Also, I really think that if D-Bry needs a different tag team partner for WrestleMania, they really should go with Dolph Ziggler. And I think they will.

I see the validity there. It wouldn't over shadow Bryan which is key. Plus the match would be awesome.

I think there is also suitable storyline foundation from it, from what I've read. Dolph takes the beating, tags in Bryan, huge pop.

Dolph is death.

Normally I'd agree, but in this setting it would be a bit different.

Kane is more death.

I feel like anyone who tags with Bryan will be super over for the night by osmosis

Chris Benoit's cadaver would get a huge pop if it was Bryan's tag partner

Just get CM Punk

Ez

Kane and Braun team Braun in Hell

Probably this. The other guy isn't really going to be as important.

Kane and Dolph should both be no-nos.

Eh, I think Dolph fits. I'm sure they will probably do Bryan vs. Dolph too, and hopefully it's nearly as good as Bragging Rights and does Dolph some good. I don't hate the guy, it's just hard to give a shit when they've done nothing with him and his work has lost whatever charm it had. But he's not awful and without possibility of reformation.

Nah, keep him away. He'll make everything he touches feel "un-special".

Just make up for fucking up with him and put Rusev in there

That'd be awesome. Would pop the mania crowd like a motherfucker.

Yes Rusev please.

Wow what a great shot

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Wonder if they will have pyro.

yeah let the other dude make up a dan bryan son to go with rusev day and it will be a good show.

I think they will for WM, would be bizarre not to WM, they definitely had it last year.

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Rusev would get a nice pop. I think he'll be in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. I'd choose him as winner, but I'm not sure how behind him they are. It'd be nice to see him win and then team with Bryan. Not sure it makes sense though, but I guess it doesn't really matter for that match.

That cast, overall, is fucking amazing. Cena is getting to the top in Hollywood even quicker than The Rock did. He is going to be too big for WWE soon.

That's cool. Then he can be the one to "Bring It Via Satellite"

A Yoshi can also be The Poison Fist of the Pacific Rim.

Or an Action-Figure obsessed wrestler

That's what I said.

I really wish Cena vs. Taker was announced and the two guys gradually took shots at each other. Cena could talk about Taker's insecurities as a guy that never came after the WWE Title while Cena carried the company on his back; Taker could talk about how Cena is turning into the guy he criticized Rock for being.

Derrick Bateman and Daniel Bryan were so great on NXT season 4. Can't believe it's taken me this long to watch it.

***

BATEMAN: I challenge you to a submission exhibition, with pinfalls legal.

BRYAN: ...you mean a regular match?

BATEMAN: ...yes.

:lol:

Not really in terms of box office power or star rise considering Rock became a big success very early while it took Cena years to get out of the Direct-to-DVD shadow and show potential as a possible big box office star. Rock did have a slump for a few years but once he got out of it, he shot up to the top as a box office power.

The real surprise has been Batista since in a span of 3 years, he's been in Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2, Spectre, and Blade Runner 2049. Plus he has Avengers: Infinity War coming out very soon.

Cena seems to be finding his "niche" in run of the mill comedy movies. Rock found his "niche" in million dollar blockbuster action movies.

Hoping Rey eventually signs with WWE. He'd be awesome in NJPW, but there are more matches to be excited about in WWE imo.

With NJPW being on a date by date basis, I'm hoping for both. Get in a couple of sneaky matches with Osperay and Omega maybe, then head off to WWE.

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IDK, man...rumor has it they might not even be able to afford any ballyhoo, let alone pyro.

Rey needs to face Ospeay. Just so long as he does that then he can come home and face Ricochet and the rest of the awesome Cruiser roster.

Here's the supposed "leaked" set design for this year DAMN mAN:

I think the floor, back entrance and the giant circle will all be LED screens and you can see two angled lighting rigs in the middle:




Looks like the back of the head of WWE's set designer, Jason Robinson

MELTZER SHEEP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Also, I'm thinking they will have K.O. and Sami go over in light of the new stipulation, so if that's the case, why not let it be 2-on-1? Bryan gets all his stuff in and K.O. and Sami only win via slimy heel tactics.

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Here's what you can't do on WM Weekend shows thanks to the sports commission there

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This doesn't apply to WWE or ROH as they believe they're major league enough to train their wrestlers properly (even though a fuckton of the talent on the other shows have worked for at least either of those companies within their career).

Fucking rubes.

Also, it's not that Kris P

If that applied to WWE it would be the worst WM ever

I also find it funny that ROH is major league now alongside WWE and NJPW in that commissions eyes, but not Impact.

