2023-24 Contract Season: Odyssey Jones removed from WWE TV/online roster over domestic abuse allegations; Gisele Shaw granted release from TNA

[Art Barr]

It would be a much better look than Finley as the leader. And Dolph as BC leader could revitalize his career.

No.

Oh hell no.

Njpw been on bullshyt.
Ever since Cody was in bullet club but never should have been. To this awful incarnation. That has extended in low quality to the belt to the roster.

Hopefully tana in control can make njpw cool again. As njpw been bullshyt to watch ever since. It took forever for omega to get the title off Okada.
Real talk.
After aj bullet club has not been bullet club outside of Jay white.
Njpw has not been worth watching for a while now and David Finley and ziggler. With that new redesigned dollar store title knock off of the gorgoeus ic title. They let weak ass naitp destroy. Need to gon that fukk on.

Bring back the old fukk'n belts.

First off.

Then get rid of this weak ass bullet club too.

Get some actual cool American or euro wrasslers. Njpw is on bullshyt when the American grappler they pick are trash.

Njpw been trash for a minute now.
Especially the belts. Change the belts back first tana.

Then you can get rid of ziggler and Finley. That is where you can start.



Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

Gahdamn that belt looks gay af

Looks like a womans belt smh

Bubba dub : That shyt trash!




Art Barr

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

That’s gonna be a lot of those folks once WWE releases them. Folks like that need to listen to Cardona and speak to Cody and McIntyre. So far Ali, GYV, and Mansoor and Mace have done brilliantly since getting released and hitting the ground running.

I can see a lot of ex-WWE talent that have never done anything outside of WWE not wanting to stay in the industry.

AEW isn’t going to sign anyone, Impact doesn’t pay shyt until they show otherwise, and going over to New Japan or Stardom is going to be a non-starter for many.

So it’s grind away on the indies and that can be a tough thing to learn after being in nothing but the WWE sphere your entire wrestling career.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

I can see a lot of ex-WWE talent that have never done anything outside of WWE not wanting to stay in the industry.

AEW isn’t going to sign anyone, Impact doesn’t pay shyt until they show otherwise, and going over to New Japan or Stardom is going to be a non-starter for many.

So it’s grind away on the indies and that can be a tough thing to learn after being in nothing but the WWE sphere your entire wrestling career.

Usually people who were in the indies or second generation stay in the industry but yeah otherwise they quit the industry.

 

[Jmare007]

I can only imagine the heat that locker room would have if Paul brought her back with a big contract after she walked out less than a year ago. Crazy af

As long as Endeavor pays them well, the locker room is not gonna give a fukk what someone else is making. There would only be heat if no other wrestlers weren't getting similar deals, but supposedly the people that are being offered extensions are getting big pay raises.

We also gotta take into account that WWE is still going through a remarkable positive period in terms of business and they still in the honey moon period of new creative being injected with Vince gone, so morale is already high.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Still nobody knows what Sasha is doing? Sheets are down bad lmaoo..

 

[Flex Luger]

[SECOND UPDATE] MERCEDES MONE AND TRINITY UPDATES​

By Mike Johnson on 2024-01-05 12:02:00
In regard to emails we've received regarding Trinity and Mercedes Mone:

WWE sources have confirmed Trinity is expected to return to the company when she is done with TNA/Impact Wrestling commitments. One source believed she could be back as soon as the end of January. Fightful.com first reported there was an expectation of her return to WWE. I believe she is booked for TNA's Hard to Kill PPV and at least two TV tapings this month.


12:49 PM EST Update: Since the initial post, an AEW source reached out to say the company has absolutely been in contact with Mone and said "if you don't think we are in the hunt, you are crazy."

In regard to Mercedes Mone, the last we have heard (which was around Christmas week right before I got sick) was that communications have opened between WWE and the former Sasha Banks about a potential return. Varnado, who has been out of action since breaking her ankle working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, walked out of WWE in 2022. She debuted for NJPW at Wrestle Kingdom 2023 and made appearances for STARDOM and NJPW. There had been at least loose plans for Varnado to work for AEW at the 2023 Forbidden Door PPV but her broken ankle prevented that. She was shown sitting in the crowd at All In 2023 this past summer in London, teasing a potential debut but has not been mentioned since. WWE sources noted that several factors, including change in ownership and the Paul Levesque creative regime firmly in place, set the stage for the two sides to reset their relationship and for Varnado to potentially return. We are told the company would absolutely love to have her back and have made that clear - and that at least early discussions between the sides have happened.

