mysterious_w 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2007 With Smackdown and ECW being taped tomorrow night, it'll be interesting to watch the spoilers come through to see who isn't there. Anyone know if RAW is being taped as well, or is it just the Tuesday night guys off abroad? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2007 Raw is being taped on Sunday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2007 With Smackdown and ECW being taped tomorrow night, it'll be interesting to watch the spoilers come through to see who isn't there. Anyone know if RAW is being taped as well, or is it just the Tuesday night guys off abroad? Ugh, with all the shit going down the last thing anyone in WWE needs to do is off a broad. There's some cheese for ya! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2007 They should give everyone a month off and air "Best of x" shows for the next month and just not pay the guys getting suspended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysterious_w 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2007 Ratings on RAW would probably increase if they put on the ladder match dvd for 2 weeks then the 4 horsemen matches the next 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2007 Funaki doesn't come back because the others went nuts due to starvation and were forced to eat him They would only be hungry again in an hour though. That's Chinese food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 The lamb has been sacrificed, says PWI: According to numerous sources, WWE talent executive Mike "Simon Dean" Bucci was released today by WWE from his post in talent relations. Bucci was largely the manager for the developmental territories, leaving his career as an active wrestler to take the management position. The word among the wrestlers is that Bucci was called in for a meeting today by WWE in the wake of his name being mentioned by the The New York Daily News yesterday as being someone on the list of workers named in the Signature Pharmacy growth enhancing drug scandal. As it was explained to me, Bucci was probably something of a sacrificial lamb, let go because he was considered expendable and someone that WWE could release to "show" that they were serious about the current problem. The story making the rounds is that since he was in management and wrestlers fell under his leadership, the company felt that they had no choice but to let him go because "they couldn't have him setting an example like that". The irony here is that to the best of my knowledge, Bucci's dealings with Signature took place when he was still an active wrestler, not a manager. So, had he never moved to the other side of the curtain, he probably would have only been suspended for a month. Instead, he was let go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 NOT NOVA~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nate 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 well its not on WWE.com as of yet, so i guess we can call it an unofficial firing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 See, this is where I wish there was at least one high-profile member of the media who's knowledgeable about pro wrestling, because anyone who knows anything could tell you that firing Mike Bucci doesn't mean a damn thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Firing Nova does mean something...Nova and Shark Boy can feud in TNA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 I know he is well liked in the back and is just a JTTS but wouldn't have sending Funaki packing at least send a message that in-ring talent would actually get cut for their actions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kristianna 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 I know its a common sentiment in this thread, but I'm really looking forward to seeing how this whole fucking mess is going to shake things up at the E. The next month is going to be either awesome or tragic, but interesting, nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 well its not on WWE.com as of yet, so i guess we can call it an unofficial firing Nope, Meltzer's confirming it. But for once, Nova really WAS the very first guy to do something.* *In this case, get sacked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Nova invented steroids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milliondollarchamp 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 its ironic is that his character on TV was that of someone who promoted performance enhancing substances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 all the news outlets that do a bit of research and connect Simon Dean to Mike Bucci will inevitably be showing Simon Dean hawking his "Simon System" stuff on TV. THE WWF WAS CONDONING THE USE OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 In a related topic Rodney Harrison is the first pro athlete suspended for getting HGH from the same pharmacy suspended four games by the NFL source: ESPN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 all the news outlets that do a bit of research and connect Simon Dean to Mike Bucci will inevitably be showing Simon Dean hawking his "Simon System" stuff on TV. THE WWF WAS CONDONING THE USE OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS! The same news outlets that showed footage of DDP-Hart match while talking about Bryan Adams' death? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 all the news outlets that do a bit of research and connect Simon Dean to Mike Bucci will inevitably be showing Simon Dean hawking his "Simon System" stuff on TV. THE WWF WAS CONDONING THE USE OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS! The same news outlets that showed footage of DDP-Hart match while talking about Bryan Adams' death? Well hey they didn't want viewers to be driven away by Kronik matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scroby 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Nova invented the unemployment line...literally he's at the start of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kristianna 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 its pretty hard to take a guy abusing women's hormones seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 That's just what happens in The Palace Of Wisdom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Ah, I see now it was a masking agent to hide his over use of hemorrhoid cream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Preganancy hormones is the only way to break on through to the other side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 hopefully, this is The End of his title reign. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fisticuffs 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 all the news outlets that do a bit of research and connect Simon Dean to Mike Bucci will inevitably be showing Simon Dean hawking his "Simon System" stuff on TV. THE WWF WAS CONDONING THE USE OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS! The same news outlets that showed footage of DDP-Hart match while talking about Bryan Adams' death? Well hey they didn't want viewers to be driven away by Kronik matches. That's too fuckin' hilarious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Of all times to have the shows taped on the weekend it would have to be when a dozen guys are suspended for roids and other drugs. I'll be eagerly anticipating these upcoming spoilers, in a purely car wreck type way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2007 Preganancy hormones is the only way to break on through to the other side. HEy, when you're the Lizard King, you can inject anything and not get over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites