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Post by Head Booker on Nov 17, 2010 10:14:01 GMT -6
Credit: F4WOnline.com
Bryan Alvarez reports that WWE wants Shawn Michaels to appear at Wrestlemania 27 as a special guest referee in The Undertaker's match. The storyline idea would be that Michaels would have a chance for revenge by screwing over Undertaker. Of course, this all depends on if Michaels is interested and if Undertaker is recovered enough from surgery.
According to Alvarez, it's likely that WWE originally wanted Brock Lesnar to be in the special referee role.
Credit: F4WOnline.com
According to Bryan Alvarez, WWE has a worse-case scenario plan if The Undertaker isn't close to 100% by Wrestlemania 27. The idea would be to put Undertaker in a tag-team match with Kane (Alvarez said not to ask why) against the Nexus. This would allow Undertaker to still be involved in a match at Wrestlemania without having to do much work.
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Post by Rico on Nov 17, 2010 13:15:33 GMT -6
you know if Taker lost at Mania in any of those senerios, it would really.....really cheapen his oppoenents victory...
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Post by Rob on Nov 17, 2010 13:43:24 GMT -6
Absolutely. Taker needs to be 100% and in singles competition for his eventual defeat to turn the other worker into a huge, huge name.
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Post by Head Booker on Nov 17, 2010 14:50:05 GMT -6
nicked this from one of the many sites I browse and totally agree with this...
Tate
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Post by Head Booker on Nov 17, 2010 14:51:24 GMT -6
WWE performer Kevin Kiley (Alex Riley) was arrested this morning in Tampa, Florida for Driving under the Influence. The apprentice of The Miz was stopped at 1:14 a.m. at Kennedy BL W/MACDILL AV N in Tampa, Florida and booked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 2:56 a.m. He was released at 9:33 a.m. on $500 bond. Here is his mugshot: |
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Post by Icon Lord Sean "Magic" Fiery on Nov 17, 2010 20:50:47 GMT -6
Idiot.
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Post by Rico on Nov 17, 2010 23:20:42 GMT -6
The only problem with that Nexus/Taker senerio is that Taker has already missed 2 Manias (10 and 16) so that wouldn't do any good.
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Post by Head Booker on Nov 19, 2010 10:19:56 GMT -6
Bryan Alvarez, of Figure Four Online is reporting that WWE are in discussion about reviving WCW Nitro for a special themed show in 2011 much like the recent "Old School" RAW.
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Story on why Ron Myers was offered a FCW deal....
Funny Story on Why Recent WWE Developmental Cut & Northeast Indy Wrestler Ron Price Was Cut from the WWE, How Price Got His Job & More.
For those of you who don't know Ron Price, and that's probably a good percentage of you reading this, Ron Price used to wrestle in the northeast area. Price has decent size, but just a sloppy body. Price was one of the WWE developmental cuts this week. People weren't shocked that he was cut, but were shocked that he even got a developmental job to begin with, since he was just your generic indy cowboy, complete with Confederate apparel to match. Now, the story on how he got signed has leaked by many sources, including those in the WWE.
Again, when you look at Ron Price, he has nothing close to that "WWE look" and he wasn't unique like a Rey Misterio or a Bryan Danielson. He really looked like a generic indy guy who wouldn't even be ranked in the 400 section of the PWI 500. The only time his name only got real press was after fellow former WWE developmental cut (and according to NWS's Joe Panzarino "was personally fired by Vince McMahon") Kevin Matthews had an altercation with him at an ACE show a few years back.
Anyway, Ron Price used the moniker "The Last Outlaw" Ron Price. Apparently, Price also copyrighted the "Last Outlaw" name for wrestling purposes. According to a high ranking source in the WWE office, the WWE wants to use "The Last Outlaw" name for the Undertaker, because he doesn't have enough nicknames as it is already.
The WWE offered Ron Price $30,000 to buy the rights to "The Last Outlaw". However, Price turned the money down and asked for a developmental contract instead. So instead of a $30,000 lump sum, Price got paid $500 a week for three months or so. Price was never on FCW shows either, so he never even got a real look.
This was a great deal for WWE, because instead of paying $30,000 they hired Price for $6000 and then cut him. As part of Price's contract, he signed over the rights/intellectual property to the name "The Last Outlaw". WWE does stuff like this all the time. For example, the WWE also hired Greg Gagne and inducted Verne Gagne into the WWE Hall of Fame several years back, as part of acquiring the AWA library. When the 3 months were up, Greg Gagne was released.
So basically, WWE got what they wanted, the rights to "The Last Outlaw", for 1/5 the price they were willing to pay. For Price, he never had a shot to advance his career in FCW/WWE, because it was kept secret that they were just using him for the name.
Now Price returns to the indy scene, but can't call himself the "Last Outlaw" anymore. I guess for Price, at least he got $6000 and a 3 month vacation in Florida out of it.
