02-18-2017, 11:23 PM | #801 |
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The Revival would only be called up if they are going to be on the main show. The SmackDown Tag Division is basically a group of people standing around asking "Where are The Revival?". American Alpha feel like they haven't properly connected as a babyface team largely because they haven't had that charismatic match yet. It's obvious that not everyone watches NXT, but the reputation of certain acts precedes them. Alpha have got that hype but are basically around jobber teams all the time.
That you could have a tag team division on one of the shows that consists of American Alpha, The Revival and Gargano & Ciampa seems like a sure-fire can't fuck it up sort of thing. You can have The Fashion Police as a slightly lower heel team and maybe move The Shining Stars over to be a babyface companion team to them, since they are doing absolutely nothing of note on RAW. It'd be a division very similar to back in the SmackDown Six days. |
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02-20-2017, 04:14 AM | #803 |
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Has he signed a contract or is he still doing his free agent shit?
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02-20-2017, 04:16 AM | #804 |
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If he hasn't signed a contract, I imagine he'll be somewhere in Orlando WrestleMania weekend. Hell, I think he's been doing shows around the WrestleMania location for a few years now even before he started a relationship with the WWE. He'll probably be on NXT Takeover, if anything, but I don't think him versus Neville is entirely out of this world as a possibility.
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02-20-2017, 06:12 AM | #805 |
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Not impossible but highly improbable. I can't see WWE giving any shine to one of the few guys that didn't sign a contract when so many of their CW guys need it.
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02-20-2017, 03:54 PM | #806 | |
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According to TMZ, New Day are going to be the hosts for Mania this year.
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02-20-2017, 03:58 PM | #807 |
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I wasn't watching at the time, did Kim Kardashian really host in 2008?
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02-20-2017, 04:16 PM | #808 |
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She did. Did some of the backstage interviewing stuff too.
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02-20-2017, 04:18 PM | #809 |
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Looking forward to the New Day/Hogan segment where they give him clemency for being a massive racist. Then Ron Simmons walks in with a "DAMN!"
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02-20-2017, 04:20 PM | #810 |
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02-20-2017, 05:01 PM | #811 |
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The sheets missed this one.
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02-20-2017, 07:31 PM | #812 |
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I see your point there, but they are also a bunch of geeks who aren't over and don't "deserve" a WrestleMania spot any more than Ibushi does. They should probably thank him for getting their division over (when he does do it).
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02-20-2017, 07:32 PM | #813 |
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It saves putting them in a match at Mania.
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02-20-2017, 08:55 PM | #814 |
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02-20-2017, 09:01 PM | #815 |
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Well that's a great card.
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02-20-2017, 09:47 PM | #816 | |
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02-20-2017, 10:58 PM | #817 |
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The Champions vs. Champions Tag Match would feel lazy as hell.
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02-20-2017, 11:19 PM | #818 |
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02-20-2017, 11:31 PM | #819 | |
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02-20-2017, 11:37 PM | #820 |
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I like the idea of unifying the tag belts. Wish they'd go the same route with the women's title.
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02-21-2017, 08:48 AM | #821 |
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lol unifying the tag belts months after they were both created. That'd be so fucking dumb.
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02-21-2017, 08:49 AM | #822 |
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02-21-2017, 09:03 AM | #823 |
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We still have a ways to go, I don't think they can hold off on such an unimportant match. I bet they make the cross brand tag match like two weeks before Mania.
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02-21-2017, 09:57 AM | #824 |
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AJ/Shane and New Day hosting are both worrying. AJ deserved a better opponent in order to have the best match on the card. Too much New Day is annoying and they have done nothing since losing the belts
Other than that, the card looks fantastic, def has a big time feel and the right mix of part timers and proper stories with build. Good stuff. |
02-21-2017, 10:21 AM | #825 |
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AJ and Shane will probably get a gimmick and will probably have some memorable spots. Hopefully AJ gets the W, and we never see Shane wrestle again.
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02-21-2017, 10:21 AM | #826 |
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My goodness if Shane gets the W..............................
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02-21-2017, 10:27 AM | #827 |
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Cena and Taker both on the card and not facing each other is just a tragedy.
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02-21-2017, 10:35 AM | #828 |
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I see why you'd say that but I feel that if it were on the card it would have such minimal heat. I don't think a face vs face Cena/Taker would be that amazing. I am still holding out hope that Strowman is added to Roman/Taker but I'm not counting on it. I just hope that Taker costs Roman he match with Strowman for eliminating him at the Rumble and thus sets up the Mania match with Taker. Roman is going to beat Taker.
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02-21-2017, 11:08 AM | #829 |
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I guess Taker costing Reigns his match would be the preferable option to Strowman losing. But then again, it would be kinda weird. It's not like Reigns cheated to eliminate Taker from the rumble. Taker being vengeful and costing Reigns his match because of it would be an odd, petty, heel-ish move on his part. Pretty lazy, too. Not as lazy as when they just had four guys wrestle a match on Raw to see who would face Taker at WrestleMania... but close.
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02-21-2017, 12:38 PM | #831 |
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To be fair, Undertaker did go on to say that he accepted that eventually he would lose at Mania, but he didn't appreciate Lesnar and Heyman gloating about it for a year and a half.
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02-21-2017, 08:11 PM | #832 |
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I'm feeling rather "blah" about elements of WrestleMania. There feels like "better options" for many of the guys. The Revival for Alpha, Ibushi for Neville, the Six-Man option instead of Triple H/Rollins one-on-one, Cena vs. Styles instead of the Mixed Tag and the Shane match.
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02-24-2017, 09:36 PM | #833 | |
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Seems like Shaq vs Big Show might not happen for Mania. Basis involves a recent interview WWE's website had with Big Show that put some doubt about the match happening.
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02-24-2017, 09:58 PM | #834 |
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Thank GOD.
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02-24-2017, 09:59 PM | #835 |
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They could have Strowman and Show in the Battle Royal, it would be a great story and they could be the final two. Maybe Show wins on a fluke and then Strowman just murders him dead.
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02-24-2017, 10:00 PM | #836 |
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I say that because I love Big Show and it would be the right thing to do to put him over for all the jobs he's done over the years. Give him two minutes to celebrate and then Strowman MURDERS HIM TO DEATH. Then Strowman also murders someone else that night, maybe Taker or Roman or Brock or Goldberg. Either way, STROWMAN MURDERS = RATINGS
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02-25-2017, 07:44 AM | #837 | |
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02-25-2017, 09:32 AM | #838 |
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He didn't appreciate them gloating about a booked loss for a year and a half in scripted promos.
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02-25-2017, 09:36 AM | #839 |
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Thank God we got to a new page on this thread.
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02-25-2017, 10:08 AM | #840 |
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You mean having the 2 year build with HHH and Rollins is better with a 1 on 1 match instead of a cluster fuck 6 man tag match?
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