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WWE in 2026

Hawk 34 said:
if you wanted to feel old, here’s a factoid.

Je’von Evans (born 2004), who isn’t urban enough for Big Sexy Kevy Nash, has qualified for the upcoming Elimination Chamber match is younger than the match concept itself, which originated in 2002.
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This was wild. He also used "he's too Mr Bojangles for me" as a way to express his feelings. In 2026.
 
He might honestly keep the EVIL name honestly. I still think his signing is just them trying to get access to his trainee, Aaron Wolfe. After Gable Steveson burned out, they're on the hunt for another legit gold medalist.
 
One Epic Winter (OEW) said:
He might honestly keep the EVIL name honestly. I still think his signing is just them trying to get access to his trainee, Aaron Wolfe. After Gable Steveson burned out, they're on the hunt for another legit gold medalist.
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At some point, Tamara Mensah Stock has to hit but looks like she’s stuck in Evolve purgatory.
 
The thing is if he stays EVIL he's getting Funaki as a manager for a dubbed gimmick. Which would rule. If he gets a name, it'll be some reference to an older puro worker HHH watched in 1994 and didn't get why people liked them. Come on down, Osamu Fuchi.
 
One Epic Winter (OEW) said:
He might honestly keep the EVIL name honestly. I still think his signing is just them trying to get access to his trainee, Aaron Wolfe. After Gable Steveson burned out, they're on the hunt for another legit gold medalist.
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He's married to one of their top female stars and despite what a lot of US puro fans think was one of NJPW's top merch movers and stars. WWE has wanted to move into Japan for years and puro hasn't been this soft for 20 years.
 
JN News said:
Kerwin Silfies died today.
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Wild that AEW mentioned him on air and posted on their socials. Did WWE mention him? I can't find anything, but am not shocked if they didn't, because that's how they are.
 
dubq said:
Wild that AEW mentioned him on air and posted on their socials. Did WWE mention him? I can't find anything, but am not shocked if they didn't, because that's how they are.
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Hunter had a fairly respectable tweet about him with photos and a tweet from him is the same as the main social account doing it.
 
Funny how making a bunch of anti-consumer decisions leads to a company losing a bunch of consumers.

Things were probably going to cool off at least a little regardless once Roman finally lost and the Bloodline story ended. But the company has been speed-running its way through unpopular decisions ever since.

- PPVs are harder to access because of the rushed transition to ESPN before ESPN had deals in place with most of the major cable providers for baked-in access to its streaming platform.

- Going all in with the Saudis, moving multiple flagship events there.

- Moving Raw off basic cable to streaming service.

- Mostly eliminating house shows, ensuring that a lot of markets will never get any more live events.

- And of course, the biggest one: Raising ticket prices at an astronomical rate. It’s embarrassing what they expect people to pay for these shows now.
 
dubq said:
Wild that AEW mentioned him on air and posted on their socials. Did WWE mention him? I can't find anything, but am not shocked if they didn't, because that's how they are.
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They did the "in loving memory of" graphic at the end of Smackdown.
 
They legit should put him in the HOF.
 
Tino Standard said:
Funny how making a bunch of anti-consumer decisions leads to a company losing a bunch of consumers.

Things were probably going to cool off at least a little regardless once Roman finally lost and the Bloodline story ended. But the company has been speed-running its way through unpopular decisions ever since.

- PPVs are harder to access because of the rushed transition to ESPN before ESPN had deals in place with most of the major cable providers for baked-in access to its streaming platform.

- Going all in with the Saudis, moving multiple flagship events there.

- Moving Raw off basic cable to streaming service.

- Mostly eliminating house shows, ensuring that a lot of markets will never get any more live events.

- And of course, the biggest one: Raising ticket prices at an astronomical rate. It’s embarrassing what they expect people to pay for these shows now.
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There are also fewer matches on these shows than ever before. A lower chance of seeing your favorite wrestler wrestle than ever before. The shows they charge the most for only have four matches on them.
 
AJ apparently wasn’t told ahead of time about the HOF induction. Now, I’m not saying they would do that to screw with any plans he might have had to to wrestle elsewhere, but…
 
First of all, to be invited to join the club that features all of his idols such as Shawn Michaels, Kid Rock and President Donald J Trump is the highest honor of his life.

Secondly, no wrestler would EVER EVER immediately go back on their retirement promise to make money from another billionaire. At least AJ’s kids actually seem to like him and he’s still on marriage number 1.

Thirdly, he heard the chants over in Jacksonville-land, NO SIR.
 
The Vision are having 2003 Evolution luck with injuries

Brock having an open challenge for his mania opponent is lame. Maybe as lame as when they had a battle royal to see who would face Taker.
 
the open challenge is clearly “we don’t have plans and everything keeps going wrong so we’re just gonna leave this spot open and see whose left and Brock doesn’t have to pretend to have a reason to be there”
 
SMFH... I've known for ages that that turn was coming. Anyone who's watched more than one episode of NXT in the last six months knew that turn was coming... And, somehow, I hated it even more than I thought I would.

Not only that, but it managed to make both of them look dumb: Sol because of the usual stereotypical dumb, trusting babyface trope, ignoring all of the signs that her partner was going to turn on her. And Zaria because the smart move would have been for her to let Sol beat Jacy, get Fatal Influence out of the way, and then turn on her, so that she only has to go through Sol to win the championship.

But I'm mostly mad because I didn't want to see it happen at all. They didn't have to have ZaRuca turn on each other: they could have just split them up. I would prefer to live on the version of earth where they moved Sol Ruca up to the main roster (she's been ready for months) and left Zaria in NXT and let her crash out and turn heel because she blames Ava Robert Stone for splitting them up.
 
As expected by everyone, AJ Styles has signed a new deal with WWE with a focus on talent development.
 
It was a nice dream but AJ belongs with WWE, he fits there. We joke but I wouldn't be shocked if the "FUCK ICE" chants in AEW did bother him.
 
I just don't think he fits modern AEW. A few years ago he's perfect but now he isn't needed.
 
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