let's be real, they could put the title on Io tomorrow and you'd still find some way to twist it into a negative and give some doom prophecy about how she's gonna be buried in two months
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let's be real, they could put the title on Io tomorrow and you'd still find some way to twist it into a negative and give some doom prophecy about how she's gonna be buried in two months
I think I had this discussion before. I'm not a fan of this approach. Hopefully this year's DDT event will result in more support so they think it's worth it to try.
That's insane to me. The company continues to lose money, they can't sell at house shows and their ratings suck, though they'll likely pop a big one this week, their approach doesn't work.
My friends and I went to see "Smackville" and it was half empty and we didn't even try hard to get in. Just showed up the day of 'cause we wanted something to do. That's how people see the biggest company in wrestling.
And instead of trying new things, they've got to try and fuck with stars to teach em a lesson? Garbage.
Io's probably headed back to Stardom anyway right? Either that or Evil's moving to the US.
I think Io has a year and a bit left on her contract (plus however long she's out injured) though.
I think Io has a year and a bit left on her contract (plus however long she's out injured) though.
Remember the Vince quote: "I'd rather have a half-full building chanting for the person I tell them to than a full building cheering the person they want."
Dude. I have every right to be pissed. I want to see Io get her time at the top on NXT. She reinvented her entire character and got super over. And now it is almost certainly never happening.
....Wait. What? Who tf said this? Vince., as in Vinny Marseglia? The dude in the Kingdom?
You are perpetually angry about their booking.
but for her it's a long ass flight to see her husband and vice-versa. As I said it could be Evil heading to AEW or something, but either way I'd think one of them is changing promotions.
I'm not saying you can't be upset. Just that you almost religiously post about how Io is being wronged and it's just a thing of like at a certain point you should just stop watching it if you're that bothered by her booking. Especially if you are as confident as you seem to be that she's doomed and it'll never change. Just seems like a lot of energy wasted on something you are clearly not enjoying at all.
So is Rhea going to wrestle twice in one week with TakeOver and Wrestlemania? This definitely feels like Triple H's doing.
There's no way Charlotte is winning that match. Just a way for NXT to get more spotlight and a possible ratings bump.
There's no way Charlotte is winning that match. Just a way for NXT to get more spotlight and a possible ratings bump.
I believe that (much like with AJPW) the good stuff's owned by the original broadcaster, NTV in this case. Of course, CyberAgent have the resources to do a deal, but it's whether they see value in doing so that matters. Much like DDT and English language content, it's something that'll happen if fans give them a reason to head in that direction.
It's symptomatic of everything that's wrong with WWE these days, nothing happens organically. If there's excitement, it's because WWE has orchestrated it as planned, not because the audience (who the promotion continues to treat like idiots) are easily able to detect when a dude's brimming with natural charisma and should be pushed accordingly.
say hello to the top star of NXT Japan, Io Shirai!
and now she lives in Japan again
look at that I solved it
Only Dave has speculated she is leaving. There is no actual word on her leaving. She has a post up on her personal blog from a month earlier (before this report broke out) that she has no problems living in the US right now and enjoys her time in WWE.
Hm.
This is why caring about anything that WWE puts out is utterly pointless and not worth anyone's time or energy.
I was told she was FUMING MAD at having to do the job here and there in WWE and she would jump ship at the very first opportunity because she lost a match!
Nash in a shoot interview claims that Vince told him that when fans were walking out of the Bret/Shawn match at WM12
If they ever start this thing lol. Almost every company they go to seems to be turning them down, at this rate they're going to have to start from scratch on their own. How long has it been since they talked about Meiko as a trainer? Feels like ages
True, but Stardom making a big play for her is a certainty as Dave would have heard that from Rossy through Fumi.
And I'm not surprised she'd say that lol, I'm sure she sees what happens to people who are publicly unhappy (assuming she is planning on leaving). If I was her I'd be pretending I wanted to sign a new contract to the very last second I could stall off.
You could mint Rhea for life if she wins. Very little downside to having Charlotte lose that, and a huge upside for DiarRhea.
they essentially already have Senjo due to the Meiko connection
they just need to find a men's promotion, and even then it's not a complete necessity as the only thing they ever really used PROGRESS for was getting bookings for guys when they weren't using them. they barely even interact with wXw and ICW.
HEAT UP is right there.
Zero1, Wrestle-1, and AJPW were always my picks to be seeded by WWE.
Bushiroad's "big play" and WWE's "big play" are approximately a universe apart
Sure, but I mentioned it with the idea that she'd want to be in the same country as her husband and would take lower pay to WWE's offer to accomplish that as long as it was still decent.
Giving her a load of money to rot in a potential NXT Japan as you mentioned would be a possibility though
also everyone having bearer avvies is very confusing to me. actually having to check names lol
Yeah. We have all seen what WWE will do in order to get potential major stars to stay. They likely do not want to lose Io to Stardom (and potentially AEW as well).
