TripleMania was insane and I'm not sure if I mean that in a good way.

First half of the event was pretty great for quality matches while the later half was a very entertaining train wreck for quality.

Like when WWE hits train wreck status for events, its rarely entertaining and a lot more of a bore to watch.

It was like 99 WCW trainwreck.

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The whole Izzy thing is starting to get weird

Jim Cornette and Noid are gonna be pissed

Road Dogg is such a stooge, haha.

I posted that thinking it was in context, but I'm not going to amend it.

like the new look at this website

Effy... that was the dude who had whipped cream eaten out of his ass in a wrestling match.

"Fuck you fans for paying attention for 3 months instead of just 2 weeks"

Toronto official for SummerSlam 2019, not a stadium though as rumored:

https://etcanada.com/news/361305/tor...we-summerslam/

"What you don't understand about this stuff you don't like is that you should like it."

I used to love Toronto shows until ever crowd became a smark crowd. I suppose I still love elements they bring (like actually getting into Goldberg as I predicted, instead of towing the dumb smark line of "we're actually enjoying this, but we can't cheer an old guy that can't do flips").

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Aug 11 will be the earliest date for SummerSlam in some time

They are a very "nostalgic " fan base. It's why Hulk Hogan is and will always be adored by them.

I liked TripleMania but Vampiro and Striker not knowing what was up with the referee in the main event was really confusing to me.

New rumored match for WWE's Evolution ppv and pretty much continuing the trend of this ppv heading towards mostly disaster status for in-ring quality.



MYC Finals and NXT Women's title match are pretty much carrying the load for quality baring Smackdown Women's title since its unknown at the moment.

Hm. Looks like someone is worried about Scott Steiner coming to beat them up...

Fucking hell.

They're really going about it all wrong. You want to showcase how women's wrestling has evolved with an all women's PPV, you don't do that by putting women from the bimbo era who haven't wrestled in a decade, in singles matches.

Like I get you want past names in there for their marquee appeal, and because in their own way they contributed to where we are, but fuck's sake put them in a tag match. It would have the same effect, while allowing the women who are in their prime, and better in ring talents to face each other in matches that would truly put a nail in the coffin of the word "Diva".

I wish this were an actual PPV so that the buys could be known.

It would kind of be smart, in a backwards sort of way, if Vince gave the women this stage to flop on so he can justify not going so hard with them and paying them much less than their male counterparts.

Women's Rumble had the same problem with too much of the focus going towards the Bellas and Divas era instead of being a celebration of all WWE women eras. Even Asuka's victory got quickly overshadowed by WWE's need to have Ronda's post-match debut be the main talking point.

Was speculated the only reason why McCool had a ton of eliminations was due to WWE wanting to appease Taker to guarantee he'd compete at Mania.

Women's Revolution, folks.

He sort of tried to do that with the Women's Hell in a Cell. Supposedly fought to get the match nixed and then fought tooth & nail to weaken its build and match quality. Somehow he still couldn't grasp at the idea of a women's match being the main event of a PPV and also be the main focus for a PPV build.

The only smart decision he had involving women's stuff in years was not wanting Total Divas stuff to dominate the division. The reasoning being you can only really focus on it while a season is airing and can't do long term plans since WWE didn't control the show itself. Became moot in the end because Nikki Bella kept complaining and got that restriction dropped.

I tried doing some research to find out how many tickets are available for the WWE's Australian show. I can't imagine the product being hotter, but they are a juggernaut and they are kind of low-key promoting this like an Australian WrestleMania in media you do have to seek out to find, but still.

The card looks absolutely awful:

* Triple H vs. The Undertaker (with Shawn Michaels to be announced as referee, I'm sure)
* John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. Jinder Mahal and Elias (Jinder is advertised as Kevin Owens in some sources -- got no clue what is going on there)
* The Shield vs. TBA (rumored to be Braun, Dolph and Drew)
* Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad
* Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz in a #1 Contender's Match

The Iconics are also being advertised. I imagine that they are also going to do Buddy Murphy winning the Cruiserweight Title and throw Rhea Ripley and/or Toni Storm onto the card.

