Breaking News: Four Major Stars sign with WWE

[Bagpipes]

Haven't had a chance to watch Wrestle Kingdom 10 yet, but Nakamura's entrance at WK9 and the ninja suit one from a later PPV last year (Dominion maybe?) were really cool. Can't help but be excited about seeing him make one of these grand entrances at a WrestleMania.

The guy just oozes charisma and can put on a five star match with the right opponent on any given night. Just a massive signing for WWE, in my opinion. I really don't even care how they use him storyline wise, it'll just be cool to see him in the show.

Then there's that AJ Styles guy...

The probability that these two along with some combination of Owens, Balor, Zayn, Joe, etc. will eventually replace the likes of ADR, Sheamus, Barrett, Ziggler in WWE's upper/upper-mid card has me more excited for WWE in 2016 than I've been in a long time.

 

[WorstWrestlingExcrement]

The thing is these 4 wrestlers didn t sign and I don t see AJ Styles doing the huge mistake like Samoa JOe and STING did and James STorm did but Storm was quick to his senses and consciousness he left for more money given from TNA! Styles can follow the Leader of The Revolution and get what he also wants from Dixie Carter as she is desperate to regain her talent she made in TNA! wwe will ruin AJ Styles they will change his name to BULLET! wwe won t allow anyone else to have that name that CM punks wife had it would so confuse the fans! NJPW will probably pay them more and get AJ Styles out of there and probably keep festus he s a lousy wrestler TNA let go! Styles had nothing but negative criticism and how they mistreated him in 2002 In April 2002, Styles was offered a developmental deal by wwe. The offer was for only US$500 per week and required Styles to relocate to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the Heartland Wrestling Association developmental territory was located. Styles declined the deal because moving would interfere with his wife's college plans. He declined then why not now? They will ruin this poor guys reputation and image at this point where he doesn t need to be a jobber anymore as he was in 2002!

 

[Good Golly It's Ollie]

Since I haven't done a post dissection in a while I feel like laying a little bit of Smackdown.

The thing is these 4 wrestlers didn t sign

WWE.com is literally fuelling the rumour that they've not, you are buying into the work mate. Even if they haven't officially signed yet, it's a matter of time.

and I don t see AJ Styles doing the huge mistake like Samoa JOe and STING did and James STorm did but Storm was quick to his senses and consciousness he left for more money given from TNA!

Got a source on these figures? Also, Sting has the lucrative part timer contract going on.

Styles can follow the Leader of The Revolution and get what he also wants from Dixie Carter as she is desperate to regain her talent she made in TNA! wwe will ruin AJ Styles they will change his name to BULLET! wwe won t allow anyone else to have that name that CM punks wife had it would so confuse the fans!

You literally have no way to know whether or not Styles' name will be changed at this point. Once again I demand a source or some kind of evidence for your statement.

NJPW will probably pay them more

Lol

Again, citation needed

and get AJ Styles out of there and probably keep festus he s a lousy wrestler TNA let go! Styles had nothing but negative criticism and how they mistreated him in 2002 In April 2002, Styles was offered a developmental deal by wwe. The offer was for only US$500 per week and required Styles to relocate to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the Heartland Wrestling Association developmental territory was located. Styles declined the deal because moving would interfere with his wife's college plans. He declined then why not now? They will ruin this poor guys reputation and image at this point where he doesn t need to be a jobber anymore as he was in 2002!

Yeah sometimes the deals don't work out. Frequently in fact. I wouldn't be surprised that developmental deals were shit back then in WWE. And if what you say is true then AJ needed to balance certain aspects of his life and the deal wasn't right for him at the time. That's fine. But now people literally pay a monthly fee in part to see the developmental guys. AJ is worth more to them now, whether on NXT or Raw. Their main event is gutted by injuries, and NXT is largely for the hardcore fans. Styles is one of the few who could immediately come in and fit on either side of the WWE roster.

You are saltier than Lot's wife I swear.

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

Well the Cowboy James Storm won't be appearing on NXT any time soon. He came to his senses and realized WWE Creative would've made him a glorified jobber. Hopefully Aries and AJ come to their senses and return to TNA also. You can keep that fat tub of lard Samoa Joe. He was a malcontent who couldn't keep his weight in check during his TNA tenure. Hopefully fat ass is nothing more than another jobber like Stink...err...Sting.

