WWE TV, Rumours and Discussion (On Netflix)

[TradeDraft]

WWE & TNA sign multi-year deal to continue partnership

WWE’s renewed vigor for inter-promotional relationships will continue as ESPN reported Thursday they will continue to work with TNA via NXT and perhaps some main roster appearances as well.

www.f4wonline.com

Better than WWE stealing all their talent

Gives Talent more Air Times possibly as well

 

[TradeDraft]

Seems clear from the wording as well it's just an NXT and TNA working partnership for those shows and some premium live events. Makes sense to get some TNA appearances in the Rumble for a suprise. Don't expect any major names going to TNA though. It's a great opportunity to build TNA up a bit and get more eyes on their product.

Love like AJ Styles even IF was a one off to show up at TNA before he Retires

Also love him to get the TNA Theme back for WWE

 

[TradeDraft]

a purely TNA match? 0%
maybe an appearance by someone? possibly?

TNA vs NXT Star for a TNA Title?

 

[Xtreme]

Gives Talent more Air Times possibly as well

Joe Hendry to beat Cody/KO and Gunther on the same night to become the newest UNDISPUTED WWE Champion of the worldddddddddd.

 

[Cleavy]

TNA vs NXT Star for a TNA Title?

not on WM. more likely a Takeover

 

[Cleavy]

Joe Hendry to beat Cody/KO and Gunther on the same night to become the newest UNDISPUTED WWE Champion of the worldddddddddd.

we believe.

 

[RossFC]

WWE & TNA sign multi-year deal to continue partnership

WWE’s renewed vigor for inter-promotional relationships will continue as ESPN reported Thursday they will continue to work with TNA via NXT and perhaps some main roster appearances as well.

www.f4wonline.com

Better than WWE stealing all their talent

If the best WWE can do is loan out Charlie Dempsey for a match, and end up stealing Joe Hendry and Jordynne Grace then it's very lobsided.

 

[Cleavy]

If the best WWE can do is loan out Charlie Dempsey for a match, and end up stealing Joe Hendry and Jordynne Grace then it's very lobsided.

so you would require the NXT Champion (any of them, even include the WWE Women's Tag Champs in this) to make it square?

 

[RossFC]

so you would require the NXT Champion (any of them, even include the WWE Women's Tag Champs in this) to make it square?

Yeah if I'm TNA, I'm requesting guys like Trick Williams, Oba Femi or Giulia, you could even protect them by making them beat a mid carder (instead of losing to a top TNA guy), or be in a tag match and not take the pin if you are booking them to lose. Even have Ethan Page tagging with Josh Alexander again for a night. They are both heels.

 

[WA ROO]

Yeah if I'm TNA, I'm requesting guys like Trick Williams, Oba Femi or Giulia, you could even protect them by making them beat a mid carder (instead of losing to a top TNA guy), or be in a tag match and not take the pin if you are booking them to lose. Even have Ethan Page tagging with Josh Alexander again for a night. They are both heels.

Have Page and Alexander v MCMG

 

[Tonythetiger]

I'd like to see TNA run a show WrestleMania weekend, looks like they have Rebellion the week after but doing it on the actual weekend and featuring some talent who missed out in a spot could be good business. An example could be Gallows and Anderson having a few matches in NXT in March/April then you get the current TNA tag champs to show up and work an angle.

 

[nobbyiscool]

If the best WWE can do is loan out Charlie Dempsey for a match, and end up stealing Joe Hendry and Jordynne Grace then it's very lobsided.

I wonder whether all talent whose contracts have recently expired are about to be replaced by WWE ID prospects.

So WWE are getting a feeder system external to NXT (as a step to NXT), and TNA are going to get some great talent they they might not have to foot much of the bill for. And it gives them both an opportunity to get reps and eyes on guys that they're trying to lock up.

 

[RossFC]

I wonder whether all talent whose contracts have recently expired are about to be replaced by WWE ID prospects.

So WWE are getting a feeder system external to NXT (as a step to NXT), and TNA are going to get some great talent they they might not have to foot much of the bill for. And it gives them both an opportunity to get reps and eyes on guys that they're trying to lock up.

Jack Cartwheel would be perfect for the X Division.

 

[Ry009]

WWE have to do better in the TNA partnership (perhaps previous crossovers were testing the waters) but don't think I've ever seen a wrestling partnership that was truly equal.

 

[Cleavy]

WWE have to do better in the TNA partnership (perhaps previous crossovers were testing the waters) but don't think I've ever seen a wrestling partnership that was truly equal.

maybe the old territory days? (that's a bit before my time, so I'm thinking World Class having working arrangements)

might be able to argue that the WWF/Memphis arrangement in 1993/94 was somewhat equal? WWF had Lawler on commentary, and Jarrett at a few house shows etc, and Memphis had the early workings of heel Vince, and talent such as Bret, Owen, Savage, (and then the drop off) like Papa Shango etc as the WWF invaders.