Tickets are insanely priced. $1,400 for ringside. They appear to still be available.

It's also very cute that Triple H has found his way into another record audience for WWE. He has nothing to do with them selling out, but he'll find a way to main event WrestleMania 32, the Australian show and whatever other records they are going for soon. He did try the India one too, but that was a flop.

WWE.com has announced two more matches for SUPER SHOWDOWN


Braun Strowman/Dolph Ziggler/Drew McIntyre
vs.
The Shield

Ronda Rousey/Bella Twins
vs.
Riott Squad

Hope Buddy Murphy and The Iiconics find their way on the card.

So many PPVs

I’ve joked about it either here or elsewhere, but if the talk of The Rock coming back to work Mania is true, there is no way I can see “all the records” Triple H sitting back and letting Rock notably increase their subs. So what can H do to get himself in the convo during the shareholders meeting. I wonder why Shawn Michaels is getting involved in this Undertaker stuff? Why has Triple H babyfaced himself?

My prediction: Taker beats HHH in Australia. Taker does a big exit as he is one to do. Triple H and HBK hug. DX music hits. Aww. Cue Triple H heel turn. At some point, Shawn Michaels is advertised as having a face-to-face with Taker because he wants his permission to fight Triple H. “Shawn, normally I’d have three words for you: Rest In Peace. But I’ve got another three...” “Please let them be: Are You Ready?” “No, Shawn...kick his ass!”

Shawn then enters the Royal Rumble and tries to use the match to challenge Hunter. After Michaels cleans house and the crowd is going nuts, The Rock comes out. The two have a moment and Shawn sells like crazy for Rock. Heels interrupt and they get tossed out. HBK ends up hitting a sneaky Sweet Chin Music on Rock. A heel lays out Michaels. Another heel takes that heel out. HBK and Rock are prone in the ring. Double kip up. Place explodes. Another heel probably eliminates HBK. Maybe even HHH. Rock wins the Rumble.

When the quarter network numbers are huge, HHH can say “We had returning stars like The Rock and Shawn Michaels, and matches like Rock vs. Roman Reigns and Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H.”

Doing an angle at Australia’s biggest show is a great way to make it “worth it” for the fans that go, even though they may not try it again for a while. It sends the message that you can’t think of these as house shows. Next time WWE tried to sell out such a big building, you better go, just in case...

I think if Rock wrestles at WM it will be against either HHH or a safe heel worker, like Miz.

I don't see them doing Roman vs Rock b/c Rock won't come back to lose a match and Roman shouldn't be losing to part-timers if he is 'their guy'. I think HBK is legit done (but your idea sounds good Noid).

Weird that Becky and Braun are now evil, heinous heels

Still kanefused why Bobby Roode is a face tbh

If u think about it, since KO has been 'written off' tv for the time being the only top heels on RAW are:

Dolph Ziggler
Baron Corbin
Drew McIntyre (I'm ok w/ this)
Braun Strowman

It's a rough time.

Push Mojo

I think Baron is going to lose the MITB suitcase or try and cash it in himself or something stupid like that.

Also turning Braun ‘heel’ still isn’t going to make people cheer Roman and will go down the same route with Braun as before where he will end up beating up his partners.

In some ways the heel/face line is blurring and in some ways there are clear-cut heels and faces.

It's HHH's influence slowly shifting in (I think). When you watch NXT of course there are 'heels' and 'faces' but the crowd still cheers a Adam Cole or Ciampa regardless. I think eventually the main roster will be like that as HHH's influence grows. Instead what we have right now is murky/not-cohesive booking where it sometimes seems like Vince is drunk when making decisions.

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Imagine any of these orgs being run like the WWE

LucasFilms:

"It's THE BIG DOG! Jar Jar Binks!"

The Brady Bunch:

"It's THE BIG DOG! Oliver Brady!"

The DNC:

"It's THE BIG DOG! Hillary Clinton!"