Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Archive 22

message: I just noticed Sabian in the prod list, anyway, I am pretty sure he is a fairly notable wrestler on the indy circuit. I don't know how many of you know of him, but I have seen him wrestler a few times, just thought I would let those know so you can help get a decent article here. Govvy 13:48, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Sabian (wrestler)]] 

message: Is it still necessary to list the brands in the infoboxes for PPVs, since they are all tri-branded? Koberulz 16:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it should be there now. Neldav 17:41, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I initiated a similar discussion not too long ago (it should be in the archives); the general consensus seemed to be that we should keep them, anyway. Jeff Silvers 17:46, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

text: They should be kept for historical reasons, plus the WWE could easily revert to brand specific PPVs. Darrenhusted 21:22, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  PPV Infobox--Brand(s) Now Redundant? 

message: The Backseat Boyz, Christopher Street Connection, Azriael and Quiet Storm have all been proposed for deletion. I think was very nice of the nominator to not inform the project. Nenog 21:25, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The creation log says he only registered on May 3, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. I informed him on his talk page that it is common courtesy to inform the article's creator and/or the correct WikiProject when you PROD an article. TJ Spyke 21:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Prods

message: Is this really that notable for an entry? It was a flop and I see no sources that prove it's very notable. A "reunion" wrestling show of sorts being on PPV isn't that notable in my opinion. Lots of things go on pay-per-vew: that's not enough to prove it's worth an article here. The only sources the article has (from what I see): is wrestling fansites, and nothing else. RobJ1981 22:46, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Just taking a look at the external links alone shows that it passes WP:N, by being covered by multiple non-trivial sources. TJ Spyke 23:14, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Fansites might be "non-trivial", but they are still fansites. When people create articles for indy (non-PPV) shows: they usually get deleted. I see Heroes of Wrestling as the same as that, except it made it to PPV. The article needs better sourcing, otherwise it should go. Wikipedia shouldn't be home to every wrestling event just solely on the fact it made it to PPV. RobJ1981 23:18, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Slam! Sports () is a fansite? 411wrestling isn't a fansite either. Lords of Pain isn't either. Yes the PPV was a flop, but does that mean WP shouldn't have articles on movies and TV shows that flopped either? All the sources are in the external links, but I can put them in the article itself too. TJ Spyke 23:29, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I'd say this PPV makes the cut for having achieved notability for being extremely bad. Strange to say that, but this show has achieved cult status. Most of the show used to be on YouTube for anyone who hasn't seen it, but be prepared, it is DREADFUL. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 18:27, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Heroes of Wrestling]]

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Time to make the necessary changes. 
Mshake3 01:10, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We should probably hold off on creating a new article (presumably TNA World Heavyweight Championship, currently a redirect to NWA World Heavyweight Championship) until we have more information about the new TNA title. Same goes for the World Tag Team Championship.  Hopefully we'll get more information by the end of tonight's pay-per-view. Jeff Silvers 01:56, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Talk about a pain in the ass. Now we have to watch a lot of different articles. Angle is a world champion, but not the NWA champ (since NWA stripped Cage and Team 3D earlier today) and not the TNA Champion (since TNA hasn't announced their titles yet). I will watch Angle and the TNA World Title page, can others watch articles like Team 3D and the NWA Tag Titles? It's safe to assume TNA will announce the new belts on iMPACT, but it will be annoying until then. For now, I have just listed Angle as the World Heavyweight Champion )with it linking to the basic World Title article), same with Team 3D. TJ Spyke 03:10, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Awesome.  I was actually about to suggest the same thing (i.e., just describing them generically as the "World Heavyweight Champion" and "World Tag Team Champions," respectively). That's actually how I edited Cage's article before he lost the title tonight. Jeff Silvers 03:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: We also need to determine exactly when the reign begin. When WCW created their own championship, they claimed the reign began when the champion won the NWA title, as opposed when the switch began. We should know more by Tuesday. Mshake3 03:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To me, it would seem the new TNA titles began today, with Christian and Team 3D as the first champions. The logic behind this is that TNA recognized them as their champions during the show tonight while they weren't recognized by the NWA; when TNA does officially announce their new titles, it would stand to reason that those titles share lineage with the "World Heavyweight Championship" and "World Tag Team Championship" defended tonight on the TNA show. Jeff Silvers 03:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You'd think so, but WCW did things differently. Then again, we're talking about WCW. Your situation is more likely. But we'll see. Just remember that both options are possible.Mshake3 03:24, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True, and if TNA decides Kurt Angle is the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion, I guess he is. Still, it brings up an interesting point: if Angle IS the first TNA Champion, what was the title defended tonight? It can't be the NWA World Heavyweight Title, and if it was the TNA Title, that'd make Christian the first champion. Jeff Silvers 03:28, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Whatever happens, TNA needs to do it quickly. I've already had to revert several articles because people keep adding NWA or TNA to the titles. Someone also insists on creating articles for the TNA belts even though officially they don't exist yet. TJ Spyke 03:30, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree with Jeff. The NWA stripped Christian Cage and Team 3D of the belts earlier today, so IMO they will be the first TNA champions. Hoepfully TNA does announce something on their website rather than wait for the iMPACT tapings and announce whether they consider Cage the first champion or Angle. BTW, I have put warnings on several pages telling editors not to change it to "NWA" or "TNA" for the titles. TJ Spyke 03:22, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The Observer is reporting that Angle's going to be stripped of the title on Impact, leading into the KOTM match at Slammiversary to decide the first "TNA Champion". Obviously we shouldn't add anything to that effect until it's official, but just clarifying. MarcK 16:24, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If that happens, I guess we'd just recognize Angle as an "unofficial" NWA World Heavyweight Champion, the same way we do with Flair's "unofficial" reigns?  That's sorta how List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions is set up now. Jeff Silvers 16:49, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The titles have been officially announced, and wil be unveiled tomorrow (World Title) and Wednesday (Tag Titles) on TNA Today . I think TNA will consider Christian Cage the first champ because on their history page of the NWA World Title, the last champ they have listed is Abyss. TJ Spyke 23:20, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They debuted the new World Heavyweight and X belts at the Impact! tapings tonight, and Kurt Angle was stripped of the title, as was expected. This is the reason we shouldn't wait until TV tapings air to post events--the current policy basically forces us to give an inaccurate description of what's going on until Thursday. As it stands right now, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be decided in a King of the Mountain Match (as was predicted); there's no indication as to whether Angle is recognized as the first TNA Champion. Jeff Silvers 00:14, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: It says the NWA Title was replaced by the TNA Title, not that they are the same title. They even list Cage's reigns separately. TJ Spyke 08:01, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Another reason to just follow TNA in saying the TNA Belt was just created on Sunday. TNA also lists EVERY NWA Title reign (just click "A More Comprehensive Look At The NWA World Title") , does that mean we should consider all of them TNA Champions? I think TNA is just listing Shamrock and the others so that they don't ignore how important it was for them. This may be similar to WWE and SmackDown's title, they say it has the same history and the WCW Title but not the same lineage (and thus Triple H is considered the first champion). The same situation appears to be happening here, the TNA Title has the same history as the NWA Title but not the same lineage since the TNA Title didn't officially exist until May 13. TJ Spyke 08:33, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  NWA-TNA split official 