 

[Just Do It]

Well the Cowboy James Storm won't be appearing on NXT any time soon. He came to his senses and realized WWE Creative would've made him a glorified jobber. Hopefully Aries and AJ come to their senses and return to TNA also. You can keep that fat tub of lard Samoa Joe. He was a malcontent who couldn't keep his weight in check during his TNA tenure. Hopefully fat ass is nothing more than another jobber like Stink...err...Sting.

WHy would AJ going back to TNA be him coming to his senses? HE is raking more money in NJPW and having better matches, less not forget how he was being treated in TNA by management towards the end and the slaps in the face they gave him with pay cuts.

Nope, come to WWE AJ. Meltzer even said he wouldn't be in TNA for long, ala Kevin Owens. Get used to the rings, hit the main roster.

 

[Vanilla Midget]

I'll present the same argument I presented when people were bringing up the issue of age when Samoa Joe joined WWE.

Shawn returned from four years on the shelf in 2002 at the age of 37. Michaels went on to wrestle for the next eight years, headlined WrestleManias, and had many career defining moments, many of which occurred over the age of 40.

The Rock debuted in 1996 and left for Hollywood come 2003, seven years is all we had The Rock for. Austin debuted in 1995, and for all intents and purposes was gone in 2002, also seven years (save for his 2003 programs with Bischoff and Rock).

If Anderson, Gallows, Nakamura, or Styles arrived in WWE and wrestled for seven years, they will have been around as long as the Rock or Austin, if they make it to eight they would have been around as long as Michael's second stint.

That being said, none of these guys will likely be as big as any of the names that I mentioned, I just used them as concrete examples that time and age are really irrelevant in wrestling. If you can perform good matches and get over, why not?

Sheamus is 37 and Del Rio is 38. Why not sign these guys? I'd love to see them in NXT as that brand continually evolves from a developmental territory.

I don't think they sign and debut as a group. Nakamura isn't in Bullet Club, and that faction still exists in NJPW (they just wrote off AJ).

Styles has to be the most intriguing one in the group. The thought of him on Raw is exciting, though I do wonder about his family life and his health hitting the road for WWE full time at 38.

The most likely thing we see is NXT contracts similar to Samoa Joe's. They all debut with their real ring names, but likely won't ever debut on Raw or Smackdown.

Whatever happens, get hyped. There's no negative here unless you're not a WWE fan, then the negative is they're not signing with your preferred promotion. Age is irrelevant, the youth movement damaged WWE and created the whole generation lost that is part of the problem with stars in WWE today. Bring these guys on and let's see what they can do, at the very least they can work with people coming up through NXT.

 

[sunday morning wrestling]

It was announced bad luck fale might be leaving also, and if so I really hope it's with WWE. Please give me the bullet club in NXT.. Yes if they could use the name that would be pretty cool too. . I've been wanting Balór on the main roster forever it feels haha, but if the club could be all back together (and yes I know it's not all the members tonga, young bucks) but if Balór came in on fale's shoulders with the title on NXT i would mark out. .and yeah if they all jumped AJ that would set up a great rivalry, Joe has aj's back so cool. .nakamora vs itami is a dream match perfect for a touring NXT. Who knows maybe they plans maybe they don't, but I hope they do

Just a heads up Anderson can hold his own on the mic. . Better than aj.. never thought that was aj's best quality but he didn't really need to talk with how big he has become on his own. The indy scene has been great for all of these guys. If this is true how great could nxt be for the next half a year. Nakamora nakamora nakamora. . How did they get nakamora?? I hope wwe fans bring out great things in him and I hope they appreciate him fully. . The dude can go. . Hopefully they all flourish I can say I've seen them all when it was njpw on axs tv or ROH and all can wrestle and more importantly entertain. . Gargano and the Sicilian psycho were cool to see and same with the wolves but these guys are different. Something. . They have it. Toma Tonga?? Rainmaker?? Young Bucks?? This could be an awesome year in wwe

Owens Bryan Cesaro Brock Rollins Balór Ambrose Wyatt fam Zain Itami Reigns Ziggler del rio rusev Barrett Sheamus Orton new day Cody Miz cena breeze lucha dragons nevil Apollo crews Aj Joe Nakamora gun and gallows usos.. CM punk in 3 yrs??
two years ago I thought the roster was crap but in 2yrs it could be one of the best in a long time

I think that the shield DB and Owens have made hhh realize you can be like Vince and poach these talents to help the company like the territory days and that they are good. .

