Like I say, I worry he would get seriously hurt. I have no wish to see Brock Lesnar cripple anyone.
Well, apart from Kofi maybe.
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Like I say, I worry he would get seriously hurt. I have no wish to see Brock Lesnar cripple anyone.
Well, apart from Kofi maybe.
alexpnz
Lord Dipstick
Seems Punk wants to scratch the same itch Batista and Lesnar did.
Doesn't he train religiously with some mixed martial arts dude?
Watch the vid, it's very telling in a CM Punk sort of way.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/2/5/5381822/mma-wwe-cm-punk-bellator-power-ranger-jason-frank-ufc
Doesn't he train religiously with some mixed martial arts dude?
Watch the vid, it's very telling in a CM Punk sort of way.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/2/5/5381822/mma-wwe-cm-punk-bellator-power-ranger-jason-frank-ufc
Truely, I want to see Roman Reigns take on Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX. I'd like to see RR put on some big spots, look real strong, then, as everyone else has, lose. Still building him to be a true #2 face behind Cena, avoiding the Lesnar match which will be painfully bad.
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
I think Punk is legitimately done. His contract is up in July, and he probably wasn't going to re-sign with the company. The only box he hasn't ticked in his career is to main event WM. And it doesn't look like that's going to happen now. Plus, Triple H was going to pick up the win at WM if he wrestled Punk. After all, why would they give Punk the win when his contract would be up three months later? I don't blame Punk leaving. He's tired of playing second fiddle to part-timers.
Also, and this is a big shocker, Triple H will likely get the victory against Daniel Bryan if they meet at WM. It's amazing that Bryan is as over as he is right now... in spite of the way he's been booked since SummerSlam.
Also, and this is a big shocker, Triple H will likely get the victory against Daniel Bryan if they meet at WM. It's amazing that Bryan is as over as he is right now... in spite of the way he's been booked since SummerSlam.
I'd like to think Hunter will do the "right thing for business" and adhere to the tradition that your stories tend to have happy endings and for the most part (in the biggest matches) heels get executed at WrestleMania, as he adhered to by losing in his last three Mania appearances as a heel, doing the honours for Chris Benoit, Batista and John Cena in consecutive years. Like you say, it's a miracle Danny Bry is where he is, there's no point building him back up for a match with Trips 8 months in the making if he isn't going over. Tripper isn't going to be contesting matches near the top of the card for the next 12 months ; Bryan is, even more so now Punk is gone and by default he is #2 or #3 babyface (depending on if they want to ignore the boos Batista is getting). It would be completely illogical for Hunter to cut Bryan's balls off after he rehabilitated himself to this point. I'd like to think Trips is over beating people for the sake of it by now.
I'd like to think.....
I'd like to think.....
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
Well, logic would dictate that Bryan get the victory. Unfortunately, WWE creative isn't always logical...
And just to show that I'm not completely full of shit:
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2014/2...iel-bryan-vs-triple-h-brock-lesnar-vs-batista
http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/450987-more-plans-discussed-for-wrestlemania-xxx
And just to show that I'm not completely full of shit:
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2014/2...iel-bryan-vs-triple-h-brock-lesnar-vs-batista
http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/450987-more-plans-discussed-for-wrestlemania-xxx
Well, as illogical as Hunter going over Bryan would be, him beating Punk would have been even more senseless, since he already did that back in 2011, so if there was any egomania involved in cutting the new kid on the block down to size.... ummm, he'd already beaten him once?? What would there possibly be to gain in beating him again?? I mean, at least when The Rock pinned John Cena at WMXXVIII you could see straight away the logic of building to a megabucks rematch with the belt at stake (telegraphed the very next night), but at this point Tripper beating anyone from the full time roster on the big stage makes no sense and serves no logical purpose. The whole point of building a strong heel group like "The Authority" is they get beaten in the end. That means Orton loses, and if he wrestles, Hunter loses. I've been very supportive of Hunter the last couple of years but there is fuck all to be gained from him cutting Bryan's bollocks off once again, and there might be something to be gained in placating the fans that want him to be champion by at least giving him a huge win for the CV on the biggest show of the year.
The more I think about how Mania is shaping up... the more I think I'm going to have to be hammered to enjoy it.
The more I think about how Mania is shaping up... the more I think I'm going to have to be hammered to enjoy it.
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alexpnz
Lord Dipstick
Boy, has the "big return" of Batista shit the bed...
If Vince doesn't fix this thing with Punk before the Raw scheduled for March 3rd in Chicago, they will have a hard time editing all the CM Punk chants out of the live show.
Vince likes Punk on a personal level and I'm sure he will step in and rectify the situation that HHH and Stephanie are currently fucking up horribly.
Vince will save WrestleMania, I guarantee it!!
Punk defeats HHH @ WM......book it!