message: I recently cleaned up and wikified both Shawn Michaels: From The Vault and Jimmy Snuka. Also, Maryland Championship Wrestling has been recreated (by a different user), so I'm removing all of those from the list of things to do. Nikki311 02:47, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing accomplished tasks

message: This article recently survived an AfD however something that wasn't brought up in the AfD, and is pretty important, is that this article has been the pet project of banned editor JB196. The article was created by a JB196 puppet (Bearhug Lewis), edited by another (Shavenhead2), then when those were blocked a new one showed up that was hit when it was blocked as an open proxy (Pharoahski) and now has been followed up by another SPA (Eightball440).
The problem here is we have an article that is well sourced however it also is bringing validation to a banned editor whose contributions are decreed to be deleted. What should happen? –– Lid(Talk) 06:22, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing as how it's sourced and seems notable, it should stay. I would assume, vandals and/or blocked users in the past have created articles: and people at Wikipedia don't go "oh that was created by this vandal, so let's remove it". I certainly don't agree with the actions of JB (and his puppets), but the article appears to be fine and should stay. RobJ1981 06:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm certainly very surprised at that. If JB is using his love of wrestling positively to create and source legitimate articles then long may it continue. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 18:20, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One good act can not justify "long may he continue", he is not just one of the most loathed banned users here, he's managed to piss off most of wikipedia with his antics and then managed to piss off meta.wikimedia. Even right now while doing this article he is using other socks on other wrestling articles to blank information and continuing his MO, he's using one account for this and about nine others for vandalism. –– Lid(Talk) 21:17, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He has had close to 100 sockpuppet accounts banned and is basically on a "ban at sight" list, meaning that any accounts and IP's used by him are to be banned immediately. Whether this guy is notable or not and whether the article stays or not, JB and all of his sockpuppets will not be allowed on WP. TJ Spyke 21:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no argument there, my only question is whether the article should stay. –– Lid(Talk) 21:37, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I am admittedly only somewhat familiar with JB and his sockpuppetry, but if there's nothing wrong with the article itself, it should certainly stay. Jeff Silvers 21:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Here is his long term abuse report: Wikipedia:Long_term_abuse/JB196. Instructions to admins are to revert his edits and ban him on sight. TJ Spyke 21:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *I would suggest reversing the edits, as per policy, but save a copy of what he did.  Then go through and verify everything he did, and add it back, as best as possible, in your own words.  If not someone like User:One Night In Hackney or User:Burntsauce will go through and Afd them again.  Theophilus75 04:22, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Steve Rizzono]] problem 

message: Does this really need its own article? Koberulz 13:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably not, which why it has a proposed merger. Nikki311 13:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is nothing there... might as well do a quick delete on it. Govvy 14:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[This is TNA]] 

message: Is there any reason we don't have a wrestling portal? It seems like every other project has one. MarcK 14:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portal 

message: I believe there was one before, let's start a new list for sourcing so certain editors don't just blank content off and ruin articles. Adrian Adonis is in need of sources. It just came off protection for an edit war due to sources I believe. I know this is listed in misc. projects above already: but Burntsauce doesn't just edit wrestling articles, so just finding what he has blanked isn't that simple (unless people have a ton of free time). RobJ1981 14:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Do not revert to the previous unsourced version until it is sourced despite Burntsauce's reasons for removing it the artile still needs to be sourced before re-insertion. –– Lid(Talk) 14:55, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: There is a list here. This user (User:Neldav) references pages and has a list of ones that need to be referenced. You can add to the list at the bottom of the page. Nikki311 15:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well Neldav is blocked now for apparently being a sockpuppet, so now we need a new plan for sourcing. Here is some articles that need sourcing/better sourcing: Triple Crown Championship and List of TNA tournaments. RobJ1981 19:19, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *Why don't we just create a page within the project here?  Theophilus75 19:21, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a good idea, a copy and paste move of the subpage of Neldav plus any other pages that need to be added. Perhaps sorted by promotion? WWE, TNA and other (for every other wrestling company). RobJ1981 19:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced list

message: Is it just me, or do wrestling articles have too many blue links? For most articles, it appears that a term should only be linked to once. For wrestling articles, we seem to highlight a term on almost every occasion. I understand that this is partially due to new users adding week-by-week updates, and in an attempt to make it look good, add the links. I can also see the benefit to having multiple links to the same article for those really long articles. But I still think we need to cut it back.
Opinions? Mshake3 21:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see any overlinking in the Backlash article. Each PPV is a seperate section, and WP does say terms should be linked the first time they appear in a section. TJ Spyke 21:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Acutally I just picked an article at random without looking. A better choice would be King of the Ring and the tournament matches. Also, what qualifies as "section?" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mshake3 (talk • contribs) 21:20, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: This is a section, the topic below is a section. Each PPV on those pages are their own section. NWA World Tag Team Championship has 6 sections for example. I can understand where you are coming from (for tournaments), but I don't see it as a big deal. TJ Spyke 23:17, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess I don't think the names should be relinked for each PPV in the same article. Mshake3 01:47, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It makes sense for separate pay per views on the same page because articles often link to a specific section. «»bd(talk stalk) 23:43, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Most bio article don't have repeated blue links, and the same is true for Championships which only link for the first reign of each wrestler but for PPV I don't see the harm in 1998 KOTR having Billy Gunn linked and then 1999 KOTR doing the same, after all if you are looking for a specific year then you can click on a section link and could end up at a 2007 PPV with no blue links if each wrestler were linked only once. Maybe the regular monthly smaller PPV (No Way Out, Backlash, Judgement Day, Armageddon) need to have separate pages put up like Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.Darrenhusted 23:44, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well what about the KOTR PPVs, where some wrestlers are having more than one match in the same show? What about the Lockdown PPVs where every match is in the Six Sides of Steel? Do we really need eight links to the Steel Cage article in each PPV section? Mshake3 01:53, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

