Another round of talent cuts today.

Since WWE has hired Nick Khan (no relation), there have been massive cuts of talent and behind-the-scenes personnel. He was allegedly the mastermind of the $1B Peacock deal. He is now on the WWE board, along with two new media-types.

Big rumors online that this is all prepping for a possible sale to Comcast/NBC.

Never would have thought that the company would not be under McMahon family control for decades to come, but I suppose everyone has a price…

I always figured they would not sell until Vince is dead.

Probably not selling for a while; they have a ton of talent in NXT/Performance Center so they might just be opening up slots. They also could be looking at combining the brands; less money for one show/roster to travel to cities than two. Also is a sign that they don't perceive AEW as a threat anymore.

Probably not selling for a while; they have a ton of talent in NXT/Performance Center so they might just be opening up slots. They also could be looking at combining the brands; less money for one show/roster to travel to cities than two. Also is a sign that they don't perceive AEW as a threat anymore.

I don't see combining brands, due to TV contracts, money, etc. I know they're supposedly not doing house shows anymore, as those began losing money in 2019, so the travel schedule should be lighter.

You're right on AEW. They have a hard time pulling in a million viewers w/o competition & their booking isn't that much better than Vince's. They were supposed to blow us all away by presenting things like a "real sport" & giving new guys a chance, but instead they do the same goofy storylines & they lean heavy on old WWE guys. HHH probably watched it & was like, "How is this different?"

I don't see combining brands, due to TV contracts, money, etc. I know they're supposedly not doing house shows anymore, as those began losing money in 2019, so the travel schedule should be lighter.

You're right on AEW. They have a hard time pulling in a million viewers w/o competition & their booking isn't that much better than Vince's. They were supposed to blow us all away by presenting things like a "real sport" & giving new guys a chance, but instead they do the same goofy storylines & they lean heavy on old WWE guys. HHH probably watched it & was like, "How is this different?"

They may have gotten away from the “real sport” aspect that they talked about at the beginning somewhat, but their TV is light-years better than Raw and a bit better than Smackdown.

Which old WWE guys are they leaning on? You mean the ones who basically had no previous large-promotion options before AEW started? The ones that were so popular before that are as popular, or more popular in AEW? Or the ones they are using to give the rub to the newer talent?
The company is not even two years old, and the only ex-WWE wrestler that currently has a title is Miro. They have built a lot of young stars (two of whom either currently hold or have recently held titles), and have a bunch more in the pipeline.

The best “pure wrestling” show on TV right now is NXT, and their viewership and rating is typically not even close to AEW, and since they moved to Tuesdays, their ratings have been trending downward. It’s a shame, but it is what it is.

Disagree about Smackdown; their show is still better. Reigns is the biggest star in wrestling right now.

And I will add the predictability...

You know on Monday Night Raw, it's 9:37 and they're just kicking off the main event of the night, that the match will last 24 minutes (I add the slight bleed over for the top of the hour), And at 9:58, the third link in whatever feud taking place will come out and interrupt the match, causing the a DQ in the main match, which then sets a match for the following week and/or adding more fuel to the next PPV event.

It's just so friggen formulaic.

It would be an epic fuck you to HHH if he does sell. All the dirty underhanded shit he done and maneuvering to get his hands on the company for Vince to just up and sell it from under him.

your hate for HHH always makes me laugh.

What dirty handed shit has he done? Marrying into the family was not underhanded. He has always been a guy with a mind for the business. In some ways Vince should be thankful he has him as a son n law, he has helped their company in big ways.

Chas is upset he didn't job faster to the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania.

seeing that footage in the Warriors recent documentary made me laugh. Talk about a piece of shit, the Ultimate Warrior is the epitome of that.

Very much so. I have the distinct impression that Dana is as big a piece of shit as he is...especially based on the interviews with his ex wife.

Last night's Raw ended pretty decent.

Around 9:15 when they trotted out Drew and AJ Styles, I was wondering WTH a main event would be. But then bringing out Lashley and MVP with the honey's to watch up at the top of the ramp, then the Viking Raiders come out out, eventually making it a 6 man tag team. That ended well. Lashley got a big Claymore to wrap things up.