Brain

joined 11 months ago
[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 5 points 14 hours ago

Dark Side, WWF the Music Volume 3.

If you are lifting the dumbells or weights at the gym, running on the road, out fishing at twlight, it was one of the few Wrestling themes I had on my various mp3 players over the years. There were many, but this one was something special to me. It's a top tier theme song for me.

There have been so many over the years. Some honroable mentions to theme groups I don't care for, CFO$ did great work with Bobby Roode's theme and as much as I hate Def Rebel, Roman's Head of the Table theme is top notch, I don't like his current theme, it takes too long to get going.

Licensed songs, Edge's Never Gonna Stop Rob Zombie theme or CM Punk's original edit of Cult of Personality or Kane's Slow Chemical.

Licensed one time use: Undertaker edit of Johnny Cash's Ain't No Grave.

Obviously not just one, and so many more to add onto this. I think my ultimate preference though is when WWE had Johnston doing individual themes for the workers, and working with them to help craft them and updating them with minor edits as the characters evolved, no he didn't always hit it out of the park, but his themes are more memorable and didn't require just a name on the titantron or the performers name being said before the music starts.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Now he should run out and copyright his preferred Steiner name before WWE blocks him from the name like they did Cody. I assume this is why Bron is not a Steiner.

My dream is they name him Scotch Steiner because I had a friend in school always pronounced Scott that way and I got a kick out of it.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Favoritism and politics. Then. Now. Forever.

It's time that WWE hire some female writers that like women to advocate on their behalf, or just give HBK an hour each week to play with, because NXT is doing a much better job of inclusiveness.

Those that Fightful spoke with pointed to Sonya Deville effectively being cut while negotiating a new deal as something that didn't instill confidence when they aren't being used by the company.

Sadly when you are owned by mostly Private Equity you're gonna have a bad time and as we go forward I expect more to get burned this way.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if this played a part in Corey's blow up, his frustrations with the announcing situation and then this on top of it.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Old Rock had a charisma-ectomy because this guy makes me want to watch paint dry today.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago

This game had a lot of promise, but the hype could never be lived up to and on top of that they chose to use it as an experiment with the procgen stuff.

I think they have some good bones to work with going forward, seeing as it was Fallout 4 in Space, but they need a team to flesh out and then write a mountain of lore to go with it in the future. Elder Scrolls and Fallout tend to have excellent game lore that comes with their IP, something Bethesda at least in part inherited from the original creators of those games. Not realizing a lot of that is what makes their games special really hurt Starfield.

Other things that I didn't like was they were too busy saying can we do this, instead of should, when it comes to the procgen systems. It was too ambitious for their first time out especially when their other games have well fleshed out worlds, yes I know Skyrim caves were similarish, but they weren't the exact same thing every single time. Then to top it off, barely anything came from the Unity, they basically wanted you to play this game 10 times in a row to get all the achievements, which I did, but it ruined my want to play it again for a long time. Then you have the space aspect, sounded super cool, then it wasn't, go to location, load screen, enter ship, load screen, go to space, load screen, map, find world you want, load screen, maybe have a battle, open map, choose planet, choose landing location, load screen... it was very repetitive and not always in a fun way.

In future games I think it would be way better if they focused on a core group of systems, IMO 5-6 would be best, if they want to actually keep most planets empty, which they claim was on purpose, then pump it up to about 10. Set a cool story in that area, then in Starfield 3, do another 5-6 new ones but only keep 2-3 from the game before. IMO, that would give them more longevity in the series and allow them time to build that lore and flesh out some stories. Think Elder Scrolls and how most games focus on a different region of the Tamriel.

Obviously this is just like my opinion, but man Starfield has a good idea with an overly ambitious and ultimately poor execution.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ever since the crowd started doing the X and Unh sound when Oba comes out it's reminded me of Moose coming out... so tonight was something cool to see even if only half the crowd knew to do arm pump and shout Moose.

Edit: Why the fuck do Grace and Ethan Page and a few others get to keep their names and poor Ricky gets the name change? Ricky Saints sounds so wrong.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

Certainly would give a new meaning to their motto, "Then, Now, Forever" lol.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Such slander against the world's greatest reptile, when my hamster gets done training some sliders in ninjitsu you're in trouble!

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

My favorite thing about his runs in creative is that you typically can tell when he was involved in something sucky because he would get mad at people on X-Twitter about not being real fans or needing to shut up and just enjoy things if they didn't like something.

Apparently AJ Styles is saying we should give him a shot, because Vince isn't there to pick apart and change all his ideas anymore... ok AJ, but this time it's on you.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not real shocking, he's been on and off the creative teams for several firings now. Most recently I think was being fired during the great erasure of all things Triple H by Vince during his heart failure scare.

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tag Match ECW Barely Legal 1997

I kind of remember this match. There are some more matches on YouTube if you want to learn more and honor his life by watching his work.

EDIT: Removed some extra words and fixed some grammar.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Brain@lemmy.zip to c/squaredcircle@lemmy.zip
 

As ~~GeekFTW~~ Neon_Carnivore posted here, Cedric Alexander.

PWInsider:

Blair Davenport

Davenport was signed to WWE NXT in 2021 and brought to the Smackdown roster last year.

Sonia Deville

Deville, who just hit her 10 year anniversary with the company, was hired in 2015 after competing on Tough Enough. She was informed tonight that the company would not be renewing her current contract. When it expires later this month, Deville would be free and clear to perform anywhere as there would not be a 90 day no compete involved.

Authors of Pain

They had most recently been on the Raw brand as part of The Final Testament.

Paul Ellering

Ellering had been part of The Final Testament. Ellering and The Road Warriors were inducted together in the WWE Hall of Fame back in 2011.

Edit: Correcting sources. Edit 2: As seen in comments more people have been released...

  • Isla Dawn
  • Luke Gallows
  • Karl Anderson
  • Giovanni Vinci
  • Elektra Lopez
 

PWInsider: PCO-TNA

PCO is done with TNA.

PWInsider: Jordynne Grace-TNA

Spoiler Title

TNA Genesis was Jordynne Grace's final night with TNA.

 

The 2026 WWE Royal Rumble event will emanate from Saudi Arabia, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources in the company.

We are told the deal to take the event to Saudi is locked in and that an official announcement could come as soon as this Monday's Raw Netflix premiere.

Personally, I'm not happy about this if it's true.

 

MONDAY NIGHT RAW ARCHIVES LEAVING PEACOCK By Mike Johnson on 2024-12-04 11:46:00

Chris H sent word that Peacock is now listing that every single episode of WWE Raw from 1993 to 2024 will be removed from the streaming service at the end of the month.

Obviously, Raw moves to Netflix in January. Whether/when the Raw archives follow remains to be seen as nothing has been announced in that regard.

Either stuff is heading to Netflix or the network idea is dead everywhere.

 

Baron Corbin's X-Twitter

PWInsider with the rest.

Baron Corbin

Corbin, a former NFL star and Golden Gloves boxer, 40, was signed to WWE in 2012 and was part of the initial WWE NXT Black and Gold roster that helped kick off that brand's WWE Network era. He was brought to the main roster with an Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal win at Wrestlemania 32. He held the United States title and had several character changes over his run from a Lone Wolf badass, to a sad, broken comedy character that morphed into "Happy Corbin" after hitting it big in Las Vegas. In recent months, Corbin was billed as a free agent and returned to NXT as a veteran working with the younger talents. He was more versatile than given credit for and was a good utility player for the company in that he filled any role they tasked him with.

Indi Hartwell

Hartwell, 28, signed with WWE in 2019 and was most memorably a member of The Way with on-screen husband Dexter Lumis and adopted "parents" Johnny Gargano and Candice LaRae in NXT. She was brought to the main roster in 2023. Her final match for the company, teaming with LaRae, will air on tonight's Smackdown.

Indi Tweets

Tegan Nox

Nox, 29, signed with WWE in 2017 but tore her ACL during the Mae Young Classic tournament that year. She made her main roster debut for WWE in 2021 but suffered another torn ACL. She was released in 2021 but brought back in 2022. She last wrestled for the company this past July.

Tegan/Nixon Tweets

PWInsider

That states these are the only three that were going to be released today.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Brain@lemmy.zip to c/squaredcircle@lemmy.zip
 

WWE is probably in Kayfabe but...

PWInsider Reports:

We are told there is an injury behind the angle but have not confirmed specifics at this time.

If you want it from WWE's twitter. Twitter

EDIT: SRS posted on X-Twitter that the X-Ray is allegedly real according to "internal claims." SRS on X

 

Six former writers for the organization’s long-running shows SmackDown! and Monday Night RAW describe bullying and sexism behind the scenes while former CEO Vince McMahon was in charge

“Everybody was getting yelled at all the time in the room,” one former writer says. “It was more saying shit that was humiliating or mean [that was then] couched as a joke, but it’s a nasty joke.” The writer adds, “If you’re being targeted in the room, nobody stands up for you, but that’s because if they do, they will get the bullet in the head, too. You don’t stick your head up out of the foxhole for anybody, because nobody wants to take a bullet.”

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Brain@lemmy.zip to c/squaredcircle@lemmy.zip
 

PWInsider.com is extremely saddened to report the passing of Joe Koff, who was the The Chief Operating Officer of Ring of Honor when it was owned by The Sinclair Broadcast Group.  Joe had been privately battling cancer for some time and made the decision in August that he was going to discontinue treatment in order to enhance the quality of time he had left with his family.  Koff passed away early this morning.

 

Nitter Link

Spoiler TitleNew titles to put the new silver logo on them were introduced as well before the first match.

 

An AEW star is in rough shape after a scary medical situation. Former AEW Trios, Tag Team and TNT champion Luchasaurus, aka Killswitch is recovering after his fiance found him collapsed on Friday, September 27. He was rushed to the hospital where they found his blood oxygen below 80 percent and determined he had pneumonia in both longs. It was discovered that he was days away from permanent lung damage. Killswitch has been on oxygen in the days that have followed, and was told to expect a recovery of over a month. His in-ring return is unclear. Fightful gained permission from those close to Killswitch/Luchasaurus before running this article.

 

Variety has learned that the pro wrestling series will air live on NBC and simulcast on Peacock on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. ET. It will originate from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, N.Y., the site of the first-ever “Saturday Night’s Main Event” back in 1985.

 

Puck: A Premium Entertainment Industry newsletter as reported by PWInsider... so Puck made a story, PWInsider reported what was in it... here we go...

AEW's deal with WBD is "close to finalizing a package" and a formal announcement "could come as soon as next week, barring any last-minute challenges."

It looks like it will be a four-year deal (three years guaranteed, plus an option)" with AEW broadcasts on "TNT, TBS and TruTV."

broadcasts would be "twice a week" but did not give further explanation of what that meant

$170 million per year number is "apparently in the ballpark"

"AEW is also pitching another package, primarily to broadcast channels."

No details on the PPV's being added to the deal or not.

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