text: No, multiple links to the same wrestler of type of match on one PPV are not needed, by all means go ahead and remove them, but on most of the KOTR PPVs I only saw each wrestler have one link on the tournament tree. Sometimes Mshake3 you need to be bold. Darrenhusted 12:19, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. I think I'll just start changing articles in an attempt to be bold. Can't hurt. Mshake3 20:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ouch, my fixing of the article with the biggest problem, TNA Lockdown, was reverted. Why anyone think that 24+ links to a steel article is necessary, I'm not sure. Mshake3 01:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many [[WWE Backlash|blue links]] 

message: There is a section in Vince McMahon's articles on the McMahon DVD located here. It also has it's own page, located here. These should probably be merged, as it is pretty redundant. Thoughts? Nikki311 23:00, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: I'm curious about the policy of listing championships under the promotion they're won in rather than the governing body that owns them. For instance, there are numerous NWA championships that are defended in Japanese promotions and it looks scattered and disorganized to have NWA championships listed under a National Wrestling Alliance subsection and in the subsection of a Japanese promotion, such as New Japan Pro Wrestling. If the NWA, or any other promotion, owns a championship or championships that are defended in other promotions through some sort of arrangement, shouldn't the title reign be listed under the governing body or promotion that ultimately owns the title or titles in question? ThanksOdin's Beard 23:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoever owns the rights should have it listed. TNA, for example, owned the rights to the NWA World and NWA Tag Team Titles from 2002 until this past Sunday. Otherwise the title should be listed under its governing body. This is just my opinion of coase. TJ Spyke 23:25, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with TJ. While the NWA may still be alive, it wouldn't make sense to list the ECW World Title under Extreme Championship Wrestling, because when won now, it's won in WWE. Similar but different, I know, but almost close enough. Bmg916SpeakSign 23:36, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I also agree, titles should be listed under the promotion that owned them.  While the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in WCW and WWF were the same title, there's an important distinction that should be made between those who won it in WCW and those who won it in the WWF. Jeff Silvers 02:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the majority of people above.  There is an important piece of historical information captured by listing belts under the promotions they were owned by.  It can get thorny with the NWA, of course, since they have always been more of a governing body than a promotion.  I would list the interpromotional titles, like the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, under an NWA heading, but I wonder about belts that were owned and only contested by promotions that were members of the NWA? Should the names of those promotions be subheadings?  What if they broke away, but kept the belt's name? - Geoffg 05:50, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Well see, that's really part of the confusion that I have. Take the Continental Wrestling Association for instance. They used both AWA and NWA championships in their promotions, so where should they be listed? It's sounding to me like there's a bit of a contradiction of policies. As to the various WCW and ECW championships that were won after their purchases by the WWE, I'd have no problem listing those under the WWE because they were bought outright by the WWE. If that's what the situation is with other promotions, like New Japan Pro Wrestling for instance, then I can understand. However, it still creates a bit of a problem I think. If the purpose is to list the titles under the promotion s where they're defended, then I see little point in listing all of the various NWA championships under one subsection and listing them under world, national, and regional headings in the C&A section of wrestlers' articles. For instance, if a wrestler has a reign with the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, shouldn't it be listed under Florida Championship Wrestling rather than categorized under the NWA subsection as a regional championship?Odin's Beard 23:16, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A possible solution might be to eliminate the "Regional" subheading.  We could have a "World" subheading for the few interpromotional belts that are actually defended intercontinentally, a "National" subheading for the interpromotional belts that are actually defended in various promotions throughout a country (or continent, in the case of the current NWA North American Heavyweight Championship, for example), and then member promotions' names as subheading or main heading for those belts that are only defended in one promotion, even if they are called "United States Champion" or "World Champion".  Needless to say, this only applies to governing bodies that have interpromotional belts.  As far as I know, that basically means the NWA and the AWA.  In the thorny case of the Continental Wrestling Association giving them their own main heading seems best, because it can get pretty complicated. - Geoffg 01:42, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, if that's the solution, it might just be simpler to do away with the subhedings altogether. Aside from the various regional championships, look at all of the different versions of NWA Canadian, North American, United States, and World Tag Team titles. It doesn't make much sense to list all of the various Florida regional NWA titles under a Florida Championship Wrestling main heading without also adding the various "National" titles defended in that region as well. I dunno, it all strikes me as a bit of a mess as far as NWA titles are concerned.Odin's Beard 23:09, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Eliminating subheadings for the NWA and AWA may be the best solution.  If we list all belts under the promotions where they were resident at the time, then the only belts we need to list under NWA, for example, are the interpromotional ones, like the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.  This would mean, for example, that the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) would be listed under Central States Wrestling, while the NWA World Tag Team Championship would be listed under National Wrestling Alliance.  What does everyone else think? - Geoffg 06:44, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can live with that. If the consensus is to list titles under the main headings of promotions they're used in, then it makes using the world, national, and regional subheadings unecessary anyhow.Odin's Beard 23:08, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Championship listings

