Discontent and general unhappiness with the direction of the product seems to be a running theme these days, on screen and off. Fans hijacked January's Royal Rumble PPV when it became obvious that fan favorite Daniel Bryan would not be entered into the main event Royal Rumble match. They boo'd fan favorite Rey Mysterio as he entered at #30 and generally boo'd or chanted for Daniel Bryan during the remainder of the match.
The following night on Monday Night Raw, Triple H trolled the crowd by asking "Did somebody not get what they wanted?" This brought out Daniel Bryan which set up his eventual entry into the Elimination Chamber match at the PPV this month, and set the seeds for a possible confrontation down the road with Triple H.
Elsewhere in WWE, Brock Lesnar is pissed...
He is laying waste to anyone getting in his way, making claims that he is the number one contender and demanding a title match. So far Big Show, Cody Rhodes and Goldust have felt his wrath.
Meanwhile, the Elimination Chamber main event has been set as of Friday Night Smackdown which airs on January 31st. The Elimination Chamber match for 2014 features WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton vs John Cena vs Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus vs
Antonio Cesaro
Christian
Other top matches include The Shield vs The Wyatt Family and Alberto Del Rio vs Batista.
In other news which has yet to be confirmed by WWE at this time, it is heavily rumored that CM Punk has left the company. Many dirt sheets are picking this up, and even TMZ has carried the story. We will have more on this in this thread as the story develops. If Punk is gone, you can likely expect a thread in the OT as well.
Around the indies....
Ring of Honor has been rejuvenated in 2014 with a reboot of many storylines at Final Battle 2013 and the return of Chris Hero and AJ Styles to the regular rosters. It has been years since either has been inside of a Ring of Honor ring and there are many fresh matches to look forward to.
Both Chris Hero and AJ Styles are making the rounds in the other indie companies as well. Chris Hero is appearing for Dragon Gate USA and Evolve promotions while AJ Styles is wrestling at CZW's 15th Anniversary event for that company's title.
CZW's 15th Anniversary show is a double header with WSU and many matches have been announced for the iPPV:
The next big weekend for Dragon Gate USA is this month, and the first matches have been announced:
Meanwhile in Japan....
Both New Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate have iPPVs happening this month, here are the cards.
Finally....
The countdown to the WWE Network is on. The Network debuts February 24th at 11:05 PM after Monday Night Raw. You will be able to download all of the appropriate apps and create your account during the day on February 24th so that you are ready for the launch. It is the dawn of a new era, and we are anxiously awaiting all that the Network Era promises to bring.
Authors Note: This thread is a bit early....the popularity of WrassleGaf has exploded with Wrestlemania season cranking up. We've had many successful Off Topic threads, and the January OT reached critical capacity. Can The Network and the #YesMovement drive us to our first |OT 2| in a long time?
And now....the Wall Of Shame
