METAL ON METAL

The early buyrate is in for Mayweather/Berto, supposedly it's being very generous to say it's looking like 550k.

 

Obviously it wasn't going to be anywhere near his previous fight but that is shockingly low, people have obviously got tired of him and the less than enthralling choice of opponent didn't help at all.

A big problem for me is the staleness of the roster, there's only so much you can do with a character.

 

There's far too many people still there who have done all they can do with the audience really not giving a shit about them still. It's like any other TV show, you rarely see characters/shows last past the 6-8 season mark because they either the audience grow tired of it or the writers feel they can't take it any further - times those seasons by a shitload more episodes in WWE land and you've got seriously lethargic writing.

 

You've got the likes of Big Show and Kane there stinking the place up after a decade plus (largely without any leave) and even for example the likes of Ziggler and Sheamus have been there 7 and 6 years, respectively. Despite pretty much still being the two biggest draws after over a decade each, even Cena and Orton don't really get reactions they got a couple of years ago.

 

People stick around in one place for so much longer now compared to previous eras and in many cases it's a detriment to the product, it's (a small) part of the reason Lesnar still has that aura around him - imagine seeing him weekly (sometimes twice a week) for a decade, the appeal would wear off somewhat.

Yes, he had a match.

What a creepy deluded twat he is.

Christ, I really hope Johnny Ace shows up on Total Divas.

 

They should put his stag-do on as a Network exclusive.

John Laurinaitus has gotten engaged to the Bella's mam. That'll be one strange Christmas dinner.

I like Titus, but he needed to shut the fuck up when the Dudleys came out.

 

The commentators were actually doing a decent job of showing enthusiasm/shock, then you have him talking over them with some monotonous "we're just as good as them" rambling. Doing his best to ruin the moment.

 

Darren Young still bores me to death, comes off like a bit of a prick too behind the scenes seemingly getting a cameraman sacked.

I hope they bring a couple of teams in for it, could definitely see London & Kendrick taking part.

Cheapest tickets (for Newcastle at least) are £30.

Women's match was fantastic! Bayley plays the sympathetic babyface excellently and Banks is just one of the most consistent performers in all of WWE right now. Great showing!

 

 

Surprised no one has mentioned this awesome news:

 

 

WWE® NXT® TO TOUR UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE FIRST TIME

 

STAMFORD, Conn., August 22, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced today that, for the first time in history, NXT will embark on a seven city tour of the United Kingdom from Thursday, December 10th through Wednesday, December 16, 2015.

 

NXT’s tour of the United Kingdom will include the following locations:

 

· December 10: Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle

 

· December 11: The SSE Hydro in Glasgow

 

· December 12: Sheffield Arena in Sheffield

 

· December 13: Empress Ballroom in Blackpool

 

· December 14: Capital FM Arena in Nottingham

 

· December 15: Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff

 

· December 16: The SSE Wembley Arena in London

 

“Coming off NXT’s biggest event in history, NXT Takeover: Brooklyn, we are thrilled to announce our first international tour,” said Paul Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative. “The tour marks a major milestone in the continued expansion of the NXT brand.”

 

NXT’s tour of the United Kingdom will feature appearances by NXT Champion Finn Bálor, Samoa Joe, Bayley, Tyler Breeze, Dana Brooke, Emma, and more.*

 

“On behalf of all the NXT Superstars and Divas, we are extremely excited at the opportunity to perform for the WWE Universe in the UK,” said NXT Champion Finn Bálor. “I look forward to the opportunity to return to where I started my career, giving fans new memories that they will never forget.”

 

Tickets for the NXT tour of the United Kingdom will go on sale this Friday, August 28 at 9AM GMT through Ticketmaster.co.uk or Ticketmaster Charge By Phone by calling 0844 844 0444. Customers outside the UK can call +44 161 385 3211. For more information, please visit WWE.com.

 

*Card subject to change.

Doesn't Dreamer own the tapes to a few ECW shows, or did WWE buy them off him?

Bruce Hart has to be somewhere around there.

Because it's a saleable asset they don't want a rival studio to have, they'd rather lose some money in the short term than have Marvel make even more money in the long term at their expense.

 

Although, the outcome of all of this probably plays right into Marvels hands anyway. I can see no way at all that the planned (and announced) sequel goes ahead and all the critical negativity this film has gained will likely lead to Marvel low-balling an offer that Fox will probably have no choice but to accept - similar to Sony and the Spider-Man franchise after the flop of a 2nd film.

 

I think Fox just thought the rushed production wouldn't be a factor in the quality of the film, but alas everything you hear from behind the scenes make the process sound like a colossal disaster from the start to the finish.

Furthermore, would it be getting the same kind of hate if it wasn't produced by FOX and the Fantastic 4 being intergrated into the MCU?

 

I might go give it a whirl on Thursday when I have an early shift

Well if we're playing devils advocate here, would we see the same released product if it were Marvel, and not Fox, in charge?

 

I think you're seriously underestimating how little structure or purpose this film has, it really is shockingly flat and empty on a whole. It was a film rushed into production pretty much purely so Fox could keep the rights and it really shows from the script to the notable (Fox demanded) reshoots all the way down to genuinely off putting wardrobe continuity issues.

 

The actual dialogue - the little that there actually is - is dreadful too, largely cliché-filled spiel delivered with zero conviction.

 

I really wanted this film to be good but it doesn't even reach enjoyable for me at least, it just reeks of studio execs assuming people will go to see any superhero movie given to them but neglecting to make any real effort to make it good one.

Two minutes to brush your teeth?

Watching Summerslam 98 for the first time in years, what's the story behind D-Lo Brown being billed from Helsinki, Finland?

The Stone Cold Podcast with Paige next week is a pretty big come down, isn't it?

 

Probably give that one a miss, her voice for an hour would be massively grating.

Jericho was getting slated on Twitter earlier for continually not acknowledging the former Bruce Jenner by her new name Caitlyn.

 

Petty probably, but it's always nice to see his own fans against him.

Marisa Tomei has been cast as Aunt May for the new Spider-Man film. 

Taron Egerton (the young bloke from the Kingsman film) is the guy that's already getting rumoured for the Han Solo movie. Uninspiring.

Monday after Raw, the network will be airing The Legendary Stories of Dusty Rhodes, which will include legends and current WWE/NXT superstars talking about Dusty. It's meant to be happening live in the arena and will apparently feature Cody Rhodes.

He was very unlucky to be honest, the crowd went crazy for him when he cashed in. He seemed on the right track but then got a concussion a couple of days later that kept him off TV for a whole month, only to then lose the title in his first PPV back. I can't even recall WWE doing any promo videos for him or hyping his return throughout that month off TV, they did a really shit job handling it.

 

He'll never get back to that point now, he's damaged good and has definitely peaked on his position there.

The Rock made an appearance at a house show tonight in Boston, interrupting Bo Dallas.

 

I wouldn't read anything into it other than a one-off, as he's filming his new movie with Kevin Hart in Boston at the minute. Must've been a class surprise for those there.

The announcement is a Bellator/Glory doing an event together in September, basically the Japanese way of an MMA show with 3 kickboxing fights (feat. Schilling and Paul Daley are involved as of now). What's mad is they're having a cage AND a ring in the arena.

 

Same show has a one-night four man LHW tournament between: Newton, Vassell, King Mo and Phil Davis.

 

And also McGeary vs. Tito Ortiz for the title.

 

Sounds cracking on paper to be honest, stacked for a show just live on Spike TV.

One for those on here who hate everything Ziggler does. He got some backlash on twitter for his jacket fuck-up on Sunday: