Wrestling thread

[H0wZ4T!]

In a shocking development WWE has ended relationship with OVW(Ohio Valley Wrestling)
Effective immediately, OVW will no longer be a WWE developmental territory.

Source: PWInsider

I was very suprised at that. I always thought OVW was WWE's flagship farm terrority. It contains some of their best talent, Colt Cabana, Matt Sydal and Shawn Spears etc. There was also quite a bit of good wrestlers, who have graduated from there, CM Punk, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, Orton etc.

 

[sd92]

As many sources have stated, it's not actually that surprising at all. WWE have been moving talent over the Florida Championship all the time. I don't get them, i thought they wanted farms all over America so they could source talent from far and wide. Now they are limiting the growth, and the talent they can find. I'm sure it's to do with costs etc to, but i would want farms in different parts of America. It makes sense.

 

[The Spin]

I was very suprised at that. I always thought OVW was WWE's flagship farm terrority. It contains some of their best talent, Colt Cabana, Matt Sydal and Shawn Spears etc. There was also quite a bit of good wrestlers, who have graduated from there, CM Punk, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, Orton etc.

They arent losing those guys though, they are on WWE contracts, not OVW contracts.

They must have upset Vince...

 

[sd92]

Well OVW will battle on apparently. I don't see them lasting too long. Look at Deep South, they haven't done a lot since WWE dropped them.

 

[satishmania]

here are more details related to OVW.

Source: PWInsider

- A meeting was held with all contracted developmental talent. WWE's John Laurinaitis and Ty Baily made the announcement that all of the contracted wrestlers training at OVW there would be heading to Florida Championship Wrestling - which is now WWE's only developmental territory.

- WWE wants all of their developmental talent in one place. From a logistical standpoint, it didn't make business sense to have their developmental talent in Kentucky, specially since so many WWE employees live in Florida.

- Talent was told that there will be no releases stemming from OVW shutting down and that they will all be relocated to Tampa after finishing a few more weeks in OVW.

- Talent was told the trainers in FCW would be Tom Prichard, Steve Keirn, former WWE star Billy Kidman

- FCW is slated to run its first official TV taping later this month and there have been plans in place to run a regular schedule of live events in Florida.

The move had been suspected for some time as the amount of contracted talents working in Louisville had dwindled greatly in the last year and morale in OVW overall had fallen. Over the years, OVW has groomed a number of WWE's biggest stars, including Brock Lesnar, Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton, among others.

 

[Master Khan]

I am looking foward to No Way Out

 

[H0wZ4T!]

The two Elimination Chambers look bareable, but the RAW one looks best. My guesses are HHH and Taker to win them.

 

[satishmania]

yes probably

 

[Karachi Xpress]

I think it will be Jeff Hardy whos going to win the chamber match, as he hasn't been in a wrestlemania main event!

 

[sd92]

HHH and Taker look feasable.

HHH vs. Cena at WM.

Undertaker vs. Edge at WM.

Failing that, it will be Hardy vs. Orton.

 

[afridi118]

ut and hhh gonna win and might turn out a change match orton vs cena vs hhh

 

[Mr. Kurns]

i think part of the decision about OVW was that HH and HBK went there last year and weren't happy with how it was running and all that etc

 

[satishmania]

SD elimination chamber match should have included Kane. He hasnt had a world title since 1998

 

[sd92]

Good point Tobes, i forgot about that.

 

[OrderDX]

orton vs cena vs hhh triple threat and taker vs edge are my picks