Postmania XVIII: Big Zeke ain't got no cuts!

[Alex]

Oh, and Meltzer finaly got pissed about people citing things as "from the observer." due to the high number of stories on mma sites talking about how Brock and Ryback fought, and attributing it to his site, when he never said anything about it, ever, except to say it didn't happen.

[Gryphon]

WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is now referring to his "haters" as "Miztakes". As seen Monday night during a RAWActive poll to see who would face CM Punk during RAW, The Miz placed third (last place).

-- Zack Ryder tweeted Monday night, once again expressing his frustration over not being used on RAW: "I'm pretty sure I'm the 2nd most followed person on @Tout. In other news, I was in the 2nd match taped for @WWE Superstars this week. #huh?" In addition to JTG and MANY others, Zack Ryder is one of the guys who is currently unhappy.

-- In place of WWE airing fan Tout videos during RAW this week, they did an angle with Sheamus driving Alberto Del Rio's Ferrari around town.

[Alex]

WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is now referring to his "haters" as "Miztakes". As seen Monday night during a RAWActive poll to see who would face CM Punk during RAW, The Miz placed third (last place).



-- In place of WWE airing fan Tout videos during RAW this week, they did an angle with Sheamus driving Alberto Del Rio's Ferrari around town.

the second thing was an improvement, btw, don't need to see the nerds on tv.
On the first bit, my favorite thing was that the two guys the audience didn't want to see still got a match. Against each other.

[clayholio]

#GiveUsDivasWWE is trending on Twitter as I type this.

...To be honest, I don't know if this is something I want unless every single match involves Natalya, Beth, or Eve.

Twitter also seemed to light up with people comparing Daniel Bryan to Chris Benoit because of the flying headbutt that Bryan did during his match with Cena. I'm curious why people are thinking that Benoit invented the flying headbutt and was the first to use it as a trademark move (picture relevant)

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I'm all for more Bam Bam Bigelow attention!

I don't want to blame the Divas exactly, but if your TV show adds 50% more time, and your employer still doesn't feel the need to put Divas on air at all, then maybe your entire division hasn't done their jobs. I don't want more Divas if it means pity-airtime, I want them to be something I look forward to when they come on. I exempt Beth/Natalya/Eve from that statement (and AJ, because she is on TV), but I guess that's as much a condemnation of Layla as anything. I like Layla, but if your champ hasn't even been on TV in a month, you're not lighting the world on fire.

the second thing was an improvement, btw, don't need to see the nerds on tv.
On the first bit, my favorite thing was that the two guys the audience didn't want to see still got a match. Against each other.

I think Tout is guaranteed to fail because the standard camera angle is some dude sitting with his laptop on his lap, looking stoned on his couch and looking like he has eight chins because he's looking down at his webcam. People will see what they look like on Tout, realize it's possibly the least appealing angle that one can be captured on video from, and then never use it again.

[Gryphon]

THQ sent in the following on Tuesday, announcing that CM Punk's WWE Ice Cream Bar t-shirt will be available exclusively to fans who pre-order the game at Gamestop & EB Games:

While supplies last, those who pre-order WWE ’13 at GameStop in the US can get an exclusive in-game CM Punk ice cream bar t-shirt, while in Canada, it comes with all pre-orders placed at EB Games. The t-shirt pays homage to nearly two decades of WWE’s popular dessert manufactured by Good Humor—ice cream bars that featured imprints of several WWE Superstars.

Available for purchase in the 80s and 90s, the ice cream bar returned to popularity in 2011 as part of CM Punk’s on-air revolution, which players can now relive again through a digital version.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is now referring to his "haters" as "Miztakes". As seen Monday night during a RAWActive poll to see who would face CM Punk during RAW, The Miz placed third (last place).

-- Zack Ryder tweeted Monday night, once again expressing his frustration over not being used on RAW: "I'm pretty sure I'm the 2nd most followed person on @Tout. In other news, I was in the 2nd match taped for @WWE Superstars this week. #huh?" In addition to JTG and MANY others, Zack Ryder is one of the guys who is currently unhappy.

