Guest glennsoe Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Expect the Big Show to be absent from WWE for around 8-12 weeks to recover from his injuries. However, he has informed WWE management that he is willing to work through his injuries for as long as he can in order to help WWE recover from the losses of big names such as Goldberg and Lesnar. - Those in the WWE Executive Offices are starting to get concerned about some of the main event wrestlers wishing to start working part-time schedules. Apparently they feel one of the reasons that Lesnar left the company was so he could one day return in a part-time capacity. Additionally, since the Undertaker has made the move to a seemingly part-time role due to nagging injuries, it could be possible that Kurt Angle is positioning himself in a similar fashion due to the severity of his injuries. There continues to be a lot of talk backstage in the SmackDown locker room about Paul Heyman returning to the company at some point. However, according to those close to him, he has been avoiding most all wrestling related phone calls. The former ECW owner still speaks with the Big Show, who continues to tell other wrestlers that Heyman will return only when he and Vince McMahon can agree on something, obviously joking. A-Train has been working matches before RAW goes live each week. WWE creative is trying to come up with something for him and when they do he'll be on television for yet another 'push'. WWE management is very happy with the in-ring work of Batista at both house shows and RAW each week. They feel he has the look and the potential to be a huge star someday. Christopher Nowinski is still recovering from very severe headaches due to a concussion he suffered several months ago. Some people close to Chris question whether he'll ever be able to return to a full-time wrestling schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Wait, Heyman's left too?! when? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Internet Warfare 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 When he quit on Raw. It was a shoot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted April 16, 2004 WWE management is very happy with the in-ring work of Batista at both house shows and RAW each week. They feel he has the look and the potential to be a huge star someday. stupid....stupid......stupid....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kardo 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 It just amazes me that Big Show and Heyman are close friends. But I guess they were pretty over as heels during the Big Show title reign and beyond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigSwigg 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 A-Train has been working matches before RAW goes live each week. WWE creative is trying to come up with something for him and when they do he'll be on television for yet another 'push'. They can't come up with anything for Mysterio, but they'll come up with something for A-Train? Sheesh. Does anyone else think that RAW is a little overcrowded these days? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Source, please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justcoz 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Heyman quitting on RAW was a shoot? Can anybody give me the details on this, I totally missed anything about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Big Show is definitely a trooper dedicated to help WWE. Risking even more serious injuries to help them through tough times like these...and they rightfully tell him to take the time off to recover....and give BRADSHAW a push. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Duncan Eternia Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Heyman quitting on RAW was a shoot? Can anybody give me the details on this, I totally missed anything about this. It wasn't. It was a work designed to bring Heyman back as a heel manager. At least that's what pwinsider and some other sites said about it after it happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Batista vs George Steele Jr for the IC title? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fökai 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Source, please? I don't think one exists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 Yeah no way the Heyman Raw quitting was a shoot and it went this long without being reported. Maybe Heyman's role in the WWE just got further reduced and thus the shit-o-city Smackdown has become. Smackdown desperately needs Heyman in control. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2004 IT WAS A FUCKING JOKE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 16, 2004 It's un-fucking-believable that they are using a real trooper like Big Show to build heat for a fucking BRADSHAW feud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted April 16, 2004 They really should go with an offseason for the WWE. Sure, it's been a selling point that they never have an off day, but maybe they SHOULD. And with the vault of material that they have in their archives, what's stopping the WWE from putting together classic compilation shows and pulling in ratings that would convince Spike to keep them on the air? It'll never happen. But a man can dream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2004 I don't ask for an offseason, but please, after WrestleMania, just give the boys the night off. Run a week or two of WWE Classics in place of live programming and then get everyone rested up to start the wrestling year anew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2004 They don't have to give everyone time off at once. Give a few guys a week or two off and when they return give others time off. Let it be up to the guys if they want to take it off or not. Some may be fine with getting the time off to rest and only getting their down side, but others may not want to lose the bonus' from house shows and TV. This would also lead to politics backstage. There will always be the guys who won't take the time off and point out the ones that do take it are weak and not team players. You can guess how Vince, the writing team and other agents will think. "We don't take time off so why should they?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2004 But I just don't think it's unreasonable to give the boys a week off to recharge the batteries. I'm sure I could wait a week for Wrestlemania fallout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites