Superstars Released

[Straight Edge Steve]

It actually has business purposes.
Most of the released guys are promoting their event appearances, and JR promotes his BBQ.

[SoonDragon67]

I only use Twitter for PS4 pictures.

[WhoCares?]

I was referring to non-celebrities...

[Straight Edge Steve]

Jun 13, 2014 19:30:35 GMT -5 WhoCares? said:

I was referring to non-celebrities...

A lot of people use it purely to follow celebrities.

Others use it as like a game of sorts to see how many followers they can get.

[WhoCares?]

Jun 13, 2014 19:31:50 GMT -5 Straight Edge Steve said:

Jun 13, 2014 19:30:35 GMT -5 WhoCares? said:

I was referring to non-celebrities...

A lot of people use it purely to follow celebrities.

Others use it as like a game of sorts to see how many followers they can get.

Yeah, but everyone in my area just use it to let people know where they will be and what they will be doing in the next 5 minutes. They don't even have their tweets locked. Friggin' idiots.

[muta75]

i had twitter...forgot my password and never mustered up the hecks to do a recovery...twitter is the debbul

[ethanm1834]

I use it to follow bands, or sports.

[WhoCares?]

I may make a twitter just to follow myself.

[pinksparklepuff]

Google the most followed Twitter accounts, and the account at the top of the list is probably mine. I can't help being so darn likeable.

[WhoCares?]

Jun 13, 2014 20:09:48 GMT -5 pinksparklepuff said:

Google the most followed Twitter accounts, and the account at the top of the list is probably mine. I can't help being so darn likeable.

I checked. I am the whole top 5.

[pinksparklepuff]

I didn't know so many chickens had Twitter accounts.

[wildknight]

Jun 13, 2014 19:22:25 GMT -5 muta75 said:

Jun 13, 2014 19:10:38 GMT -5 Straight Edge Steve said:

It's a misunderstanding. Henry said he was happy to still be in the company on the release day (Which is also, coincidentally, his birthday)

Hawkins took it as a knock to the released guys and called Henry an idiot. Then the Twitter follows just made it worse.

eh could have just said twitter and left it at that. twitter is the bathroom stall of the internet and needs to die. that said follow me @...

All of that, yes.

[wildknight]

Twitter is the antithesis to good communication. I don't want to be "that guy" but I genuinely feel that it's overall impact on culture is negative. I might get into some stupid arguments with Mike and muta from time to time, but I like and respect them. That could never happen on Twitter because you cannot articulate a position in 140 characters. You can, however, sling a bunch of infantile insults or reduce someone else's position to the simplest, most demeaning terms possible.

[Straight Edge Steve]

Jun 13, 2014 23:17:53 GMT -5 wildknight said:

Twitter is the antithesis to good communication. I don't want to be "that guy" but I genuinely feel that it's overall impact on culture is negative. I might get into some stupid arguments with Mike and muta from time to time, but I like and respect them. That could never happen on Twitter because you cannot articulate a position in 140 characters. You can, however, sling a bunch of infantile insults or reduce someone else's position to the simplest, most demeaning terms possible.

90% of Twitter is lefty so you'd get shut down by 800 people who aren't even in the argument.

[ethanm1834]

WWE head writer Jay Gibson was fired by Vince McMahon over the past few days, according to a report at PWTorch.com. It’s unclear whether he was let go on Friday or over the weekend, but last night’s RAW was the first WWE television show written without Gibson’s input.

RAW appeared to feature a lot more input from Vince McMahon than usual, including his unique brand of humor that included spiked coffee and the ‘payoff’ of Stephanie vomiting all over Vickie Guerrero.

Vince McMahon is spearheading WWE’s effort to reduce payroll costs to offset the recent financial damage done as a result of the WWE Network and the disappointing TV rights fees deal with NBC Universal.

According to WrestleZone.com, WWE is looking to cut $20 million from their budget this year. Aside from WWE releasing 11 people last week, firing their head writer and cutting NXT’s budget, WWE is taking other measures to reduce production costs. For example, elements of Fandango’s entrance and Bad News Barrett’s scissor lift are no longer being used. The truck WWE used to transport those entrances is no longer being used, which will result in the company saving upwards of $250,000 per year.

More cuts may come.

[SoonDragon67]

Jun 17, 2014 14:19:02 GMT -5 ethanm1834 said:

RAW appeared to feature a lot more input from Vince McMahon than usual, including his unique brand of humor that included spiked coffee and the ‘payoff’ of Stephanie vomiting all over Vickie Guerrero.

Vince needs to retire.

[wildknight]

Jun 17, 2014 14:22:04 GMT -5 SoonDragon67 said:

Jun 17, 2014 14:19:02 GMT -5 ethanm1834 said:

Vince needs to retire.

I was thinking the exact same thing. The head writer that they supposedly fired definitely needed to go; things have been abysmal lately... but Vince's vomit gags aren't going to make things any better.

[WhoCares?]

Yeah, I don't exactly watch wrestling to see somebody get puked on.

[muta75]

i would be ok with HHH taking over all creative aspects of the programming. Vince lost touch a long time ago, letting AE happen is one thing but letting it run that long hurt his business.

[skylerb97]

A pretty entertaining JTG "tribute"