-- In place of WWE airing fan Tout videos during RAW this week, they did an angle with Sheamus driving Alberto Del Rio's Ferrari around town.

Its a case of a company that really doesn't understand how Ryder is popular and won't push him. Its becoming more of a joke at this point.

[Legato]

Its a case of a company that really doesn't understand how Ryder is popular and won't push him. Its becoming more of a joke at this point.

If Vince likes you he'll push you to the moon. If he doesn't....well. I dont think HHH is that impressed with him either

[Gryphon]

Matt Striker tweeted the following regarding becoming a commentator for the SmackDown brand.

"Id <3 2 do SD cmmtry but I recognize that there r more exp'd & deserving voices: @RealKingRegal, @JCLayfield, @Jrsbbq... but a boy can dream"

[SUPERECWFAN1]

If Vince likes you he'll push you to the moon. If he doesn't....well. I dont think HHH is that impressed with him either

HHH and Vince likely discuss how they have no clue Ryder is over. Because he's basically doing something they don't understand and he's more a comedic character to them. Yet fans will go Woo Wooo and want to see Ryder. He sells merch and is considered a hit online. So they can't release him. But they seem to not wanna push him.

[Gryphon]

[Gryphon]

Grantland.com has published a lengthy article on the life and controversial wrestling career of Kevin Nash, who has begun to gain traction in Hollywood. A notable point in the article has the six-time world champion reiterating his stance on "Vanilla Midgets," a dismissive term he used as booker in the late '90s in World Championship Wrestling to describe small-statured, gifted technical wrestlers who didn't project larger than life personalities but were beloved by fans, such as Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko. "Big Sexy" feels the professional wrestling industry died in 2004 at WrestleMania XX when WWE's "Super Bowl" concluded with the under six foot tall grapplers reigning supreme and emotionally celebrating. Even though both wrestlers are now deceased, he still believes they never belonged in the main event scene due to their small stature.

"When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end of the business," Nash says. "Has business been the same since that WrestleMania? Has it come close to the Austin era? Has it come close to the nWo or the Hogan era? You put two fucking guys that were great workers that were the same height as the fucking referees, and I'm sorry, man. Are you going to watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick? Even if you're not gay, you will not watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick. That's not the standard in porno films. So you put a 5-foot-7 guy as your world champion."

Nash has the same problem with today's "Internet heroes," CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

"They are not bigger than life," he says. "I bet they could both walk through airports and not be noticed unless they have a gimmick shirt on and the belt."

[Gryphon]

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/8...ing-ripped-off

On Monday night we noted on the website that former Cryme Tyme member and current WWE Star JTG went ballistic on WWE during an outraged Twitter rant on Monday evening. As previously reported, the basic analysis of the situation is that several mid-card talents are angered at their lack of air time on TV and their current pay.

Among all the complaints, another topic of concern is merchandise sales. In terms of merchandise, John Cena and Rey Mysterio are the top two superstars in the company who sell the most merchandise. We're told John Cena makes between 40-42% off all sales. In comparison, Zack Ryder makes less than 10% from sales. Ryder was double hit when WWE also recently took away his personal YouTube channel and made it their own. Ryder is one of the top five merchandise sellers. This was obviously so they could take in all advertising revenue through YouTube.com. We're told Ryder is not getting any money from the show right now. Ryder was basically was told to let WWE run his show or to have control on whether to shut it down for good. The point of the show was to show WWE management his potential and to get a possible push from it. While shutting down the channel would have gotten him much less publicity, he opted to give WWE the show so it would still be featured and his name would still be out there. He was ultimately screwed over in the end.

We're told Zack Ryder lives in an apartment in which he currently shares with a good friend. This is due to lack of monetary compensation for WWE and the company not giving proper pay-per-view and merchandise bonuses.

