# Any WWE fans in the audience? (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** boxing-wrestling-mma\ **Created:** [June 5, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124 "2014-06-05T15:34:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 283
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5643 "2017-03-02T03:52:46Z")
> [@dzeiger](#): > > Honestly, it might be better if Impact just started this week with a complete clean restart. I would prefer not to see Jarrett as a regular authority figure or anything, but just having him come out with “New owners, new administration, titles all reset, we’re no longer using the TNA name” may be better than trying to explain in storyline why the Hardys went away, why Jade is no longer feuding with Rosemary, where Maria went, etc. Apparently, Dutch Mantell (Zeb Colter) and Bruce Prichard (Brother Love) have been rehired to run the booking team. It’s possible that without Dixie’s ego, Russo’s stupidity, and Jim Cornette’s old-fashioned-ness combining to form a perfect storm of crap, that they just might be able to get something done. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5644 "2017-03-02T04:48:03Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > From what I’ve gathered, most of the reason for the cuts is the insane contracts Dixie was giving out to the wrestlers. Mike, for example, was making 250 a year for, what, a week’s worth of work a month? I can’t imagine what the Hardys were being paid… > > I think this is going to basically be like a sports team (NFL, MLB…pick your poison) that was run into the ground by a previous owner, and the new owner is basically saying “look, we are going to suck for a couple years, but this has to happen”. > > Cutting out all the old contracts, releasing the veterans and (eventually I’m guessing) bringing in young, cheap no-name free agents that they hope pan out to something in the long run. I don’t know what TNAs scouting department is like, but here’s to hoping they’re closer to the Patriots and not the Redskins… > > I went from “Can’t wait for the tapings this weekend!” to “Screw the tapings this weekend” and now I’m inching closer to “shit, just out of curiosity…” So I don’t exactly know what I’m doing this weekend. > > What should I do on Saturday: Go to Universal to see whatever this weird-ass TNA is? Or go to Seaworld for a Styx concert? Oh, to be sure, Dixie got to a point where she was constantly having to bring in new investors just to fund a round of taping, they had to do a lot of cutbacks. Still, reports are that the new contracts are paid per day instead of per show–previously if they filmed three days of episodes in one day they’d get paid for three episodes, now they’ll only get paid for one. Plus I’ve heard they’re also asking for 10% of the money for any indy bookings the talent takes while under Impact contract. Wouldn’t Saturday be the third day of taping? I thought they were taping Thursday starting with Thursday night’s episode. If so, we should know by tomorrow night what the landscape will look like. Matt Morgan apparently tweeted this week that he’ll be back to weekly wrestling shows very soon, so I assume he’ll be there. Magnus spent time with GFW, so he might show up (assuming being married to Mickie James doesn’t prevent him from locking into a contract due to NXT hopes) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5645 "2017-03-02T13:50:56Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > What should I do on Saturday: Go to Universal to see whatever this weird-ass TNA is? Or go to Seaworld for a Styx concert? You’re our Orlando resident and on-the-spot reporter for all things Impact and NXT. You even keep us abreast of what rides Izzy takes at Universal. 🙂 Half of Styx is dead and you can turn on any classic rock station and hear Come Sail Away. Do what’s best for us and report the progress of the TNA trainwreck! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5646 "2017-03-02T14:26:52Z")
Besides, half of the Styx song catalog is just moaning about how horrible and depressing life is and how our future is totally fucked because of technology. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5647 "2017-03-02T15:13:56Z")
Besides[sup]2[/sup], isn’t it more like a Styx tribute band featuring maybe one original member at this point? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5648 "2017-03-02T16:22:13Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Besides[sup]2[/sup], isn’t it more like a Styx tribute band featuring maybe one original member at this point? I don’t know actually. Because they’re just billed as “Styx” at Seaworld. Ironically enough, because of the Flower and Garden Show is also happening right now at Disney, in a month or two or whatever there’s a concert of “Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx”. So I don’t know who’s more Styx-y, Styx or DDeY and the Music of. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5649 "2017-03-02T16:58:44Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I don’t know actually. Because they’re just billed as “Styx” at Seaworld. > > Ironically enough, because of the Flower and Garden Show is also happening right now at Disney, in a month or two or whatever there’s a concert of “Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx”. So I don’t know who’s more Styx-y, Styx or DDeY and the Music of. Guess DDeY didn’t get the rights to use the name, but can use the music. Maybe you get the drummer. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5650 "2017-03-02T17:44:29Z")
It would probably include Den DeY’s solo material when he went all adult contemporary and provided background music for dentist offices everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5651 "2017-03-02T20:51:42Z")