message: I know this has been brought up before, but never quite in-depth enough to really get a good discussion going.  I know it's current WP:PW policy to maintain kayfabe by never reporting match or event results until the promotion officially announces or airs them, but is this really necessary?  I think, in the end, the answer should be dependent on what's best for Wikipedia: not spoiling events for readers, or keeping our articles as accurate as possible?  For instance, let's say Wrestler Q wins the ABC World Championship, but the match doesn't air for several days.  During those several days, by our current policy, we're pretty much forced into keeping Wrestler Q's article (not to mention the ABC World Championship article, the article for the ABC promotion, and the article for the former champion) inaccurate for what amounts to maintaining kayfabe.  I know this has been justified in the past by stating that Wikipedia isn't a rumors or results website, and this is true, but allowing our articles to stay up-to-date wouldn't suddenly cause more people to post day-by-day results than already are.  There's really no valid reason for keeping this outdated policy, and it's hindering our efforts to make Wikipedia a reputable and accurate resource for professional wrestling information. Jeff Silvers 02:45, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Except that it didn't officially happen until the company recognises it as having happened. Thus, the page is not out of date. Koberulz 08:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: ...Except that it did, in fact, happen, even if the company decides not to announce it for a few days.  I mean, if we're going to go by what the company says "officially" happened, we're basically just following kayfabe, and how does that help Wikipedia? Jeff Silvers 12:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Your could always use spoiler tabs. McPhail 20:13, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Not always.  For instance, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was stripped of Kurt Angle on Monday, but Impact doesn't air until Thursday.  As a result, Kurt Angle, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions are all out-dated and inaccurate until Thursday due to a policy that's intended either to protect readers against spoilers (which is why we have spoiler tags) or to maintain kayfabe (which isn't necessary or beneficial in an encyclopedia). Jeff Silvers 23:10, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Yeah, I don't quite get that, either.  The suggestion isn't that editors be allowed to add in the results of every pre-taped show, just events that are noteworthy enough to warrant inclusion in the article (title changes being the most prominent example). Jeff Silvers 02:35, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

text: But what I'm saying is that it is the thin end of the wedge, title changes that are taped are infrequent, in the past couple of months we had Deuce and Domino, then Edge and now TNA stripping titles. In a year's time it will not matter when those changes were added, so what is the harm in waiting a couple of days, why put the title change then sit it in spoiler tags? Why not wait a few days? The problem comes when fanboy editors decide that every result needs to be added and that by putting spoiler tags in that they can get around week by week rules. A title change that will not be recognised for a few days can wait, but to add spoiler tags in gives those who want to flood articles with week by week results the excuse to do just that, and justify it by sticking a spoiler tag on. After all we are only talking a couple of days, by the time this exchange has reached its conclusion the results will have aired and the point will be moot. Darrenhusted 12:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

text: No, because those would be spoilers. I agree with Darren on this issues. Besides, the policy has been working just fine and see no reason to change it. TJ Spyke 23:17, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: How well it has been working is a matter of debate.  Personally, even though most title changes that are taped on WWE air only a few days later, I still think this policy hurts Wikipedia.  For one thing, it seems to center around a very WWE-centric view, resting largely on the fact that most taped WWE shows air only a couple days after the taping.  That's not always the case, however.  For instance, the articles on Wrestling Society X, WSX Championship, and Vampiro were forced into inaccuracy for months based on this policy.  In addition, ROH is taping shows now for pay-per-view that won't air until several months later.  Are we just supposed to pretend the event didn't happen for a few months?  And to anybody who says that the current policy is "working fine" and shouldn't be changed, what's the worst thing that would happen from changing it?  It's not like people are suddenly going to start posting week-by-week results more than they are just because we're making an effort to provide more timely information.  People won't suddenly start ignoring the "no weekly results" rule more often just because they see spoiler tags. Jeff Silvers 23:30, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

text: So far the pages which have been edited then reverted over title results have been WWE or TNA pages and these have been when the result is happening in a matter of days, and in terms of policy fits with the week by week model. If a result is taped months in advance then by definition it is not weekly, and so week by week can be ignored for monthly results. But so far this discussion has centred on WWE and TNA because the most edited pages are WWE and TNA pages. Darrenhusted 23:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But even within the context of WWE and TNA, this policy fails.  I know it's only "a few days," but it's a few days in which we're purposely keeping articles inaccurate out of fear that if we don't, somebody will, for some reason, take that as a reason for turning Wikipedia into a week-by-week results website.  And for the record, even results which have been known for months are still subject to being edited out of Wikipedia as per the current policy, as evidenced by the WSX articles I referenced earlier. Jeff Silvers 00:45, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with Jeff, especially as policy supports the position. Week by week was created to prevent people from simply adding weekly match reports to pages, it was NOT created to prevent people from adding X won a championship or company changing facts. –– Lid(Talk) 09:56, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Well, imagine Wikipedia existed in October 1990, for the sake of accuracy would you have reported that the Hart Foundation had lost to the Rockers? For the sake of kayfabe no title change in WWE or most wrestling federations (but WWE is the biggest) is official until acknowledged by that organisation, there are very few times when this is even an issued but it falls under week by week, and for the sake of waiting a couple of days I don't know why this is such a big issue. And to keep stating that "Wikipedia will not be accurate" is a smoke screen. It will be for a few days. If there is a title change in a smaller organisation which will not be screened for months then spoilers may be appropriate, after all a monthly event is not weekly. Darrenhusted 15:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just can't imagine why you'd want to be wrong on purpose for even several days when we're supposed to be a reputable encyclopedia.  And since when did the promotions get to rewrite history to say that certain events happened on certain days?  This is the only policy which allows promotions to do that.  If we allow the promotions to dictate what actually happened based on what they "officially" recognize, shouldn't Buddy Rogers and WWE Championship be edited so that we recognize that Rogers won a tournament in Brazil to become the first champion? And just to preemptively counter any argument that this is a totally different situation, think about: the only key difference between acknowledging that Rogers was awarded the title and acknowledging that a title change took place at an earlier date is that the former doesn't involve a time dispute.  By the way, you can call this argument a "smoke screen" if you like, but the argument that "reporting information in a timely manner will result in massive posts of week-by-week results" sounds an awful more like a smoke screen to me. Jeff Silvers 16:51, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maintaining kayfabe (in regards to spoilers) 

message: Just asking...the Shawn Michaels article looks great, but I noticed that there is no sourcing for it prior to 1992.  Does this really qualify as an "A" quality article with no sourcing prior to 1992?  I'd love to see it become an FA, but it needs to be an "A" first, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't rated too high too soon. Theophilus75 05:12, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *I changed the article back to a "B" article as an unknown user with the IP of 75.138.105.149 changed it with no notation as to why.  Theophilus75 05:21, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *It can't qualify as an A article irrelevent as it hasn't even passed the good article process. –– Lid(Talk) 05:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It will soon be up for GA review there is this group claiming we need to get better sources for the references, something we know it's impossible because of WWE's ridiculous copyright policies. -凶 15:37, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shawn Michael - "A" Article? 

