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February Wrasslin' |OT2| Welcome To The New Era (Beta Version 1.0)
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he's not a draw doe
why does he keep getting tossed into programs
it's a desperate attempt to stay relevant
UberTag
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The Shield is done in a matter of weeks.
Bray is losing at Mania when Cena overcomes the odds by beating off three men at less than 100%.
And when D.Brine gets his cup of coffee with the title sometime during the summer, you can look forward to that masterful Christian/Rey Mysterio/Jack Swagger/Dolph Ziggler booking he gets as champ where he gets laid out repeatedly. Although he probably will still close out more shows than Punk did as champ.
Boy Wander
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I guess the network will reduce them yes. Also , I think I read that Bryan is number 2 or 3 in terms of merch sales so that must count for something.
Nameless
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My problem with this Mania is that while the company has done as good a job of building new stars as they have in years, their reneiging on it all during the marquee time of year. Missing an opportunity to elevate these guys at pretty much every turn.
Bryan should be in the title match. A victory would provide a classic moment of rare magnitude that would boost Bryan to an A-tier spot forever. Bryan vs Trips makes more sense if Trips is trying to take the title away from him.
Taker should be facing Bray...not only for obvious and natural character reasons, but a match with Taker at Mania would do infinitely more for Bray than being sucked into the Cena vacuum regardless of the outcome.
Cesaro vs Brock. Two guys with physical, brutal, stiff styles and God-Level mouthpieces as their managers seems like a no brainer. Heyman and Zeb would have people white for what would be a strong MOTY candidate.
The Shield should turn face as a group feud with The Authority. Trips & The Outlaws vs The Shield or split off Trips and Reigns to its own match , and have Rollins & Ambrose challenge for the tag titles. This would not only make Reigns solo face run more palatable, but Ambrose would be an even bigger heel when he finally turns on him.
Bryan should be in the title match. A victory would provide a classic moment of rare magnitude that would boost Bryan to an A-tier spot forever. Bryan vs Trips makes more sense if Trips is trying to take the title away from him.
Taker should be facing Bray...not only for obvious and natural character reasons, but a match with Taker at Mania would do infinitely more for Bray than being sucked into the Cena vacuum regardless of the outcome.
Cesaro vs Brock. Two guys with physical, brutal, stiff styles and God-Level mouthpieces as their managers seems like a no brainer. Heyman and Zeb would have people white for what would be a strong MOTY candidate.
The Shield should turn face as a group feud with The Authority. Trips & The Outlaws vs The Shield or split off Trips and Reigns to its own match , and have Rollins & Ambrose challenge for the tag titles. This would not only make Reigns solo face run more palatable, but Ambrose would be an even bigger heel when he finally turns on him.
UberTag
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Yeah but maybe they took out John so they could continue the shield vs wyatt thing a little longer and THEN John Cena could be in the main event by making it a triple threat match. How awesome would that be? John Cena, Batista, AND Randy Orton in a match! Now that's worthy of a Wrestlemania Main Event!
I wasn't convinced of that. Not in the slightest. In fact, I can't imagine the mental gymnastics one would have to perform to think a) the main event should be a triple threat or b) adding Bryan to a match between Randall K Boring and Dave "I get gassed after 5 minutes" Batista would make it good, fun, entertaining, or anything other than completely awkward. The plan that was rumored for months is coming true before our eyes. The only difference is that Punk is gone. And everyone just assumed they'd swap Punk for Bryan in the HHH match, which is what they're doing.
Bryan is going to win by the way.
Fuck this company? lol
you forgot Big Show
Dr Duncan Steel
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Damn at these legends roundtable dudes putting Punk over at the Network livestream. Even if this is a few years old.
In 2011 he had 4 matches
In 2012 he had 2 matches
In 2013 he had 2 matches
He actually did draw for Summerslam with Brock. I wish complaints here are based on reality sometimes.
UberTag
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Why should anyone get invested in the outcome of that match at all? It's meaningless. As with pretty much everything else on the Mania card.
Mr. Luchador
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Yeah, saw that this morning. Say he was a true rebel.
You guys do it all the time and get all sorts of pissed off. Hell you're doing it now. If you're complaining your invested to some degree.
slightconfuse
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Triple H is a business man now. People forget that . Bryan winning is best for bizneas
Bryan losing is a toughie. On the one hand, it's HHH, and one of the dirtsheets going around after Punk left said that he left partially because he was set to lose to HHH at Wrestlemania. It would make sense then that if HHH can't bury Punk, he'll bury Bryan instead, especially since after Punk left, dirtsheets started going around saying that Bryan was set to face HHH and that there was no belief backstage that Bryan would win. HOWEVER, after hearing about how Vince wants Punk back, isn't it possible that he'd have Bryan go over Punk to show that things aren't all that bad? Or would that also be rubbing it in Punk's face?
