General WWE Discussion: Roman Weeps, Taker Retires, MNK/SAM/RDM LFP

[Anoat]

Titus O'Neil posted a video on Instagram of himself, Darren Young, and Mark Henry getting stopped by police after Battleground. They seemed to be taking it all in stride. Don't know how to embed Instagram video but it went something like:

Titus: "Darren got warrants in this town...
Mark: "This is why people getting shot and killed."
Darren: "They let me to because I'm light skinned."
Then they all laugh about it.

[NynJa]

https://instagram.com/p/5V-iwSvKua/

[Tomiko]

Titus: "Darren got warrants in this town...

Just to clarify from the link above, but it was actually Mark saying "Darren, you got a warning this time."

[tyven]

youngbuck merch 20% off at prowrestling tees. ITS LIKE CHRISTMAS IN JULY

[Krandor]

Why would you not already own their sweet swag?

I hope you get the Duck Tales one, cause that shit is dope. I have no problem rocking that or one of the AJ Styles shirts in public

[tyven]

I got the superkick ampersand one and i am thinking about grabbing the street fighter 2 turbo or the mario bros as a tank top

[Tyrath]

So I missed this last night. Cole apparently called Sasha Banks by the name Sasha Grey lol

[Delirium]

So I missed this last night. Cole apparently called Sasha Banks by the name Sasha Grey lol

I missed this too. Too bad they can't weave it into the storyline like have her say Cole doesnt respect women's wrestlers, stupid PG rating.

[Nem0]

Rumour i read is they want another member for the Wyatt family since Rowan? is injured be a great time to put Bo in there since hes not doing much theese days.

[Tyrath]

Yeah because they wanna do Wyatts vs Shield again with Sting helping Ambrose and Reigns.

[Kang]

youngbuck merch 20% off at prowrestling tees. ITS LIKE CHRISTMAS IN JULY

I actually got a Bullet Club shirt from them at the HOH show for $25 plus a photo for $10 more. Was a way better deal than when ROH was just selling the exact same shirt for $40 back in May. This is a great deal. Support the masters of the merch table!

[Tyrath]

With regards to the Divas at Battleground last night, WWE officials went back-and-forth as to who should win the bout, with Brie Bella being the choice to win until they eventually decided on Charlotte.

It scares me that my joke prediction of Brie winning the match was actually on the table...

[Krandor]

Same shit different year (decade?). After Owens beat Cena clean, apparently Cena's merch sales took a dip, which has led to the current situation of him jobbing it up to Supercena. This was according to Meltzer.

[Tyrath]

Inc Cena to main event soon I'm sure.

[Krandor]

3/4 way at Summerslam is likely to take the title off him without eating a pin, then I'm sure he's straight back to the main event

[Anoat]

Makes sense in a way. That adult male buying a KO t-shirt isn't equaling the parents buying the Cena t-shirt, cap, wristbands, headband, rally towel, action figures etc. for one or more children.

[Tyrath]

It never will. The real question is how much did the Cena stuff drop compared to how much the KO stuff increased? I'm honestly not sure that KO doesn't at least sell enough to make up for the loss of Cena merchandise.

[Krandor]

It's always a self defeating behavior though. Owens merchandise was pretty consistently sold out when he made his debuts on each respective roster, and can still be hard to get in some sizes because there's never enough. At most shows the amount of Cena merchandise far out numbers the available products for the rest of the roster combined.

WWE seems to somehow view the bottom line on Cena merch as what determines their booking for him, which was supposedly also the reasoning with his feud against Brock last year. Numbers took a dip following Summerslam, so he immediately had to come back stronger then ever and appear to be on the cusp of winning until Rollins interfered. It's astoundingly short sighted booking that's been in place for years now (Umaga, Nexus, Miz, Rusev, etc etc)

[Vagrant]

Rumour i read is they want another member for the Wyatt family since Rowan? is injured be a great time to put Bo in there since hes not doing much theese days.

Said it before saying it again. The only reason Bo is named is because he's Bray's actual brother and unless they play that up and reveal it him being added to the group is pointless.

Better option. Kill Adam Rose. Have Bray bring him back as Leo Kruger. Much more fitting character for the group.

[Anoat]

It's always a self defeating behavior though. Owens merchandise was pretty consistently sold out when he made his debuts on each respective roster, and can still be hard to get in some sizes because there's never enough. At most shows the amount of Cena merchandise far out numbers the available products for the rest of the roster combined.

WWE seems to somehow view the bottom line on Cena merch as what determines their booking for him, which was supposedly also the reasoning with his feud against Brock last year. Numbers took a dip following Summerslam, so he immediately had to come back stronger then ever and appear to be on the cusp of winning until Rollins interfered. It's astoundingly short sighted booking that's been in place for years now (Umaga, Nexus, Miz, Rusev, etc etc)

I dunno if its fair to lump Umaga or Rusev in that list. Still too early to tell with Rusev, and Umaga was a made man, but couldn't stay away from drugs and that was his downfall from both the company and from life.