message: As of right now, I am officially retiring from the wrestling project. I have been trying to save all the old and known wrestlers from deletion, have added various citations across a number of wrestlers and other articles that come under the Wrestling project.  But I am now fed up, One Night in Hackney, Burntsauce and others to me it seems they are waging a wiki war. Removing all off the information that truely needs help. Sadly this is the wrong way to go about the whole project, not once have they stopped to add any form of citation, nor have helped to really raised the problems in any form of etiquette. This wiki war as I call it is just silly and stupid, there seems to be a clash of the "wiki-politics" going on. Which is worse than watching Parliamentary Question Time on Wednesdays!
Best of luck to the rest of you, regards Govvy 12:43, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *I'm kind of new here and trying to do what I can, but is there anything we can do about One Night In Hackney and Burntsauce?  Hackney goes through and Afd's whatever he can (he even incinuated on another user's talk page that there are about 200 on his list to eventually get to Afding).  Burntsauce, as I think everyone knows, blanks pages out completely, then comes back and Afd's them for lack of content.  I'm pretty sure this is NOT how wikipedia is supposed to work.  Theophilus75 18:32, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The best thing you can do about ONiH (who I honestly think is right on this one) and Burntsauce (who is in the wrong, agreed) is source the damn articles, and provide proof of notability. SirFozzie 18:59, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

text: *Well said MadMax!  I think we can do ourselves a lot of good by also realizing that most indy wrestlers are not notable, and that we really need to better source articles.  I've been working on Brian Adams lately, and it's hard to source.  There is some good info in there, but it is next to impossible to source it from the internet...so...unfortunately I've been taking out the unsourced info cause if we don't, Burntsauce will.  Theophilus75 19:20, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sorry to see you retiring Govvy. I too am sick of self-righteous pricks (not mentioning any names) destroying other people's work because...well I'm not sure why. I somehow doubt 'the sanctity of Wikipedia' plays a part as much as overblown egos that certain types of people get when they go online (i.e. when they aren't directly interacting with people). I've cut down my Wikipedia time dramatically this month for these reasons. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 18:17, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You took the words straight from my mouth Suriel. Bmg916SpeakSign 18:19, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Retirement from the Wrestling Project 

message: This article definitely needs an upgrade, even before it was unsourced. Can someone aid me in this? Part of re-building the article will need a look at his legacy, as evidenced by the fact he has three separate tournaments named after him among other things. –– Lid(Talk) 04:43, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *  What we need to do is go through and make sure all articles are sourced properly.  Burntsauce is not discriminate in who he blanks out.  Just last week he has blanked out Fred Blassie, Chris Candido, Jonathan Coachman, Steve Blackman, Rodney Anoa'i & Matthew Bloom.
And someone calling them self Haitian11 has just joined up to alert Burntsauce about the Candido revert, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is blanked and locked soon. Darrenhusted 22:24, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

text: That's probably a JB196 sock (check his contributions), list it at the open Check at wp:rfcu (Foz on break) 24.62.82.234 05:51, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Let's just find sources, then the page will be unlocked. RobJ1981 19:13, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

text: So, of the articles he blanked that are listed, is anybody going to unblank them? Kris 22:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

text: And if you're going to "upgrade" the article, please do not just put a bunch of links to match results from some website.  That is not a reliable source and match results rarely need citations.  There should be plenty of books and print articles available about Chris to help make it a good article.  Biggspowd 21:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then would you care to explain why match results mentioned in the article tend to keep getting deleted? Mshake3 22:27, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Chris Candido]] 

message: NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship Discuss...  ---SilentRAGE! 08:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge: NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship 

message: Just an FYI...Hack's got it up for Afd.  Theophilus75 20:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess if we all work to source the content, it won't be deleted. I have to go to work right now, but I can try to source some stuff when I get home tonight. Anyone want to help? Nikki311 20:36, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques]]

message: Iron Sheik's article was messed up, just letting you all know. Kris 22:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Iron Sheik

message: If y'all are waiting for an "official" word from WWE.com, you're gonna be waiting until his TNA debut. Unless the wire reports are 100% wrong (and they very, very rarely are - usually just a minor detail or two, if that, is wrong from such reports) and he continues to wrestle for WWE until the end of his contract, this was specifically done quietly and without official mention. So it's silly to wait for such a thing when it will probably result in his article listing him as contracted to WWE months after he wrestled his last match for them. Nosleep1234 01:16, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't list rumors. There have been reports before of a wrestler being released that turned out to be BS. TJ Spyke 01:20, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Also, according to the PWI Audio report I'm listening to now, RVD has not been released, and will be working a program with Snitsky up to One Night Stand. Obviously these audio reports are still officially rumors, so we can't report it. But still, there ya go. Mshake3 01:44, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rob Van Dam's release 

message: Dr. Lloyd Youngblood performed career-saving neck fusion surgeries on Steve Austin, Chris Benoit, Edge, Lita, Bob Holly, Test, Rhyno, and in the near future, Gregory Helms.  I have created a short article on him.  The article was promptly tagged for speedy deletion.  I explained why it should not be speedily deleted.  The article has now been tagged for deletion.  Please provide your input on whether Dr. Youngblood is worthy of an article at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lloyd Youngblood. Thanks.  Patiwat 21:15, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dr. [[Lloyd Youngblood]]: AfD? 