Sean "The MiC" McCaffrey
BULLSMC@aol.com
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Post by Icon Lord Sean "Magic" Fiery on Nov 19, 2010 11:45:34 GMT -6
So, WWE=corporate, greedy bastards? No way... 1. The Undertaker doesn't need the name whatsoever, like the article points out. 2. The Undertaker probably wanted the name because it's cool. If Undertaker wants, Undertaker gets. 3. Further proof Undertaker doesn't care about younger wrestlers trying to catch a break. 4. That idiot Price should have never signed a contract under those terms. 5. WWE is only PG on TV. Behind the scenes, they are rated XXX due to the raping of innocent lives. And then some...  |
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Post by Rob on Nov 19, 2010 12:32:43 GMT -6
Buying rights to something they couldn't come up with themselves? WWE- The Microsoft of wrestling  |
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Post by Rico on Nov 19, 2010 22:57:18 GMT -6
Seano, don't blame that on Undertaker, that name is stupid anyway and was more fitting for Stone Cold. Besides, Price is the stupid one for even asking for a developmental deal, he knew he wouldn't even make it to TV especially if he had something that the WWE, not Undertaker, wanted.
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Post by Icon Lord Sean "Magic" Fiery on Nov 20, 2010 2:03:01 GMT -6
I happen to think "The Last Outlaw" is an awesome nickname and I can see where it fits Taker as a "southern badass". It just sounds like it's more than creative shooting for the name. And I did say that Price is an idiot, so he really kinda deserved it. Sadly, now, I hope they use this nickname to a good potential, considering the raping WWE did to this guy. Might as well make it worthwhile...  |
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Post by Rico on Nov 20, 2010 14:22:00 GMT -6
But one thing you have to admit, the WWE is very cunning. That was a smart move to sign the guy to a Developmental Deal, knowing full well they won't use him, they saved $24,000, and Im sure Price is kicking himself in the ass lol....SOMEONE GOT GAMED, AND IT WASN'T THE E' LOL....
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Post by Head Booker on Nov 21, 2010 18:53:01 GMT -6
World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstars Shad Gaspard, Luke Gallows, Vance Archer and Caylen Croft and WWE Divas Tiffany and Jillian Hall as of November 19, 2010. WWE wishes them the best in all future endeavors. courtesy: wwe.com Spoilered for length purposes... Here is the full list of releases: 2010 MAIN WWE ROSTER DEPARTURES
» Carlito - released on May 21, 2010
» Caylen Croft - released on November 19, 2010
» Charlie Haas - released on February 28, 2010
» Daniel Bryan - released on June 11, 2010
» Eric Escobar - released on January 17, 2010
» Gregory Helms - released on February 26, 2010
» Jamie Keyes - released on October 12, 2010
» Jillian Hall - released on November 19, 2010
» Jimmy Wang Yang - released on April 22, 2010
» Katie Lea - released on April 22, 2010
» Kung Fu Naki - released on April 22, 2010
» Luke Gallows - released on November 19, 2010
» Maria - released on February 26, 2010
» Matt Hardy - released on October 15, 2010
» Mickie James - released on April 22, 2010
» Mike Knox - released on April 22, 2010
» Paul Burchill - released on February 26, 2010
» Savannah - released on June 23, 2010
» Serena - released on August 27, 2010
» Shad Gaspard - released on November 19, 2010
» Slam Master J - released on April 22, 2010
» Shelton Benjamin - released on April 22, 2010
» Tiffany - released on November 19, 2010
» Tommy Dreamer - released on January 4, 2010
» Tony Atlas - released on April 30, 2010
» Vance Archer - released on November 19, 2010
2010 WWE DEVELOPMENTAL DEPARTURES
» Conrad Tanner - released November 13, 2010
» Courtney Taylor - released April 7, 2010
» Daniel Skyler - released November 13, 2010
» Devin Allen - released November 13, 2010
» Dino Carter - released on January 8, 2010
» DJ Gabriel - released on January 8, 2010
» Drake Brewer - released September 2010
» Dr. Cable Jones - released November 13, 2010
» Fahd Rakman - released November 13, 2010
» Jillian Beyor - released February 2010
» Lennox McEnroe - released on January 8, 2010
» Leroy Morgan - released on January 8, 2010
» Lift Sawyer - released on January 8, 2010
» Penny Cash - released February 2010
» Rhys Ali - released November 13, 2010
» Ron Myers - released November 13, 2010
» Rudy Parker - released on October 14, 2010
» Sweet Papi Sanchez - released on January 8, 2010
2010 WWE PERSONNEL DEPARTURES
» Christopher DeJoseph - released on November 17, 2010
» Scott Armstrong - released on February 26, 2010
» Shane McMahon - departed on January 1, 2010 |
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Post by Head Booker on Nov 22, 2010 9:30:02 GMT -6
- In an interview with Slam Wrestling, Luke Gallows revealed that he was discussing plans for his character with WWE creative on Friday morning before finding out he was released in the afternoon.Gallows says he was shocked at how things panned out considering WWE was scheduled to debut his new babyface character next week on television. "I've not gotten to really break out, I've not gotten any good mic time," Gallows told Slam Wrestling. "I think that if I do that, and I present myself as a character that people can sink their teeth into, there's no reason that I can't be right back in the mainstream and on national television, in the next six months or a year." Gallows also said he had been working on a new "Roughneck" babyface character with Freddy Prinze, Jr. which he thought WWE management was happy with. "The agents always acted like they were into it. The creative people, I don't know if it was a Vince (McMahon) thing or Johnny (Laurinaitis) not to go for it," he said. Interview in its entirety |
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