If Vince doesn't fix this thing with Punk before the Raw scheduled for March 3rd in Chicago, they will have a hard time editing all the CM Punk chants out of the live show.
Vince likes Punk on a personal level and I'm sure he will step in and rectify the situation that HHH and Stephanie are currently fucking up horribly.
Vince will save WrestleMania, I guarantee it!!
Punk defeats HHH @ WM......book it!
Why? Trips is one of the most decorated champions in company history and only wrestles once or twice a year in big marquee matches, CM Punk has been a bona fide main eventer for most of the last three years and held the WWE title for the longest time in 25 years. The only thing that detracts from it in terms of "big time" is that you can't promote it as a first time meeting, since they wrestled previously at the September '11 PPV.
Whether or not you would think it will be a good match is a different question entirely.
Ace Bandage
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Re: WWE Raw & Smackdown Weekly Thread
Triple H is a multi-time champion, but he's never been a big draw on his own. As Jim Cornette once said ""He's the guy who works with the guy that draws the money." And let's face it, if he hadn't married into the family, he'd still be mid card for life. He was never anywhere near as big as Stone Cold or The Rock during the attitude era. Hell, he wasn't even the most over member of his own faction. To me, he's not a big deal. I would never buy a PPV simply because he was advertised on the card.
WWE considers Triple H one of the all-time greats. But nobody else does. That's why you never see anyone talk about him outside of WWE. He's a good in ring worker, yes. And that's about it. Although he's not not nearly as good a worker as Shawn Michaels was. He was never a mega star like Austin. He can't cut promos like Rock or Punk. And he's not as talented as Foley. He's just an average guy.
That's why I sympathize with Punk. He wants to main event WM. And putting over Triple H again isn't even close to that.
Triple H is a multi-time champion, but he's never been a big draw on his own. As Jim Cornette once said ""He's the guy who works with the guy that draws the money." And let's face it, if he hadn't married into the family, he'd still be mid card for life. He was never anywhere near as big as Stone Cold or The Rock during the attitude era. Hell, he wasn't even the most over member of his own faction. To me, he's not a big deal. I would never buy a PPV simply because he was advertised on the card.
WWE considers Triple H one of the all-time greats. But nobody else does. That's why you never see anyone talk about him outside of WWE. He's a good in ring worker, yes. And that's about it. Although he's not not nearly as good a worker as Shawn Michaels was. He was never a mega star like Austin. He can't cut promos like Rock or Punk. And he's not as talented as Foley. He's just an average guy.
That's why I sympathize with Punk. He wants to main event WM. And putting over Triple H again isn't even close to that.
Re: WWE Raw & Smackdown Weekly Thread
That simply isn't true. He was WWF Champion four times while he was still going out with Chyna and in 2000 if it was The Rock was drawing the money, it was still Hunter the fans were paying to see Rocky try and beat, and it was Hunter he was having his best matches with. They had a great financial year in 2000 in Steve Austin's absence, and Hunter was WWF Champion for most of the first half of the year. Again, before he started dating Steph. Jim Cornette's a bitter moron trapped in the 70s who thinks the one guy on top draws the house. It's an ensemble piece in the 21st Century - people pay to see a card or a roster, not one bloke, and if only half your main event has main event value, you won't draw flies to shit. That's why Rock VS Cena is worthy of main eventing two WrestleManias, but Rock & Cena VS Miz & Truth drew a rubbish buyrate for Survivor Series 2011. Modern rasslin fans pay for the matches, not one guy on top, and Rock vs HHH did them great business when industry hacks were predicting business would drop off with Stone Cold out injured.
Hunter was never the performer or entertainer that many men with fewer title reigns to their name were, true, but his body of work in matches with Rock, Austin, Cactus, Michaels, Undertaker and others proves he was/is a main eventer on merit in my eyes, and he must have been a big deal in a lot of the fanbase's eyes too seeing as how rabid they were for Batista to knock him off in 2005, and how popular Big Dave got (how ironic) off the back of their series. He did everything he could to make Batista look the real deal, then twelve months later he did the same for John Cena. Arguably there were long periods 2002-05 when they should have had some fresh blood on top rather than just Hunter and his latest challenger on top, their inability to either fashion or correctly promote any other main eventers to share the scene didn't help and his time on top no doubt will always be intrinsically linked to the post-WM17 downturn in business, and he definitely won more World titles than he should have. But he gets a lot more flak than he deserves on t'internet and I don't see the argument for "he wasn't a main eventer."
No, he was nowhere near as special as WWE would have us believe. But he was very good. At times, with the right opponents, he was great. For large portions of 2000, he was talked up as one of the best in the world. Not too many average guys can say that.
