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Evil Vito 05-11-2016 02:59 PM

Roman's the first "face of the WWE" to wrestle with gear that covers most of his upper body.

You can't fight Samoan genetics. Belive that.

Emperor Smeat 05-11-2016 03:34 PM

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GD 05-11-2016 03:59 PM

New Jack adorning the front page of WWE.com

Innovator 05-11-2016 04:54 PM

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Emperor Smeat 05-11-2016 05:12 PM

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Lock Jaw 05-11-2016 06:49 PM

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Lock Jaw 05-11-2016 06:56 PM

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drave 05-11-2016 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4809713)

He needs to re-adopt this persona if he goes heel. Arrogant heel champ dressed like a champ will make people hate him even more.

Volare 05-11-2016 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 4809731)
He needs to re-adopt this persona if he goes heel. Arrogant heel champ dressed like a champ will make people hate him even more.

With a different model each week.

Emperor Smeat 05-11-2016 09:15 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by Classic Rasslin Appreciation Wednesday:
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Jonathan Coachman mentioned on an appearance on The Ross Report with Jim Ross that ESPN is currently working on a ” 30 for 30 ” documentary on the XFL.

Coach noted that they've been watching all the old XFL tapes, reliving the games and commentary. Coach also mentioned that former WWE star Jesse Ventura made $1 million a game at one point in the XFL.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Fight Network announced AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide -- the 90-minute weekly English language series -- will keep running on their airwaves every Thursday at 10 PM after officially debuting last week.

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Originally Posted by PWI
The 5/10 episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop garnered 280,000 viewers, down from last week's 303,000 viewers.

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Former WCW/WWE star Marc Mero will be getting heart surgery on 6/16 in Cleveland, Ohio. Diamond Dallas Page is asking his followers to send prayers and positive vibes to Mero. We wish him nothing but the best. In recent years, through his Champion of Choices non-profit, Mero has been teaching kids about the dangers of bullying, the dangers of drugs and helping them empower them to own their own lives.

Mero has dealt with several health issues during the last decade. He has a deteriorating spine and has had eight major surgeries for different wrestling-related injuries. He stated in 2007 that the needed to get a heart valve transplant and he almost underwent heart surgery in 2014 but tests showed that his enlarged heart had shrunk. In interviews, he has been open about his use of steroids during his wrestling career.
http://wrestlingnews.co/former-wcwww...heart-surgery/

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Originally Posted by 411Mania
Stardust posted the new Cody Rhodes teaser pic on Twitter, using lyrics from Oasis’ “Wonderwall” as a caption:

��Back beat, the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out…�� #RAW pic.twitter.com/sHBCQ0Ch9W

— Stardust (@StardustWWE) May 10, 2016

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Originally Posted by 411Mania
Next week’s Edge & Christian show is the season finale. It airs after Raw on the WWE Network.

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"I’d say that to me professional wrestling today has mostly little people in it. I don’t see any real big men anymore. Very few anyway. The ones that are in it aren’t used properly. Like Mark Henry. It just seems to me, and I don’t mean to disrespect anyone in the business. A lot of guys are working really hard. I miss seeing some of the big guys. When you talk about getting rid of a Wade Barrett. Guys like Mark Henry are seeing less and less time on TV."

"It seems like the wrestlers they’re all little jumping bean guys. They’re all Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels kind of smaller guys. I was 230 pounds. I think I was bigger, a little bit bigger, in mass than some of these guys today. There’s so many guys that have the same stats. Six feet tall, five-eleven, one hundred and eighty five or ninety pounds. Dolph Ziggler. They do a million high spots. They’re in great, phenomenal shape. They all look the same. They all got rock hard abs. They all look like swimmers."

"I miss the guys that would go out there that looked like Nikolai Volkoff. Or somebody that looks like Don Leo Jonathan or Mad Dog Vachon. Where’s the big guys? Where’s the King Kong Bundys? Who’s hiding all the King Kong Bundys in the world? Where did they go?"
Bret Hart's opinion on WWE's new era and the roster in general these days.

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More stuff with the WWF as they continue to explode. Now it seems that there’s going to be a Saturday morning cartoon featuring Hulk Hogan and his friends. Now, Dave makes an interesting point here about Wrestlemania, which kind of shoots down the main legend about the show before it even happens. He notes that with the kind of money infusion that the WWF is getting from the one-two punch of deals with both CBS and NBC, even if the house show business tanks they’ll still have so much cash on hand that they can easily survive for years off the network TV deal alone. So the idea that Wrestlemania was going to break the company if it failed is ridiculous, because just two weeks before that show they signed a pair of (likely) million dollar deals with major networks, PLUS the shit that goes down with Crockett at the end of the month was worth another million. They weren’t going anywhere, Wrestlemania or no Wrestlemania ...

And finally, Dave finishes with a note that two years ago, Mr. T approached Verne Gagne with an idea very similar to what will happen on that closed circuit show on 3/31, and Verne turned him down because “wrestling doesn’t operate that way.” And there’s your metaphor for the day.
Random Vince/WWE story from back in the day regarding Mania 1 and AWA making another big blunder in hindsight. The link gives a bit more details on the story itself and when the Observer article about it was written. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...re_of_the_1st/


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Some other sheet news includes:
  • WWE recently released a trailer for the next Table For 3 episode with Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NbW7LulaKo
  • Recent interview Fight Network had with Tommy Dreamer involved topics such as NXT, memories of Balls Mahoney, and his feeling of chair shots to the head need to be completely removed from wrestling for health reasons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPcznAw6RPg
  • Being rumored at the moment the WWE was unsuccessful in their legal attempt to get the Ryback trademark decided in their favor. Supposedly has to do with the commonness of the name filed or how WWE filed the motion to get Ryback's trademark dismissed.
  • Mattell recently uploaded a video of the New Day revealing the next line of WWE series action figures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vp76u-md4k
  • According to reports, Dana Brooke's promotion to the main roster might only be a temporary thing since Emma and her are currently filling in for Naomi and Tamina (both injured) in regards to what was supposedly planned for post-Mania storylines with Becky.
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, prior to the creation of Stardust, Cody Rhodes was working on the idea of doing a Tony Stark type gimmick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZDD_6-CDc

Bad News Gertner 05-11-2016 09:20 PM

So in 1983 Hulk Hogan released an LP in Japan...and it's the greatest lol

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Volare 05-11-2016 09:22 PM

Holy shit, they could still pull this off....

(Video of aforementioned Cody Rhodes promo)

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Lock Jaw 05-11-2016 09:26 PM

Liked that Cody Rhodes video.... mostly for Eden heeling it up....

Bad News Gertner 05-11-2016 09:33 PM

Bret Hart is 1000% right by the way. The WWE needs more variety in the size of their wrestlers.

Volare 05-11-2016 09:35 PM

KO HAS A NEW FEUD!!

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SlickyTrickyDamon 05-11-2016 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4809663)
Roman's the first "face of the WWE" to wrestle with gear that covers most of his upper body.

You can't fight Samoan genetics. Belive that.

The Rock used to wear umbrella pants when he was first champ.

Damian Rey 2.0 05-11-2016 09:55 PM

I love Kevin Owens.

Lock Jaw 05-11-2016 10:11 PM

I love Renee.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-11-2016 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4809762)
Bret Hart is 1000% right by the way. The WWE needs more variety in the size of their wrestlers.

Gertner agreeing with Bret Hart? Well there is a first time for everything.

SlickyTrickyDamon 05-11-2016 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Damian Rey 2.0 (Post 4809767)
I love Kevin Owens.

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4809776)
I love Renee.

TPWW CIVIL WAR BEGINS!

owenbrown 05-11-2016 10:30 PM

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Volare 05-11-2016 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4809788)
TPWW CIVIL WAR BEGINS!

Looks like we have our storyline for the summer on the forums.

GD 05-11-2016 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4809713)

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 4809731)
He needs to re-adopt this persona if he goes heel. Arrogant heel champ dressed like a champ will make people hate him even more.

So basically Evolution HHH.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-12-2016 12:04 AM

any ratings increase will be attributed to Steph and any ratings drop will be attributed to AJ being in a program with Roman. Just the way of the business.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-12-2016 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4809663)
Roman's the first "face of the WWE" to wrestle with gear that covers most of his upper body.

You can't fight Samoan genetics. Belive that.

Ulnless you're the Rock or 95% of Samoan rugby players I have seen. Roman's dropped a lot of weight and if you look at his face NOW compared to that picture he is obviously in much better shape.

GD 05-12-2016 12:25 AM

Remember when reigning Intercontinental Champion at the time, "Captain Charisma" Christian made a special appearance at Slammiversary 2012 ?

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I was listening to a podcast where they were reviewing the new Dudley Boys home video release and how the WWE has eased up on talents (Jeff Hardy, Sting etc.) talking about their time in TNA.

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Lock Jaw 05-12-2016 12:39 AM

I miss Christian so much :'(

Also miss those few years where I actually watched and enjoyed TNA....

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-12-2016 12:40 AM

Christian was so great. One of the most underrated guys of all time.

Disturbed316 05-12-2016 12:55 AM

Jesus, the music is terrible on those entrances.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-12-2016 12:56 AM

Do you think he was "better" than Edge? Like obviously not as successful, but he was never given the same sort of chance to succeed. I found most of his career was making chicken salad out of chicken shit. He would often times get jobbed mercilessly... the only time I think he may have won a feud was against Jericho at WM20...yet some how he always seemed over.

Lock Jaw 05-12-2016 01:00 AM

"Emotional" @ watching this video (after skipping past all the vintage TNA overbooked finish to the end of the match)

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GD 05-12-2016 01:00 AM

I remember Vince hating on him

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Lock Jaw 05-12-2016 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dastardly Dale Newstead (Post 4809872)
Do you think he was "better" than Edge? Like obviously not as successful, but he was never given the same sort of chance to succeed. I found most of his career was making chicken salad out of chicken shit. He would often times get jobbed mercilessly... the only time I think he may have won a feud was against Jericho at WM20...yet some how he always seemed over.

I always thought he was better than Edge, yeah... just was never given the same opportunities to succeed....

GD 05-12-2016 01:02 AM

Absolutely loved this entrance theme

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Ol Dirty Dastard 05-12-2016 01:09 AM

plus the unprettier was fucking awesome.

Damian Rey 2.0 05-12-2016 02:25 AM

I think in ring, Christian was better. I'd say they're close on the mic.

Tom Guycott 05-12-2016 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4809756)
Holy shit, they could still pull this off....

(Video of aforementioned Cody Rhodes promo)

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Rhodes Industries > York Foundation

Tom Guycott 05-12-2016 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4809866)
Remember when reigning Intercontinental Champion at the time, "Captain Charisma" Christian made a special appearance at Slammiversary 2012 ?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LSudzYnPy3I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I was listening to a podcast where they were reviewing the new Dudley Boys home video release and how the WWE has eased up on talents (Jeff Hardy, Sting etc.) talking about their time in TNA.

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Wasn't Christian's appearance a talent exchange of sorts... because of Flair being inducted into the Hall of Fame while working for TNA?

GD 05-12-2016 03:58 AM

Yep

Fignuts 05-12-2016 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4809762)
Bret Hart is 1000% right by the way. The WWE needs more variety in the size of their wrestlers.

I hate that mark henry doesn't just destroy fucking everybody.

drave 05-12-2016 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4809878)
I remember Vince hating on him

http://i.imgur.com/iHHcAkO.gif

This is one of the greatest things ever. Little rat lookin mofo.

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Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4809900)
I hate that mark henry doesn't just destroy fucking everybody.

Still puzzled how they never really "did anything" after his amazing heel turn on Cena.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-12-2016 08:20 AM

In fairness he was perpetually injured.

Evil Vito 05-12-2016 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dastardly Dale Newstead (Post 4809861)
Ulnless you're the Rock or 95% of Samoan rugby players I have seen. Roman's dropped a lot of weight and if you look at his face NOW compared to that picture he is obviously in much better shape.

Well The Rock's father was ripped to fuck so I wasn't totally surprised he looked the way he did. One of my friends actually tried doing the Rock's Hercules diet for a while and he just couldn't stand all the white rice and bland meats lol.

I'm kinda surprised Vince hasn't made Roman wrestle shirtless though. I think they wanted him to keep the Shield gear and theme to seem cool at first but it'd be nice to give him his own "identity".

Ambrose's gear is fine as it is, he's so lanky he shouldn't ever wrestle without a shirt.

Rollins probably should go back to trunks when he returns as a huge face. Women will go crazy.

Evil Vito 05-12-2016 08:44 AM

In the case of Edge and Christian it just feels like Edge was always the hand-picked "star" of the team straight off the bat. Even in 1999 they had him going for the Intercontinental Title and stuff.

I loved both of them, though. Christian needs to go into the HOF.

Big Vic 05-12-2016 10:07 AM

No he needs one more match!

Rammsteinmad 05-12-2016 10:17 AM

Christian and Orton's feud in 2011 was the best feud that year, in my opinion. Perfectly booked, all the matches were excellent. It sickens me to this day that Orton beat Christian at Summersla in a Street Fight, then fought Mark Henry at Hell in a Cell. That should have been Christian and Orton's final match right there.

Evil Vito 05-12-2016 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4809926)
No he needs one more match!

Given his concussion history...no, he really does not.

GD 05-12-2016 11:35 AM

For those who didn't "catch it"

"Captain Charisma" Christian has been officially released from his WWE contract

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Originally Posted by WrestlingObserverNewsletter
You can add former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Christian to the list of WWE talents that have been released in the past week. His release has nothing to do with his agreement to do The Edge & Christian Show and is more of a technicality do to him no longer having an active performer’s contract. Christian received a concussion in March 2014 and WWE then decided to stop using him due to his history with concussions.


GD 05-12-2016 11:44 AM

Found this adorable

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VSG 05-12-2016 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4809756)
Holy shit, they could still pull this off....

(Video of aforementioned Cody Rhodes promo)

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Hard to pay attention to what they were saying in that video. Lots of.. distraction.

#BROKEN Hasney 05-12-2016 02:19 PM

Man, that Kliq Table for 3 is so great. We said it last time there was a vid, but hearing Scott Hall speak like this now is so awesome.

Emperor Smeat 05-12-2016 03:18 PM

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Lock Jaw 05-12-2016 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4809929)
Christian and Orton's feud in 2011 was the best feud that year, in my opinion. Perfectly booked, all the matches were excellent. It sickens me to this day that Orton beat Christian at Summersla in a Street Fight, then fought Mark Henry at Hell in a Cell. That should have been Christian and Orton's final match right there.

Perfectly booked except for Christian losing the World Title instead of holding onto it forever.

Lock Jaw 05-12-2016 07:01 PM

They should do a heel Cody/Eden vs. heel Miz/Maryse feud

GD 05-12-2016 08:02 PM

Even if they were to reintroduced "the artist formerly known as Stardust" as Cody Rhodes, would he be wraslin' in the upper mid-card? I highly doubt that.

Emperor Smeat 05-12-2016 09:23 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by Christian Appreciation Thursday:
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Originally Posted by Observer
A.J. Styles is off the weekend WWE house shows due to an injury. He was holding his back on Raw and he's had back problems dating back months although it is not confirmed it was a back injury. Style was working the Carolinas run with shows on Friday night in Greenville, Saturday night in Raleigh and Sunday in Columbia. I expect he'll be at Raw in Greensboro since it's the go-home show for Extreme Rules.

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Originally Posted by 411Mania
This week’s episode of Lucha Underground on El Rey hit a low for the season. Wednesday’s episode brought in 96,000 viewers and a 0.02 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, down 30% and 0.01 from last week’s 138,000 viewers and 0.03 demo rating. It is the first time the show fell under 100,000 viewers since the February 24th episode, the second of the season, did 99,000 viewers. The previous demographic rating low was a 0.03 that it landed on last week and on March 2nd and 16th.

When factoring the replay's numbers, the decline isn't as harsh since it would be just around 3k less than last week. Replay did around 81k for viewers.

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According to PWInsider, another round of cuts is expected to be announced after the May 22nd Extreme Rules pay-per-view. WWE usually announces releases on Friday, which means they could announce the next set as soon as May 27th unless they decide to wait.

We've also been heard rumors of another surprising WWE release, a women's star and one who would be considered a top Superstar. It was noted that "stays of execution" are always possible for some talents who go through late negotiations but it sounds like officials already know who will be getting cut.
One of the main reasons for the cuts happening now is because the WWE is preparing another big wave of signings soon. The ring announcer for Lucha Underground is rumored to be one of those the WWE wants a lot.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Someone from WWE sent this out as a guide for women looking to either get in or get into the planned women's tournament where outside talent will be used and it becomes something of a tryout:

*Stop gigging on indie shows.

