The King Of Swing Posted August 4, 2021 Posted August 4, 2021 Thinking about Flair, Anderson, etc. maybe it wouldn't be the worst idea for AEW to implement their own version of a legends deal. Bring them out for special occasions, PR appearances and for merchandise purposes.
Paid Members Nick James Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 NXT being chopped down, literally while Smackdown is on air. Some of these really don't make sense, such as Bronson Reed, Tyler Rust and Leon Ruff.
King_Of_Bling_Bling Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) https://twitter.com/StonedApe138/status/1423820455304208387 Edited August 7, 2021 by King_Of_Bling_Bling Don't know how to embed tweet
Paid Members DCW Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 Were any of them any good or had been in NXT for ages? seems like they're going back to it being an actual developmental programme.
Paid Members Nick James Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Reed was North American champion a few weeks ago and has quite a lot of potential. Rust is a member of a recent launched faction who were feuding with Fish. Ruff has been pushed as the plucky underdog and was quite over. Martinez and Atlas were featured heavily in the companies Pride month advertising last month. Sterling was on 205 last night, could have even been his debut. Reeves hadn't been featured in around 2 years and I'm not familiar with the others. Edited August 7, 2021 by Nick James
WyattSheepMask Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Bronson Reed? What the fuck? Thats an absolute shocker, they seemed to be right behind him quite literally a matter of weeks ago Edited August 7, 2021 by WyattSheepMask Who the fuck is Branson Reed?
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 They've done a phenomenal job of making Nick Khan the new Johnny Ace style fall guy. The heat when they wheel him out as a TV character will be huge.
Paid Members FLips Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 Not that the releases have anything to do with Adam Cole, but surely releasing a bunch of people including Bobby Fish during his negotiations is just a really bad business move?
Winston Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 This company, what a state. The way they tried to monopolise the world in recent years, stock piling talent etc has really bit them in the ass. Really don’t know where they’re headed from here but if they’re forced back to the ThunderDome it will be another huge blow.
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted August 7, 2021 Awards Moderator Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Bronson Reed is the only real shock on that list. Fish I could understand considering how injury-prone he is, and of the four Undisputed lads he’d be most people’s #4 (he says with zero evidence to back it up). Martinez is a shame, but I don’t think she’s had a match on TV since they sacked off Retribution has she? Likewise I can’t recall Ruff’s name on NXT results since his little run with Gargano late last year. Bronson should be snapped up by another company quickly, I hope, he’s great. Just have AEW swap out their Bear Bronson for him and pop him in Bear Country. Edited August 7, 2021 by HarmonicGenerator
Paid Members Daaaaaad! Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 Surely we can’t be far off from “WWE has released the following superstars from NXT UK: All of them. The end” Cuts are nothing new, but I’m really starting to believe that rumour about them prepping the company to be sold.
WyattSheepMask Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, Daaaaaad! said: Surely we can’t be far off from “WWE has released the following superstars from NXT UK: All of them. The end” That’s the thing about all the recent releases. The NXT:UK abusers and Austin Theory somehow keep a job while Bronson Reed, a guy with some actual potential gets shitcanned. @HarmonicGenerator - Martinez had a bang average match with Xia Lee at the last Takeover, but I can’t think of anything she’s done since then. She’ll probably head back to AEW to make up the numbers or could maybe have a short run in Impact. Arn’t a lot of the other releases a bunch of guys they picked up in the EVOLVE deal? That seems like a total waste of time in hindsight
Paid Members chokeout Posted August 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 7, 2021 Fish always seemed to be on the injured list. The biggest shock is he's in an active feud and was on telly this week. Reed was in the main event last week. If that doesn't make the entire roster paranoid that no one is safe, I don't know what will.
andrew "the ref" coyne Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 The Bronson Reed release is bullshit. So gutted for the guy. BTW, following up from a few points ago, MJF *is* the fifth labour for Chris Jericho. Apparently Jericho had to defeats the first four to reach him. Which is a shame as the idea of Malenko as the final labour is awesome.
DavidB6937 Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 Honestly shocked about Bronson Reed. No words there. The others don't surprise me much really. No real consistency with any use of them. But still sucks.
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