaker fan 88 wrote: »
    Cant see it he wanted go after the reigns match but wasnt happy with it. He was happy with the boneyard. What's to say the one more match would end up being a **** show and he tarnished it again. Hes done

    He's basically said he'd have to consider it if Vince needed him. There's no way Vince won't do that at some stage whether he actually needs him or not.


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    #1999
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,088 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    There's retired like Austin then there's retired like Sgt. Slaughter and those guys. Taker has never been an Austin/Rock on the mic so those kinds of appearances are out, then the likes of Slaughter being rolled out for anniversaries, etc usually happens because they mostly work backstage.
    But seems after all these years, Taker won't even want a backstage role.

    Personally I don't think of him as being the ratings boost he might have been before.


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    #2000
    jaykhunter
    Registered Users Posts: 12,013 ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    The more I think of it, the more Taker resembles KISS with the constant talk of calling it a day/retiring. But still hanging around, much like KISS who seem to be on a farewell tour for the last I don't know how many years.

    Yep! WOah-oh-oh woah-oh-oh SAU-DI-ARABIA!


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    #2001
    chopperbyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 11,006 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    I hadn't watched any of the build up for WM this year, and didn't watch the Boneyard match, but how damn good is AJ.

    That promo was so good.

    Loved Undertaker's gear for that match too. If he does have one more, hope he keeps that look.


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    #2002
    sky88
    Registered Users Posts: 8,689 ✭✭✭sky88


    FS1 cutting jobs and wwe backstage not been on weekly


    https://twitter.com/ourand_sbj/status/1275172159820873729?s=21


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    #2003
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,643 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Guess Punk wasn't the ratings draw they hoped.


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    #2004
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,174 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    He can go back to MMA...


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    #2005
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,192 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    undertaker fan 88 wrote: »
    Cant see it he wanted go after the reigns match but wasnt happy with it. He was happy with the boneyard. What's to say the one more match would end up being a **** show and he tarnished it again. Hes done

    I like the taker but you're right. If he had one more match it probably would be a sh*t show.
    But we're talking about a man who always wants that one more perfect match. To go out on a totally true perfect moment.

    In either case he's got some balls for a bloke in his 50s to go out there and perform.


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    #2006
    undertaker fan 88
    Registered Users Posts: 435 ✭✭undertaker fan 88


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    I like the taker but you're right. If he had one more match it probably would be a sh*t show.
    But we're talking about a man who always wants that one more perfect match. To go out on a totally true perfect moment.

    In either case he's got some balls for a bloke in his 50s to go out there and perform.

    Stop 55 and still unreal. I honestly think he was happy with the bone yard match.


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    #2007
    jaykhunter
    Registered Users Posts: 12,013 ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    Guess Punk wasn't the ratings draw they hoped.

    Was he still on every week? After his spat with the Miz i hadn't heard about him on WWE Backstage


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    #2008
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    jaykhunter wrote: »
    Was he still on every week? After his spat with the Miz i hadn't heard about him on WWE Backstage

    About once a month he'd be on. Despite pre-advertising, it seems his appearances did little for ratings


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    #2009
    ThePott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭ThePott


    I don't think they always plugged him appearing anyway. As bad as the ratings were I think this was more because Fox Sports is hurting with the pandemic and this was an esy way to save some cash.


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    #2010
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,732 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    I might be wrong but I recall hearing his appearances didn't really affect the ratings too much but that he did have a big affect on the youtube numbers. Think I saw him and Bret Hart, the most recent show, on youtube recently


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    #2011
    jaykhunter
    Registered Users Posts: 12,013 ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    Cheers! Had a look for Punk talking to Bret from last week - it's on youtube! Watching now



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