If they think they can get her to stay, its way more likely she will get several dumptrucks of money backed up to her house, and called up to the main roster and given a massive push.
Sareee is US bound in March, friendo. Its already been announced by her and DIANA.
If they think they can get her to stay, its way more likely she will get several dumptrucks of money backed up to her house, and called up to the main roster and given a massive push.
Sareee is US bound in March, friendo. Its already been announced by her and DIANA.
If I ever win the lottery I'm buying these tape libraries and starting my own service
I am aware. That doesn't prevent them from moving her there once that brand starts.
That's actually a really good idea, I assumed they were gonna take the title from Bayley and have Charlotte challenge whoever takes it from her, I don't see them putting Charlotte back in nxt so it's also an open win for Rhea
At this point I don't see NXT Japan launching pretty much ever.
And even if it does launch, there is no guarantee it will be even remotely successful.
you say that as if NXT UK is a smashing success and as if that has stopped them from signing more talent for it
If you actually watch Japanese wrestling you should hope this shit doesn't happen.
I never said I wanted an NXT Japan. I am saying if it does launch, it will likely be a hilarious failure. WWE managing to spectacularly fuck up buying Stardom shows they have no idea how to actually operate over there.
I'm kinda intrigued by the concept of NXT Japan, as traditionally WWE have struggled to figure out what the Japanese audience wants - a good example of this is often having a token Japanese star in the main events of any tours over there, regardless of their current standing in the promotion. Japanese WWE fans want the WWE product, not a product that WWE have attempted to tailor to Japanese tastes. It's popular to that section of fans because of its differences to the promotions already available to them.
This feud is probably just for the blood money show, but.. eurgh.
Women aside, it feels like the roster has gone 10+ years back in time. It's not bad, so much as super weird. MVP? Edge feuding with Randy? Drew McIntyre getting a push? Santina?
All of that is justifiable, perhaps other than Santina, but it's still weird. NXT becoming it's own show isn't bringing in young viewers. Santina sure isn't bringing in young viewers. It's all so short sighted, but then I guess WWE is publicly traded. They can afford to coast or fuck up for a while, but at some point they're going to need to address how old their audiences gets.
From what I gather, Gatoh Move are doing a startup in India.
WWE announced tour dates for their annual Japan tour. Its in July.
Kairi is plugging it. She is staying in WWE. And now I am even more sad.
Kairi is plugging it. She is staying in WWE. And now I am even more sad.
Meltzer goes on later on WOR to say it he thinks that spot might actually be Rousey and they're listing Rhea as Charlotte's opponent as a placeholder to preserve the surprise.
The doom and gloom around Io's booking never made sense to me, cause her booking isn't even bad. She's top 3 in the division (2 now that they're clearly shifting gears with Shayna)
But like in terms of where she is and where she could be, the only place she could be higher is #1 and let's be real, Rhea was nuclear hot when she got that title and is still white hot.
So i really don't get what's wrong with Io's position.
She crazy protected
Basically never takes pins
Never cheats, despite being a heel
And is crazy over.
Like she's not Kairi who's basically just a kendo stick for Asuka (This is the real Tragedy of Japanese bookings in WWE)
Hell she's not even Asuka, who's basically the Woman who feuds with the guy but not the guy.
But like in terms of where she is and where she could be, the only place she could be higher is #1 and let's be real, Rhea was nuclear hot when she got that title and is still white hot.
So i really don't get what's wrong with Io's position.
She crazy protected
Basically never takes pins
Never cheats, despite being a heel
And is crazy over.
Like she's not Kairi who's basically just a kendo stick for Asuka (This is the real Tragedy of Japanese bookings in WWE)
Hell she's not even Asuka, who's basically the Woman who feuds with the guy but not the guy.
Probably the most recent tbh; https://www.ddtpro.com/universe/videos/7751 Masato Tanaka challenging HARASHIMA for the title, and the tag match looks good as well.
There has been a lot with the grand prix and everything over the last few months.
Did you watch Ultimate Party? Pretty great place to start I think.
*edit* and yeah the latest show was pretty awesome.
Eruption gonna be awesome.
Thanks friends. Never seen a single DDT show but heard good things about Ultimate Party
Are they doing the NJPW world thing where you're charged the 1st of each month? If so I'll wait a few days before subbing.
Yeah, first of each of month.
You get the first month free, but then get charged for the second month, I believe. For new subscribers, anyways.
Peter Pan and Judgement from last year are super good too if you are willing to go back many months.
Asuka's character should get a "must protect Kairi" layer to it.
Also time to see if I'm going to be living in a box or my car, whoooo!
Also time to see if I'm going to be living in a box or my car, whoooo!
Oh dear... We know how that goes.
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