Support NeoGAF

[sf2fanatic]

Oh come on, I'm sure HHH being in the main-event of a 'Mania in 2016 was some of the draw for the huge Mania 32 success and not the fact his brother-in-law jumped off a cell.

Also once again.

World champ and Royal Rumble winner Triple H.

IN 2016

Yup time for this awful year to end

 

[Fernando Fernandez]

Watching that Highspots Chris Hero 2016 retrospective while I work.

lol'd at Hero losing his bags before his match with Marty at Rev Pro, so ended up wearing gear from 7 different guys:

Size 15 boots from Big Damo (2 sizes too big)
Socks from Marty Scurll
Kneepads from Josh Bodom
Undertrunks and wristtape from Jay White
Ryan Smile's kneepads fit him as Elbowpads
One of Pete Dunne's singlets as trunks

This has sold me on it. Is it good?

 

[FlammableD]

Pro wrestling NOAH came to Coventry and put on two shows, some of the guys lost all their ring gear as the airline mis-placed the bags so we saw Morishima and Marifuji enter the building with JD sports bags and they indeed wrestled in trash gear.

I was at that show! (I think, I went to the '08 Coventry show)

 

[Sephzilla]

I hope this time around we use the "FOLLOW... THE BUZZERS" name for the Royal Rumble OT

 

[FlammableD]

This has sold me on it. Is it good?

The retrospective? Yeah, it's nice, so far it's mostly just a light run through of his year with some fun stories like that mixed in. Listen to it rather than watch it probably

 

[FlammableD]

Royal Rumble 2017 |OT| WrassleGAF: Celebrating 1 year incident free

 

[DMczaf]

I hope this time around we use the "FOLLOW... THE BUZZERS" name for the Royal Rumble OT

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 |OT| Every Mark For Themselves

*nostalgia pop*

 

[klonere]

Dunno if NXT will survive the level of phoned in that Roode/Nak on top will bring

 

[imBask]

early rumble prediction :

Goldberg wins, no suspense whatsoever, old-WrassleGAF cheers

 

[Kaladin]

early rumble prediction :

Goldberg wins, no suspense whatsoever, old-WrassleGAF cheers

Actually, I think if Raw has the Elimination Chamber PPV after the Rumble, that tells me that a Smackdown guy is winning the Rumble.

 

[sf2fanatic]

*tosses imbask and Blue out of the ring

"No WrassleMania for you MF'rs"*

*Sagat laugh¢

 

[Hasney]

Aries should take it.

I want Nakamura on Smackdown. AJ vs Nakamura feud.

The way Aries is talking on commentary is that he's going to be straight into the cruiserweights when he's healed.

 

[Wendel Clark]

One thing that looking back I have to give HHH credit for is with his injury instead of trying to wrestle the same style he did before he recognized that he had to change his style. Sure he was trying to clone Harley Race and Ric Flair and wasn't anywhere near as good as them but he changed because he wanted to continue wrestling.

Meanwhile people like Bryan and Angle when dealing with life threatening injuries wrestled even more dangerously. They could have extended their careers or quality of life by just making small changes.

Instead Bryan was doing suicide dives and working super stiff.

Hhh can do anything he wants because he's able to book himself.

 

[Zach]

early rumble prediction :

Goldberg wins, no suspense whatsoever, old-WrassleGAF cheers

:')

 

[Sephzilla]

early rumble prediction :

Goldberg wins, no suspense whatsoever, old-WrassleGAF cheers

Goldberg winning would probably have suspense because the entire time WrassleGAF would be waiting for Brock fuckery.

#SHOOT - I'd rather WWE bring back a bunch of legends/old-timers for the Royal Rumble and put them in the spots that usually go to low/mid carders.

 

[Bluekaveli]

*tosses imbask and Blue out of the ring

"No WrassleMania for you MF'rs"*

*Sagat laugh¢

Whatever dude, I'll just beat a tag team by countout then insert myself into the main event brother.

 

[Kaladin]

If they allow the Rumble winner to pick the title they go after, my prediction is someone from Raw who hates the brand they're on is winning and goes to smackdown.

