BewareTheBatsie
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March Wrasslin' |OT| The March to Wrestlemania XXXIII!
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excelsiorlef
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Braun backing out to me was more of a show of respect to Taker.
Taker wants Reigns too and Braun showed him respect...
Braun was ready to fight Reigns so it's not like he's somehow a cowardly giant.
But we'll see.
Taker wants Reigns too and Braun showed him respect...
Braun was ready to fight Reigns so it's not like he's somehow a cowardly giant.
But we'll see.
Exactly, that is how you put over a top heel. By giving them mega heat.
blackaroni
Member
Lmao
Taker will wrestle until he dies
Sweeney Tom
Banned
It's literally the plot of Freddy vs Jason lmfao
One guy's upset because the other guy got the kill, not him
Bluekaveli
Member
Can't wait for Taker to spike Roman off of the top ropes at Mania. Then he loses to Braun at SummerSlam but Taker wins at Mania 34
BewareTheBatsie
Member
I don't know. Just comes off like something people would spend too much time bitching about rather then focusing on any actual heel turn.
blackaroni
Member
His build up consisted of him mainly beating jobbers. Stroman will be ok.
Gaiaknight
Member
exactly how i interpreted it people overreacting here about Braun
Lol why the fuck do you remember the plot of Freddy vs Jason?
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
But I think the question is whether that would be good heat or just more X-Pac heat.
Personally, I don't know yet. But given the way booking has gone with Roman for the last 2 years, I'm guessing the latter.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Last night on LAW they threw out Braun and Finn, but as much as I like Finn, thats just the most unrealistic matchup ever.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Eating dropkicks from Finn Balor
friskykillface
Banned
It was the best American movie since The Godfather Part II.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Emma is finally gonna wrestle a year after she debuted again on the main roster.
serenewarfare
Banned
Sad not to see Finn tonight. Guess they are holding him until next week seeing as they already had a lot going on tonight.
blackaroni
Member
Finn should be a house show exclusive.
What happened to Chrisley???
What happened to Chrisley???
excelsiorlef
Member
Reigns eliminates Taker at the Rumble and taunts him with his own "my yard catch phrase" this pisses off Taker
Strowman calls out Reigns and Reigns is ready to acquiesce because he's a fighter and blah blah blah.... but quite literally Taker cuts off his entrance showing him disrespect.
Strowman backs off Taker out of what I believe was respect
Reigns comes out cutting off Taker's exit,as a return favor for earlier, because as he said Strowman called him out not Taker and Reigns feels disrespected and that Taker is invading his turf because he's the Alpha Male now.
It's macho bullshit motivation, it does make sense, especially if they are planning on turning Roman and Strowman was definitely a face in his promo and Reigns was definitely heelish in his. Now maybe the hints will go nowhere and they'll fuck it up, they often do with Reigns but all the hints and plot threads are there.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Last words of Raw after a part-timer squashes new fresh talent to cheers: "This is what Wrestlemania season is all about!"
Brian_FETO
Banned
Did not expect to see Taker this week. Got to see his entrance and choke slam. Didn't have to see him struggle through a match. Loved it. Entrance in person especially with the crowd losing their minds is something
UberTag
Member
So Mania matches solidified as of tonight...
- Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Championship)
- Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair (WWE Raw Women's Championship)
- Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. The Winner of Next Week's Match Between Enzo & Cass vs. Sheamus & Cesaro (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)
- Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens (WWE United States Championship)
- The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns ('Who Runs the Yard' Grudge Match)
- Bray Wyatt vs. The Winner of This Week's Match Between Randy Orton & AJ Styles (WWE Championship)
- Triple H vs. Seth Rollins (pending Seth's recovery from his torn MCL)
Am I missing anything? The Cena/Nikki vs. Miz/Maryse match hasn't been officially announced yet. Neither has AJ vs. Shane (obviously). Big Show vs. Shaq is still being negotiated. And, of course, there's the ARMBAR.
- Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Championship)
- Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair (WWE Raw Women's Championship)
- Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. The Winner of Next Week's Match Between Enzo & Cass vs. Sheamus & Cesaro (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)
- Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens (WWE United States Championship)
- The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns ('Who Runs the Yard' Grudge Match)
- Bray Wyatt vs. The Winner of This Week's Match Between Randy Orton & AJ Styles (WWE Championship)
- Triple H vs. Seth Rollins (pending Seth's recovery from his torn MCL)
Am I missing anything? The Cena/Nikki vs. Miz/Maryse match hasn't been officially announced yet. Neither has AJ vs. Shane (obviously). Big Show vs. Shaq is still being negotiated. And, of course, there's the ARMBAR.