Wwe.com just published an article and it looks as tho it happening. . I don't think that they would've written this the way it was if it wasn't happening. . Congrats IWC.. IT'S WORKING!!!

 

[rmp0012002]

The word is Styles and Nakamura are getting top money so I don't see them going to NXT to help guys like Joe is. Age doesn't have to be a factor but AJ has a lot of back problems so I don't know how much he has left in the tank but being in WWE will help him get those issues taken care of which he would have had to wrestle through to get paid staying in the indies. I don't know much about Nakamura injury wise.

 

[J.J.]

I'll present the same argument I presented when people were bringing up the issue of age when Samoa Joe joined WWE.

Shawn returned from four years on the shelf in 2002 at the age of 37. Michaels went on to wrestle for the next eight years, headlined WrestleManias, and had many career defining moments, many of which occurred over the age of 40.

The Rock debuted in 1996 and left for Hollywood come 2003, seven years is all we had The Rock for. Austin debuted in 1995, and for all intents and purposes was gone in 2002, also seven years (save for his 2003 programs with Bischoff and Rock).

If Anderson, Gallows, Nakamura, or Styles arrived in WWE and wrestled for seven years, they will have been around as long as the Rock or Austin, if they make it to eight they would have been around as long as Michael's second stint.

That being said, none of these guys will likely be as big as any of the names that I mentioned, I just used them as concrete examples that time and age are really irrelevant in wrestling. If you can perform good matches and get over, why not?

Sheamus is 37 and Del Rio is 38. Why not sign these guys? I'd love to see them in NXT as that brand continually evolves from a developmental territory.

I don't think they sign and debut as a group. Nakamura isn't in Bullet Club, and that faction still exists in NJPW (they just wrote off AJ).

Styles has to be the most intriguing one in the group. The thought of him on Raw is exciting, though I do wonder about his family life and his health hitting the road for WWE full time at 38.

The most likely thing we see is NXT contracts similar to Samoa Joe's. They all debut with their real ring names, but likely won't ever debut on Raw or Smackdown.

Whatever happens, get hyped. There's no negative here unless you're not a WWE fan, then the negative is they're not signing with your preferred promotion. Age is irrelevant, the youth movement damaged WWE and created the whole generation lost that is part of the problem with stars in WWE today. Bring these guys on and let's see what they can do, at the very least they can work with people coming up through NXT.

That's a valid point. I think what a lot of people are looking at is the age in which they're starting up in WWE. Me personally, I don't think it's too old.

Austin was 30 or 31 when he came in the door, The Rock was in his early 20s, same with Shawn Michaels. They had accomplished multiple world title reigns and headlined many events by the time they reached their latter 30s. Austin's ended with effects from his neck injury suffered by that botch piledriver, HBK's for that back injury and The Rock for a career change. Take away that and it's likely it would've spanded beyond 7 years. Sheamus and Del Rio multiple time world champs. Their WWE careers aren't just beginning at 37 or 38, they've already been invested into for several years now.

I don't have an issue with AJ Styles coming up to the main roster, just the feeling that he'll be in NXT for a while. Given the direction that WWE goes on with seasoned vets that have made a name for themselves elsewhere I'm almost afraid to see him be brought up to the main roster to be put in meaningless feuds.

 

[Navi]

Toyko Sports did an interview with Nakamura where he confirmed that he is leaving NJPW for the WWE. PWTorch ran the story with a link to the Tokyo Sports article. The article is in Japanese.

http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01...r-big-names-leaving-new-japan-heading-to-wwe/

They really didn't say anything about Styles, Gallows or Anderson, just Nakamura. So it looks like this story has some legs to it after all. Don't expect to see Nakamura anytime soon though. He's still going to finish out his contract with NJPW which ends at the end of February.

With Cena going down, the WWE could use him as soon as possible.

 

[ヒュー　G.　レックション]

Nakamura has a tremendous ego and rarely jobs. He's the Asian version of Cena.

Absolute nonsense. Nakamura has jobbed many times. In the past couple of years off the top of my head: Goto, Bad Luck Fale, Anderson, Shelton Benjamin, Naito, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and of course both Okada and Tanahashi.

He also put over Ibushi big time and made him a star in their WK9 match, despite Nakamura actually winning that match, he's that good.

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

I'll present the same argument I presented when people were bringing up the issue of age when Samoa Joe joined WWE.