 

[Cleavy]

I'd like to see TNA run a show WrestleMania weekend, looks like they have Rebellion the week after but doing it on the actual weekend and featuring some talent who missed out in a spot could be good business. An example could be Gallows and Anderson having a few matches in NXT in March/April then you get the current TNA tag champs to show up and work an angle.

I guess they could do a NXT TV special which leads into Rebellion. 2 day WM and having SD the night before quashes my original idea of a WM weekend Takeover.

 

[Cleavy]

potential Wyatt Sicks vs New Bloodline feud...

 

[DarkPhoenix]

WWE have to do better in the TNA partnership (perhaps previous crossovers were testing the waters) but don't think I've ever seen a wrestling partnership that was truly equal.

TNA would absolutely go into this knowing that it benefits WWE more, as they have to loan bigger talent than comes back the other way.

But the overall rub that TNA gets, purely from exposure is worth it. They're getting eyes on talent that might not be seen by WWE fans otherwise, and maybe, just maybe, those eyes tune into a few TNA shows, attend a few events, boost the numbers and the $$

If Guy 1 (millionaire) and Guy 2 (billionaire) enter into a new business, and Guy 1 gains 30m in profit, and guy 2 earns 100m, in the grand scheme of things who is coming off better?
Guy 1 because he's increased his net worth by 30x.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Latest on Graves is that people thought he was trying to get fired, but sources within WWE reckon he was just trying to get people talking. Which it did.

 

[Cleavy]

TNA would absolutely go into this knowing that it benefits WWE more, as they have to loan bigger talent than comes back the other way.

But the overall rub that TNA gets, purely from exposure is worth it. They're getting eyes on talent that might not be seen by WWE fans otherwise, and maybe, just maybe, those eyes tune into a few TNA shows, attend a few events, boost the numbers and the $$

If Guy 1 (millionaire) and Guy 2 (billionaire) enter into a new business, and Guy 1 gains 30m in profit, and guy 2 earns 100m, in the grand scheme of things who is coming off better?
Guy 1 because he's increased his net worth by 30x.

possibly but the tribalism that WWE hardcore fans have means they don't watch other wrestling companies.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

possibly but the tribalism that WWE hardcore fans have means they don't watch other wrestling companies.

You can look at it that way. But I think that is way too simplistic and falls into the trap of tarring everyone with the same brush. There's certainly a large number of fans like that, but even a percentage of the WWE fan base is a huge potential market.
I've seen quite a few die hard WWE fans on the sub-reddits already saying they've checked out TNA because they were impressed with the appearances on WWE tv and how much they enjoyed the TNA product when they did.

Also, TNA is partnered with NXT - which would contain the section of the fan base which likely contains the least tribalistic of the WWE fans, who are more "educated" about wrestling existing outside of WWE, and more likely to check out other stuff if the product is good.

 

[BEEG]

Its so obvious what the 2 main events should be at Wrestlemania.

Cody vs Cena - WWE Championship
Reigns vs Punk - WH Championship

Reigns beats Gunther at EC or Raw.
Punk wins Royal Rumble.
Cena wins EC.

Not sure what they do with Drew and Rollins.

 

[RossFC]

Next week on Smackdown:


Next week on Saturday Nights Main Event:

 

[RossFC]

Did Mysterio say he outlasted 28 people in the 06 rumble?

Also noticed during the backstage seg with Cody and Aldis the crowd started chanting "We can't hear you".

Carmelo Hayes killed Jimmy Uso in his promo, saying he's in the shadow of Jey, who is in the shadow of Roman. "How you gonna take shots at me, from the bench." hahaha.

Good tease between Fatu and Strowman.

Pretty cool to get Owens vs Mysterio, solid match.

 

[Ry009]

You can look at it that way. But I think that is way too simplistic and falls into the trap of tarring everyone with the same brush. There's certainly a large number of fans like that, but even a percentage of the WWE fan base is a huge potential market.
I've seen quite a few die hard WWE fans on the sub-reddits already saying they've checked out TNA because they were impressed with the appearances on WWE tv and how much they enjoyed the TNA product when they did.

Also, TNA is partnered with NXT - which would contain the section of the fan base which likely contains the least tribalistic of the WWE fans, who are more "educated" about wrestling existing outside of WWE, and more likely to check out other stuff if the product is good.

Yeah, I think tribalism is everywhere, and not just even wrestling.

I think the algorithms plus the difference in size of the fan bases probably makes it seem more prevalent with WWE fans are tribal.

I've seen a lot of shitting on the partnership.

This certainly isn't the only lopsided partnership in wrestling, nor the one where the bigger company has signed big stars from the other.