-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
slightconfuse
Banned
No G1 is 19 days with 10 people in each block. So 18 tournament days plus the finals
Arrowgigantic
Member
This was the best thing on Raw last night. Well, I missed the first half of it, but this was definitely the best thing in the second half.
No different from what the WWE is doing now with their "good" ideas. Every company makes dumb ass decisions.
First prediction: Austin will be there in a non-wrestling capacity. What that entails who fucking knows because they sure as shit don't long term book stuff like that.
Brothers Gotta Get That Wrestlemania Payday Battle Royale with No Consequence PRESHOW
Everyone else
Winner: IT DOESN'T MATTER
Singles Match PRESHOW
Itami vs Owens vs Zayn
Winner: Gotta do something with the other NXT guys I guess? Owens isn't getting a sniff of a belt it seems, Zayn will be inserted at the Rumble, Owens will eliminate and Itami will turn up somehow. It'll all be muddy and poorly booked and on the Preshow because fuck you.
IC Title
Ryback (c) vs Harper
Winner: Ryback. I think he's capable of having a Cena like run with the IC belt. Dude is comfortable with his character and is comfortable on the mic as well as having improved in the ring. Harper....well I assume they are building to a Wyatt reunion in full but have Bray in a singles match at WM again and he's a good a heel foil for Ryback as you can get at the IC level right now.
Tag Titles
New Day (c) vs Lucha Dragons
or Gable x JJ if they strap the rocket on them
Winner: Lucha Dragons. As much as I like PTP, New Day are carrying this entire division on their backs. They deserve a long run with the belts from Summerslam or Survivor Series. If they've made it that far I'd assume WWE will want to break them apart to start getting singles money from some of them, as they are want to do. Lucha Dragons can then keep the titles warm for Gable and Jason Jordan for a month. Enzo and Cass will be the faces of the now touring NXT brand instead of coming up to be wasted away.
Divas Title
Charlotte (c) vs Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch
Winner: Sasha Banks. Probably the most aspirational match here but man this 100% should be your WM women's match. Can and will be amazing. Put it on Sasha after a Charlotte wins it from Becky (who would have won it from Nikki after the AJ record break). Sets up the arrival of Bayley, god help her.
US Title
Balór (c) vs Sheamus
Winner: Balór. You would assume that they are building up this title to instantly make a guy extremely important. Owens clearly isn't that guy but Balór might be. At least he'll compete on the merch numbers with Cena, one would suppose. They won't be able to resist this feud afterwards to get Balór really going and lolirish guys fighting. And there is 0% chance that Sheamus carries the briefcase into Mania.
Singles Match
Lesnar vs Cesaro
Winner: Cesaro. Okay so maybe this is more aspirational because I don't want to see Taker Lesnar III at WM32. They are tentatively getting behind Cesaro again and a feud with Lesnar is easily built with his past connection through Heyman.
If they are putting up Lesnar against Taker he's back to being heel automatically (YOU DUMB FUCKS HOLY SHIT) so Cesaro takes this win to really make him a legit top babyface.
Bring in Austin who has been a public voice in favour of Cesaro to face off with Heyman, paying off that podcast moment! Easy peasy, never going to happen.
Singles Match
Sting vs The Undertaker
Winner: So apparently Vince is very very not into this idea but fuck it man who else is going to take the pin from a near deadman so everyone in Texas can get a feel good moment for his last match. I suppose they could sacrifice another young talent at the altar or do Lesnar Taker III AAAAAAhaishdioashjdoa
Singles Match
Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose
Winner: Ambrose. "Seth you destroyed us. You unmade something special to me. I wandered with nothing for a year. You lost to Cena cos lol ratings. This time I get a win for once. I hope my buddy Roman does well in the main event because that's the only chance I'll have of being in it."
Austin could also corner for Ambrose here or ref as well to stop Seth shenanigans.
WWE Title
Cena (c) vs Reigns
Winner: Reigns. Woo woo woo, YOU KNOW IT!
Honestly I didn't find either of the HHH/Undertaker (WM27/WM28) matches that entertaining. Neither of them touch the HBK/Taker matches both in match quality and in storytelling. Their WM27 one is okay, kind of paced weirdly, and the match ends kind of on a whimper. The ending is anticlimatic and the whole "HHH lost but won" thing was fucking dumb. Their WM28 rematch is better but it needed every gimmick under the sun in order to be as good as it was, and it has way too many false finishes.
It honestly kind of felt like HHH wanted to prove he could fill HBK's role in those Taker matches.
It honestly kind of felt like HHH wanted to prove he could fill HBK's role in those Taker matches.
HHH vs Taker has happened only 3 times right? All at Wrestlemanias? Or did they other PPV matches during 2002-2005 era too?
When they marketed it as the greatest WrestleMania match of all time after, that was exactly the whole point of it.
They've faced each other in singles matches before, but only a handful of times.
slightconfuse
Banned
6 pm sport center has a make a wish video featuring John Cena
I hope Sting is working on his hair. I can't deal with it.
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the end of HHH/Taker @ WM28 even straight up steal the ending of HBK/Taker 2?
I still want Sting vs Taker but I don't want it at Mania anymore, not with The Streak dead. Taker is almost certainly going to lose at WM32 since it's probably his last rodeo - I'm fully behind my own belief that Demon Balor should be the one to end him.