Shawn returned from four years on the shelf in 2002 at the age of 37. Michaels went on to wrestle for the next eight years, headlined WrestleManias, and had many career defining moments, many of which occurred over the age of 40.

The Rock debuted in 1996 and left for Hollywood come 2003, seven years is all we had The Rock for. Austin debuted in 1995, and for all intents and purposes was gone in 2002, also seven years (save for his 2003 programs with Bischoff and Rock).

If Anderson, Gallows, Nakamura, or Styles arrived in WWE and wrestled for seven years, they will have been around as long as the Rock or Austin, if they make it to eight they would have been around as long as Michael's second stint.

That being said, none of these guys will likely be as big as any of the names that I mentioned, I just used them as concrete examples that time and age are really irrelevant in wrestling. If you can perform good matches and get over, why not?

Sheamus is 37 and Del Rio is 38. Why not sign these guys? I'd love to see them in NXT as that brand continually evolves from a developmental territory.

I don't think they sign and debut as a group. Nakamura isn't in Bullet Club, and that faction still exists in NJPW (they just wrote off AJ).

Styles has to be the most intriguing one in the group. The thought of him on Raw is exciting, though I do wonder about his family life and his health hitting the road for WWE full time at 38.

The most likely thing we see is NXT contracts similar to Samoa Joe's. They all debut with their real ring names, but likely won't ever debut on Raw or Smackdown.

Whatever happens, get hyped. There's no negative here unless you're not a WWE fan, then the negative is they're not signing with your preferred promotion. Age is irrelevant, the youth movement damaged WWE and created the whole generation lost that is part of the problem with stars in WWE today. Bring these guys on and let's see what they can do, at the very least they can work with people coming up through NXT.

Do you really think AJ and Nakamura will job to garbage in NXT? Nakamura refuses to job in New Japan, and AJ left TNA because they wouldn't put the belt on him. No way in Hell, either jobs to NXT trash. I suggest you YOUTUBE both to learn more about them.

 

[J.J.]

Do you really think AJ and Nakamura will job to garbage in NXT? Nakamura refuses to job in New Japan, and AJ left TNA because they wouldn't put the belt on him. No way in Hell, either jobs to NXT trash. I suggest you YOUTUBE both to learn more about them.

If there is a position in NXT for Styles and Nakamura to be headliners, what's wrong with that? NXT in 2015 rather WWE wants to admit it has evolved from looking like a developmental brand to a great alternative viewing option. Do you really think those two if brought up to the main roster are going to be sure shot main eventers? That's not going to happen - only two guys from that Indy scene got that opportunity and one is now in the UFC, while the other has been limited to a handful of matches over the two years.

CM Punk went on a historic run just to drop the belt to The Rock and lose at WM to Undertaker. While it's questionable if Daniel Bryan was going to receive his push had it not been for how over he was at the time. WWE is going to market their own built talent first and feed the rest, no matter how good they are to the stars they've built. It's a formula they're not going to abandon. Last year's WM with Triple H vs Sting is another example.

AJ Styles may have been a star every where else but in WWE's world he's a mid carder with maybe main event matches at best. The best solution for him and Nakamura is to stay in NXT and headline there. If you don't think they'd be used on the main roster to put over others then you're sadly mistaken.

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

If there is a position in NXT for Styles and Nakamura to be headliners, what's wrong with that? NXT in 2015 rather WWE wants to admit it has evolved from looking like a developmental brand to a great alternative viewing option. Do you really think those two if brought up to the main roster are going to be sure shot main eventers? That's not going to happen - only two guys from that Indy scene got that opportunity and one is now in the UFC, while the other has been limited to a handful of matches over the two years.

CM Punk went on a historic run just to drop the belt to The Rock and lose at WM to Undertaker. While it's questionable if Daniel Bryan was going to receive his push had it not been for how over he was at the time. WWE is going to market their own built talent first and feed the rest, no matter how good they are to the stars they've built. It's a formula they're not going to abandon. Last year's WM with Triple H vs Sting is another example.

AJ Styles may have been a star every where else but in WWE's world he's a mid carder with maybe main event matches at best. The best solution for him and Nakamura is to stay in NXT and headline there. If you don't think they'd be used on the main roster to put over others then you're sadly mistaken.

So.....you all said all that to say what I said. AJ and Nakumara will be jobbers in WWE no doubt. Both have tremendous egos and I can't see them jobbing for long, even if the $$$ is good. Heck, I've never seen Nakumara job to any one. He's like the Asian Cena. He refuses to put anyone over other than himself. If you think AJ is going to job to the Apollo Crews of the world you are sadly mistaken. NXT is amateur hour. James Storm refused to do, the Wolves refused to do it. I doubt Nakumara and AJ does it also. It's main roster or nothing.

