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Where we can talk about Austin Aries’ package.
That’s right, it’s the new WrestleTalk News segment that’s sweeping YouTube - Out
of Context Wrestling Commentary.
Because wrestling commentators say a lot of stuff, and sometimes that stuff sounds kinky.
Like this:
“Big man Gallows against Big Man Cesaro.
He practices the art of Beefy Karate.
Karate for big men.
Big and tall.”]
Thank you to Anguis Nox for sending that clip in of the New Day SmackDown commentary from
August 31st this year.
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on our Discord server to get your own shout out!.
Even with all the context in the world, though, our next story is still very disturbing.
MCMAHON’S FASCINATION WITH INCEST STORYLINES SEGUE!
Of all the terrible ideas that make it to TV in WWE - like Triple H simulating sex with
a corpse, or TRYING TO MAKE BECKY LYNCH A HEEL!
- there are many, more terrible ideas that don’t get used.
Arguably the most famous of these is Vince McMahon pitching an incest storyline between
his children Shane and Stephanie McMahon back in the 00s, to explain Stephanie’s then
real-life pregnancy.
Thankfully, producer Bruce Prichard eventually managed to get Vince to drop the idea after
“an entire Sunday, an entire day of my life that I will never get back” of creative
talks over the storyline.
The Opie Radio podcast have now brought up the scrapped plans with their recent guest
Shane McMahon himself, who noted he’d never heard about the idea, but joked:
“Well, my sister's hot.
I don't know if I would've really minded that."
Move aside, Batista!
Triple H has got a new WrestleMania program!
After taking several months off following April’s Greatest Royal Rumble, Commissioner
Shane made his return to SmackDown on Tuesday’s 1,000th episode.
Unlike many of the other nostalgic one-night-only cameos, though, PWInsider claims this was
Shane’s full return to TV - where he’ll “be worked into company storylines and will
be appearing on Smackdown in the weeks to come.”
And that’s not the only big change coming to SmackDown...
The latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that as part of SmackDown’s move
to FOX in 2019, the network will be positioning the blue brand in their “sports block”
of programming from Thursday to Sunday.
This will mean SmackDown will be scheduled alongside slightly more legitimate competitive
sports - and, as a result, the FOX network “wants the Smackdown show to be less comedy
and more in a sports direction.”
Cancel that Dance Breaks, folks.
While Vince is said to be more into “comedy presentation”, FOX have paid a staggering
$1 billion over five years for the show.
And as we’ve seen with the big money Saudi Arabia deal affecting WWE creative with the
returns of Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar and the World Cup To Determine the Best In The
World format, McMahon listens to MONEY!
Maybe too much.
Amidst the growing controversy around Saudi Arabia, we asked you yesterday whether WWE
should break ties with the country ahead of their upcoming Crown Jewel show.
65% thought they should, while 35% of you reckons they should go ahead.
What are the most intriguing wrestling posts of the week?
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