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March Wrasslin' |OT2| The Rollercoaster to WrestleMania XXXIII!
- Thread starter Bluekaveli
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Yeah, decisions, decisions for Jim Ross. Is that thing even still happening?
Bluekaveli
Member
I'd just love to hear Victoria come out to t.A.T.u but I know they'll use the other bullshit nikki manaje theme.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Even if this were still as strong as it was when the partnership started (it's not, New Japan doesn't need them [especially not for the American expansion they're doing this summer without them], ROH needs them), Kidani could and would terminate the partnership the second after sale was announced. It's no asset.
Yeah that was a bad example.
I am not calling you B.J.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Chris Jericho was fucking amazing on RAW this past Monday.
"He was marking out, Maaaaaan!"
"He was marking out, Maaaaaan!"
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Filth
serenewarfare
Banned
Shawn why.
why did you condemn us to this reality.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
We have enough old-timers on the card. He made the right choice.
I think HBK is perfectly happy being retired. But on the flip side HBK vs AJ would be lit as fuck
Fucking Shawn
My chair would've went faster and made more of an impact. I hate my people.
That would be my big hesitation is if his live events are even happening at this point. Totally wouldn't blame him for canceling, but they haven't been yet.
British Monsoon
Member
The real reason WWE buying ROH would suck is because it's one less place for wrestlers to get on TV in the US - ROH, as it stands, was in no danger of going away anytime soon. Sinclair may lack ambition, but they weren't ever about going after WWE, they just wanted an hour of weekly content that was cheap to produce and they could syndicate. ROH pays for itself, and as Sinclair always has a need for cheap content ROH's future was relatively secure, until WWE throws a bunch of money their way.
Pretty clear that any promotion which generates a buzz, gets on TV or just gets too big in general, WWE will try and co-opt (use), buy out or destroy. Oh, there'll be room for alternatives, but only to a certain level and WWE gets to decide what level that is.
Pretty clear that any promotion which generates a buzz, gets on TV or just gets too big in general, WWE will try and co-opt (use), buy out or destroy. Oh, there'll be room for alternatives, but only to a certain level and WWE gets to decide what level that is.
Bluekaveli
Member
Because he's not about to be like that drunk Ric and break his promise for you all. Baby is retired and he's enjoying it.
Maybe you'll get to watch him sit on a stool and cry for two hours, you sick freak.
Brian_FETO
Banned
HBK fears Styles
Old timer doesn't have it anymore
Gonna get exposed
Old timer doesn't have it anymore
Gonna get exposed
I think Michaels wanted to retire at his peak though, which he did. He retired at the right time and we never saw fat HBK or broken down HBK like we're getting with Taker.
Honestly, both Taker and HBK should have retired with that match.....either that, or Taker should have retired when the streak ended.
serenewarfare
Banned
Taker should not have gone out on that godawful WM 30 match. If anything he should have retired after HIAC with Brock.
But really the time to go out was after the "End of an Era" match.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Wait, ROH is being bought?
Dude, I know you're baiting, but enough with the personal attacks on here. You don't know me.
Bluekaveli
Member
Just some talk for now. Nothing is official.
slightconfuse
Banned
Meltzer was on the Sports Illustrated media podcast again
It's a solid listen so far
It's a solid listen so far
serenewarfare
Banned
Talks have been going on since Summerslam.
Satin is saying that the talks have been ramping up more in recent weeks.
Nothing is official or done though.
Damn Silly
Member
I'm one of the few that thinks AJ vs Shane will be fun, but yeah, AJ v HBK would've been great. Could even have the reason of him never having the opportunity to face him before. Shame.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
because AJ would outshine Shawn
I agree with you AJ vs Shane will be fun. Shane takes a lot of punishment, and AJ is no Taker when it comes to that. Shane will get beat, keep coming back, hit his big spot and that will be it.
SallyIsNow
Banned
Klonere blew that dude the fuck out. Shanafan buried 4 lyfe. I forgot what I was gonna say originally but it was probably about Zach being a jabronie. So yeah, he's a huge one.
Shut up, Damn Mark.
Shut up, Damn Mark.
serenewarfare
Banned
Meltzer is speculating that the reason Nakamura was added to the NXT UK shows is that the early ticket sales were slow. He still seems to believe he'll be on the main roster soon.
Either way, we'll know by the end of Takeover whether or not that's the case.
Either way, we'll know by the end of Takeover whether or not that's the case.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Yeah, this just further confirms that for months even while he was champ, they had no plans for him at Mania
Shane was the only thing preventing him from being in the ARMBAR, in all likelihood
Yep. Nobody gets long term booking unless you're Cena or Roman
The Undertaker streak storyline makes zero sense we got bullshit matches after his loss and a half arsed backward booked program vs Lesnar well after the fact.
Wouldn't it have been easier and made more sense to just do:
Taker loses at 30.
Isn't involved at 31.
Returns at 32 against Lesnar for revenge match up with career vs career stip. Loses and then is gone for good.
The random match against Bray still boggles my mind.
Wouldn't it have been easier and made more sense to just do:
Taker loses at 30.
Isn't involved at 31.
Returns at 32 against Lesnar for revenge match up with career vs career stip. Loses and then is gone for good.
The random match against Bray still boggles my mind.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Isn't Shawn's back beyond fucked up?
I don't like the idea of Shane/AJ, but I think AJ will do a lot of good work with him and they'll (hopefully) click well. I don't think this will be some BS taker HIAC thing
serenewarfare
Banned
At this point I think the biggest way to do a Cena heel turn would be to have him win at WM and just not propose to Nikki
This year seems to be the make good for that Bray thing, especially considering the Survivor Series thing that went down.
Watch Orton win that match though.
Undertaker's streak should have never ended. It was wasted on Brock since Brock didn't really do anything with that win and there was no payoff where Brock was ultimately defeated. And Undertaker's WrestleMania matches since then have felt extremely pointless. Plus never getting Taker vs Sting still hurts.
Into the Light
Banned
This just makes my stomach turn. The possibilities, instead they throw him in the ring with Shane?
How could you not have a plan for your former champ who happens to be the best wrestler on your roster
Didn't Shawn Michaels say if he came back he would want to wrestle Samoa Joe because there styles clash and they could tell a great story. I may be wrong but I think he also said something along the lines of not wanting to wrestle Seth or AJ because there styles are to similar to his own and it doesn't interest him .
Bluekaveli
Member
Doubtful. Austin hasn't wrestled since 2003. When they pitched Shawn and Bryan it was only what? 3 years after the retirement so it's just that he respects his retirement and doesn't want to be like these guys who need one more pay check. Over and over and over again. It's funny how some of the guys he grew up idolizing are still doing that while he's living comfortably and in good health.
It was a tongue-in-cheek attack, Yell Gibson.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
The decision to have him lose in the first place was something they didn't even decide until that weekend, so I'm not surprised they had no clue how to follow up on it.
At least the idea of "Brock/Reigns: Reigns retires the Streak killer after retiring the Streak builder" someone brought up earlier is a decent abrupt way to end it all. As long as it actually ends.
Dude, I know you're baiting, but enough with the personal attacks on here. You don't know me.