Sting will get a nice SummerSlam win with Reigns over Bray Wyatt and Harper, and he absolutely will job two Manias in a row.
Yes, Sting would job 2 WrestleManias in a row. He's there to do a job and gets paid very well for it. He doesn't have an ego that needs to win.
Roland_Gunner
Member
$25 parking is for the poors. Its $60 a pop at Cowboys games. Gotta pay that billion dollar mortgage babeee.
Please no Cena winning the Rumble please.
They will announce WM 32 as having over 100k no matter what, but the AT&T Stadium will be set up for probably 80k. Still the most they've ever had and a huge number to fill.
Like how they announced 78k for WM 31, a new record, even though that set-up could only hold about 66k and it wasn't sold out. It's just their thing, to always pretend they set a new attendance record (usually doing a number that a football set up can't physically reach so they can say they outdrew the Superbowl).
Like how they announced 78k for WM 31, a new record, even though that set-up could only hold about 66k and it wasn't sold out. It's just their thing, to always pretend they set a new attendance record (usually doing a number that a football set up can't physically reach so they can say they outdrew the Superbowl).
But he has to tie and then break Austin's Rumble record.
Yep. I was at 31. No way in hell there were 70K people there. I even said so as soon as they said it live.
$60!? lmao. Here I thought $30 per for the right to walk a half mile to Metlife was the Mara and Tisch dynasties sticking it to me.
Jerrah is truly the NFL's King Carny.
bean breath
Member
Can you take public transit to Cowboys Stadium? Does Texas even have public transportation? For some reason I can't picture it. It's like everyone gets an F-150 when they're born.
Yes they have a train. (Supposedly)
Beating Austin and Flair at once. Truly a banner year 2016 will be for Cena.
Jimmy King
Member
Sting vs. Undertaker will end in a double KO with the WCW main eventers and Attitude era main eventers carrying off the lifeless corpses to the lockerroom.
I'm very excited to join WrassleGAF in watching Tough Enough tonight. That's a thing you guys do, right?
I'm very excited to join WrassleGAF in watching Tough Enough tonight. That's a thing you guys do, right?
I'll be watching Tough Talk tomorrow.
According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, last nights Battleground fallout edition of WWE Raw took in 3.804 million viewers. This number is up from last weeks 3.531 million viewership average.
For this weeks show, the first hour drew 3.840 million viewers, the second hour drew 4.030 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.542 million viewers.
That 2nd hour brawl!!!!!!!
For this weeks show, the first hour drew 3.840 million viewers, the second hour drew 4.030 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.542 million viewers.
That 2nd hour brawl!!!!!!!
It'll be for Sting vs Taker
Austin: "Dubya see dubya fired my ass and dubya dubya ee is still owned by Vince and I hate his ass, so hell, if you two wanna turn this into some dubya see dubya versus dubya dubya ee final battle I think I can be a pretty impartial referee. If ya'll wanna see Stone Cold ref this match gimme a hell yeah!"
Crowd: "HELL YEAH"
*Austin gives Taker and Sting stunners*
Austin: "And thats the bottom line cuz Stone Cold said so"
Jimmy King
Member
I can't quite remember but the Invasion ended with Austin still on WCW's side, right? Or what?
Can't remember perfectly. I just remember Vince pleading with Stone Cold to kick his ass and give him a stunner.... He wants the old Austin back!
and then Stone Cold stunned the whole locker room. Which if I remember from his radio show..he wasn't too thrilled about because that move does a number on you.
Austin really should have been a neutral party in the Invasion because he was fired by WCW and hates them but still hates Vince's guts. Could have some humor with Austin kicking the shit out of everyone who tries to recruit him. And then ultimately you get the cool hero moment where Austin finally helps WWF win.
He was on The Alliance's side at the end of the Invasion.
That whole segment + the return of The Rattlesnake was honestly a really cool moment.
He was on The Alliance's side at the end of the Invasion.
That whole segment + the return of The Rattlesnake was honestly a really cool moment.
FlammableD
Banned
Austin was WCW till the end, yeah, Angle turned on him to win for WWF if I remember right.
I'm on another WWE downer. I hate it, cause it makes me feel like a smarky cunt for feeling "The guy I like didn't win, fuck this". The stuff from the Meltz isn't exactly helping my fears, and it makes me fear for the rest of NXT as well. Shit sucks. At least PROGRESS is only 5 days away to cheer me up.
I'm on another WWE downer. I hate it, cause it makes me feel like a smarky cunt for feeling "The guy I like didn't win, fuck this". The stuff from the Meltz isn't exactly helping my fears, and it makes me fear for the rest of NXT as well. Shit sucks. At least PROGRESS is only 5 days away to cheer me up.
Jimmy King
Member
Mania doesn't have trouble selling out 70k, do they? But I'd argue HBK's name doesn't draw shit outside of the pro-wrestling fan base, though I haven't seen the numbers for his hunting show.
I'll add one more - Taker vs HBK 3 with Austin as ref.
bean breath
Member
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
Jimmy King
Member
How about another Angle in Chad Gable (sans the fourth 'I' - insanity)?
Ric Flair as special guest referee. Whose side is he on?
FlammableD
Banned
Nope, WWE is a failure.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Trips finally talks Vince into doing a cross-promotional angle with NJPW. WWE Champion John Cena vs IWGP Champion AJ Styles.