Yes, you're right. But they probably didn't want to risk it.
Divas matches are normally between big matches just to give people a rest. Last year they didn't do it after Taker vs Punk and everybody was tired for Lesnar vs HHH.
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Yes, you're right. But they probably didn't want to risk it.
Divas matches are normally between big matches just to give people a rest. Last year they didn't do it after Taker vs Punk and everybody was tired for Lesnar vs HHH.
DB is getting the first jobber entrance on WM. Cut from a Cena promo-DB is already in the ring
They're having Bryan wrestle back to back?
Swagger had one last yearDB is getting the first jobber entrance on WM. Cut from a Cena promo-DB is already in the ring
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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That would have been... bizarre. Would the crowd have even been so pro Hogan in that case?
It was a joke. I'm sure there's been a few.
Bryan can do it, he has some of the best cardio in the company. Plus he will probably get a break at the start of the main event as Orton/Batista wrestle each other.
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I'm going to guess the "stuff in the middle" includes the Andre Battle Royale and whatever shenanigans that happen. I get the feeling we're seeing an extra match happen after the BR.
wow, surprised bryan/hhh isn't happening earlier
pretty cool though. that final 60 minutes is going to be the daniel bryan hour.
NYR
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Giving the people what they want...
Didn't Swagger enter with Zeb in a 4x4 last year?
rocketskates
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If this ends up being a giant HHH night I'm just gonna LOL
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Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I see this and all I think is "Wow, a MITB ladder match would really help those first two hours." Fucking dire.
Riposte
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If this were to happen, would it be the evilest thing ever done to wrestling fans?
styl3s
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HHH stays in phenomenal shape and i am 110% sure he could compete in 2 matches.
Besides, he wouldn't even really compete in the 2nd match. Like i said before Bryan will come out and do his rabid wolverine shtick and do a bunch of running moves and kicks and then hes going to get slung out of the ring like a ragdoll so Batista and Orton can get their 10 minutes together and then Bryan will do his comback and devour them both and win.
Even if by some insane twist to shit on smarks they decide to have HHH win, the same outcome would happen. There isn't a scenario where Orton/Batista don't get their 1 vs 1 moment in.
Bryan has become so big they can't not give him the title.
For intents and purposes Bryan is attitude era Stone Cold. He is The Rock. He is pushing insane amounts of merch and he is so big his chants are being heard in other sports. And before you laugh at those comparisons i want you to take a second and think about who has been this over in the last 10 years. I want you to think about who gets this kind of pop every single time he is on screen. Even Punk during the height of his WWE career with the whole pipebomb stuff wasn't this over.
His chants are constantly heard in other sports for fuck sakes.
There's no way. If they don't have Bryan shine tomorrow night, it's never gonna happen.
Macho Madness
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I loved that sign so much. One of the very few highlights of that Mania.
Yes, HHH is in great shape but he hasn't wrestled in a long time and he is a heavyweight so competing for almost 60 minutes isn't exactly easy. I'm not saying he couldn't do it but if this was for him to win he would give himself more rest time for precaution.
Bryan on the other hand has great cardio and has been doing long matches for a while now on WWE. That scenario seems more suited for him.
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Also more stuff from Figure Four Weekly:
And on the Bryan and Vinny show today:
And on the Bryan and Vinny show today:
HHH and Stephanie are running this Wrestlemania more than they ever have. Vince still has control, but HHH and Steph are way more hands on than usual. They know what the internet thinks, and they are booking certain things to be that way on the show, but the outcomes are not affected. Just keep that in mind. Ultimately, they will do what is "best for business" and they know that is the only happy ending possible.
rocketskates
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I think so. I think they would actually riot.
Oh I completely agree and feel it's way past his time for this, so I'm super excited at what will most likely happen, but I was just saying it would be the biggest FU they could give the fans.
Well........fuck.
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Macho Madness
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I took it more like they were talking about the
more than anything.
Daniel Bryan matches
sketchsanchez
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Even if the live stream was perfect right now (it isnt) I'd still expect the feed to shit the bed tomorrow. I'm surprised people posting on Gaf of all places havent come to grips with that. It's not going to work perfectly during Mania, hoping that it might is unrealistic and perhaps even unreasonable. Has there ever been an online service expecting a lot of concurrent users that went off without a hitch?
Macho Madness
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It's fine to be positive, and I think that's what people are trying to be. The worry is there, but if it happens, it happens. There's no sense spending so much time worrying about that.
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True enough
Right? They are mishandling the midcard so badly right now. So much missed potential right there.
Wyatts vs. Babyface Shield that isn't distracted by a possible break up
Usos vs. Rhodes
That's easy. The fact that these aren't happening fucking baffles me. We all know Cena is going over in his match, so don't think for a second that's a better position for Bray than a fuck awesome 6-man tag that we know those guys are capable of.
Rhodes deserve to be in that tag team championship spot, and would put on a fantastic match. The 4-team tag match is going to be a disaster, and consists of mostly jobbers.
Some more "out there" suggestions:
Cesaro vs. Zayn (if you don't think that matchup is Wrestlemania worthy you're crazy, it could bring a ton of attention to NXT/network subscriptions as well if they put on another MOTY-calibre performance. throwing Cesaro into that tag match is totally under utilizing one of their best performers, and stopping a guy they're seemingly trying to push dead in his tracks.)
Ziggler vs. Big E for IC Championship (would probably be a solid match. Definitely a better spot for the guys than the jobber battle royale. Give Ziggler the IC belt, crowd pops, everyone is happy)
then you throw the rest of the mid carders that no one cares about into the battle royale. done.
So do anybody think HHH and Stephanie's marriage was 50% love 50% marriage of convenience for both of them? I mean, who out of the two siblings was supposed to take over here, cuz I would assume it was to be Shane. But now I he's nowhere to be found, and Stephanie and her actively wrestling husband are pretty much in the driver's seat. Was there hostilities between Shane and Steph, or did Steph play chess to Shane's checkers?
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Every time. The best cena gif.
It was always said that Stephanie was the Vince and Shane was the Linda and Shane really had no plans or desires to take over the company/be in creative.
Mr. Luchador
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Yeah, the way the crowd make that match is fantastic.
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Ahh, okay. So nothing malicious or calculating going on behind the scenes between those two. It was just HHH who more or less made a strategic move to grant himself power within the company?
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you dont think its weird speculating on weather or not he actually fell in love with her? How would anyone know one way or another anyway?
What's the context for that Cena gif? It's so perfect.
I honestly don't see why HHH needed to marry Steph if he didn't love her. Vince was already a big fan of the guy and it would probably me more risky to marry her and risk infuriating the old man. Also, that marriage tainted his career since everyone always says "he won championships because of the marriage".
Anyway, what an awesome entrance he had at Mania 27. So good.
I honestly don't see why HHH needed to marry Steph if he didn't love her. Vince was already a big fan of the guy and it would probably me more risky to marry her and risk infuriating the old man. Also, that marriage tainted his career since everyone always says "he won championships because of the marriage".
Anyway, what an awesome entrance he had at Mania 27. So good.
They fell in love, they got married, they had kids. That is all there is to it.
Yeah, it's a real pity Taker wasn't 100% for this match or it could have been a good one. At least the HIAC match made up for it.
They got married in 2003. HHH was already sitting in on Creative meetings in 1999, and was Vince's go-to guy by 2002. He already had the power.
So about CM Punk:
Bryan Alvarez just said WWE has two hotels, one in the middle of New Orleans where all the wrestlers are and one hotel a bit further away that has the biggest stars, where Triple H, Steph and Vince are also. It is also the hotel for "surprises." Now, here's the big news: AJ Lee has also been put in this hotel. So yeah, there you go.
HHH was sitting in on meetings before he was dating Steph. He was champion and top heel before he was dating Steph. Vince was PISSED when he found out they were dating. He eventually got over it. HHH's death run would have happened regardless because he was already in a good spot with Vince and was the last top guy from the Attitude Era on Raw.
Dr Duncan Steel
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HHH doing what he does best. Fuuuuuuuuuuu.
ConfusingJazz
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This is starting to remind me of every Entourage plot ever.
"It's happening!"
"It's not happening."
"It's happening!"
"It's not happening."
Except it always ends with "It's not happening."
Macho Madness
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Or maybe with her engagement to a certain somebody, they decided it was a good idea to just keep her away from creeps.
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