That simply isn't true. He was WWF Champion four times while he was still going out with Chyna and in 2000 if it was The Rock was drawing the money, it was still Hunter the fans were paying to see Rocky try and beat, and it was Hunter he was having his best matches with. They had a great financial year in 2000 in Steve Austin's absence, and Hunter was WWF Champion for most of the first half of the year. Again, before he started dating Steph. Jim Cornette's a bitter moron trapped in the 70s who thinks the one guy on top draws the house. It's an ensemble piece in the 21st Century - people pay to see a card or a roster, not one bloke, and if only half your main event has main event value, you won't draw flies to shit. That's why Rock VS Cena is worthy of main eventing two WrestleManias, but Rock & Cena VS Miz & Truth drew a rubbish buyrate for Survivor Series 2011. Modern rasslin fans pay for the matches, not one guy on top, and Rock vs HHH did them great business when industry hacks were predicting business would drop off with Stone Cold out injured.
Hunter was never the performer or entertainer that many men with fewer title reigns to their name were, true, but his body of work in matches with Rock, Austin, Cactus, Michaels, Undertaker and others proves he was/is a main eventer on merit in my eyes, and he must have been a big deal in a lot of the fanbase's eyes too seeing as how rabid they were for Batista to knock him off in 2005, and how popular Big Dave got (how ironic) off the back of their series. He did everything he could to make Batista look the real deal, then twelve months later he did the same for John Cena. Arguably there were long periods 2002-05 when they should have had some fresh blood on top rather than just Hunter and his latest challenger on top, their inability to either fashion or correctly promote any other main eventers to share the scene didn't help and his time on top no doubt will always be intrinsically linked to the post-WM17 downturn in business, and he definitely won more World titles than he should have. But he gets a lot more flak than he deserves on t'internet and I don't see the argument for "he wasn't a main eventer."
No, he was nowhere near as special as WWE would have us believe. But he was very good. At times, with the right opponents, he was great. For large portions of 2000, he was talked up as one of the best in the world. Not too many average guys can say that.
alexpnz
Lord Dipstick
Interesting facts about Bray Wyatt.
His father is Mike Rotunda (a.k.a. I.R.S and V.K. Wallstreet)
His Grandfather is Blackjack Mulligan.
His Uncles are Barry Windham and Kendall Windham.
Wow, talk about a wrestling pedigree...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bray_Wyatt
His father is Mike Rotunda (a.k.a. I.R.S and V.K. Wallstreet)
His Grandfather is Blackjack Mulligan.
His Uncles are Barry Windham and Kendall Windham.
Wow, talk about a wrestling pedigree...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bray_Wyatt
Impressive indeed. He clearly understands the business and how to portray a character, get the fans invested and create drama during a match. He's been one of my favorites since debuting and the best gimmick I've seen since the Straight Edge Society. I am one of the few who tilt enjoyed the angle of Daniel Bryan joining the family.
Did anyone see SmackDown last night? I thought it was the best episode in ages.
CM punk will get the belt back!
Sorry Orton fans but the straight edge saga part II!
Sorry Orton fans but the straight edge saga part II!
CM Punk is effectively gone from WWE as of a few weeks ago. He walked around on the company on the day after the Royal Rumble for reasons not yet known.
Sadly it looks like Batista is going to get the belt at WrestleMania. I've never been a Batista hater but for him to be getting the belt in 2014 is just ridiculous IMO. If WWE actually lets him and Orton main event Mania, I can only imagine how badly the crowd is going to shit on that match.
Sadly it looks like Batista is going to get the belt at WrestleMania. I've never been a Batista hater but for him to be getting the belt in 2014 is just ridiculous IMO. If WWE actually lets him and Orton main event Mania, I can only imagine how badly the crowd is going to shit on that match.
That sucks.
Need to keep up or DVR Raw on Monday as I tend to watch MNF during the football season.
I think punk would comeback if they let him introduce Lita Or Ultimate Warrior into the hall of fame.Plus, him acting like a bitch is sure to cost Aj her title, Sooner than later.If Naomi wasn't injured she would probably be have lost it at the Elimination Chamber, but the injury will probably get her until WM30.
If they were that vindictive or thought taking the belt off AJ was that big a deal, surely they'd have done it when she kicked off at Michelle Beadle??
I'm pretty sure the plan was to have AJ lose the title soon regardless of her boyfriend's career decisions. I wouldn't be surprised if Cameron takes it from her and when Naomi returns they can do the jealous partner/split storyline.
I'm not the biggest AJ fan, but I think it would be pretty insulting for her to lose it to either one of the Funk girls. AJ worked her entire life to be a diva and it the date of her title victory tattooed on her neck. Cameron and Naomi are clearly using WWE as a platform to "bigger and better things" a la Kelly Kelly, Eve, Kaitlyn, etc.
I'd rather see one of the Bella Twins take it if AJ has to lose it soon.
I'd rather see one of the Bella Twins take it if AJ has to lose it soon.