[Gryphon]

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/8...e-wwe-problems




We noted Monday night here on the website that current WWE star and former Cryme Tyme member JTG made some negative comments about his work in WWE during a Twitter rant on Monday evening. To update the situation, the basic story is that numerous mid-card talents are quite frustrated at the amount of television time they've been given lately. Additionally, the current pay they receive was addressed.

According to our source, "about 60 percent of the current WWE roster" is frustrated with the way WWE is handling pay for their talents, especially those lower down the card. A lot of frustration boiled over several weeks ago during the recent tour of Brazil. Many mid-card talents were only making approximately $500 per show, while talents higher up on the card were pulling in a much healthier figure. Not only were these shows sold out, a significant amount of merchandise was sold as well. Although these numbers may seem high to the average person, they are substantially low for WWE. During WrestleMania 28 week where talents are constantly on the run (I.E. - AXXESS), they were only being compensated an average of $2,000 for the entire week. WWE talents were encouraged to bring as many family members as they wanted, despite the fact that the $2,000 they are given only covers the cost of one or two family members at best, once travel, hotels and other accommodations are included.

According to sources, JTG finally had enough of these dealings and basically said "Screw it, if I get fired, I get fired." One source we spoke with hopes other talents rally around JTG's tweets and take the company to task as well. Numerous talents are increasingly frustrated these days, and WWE appears to be waiting until after Linda McMahon's Senate campaign before doing their normal "spring cleaning" talent releases.

The morale of the story? WWE is allegedly being extremely cheap, particularly when it comes to overseas tours and merchandise sales. With talents being on the road year-round and almost no breaks or time off, many are visibly upset and talent morale as a whole is dropping by the day. There are some stars, as has always been the case, rallying for a union but they're afraid to be more outwardly vocal about the situation.

[Gryphon]

WWE have signed former Storm Wrestling graduate Tom La Ruffa to a developmental deal with the company, which was announced on La Ruffa’s official Facebook account.

Tom was featured on the first season of Lance Storm’s World of Hurt reality TV series and appeared on WWE television last year in a 3 on 1 handicap match against The Big Show.

He has already relocated to Tampa, Florida and is expected to start training with Florida Championship Wrestling in the coming weeks.

[Legato]

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/8...e-wwe-problems




We noted Monday night here on the website that current WWE star and former Cryme Tyme member JTG made some negative comments about his work in WWE during a Twitter rant on Monday evening. To update the situation, the basic story is that numerous mid-card talents are quite frustrated at the amount of television time they've been given lately. Additionally, the current pay they receive was addressed.

According to our source, "about 60 percent of the current WWE roster" is frustrated with the way WWE is handling pay for their talents, especially those lower down the card. A lot of frustration boiled over several weeks ago during the recent tour of Brazil. Many mid-card talents were only making approximately $500 per show, while talents higher up on the card were pulling in a much healthier figure. Not only were these shows sold out, a significant amount of merchandise was sold as well. Although these numbers may seem high to the average person, they are substantially low for WWE. During WrestleMania 28 week where talents are constantly on the run (I.E. - AXXESS), they were only being compensated an average of $2,000 for the entire week. WWE talents were encouraged to bring as many family members as they wanted, despite the fact that the $2,000 they are given only covers the cost of one or two family members at best, once travel, hotels and other accommodations are included.

According to sources, JTG finally had enough of these dealings and basically said "Screw it, if I get fired, I get fired." One source we spoke with hopes other talents rally around JTG's tweets and take the company to task as well. Numerous talents are increasingly frustrated these days, and WWE appears to be waiting until after Linda McMahon's Senate campaign before doing their normal "spring cleaning" talent releases.

The morale of the story? WWE is allegedly being extremely cheap, particularly when it comes to overseas tours and merchandise sales. With talents being on the road year-round and almost no breaks or time off, many are visibly upset and talent morale as a whole is dropping by the day. There are some stars, as has always been the case, rallying for a union but they're afraid to be more outwardly vocal about the situation.

I can expect this from TNA but from a billion dollar company?