04-25-2018, 09:20 PM
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Former TPWW Royalty
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Dirtsheets sponsored by AJ Styles Getting Hit in the Nuts Appreciation Day:
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Originally Posted by Observer
Tuesday's episode of SmackDown on the USA Network averaged 2.549 million viewers, down seven percent from last week's Superstar Shakeup.
The show faced tougher-than-usual competition as an NBA playoff game did 3.61 million viewers airing on TBS directly opposite SmackDown. SmackDown finished sixth for the night in total viewers on cable and third in the 18-49 demo with a 0.8 rating, trailing two separate NBA games. The networks were airing repeats, which may have helped the SmackDown number slightly.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Following up on Monday's announcements of Joey Janela, Penelope Ford, and Chelsea Green, two more wrestlers are set for All In.
Jay Lethal and Britt Baker were added to the show today, bringing the number of names confirmed for it up to 17. Lethal is under contract with Ring of Honor, while Baker, who made a cameo for WWE in a loss to Nia Jax in July 2016, wrestles independently.
Baker is the fifth woman who has been announced for All In, joining Ford, Green, Tessa Blanchard, and Deonna Purrazzo. Cody Rhodes also noted that they aren't done announcing women's wrestlers for the show.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Over the course of the day, it was confirmed that Paul Heyman is now working Friday's Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.
Heyman was in New York today and did not travel with the Raw crew to the event from St. Louis. We were told by WWE sources this evening that the plan is for him to travel in with Brock Lesnar later in the week.
Lesnar will be facing Roman Reigns in a steel cage match at the event.
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Originally Posted by PWI
WWE Home Video UK tweeted:
We can now announce that this Friday's #GreatestRoyalRumble from Saudi Arabia – headlined by Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns in a steel cage for the Universal Championship and an epic 50-man Royal Rumble match – will be released on 2-disc DVD! Release date TBC pic.twitter.com/PK9EFDj8Sp
— WWE Home Video UK (@WWEHomeVideoUK) April 25, 2018
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Link: https://twitter.com/WWEHomeVideoUK/s...05538159054849
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Originally Posted by PWI
Paul Levesque takes credit for coming up with "Global Localization". He explained their push to create NXT brands around the world as a global territorial system, reminiscent of the plan the company toyed with over a decade ago but never went through with. pic.twitter.com/bqgWHv1Cak
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) April 25, 2018
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Link: https://twitter.com/iamjohnpollock/s...25600706490368
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Originally Posted by PWI
There is now a "Marquee Matches" section on WWE Network. The section features Charly Caruso introducing classic matches emphasizing the importance. The first episode aired last night with the 1992 Royal Rumble MatchWWE posted the following preview:
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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_fED90sgL4
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Originally Posted by PWI
MLW issued the following:
“FILTHY” TOM LAWLOR VS. YEHI ADDED TO MLW MAY 3RD BEIN SPORTS TV TAPING IN ORLANDO
ORLANDO – The UFC’s “Filthy” Tom Lawlor will scrap with the innovative Waterloo, Iowa grappler Fred Yehi on May 3rd in Orlando at the MLW Fusion TV tapings for beIN SPORTS hosted by Gilt Nightclub.
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More details and card for the event: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11...-week.html?p=1
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Originally Posted by PWI
When and why do you think John Cena became so hated among the fans? Was it because he was Vince's chosen one at the time? Did his gimmick burn out? Did his move-set become complacent? Was he too formulaic? Did the fans feel he was "fake" as a person (not a character)? Did the fans really want to see the Doctor of Thugonomics character back instead of the less edgy Hustle, Loyalty, Respect character?
All of those were factors, for sure. But I think the biggest issue was that he was pushed down our throats and never really sold for anyone. He would get attacked in hour one and get all his heat back, and more, by the end of the show. He would beat the tag champs by himself. Stuff like that. Add in that his promos appeal to kids and you have the perfect recipe for the older fans to not like him.
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From PWI's weekly Q&A articles involving Cena's struggles with crowds.
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Originally Posted by Deadspin
While Vision 2030 is being lauded as a modern solution to the monarchy’s heavy reliance on oil, it does not involve significant social reform. Instead, it has provided MBS with a strategic way to distract international attention away from the wide-scale human rights abuses that the country continues to commit. The Crown Prince’s heavy investment in sports comes on the heels of Saudi’s brutal campaign in Yemen—a war that has displaced over three million people and created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. The latest example saw the Saudi-led military coalition conduct an air strike on a wedding on Sunday, killing more than 20 people.
Though Saudi Arabia’s reputation is being mended by its attempt to project images of anti-corruption, moderate Islam, improved women’s rights, and a plethora of sports and entertainment, it would be negligent to ignore the country’s continued disregard for political and civil liberties. Dissent is met with violent repressive methods such as torture and extrajudicial killings, while homosexuality remains illegal and punishable by death.
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Recent article from Deadspin about WWE's current image issues due to being involved with the Saudi show. https://deadspin.com/what-is-wwe-doi...bia-1825506325
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots won't be signing with WWE anytime soon. Gronk told Patriots coach Bill Belichick that he will be returning to the team for the 2018 season. Gronk had teased retiring from the NFL, and there was a lot of speculation that he would sign with WWE.
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Some other sheet news includes:
Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:
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