The OTTB Wrestling News thread

[KillaCham]

From the latest Observer:

Matt Hardy, and likely Jeff when he returns, will be doing the broken character, although I believe it will be termed Woken instead of Broken. Anthem has changed its policy regarding intellectual property, some of which is surprising as they stated to Sports Illustrated that “Our new talent agreements all incorporate language that allow talent to continue to use their Impact personas after they leave the company. We are working with our legal team to amend our existing agreements to extend this to all of our current and former talent.” That’s almost unheard of in television. In particular, the agreement with the Hardys is that the Hardys will now retain ownership and all rights to the personas they used in TNA. The story behind it is that the Hardys were able to show financial and contractual digressions which left Anthem in a bad way, and this may be a public saving face for the company of just saying that they are being good guys and will be letting talent keep their gimmicks because of the feeling that it would end up that way based on a precedent that would be set in the Hardys case.

 

[VIBE]

Original plans to have WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defend his title against Finn Balor are no more. Vince McMahon doesn’t seem to think “The Demon King” is over enough for a clash with “The Beast.” The bout was originally slated to take place at January’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV), but now WWE must find a new opponent for Lesnar to take on at the event.

Per a report from Wrestling Observer Newsletter, plans for Lesnar’s Rumble appearance are currently up in the air but there has been talk that he could be working a non-title match at the event. There are reportedly various reasons why Vince doesn’t want Brock vs. Braun Strowman again, and as of this past week the plan is to still eventually have Lesnar take on Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 34.

Reigns is currently the WWE Intercontinental Champion but it’s expected that he drops the title before “The Show Of Shows,” however, nothing is official. With usual frontrunners to take on Lesnar such as Balor, Reigns, Strowman and Samoa Joe likely out of the running, the possibilities for Lesnar are very thin. Lesnar is confirmed to be a part of the event but it’s not necessarily a given that he defends his title.

Various suggestions have been made in regards to Lesnar’s involvement at the Royal Rumble, but we should have a better idea of WWE’s plans come December 18th on Monday Night RAW – which is Lesnar’s next scheduled TV appearance for the company.

you a couple days late on this one bruh

thats why finn keep doing all those post with emphasis on the word "OVER" cause that report.

Vince a damn fool man

I know, broski. The article was just basically stating Brock has no opponent and you can eliminate the guys listed here as potential opponents.

 

[VIBE]

Damn, they released Jim Johnston

 

[VIBE]

All because he joked about Emma..

 

[silverfoxx]

All because he joked about Emma..

He wasn't gonna be shit in WWE anyway since he like 5'2 and black. Fuck them go to NJPW and become a Wrestling GAWD.

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

If they valued Emma THAT much should have kept her

 

[TonyDubbz]

Lio brought that shit on himself and h

e stupid for signing with them in the first place. Hopefully he can get released and go do his thing somewhere else

 

[dalyricalbandit]

Damn, they released Jim Johnston

Whattttttt!!!!

 

[OGDirtyDee]

i guess the CFO$ taking over the torch

 

[illestni99ainne]

 

[willhustle]

In an update on reports of longtime WWE music composer Jim Johnston being released (which still haven't been officially confirmed by WWE), the Twitter account @ThemersUnited issued the following statement:

It is with great sadness that we can confirm that WWE has released composer Jim Johnston, deciding not to renew his contract that expired today.

This was a forced release as Jim was very keen to keep working with the company he has tirelessly served for 32 years.

In further news, our source in New York confirmed the removal of Jim from the company had been the ongoing wish of Neil Lawi, John Alicastro and Michael Lauri (CFO$) for some time. Jim still had influence on certain aspects of WWE's musical output, even though CFO$ had been the main composers for superstar entrance themes since 2012.

John and Michael wanted to totally overhaul WWE's musical output and replace all Jim Johnston creations with their own. Knowing Jim's departure was on the cards, they already started remaking Jim's music with Kane's theme being the first instance of this occurring.

Therefore, you can expect all Jim's music to be remade or replaced entirely in due course.

Our contact also confirmed Jim was the person who spearheaded the Uncaged series. With Jim Johnston no longer working for WWE, the Uncaged series will not continue.

ThemersUnited was aware that Jim's release was imminent, so attempted to try and show how beloved Jim was with our recent poll and the creation of this Twitter account.

It appears though unfortunately; our efforts have been in vain.

Regards, The ThemersUnited Team.

 

[jono]

If they valued Emma THAT much should have kept her

It's not about Emma, it's about respect.

If he gets released its wack though.

It was a singular mistake.

