According to F4WOnline's Daily Update, the planned Survivor Series main event will be a non-title match between WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal.
A good summation of the situation from this week's Observer Newsletter:
All of this stuff in a short period of time has led to stories going around regarding a mass exodus from the company. I don’t buy that at all. There are guys who will explore options when their contracts are up, and really only a few of them. For the most part, unless you are young and single and not supporting a family or a special case, or somebody like Bryan who just loves wrestling and is determined to do so and WWE won’t let him (and he’s the only guy in the world in this situation), and you can make good money on the indies, I don’t see people making that decision on their own. It is possible there will be a guy here and there, and if I was in the position of not being used well, I’d explore it, but there’s not a lot of guys who can do better on the outside, especially now. The only reason to leave is if one is totally miserable and really wants to prove themselves, and if that’s the case, they probably could be happier and shouldn’t be scared of not being in WWE. Drew Galloway and Cody were major successes being gone, Galloway it wasn’t his choice, but in hindsight it ended up being the greatest thing for him. Cody was his choice but he had a plan set up and it probably worked out even better than his greatest expectations as a lot of things fell into place. But the speculation and rumors going around about a mass exodus are way overblown.
He also notes that both ROH and NJPW are "overloaded" right now and not looking to add many more guys.
Sean Waltman said that he talked to Neville a few months back and Neville told him he was very frustrated with how things were going. He said that you can make money and pay the bills, but if you love wrestling and it means as much to you as it does to people like Neville, creative satisfaction become important, whether it should be or not, and it can drive you crazy if you can’t perform up to the level of your ability. But Waltman said he thought Neville handled it wrong, as he should have taken his time rather than walked out, and if you wanted a release he should have asked for it. The situation with Neville remains up in the air. It’s clear he’s gone but it’s unknown what he’d be free to do and what his contract situation is. It’s funny because we have a grass is greener situation with a lot of people on both sides. Really, most, with the exception of the few key people who are making money on their own terms, would jump at the chance of being in WWE. Ricochet was doing great on the indie scene and everyone expects that’s his next move. Konnan mentioned that Ricochet told him what would be his final Crash date he can work (I believe the date was 12/15), but Konnan said he didn’t know if that meant he was signing with New Japan (guys who are full-time contracted New Japan regulars, which he wasn’t, can’t work for Crash) or WWE. WWE is where most assume he is going. WWE is the one where guys are not allowed to tell anyone over fear the contract will be rescinded that they are signed until WWE announces it first. On the flip side, Neville, who in many ways is similar to Ricochet, maybe not charisma-wise, but both are top tier in-ring workers who are spectacular flyers, after being there, he’d rather not be there. Neville, like Austin Aries, was unhappy that his match was left off the WrestleMania DVD and the ceiling that being in the 205 Live division leaves you underneath. He’s not talking publicly, and really can’t until he gets a release, but he is said to be very happy about his decision
Poi non so se è collegato ma neville sembra rompere con la federazione ed improvvisamente due match cruiser nella card di tlc più pre show di gulak (fuck yeah)
Magara perché il match orgia nel main ha tolto tutto dalla card ma vabbè fa strano ecco
norrisjak ha scritto:
Peggio, io ho visto una involuzione sensibile.
Si atteggia da grande wrestler, quando è un mediocre ed in un contesto indy, dove ha più libertà, questo si nota non poco.
Tra l'altro sto temendo per Scurll, un altro che mi sembra in fase involutiva.
scurll non sarebbe mai dovuto entrare nel bc, ha appiattito il suo character in maniera assurda secondo me
Ho la sensazione che ogni volta un AA, CM Punk, Neville ecc... vedono un Goldberg, un Batista, uno Shane McMahon o qualcun altro che partecipa occasionalmente (non mi riferisco a Brock Lesnar) che prende il loro posto o di qualcuno che lo merita e vengono spinti a prendere decisioni del genere.
E' chiaro che sia frustrante essere fuori WM dopo che ti sei fatto un culo così per tutto un anno.
Diciamo che c'è poco spazio anche perchè ci doveva essere:
- il match di Taker;
- il match di Triple H;
- il match di Lesnar;
- il match del ritirato che ritorna;
- il match di Shane.
A questo punto penso che i talenti sentano una mancanza di fiducia così come l'ha accusata CM Punk che voleva un ME Wrestlemania destinato a The Rock e voleva che andasse a Bryan quando doveva andare a Batista.
Cody Rhodes invece ha la faccia come il culo e si sta facendo un nome parlando continuamente di WWE.
Parzo26 ha scritto:
Dite quello che volete ma il timing mi sembra quantomeno discutibile.
Ecco, anche io riesco a capire il punto di vista di Neville e gli posso dare ragione, ma d'altro canto non riesco a capacitarmi totalmente del perchè dell'addio proprio in questo momento, mentre proprio ora stava avvenendo una sorta di "rinascita" (almemo temporanea) a livello di popolarità nel mondo dei CW.
Myles Kennedy ha scritto:Ho la sensazione che ogni volta un AA, CM Punk, Neville ecc... vedono un Goldberg, un Batista, uno Shane McMahon o qualcun altro che partecipa occasionalmente (non mi riferisco a Brock Lesnar) che prende il loro posto o di qualcuno che lo merita e vengono spinti a prendere decisioni del genere.
beh paragonare enzo a batista o a goldberg mi sembra una mossa un po' ardita
MACHKA ha scritto:
Ecco, anche io riesco a capire il punto di vista di Neville e gli posso dare ragione, ma d'altro canto non riesco a capacitarmi totalmente del perchè dell'addio proprio in questo momento, mentre proprio ora stava avvenendo una sorta di "rinascita" (almemo temporanea) a livello di popolarità nel mondo dei CW.
A quanto avevo sentito non era una questione di senso di mancata importanza ma di stizza per dovere cedere il titolo ad Enzo.