We then review the rest of WWE Raw featuring Bobby Lashley vs. Omos in a Steel Cage match and Becky Lynch vs. Asuka in a No. 1 Contenderâs match for the Raw Womenâs Championship.
They will treat them the same way they treat Ali - total burial. Banks should just walk away completely, she doesnât need WWE at all and has never been given the ball like Charlotte, Becky or Ronda.
Naomi also super talented but itâs obvious they see her in one way.
Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like a total work.
John and Wai say it was mentioned by a character on the show (I donât watch). and then the statement they issued, I think they are just trying to be more real and challenge AEW for people my age who would want a more ârealâ product
Every week itâs about how they never promote anythingâŠbut now somehow itâs crazy that NBCU pays 200+M a year and itâs a big deal the main event fell apart? I mean thatâs like saying Sunday night was a disaster for TNT who paid for the Game 7 between Suns and Mavs. Sometimes shit happens. Live TV!!!Scripted buzzer beaters and drama.
And then feed the outlets to carry the PR water for you. Drum up interest. No such thing as bad PR, especially when the audience who does care is already your abused puppy core fan base.
And isnât it something that when they wanna be tight lipped they are and when they donât want to be they have no problem letting backstage gossip leak. Whether real or not, this has NO impact on anything. Itâll drive more clicks and views to the wrestling content industry which is a positive for them (good IMO) and WWE wonât miss a beat.
Great point, doesnt really matter if its real or not but they want to create some buzz. As Wai said heâs more interested about this than anything else recently and I guess so am I. I dont watch the show - I dont care if they leave but ill happily click on stories about whats going on which is great for the `wwe so its win winâŠ
WWE acknowledging it tells me they are playing the game of attention. Because had they not acknowledged it then Sasha and Naomi get all the attention and likely sympathy (seems obvious what they were going for)⊠WWE interjecting and that becoming a storyline of this is brilliant.
The first 10 minutes of this review is the epitome of Wrestling / News / Content machine in full force. Talent manipulating fans and media to cover them in a crowded industry. Wwe adding narrative. And the distributors of information covering something that didnât exist which will own the convo for at least one cycle. Itâs just like real sport! This is not criticism. Itâs fascinating to watch unfold.
Literally EVERYONE wins
Edit: unless your one of the two talents who are being called unsafe in an industry based on safety and trust. Pretty sus for CoWorkers to say that (curious if prior complaints had been formalized) and for Employer to float it publicly.
Seems like a good way to create a feud but Iâm guessing calling this a work is wrong at this time. (?)
It could be a work but I donât see the point. That was a completely bizarre statement to put out, essentially acknowledging the show is scripted and wrestlers rehearse. Not sure what good that does anyone.
Itâs more likely WWE trying to get ahead of something bad that occurred.
Interesting take, I could definitely see this being work as it would play right in to the ârageâ of the average âIWCâ fan.
There are definitely some red flags. WWE mentioning it on TV is one, Sasha doing it again, and the fact that Naomi did it right in the middle of one of the biggest pushes of her career while her family is getting one of the buggiest pushes in the history of the business.
Not saying it 100% is, but I can see it. If it is, I find it hilarious how many people are biting hook, line, and sinker.
I think it is more hilarious that people actually think that a creatively bankrupt company like this, can actually think of a story like, let alone execute it, without someone confirming that it is actually a story. This is the same company who runs the same matches over and over and over and over on a weekly basis. The same company who has the most basic of basic, boring stories.
They dont deserve for anyone to think they have the brains to come up with something compelling like this. It is just feeding the idiotic conspiracy theorists out there, who want to question every single thing that goes on in life. This is WWE and Vince McMahon we are talking about here.
I think youâre giving wayyyy too much creative credit to this if its a storyline. Writing a story that involves two talents âwalking outâ which with one already happened isnt exactly some creative masterpiece.
I also think itâs asinine to compare wrestling fans thinking that a wrestling company would work them to conspiracy theories.
If you believe this is real, cool. No need to get so upset.
I agree with thisâŠ.Iâm not saying it is a work, Iâm not even saying itâs even a good idea if it is. Iâm saying if it is a work, itâs quite hilarious seeing how upset so many people are getting.
AhhhâŠthe old âsomeone posts a differing opinion, so that means they are upset.â
Sorry if Iâm done believing in this company, that I think people who do are idiots. Youâre absolutely right when you say that this story is not a creative masterpiece. For WWE to pull it off with any believability though, it is very much a creative masterpiece.
They prove time and time again that their stories cater to children and people who are not that smart. If this was a storyline, they would have been showing us them walking out and then repeatedly showing us that same moment a million times throughout the night.
It better be a work or the wrestling media dragging 2 talent into this promoting they are called unsafe is fukt. If wWE was so careless in promoting this as a part of the story then other pushing it even in courage are probably hurting those two peoples careers.
Edit: So Iâm seeing more and more say that it is not because the two talents were unsafe. Tho we donât have comment as of now from Naomi or Sasha. So just some unfortunate first impressions I guess
Back to the wrestling discussion, Iâm not saying anything to the contrary of anything you are saying. You want to have a discussion regarding the creative inabilities of the WWE, sure. I donât disagree, the majority of their stories are not good. You want have a conversation about them running the same matches week after week after week, sure, I agree as well, this is why it takes me 35min to watch a 2hour Smackdown, because I refuse to watch the matches unless its a clear blow-off match.
The only thing I disagree with is the notion that they cant come up with any good stories, or that this story is one they couldnât come up with. Look, do I believe the walkout is real? Yes. Do I think there is a chance its a work, Yes. Its wrestling at the end of the day, you always have to question whatâs real and whatâs not, Iâll never blindly believe anything in this industry.
This really shouldnât be a big deal or all that surprising. Talent didnât like their creative and walked out. As an independent contractor they can do that.
Whatâs surprising to me is that more talents donât do this. 95 per cent of the booking every single week is stupid and damaging. If more talent actually took a stand and cared maybe the shows wouldnât be so bad