message: *I've worked on this article to the point that I'm not sure it's going to get any better.  I'd like to nominate it for either FL, but I'm not sure if it would pass since there is some info that is unknown and probably can never be figured out for certain. If that's the case I'd like to see if it can get through the GA criteria.  I just wanted you guys opinion on which one you think it should go through?  Also, if you have any ideas or comments on how to improve it that is welcome as well.  Theophilus75 01:18, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *Not hearing any advice I have submitted it for GA review.  Theophilus75 03:26, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

text: That may not be possible since only WWE really has a seperate page for every title reign. I do agree more sources should be used (instead of the exact same link for 95%). Here is another page for the history of the title: http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html . TJ Spyke 09:59, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem with that alternative link, is that the information there is taken from the source that Theophilus has already cited.  In fact, I would bet that any title history you'll find, on the 'net or elsewhere, is taken from that book.  As I understand it Wrestling Title Histories is the official "bible" of such things.  The only exception would be a source like WWE.com (which obviously doesn't apply in this case), or the website of any other promotion, which really doesn't count as a "third-party" source. - Geoffg 14:32, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

text: *I'm totally open for ideas on improving this, but I'm not sure what else to do.  I thought about double sourcing each change with the site TJ Spyke mentioned, but as Geoffg said, it sources it's information from the same book.  Any ideas to make it better I'm game for.  Theophilus75 14:35, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Does each different change really need to be sourced? Can't a blanket "information sourced from X and Y" be put on the page, top or bottom, and take care of it? It would make it look better and accomplish the same thing.«»bd(talk stalk) 15:10, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would think so, but reviewing some FL nominations I noticed that some of the reviewers were very picky about having a note in each note space, even if it was just a reference (then others thought like you and I).  I was just trying to anticipate any possible complaints. Theophilus75 17:52, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]] 

message: A new version of Josh Piscura has recently been created and, interestlingly enough, contains additional references whuich might prove his notability. Its also been nominated for speedy deletion under "recreation of deleted material" despite it being totally rewritten. MadMax 06:09, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The creator and only editor is a sock of JB196. –– Lid(Talk) 06:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Josh Piscura

message: The recently deleted article NWA Championship Wrestling from Virginia has been listed for undeletion if anyone wants to contribte to the discussion. MadMax 15:14, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: NWA Championship Wrestling from Virginia

message: I'm all for getting rid of these flags on the WWE roster page. There is really no use for them, especially if it is going to represent what country they were born in. Putting the flag of Spain next to Kane's name is extremely misleading. In what way do they reveal any vital information to the roster of the WWE? A more useful thing to add would be finishing maneuvers or previous aliases. Not that I am actually suggesting that, as I feel it would make the page cluttered, but they are certainly more useful than flags of where people are born. Who cares? These flags truly have no place on this page. We may as well tack on the state flags and childhood pet if they're gonna stick around. --DaHumorist 18:48, 21 May 2007
:It's no different than listing flags on pages like the current NBA rosters. Maybe they could be changed to their nationality. This could present some problems with certain wrestlers though, mainly those born in Canada who are now living in the US and are US citizens, although in those cases we could use both. TJ Spyke 00:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Flagicons revisited

message: It seems that the "policy" is to include this in all TNA PPV articles:
from the iMPACT! Zone (Soundstage 21 at Universal Orlando Resort) in Orlando, Florida.
First of all, where can I read up about this policy? Second, is the Soundstage information really necessary? Doesn't the Impact Zone have enough of a reputation that we can just say it's in Florida? It's a waste of space to put that extra information in every article. Mshake3 22:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think there is an official policy on listing all that in every TNA PPV article. I agree: it's a waste of space. RobJ1981 23:15, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

text: There's no policy, it's just what we have been doing for a long time now. TJ Spyke 23:57, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then it's time to change it. Mshake3 01:28, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In any event, it's totally redundant. Jeff Silvers 03:12, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What policy? 

message: May I ask, why do we count Wrestling Observer awards in championships and accomplishments sections? Have they ever reached the notability level of the PWI awards? Recognizing the awards seems to legitimize WON as a news source, when it's really nothing more than a rumor mongering dirt sheet (this is the same publication that "reported" that Joey Mercury attacked Stephanie McMahon) and leads to edit and revert wars (see: Montel Vontavious Porter). Plus, I don't think any of them are cited because they don't keep archives on the website.«»bd(talk stalk) 01:48, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think those awards mean anything, and would mind if we removed them (talking about WO, PWI should stay). TJ Spyke 02:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually it was either Pro Wrestling Torch or Pro Wresting Insider that reported Mercury hit Stephanie, wrong "dirt sheets". As I've stated before WON is sometimes wrong and other times announces facts long before they actually occur, we are not here to also attempt to discredit them by such phrases as "rumor mongering dirt sheet". –– Lid(Talk) 02:10, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Technically it's correct though. It's full of rumors and is a dirt sheet. WO did mention the Mercury/Stephanie, although I don't remember if they were saying that story was true or if they were just saying it was a rumor. TJ Spyke 02:21, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I think the reason we have the WON awards (and hall of fame in the championships sections is that unlike the PWI awards, or other pro wrestling halls of fame, those from the WO are determined through a voting process that is somewhat transparent and unbiased, the idea being that they are a higher honour, because they represent an achievement of greater insider consensus.  On the other hand, much of what is written in the WO comes from the pen of one man, who edits his own work. Though he is well-connected, it is questionable how reliable his newletter is. - Geoffg 07:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no problem with the WO Hall of Fame, even PWI say they consider it the "official" hall of fame for pro wrestling (not the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame).  TJ Spyke 07:38, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WON award 

message: I recently added a section on Moondog Cujo, admittedly heavily based from the deleted Lanny Kean article, on the main Moondogs article. However, this has since been reverted by User:One Night In Hackney and the redirect has been nominated for speedy deletion. As the redirect links to several articles, I thought it might as well be redirected to the main Moondogs article or risk having it be recreated again. Anyone have any thoughts on this ? MadMax 14:20, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Your biggest problem is lack of sourcing (one videotape doesn't prove notability)...that and the fact that Cujo is the only member who had a section on the Moondogs page.  I would say get better sources on Cujo and get sources and info on other moondogs creating sections for them, and then be bold and put the info up there...then if Hack wants to fight you on your decision you would have some firepower to support your position. - Theophilus75 14:44, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lanny Kean

message: I don't know exactly what to do in this case but if you type "Duece" in Deuce and Domino you get this - Deep Shadow 03:50, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have redirected the page to Deuce 'N Domino, I suppose it's possible someone could misspell the teams name. TJ Spyke 03:55, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Duece'' and Domino 

