The OS WWE 'Dirt' Thread

[ExtremeGamer]

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Who cares?

Has anyone actually called it World Wrestling Entertainment...ever? I mean, every time I mention it, it's WWE. Every time I hear it mentioned, it's WWE.

[rangerrick012]

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Taker and HHH both got fined b/c of the chairshot to the head during their match.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...stlemania.html

[DonkeyJote]

I can see why they fined them. While it was a pretty safe for a head shot because Taker used those padded gloves to block it, but these guys are the locker room leaders and they set the example, and they don't want people swinging chairs to the head.

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[Chrisksaint]

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Yeah I doubt either of them really care when you think of the stuff they used to do and just wanted to put on a good match

[Marino]

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I can see why they fined them. While it was a pretty safe for a head shot because Taker used those padded gloves to block it, but these guys are the locker room leaders and they set the example, and they don't want people swinging chairs to the head.

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He didn't block it though. It was a straight chair to the headshot (BOOM! HEADSHOT) type hit.

[ChaseB]

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He didn't block it though. It was a straight chair to the headshot (BOOM! HEADSHOT) type hit.

Ha yeah there was no blocking it. Just a straight shot to the dome.

The E hasn't seemed to mind the ones where they get their hands up.

[goh]

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How unfortunate...

Dave Meltzer is reporting that there is backstage heat on both Melina and John Morrison right now. Both felt that Trish took Melina’s spot at Wrestlemania and have been giving her the cold shoulder since her return. Morrison even turned down various ideas she had for the angle as well as matches.

http://www.gerweck.net/2011/04/06/backstage-heat-on-melina-and-morrison/

[DJ]

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How unfortunate...



http://www.gerweck.net/2011/04/06/ba...-and-morrison/

How did Trish take Melina's spot? Melina turned heel months ago, so why would she be paired up with Morrison and Snooki?

Now, if she were actually back with Morrison on TV, it would make sense. Melina's a lost cause at this point and Morrison is going to pay the price if he keeps defending his girlfriend.

[55]

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I actually read that Kelly Kelly was originally supposed to team with Morrison and that piece of trash until Trish Stratus agreed to do it instead.

[DJ]

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I actually read that Kelly Kelly was originally supposed to team with Morrison and that piece of trash until Trish Stratus agreed to do it instead.

That would've made sense, since Kelly Kelly was fired by Vickie.

[rangerrick012]

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'E should just let Melina go at this point. She bungled a few months ago on twitter when she first turned heel and said it was 'just a show' and people shouldn't really hate her now on Twitter...and if JoMo wants to put his girl ahead of his career then he can follow her down to Dixie as far as I'm concerned.

[Chrisksaint]

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Yeaah it makes more sense to have Kelly Kelly or Trish in that match then Melina, not to mention they are both hotter imo lol

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Who's in charge of issuing fines? Vince?

If so, I wonder how that works since that is his Son in Law? Does Trips even pay the fines?

[Santino]

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'E should just let Melina go at this point. She bungled a few months ago on twitter when she first turned heel and said it was 'just a show' and people shouldn't really hate her now on Twitter...and if JoMo wants to put his girl ahead of his career then he can follow her down to Dixie as far as I'm concerned.

Melina probably will be Morrison's downfall. Allowing her to hook up with his co-workers was bad enough, but endangering his spot and status with a company that obviously has high hopes for him makes him a flat out chump.

[Nature_Boy]

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World Wrestling Entertainment to get a makeover.

The entertainment company has shortened its name to WWE and has plans to expand through acquisitions, create its own cable channel and sell its production expertise.

By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times

April 7, 2011


Vince McMahon is taking the wrestling out of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

No, this isn't an outrageous plot the colorful impresario has cooked up for his wrestlers to act out in front of thousands of screaming fans. McMahon, the chairman and chief executive of WWE, wants to give the company a makeover, starting with the name. From now on WWE will no longer stand for World Wrestling Entertainment. It will just be WWE, plain and simple.

"I think every brand has to re-create itself," he said. "I want everyone to look at us in a vastly different way than they have."

To do that, McMahon plans to go on a spending spree to acquire media assets that could expand WWE's business beyond the ring. In particular, he said, WWE is targeting companies involved in production, live entertainment and branding.

"It is a logical broadening of what we already do," McMahon said in an interview.

Neither McMahon nor Chief Financial Officer George Barrios would say how big of an investment WWE intends to make on acquisitions. The company, which made $53.5 million in 2010 on revenue of $477.7 million and has cash flow of $94 million, has very little debt on its books and about $69.8 million in cash.

"To me, it is anything that is out there," McMahon said, adding, "We can take on a ton of debt."

Besides hunting for acquisitions, WWE is moving ahead with long-talked-about plans to create its own cable network for its vast library of wrestling fare. The company has been meeting with distributors including Verizon and hopes to get a channel launched in 2012.

McMahon also wants to start marketing WWE's expertise in producing live events.

"No one does television production better than we do, it's damn near the Olympics," McMahon said in his customary rasp after an afternoon rehearsing for a taping of one of WWE's shows. "We know more about live event touring than anyone in the United States." The company puts on about 300 shows annually.

The moves come as WWE looks to rebound from a tough end to 2010 that saw attendance at its events and pay-per-view revenue both drop 15% in the fourth quarter. The declines were blamed on the economy, although WWE probably didn't help matters by raising prices at a time when its core audience was feeling the pinch.

While ratings for its shows including "Raw" and "SmackDown" are still strong, WWE is also trying to restock its roaster with A-list talent to replace some key performers who have retired or are phasing out their ring activity including Shawn Michaels, Dave Batista, Chris Jericho, Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway and McMahon's son-in-law Paul "Triple H" Levesque. WWE recently coaxed former star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to come back next year to take on John Cena.

"I think it is very obvious that they need to do something," Hudson Square Research managing director Marla Backer said of the company's plans. "Clearly, their prospects in terms of growth are limited if they stick to their knitting."

Not everyone embraces WWE's desire to move beyond the wrestling mat.

"I think that the most important thing right now is the return of the health of the core business," said Jay Kaplan, portfolio manager for Royce & Associates, which holds about 9% of WWE stock. "One of the market's big concerns is are they losing market share to real fighting," Kaplan added, referring to mixed martial arts and ultimate fighting.

This is not the first time WWE has tried to expand beyond its core. Several years ago it partnered with NBC to launch the XFL, a springtime football league that died after just one season. A restaurant in Times Square also flopped. McMahon said he's learned his lesson from those follies and will stick to the entertainment business.

More recently, WWE embarked on the movie business, financing low-budget genre films that often feature its own talent and quickly wind up on DVD.

None have been smash hits, but the film unit is eking out a small profit. It has made money for the last three years, although last year's take was a mere $400,000. Initially, WWE's movies were more action-oriented, but the company is attempting to broaden its slate to include family fare. It's next release, "That's What I Am," starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in a coming-of-age story about a student and teacher battling prejudice in the 1960s, premieres in theaters April 29.

Some analysts wonder whether WWE wants to grow to position itself for an eventual sale. There are very few independent programmers left, and with its healthy balance sheet WWE might be attractive to one of the bigger media companies. Also, McMahon is 65, and although he's still going strong, there hasn't been a clear heir apparent since his wife, Linda, resigned as chief executive in 2009 to pursue a political career.

At the moment, McMahon, who with his family is controlling shareholder, doesn't sound like a seller.

"We're very independent-minded," he said. "I don't see that happening."