*Get in your best shape possible

*Start working on promos

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Originally Posted by Observer
Current plans have Brock Lesnar staying off WWE TV until August, likely to build for a match at the August 21st SummerSlam pay-per-view from Brooklyn. WWE originally talked about having Lesnar face Bray Wyatt or Braun Strowman for his next match but that was before officials changed their mind on plans for Strowman's push. Strowman was originally planned for a big push and to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 but his push was halted after bad reactions to the RAW match with Dean Ambrose and bad reactions to reports of Strowman facing Lesnar or The Undertaker. No word yet on who Lesnar will be facing for his next feud.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks was injured in the first Young Bucks match last night in Toronto. He was scheduled in the team ROH vs. Bullet Club main event at last night's fourth hour of the tapings but wasn't able to wrestle. It is believed to be a broken rib, but that isn't official. He is most likely off Saturday's ROH show in New York.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Impact did 280,000 viewers on Tuesday night, which is the lowest number since they have only had one airing on Tuesdays.

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Originally Posted by Observer
The WWE Network has added more than 100 episodes of Smackdown from 2000 to 2002 billed as the rise of the McMahon-Helmsley era.

Also among the shows added was the Eddie Guerrero RAW Tribute Show.

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Originally Posted by PWI
EVOLVE announced today that their 6/11 return to Orlando, Florida will be titled "The WWE Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint" as something as a preview to the tournament. WWE has plugged this event already online, so it's being presented in conjunction with them. Announced as appearing thus far are Johnny Gargano, TJP with Stokely Hathaway, Drew Gulak and Lince Dorado. All are confirmed for the Cruiserweight Classic tournament. Drew Galloway vs. Ethan Page in an Anything Goes Match is also set for that show. EC3 will also be in action on that event.

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Originally Posted by PWI
The WWE Network is developing a new series titled "Behind the Curtain" that would take a documentary-style look at different stories from pro wrestling history. Some of the topics that have been discussed for the series are the plane crash Ric Flair was in, Bruiser Brody's murder in Puerto Rico in 1987, and Gorgeous George's career.

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Originally Posted by PWI
Internally, the belief is that Ryback will not be back and that he is done once his contract expires in late July. According to a source, there has been no communication between the two sides since Ryback went home.

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Originally Posted by PWI
Jim Ross has an excellent take on the Adam Rose situation that should be read at www.JrsBarBQ.com. In the blog entry, Ross notes the importance of pro wrestlers having a Plan B and wondered how much of the situation might be from stress of not knowing what will happen with Rose and his family given the WWE suspension situation, whether he could remain in the States (he's from South Africa) without that job, etc. It's a good read and brings to light a lot that hasn't been mentioned in the Rose discussion over the last 24 hours.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Joe Belcastro is the new head writer for NXT working under Paul Levesque, and is also working with him on the Cruiserweight Classic and was also involved in the pilot of the NXT Kids show. He replaced Ryan Ward, who did a great job with the show. Ward is now exclusive to Raw and Smackdown. Belcastro, 35, did some writing for the Tampa Tribune and grew up as a wrestling fan. He approached WWE for a writing job after college in 2008 and was turned down. He wrote for the local newspaper and did movie reviews for online entertainment websites and a friend with a WWE connection got him another interview in 2013. He was hired, even though he had never written a script in his life. Evidently during his interview they liked how he discussed storylines and building layers to them.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Lucha Underground are taping through June, and the idea is to finish 100 episodes, which is a number that foreign distributors like to sell. One of the reasons there is a hold up on house shows is the feeling from the people running the company that Lucha Underground has to run in a venue that looks like the Temple, which rules out major arenas, or at least have a traveling that would look similar. At least that was the idea a few months ago. Right now there are no plans for live shows. It’s not a lock they would be a success, as NXT is hot by today’s standards and hot means doing 1,000 to 2,000 people at big shows and 150 to 450 at small shows.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Regarding Shane McMahon, the original plan was for him to be involved only through WrestleMania, but the reaction he got and the way tickets moved once his match was announced led to the idea of keeping him as a weekly television character and this post-Mania feud with Stephanie.


Some other news includes:

Lock Jaw 05-13-2016 12:08 AM

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Lock Jaw 05-13-2016 12:10 AM

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Tom Guycott 05-13-2016 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4809952)
Found this adorable

http://i.imgur.com/TyX1egt.jpg

I remember them dressed like that and thought they looked less "boy band" and more Beastie Boys.

Tom Guycott 05-13-2016 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4810058)
They should do a heel Cody/Eden vs. heel Miz/Maryse feud

One, Cody and Eden would likely not remain heel during said feud. People are that predisposed to hate Miz. Besides, Miz is not good at being a face, and excels at being heel. In that way, he's kinda like Shane Douglas.

Two, Cody and Eden seem to play this dynamic up better than anyone I've seen in fairly recent history... this includes Miz and Maryse (I was always a fan of them when they would be antagonistic to eachother onscreen; they were both too stuck up to be bothered with the other even knowing that they're a IRL couple) Booker and Sharmell, Maria and... I forgot her man's name, damn sure better than Matt and Reby (honestly, Reby plays her role better, Matt is just a dead fish in this dynamic), and I'd even argue Hunter and Steph, because even with all the YEARS of promoing as a couple, they always seemed businesslike and not as much like a couple, if that makes sense on what I mean.

Anyway, this should be the start of a stable. Almost Horsemen-like, with Cody as the Flair of the group. And what I mean by Horsemen-like is that "you see one, you see them all" mentality. And they all dress business casual, except Cody, who is always in a suit.

This could also be a shot in the arm for some under appreciated people on the roster. My first thought is Henning* as his AA. Maybe call up Revival as the designated Tag Team. Have feuds with Cody and Eden trying to recruit guys like Zack Ryder, who considers it but ultimately refuse, or a Sami Zayn who refuses outright, so they get jumped starting a program there... leading to a 5 on 5 intergender SS match that Rhodes Industries ends up winning. Underhandedly, I may add.


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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4810073)
Even if they were to reintroduced "the artist formerly known as Stardust" as Cody Rhodes, would he be wraslin' in the upper mid-card? I highly doubt that.

That's the thing: he could have been upper mid-card already, and used the transition to be groomed into main event territory. One of those problems with on and off pushes and storylines and letting people fuck off to oblivion after a feud instead of building momentum.

Mr. Nerfect 05-13-2016 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4809756)
Holy shit, they could still pull this off....

(Video of aforementioned Cody Rhodes promo)

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Eden's boobs cut a pretty good promo...

Honestly though, this would be something for Cody. I'd be happy to see it. :y:

Tom Guycott 05-13-2016 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4809918)
In the case of Edge and Christian it just feels like Edge was always the hand-picked "star" of the team straight off the bat. Even in 1999 they had him going for the Intercontinental Title and stuff.

I loved both of them, though. Christian needs to go into the HOF.

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4809878)
I remember Vince hating on him

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 4809910)
This is one of the greatest things ever. Little rat lookin mofo.

I feel Christian is one of those guys who had "it" that WWE decided to ignore had "it" because they didn't feel as though he fit within their acceptable paramaters.

I'm still wondering how that blue dot shit would have helped him get over? Answer: It wouldn't. Vince basically wanted to bury the guy because this idea was amusing to him.

You know who else has a rat face? Maria. Even still, she looks rodent-like. But nobody seemed to mind that shit. Wonder why? Oyeah... tits and skimpy outfits.

Mr. Nerfect 05-13-2016 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4809297)
To those who are saying that Peyton Royce looks like Paige or Sara Lee...... looks nothing like them....

Her body has gotten a lot more ripped.

Mr. Nerfect 05-13-2016 01:04 AM

So glad the WWE signed both Peyton and Billie. Both are gorgeous. And good wrestlers.

Tom Guycott 05-13-2016 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 4809880)
Absolutely loved this entrance theme

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"You're a flash in the damn pan! Three time Intercontinental Champion, you son of a bitch!"

Jordan 05-13-2016 03:01 AM

I'm watching TNA on Demand on my cable box, the latest episode. It is so fucking stupid. This stable with Abyss is so bad, like worse than anything WCW did bad.

Volare 05-13-2016 07:44 AM

The Decay? Steve is cool. Don't know what to think about the chick.

Ultra Mantis 05-13-2016 08:58 AM

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The booking of this segment is much funnier than all the comedy skits they've put into the build.

Poor everybody.

#1-norm-fan 05-13-2016 09:18 AM

lol @ Goldust losing via clothesline.

From what I've seen this angle actually seems well laid out, oddly enough.

Still an insane waste of Fandango's talent. But a decent take on the "reluctant partners" angle.

Evil Vito 05-13-2016 09:51 AM

Fandango should be pushed to the moon due to having a clothesline that apparently rivals Stan Hansen.

#BROKEN Hasney 05-13-2016 10:22 AM

Fahn-dang-lariat-ooooo

Jordan 05-13-2016 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4810287)
The Decay? Steve is cool. Don't know what to think about the chick.

The girl is one of the worst wrestling actors I have ever seen and Steve was a close 2nd.

Simple Fan 05-13-2016 11:33 AM

Decay is sweet. I think Rosemarys the best of the 3 acting wise. All 3 really seem to dig the characters. Has been the best use of Abyss in a while and Steve is 1000 times better than he was during the Menagerie.

Xero 05-13-2016 11:57 AM

"Yo bro, I don't even know what "SAWFT" means."

http://i.imgur.com/quDUr5x.jpg

Emperor Smeat 05-13-2016 03:50 PM

http://i.imgur.com/GfMsXbR.jpg

Jordan 05-13-2016 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simple Fan (Post 4810333)
Decay is sweet. I think Rosemarys the best of the 3 acting wise. All 3 really seem to dig the characters. Has been the best use of Abyss in a while and Steve is 1000 times better than he was during the Menagerie.

Dude come on.... Look everything I'm about to say is not a personal attack against you...

Are you kidding me? Abyss is under the cuffs of a horrible story arch and horrible writing. He does have the ability to cut a great promo, he has it in him, but it's not gonna happen under that gimmick with those partners, in TNA. That segment was like going to a "Haunted House" around Halloween, it was HOAKY and they took it dead ass serious. Steve's delivery was so fucking painful to listen to, he is TRASH. Rosemary is TRASH. Abyss famously says he turned down facing The Undertaker at Wrestlemania at one point, if that is true, which I doubt but if it is then he is one of the biggest idiots in wrestling history. He could have been AWESOME in WWE.

Mike Bennett and Maria are totally WWE quality workers, Mike needs to go through NXT because his promo's are bad, his delivery is great, the content however was pretty bad.

Jeff Hardy is an embarrassment. He's just so lame now, his promo's are hilarious to watch they suck so much, and his performance in the ring was just ... it was just sad.

I saw Bobby Lashley and he came off well but somewhere during this episode I feel asleep.

James Storm, I saw him cut a promo and he was good. Should have signed with NXT, again an idiot.

weather vane 05-13-2016 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4809754)
So in 1983 Hulk Hogan released an LP in Japan...and it's the greatest lol

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This is electric!!!

