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i'm probably the only want who wants to see Jeff Jarrett and Hulk Hogan each have one more match at a Wrestlemania.

Based on data from the Observer, this year's Road to Mania for RAW actually managed to break the years long streak of the current year doing worse than the previous year's Road period.

The biggest reasons were RAW having fewer declining weeks and the RAW 25 show doing mega numbers.

In regards to the go-home episode, the decline was due to it competing with last year's RAW After Mania show.

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and Monday was the end of March Madness

WWE actually caught a huge break since this year's NCAA championship game barely affected the numbers for this week's RAW. Also helped this year's title game wasn't on CBS unlike last year.

Obadiah Stane looks unimpressed at the first attempt to re-create the Iron Man armor...

Only if Jarrett lays down for him at the opening bell again.

Jarrett could probably wrestle another match.

Hogan should never be allowed near a ring ever

I hope Hogan is the new GM of RAW or SDLive

I hope he is the GM of 205Live once Rapstar Potato starts wrestling.

Me too. Less desire to ever watch Raw and Smackdown again and not waste time.

This again?

Keep Hogan away from wrestling for good.

Hogan deserves a good final run in the 'E in some role.
He's the biggest name in the history of pro-wrestling.

How many final runs can one have? Fuck's sake.

His last one was interrupted b/c of his sex tape. Glad he dropped the big boot on Gawker.

Hogan should get a final run as a GM and then a huge send-off as big if not bigger than Flair got. For a company that honors Andre and Warrior each year, it wouldn't be right to not acknowledge the Hulkster in some way. Hogan, Savage and Warrior were the biggest stars of the era that redefined pro-wrestling.

You can't be serious about the Warrior.

Ill never not want to see Hogan on tv.

I'd rather they didn't honour the Warrior either tbh rather than add bullshit.

It's time to move on.

I'd like to see Hogan back. I think he will be the Smackdown GM after Bryan quits to wrestle. Hogan vs Cena next year at Wrestlemania.

I used to be a huge Hogan mark, mainly watched WCW because of him. But seriously, fuck off already. Stay home, brother.

Hogan had his "one last run" back in 2002.

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Warrior replaced Hogan as the WWE's top guy until he quit.

I'd say the most important wrestlers in the history of pro-wrestling are:


HOGAN
Ric Flair
The Rock
Steve Austin
John Cena
Undertaker


Cases could be made for Shawn Michaels, Macho, Steamboat and Andre as well. I don't know that anyone before the WWF boom of the 80's really has much influence after WM/WWF became a thing.

Yeah, they MADE him their top guy, doesn't mean anyone bought it. I mean, some kids, sure, but he was never one the same level as Hogan or Savage.

I guess the crowd won't boo until Kid Rock opens his mouth then


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Wait, Kid Rock is getting inducted?

What the fuck for?

For being an American Badass, duh.

You mean a scrawny, badass wannabe pothead.

He's done a lot more than half the celebs in that wing.

Like what?

If it weren't for Bruno Sammartino there'd be no WWE

WM 34 Set!

I really like it:

Another look at the set construction, shorter entrance ramp this year:

My opinion on Hogan. Yeah I want Hogan back as a fan but as a person he's truly a piece of shit. He's lied and manipulated and been nothing but selfish as far as I can tell his entire life. He's not a good person, has plenty of morality issues and is racist. He was caught saying NIGGER with HARD R repeatedly with the obvious perception that he was better than anyone who is black. So you really think he deserves anything? He should be thankful for the success that was given to him by Verne and then Vince, he doesn't deserve anything.

He needs to earn his way back. Put himself out there as a person being positive and good. Go to church with Sting, visit the elderly and sick, truly make a heart felt apology for his actions. He fucked himself, and WWE is good for being strong in sticking to their guns.

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Pyro confirmed for WM34:



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Proud of HBM. Always feel "glad" seeing old wrestlers change their "look" after retiring instead of "clinging to the gimmick forever".

He's been balding for decades.

What is Hogan going to bring? He'll just show up and do his taunts and stuff. I dunno, it's not like a promo from him even means something. He's delusional so no one would believe it if he put anyone over. He can't bump or sell anymore. Just leave him gone.

His taunts have been fucking irritating for years now, too.

Dude, you're not Mr Olympia. You're 65 years old.

Damn, he's my dad's age. It's like watching my dad do those taunts, which is actually pretty realistic cause he's an idiot.

It'd make me happy. That's enough.

Hogan could throw around a couple cruiserweights or Pete Dunne.

It'd probably be the only reaction most of them ever get in WWE.

I think Jeff Jarrett should be the GM of RAW and Hogan should be the GM of SD.

WM35: Jeff Jarrett vs HHH

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Better looking knee move than the one Rollins uses. The standing version Rollins uses with the Rainmaker setup never came off as an impactful strike especially as a finisher.

I think hbks haircut leads to him being a gm

Omega's version looks better. More solid looking connection.

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Would argue though that the move is helped by good selling, and the people I've seen Omega hit it on, generally do a much better job than the people seth has hit it on.

Coincidentally, that knee Buddy Murphy is using is the latest innovation from Kota Ibushi.

Yeah the selling of Rollins move is a big problem. Also doesn't help Rollins move looks way too slow or weak as a finisher. If he ditched the Rainmaker hold and went with Triple H's style for knee strikes, it would look a lot better.

With Omega, he has different ways of connecting with the V-Trigger and the most vicious being when he gets the snapping effect from the running version. Same with Ibushi's impact coming from his follow through with the knee.

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Gonna be like Wrestlemania 20 out there

Rumor going around the net is Rusev has been asking for his release the past several weeks and WWE adding him into the IC match at Mania is likely their way of convincing him to stay.

PWI reported they've heard of rumblings of Rusev being very unhappy for a while over the lack of direction for his career especially with his Rusev Day gimmick not leading to any real notable improvements.

Right... Go watch 205 Live and see how Kalisto and Buddy Murphy, with no promotion from any main show, wake up a bored and tired crowd with a fucking awesome match.
Leave the old man in the retirement home where he belongs.

They did cool stuff but no one is going to pay attention to them outside of the most ardent fans.

HULK HOGAN and VINCE MCMAHON are the reason cruiserweights even exist. They are the only reason any wrestling exists after 1984. No one can say if Japan or Mexico's organizations would have ever caught on worldwide if Vince didn't create the option of wrestling being global. If not for Vince and Hogan wrestling would have plodded along as a mortuary for restholds.

Can Hogan do 630 leg drop?

Then fuck em'.

Then I hope they die.

Murdered.

By the person they love and trust the most.

The whole time, never accepting it.

Great. It's not 1984 anymore. They can both retire.

Although Gertner is living in 1984 wrestling wise exclusively ha

I mean there'd be no Hulk Hogan or Vince McMahon without *insert laundry list of legends ie. Bruno Sammartino*

The only fucking difference is those guys finally went away and let other people shine and didn't feel the need to remind everyone they laid the groundwork.

I hope Hogan cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase at Wrestlemania and does a double leg drop on Styles and Nakamura.

They'd finally have a Champ that is over.

Bruno is important in the sense he kept the WWWF afloat and was really popular and drew big gates at MSG regularly (sold out the Garden) and w/o him the WWWF wouldn't have existed to be purchased by Vincent Kennedy McMahon.

Roman Reigns is a better wrestler than Bruno Sammartino though.

Lol. I don't want Hogan back, but lol.

Punches, Kicks, Bodyslams, Bearhugs

Bruno should return to RAW and cut a promo thanking HOGAN, CENA and THE BIG DOG ROMAN REIGNS for evolving the sport past this by adding the 'wow' factor and entertainment:


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Meltzer loved these two matches and rated them big in the Observer:


Rollins vs Balor: 4.25 stars

Murphy vs Kalisto: 4 stars

Wish I paid more attention to Rollins vs Balor when it was on.

Lol Smackdown ratings dropped the week before Wrestlemania

Maybe they do need Hogan to save the show.

Is Cena vs Taker happening or not? I thought it had been confirmed but after seeing some talk of Cena being in the battle royal, I checked the Wikipedia page and there's no mention of Taker vs Cena.

If it is happening, this is a horrible job promoting a match even by WWE standards. If it isn't happening, it's a horrible waste of Cena and the hinting at the match was retarded.

Maybe WWE was actually trying to convince taker the whole time.

Damn...sounds like WWE roster just hanging out in French Quarter and people keep running into them...wish I was already in New Orleans...would mark to see a wrestler drunk af but pretending not to be so they didn't get in trouble

What match are people most excited about?

DB/Shane vs KO/Sami for me

DB/Shane vs KO/Sami for me too

AJ vs Nakamura for me.

Braun + El Torito vs the Bar for me.

I'm thinking that Cena never gets Taker in the ring, but Taker is in New Orleans.....

Cena finds him in the street and continues to call him a coward, and then eventually goads him into a fight on the street, where he gets his ass kicked.

Taker vs Cena is definitely happening

They wouldn't have spent weeks promoting it via Cena's good promo's otherwise
It's the one year they can get away w/o announcing it like normal b/c the card is so stacked and people are already tuning in

Taker will come out on Raw and accept his challenge for next year at Mania.

Someone uploaded a bunch of their photos they took in 1987 at WrestleMania 3 -- Some really cool shots!

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Dana White needs to fire Connor Mcgreggor before Sunday so he can show up at WM and kick Kesnar in the balls on his way out lol

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Cena will be sat ringside at some point in the night, Kid Rock performs a song, then starts up ‘American Badass’, enter Bikertaker, start match/fight.

Seems it could be one of those last minute decisions by Vince since one rumored plan involves this year's Mania just being the setup for a match next year. Another rumored plan is to just have them in a segment but no match in order to keep Reigns status as the one who retired Taker intact.

WWE's been recently promoting Taker-Cena as something you need to watch all of Mania to actually find out if it happens or not.

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Undertaker/Sting, Hogan/Cena, Bret/Bryan, Eddie/Austin, Savage/Rock, Jericho/Flair, Foley/Jake and HBK/Andre

Thought about swapping HBK & Austin as Andre is super hard to book an opponent for

15 Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Winner faces Andre the Giant

Hogan/Cena
Austin/Flair
Foley/Jake
The Rock/Sting
Andre/Undertaker
Bret Hart/Daniel Bryan
HBK/Macho Man
Eddie/Jericho

Eddie Guerrero vs HBK vs Randy Savage vs Chris Jericho (Fatal 4 Way Elimination)
Undertaker vs Sting (Buried Alive Match)
Stone Cold vs Cactus Jack (Hardcore Match)
Bret Hart vs Daniel Bryan (Ironman Match)
John Cena/Hulk Hogan/The Rock vs Andre the Giant/Jake Roberts/Ric Flair (Standard 6-Man Tag)

Lets see

Austin vs Hogan
Rock vs Savage
Foley vs Sting (ugh TNA)
Taker vs Andre
Bryan vs HBK
Jake vs Eddie
Cena vs Flair
Jericho vs Bret

Sting vs Undertaker
Hogan and Savage vs Cena and Bryan
Ric Flair vs Andre the Giant
Austin vs Rock
Ediie vs Hart
Jericho vs HBK
Foley vs Jake the Snake.

Taker vs Sting
Rock vs HBK
Hogan vs Cena
Andre vs Flair
Foley vs Eddie
Jericho vs Savage
Bret vs Jake
Austin vs Bryan

Flair vs Hogan

Sting vs. Undertaker
Eddie vs. Savage
Andre vs. Foley
Hart vs. Austin
Rock vs. Jericho
Michaels vs. Bryan
Cena vs. Jake

Hogan vs Austin
Hart vs Eddie
Andre vs Bryan
Rock vs Sting
Jericho vs Jake
Flair vs Savage
Michaels vs Foley
Taker vs Cena

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Joey Janela hit a piledriver on someone on Bourbon Street

Austin/Hogan
Taker/Andre
Flair & Sting/HBK & Bryan
Bret/Jericho
Rock/Eddie
Cena/Savage
Jake/Foley

Miz is on my flight to NOLA!