Bluekaveli
Member
I'd say Taker has a pass so shut up
Mike Works
Member
What if the key to lockbox is the ice key in Banjo Kazooie, and it can only be used with Mae Young's hand, it's all connected.
excelsiorlef
Member
Expect Nia to be added to the women's match at some point before Mania.
They are there to hijack the spotlight, nothing else nothing more
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Reigns beats Braun one PPV, Taker the next, Brock the next
I just watched it last week! It was on a full box set of the Nightmare series.
I just watched it last week! It was on a full box set of the Nightmare series.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
neville - aries
Neville vs Aries
So regarding the whole AJ/Shane match that they seem to be building towards and what Daniel Bryan has said regarding part-timers taking up matches: What do you think the chances are or it coming to WM and AJ comes out first the Shane's music hits and he comes out and says that he's talked it over and realises he shouldn't be his opponent and introduces a new signing/NXT call-up.
Given how SD is running atm with only Cena as a major part-timer it does make sense in a way and would be an awesome debut for someone like Nakamura. Any chance of happening or just dreaming?
Given how SD is running atm with only Cena as a major part-timer it does make sense in a way and would be an awesome debut for someone like Nakamura. Any chance of happening or just dreaming?
excelsiorlef
Member
It's a great thing....
Reigns absolutely should win at Mania... it was one thing when Taker was beating guys like Shawn and HHH for years on end but then he started beating Punk and Bray and neither of them got shit out of it...
Taker 1000% should job to Reigns and the crowd response is going to be fantastic for it. Especially, and I hope this happens, if Reigns has to cheat to win.
About 0.00001%
UberTag
Member
Neville vs. Aries still needs to be solidified. It's the primary title feud but they could always have the Cruiserweight guys in some kind of ladder match schmoz at Mania and have the 1-on-1 match betwen Neville and Aries on RAW the next night. So... not officially announced yet.
Bluekaveli
Member
Taker's been wrestling longer than all the part timers combined.
Also why HHH basically gets a pass as well from fans.
excelsiorlef
Member
This was a a pretty great Raw that salvaged a messy PPV.... Good stuff.
Dark Ninja
Member
Yeah thats gonna happen. You should put money on it through the betting sites.
Brian_FETO
Banned
How was Sasha/Bayley on TV? Live was terrible. The story of "Bayley doesn't want to fight back" with constant Restholds and hugs until they started waking up near the end. And then Sasha acting like she had some amazing victory, ugh....
Was so stoked to see Emma's promo despite her never going to be on TV.
Was so stoked to see Emma's promo despite her never going to be on TV.
UberTag
Member
You're more likely to see Styles vs. Nakamura on Smackdown the Tuesday after Mania than at Mania itself.
friskykillface
Banned
excelsiorlef
Member
It was alright, certainly not terrible but not a classic by any means.
UberTag
Member
Given the way Rusev's being buried right now it would not surprise me to see him get squashed by Angle in an impromptu Mania match.Kurt Angle vs Rusev
Give him a segment to bitch after not being allowed to compete in the ARMBAR and then have Angle come out and own him. Hell, that would get the loudest pop of the night.
blackaroni
Member
Seems like there are more part time folks on the WM card than usual. Sucks that these guys don't show up every week and when they do, they don't wrestle or anything. It's kinda lame to have someone get called out one week and have to wait another for a response.
No salvaging Roman as a face after that Match. He just needs to destroy Taker with chair shots, etc. Just embrace it. 10 minutes of a post-match Heel turn.
The Strokes
Banned
How was Jericho vs Joe?
I think it's actually Braun, Taker (turns heel), and Goldberg. If they're gonna turn Roman heel, having him beat Goldberg (maybe with Lesnar interference) would give him the nuclear level of sustainable heat he needs. I think they were planning to turn him heel earlier, but losing Balor immediately had them keep Reigns face till they could get another top tier face in RAW. Now it's not just Rollins - you will have Rollins, Balor, and possibly Jericho as your top tier faces (plus Nakamura / NXT call up), while Owens, Joe, Reigns, Stroman as your top tier heels.
UberTag
Member
It's sad but this is what Mania season is all about. Tune back into wrestling on April 10th and you should have non-part timers driving the ship again. Apart from Lesnar who will be Universal Champion on a part-time basis (as usual). Hopefully we get a decent Brock vs. Owens match at some point (before the inevitable job to Roman to make him look strong).