WWE 2025: Welcome to the Streaming Era

[cobainwasmurdered]

It's a new year so a new thread? How are you feeling about WWE? What do you want to see from in in 2025? What did you like/dislike about it in 2024?

Are you ready for 1500 hours of WWE a week? I hope you are!

 

[geniusMoment]

HHH and Steph rang in the New Year at Mar-a-Lago.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It's a new year so a new thread? How are you feeling about WWE? What do you want to see from in in 2025? What did you like/dislike about it in 2024?

I mean, it tends to vacillate between lame-and-good, most of the time, but most of the wrestlers I actually care about still work for WWE, so I'mma keep watching. I won't be watching as much, though, since I don't have Netflix, and don't have any plans to get Netflix. That's a "dry clean only" situation for me.

 

[Valeyard]

I mean when the library moves i might care more.

 

[Johnathan Chamberlain]

Like I said in the other thread,.................

I think that either WWE should bring back the WWE Network with the stand-alone service or TKO should start the TKO Network where TKO can not only bring back the OLD WWE Network format, but also to start the UFC Network and not only have UFC from the present, but also the UFC shows from the past, just like WWE did before Vince McMahon decided to bring WWE Network to Peacock.

Either way, I really don't want WWE Network to be on Peacock, anymore. I liked the old network better.

 

[Valeyard]

I've given up on my WWE Fight Pass dream but it's the best answer.

 

[BruiserBrody]

My 50 something boss is convinced HHH is bringing back titties and Attitude to Netflix.

 

[Valeyard]

If HHH wanted to bring on a rated R version of Kreski Era product, it's a boom period.

 

[Johnathan Chamberlain]

WWE.com reports that Sweet Daddy Siki has passed away.

 

[Valeyard]

I thought he was already dead.

 

[claydude14]

I thought he was already dead.

Ah, the Sweet Daddy Siki Effect. Thanks, CERN.

 

[geniusMoment]

I'm normally not one to complain about ads on the mats. But, this is getting absurd and looks like shit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1ht71iq

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

Rumble '26 will be in Saudi.

I really hope this is a fake news Epic report!

 

[909]

It isn’t and WM will be there soon too

 

[Tino Standard]

I'm normally not one to complain about ads on the mats. But, this is getting absurd and looks like shit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1ht71iq

After seeing the weird blue mat for SmackDown (which did not have ads, btw), I was afraid we would be getting a red mat for Raw. A black mat with ads isn’t great, but red would have been an eyesore.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Rumble '26 will be in Saudi.

I really hope this is a fake news Epic report!

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that whatever the "Iron Woman" record is for the women's Rumble coming out of Indy is safe until at least '27.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Hannibal says Rock got 14 million in TKO stock as an end of year bonus. His total stock payoff for the year was 41 million.

WHAT~?~!

Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) Acquires Over 96,000 Shares Of TKO Stock

The Rock has acquired more TKO stock.

www.wrestlezone.com

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

not sure why that would be surprising, he's a member of the Board of Directors and it's very common for them to be compensated in stocks. He also generated a lot of buzz and revenue for the company so he probably "earned" it, if anyone can earn that kind of obscene money.

 

[BruiserBrody]

not sure why that would be surprising, he's a member of the Board of Directors and it's very common for them to be compensated in stocks. He also generated a lot of buzz and revenue for the company so he probably "earned" it, if anyone can earn that kind of obscene money.

I figured he was largely an "honorary" position since he's in La La Land for most of the year. I'm accustomed to UFC paying peanuts to everyone so I wasn't expecting the Rock to be gifted so much by the parent company.

Roman makes 14 million a year now if the internet buzz is correct(?) Meanwhile Dana won't pay Francis Ngannou to headline UFC PPVs.

 

[909]

Guys like Dwayne and Trump who can do something for them are 'given' things. They think Dwayne = real interest so he's given stock. And they gave Trump a campaign platform for who knows what reason.

 

[Hawk 34]

Some news

-Netflix debut is tonight. Netflix has done a massive promotional blitz for this event. It’s a gigantically loaded show.
-Rumble in Saudi is official.
-Smackdown will be two hours again soon according to Levesque.
-Raw will have no commercials internationally and the duration of the show will vary.
-WWE has obtained Real American Beer as a presenting sponsor in addition to them acquiring an ownership stake of the company.

 

[strummer]

Saw that SD is going back to two hours in June.

Looks like Rock, Hogan, Undertaker, Becky, Charlotte, and Logan Paul are all going to be on the show.

Hunter also teased Stephanie might be coming back

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

Rumble '26 will be in Saudi.

I really hope this is a fake news Epic report!
[Dammit!

x.com

x.com

Damnit!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Saw that SD is going back to two hours in June.

Looks like Rock, Hogan, Undertaker, Becky, Charlotte, and Logan Paul are all going to be on the show.

Hunter also teased Stephanie might be coming back

Why, I'll bet it's been at least four years since the last time Taker was this excited to be seen on a January 6.

 

[strummer]

Tonight is Punk's first match on WWE tv since 1/20/14 when he beat Billy Gunn(!!) on Raw

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

First 30 minutes are self-fellating promos. Then comes Roman/Solo.

And I tune out because both of them bore the fucking shit out of me.

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

Yeah wasn't feeling getting 30 minutes with no actual wrestling. The crowd is electric which is nice but yeah. Tribal Combat wasn't bad.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Like I said to my buddy, KO and Fatu outworked everyone else involved in this match, and they weren't even in it for 5 minutes.

"Finishers don't matter in AEW"
They don't matter in WWE, either. Roman kicked out of three finishes done back to back to back, then another one when KO hit the Stunner.

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

This is what I hate the most about tribalism in wrestling. Both companies can be guilty of the same things. It's fine to not like it but don't demonize one and praise the other to suit your own biases.

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

Funny that Ashton Kutcher picked Raw as his first on-screen appearance post-Danny Masterson sentencing.