There's a no blood rule that does apply to WWE

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Someone suggested a Luke's license on the line match where people have to stop others from doing the banned moves.

lol at #6

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Wonder if Samoa Joe is going to re-debut after Mania.... Or maybe he will be Brauns Partner?

Rey v. Prince Puma already happened on Lucha Underground. It was dope.

I know this isn't a popular opinion but I watched that match and I thought Rey looked sloppy. I may need to rewatch it with fresher eyes.

Could be wrong but I don't think that was too long after his WWE departure, and well before he got back in shape.

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He looked chunky and was wearing a top so probably

“Killing the business”

Apparently last year's Joey Janela Spring Break event was supposed to have more surprise guests but they bailed out for various reasons.

https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/e...egotiating-dan

What an interesting trophy design

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Watching ECW Living Dangerously 1999. Sid is BY FAR the most over guy there.

Sid came off really cool in ECW.

He was just ripping off 911's gimmick there.

And doing it 10x better

I really don't like Mauro. He was unbearable on this weeks NXT.

Thought Josh Barnett was really good at strong style evolved.

I did too.

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Is it really that funny, though? Or even surprising?

Chuckleworthy, but kinda makes me sad, as there was a point in time where THIS fucking guy would have been pretty over as a manager-type-character after the whole Bryan/Kane thing and been able to help someone down the card get elevated (like Axel). However, if WWE did keep him around, they likely would have just overused him with Team Hell No! and ruined the entire thing. Still, it is sometimes fun to imagine what could have been.

He is very knowledgable but he's very "flat" and J.R. does not pair well with him.

I think he and Don Callis would do well together. Kevin Kelly gets on my nerves at times, but Callis is mostly enjoyable.

The Callis-Kelly pairing has been really good for NJPW considering some of the other pairings NJPW tried and them continually improving as a team.

Ross was a lot better during this year's US show than last year but think at this point, he'd be better off as just a color commentator or maybe as a third guy for live events. NJPW's style is a bit too hectic for him and it showed badly in the past and at times with this year's US show.

Congrats Miz and Maryse!:

https://www.google.com/amp/popcultur...rn-monroe-sky/

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I thought it looked like a thong at first but yeah...

I do find it kind of weird that Ross struggles since he was awesome calling Dunne vs Bate II. But I guess he only had to call the one match that night, and at his age it'd be harder to keep up throughout at 4 hour show.

Last time Bo and Axel won a match was the preshow of SummerSlam.

JR is too old to evolve, the names and faces are too hard for him.

Monroe Sky......:wtf:, yup another "celebrity" baby with a name that seems to have been concocted on a cocaine binge.

Monroe is a fairly normal name

There's nothing wrong with Monroe, you numbskull. Probably named after Marilyn.

Edge and Christian's most recent podcast has an "anatomy of a match" with Bret Hart and Steve Austin where they essentially discuss their Wrestlemania 13 match spot for spot with concepts and intent of every step. I'm about to listen, so I can't vouch just yet, but I'm willing to bet it's pretty cool.

As a surname possibly, not heard it as a first name before

Named after a junkie? I rest my case. :lol:

I normally find it very hard to criticise NXT but the opening this week had me :roll:

They really should have done the Gargano-Ciampa announcement in front of the live crowd (unless they recorded it later because they weren’t sure if Ciampa was cleared).

And then the first words from the broadcast team were “MAMA MIA!!”

Quite possibly but not as high profile as she was. Total waste :(

Rumor going around the net hints the state of Louisiana is going to bump their sales tax during Wrestlemania week from the usual 5% to 10% and only wrestling promotions being targeted.

It would only affect wrestling merch sold during the week but its high enough that some wrestlers are already being told to not bother bring merch to sell during the week.

Clothes are taxed in LA?

I think it's really sad people find shit like that genuinely funny. Like, go watch some British comedy or something.

From reading the taping spoilers this was definitely recorded later.

Jesus. Take a chill pill, Mr. Grinch.

Wrestling fans are the worst.

What should the kid's name have been, Oh Pristine One?

Fuck outta here with that.

Especially the jaded ones, ya know?

The Canadian Destroyer doesn't make a ton of sense, the more I look at it.

No, the worst are the geeks that make the nerds look bad.

Wrestling's fake though, so why would you care?

I like things to make sense, sure. Sometimes, as an optimist, I have to convince myself how something COULD make sense, whether that's the intention or not. That particular move makes even that difficult. Regardless, I'm definitely enjoying myself overall.