Simple Fan 05-13-2016 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fragile X (Post 4810402)
Dude come on.... Look everything I'm about to say is not a personal attack against you...

Are you kidding me? Abyss is under the cuffs of a horrible story arch and horrible writing. He does have the ability to cut a great promo, he has it in him, but it's not gonna happen under that gimmick with those partners, in TNA. That segment was like going to a "Haunted House" around Halloween, it was HOAKY and they took it dead ass serious. Steve's delivery was so fucking painful to listen to, he is TRASH. Rosemary is TRASH. Abyss famously says he turned down facing The Undertaker at Wrestlemania at one point, if that is true, which I doubt but if it is then he is one of the biggest idiots in wrestling history. He could have been AWESOME in WWE.

You said Rosemarry was bad at acting. Honestly I think she's a better at acting than any woman on the WWE roster except Sasha Banks. I will say that that promo seemed to drag on a bit and did feel a little flat. Don't know if that type of gimmick just isn't your style or what but I feel like they pull it off pretty well. Abyss has done a lot in TNA and him being in Decay just seems fresh to me. It's something different than he has ever done and they all seem invested in the gimmick. I don't take it as an attack, just good ole wrestling conversation.

Wishbone 05-13-2016 07:14 PM

So I just checked out this TNA deal everyone is talking about and... I don't have words. What the actual fuck is going on in that promo? Why the fuck is Abyss playing a retarded KISS reject? Where the hell did discount Harley Quinn come from, and why is she so bad at literally everything? Did Jeff Hardy get brain damage when he fell and hit his head from the top of a cage a year or so ago? He must have to deliver that terribly... And James Storm is a fucking moron for passing up on NXT for this shit. TNA just needs to fucking die already. This is just embarrassing at this point. It's like watching an injured animal thrash about in a pool of its own blood. :(

Simple Fan 05-13-2016 07:40 PM

Just dont feel like it was that bad of a promo and have heard a lot worse in WWE. Like I said it was a bit drawn out and don't think everyone of them needed to talk. Tag division has been cursed with injuries and has forced Decay to have a lot more screen time than they really need but I like the group.

I know alot of people don't like TNA but I find the product enjoyable. It's a different feel than WWE that I like. WWE just feels way over produced to me, not a bad thing but I just tend to enjoy TNA , NXT, and ROH more than I do Raw.

Bad News Gertner 05-13-2016 09:48 PM

Here's a video of Lanny Poffo in Memphis Wrestling 1984 comparing Poffomania to AIDS and then telling an offensive joke. Enjoy.

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Emperor Smeat 05-13-2016 10:04 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by Random WCW Gif Friday:
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Quote:

Originally Posted by PWI
WWE has announced the following cards for their July events in Tokyo, Japan:

Friday 7/1:
*WWE World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens.
*John Cena vs. Chris Jericho.
*WWE Tag Team champions The New Day vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The Usos vs. The Vaudevillians.
*Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bray Wyatt.
*WWE Women's championship Charlotte with Ric Flair vs. Natalya.
*Titus O'Neil vs. Baron Corbin.
*WWE NXT Women's champion Asuka vs. Becky Lynch.

Saturday 7/2:
*WWE World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho.
*John Cena vs. Kevin Owens.
*WWE Tag Team champions The New Day vs. The Vaudevillians.
*Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bray Wyatt.
*The Usos vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
*WWE Women's champion Charlotte with Ric Flair vs. Becky Lynch.
*Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler.
*WWE NXT Women's champion Asuka vs. Natalya.

Unlike last year's Beast In The East event with Finn Balor having ties to Japanese wrestling, neither Nakamura nor Asuka are the main attractions for the shows. WWE used Nakamura's name to help sell out the shows but decided to not give him top billing status for the actual event.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
Pop TV has, effective immediately, dropped the Saturday replay of Impact, so Impact now only airs at 9 p.m. on Thursday night. This is the same pattern that Destination America did with the cutting of shows.

Took Pop TV around the same amount of time to sour on carrying Impact as Destination America did. PWTorch had a report on what a typical episode of Impact makes on average for ad revenue and it turned out to be in the $18k range. http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/...-night-replay/

Quote:

On training with Ultimo Dragon: “I am new school, but Ultimo Dragon taught me that wrestling is a fight. He taught me the importance of the fighting spirit in the ring. I started wrestling in Mexico, and then I came to New Japan. I tried to be different. I learned the Mexican style, the Japanese style and the American style. My dropkick is from Mexico, but my fighting spirit is from Japan. The TV and the entertainment is from the U.S., so everything combined. I was a young age, 16 years old, in Mexico. I traveled to these different countries, and I have the new style from Mexico and TNA. I wrestled two years in Florida, then back in Japan, and everything combined for a new style. It’s different. I was looking for old school wrestling that looked new. Dropkicks are old moves, but I wanted to make a new version of an old move.”

On TNA’s mishandling of him: “I learned in TNA that I needed more than just a good match–I needed a character. That’s how I became the “Rainmaker.” It was good for me. TNA didn’t use me, but I got hungrier to wrestle. The struggle made me better. I was always a good wrestler. I feel like I can wrestle anybody. Of course, I wanted to main event wrestling matches in TNA, but in their eyes, no, that would not happen. So I went back to New Japan. I took the timing and technique I learned in the U.S. back with me to Japan. When I was in TNA, somebody told me about the ‘Rainmaker.’ I thought it was a nice character. In Japan, there is no character–it’s fight, fight, fight. So I needed a character. When I was just a strong wrestler, TNA didn’t use me. I didn’t have a character, so I knew I needed one. That’s what the agents in TNA kept telling me, so I made this character and I took it to New Japan.”

On Shinsuke Nakamura signing with WWE: “I was very surprised he left for WWE. I was so surprised, but it’s no problem. That’s what he wanted–he wanted to go. There is more emotion in a match in New Japan. The matches here in the U.S. are so fast that sometime they lack emotion. It is move, move, move. When I lost last year’s Tokyo Dome [at Wrestle Kingdom 9], I almost cried. There is that much emotion, and that is a big difference in style.”
From a recent interview NJPW's Okada had with Sports Illustrated. http://411mania.com/wrestling/kazuch...a-went-to-wwe/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
New Japan made an announcement today regarding the Super J Cup, which is not the same as the Super Juniors tournament. The Super Juniors starts 5/21 and is a round-robin tournament. The Super J Cup will be a 16-man multi-promotional single elimination tournament. The first round matches will be 7/18 at Korakuen Hall, which will be eight bouts. The final eight move into a one-night tournament, similar to the old K-1 Grand Prix, on 8/21 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. They announced there would be four wrestlers from New Japan, (three regulars and one from Chaos, likely Will Ospreay), five from NOAH (three from NOAH and two from the Suzuki-gun side), plus one wrestler each from All Japan, Okinawa Pro, CMLL, ROH, K-Dojo, Dragon Gate and one more participant.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWI
Rolling Stone has an interview with Damien Sandow talking about his time in the WWE and his release and future plans. He mentioned that is taking select wrestling dates as a "Thank you Tour" to the fans and he is going to start studying Shakespearean acting as most of the offers he has received are for film.

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/f...-tour-20160513

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWI
The 5/12 episode of Smackdown did 2,262,000 viewers, down from last week's 2,346,000 viewers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWTorch
PWTorch has learned from multiple sources that TNA is behind paying some production workers going back to January and March TV tapings.

After struggling to make payments on-time throughout 2015, TNA handed over the system to the Harris Twins through their production company Aroluxe, payable by TNA. Since then, payments have continued to be late. The situation has especially been exacerbated by TNA leaving their long-time office in Nashville and relocating to the merchandise warehouse.

Also, production workers have been met with resistance when inquiring about payments. PWTorch has also learned that some production workers have been told they will or might be replaced at the next tapings in June, likely in favor of independent production workers who do not have a history of late payments.

http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/...slammiversary/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
Konnan has a new Spanish language YouTube show and he’s been ripping on AAA since the split. He said that AAA keeps its talent through lying, intimidation and fear. Konnan is looking at doing something, but it’s going to be very difficult. Most of the guys in Lucha Underground, such as Jack Evans, Fenix, Pentagon Jr., Drago, Angelico and others were people Konnan brought to the promotion and under normal circumstances, may have gone with him to a new project, similar to how the people closest with Antonio Pena in 1992 quit CMLL to go with Pena. But the difference here is that it was made clear to everyone in Lucha Underground, that if they work in Mexico for anyone other than AAA, they would lose their LU jobs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
Bret Hart, when asked to do Payback, said he didn’t want to be there if Natalya was going to lose so was told not to worry that “the ending would be positive.” The plan was to do the Montreal finish and then Flair and Charlotte would try and run off, Bret would block the aisle and they’d end up back in the ring where Natalya would bounce them around. Bret came up with the double sharpshooter idea which Vince McMahon was surprised he’d physically do that much coming off the cancer surgery and the bad wrist.

In regards to not wanting to be there just to see Natty lose, Bret in previous interviews did hint if it wasn't for Natty being the one making the request for his appearance, he'd rather just stay at home resting from his recent medical issues.


Some other sheet related news includes:
  • Suplex Apparel website had a recent interview with Zack Sabre Jr regarding being involved with the upcoming WWE Cruiserweight tournament. http://www.suplexapparel.com/blog/za...eight-classic/
  • During an interview with PWI, ROH's COO teased rumors of Sinclair considering purchasing TNA are likely true. http://www.pwinsider.com/article/101...tling.html?p=1
  • According to reports, the recently uploaded Eddie Guerrero RAW tribute show on the Network is not the original tv episode but instead an earlier taped episode. Main reason is due to music license reasons.
  • Recent Observer newsletter revealed a big source for RAW's ratings decline for the past two years is due to their main tv audience, 18-34 males, dropping to New Gen levels of bad. The gains with female viewers because of Total Divas is nowhere close to making up the difference and even that has dropped by a lot. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...this_week_won/
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, El Torito of Los Matadores was actually the 2nd El Torito in WWE history. The name was previously used by a mini-wrestler in 1997 known as Espectrito outside of the WWE.
  • In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, a rest hold spot in the WWE once actually resulted in someone taking a nap during a match. Happened in 1983 at a house show involving a match between Andre the Giant and Big John Studd. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...u_didnt_know_1
  • For those interested in possibly looking at the Rainmaker's wiener, reports from Japan state NJPW's Okada is going to be releasing a nude book soon. https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/stat...90093325832192

Jordan 05-14-2016 02:24 AM

Al Snow just hit Shahira with a piece of rolled up paper, or a spork. Josh Matthews is SO BAD OMG

Fignuts 05-14-2016 06:44 AM

Really pumped for the return of the super jcup. Used to be one of the coolest tournaments in wrestling until the 2004 version ruined it by having a bunch of jobbers (and marufuji) despite having some of the best junior heavyweights in the world in unrelated tag matches on the card.

Tom Guycott 05-14-2016 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4810380)

God, I wish this were a thing for some reason. Exactly this, coming to the ring. DJ Percy P on the pink quad leading Angle to the ring and Kurt wearing Zubaz as ring attire.

