Remarkableriots Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 spoiler for Raw tonight if it hasn't aired in your area. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Okay, I’ll say it: it took leukemia to get Reigns cheered. Seriously, for his family, I hope he beats it and recovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Roman is going to beat cancer and show up at the royal rumble with his bald head. Seriously, that sucks. Hopefully everything goes as well as it can. 56 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Okay, I’ll say it: it took leukemia to get Reigns cheered. Seriously, for his family, I hope he beats it and recovers. True lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I just hope you jabronie marks aren't getting yourselves worked into a shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I just hope you jabronie marks aren't getting yourselves worked into a shoot. I don’t think even WWE is sick enough to fake canc... oh, who the hell am I kidding? IT’S A WORK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 9 hours ago, Spork3245 said: I don’t think even WWE is sick enough to fake canc... oh, who the hell am I kidding? IT’S A WORK! nah, I really can't see them pulling something that low. I'd be interested to know what type of leukemia he has. I'm guessing CML. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Yeah. It's sad it took this to get him over. I wish him and his family well in this fight for a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I guess Vince McMahon can write an intriguing story after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 15 hours ago, Spork3245 said: I don’t think even WWE is sick enough to fake canc... oh, who the hell am I kidding? IT’S A WORK! 6 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: nah, I really can't see them pulling something that low. I'd be interested to know what type of leukemia he has. I'm guessing CML. I hear his return match is going to be against HHH cosplaying Kane in a casket match called by Paul Heyman dressed like Paul Bearer and fake JR rocking a Bell's Palsy impression. Pure class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: I hear his return match is going to be against HHH cosplaying Kane in a casket match called by Paul Heyman dressed like Paul Bearer and fake JR rocking a Bell's Palsy impression. Pure class. You forgot to mention that HHH will be performing sex acts on a corpse while Big Boss Man pulls Big Show’s father’s casket with his truck while feeding Al Snow his stolen pet dog. Randy Orton will tell Rey Mysterio his best friend is in hell about a month after his death. All the while Vince McMahon will have an actual wrestling match against God (and win), at the same time Vince will fake his own death and push for an incest storyline with his own daughter to capitalize on her real life pregnancy. Oh, and a 75 year old woman will give birth to a human hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 There is no question WWE has pulled some crazy shit in the past, I just don't think in today's environment this is the kind of stunt they would pull....of course they did just pull that Samoa Joe going to whats his name's house bullshit that was pretty much straight out of the attitude era crap. Fake injury? Sure. Fake disease, especially one as serious as leukemia just seems over the line, of course nothing else has gotten fans to cheer for Roman so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 So which leukemia? As I understand it, one of them is basically fully treatable, and the other is essentially fatal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Spork3245 said: You forgot to mention that HHH will be performing sex acts on a corpse while Big Boss Man pulls Big Show’s father’s casket with his truck while feeding Al Snow his stolen pet dog. Randy Orton will tell Rey Mysterio his best friend is in hell about a month after his death. All the while Vince McMahon will have an actual wrestling match against God (and win), at the same time Vince will fake his own death and push for an incest storyline with his own daughter to capitalize on her real life pregnancy. Oh, and a 75 year old woman will give birth to a human hand. And the ultimate swerve, they got rid of Khashoggi's body by feeding him to Pepper before they fed Pepper to Al Snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Xbob42 said: So which leukemia? As I understand it, one of them is basically fully treatable, and the other is essentially fatal. there are more than 2 types, and the ability to survive and overcome each is dependent on multiple factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: there are more than 2 types, and the ability to survive and overcome each is dependent on multiple factors. I was more referencing just the broader types of chronic and acute, although I know there's more delineation that's of course important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 as a former oncology nurse who mainly dealt with various leukemias I'd be interested to know what he had and what his treatment regime was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Let's be honest, WWE Creative isn't this smart to make it a work...it was all Roman's doing so he wouldn't have to travel to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 11 hours ago, SoberChef said: Let's be honest, WWE Creative isn't this smart to make it a work...it was all Roman's doing so he wouldn't have to travel to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel Supposedly John Cena and Daniel Bryan both have refused