message: I've been planning to work on cleaning up each of the three main WWE television shows and one of them was to clean up a bit of the clutter in the articles. One of the ideas I've got is to have a brand infobox in the middle of the article due to the TV infobox (see The Apprentice and The X Factor for examples). The box will feature the current champions, authority figures and commentators. While the current articles have lists of authorities and commentators, the former already has list of authority figures in professional wrestling to link to for history. For the latter, I'm also proposing something like a list of WWE commentators article or just scrapping it.
My design is at User:Oakster/Brand infobox if you want a glance at it and give your thoughts. -- Oakster  Talk   17:47, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it's needed either. Why must articles be cluttered with infoboxes? I think the current state of the articles is just fine. RobJ1981 05:46, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WWE brand infobox 

message: Okay, this article poped up on wwe.com. Well my first thought was to look up Chaotic Wrestling. But the article is no longer there and must of been deleted. Next I decided to lookup John Cena which in his early career had no mention of him being in that promotion, so now I got a bit confused. But I am assuming that it was just to do with the location being as it was in John Cena's home town. Now, this article certainly raises the profile of Chaotic Wrestling and gives it another example of notability. Also on another note, you have the belts for this promotion, you really should have the promotion article to support the belts. So maybe we should restore that article now. Govvy 10:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A one-time charity appearence by Cena, Eugene, and Vince doesn't make it notable. Mshake3 15:27, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What belts? Those should probably be deleted too if they have articles.«»bd(talk stalk) 16:14, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. It's not worth putting the time and energy into creating an article that will almost certainly get AFD'd for lack of notability. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 17:15, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Chaotic Wrestling]] with [[John Cena]] 

message: If his name is "Mark Lamonica," then why is the trademark for "Brother Ray Deadly" (and "Brother Devon Deadly," for that matter) under the name "Mark LoMonaco?" Check the USPTO. Nosleep1234 11:46, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I viewed a copy of the trademarking documentation shortly after it had been filed and don't remember any spelling mistakes in it. Lamonica is the guy's surname. Where are you finding this info from? ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 17:13, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Mark LoMonaco seems to be the correct spelling, per Nosleep1234, the IMDB and this interview, which is a lot more personal than most wrestling interviews. Lamonica is presumably an anglicisation. McPhail 21:45, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bubba Ray Dudley/Brother Ray 

message: Did the Collaboration of the week idea fizzle out, or is it still going strong? I'm just curious because I added a new nomination to the page: Monday Night Wars. Nikki311 06:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Collaboration of the week 

message: Is their team name actually: The Motor City Machine Guns? I didn't see Impact where they teamed, so I wasn't sure. They are listed as that on several TNA articles, and I wanted to make sure the team name was official. I looked on TNA's website a little: I didn't see a mention of it. I noticed on Shelley's article: they've teamed in indy promotions under that team name, so this could be original release (and people assuming they will be called that again). RobJ1981 16:51, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is what their team is best known as although I don't believe they have yet used that name in TNA Wrestling. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 17:05, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Chris Sabin and Shelley

message: I've noticed they are growing big for wrestlers again. Alex_Shelley#In_wrestling and Mike_Bucci#In_wrestling are two examples. Do we really need move-by-move guides of the wrestlers? I can understand their finishers, and some of their notable moves: but a massive list just isn't needed in my opinion. RobJ1981 16:51, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Mike Bucci is an anomaly in that part of the listings we have for movelists is that if it is named it should be in the list, which of course is amusing as Bucci named just about ever move he ever did. It's impossible to cut down his listing because of them being named (which in the long run is the way to go rather than outright removal of named moves because of one anomaly. Shelley on the other hand does need a trim. –– Lid(Talk) 16:59, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sure experts on Mike Bucci can trim out the moves he only used a few times. Being named doesn't make it extra special: if it wasn't even used much overall. RobJ1981 19:20, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was a Nova mark; One Armed Bandit, Scream Machine, Nova Missle, and Smash Mouth can probably all go. And Kryptonite Krunch and Super Kryptonite Krunch can probably go on the same line.«»bd(talk stalk) 23:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Another wrestler that needs his move list cleaned: CM Punk. Huge move guides are very crufty, and unecyclopedic. Alot of this content belongs on a wrestling wiki, not here. RobJ1981 02:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Movesets

message: I was just wondering if there is any evidence that using websites like "obsessed with wrestling" and "the history of WWE" are considered reliable sources?  I am skeptical that they are, and I haven't found any proof yet that they are.  I know there has been some odd trend lately that on wrestler's articles, every match has been cited (which likely isn't necessary, since knowledge of a match is common knowledge and doesn't need a citation), and is cited with results from fan websites.  I doubt these fan websites are RS, and I don't think we need to cite every match.  IMO, it clutters the articles, makes them hard to edit, and in turn, makes it even harder to make them GAs or FAs.  
I think you should all just look at some articles that are GAs or FAs and see how they got there.  Some of them don't have many citations at all.  We need to focus on quality over quantity, and just ignore that citations are needed for match results.  If you have ever gone to college and written a paper, you would see that you may only need a handful of citations to write a good paper.  Please consider this, I'm just trying to help and save you time. Biggspowd 18:04, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please, stop talking. You're not helping anyone. We've been through this enough. Mshake3 22:46, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps that editor didn't know. There is no reason to be rude about it. Comments such as Please, stop talking. You're not helping anyone isn't helping things out. There is no reason to be uncivil, just because it was mentioned again. Also: no one forced you to post in the section, so you didn't even have to post if you didn't want to. Ignore it, if it really bothers you that much. RobJ1981 22:59, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well how many damn times is this going to be brought up? Yes, we know articles are being oversourced. Yes, we know all those references look stupid. Yes, we know some things should just be assumed correct. But as long as the admins have a grudge against wrestling articles, we have no damn choice. Let's not forget that this is being discussed in as many as three different sections on this page alone. So forgive me if I get upset when someone tells me this is wrong after suffering through months of someone telling me (forcefully) that the other way is wrong. Mshake3 01:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

text: So, to actually answer the question posed, yes Online World of Wrestling (as Obsessed with Wrestling is now known) is considered a reliable source for match results -- though much beyond that should be verified elsewhere when possible -- DDTDigest.com and History of WWE are also considered good sources based on the amount of good (fact checked) information they have provided. As for the "overcitation", it's a direct result of a minority of editors going overboard with WP:BLP and out and out blanking every non cited sentence out of articles of any living wrestler. It was a good concern on your part.«»bd(talk stalk) 23:20, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And dead wrestlers too. –– Lid(Talk) 01:24, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The overcitation of matches/websites

