# 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:** 386
**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:** [October 9, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7703 "2018-10-09T23:31:52Z")
His [wiki page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Styles) says he sells digital advertising. Their most used line is “Want fries with that?” Also, he’s retired from wrestling, because… > [@](#): > > On November 12, Styles took part in Evolve’s Evolve 72 event. Before the main event of the show, Styles made a joke involving Donald Trump and announcer Joanna Rose, stating Trump “would like to grab her by the…” but never said the word. Evolve’s booker Gabe Sapolsky immediately apologized for the comment, before announcing that Evolve had terminated Styles. Two days later, Beyond Wrestling and Chikara also announced they were severing ties with Styles. After that incident, Styles retired from pro wrestling. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7704 "2018-10-10T07:23:42Z")
So, the WWE World Cup at Crown Jewel is an 8-man tournament - and our entrants so far are John Cena, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, and Randy Orton. Seeing as Randy is the youngest of them at 38, I’m gonna guess the rest are also gonna be old-timers the Saudis are paying out the ass for. Rey Mysterio Jr. and Batista are scheduled to make appearances next week, so I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they’re in too. That leaves two more spots for legends. Whose dusty old corpse is Vince going to drag out to assuage his patron? ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7705 "2018-10-10T13:04:17Z")
\*\*\*You know the saudis wanna see hulkamania brother! What you gonna do when the hulkster goes jihad all over you???\*\*\* ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7706 "2018-10-10T17:32:49Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > \*\*\*You know the saudis wanna see hulkamania brother! > > What you gonna do when the hulkster goes jihad all over you???\*\*\* You know…you probably aren’t wrong. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7707 "2018-10-10T17:47:00Z")
Another possibility is SCSA, but the alcohol-adverse Saudis wouldn’t want him want him doing the beer fountain. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7708 "2018-10-11T13:08:01Z")
My future ex-wife Nikki Cross owns NXT. She stole the show from Ciampa and Dream. I hope she never gets called up, but she deserves main event money. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7709 "2018-10-11T14:03:16Z")
Well I’ll be damned. [Reklusa](https://www.f4wonline.com/sites/www.f4wonline.com/files/field/image/lureklusa.jpg) from Lucha Underground was [Laurel Van Ness](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSprBDeQ-7Yicw0qiNa0E7QUPKpYREcHW8d3oADW0P1EtRIvjln) in Impact. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7710 "2018-10-11T20:41:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Well I’ll be damned. > > [Reklusa](https://www.f4wonline.com/sites/www.f4wonline.com/files/field/image/lureklusa.jpg) from Lucha Underground was [Laurel Van Ness](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSprBDeQ-7Yicw0qiNa0E7QUPKpYREcHW8d3oADW0P1EtRIvjln) in Impact. Hot Mess Van Ness! Wrestling barefoot and in a wedding dress. That was a sight to behold ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7711 "2018-10-12T07:42:12Z")
Crown Jewel is starting to look questionable. They’ve moved the show from the original 68,000-seat arena to one that only seats 25,000, and on top of that, tickets haven’t even gone on sale yet. Then there’s the whole problem that the guy who’s paying for the show to happen probably _put a hit on a Washington Post reporter_ and all. WWE is kind of backed into a corner right now, and it’s going to be interesting to see how the next few weeks play out. In happier news - NXT UK debuts on Wednesday! It’s going to be running in the afternoon here so that it can air in prime time in Britain. I’ve loved the UK tournaments so far and I’m looking forward to seeing more World of Sport-style wrestling in the future. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7712 "2018-10-12T13:22:19Z")