Evil Vito 05-14-2016 10:10 AM

Quote:

– According to North American Wrestling Rankings, WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler reached his 400th televised match in WWE as a singles wrestler after his loss to Baron Corbin on the May 9 edition of Raw. This makes Ziggler the first man to have 400 televised single matches since the site first began tracking wrestler stats in 2006. Ziggler’s current record stands at 176 wins, 176 losses and 48 no-contests.

He’s followed by Randy Orton with 362 matches, Sheamus with 331 matches, Jack Swagger with 327, Kofi Kingston with 321, John Cena with 307, and Kane with 302.
176 wins, 176 losses. Literally 50/50 booking.

Maluco 05-14-2016 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4810565)
176 wins, 176 losses. Literally 50/50 booking.

And his position on the card literally has not moved either, in 400 matches. You would think someone would pick up on that.

#1-norm-fan 05-14-2016 01:08 PM

I love Dolph Ziggler and kinda hate Baron Corbin and I couldn't even be happy at Ziggler beating him because I just thought "This will do nothing for Ziggler and absolutely fucks up Corbin's chances of being relevant from the get-go." Lo and behold Corbin gets his win back and everyone looks like they're on the same shitty level. Cool.

Mr. Nerfect 05-14-2016 02:11 PM

I didn't mind the Ziggler win, honestly. Corbin (and Big Cass) have been presented as big guys that are still finding themselves in the ring. It takes the need for them to be batting 100 off a little.

I've got no clue where they go with Ziggler now though. He might be good in a tag team with someone.

Mr. Nerfect 05-14-2016 03:02 PM

I think TNA should move pass Abyss at this point. I'm not saying that as a criticism of Abyss, but I just feel that he's too much "old TNA" at this point.

Simple Fan 05-14-2016 03:11 PM

Kind of agree, that's why I like him in Decay. It's not the regular monster Abyss and feels fresh.

Mr. Nerfect 05-14-2016 03:20 PM

I hope Sinclair buys TNA and War Machine come in and beat them for the belts yesterday.

Simple Fan 05-14-2016 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fragile X (Post 4810523)
Al Snow just hit Shahira with a piece of rolled up paper, or a spork. Josh Matthews is SO BAD OMG

Also agree. They have Mike Tenay but for some reason don't use him. Had him replace Pope while he was attacked by Lashly but was gone when Pope returned.

Mr. Nerfect 05-14-2016 03:34 PM

How is Kevin Kelly as a commentator? I don't remember much of his work, but he seems to have a good reputation as a "wrestling guy."

Vastardikai 05-14-2016 03:57 PM

Hermie the Hermaphrodite?

Simple Fan 05-14-2016 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4810627)
How is Kevin Kelly as a commentator? I don't remember much of his work, but he seems to have a good reputation as a "wrestling guy."

He's alright. Calls the match and sets the story well. I like him better than Corino.

Emperor Smeat 05-14-2016 04:56 PM

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Mr. Nerfect 05-14-2016 09:33 PM

If AJ Styles wins the WWE World Title from Roman Reigns, when Seth Rollins returns it makes perfect sense for him to want a shot at the belt he never lost. This puts Reigns & Rollins both in the challenging position. It'd be very easy to move Dean Ambrose (who should win this year's Money in the Bank, in my opinion) into a partnership with Reigns & Rollins against AJ Styles, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows.

I know people have talked about The Shield vs. The Bullet Club on here before, but I think that's the most natural way to transition into it.

Mr. Nerfect 05-14-2016 09:46 PM

I've got this weird feeling they are going to put the tag belts on The Shining Stars. I don't know why, I just see them being given them to try and make them seem a bit more serious and hopefully get them over and eventually transition them to Enzo & Cass. A role they could do with The Vaudevillains, but I'm not sure how much long-term faith the WWE has in them.

Mr. Nerfect 05-15-2016 12:59 AM

I kind of know how I want the upcoming returns to go:

Seth Rollins returns and obviously wants what he never lost -- the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Roman Reigns has defeated AJ Styles again, but there are still some that feel that AJ could beat Reigns. Shane and Stephanie and doing the job-sharing thing, so they think that Rollins should re-earn his place in the title picture. AJ Styles wants the title, he wants the title -- they can fight at Money in the Bank and the winner will receive the next shot at the WWE Title.

John Cena is back and he wants a match with Roman Reigns. He's won the belt 15 times in the past, he couldn't compete at WrestleMania for the first time in forever, so he now wants to prove he still belongs at the top. Reigns vs. Cena is confirmed for MITB. In addition to that match and Rollins vs. Styles, you also obviously have the Ladder Match.

Rollins beats Styles fair and square, proving that he does belong back in the title picture, while Reigns beats Cena in the "torch-passing" moment. I know people would want the WWE to pocket that match for a while, but the crowd could be very unpredictable for it. Money in the Bank is obviously in the WWE's "big four" PPVs now, so it's not like it's a throwaway show, but you won't be counting on any specific crowd reaction for it.

Rollins moves into the title picture against Reigns and Finn Balor debuts and steals Anderson & Gallows away from Styles, because they believe that Styles has "lost his edge" or whatever. Triple H re-inserts himself around this time, and he implies that he has Seth's back against Reigns. Rollins tells Triple H that he is going to do what Triple H couldn't do at WrestleMania -- beat Roman Reigns -- because he's "that damn good." Cold war tensions are a-brewing. Triple H gets involved and screws Rollins, which sets up Triple H vs. Rollins quite nicely for SummerSlam. Brock comes back for the SummerSlam title match against Roman. Styles and Balor have their blow-off.

The one guy I'm not sure of is Randy Orton. I'd honestly be kind of intrigued to see him work with someone like Cesaro or Kevin Owens. I guess that'd put him in the IC Title picture?


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