Paid Members Jazzy G Posted April 30, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2021 I've seen it reported that WWE are in talks with MLW to allow some of their more underutilised NXT talent to appear on their shows. I wonder whether it'll include a clause like the buyout thing in their deal with PROGRESS. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/04/wwe-reportedly-in-talks-with-top-promotion-about-possibly-working-together/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: I've seen it reported that WWE are in talks with MLW to allow some of their more underutilised NXT talent to appear on their shows. I wonder whether it'll include a clause like the buyout thing in their deal with PROGRESS. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/04/wwe-reportedly-in-talks-with-top-promotion-about-possibly-working-together/ It probably will because no way are WWE working with anyone these days without the aim to fuck and gut them eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Man Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) the only MLW anyone needs at this point is LA Park. Get him on RAW. NXT if they need him there contractually, get the 300lb skeleton flying about shooting on refs immediately Edited April 30, 2021 by Cannibal Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted May 1, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 I guess this is one way to bring Jacob Fatu on board and keep him away from AEW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted May 1, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 Court Bauer used to be on the creative side of WWF/WWE, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Are Team Vision Dojo still in bed with MLW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 WWE don't partner with promotions. Are they going to have MLW mentioned on WWE television? Are they going to allow for WWE superstars to appear on an MLW event without it being WWE controlled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted May 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Imagine if wrestling evolved into a cold war with AEW and WWE each having their own 'spheres of influence' of smaller promotions?! Edited May 2, 2021 by garynysmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted May 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 Aside from CMLL and MLW, who can WWE realistically work with? NJPW, AEW, NWA , Impact and AAA are all essentially on the same side. All Japan? Noah? ROH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jesse Posted May 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Hoptimus said: WWE don't partner with promotions. Are they going to have MLW mentioned on WWE television? Are they going to allow for WWE superstars to appear on an MLW event without it being WWE controlled? I don't know how you can say this when, as the article points out, this is exactly the deal they just had with Evolve, and before then with ECW (and not too far removed from their deals with Progress & ICW that allowed talent to appear). MLW won't be mentioned on WWE television, John Cena won't be rocking up to win the MLW belt, it'll just be a place for the people they don't have space for in NXT to be allowed to wrestle on shows so they don't get bored & pissed off and can, in theory continue to develop as performers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVM Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 It’s the Evolve/Progress/ICW thing again. ‘You give up your talent, restrict your creative and production, work around our schedule. We’ll send you Trent Seven for a surprise appearance’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, AVM said: It’s the Evolve/Progress/ICW thing again. ‘You give up your talent, restrict your creative and production, work around our schedule. We’ll send you Trent Seven for a surprise appearance’. Yeah that's why to me these deals don't give me the sense of it being a partnership in the sense of how I as a wrestling fan would expect it to be. Its more that WWE will give some sort of payment to a smaller promotion to be a developmental territory. MLW isn't going to be getting its logo on Raw or MLW having matches on a Smackdown broadcast. MLW isn't getting Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman at an MLW event. I prefer how things are going with AEW and Impact Wrestling as it feels like a partnership where talent are being shared and cross promoted. It feels like a proper partnership of the sense of making your partner promotions feel equal in standing in terms of size, reach, star power. WWE will never have another promotion feel in equal standing to them so these partnerships are more how can I rephrase them developmental deals than partnerships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I mean they'd be insane to have an equal partnership with MLW anyway so that doesn't make too much sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) On 5/1/2021 at 8:30 AM, mim731 said: I guess this is one way to bring Jacob Fatu on board and keep him away from AEW. Fatu is in MLW because nobody can touch him currently. I think he's banned from certain countries and States because he's got a record as long as his arm. The talent this guy had, he'd have been snapped up ages ago. WWE and AEW would kill to have him. But he's a nutcase. Edited May 2, 2021 by IANdrewDiceClay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted May 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 Just now, IANdrewDiceClay said: Fatu is in MLW because nobody can touch him currently. I think he's banned from certain countries and States because he's got a record as long as his arm. The talent this guy had, he'd have been snapped up ages ago. WWE and AEW would kill to have him. But he's a nutcase. Oh wow, I had no idea! It did seem odd that he hadn't been scooped up by one of the big companies. Makes more sense now.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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