One WWE source felt confident about her eventual return as Sasha Banks, but cautioned that until a deal is signed, nothing is ever official. Before anyone asks, we have not heard anything since in regard to her in AEW or New Japan, but one would think that AEW would want to swoop in and make a big offer to add some "oomph" to their first 2024 quarter.

Looks like we’re about to have a source off

 

[OneDeep]

There’s only two people who know what Mercedes is doing

Herself & Her Husband

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Also Sasha and Naomi are good friends in real life with everyone from Bayley to nattie to Bianca to Kairi..

Who would get mad?

 

[NoMorePie]

There’s only two people who know what Mercedes is doing

Herself & Her Husband

That's why I'm not entertaining anything from her anymore. She'll show up when she shows up

 

[Flex Luger]

There’s only two people who know what Mercedes is doing

Herself & Her Husband

Sources say she could sign or she won’t. Now pay me $11.99

 

[Killah Ray]

Bruh this Mercedes shyt is getting hilarious….for some reason I think she winds up back in the E, but seeing all these wrestling “journalists” not having a fukking clue is entertaining as hell…

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

[SECOND UPDATE] MERCEDES MONE AND TRINITY UPDATES​

By Mike Johnson on 2024-01-05 12:02:00
In regard to emails we've received regarding Trinity and Mercedes Mone:

WWE sources have confirmed Trinity is expected to return to the company when she is done with TNA/Impact Wrestling commitments. One source believed she could be back as soon as the end of January. Fightful.com first reported there was an expectation of her return to WWE. I believe she is booked for TNA's Hard to Kill PPV and at least two TV tapings this month.


12:49 PM EST Update: Since the initial post, an AEW source reached out to say the company has absolutely been in contact with Mone and said "if you don't think we are in the hunt, you are crazy."

In regard to Mercedes Mone, the last we have heard (which was around Christmas week right before I got sick) was that communications have opened between WWE and the former Sasha Banks about a potential return. Varnado, who has been out of action since breaking her ankle working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, walked out of WWE in 2022. She debuted for NJPW at Wrestle Kingdom 2023 and made appearances for STARDOM and NJPW. There had been at least loose plans for Varnado to work for AEW at the 2023 Forbidden Door PPV but her broken ankle prevented that. She was shown sitting in the crowd at All In 2023 this past summer in London, teasing a potential debut but has not been mentioned since. WWE sources noted that several factors, including change in ownership and the Paul Levesque creative regime firmly in place, set the stage for the two sides to reset their relationship and for Varnado to potentially return. We are told the company would absolutely love to have her back and have made that clear - and that at least early discussions between the sides have happened.

One WWE source felt confident about her eventual return as Sasha Banks, but cautioned that until a deal is signed, nothing is ever official. Before anyone asks, we have not heard anything since in regard to her in AEW or New Japan, but one would think that AEW would want to swoop in and make a big offer to add some "oomph" to their first 2024 quarter.

Looks like we’re about to have a source off

Fightful’s report about WWE talks being done came after Christmas. PWI living in the stone ages with Mercedes news at this point. Trying to pass off two-week old information as current. Get you bums

 

[Reality Check]

As long as Endeavor pays them well, the locker room is not gonna give a fukk what someone else is making. There would only be heat if no other wrestlers weren't getting similar deals, but supposedly the people that are being offered extensions are getting big pay raises.

Might be a different topic all together, but I'm curious how UFC fighters are feeling about Endeavor signing off on WWE stars getting guaranteed contracts while they have to scrap by.

 

[Flex Luger]

Fightful’s report about WWE talks being done came after Christmas. PWI living in the stone ages with Mercedes news at this point. Trying to pass off two-week old information as current. Get you bums

Fightful, WON, and PWI are all bums

All these dudes are just guessing when it comes to Mercedes at this point