 

[J.J.]

So.....you all said all that to say what I said. AJ and Nakumara will be jobbers in WWE no doubt. Both have tremendous egos and I can't see them jobbing for long, even if the $$$ is good. Heck, I've never seen Nakumara job to any one. He's like the Asian Cena. He refuses to put anyone over other than himself. If you think AJ is going to job to the Apollo Crews of the world you are sadly mistaken. NXT is amateur hour. James Storm refused to do, the Wolves refused to do it. I doubt Nakumara and AJ does it also. It's main roster or nothing.

I never said I was going against your opinion. James Storm didn't get the money he was looking for, which is why he's back in TNA. These guys have been around the wrestling business for a number a years and it's hard to speculate that the jump to WWE wasn't mainly for the money.

 

[AzLunchbox]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153457999156443&id=7175346442
I hope the link works, first time using one on this board.

That was posted on wwe's facebook. So it seems like they may have plans already. Hopefully on the main roster right away!

 

[ヒュー　G.　レックション]

So.....you all said all that to say what I said. AJ and Nakumara will be jobbers in WWE no doubt. Both have tremendous egos and I can't see them jobbing for long, even if the $$$ is good. Heck, I've never seen Nakumara job to any one. He's like the Asian Cena. He refuses to put anyone over other than himself. If you think AJ is going to job to the Apollo Crews of the world you are sadly mistaken. NXT is amateur hour. James Storm refused to do, the Wolves refused to do it. I doubt Nakumara and AJ does it also. It's main roster or nothing.

What the hell man? I gave you a list of names he has lost to, all of them cleanly by the way. Comparing him to Cena is ludicrous. If you want to compare anyone to Cena it's Tanahashi and even he is quite generous putting others over.

 

[Navi]

What the hell man? I gave you a list of names he has lost to, all of them cleanly by the way. Comparing him to Cena is ludicrous. If you want to compare anyone to Cena it's Tanahashi and even he is quite generous putting others over.

Believe me you are totally wasting your time here trying to talk sense to him. It's very obvious he prefers TNA over the WWE, not saying he's wrong for thinking that way, it's a personal decision. Everytime you make a valid post in rebuttal to nonsense he has said, he will ignore the shit out of it.

I'm almost sure this was the guy who said Sting was far too good to sign with the WWE, and when he did started calling him Stink. Same with Samoa Joe and any wrestler that has come over. Now he'll carry on about AJ Styles as well. Loved him in TNA, hates him in the WWE.

 

[ShinChan]

Here is a news for you all!

As if there wasn't enough news that would lead you to think that WWE plans to form their own Bullet Club, WWE recently filed for the "Balor Club" trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark office.

So Balor Club is gonna be formed if this news is true?

 

[Navi]

Here is a news for you all!

As if there wasn't enough news that would lead you to think that WWE plans to form their own Bullet Club, WWE recently filed for the "Balor Club" trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark office.

So Balor Club is gonna be formed if this news is true?

I guess that's because they can't use the name "Bullet Club." There was a rumour circulating a few days ago that the WWE had bought the rights to use the name "Bullet Club" from NJPW, but that was quickly shot down. So this Balor Club would be better than nothing I guess.

 

[J.J.]

I won't read more into this until I see it with my own eyes where this is going. But I must note that WWE files dozens of trademarks a year and never ends up using the majority of them. It's the first initial step if they might use it. Plus that Balor Club NXT shirt has been available to buy for a few months now.

 

[Navi]

I won't read more into this until I see it with my own eyes where this is going. But I must note that WWE files dozens of trademarks a year and never ends up using the majority of them. It's the first initial step if they might use it. Plus that Balor Club NXT shirt has been available to buy for a few months now.

Which kind of makes you wonder if this has been in the works for quite some time and finally happened. They have re-filed for the trademark. I've read somewhere they wanted to use Styles as a surprise entrant in the Rumble, but the story got out before they could do that.

 

[J.J.]

Only possible way I'd start out Styles in WWE is as a heel. If Daniel Bryan is cleared to come back I would have him eliminated by Styles. That would draw a great deal of heat and potentially setup a matchup later on. Rather it be Fast Lane or carries to WM.