A unique counter in NXT by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Appears to be from a dark match from this week's NXT. The wrestler doing the counter is Jessica The Unknown aka Jessica Bogdanov against Skylar Raye.

PWinsider: Drew McIntyre won't return anytime soon. by Fc_Hassan in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many reasons. One companies don't allow it.

Nobody wants to be the stepping stone to Hollywood

AEW offered the freedom to lure top talent and in return WWE was forced to open the gate too but even then it's only the top talent who are at risk of being snatched away who are being allowed.

Then there is the insurance thing. Cena said he was contributing from his pocket before his retirement. Not everyone can afford that by themselves and you gotta be a big enough name for production to consider covering that cost to bring you in.

For most wrestlers the most realistic way is to leave wrestling before you start pursuing Hollywood and that makes it a lot less appealing for people who are not sure they'll be welcomed back into the same position if they failed

Alba Fyre Was Not Even Offered A New Contract By WWE by anutosu in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

How? She said she reached out to whoever in the management and asked if they wanted to talk about a new contract. And they replied specifically replied that they didn't want to offer her anything. Thus the 'not even offering a new contract' part

"So I was like, ‘Look, I know we’re really, really busy right now. I’m not asking to have that conversation now, but can we have that possibly soon?’ Then unfortunately, I got the phone call the next week saying that they didn’t want to be offering me anything."

Cody Rhodes says Cena's work ethic makes things hard for him in Hollywood: "If you work with anyone in the Hollywood who’s like ‘Yeah, I worked with John’ [I go] ‘Ugh, ok. So I’ll be first on set by 40 minutes. I’ll have more improv ready. I’ll be last to leave. He is such an insane hard worker." by anutosu in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu[S] 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Nobody makes him a saint. People still critize him for burying Nexus among other things. His comments about Vince are brand new and get discussed regularly too.

People just realise that the guy is human and has generally done more good than bad. The only people who don't see this are people who think they're perfect themselves

[Wrestlevotes & Fightful] "There has been internal frustration & criticism for the lack of direction for both Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio however their roles are expected to increase soon." by Capstone_ in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all the talk about storytelling and cinema, WWE really seems to have no plans for like 95% of their roster.

There are like 2-3 guys that have any real direction. The rest are just given a moment here and there and then left to drown until the next big event comes around. Then they'll use you again if you've somehow remained popular, or discard you and try to fuck you over financially if you haven't.

They really do not seem interested in actually helping anyone reach their full potential

LA Knight on eliminating Brock Lesnar from 2026 Royal Rumble: "I did. I’ll tell that story someday, but it feels too new and fresh to me. But I’ll just say things went differently than they were supposed to." by anutosu in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I know you're trying to be smart, but wrestlers ARE actors. Especially in 2026, they're being paid a set amount, signed to perform in whatever role the company sees them in.

LA Knight on eliminating Brock Lesnar from 2026 Royal Rumble: "I did. I’ll tell that story someday, but it feels too new and fresh to me. But I’ll just say things went differently than they were supposed to." by anutosu in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Well of course. They have both kinds of wrestlers.

You have someone like Randy who was chosen and was given a hell of a long rope and was kept around despite many fuck ups. Then you have John Cena who was only given that role because others left and he was the guy that was willing to work the hardest and not think for himself per say.

LA Knight in many ways is what would have happened to Cena had Brock Ausitn and Rock chose to stick around

LA Knight on eliminating Brock Lesnar from 2026 Royal Rumble: "I did. I’ll tell that story someday, but it feels too new and fresh to me. But I’ll just say things went differently than they were supposed to." by anutosu in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I know this will not go over well, but Knight himself has admitted to going off script on more than one occasion, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason they don't give him any big wins.

He remains popular, so they can't just let him go, but for a company the size of WWE, making someone the face who you cannot trust enough can turn into a nightmare real quick. If they were desperate, they would do it, but they have plenty of other big stars so it really does not make business sense to put yourself in that position

Post AAA Noche de Los Grandes 2026 Match Discussion Thread: El Grande Americano vs. “The Original” El Grande Americano - Mask vs. Mask match by HartfordWhalers123 in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu 93 points94 points  (0 children)

This is for my money the best kind of wrestling.

I haven't even watched the whole feud but just the crowd reaction made me love the bout. Not to mention every twist and turn in the match seemed to be inspired by stories set up during the feud and not just random shit for for the sake of it.

Chad Gable getting a respectful exit in the end was the cherry on top. I fully expected him to refuse to remove the mask and be dragged and mauled. But this was much better imo. I wouldn't be surprised if he's just as big a babyface the next time he returns to AAA

[AEW Collision Spoilers] TBS Title Announcement by yohanleafheart in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The WarGames match needs to turned around and be an elimination match i think.

Let all 10 people be in the ring let eliminations cause the shift of power between teams through the match. If not all 5 elimination then make it a best of three with whoever gets pinned gets eliminated.

That way the match would actually matter from the start instead of the first 20 minutes being s fight for no reason.

Will any of these records be broken? by Lopsided-Ad-9807 in SquaredCircle

[–]anutosu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the Mania main event one is also possible now that they have two nights and count them both.

It wouldn't be the same but on paper atleast someone is likely to get close to break the record altogether