So....Sami Zayn wins the Rumble.

 

[Fox318]

Hhh can do anything he wants because he's able to book himself.

I can't see an agent going to Bryan and say to him "You have to do the headbutt spot, we need to sell more tickets and if they hear men are working they will come in the arena"

 

[Sephzilla]

My early predictions for potential Royal Rumble winners are

• Goldberg
• Roman Reigns
• John Cena
• Finn Balor
• Sami Zayn

It's almost certainly going to be a face character since both champs are currently heels

 

[Hasney]

My early predictions for potential Royal Rumble winners are

• Goldberg
• Roman Reigns
• John Cena
• Finn Balor
• Sami Zayn

It's almost certainly going to be a face character since both champs are currently heels

Which doesn't matter when you can just hotshot the belt onto literally anyone via the Elimination Chamber.

 

[Kaladin]

My early predictions for potential Royal Rumble winners are

• Goldberg
• Roman Reigns
• John Cena
• Finn Balor
• Sami Zayn

It's almost certainly going to be a face character since both champs are currently heels

Best three bets will be Balor, Cena or Zayn for the left field winner. Balor is almost a lock though as it puts him right back where he was when he got injured.

 

[sf2fanatic]

If they allow the Rumble winner to pick the title they go after, my prediction is someone from Raw who hates the brand they're on is winning and goes to smackdown.

So....Sami Zayn wins the Rumble.

Spoiler

AJ

wins the rumble. Battles

Spoiler

Balor

for the title.

 

[FlammableD]

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=106435
WWE SIGNING UPDATES

Mickie James' WWE deal is said to be a three year contract.

Drew Gulak is 100% signed and sealed and is closing out his independents dates.

WWE is absolutely in signing mode right now. We are told that the company is working harder than ever to evaluate and watch the independent scene, to the point that WWE is now watching iPPVs and doing complete agent's reports on them (similar to reports WWE create for their own live events to track talents and how they are improving) so they can track talents from afar. I was told you can expect a lot of talent acquisitions in the first quarter of 2017.

WWE already has a new crop of talents set to report to the Performance Center on 1/3. Heidi Lovelace, Kimber Lee, Nixon Newell and Evie are all expected to be signed and reporting on that date.

 

[imBask]

Thinking Zayn has a chance at the Rumble is almost as stupid as NeoGAF Vince McMahon's bet

 

[Sephzilla]

Thinking Zayn has a chance at the Rumble is almost as stupid as NeoGAF Vince McMahon's bet

If WWE was going to pull the trigger on a genuine surprise win, something they honestly haven't done in a long time, Zayn would be the perfect person to do it with especially with Kevin Owens holding the big title on Raw.

Which doesn't matter when you can just hotshot the belt onto literally anyone via the Elimination Chamber.

Honest question because I can't remember - when was the last time a World Title was actually dropped at Elimination Chamber? The last time I can remember is when HBK cost Undertaker the WHC before WrestleMania 26

 

[Kaladin]

Thinking Zayn has a chance at the Rumble is almost as stupid as NeoGAF Vince McMahon's bet

You say that, but the brand split makes weird things happen, like Sheamus winning the Rumble.

 

[imBask]

If WWE was going to pull the trigger on a genuine surprise win, something they honestly haven't done in a long time, Zayn would be the perfect person to do it with especially with Kevin Owens holding the big title on Raw.

when's the last time WWE pulled a surprise win?

also, stop. Zayn is my hometown boy and i'm sad for him but he's beyond repair and he's a low midcarder at best. His only option is to leave at this point

 

[DMczaf]

.

 

[Kaladin]

when's the last time WWE pulled a surprise win?

also, stop. Zayn is my hometown boy and i'm sad for him but he's beyond repair and he's a low midcarder at best. His only option is to leave at this point

His promo with Mick recently says otherwise.