to go to Saudi Arabia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 There's a rumor floating around that WWE is frantically looking for a new venue for Crown Jewel. Ticket sales were supposed to begin last week but have been postponed until 11/02, the day of the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 They don’t have a yard to play in now that the BIG DAWG went home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Spork3245 said: There's a rumor floating around that WWE is frantically looking for a new venue for Crown Jewel. Ticket sales were supposed to begin last week but have been postponed until 11/02, the day of the show. yeah, I thought that got reported on the day after it was confirmed that guy got hacked up by the Saudi princes men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: yeah, I thought that got reported on the day after it was confirmed that guy got hacked up by the Saudi princes men. No, this just came out earlier today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Spork3245 said: No, this just came out earlier today. they may not have made it official but they were talking about when the guy died. I remember because they were discussing it briefly on morning radio, which surprised the hell out of me because I don't think I'd ever heard wrestling mentioned on the radio before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 36 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: they may not have made it official but they were talking about when the guy died. I remember because they were discussing it briefly on morning radio, which surprised the hell out of me because I don't think I'd ever heard wrestling mentioned on the radio before. It was being speculated by journalists that they would/could move it to Manchester as the Raw after Crown Jewel will be held there, but that was all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 they confirmed earlier today they are still holding the event in SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 33 minutes ago, elbobo said: they confirmed earlier today they are still holding the event in SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 It sounds like WWE was hoping the Federal government would block them from going. That would have prevented SA from suing the WWE for breach of contract which would have cost them a ton of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Lol yeah Trump was really gonna do anything to annoy the Saudis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 WWE Reportedly made $450 million from the 10 year deal ... doing what, 2 shows a year making just over $22 million per show ain't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 13 hours ago, SoberChef said: WWE Reportedly made $450 million from the 10 year deal ... doing what, 2 shows a year making just over $22 million per show ain't bad. That’s the minimum, doesn’t include ticket and merchandise sales. The Greatest Royal Rumble allegedly made over $40 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 42 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: That’s the minimum, doesn’t include ticket and merchandise sales. The Greatest Royal Rumble allegedly made over $40 I am curious how you are looking at this debacle as a wrestling fan. To me, wrestling has always had its ugly blotches you have to overlook to enjoy, but I just don't know if I can justify supporting the WWE in any way after this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 8 hours ago, Chairslinger said: I am curious how you are looking at this debacle as a wrestling fan. To me, wrestling has always had its ugly blotches you have to overlook to enjoy, but I just don't know if I can justify supporting the WWE in any way after this. I think I said in another thread already that WWE absolutely should not go and I’m tempted to cancel my network subscription. Doing the right thing here reeeeally isn’t all that hard, IMO. Even UFC cancelled their SA deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 28 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: I think I said in another thread already that WWE absolutely should not go and I’m tempted to cancel my network subscription. Doing the right thing here reeeeally isn’t all that hard, IMO. Even UFC cancelled their SA deal. How do you know it would be easy to do since we don't know how much they would liable for breach of contract? UFC backed out of an investment deal and probably doesn't have to worry about being sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: How do you know it would be easy to do since we don't know how much they would liable for breach of contract? UFC backed out of an investment deal and probably doesn't have to worry about being sued. How do you know it would be hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 16 hours ago, Spork3245 said: How do you know it would be hard? I want to add to this that, considering the country and region, if WWE's lawyers didn't force several "out" clauses to any contract including things like "political tension" then WWE has the worst lawyers on the face of the Earth, and that includes Rudy Guilianni. Don't give faux justification to them via excuses like "but they'll get sued!" - that's not why WWE is still going, they're still going because per SA show they get 3-4x the profit over ANY WrestleMania (the highest grossing WM pulled in around $14 million, the Greatest Royal Rumble reportedly pulled in somewhere between $40-50 million). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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