message: The booker article isn't even accurate in the least.  The description given isn't what I would consider a booker.  A booker is a person who "books" a wrestler to appear at a particular venue and a promoter was the person who "promoted" a wrestling event.  The person who scripted a wrestling match could be the booker, it could be the promoter, or it could be a road agent, senior wrestler, the wrestlers involved in the match or someone else entirely.  In today's world of WWE's predominence, a true "booker" and "promoter" doesn't really exist all that often as the WWE books and promotes all of their own matches. A promoter, booker and "wretling match scripter" (for lack of a better term) could all be the same person, or could be three or more people. - Theophilus75 16:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *Just an FYI, I'm tempted to list this article for speedy deletion myself (if I knew how I probably already would have) due to what I consider it's gross inaccuracies. - Theophilus75 16:35, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *To nominate an article for speedy deletion put  at the top of the page, explain the reason why it should be deleted, and inform the creater of the article. Nikki311 19:40, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *Thanks for the info, I'll wait a day or so and see if the article improves or if there is further comment.  I've made a note on the talk page and tagged the entire article as disputed.  I don't like it when people don't give me time to respond or work on article.  The funny thing, the definition found on the List of professional wrestling slang page the article links to gives a clear enough and accurate description, but this article tells a whole other story. - Theophilus75 19:58, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I proded it early this morning/late last night. Theophilus75 14:31, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Booker (professional wrestling)]]

message: I don't know what I think of this article.  It's pretty much trivial smark information that isn't really crucial to the wrestling project (IMHO); but I'm not necessarily saying I think it needs to go.  It does appear to be entirely WP:OR as well as have serious issues with WP:NPOV and contains what is highly likely to be disputed information. - Theophilus75 16:57, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Workrate (professional wrestling)]]

message: I think this article needs merged with the Hulk Hogan article and redirected. - Theophilus75 16:36, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Was it an endorsement or a business venture? - Theophilus75 22:03, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe that section of Hogan's article should be changed to "Endorsements and business ventures" because the grill thing kind of belongs in both categories. Isn't an endorsement a business venture anyway? One makes money from it. Nikki311 22:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They are sort of the same...an endorsement is where someone pays you to put their name on a product or pays you to do commercials for them (al la Michael Jordan and Nike Air).  A business venture would be where you put up your own money to be a part owner in a company, and in Hogan's case your name becomes part of the company name.  An endorsee will make money from an endorsement but not necessarily from business venture....all that stuff aside...I think merging it and changing the heading would be good.
Agree that it should be merged as it was one of his business ventures. --Mikecraig 23:00, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

text: It was WCW who put up the money, not Hogan. I would say this is more like Bruce Willis/Slyvester Stallone/other celebs and Planet Hollywood. I say merge it with Hogan, the restaurant itself was a relative failure and only notability was having Hogan's name attached. TJ Spyke 23:16, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *The article says that Hogan paid for it..."It was created and financed by then-World Championship Wrestling professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan." Even in the Planet Hollywood example, the celebs you mentioned (I believe) bought into the company, they didn't just get paid to endorse it, they became co-owners, thus incurring a potential financial liability (a business venture). - Theophilus75 23:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

text: That would make it more of an endorsement than a business venture, right? I guess since we are on the subject of merging small articles...what about Hulk Rules? Should that be merged to Hogan's article, too. It hardly seems deserving of its own article. Nikki311 23:20, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Hulk Hogan's Pastamania]]

message: First of all, excuse me for my bad english.
Inspired by your amazing work on wrestling articles, we've started on it.wiki our own wikiproject:wrestling; we've already translated a great number of articles of yours (citing correctly the source just from some months ago... sorry about that!) and we program to do the same in the future. So, thanks for your inspirational, great articles and project, we'll feel free to contact you in case of need, just like younger-to-older brother :P. By the way, if anyone of you is it-1,2,3 and wants to help or just give us suggestions, our door is absolutely opened (of course, even non-it users' contributions/suggestions are welcome!). Thanks a lot ;)---- bs (talk) 13:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for complement. I wish you guys well on your project. -- Oakster  Talk   16:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: italian wikiproject

message: Adrian Adonis' page has been unprotected. I put back all the info that was deleted, and a "new" editor (in his first post ever) reverted because Burntsauce, in the history log, said it was in violation of "Biographies of Living Persons" (despite the fact he's been dead 19 years). As such, we need to source the article before it is blanked again. Nenog 01:58, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a few (and I mean a few) citations just now. I also did a little cleaning up. Hopefully, that might keep it from being blanked until someone can add more substantial references. Nikki311 02:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Adrian Adonis]]

message: I had submitted Brian Adams (wrestler) for GA Review, and the reviewer quick failed it.  I asked him nicely several times to explain to me what made the article quick fail so I could fix it.  He continually refused to answer acting like I never asked the question.  I don't disagree that the article may have problems, I just want to know what those are so I can try and fix them and move on.  I've spent a lot of time on this article trying to clean it up and source it from what (I found in my research) was a cut-and-paste job.  Anyway, just thought I'd give you all a heads up. - Theophilus75 02:31, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Brian Adams (wrestler)]] up for [[WP:GA/R|Good Article Review]] 

message: I've been trying to cleanup and add citations to Heel (professional wrestling). Do you guys think that the lists of names in the articles should be deleted. I think they are pretty un-necessary, myself. It's more listcruft than anything else. I think the definition of terms would suffice, and then it would resemble/parallel other articles like List of professional wrestling match types, Professional wrestling throws, etc. (which don't list every wrestler that applies to the move or match). Thoughts? Nikki311 00:14, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I did something simmilar with Gimmick (professional wrestling) some time ago. -凶 01:42, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heel (professional wrestling) 

message: I proposed this awhile back, and someone just went ahead and merged them. Now someone is splitting them back up. I figured this is a good time to get an opinion about this. Mshake3 01:22, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge: [[WWE Brand Extension]]/[[WWE Draft]]