 

[Sephzilla]

when's the last time WWE pulled a surprise win?

also, stop. Zayn is my hometown boy and i'm sad for him but he's beyond repair and he's a low midcarder at best. His only option is to leave at this point

I'd say either ADR or Shaemus winning the rumble, since I don't remember either of them being really hyped up before that. Both those were surprises in bad ways.

 

[DMczaf]

:')

However we won't get WCW crowd reactions

 

[Kaladin]

I always have more investment in a Rumble match when I'm going to Wrestlemania.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Hogan's winning the Rumble dudes.

 

[imBask]

Zayn is not main-eventing Wrestlemania, he can barely make it on TV most weeks, stop.

 

[Fox318]

Early Predictions for the Royal Rumble Winner:

1. Cesaro
2. Goldberg
3. John Cena
4. Sami Zayn
5. The Undertaker

 

[DMczaf]

Hogan's winning the Rumble dudes.

...brother??

 

[Kaladin]

Did anything ever come of Taker's threat on the 900's episode of Smackdown?

I haven't heard of him being back.

 

[imBask]

I could see Marty Jannetty winning the rumble before Zayn

 

[Fox318]

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=106435
WWE SIGNING UPDATES

Mickie James' WWE deal is said to be a three year contract.

Drew Gulak is 100% signed and sealed and is closing out his independents dates.

WWE is absolutely in signing mode right now. We are told that the company is working harder than ever to evaluate and watch the independent scene, to the point that WWE is now watching iPPVs and doing complete agent's reports on them (similar to reports WWE create for their own live events to track talents and how they are improving) so they can track talents from afar. I was told you can expect a lot of talent acquisitions in the first quarter of 2017.

WWE already has a new crop of talents set to report to the Performance Center on 1/3. Heidi Lovelace, Kimber Lee, Nixon Newell and Evie are all expected to be signed and reporting on that date.

I wonder if HHH is starting to relize that they fucking suck and creating talent and they are better of picking and signing guys.

Who was the last athlete/body builder they signed and trained that made it?

 

[Entropia]

Thinking Zayn has a chance at the Rumble is almost as stupid as NeoGAF Vince McMahon's bet

I agree.

WWE has also been pretty predictable with their winners. It'd be nice to have an out of left field winner.

 

[DMczaf]

Did anything ever come of Taker's threat on the 900's episode of Smackdown?

I haven't heard of him being back.

He's digging holes right now

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Sami has a slight chance of winning (and by slight I mean slight) but I can't see KO being champ by Mania. If anything KO's Mania match is gonna be Jericho.

 

[Damn Silly]

My only prediction for the Rumble is that Tye comes out at 10.

 

[sf2fanatic]

...brother??

Blue needs his Mountain Dew or took one too many bumps.

So surprised entrant

Spoiler

Blue Dot?

 

[imBask]

KO is feuding with Jericho, without the belt, until Summerslam

Goldberg vs Roman is your Wrestlemania main event and you know it

 

[Sephzilla]

My only prediction for the Rumble is that Tye comes out at 10.

Oh my god I actually want this

KO is feuding with Jericho, without the belt, until Summerslam

Goldberg vs Roman is your Wrestlemania main event and you know it

Who's winning the Rumble and who's getting the belt at some random match?

Also, could you imagine how fucking over Goldberg would be if he and Roman were the final two in the Rumble?

 

[whatevermort]

If you think Goldberg's winning the rumble, you're crazy. Brock is there to eliminate him. His anger fuels their mania rematch. No need to put the title anywhere near him.

 

[Heroman]

Why would Sami win the Rumble, he been booked like garbage.

 

[imBask]

Oh my god I actually want this



Who's winning the Rumble and who's getting the belt at some random match?

Also, could you imagine how fucking over Goldberg would be if he and Roman were the final two in the Rumble?

Roman will be champ, Goldberg wins the rumble. Roman retains at WM, clean

mark my fucking words

 

[Roland_Gunner]

I wonder if HHH is starting to relize that they fucking suck and creating talent and they are better of picking and signing guys.

Who was the last athlete/body builder they signed and trained that made it?

Rusev. Strowman is you count him as having made it.