Whatever, Bryan's losing.
That's what I always found so funny. He lost both times to the Undertaker at Wrestlemania recently too, but if you've listened to the WWE propaganda, you'd think he won those. Remember Triple H's "You may have won the battle, but I've won the war" shtick? He was beaten cleanly by 'Taker twice, but they kept pushing that angle down where he pushed him to the limit and basically won without pinning him.
The Lesnar thing was so silly. Brock got his ass beaten like a drum at the biggest stage of them all to a middle aged Triple H, who suddenly became a submission specialist. Brock not only got assistance from Heyman, but still couldn't use that along with weapons to take him down. Brock Lesnar cannot beat him without help! Makes sense, right? To "get his win back" at Extreme Rules was just a way to end the angle, but it's always funny seeing them try to do this at small PPV subsequently after a major one. And of course, that match too was dominated by Hunter and Brock only won due to Heyman's assistance.
styl3s
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HHH is probably going to have the ring rigged to fall apart when he delivers the most devastating pedigree ever.
It's going to be so brutal the ref is just going to call the match without a pinfall.
Terrabyte20xx
Junior Wrestlemania XXX Champion
Uno Venova
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I can almost taste the disappointment that will comes WM night.
Joe Shlabotnik
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Exactly. There has to be a stipulation. Well, by "has to" I mean "would be a very good idea", not that they're likely to do it.
If HHH wins, I will change this to my avatar.
Or worse yet, I might get a Christian one.
Duration? I think one full PPV cycle.
Sweeney Tom
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I saw the havoc and sadness amidst the dozens of Archibald Peck-avs. I know better than to make bets.
BronsonLee
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This would be the best goddamn thing
Marvel
could never
Uncomfortable memories...
IMO this made wwe look foolish the actor of
One of the most cartoony fake characters
standing up to a real fighter...wtf?
I would of slapped Mark the UFC mark right
on the spot, surprise Brock held back.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Fucking truth bombs up in this post.
I'm pretty sure Bryan will win, even working with Hunter logic I think they've learnt their lesson in regards to how not to fuck up a PPV.
Rafa=FedKilla
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The biggest show in years and that's the best The E can muster? Wow.
one of wwe's most cartoony characters standing up to a character who just left the cartoony world of wrestling and quickly conquered real fighting.
which makes which look more cartoony?
FallingEdge
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Wait, are you saying that they are planning for HHH and Bryan for the main event?
lololololol
D.Bry ain't losing. He is winning. I will bet my av on that as well.
UberTag
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WM has been disappointing for a while now.
The real disappointment will come the next night if RAW doesn't live up to the post-WM energy of the past two years.
meh, if it gets boring we can always watch something else. King of the ring or something.
Thank you network *clap clap clap*
Marvel
could never
Oh shit lol!
Pretty sure Brock was just about putting 1 foot in front of the other at that point lol
Not the Main Event. It was what match Bryan would be at in WrestleMania. The main event is most likely going to be the Taker vs Brock match if I had a guess.
He will lose, has been booked for moths
that was supposed to be cm punks spot
and he was going to lose to
You dont understand they are building up
HHH to be the new Mr Mcmahon.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Knowing how not to fuck up a PPV? Then why the fuck does it look like Orton/Batista is the plan moving forward?
If Batista wants to keep up this sorry charade of a face run, he needs to be the guy that wants Bryan to be in their main event not just to appease the fans, but in kayfabe prove he can beat Bryan as well. That fucker needs to do that tonight in the Smackdown taping.
Terrabyte20xx
Junior Wrestlemania XXX Champion
If HHH wins, I will change this to my avatar.
Or worse yet, I might get a Christian one.
Duration? I think one full PPV cycle.
I agree that Triple H won't win, so if he does, I'll wear this:
Full PPV cycle.
Let's do this, Brothers in Arms!
It will be one or the other. It's too bad that Batista flopped and is paying for the sins against D.Bry because they are trying to elevate the meaning of the title. Now it's looking extremely unlikely to be the main event.
But did you not see the joy and rejuvenation of Big Show avatars?
I agree that Triple H won't win, so if he does, I'll wear this:
Full PPV cycle.
Let's do this, Brothers in Arms!
It's a deal. Any other Takers ( no pun intended) welcome.
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