Not to give Vince any ideas, but I think it’d be cool to have the NXT UK performers dress like [Charles Dickins characters](https://images.justwatch.com/backdrop/11458166/s1440/oliver-twist). ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7713 "2018-10-12T16:26:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Crown Jewel is starting to look questionable. They’ve moved the show from the original 68,000-seat arena to one that only seats 25,000, and on top of that, tickets haven’t even gone on sale yet. Then there’s the whole problem that the guy who’s paying for the show to happen probably _put a hit on a Washington Post reporter_ and all. > > WWE is kind of backed into a corner right now, and it’s going to be interesting to see how the next few weeks play out. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The U.S. shouldn’t be doing business with Saudi Arabia. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7714 "2018-10-12T22:39:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Crown Jewel is starting to look questionable. They’ve moved the show from the original 68,000-seat arena to one that only seats 25,000, and on top of that, tickets haven’t even gone on sale yet. Then there’s the whole problem that the guy who’s paying for the show to happen probably _put a hit on a Washington Post reporter_ and all. They can explain the first one away the way they explained a pretty much identical situation for WrestleMania VII (moving it from the L.A. Coliseum to the L.A. Sports Arena, IIRC); “security purposes.” As for the WP reporter, the last time I looked, the Post was left-leaning, and Vince’s wife was still working for President Trump. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7715 "2018-10-12T23:52:20Z")
There’s already bipartisan support in Congress for sanctions against SA. Vince’s personal affinity for Trump isn’t going to soften the blow of Michael Cole breathlessly spouting Saudi propaganda while this is going on. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7716 "2018-10-13T00:10:29Z")
It’s weird to see WWE involved in international politics. It was skimming the surface before: Trump is in WWE Hall of Fame, Linda is part of Trump’s Cabinet, and she ran for Senate once. Jesse Ventura came back as a referee for a match while he was governor of Minnesota, and now Kane is a mayor. Saudi Arabia and China have always had huge heat for their oppressive histories, but they are such potentially huge cash cows, so money talks and bullshit walks. It was only a matter of time for WWE to be attracted to this nuclear heatspot. It’s all about the angles. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7717 "2018-10-13T04:10:55Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > It’s weird to see WWE involved in international politics. As someone on the wrestling board I post on said, “Wouldn’t it beat all if World War III started because of a WWE house show?” ---
**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:** [October 14, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7718 "2018-10-14T17:25:40Z")
[Looks like Crown Jewel is cancelled, or at least being relocated.](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2018/10/wwe-crown-jewel-no-longer-on-wwecom-calendar-646739/) ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7719 "2018-10-15T04:05:37Z")
Just got back from Bound for Glory. Pretty good show, BUT (1) we bought floor seats, but got moved to GA in the balcony because the final configuration didn’t have enough rows. We would have been row 6, but there were only 4. And (2) Austin Aries is a dick. He sucked a lot of air out of the crowd after the finish. They definitely needed a bigger venue for the PPV. They’ll be doing TV in the same place for the next 2 days, so that probably has a lot to do with the choice of venue. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7720 "2018-10-15T06:58:44Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Just got back from Bound for Glory. Pretty good show, BUT (1) we bought floor seats, but got moved to GA in the balcony because the final configuration didn’t have enough rows. We would have been row 6, but there were only 4. And (2) Austin Aries is a dick. He sucked a lot of air out of the crowd after the finish. Having met Austin Aries this past April, I’d say that he isn’t a dick, he’s just really good at _playing_ one. 😃 Which I guess means he’s good at his job - a good heel makes you really _want_ to hate them, as opposed to hating them because you’re being told you hate them. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7721 "2018-10-15T11:15:59Z")
I’ve met Aries too, but he does have a locker room reputation. And what he did wasn’t a heel move, it was a dick move. A heel will sell the finish. He popped right up and started giving what appeared to be the announcers shit. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/7722 "2018-10-15T13:57:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Having met Austin Aries this past April, I’d say that he isn’t a dick, he’s just really good at _playing_ one. 😃 > > Which I guess means he’s good at his job - a good heel makes you really _want_ to hate them, as opposed to hating them because you’re being told you hate them. Based on reputation and what I’ve heard, he absolutely most definitely is a dick. That being said, I’m not entirely sure what happened wasn’t a work…but it gets people talking about Impact so, you know, who knows? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124.md?page=385) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124.md?page=387)