Minor correction to my post above: Impact is apparently taping today, but not for tonight’s episode, tonight is the last one from the previous set of tapings, so at least a couple of storylines for departing people could be resolved. But still, there should end up being some spoilers out there before the weekend if you want to see just how train-wrecky it will be before deciding between Impact and kind-of-Styx this weekend (or not-quite-Styx at Epcot’s Land of Perpetual Festivals later on) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5652 "2017-03-02T23:23:21Z")
I believe Tommy Shaw and James Young are still touring with Styx, along with Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan and whomever they have for a drummer (John Panozzo died years ago). Chuck Panozzo might sometimes accompany them as bassist, but Dennis DeYoung is definitely not with the group. Anyway, they’re halfway decent, but Styx isn’t quite the same without Dennis. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5653 "2017-03-03T01:56:26Z")
Didn’t see this coming. ADR (yes THAT one) beats Lashley for the TNA championship. Screw Styx…I gotta see this BS on Saturday ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5654 "2017-03-03T02:07:12Z")
The Broken Hardys are tearing it up tonight. Jeff is mindmelding with Obsolete Mules named after famous artists, and the llama is a double pun: Dali llama. There’s method to their madness. Oo hoo, they just took a dig at ECW - At least the 7 Deities didn’t land us in a bingo hall! I hope wherever they wind up they get total creative control. What drugs do they do to keep up this level of insanity? Josh Matthews took a bump, and now he’s talking like he’s a legend. Wants to show he’s more than a Tony Schivonne clone. He’s been showing more of a personality lately. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5655 "2017-03-03T13:06:58Z")
[Jack Swagger](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2695696-jack-swagger-requests-release-from-wwe)asked for his release from WWE. His new motto is “I, the person.” ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5656 "2017-03-03T13:41:54Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > The Broken Hardys are tearing it up tonight. Jeff is mindmelding with Obsolete Mules named after famous artists, and the llama is a double pun: Dali llama. There’s method to their madness. Oo hoo, they just took a dig at ECW - At least the 7 Deities didn’t land us in a bingo hall! I hope wherever they wind up they get total creative control. What drugs do they do to keep up this level of insanity? > > Josh Matthews took a bump, and now he’s talking like he’s a legend. Wants to show he’s more than a Tony Schivonne clone. He’s been showing more of a personality lately. Did you not see last week’s segment when Matt consulted with George Washington? Who is a giraffe? I don’t have kids, and I don’t have much experience with them, but between his segments on the show and the things Reby puts on Instagram…King Maxel is the cutest, most well behaved kid of his age I have ever seen. Her instagram is…to quote them…WONDAFUAAAALLLLL YEEESSSSS. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5657 "2017-03-03T16:09:48Z")
When Maxel grows up and becomes a wrestler, his biggest promo will be how he’s so awesome, he won his first match when he was only 1 year old. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5658 "2017-03-04T17:36:55Z")
[Seth Rollins](https://youtu.be/NgUWNbrGRZ0) is featured in My Child is a WWE Superstar. Nothing scandalous. His mom runs his wrestling school as far as administration stuff goes. Even when he was 5 he had abs. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5659 "2017-03-04T21:53:55Z")
I’m watching What Culture Wrestling videos on YouTube, and they’re fucking hilarious. Two of the narrators are really cheekish Brits who are masters of the slow burn. This is their best one IMHO, The [10 Best Wrestling Insults](https://youtu.be/80vZvVhBA7s). ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5660 "2017-03-05T14:32:15Z")
Ooooohahahahahaha… yeeeeesssss… [Deletion has won the Honor of Rings from the Bucks that are Young!](http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2017/0305/623807/the-hardys-say-they-have-signed-with/) The seven deities have willed they not go to the land of Meek Ma Hon. The Honor of Rings says, “We just lost a good quarter of our talent to them. Of course we’ll give you full creative control!” ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5661 "2017-03-05T21:36:34Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Ooooohahahahahaha… yeeeeesssss… [Deletion has won the Honor of Rings from the Bucks that are Young!](http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2017/0305/623807/the-hardys-say-they-have-signed-with/) > > The seven deities have willed they not go to the land of Meek Ma Hon. The Honor of Rings says, “We just lost a good quarter of our talent to them. Of course we’ll give you full creative control!” The key to this article is “reportedly through Supercard of Honor”. SoH is here in Lakeland the day before mania where the Hardys and the Bucks were always supposed to wrestle for the belts. I’d say this doesn’t mean anything. Hardys could (prolly will) lose at SoH (I’ll let ya’ll know, we’re going) give up the belts and go to WWE the next day. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/5662 "2017-03-06T03:47:25Z")
Who else was waiting for Sasha to turn on Bailey? Still dreading KO losing to BG. Given the time, probably will be a short match. Might save that match for tomorrow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124.md?page=282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124.md?page=284)