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PWInsider: “Sources in Japan have confirmed WWE is attempting to court current New Japan Strong Women's Champion Giulia, 29, hoping to sign her to the company.” (www.pwinsider.com)

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[–] EccTM@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

the NXT-star-to-main-roster-drizzling-shits treatment

Is there a list of signings that hasn't suffered that fate?

I feel their petty "nobody is bigger than the brand" mentality won't be going away any time soon. If you made your name outside the company they'll find a way to gimmick you out eventually, and Hunter doesn't seem to have the final say any more either, which doesn't help.

I spotted UFC rolled out a new show that was literally WWE's "Table for 3" a few days ago during Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis, so the corporate playbooks are definitely getting shared internally at least, but that's probably not in the plus column for Giulia's decision board. WWE booking with UFC wages would be a sorry state altogether.

NJPW's US expansion has been impressively embarrassing, literally them just booking B-talent for half-arsed house shows, and they're always so poorly produced. Instead of loads of average events, I wish they'd put on like three or four huge "Historic X-Over" type pay per views over the course of a year, and then start building out touring dates from there.