WWE til SummerFest

Steph/Ronda is fun/cool but not in the least believable. Ronda/Mayweather sells that stadium out by themselves.

Could also go in the "Stuff That Doesn't Suck thread.




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She is his biggest draw. If she wanted to go do a wrestling match at Mania, nothing would stop her.

Yeah he usually back tracks on certain things. He said women would never fight in the UFC & look at where we're at? From a business standpoint though, if I was Dana, I wouldn't want her to wrestle & get hurt. Granted UFC fighters have injuries all the time, but if Ronda were to get hurt (WM31 involvement was a very controlled interaction), it'd be bad for UFC.

You're right though, it all comes down to money.

A lot of investors are asking the question today after BTIG’s Brandon Ross circulated a report noting that the Dutch media tycoon’s investment vehicle, Talpa Beheer, recently bought 6% of World Wrestling Entertainment. John de Mol proved his eye for hit TV when he developed shows including Big Brother, Fear Factor, and The Voice.

The report contributed to an 8.8% jump in WWE’s stock price today — and helped it to touch a 52-week high of $22.05. The company’s shares are up 32% over the last five trading days, especially following its better-than-expected Q2 earnings report.

“Perhaps de Mol just saw the same risk/reward in WWE shares that we do,” says Ross. But “his expertise and interests lead us to other questions” about a possible alliance.

In March, de Mol sold his Netherlands-based production company Talpa Media B.V to UK’s ITV for $530 million. That could rise to $1.17 billion if he stays on board for eight years and Talpa hits its profit growth targets.

Adding to the intrigue: John Malone’s Liberty Global just increased its ownership stake in ITV to 9.9% from 6.4%. That has contributed to speculation that Malone might try to buy ITV.

WWE seems to be right in de Mol’s wheelhouse. He’s “interested in content that travels globally,” Ross says. “All of the format television he has created has been meant to work on a worldwide basis.” WWE generates more than 20% of its revenue outside the U.S. and its WWE Network online service “is growing faster internationally than in the U.S.”

The disclosures come as Wall Street takes a fresh look at WWE. Many have been skeptical about the company’s prospects, fearing that its $9.99 a month streaming service — which offers its most popular events — would cannibalize the company’s lucrative TV and pay per view businesses.

But investors were pleasantly surprised last week when WWE reported that it ended Q2 with 1.16 million global subscribers and predicted a rise to “approximately 1.2 million” subs at the end of Q3.

That was “meaningfully better than we expected, shuttering some of our previous concerns over near term subscriber momentum,” Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey said.

Bears thought WWE Network would see mass defections from the 1.3 million subs it had for the annual WrestleMania event, on March 29. Fans who didn’t have the online service had to pay about $70 to watch it on pay-per-view.


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- We reported back in May that Vince McMahon did not make the annual Forbes list of billionaires. However, Forbes’ profile on Vince currently has his net worth at $1.21 billion, as of today August 5th. The profile also notes that Vince did “dropoff” this year’s Billionaire List.

The WWE just made a XXX-sized oops ... by naming a group of their Divas after a hardcore porn series -- which likely directed their fans toward the wrong kind of pile drivers.
During "Monday Night Raw," WWE unveiled Submission Sorority -- the new official team name for sexy Divas ... Paige, Becky, and Charlotte. Sure, it's a badass name ... but an Internet search for the team points you to tons of links for a porn series called HazeHer, produced by BangBros.
Social media went nuts after 'Raw' -- some people thought it was hilarious, but others were pissed kids could be exposed to porn.
BangBros traffic analyst Delilah Mcginnis says their web traffic shot up 56% overnight, and they saw a 35% rise in subscriptions.
Not shockingly, we're told the porn co. plans to send Vince McMahon a 'thank you' gift basket -- God only knows what will be in it.


Read more: www.tmz.com/2015/08/06/wwe-divas-name-submission-sorority-porn-series-hazeher/#ixzz3i1DXn4v2

So that saves her from being "Future Endeavored" for a while now.

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the rumored big push for Lana may be over before it started. The site reports that the people at the top are looking to change direction to Eva Marie. Eva has been working hard in training, and they will continue with the Total Divas angle, where the others mock her for being bad, but she works hard to become a superstar.

Looking at ProFightDB, Rosa has won a total of 6 matches (5 handicap/multi Diva tags and 1 DQ win over Layla) on the main roster. It's not like WWE are keeping her because she's the only Latina Diva on the roster, The Bellas are too, so that dumb theory goes out the window. Honestly, Michael Hayes seems like the only logical reason.

As for the Lana stuff, I don't buy it about Eva. I wouldn't be surprised if Vince has fallen out of love with Lana though. The guy they pair her with immediately goes & books a movie, so all she's been able to do is walk down the aisle & smack Summer. The anti-violence against women pretty much forces Rusev to sit there & watch (yes that's awesome, but still). Until Lana is able to actually wrestle or do something different than she's doing, I don't see her getting much farther. That said, she's the best looking woman they have on the roster, she needs to be on TV more, not involved in a silly feud like this one.

Eva Marie has had 1 match on NXT. She's training, that's great, but if they're saying Eva will become top diva, especially after Sasha, Becky & Charlotte have gotten the call up, she'll get shit on even more than before.

Yeah Kane is in the same movie, that's why they've been written off TV.

They need to do something with her. As much as I enjoy her walking out being all hot, she needs to do more. Should never have broken them up in the first place. Should've put the IC belt on Rusev after he got crushed (pun intended) by Cena in their feud.

I'm trying to figure out if there's a Total Divas cast member, historic or current, I'd rather not see procreate.  The entire time talking about the kid sounds like a girl talking about a doll on Christmas.  I hope for the best, but I see Rosa and daughter on a child pageant show soon.  



- WWE’s website has a new interview with Rosa Mendes, who announces that she’s pregnant with her first child. She is due to give birth in February 2016 and is naming her daughter Jordan Elizabeth Schubenski, because her mom’s middle name is Elizabeth and she’s always liked the name Jordan for a girl.



Rosa commented on what this means for her WWE future:



“This baby has really motivated me and inspired me. I look at powerful moms like Stephanie McMahon. She’s a mother of three and she does it all, and her kids are bright and intelligent. So, this has truly motivated me. And, I look at my accomplishments — I’m a WWE Diva, I’m an entrepreneur and now I’m going to have the most important job in the world, being a mother and giving this baby an amazing life.”



She also offered these comments:



“I’d like to thank WWE’s executive offices, the talent relations staff, the medical team and everyone that has supported me throughout this. I’m just really excited about this news. I’m really, really happy and I hope everybody’s just as happy as I am. I can’t wait to just keep everyone updated, post pictures and have everyone follow me on this little journey that I have for the next nine months.”







Read more: www.pwmania.com/rosa-mendes-announces-her-first-pregnancy-comments-on-her-wwe-future#ixzz3i4QTal6S

The WWE fixed its colossal XXX mistake ... by dropping its Divas team name after it accidentally pointed fans toward tons of Internet porn.
According to the WWE, it changed Paige, Charlotte and Becky's Submission Sorority because its TV programming is PG -- and they didn't know the name had porn ties.
As we reported ... the search results for Submission Sorority turned up thousands of porn results.
During Thursday night’s episode of "SmackDown" the Diva team name was quietly changed to PCB on parts of WWE's website. Charlotte even started hashtagging with it.
#ItsOfficial


Read more: www.tmz.com/2015/08/07/wwe-submission-sorority-change-name-porn-paige-charlotte-becky/#ixzz3i9sF5v8z

I don't know what's worse. That match or the names they've been giving the Divas groups.