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

Cfo hit or miss to me, I'll rather wwe work with downstrait more

 

[Angeles1son85]

According to TMZ Sports, Ford is reportedly suing John Cena for selling his $500,000 2017 Ford GT, which violated a contract with the car company. Cena was picked from thousands of applicants to be able to purchase the vehicle, but also agreed to keep the car for at least two years, before being allowed to sell it. Initially, only 500 of these were made by Ford. In a statement, Ford claimed:

"Mr. Cena has unfairly made a large profit from the unauthorized resale flip of the vehicle, and Ford has suffered additional damages and losses, including, but not limited to, loss of brand value, ambassador activity, and customer goodwill due to the improper sale."

According to the suit, Cena did tell the company he sold the car - along with other property - for financial reasons. Ford is looking for Cena to return profits from the sale along with other damages. The WWE Superstar is currently promoting the animated movie, Ferdinand, in Dubai after doing promotional work in Australia, earlier this week.

We've noted how Finn Balor vs. WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar likely will not be happening at the 2018 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view due to Vince McMahon changing his mind about how over Balor is. While plans for Lesnar's Rumble opponent have been up in the air, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that there has been talk of Lesnar working a non-title match at the big pay-per-view in January.

Vince does not want Braun Strowman vs. Lesnar at the Rumble for various reasons and as of this past week, the plan for the WrestleMania 34 main event is still to do current WWE Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns vs. Lesnar. No word yet on if Reigns would enter WrestleMania with the Intercontinental Title but he will be challenging for the Universal Title. With Balor, Reigns, Strowman and Samoa Joe likely out of the running for possible Rumble opponents for Lesnar, there aren't too many Superstars who are ready for the spot.

Lesnar is confirmed to be booked for the Rumble but a title defense is not 100% at this point as various suggestions for a match have been pushed. We should have a better idea of Lesnar's Rumble opponent next month as he's scheduled to make his TV return on the December 18th RAW from Providence, RI.

Triple H vs. Jinder Mahal match that will take place at the December 9th WWE Supershow live event in New Delhi, India.

Foley, who underwent a right knee replacement back in September, commented on his recent run as RAW General Manager and working with RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon:

"It was pretty agonizing just getting to and from the shows but once I was there, I felt like I made a contribution. I really enjoyed working with Stephanie. I'm deeply indebted to her for a really beautiful foreword for my book and I hope I get the chance to interact with her some more when I eventually return in some shape because, eventually, we all return."

Foley also commented on possibly appearing at the special 25th Anniversary RAW episode on January 22nd along with The Undertaker and WWE Hall of Famers Shawn Michaels & Kevin Nash

 

[VIBE]

Contract is contract, if he broke it then legally, no matter how petty it is, there's consequences to that but this

"Mr. Cena has unfairly made a large profit from the unauthorized resale flip of the vehicle, and Ford has suffered additional damages and losses, including, but not limited to, loss of brand value, ambassador activity, and customer goodwill due to the improper sale."

is super stupid.. what losses and damages? and there is no loss to the brand value.. crazy shit these greedy ass companies try to come up with

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

In an update on reports of longtime WWE music composer Jim Johnston being released (which still haven't been officially confirmed by WWE), the Twitter account @ThemersUnited issued the following statement:

It is with great sadness that we can confirm that WWE has released composer Jim Johnston, deciding not to renew his contract that expired today.

This was a forced release as Jim was very keen to keep working with the company he has tirelessly served for 32 years.

In further news, our source in New York confirmed the removal of Jim from the company had been the ongoing wish of Neil Lawi, John Alicastro and Michael Lauri (CFO$) for some time. Jim still had influence on certain aspects of WWE's musical output, even though CFO$ had been the main composers for superstar entrance themes since 2012.

John and Michael wanted to totally overhaul WWE's musical output and replace all Jim Johnston creations with their own. Knowing Jim's departure was on the cards, they already started remaking Jim's music with Kane's theme being the first instance of this occurring.

Therefore, you can expect all Jim's music to be remade or replaced entirely in due course.

Our contact also confirmed Jim was the person who spearheaded the Uncaged series. With Jim Johnston no longer working for WWE, the Uncaged series will not continue.

ThemersUnited was aware that Jim's release was imminent, so attempted to try and show how beloved Jim was with our recent poll and the creation of this Twitter account.

It appears though unfortunately; our efforts have been in vain.

Regards, The ThemersUnited Team.

Lol they're gonna remake everyone's classic theme music. Dude dud hbk, vader, Austin, everyone.

 

[OGDirtyDee]

wait why? so since he is gone they lose the rights??

 

[VIBE]

meh, if he hasn't really been doing much for the last few years and this new team of theme creators have been, then cool.. makes sense to do this, but replacing all of Johnstons music.. sounds like he had beef w them

 

[Already Home_17]

lol angle’s, austin’s, lesnar’s, vince’s, michael’s, shane’s new themes are gonna hit and audiences are gonna look around like “who the fuck is this?”

 

[dalyricalbandit]

man Brets theme since his return was terrible ive hated that shit idk why Jim would butcher it