May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918641 I'm quite surprised that AEW seemingly didn't make a play for either her or Drew Gulak. Maybe Tony Khan just isn't a fan of technical wrestling.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918648 22 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said: I'm quite surprised that AEW seemingly didn't make a play for either her or Drew Gulak. Maybe Tony Khan just isn't a fan of technical wrestling. Understatement of the year?
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918649 Honestly the whole Drew Gulak thing reeks of him just playing around to get a much better deal from WWE than he would if he had just resigned. Glad IMPACT is keeping things moving and lively. They have been killing it with the women's division for a long time now, although they have struggled a bit with Dashwood's character, who hasn't quite caught up despite being quite the good worker. I hope Taya doesn't end up in WWE wasteland when her deal ends and either resigns or goes to AEW (she's a friend of the guys there since she was on those BTE regularly).
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918651 45 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said: I'm quite surprised that AEW seemingly didn't make a play for either her or Drew Gulak. Maybe Tony Khan just isn't a fan of technical wrestling. Who's to say they didn't make a play for them and they just didn't accept the offers?
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918656 1 hour ago, FMKK said: Who's to say they didn't make a play for them and they just didn't accept the offers? It's possible, but I find it hard to believe that someone would choose Impact over AEW.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918658 Total reckless speculation... Spoiler Maybe her breakup with Marty didn't go the best? If she has an awkward relationship with the EVPs and she's not a needle mover, maybe they just decided to pass.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918660 23 minutes ago, Migs said: Total reckless speculation... Hide contents Maybe her breakup with Marty didn't go the best? If she has an awkward relationship with the EVPs and she's not a needle mover, maybe they just decided to pass. I think it probably has more to do with her wanting to be in active women's division where she can ply her trade regularly, but it wouldn't surprise me if this weighed in on some level.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918661 38 minutes ago, Laz said: I think it probably has more to do with her wanting to be in active women's division where she can ply her trade regularly, but it wouldn't surprise me if this weighed in on some level. It didn't. She's done a million interviews very clearly stating things yet people are recklessly speculating. She simply wants to get back to the wrestler she was before WWE signed her. She was left very demoralised by her experience in NXT, was signed to be signed and never won on TV. Wants to work the indies and Japan first. Cody and Omega are high on her. It is in AEW and Deonna's best interest she gets the NXT stink off her. As Fightful reported today Deonna hasn't signed a contract with IMPACT.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918664 14 minutes ago, rovert said: As Fightful reported today Deonna hasn't signed a contract with IMPACT. She was on IMPACT yesterday already. And IMPACT does not have the track record of putting people who aren't secured on TV (*cough* MLW *cough*). So, who knows about contracts and whatever, but yeah, she's been on IMPACT already.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918677 If that's the case and Impact is comfortable with her coming in on a short-term deal, good for them in being aggressive about getting talent and being secure enough in there place in the world to recognize she might just be stopping in.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918678 One thing about the Don Callis Era of Impact is they definitely seem more self aware of their position on the totem pole. While I'm sure they hope everyone signed stays forever, they seem okay with people just freshening up/stopping by.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918682 2 hours ago, El-P said: She was on IMPACT yesterday already. And IMPACT does not have the track record of putting people who aren't secured on TV (*cough* MLW *cough*). So, who knows about contracts and whatever, but yeah, she's been on IMPACT already. Fightful does and she isn't signed anywhere currently. It is a tryout/feeling out process between both parties.
May 27, 20205 yr comment_5918684 IMPACT is confident enough to put a vignette on their TV. And considering they are gonna tape weeks of TV again I would guess, if she's part of these sessions she'll be on IMPACT TV for several weeks anyway.
May 28, 20205 yr comment_5918786 It also helps that they have a core focused group in Blanchard, Callihan, Elgin, and now Austin while refreshing the rest of their roster.
May 30, 20205 yr comment_5918936 Interesting booking twist with Trey vs Elgin, which was one hell of a match. They have slowly built Ace Austin to eventually be a top guy and have made a really good job of it too, and I like the fact they're pushing Trey as a single it seems, although still part of the Rascalz. Kimber Lee and Havoc beating the shit out of each other was pretty enjoyable. So many new enjoyable female workers during these tapings. The North at the Deaners Compound was pretty fun. After Stadium Stampede though, it came off tame as shit, but still pretty ok with a few legit fun stuff. They have made a really good job working around the fact they don't have most of their champs on these tapings. That "slut" line by Rosemary was the best of the show though. Yeah, selling your soul on the first date, come on...
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919120 Weird that Spud would be featured when presumably they are building up the story of him winning the tournament on NXT to keep his job.
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919121 Honestly, the only one that matters here is Rusev. Now that is a coup for them if it's confirmed Eric Young going back to IMPACT seemed like a given, for better or worse. But anyway, IMPACT has made me care about Johnny Swinger in 2020 and has reinvented RVD into a great middle-aged character, so whoever they get at this point, I'm interested in because they know how to get the most out of whatever they got.
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919144 With all these names supposedly coming in I have full confidence in D'amore/Callis won't make the same mistakes as Dixie and crew did. They have made clear on their television they are focus on their core crop of people.
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919149 I actually totally missed the Brian Myers/Curt Hawkins reference on the trailer and I watched it probably 5 times last night.
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919151 7 hours ago, El-P said: Honestly, the only one that matters here is Rusev. Now that is a coup for them if it's confirmed Imagine it's Del Rio
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919156 2 hours ago, Tenese Sarwieh said: With all these names supposedly coming in I have full confidence in D'amore/Callis won't make the same mistakes as Dixie and crew did. They have made clear on their television they are focus on their core crop of people. Watch the last half hour of IMPACT last night and tell me the rumours that go back to Wrestlemania weekend time that Russo is back as a consultant aren't true. But largely I do agree. Regardless of that IMPACT while happy with the Creative effort largely has been very frustrated about the lack of talk, energy and excitement around the product for last year or so at least so they are swinging for the fences to fix it.
June 3, 20205 yr comment_5919157 8 hours ago, El-P said: Honestly, the only one that matters here is Rusev. Now that is a coup for them if it's confirmed Rusev lives in Nashville and IMPACT's COVID era filming location is Nashville. Makes sense even for a limited engagement.
June 4, 20205 yr comment_5919216 15 hours ago, rovert said: Regardless of that IMPACT while happy with the Creative effort largely has been very frustrated about the lack of talk, energy and excitement around the product for last year or so at least so they are swinging for the fences to fix it. Yeah, this is where I am with Impact too. It’s a very competently booked promotion that has good ideas and uses everyone very well but it comes off as such a flat, product on TV, even before the pandemic. They felt like a hot deal after that great Slammiversary a couple years back but for whatever reason, that just wasn’t sustained.
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