If You're Reading This Wrestling Thread, It's Too Late - Part 234

[SpideyVille]

Yeah, Lesnar is their special attraction.

And Rock is definitely not going into the HoF this year. He's still fairly young and could possibly have another match in him. I'm pretty sure Goldberg goes in this year as the headline. Rock is still a few years away, until they run out of big names that are short on time.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Slushy]

Goldberg Vs. Lesnar wasn't that bad of a match as evidenced by watching it with the attention seeking a--holes in the crowd muted. The worst part of it was the 3 minutes of stalling that felt like forever.

 

[nite-owl]

 

[JabarR]

I feel at Survivor Series its gonna be a draw between RAW and SmackDown! Live.

 

[Loki882]

I just want it to be over honestly. I've never been able to get into the concept as all that it does is mess with established characterizations/storylines, all of the sake of one gimmick PPV. And the last two shows, both Raw and SDL, encapsulate this perfectly imo. "Brand loyalty" isn't even close to being a valid-enough justification imo.

 

[nite-owl]

 

[The Apocalypse]

I just want it to be over honestly. I've never been able to get into the concept as all that it does is mess with established characterizations/storylines, all of the sake of one gimmick PPV. And the last two shows, both Raw and SDL, encapsulate this perfectly imo. "Brand loyalty" isn't even close to being a valid-enough justification imo.

I'd be more invested in a SD vs Raw storyline if the brands were established a bit more. It's only been a few months since the split. It seems like the participants in the match really don't even care about the brands either so why should I? I just expect a great match and nothing significant to come from the storyline.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I just want it to be over honestly. I've never been able to get into the concept as all that it does is mess with established characterizations/storylines, all of the sake of one gimmick PPV. And the last two shows, both Raw and SDL, encapsulate this perfectly imo. "Brand loyalty" isn't even close to being a valid-enough justification imo.

Based on the concept of the original brand split, I'd agree with you. But with the inherent rivalry between Shane and Stephanie now, that makes me want to give this a chance. It gives it some stakes that the original split didn't have. I imagine it's like a Marvel vs. DC crossover where Superman and Luthor have to team up against Spider Man and Doc Ock, for example.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Hey, it's Kurt Cobreigns.

 

[Pink Ranger]

No wonder Enzo Amore and Liv Morgan are dating; he keeps getting concussions, and she talks like she has one.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Bat Brain]

No wonder Enzo Amore and Liv Morgan are dating; he keeps getting concussions, and she talks like she has one.

Damn. This match is now "no DQ"!

 

[SuperBatman]

The Prediction PPV Card is up for all those who Particapate in it.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The reaction of Dean Ambrose to the Total Divas nonsense should be awesome.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Mickie wants to come back and not be part of the crap she was a part of when she left.

 

[Slushy]

On this day 20 years ago, The Rock made his debut at Survivor Series 1996 in the Team Mero Vs. Team Helmsley match from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Oh yeah, and Shawn Michaels got his ass kicked by Sid Vicious.

 

[chamber-music]

Booby Roode's top three Wrestlers right now are AJ Styles, Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler.

Ember Moon on the rampage was fun. Can't wait for the inevitable Ember vs Askua feud.

Elias Sampson gets so much heat.

Andrade Cien Almas is a natural born heel. He was born to be a cocky *****e heel.

I think Corey Graves is Ciensexual. Graves sure loved telling tom how pretty he finds Almas.

Liv Morgan is not a Batman & Robin fan.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I think Corey Graves is Ciensexual. Graves sure loved telling tom how pretty he finds Almas.

We are all Ciensexual. Some of just haven't realized it yet.

 

[nite-owl]

Rory Burman, who recently awakened from a decade-long vegetative following a backyard moonsault attempt, hoarsely whispered his surprise at the sight of wrestling cheerleaders The Spirit Squad still in WWE.

At first, Burman assumed he had only briefly dozed off while watching Smackdown in 2006, and was shocked when doctors told him 10 years had passed.

“But…but…,” said 33-year-old Burman, stroking his overgrown beard in befuddlement, “surely the Spirit Squad hasn’t been around for… 10 years?!”

Burman’s confusion only worsened when he noticed that Nicky, his favorite member of the Spirit Squad, had been repackaged with the ludicrous monicker “Dolph Ziggler.”

“That’ll never work!” gasped Burman. “Why would WWE push someone with a stupid name like Dolph Ziggler?”

Burman then discovered that WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump had become president of the United States, and promptly slipped back into a coma.

Source: http://www.kayfabenews.com/fan-awakened-coma-surprised-see-spirit-squad-still-wwe/

 

[nite-owl]

 

[TheFuture]

On this day 20 years ago, The Rock made his debut at Survivor Series 1996 in the Team Mero Vs. Team Helmsley match from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Oh yeah, and Shawn Michaels got his ass kicked by Sid Vicious.

I only watched that match and SS 96 last night funnily enough, even from that moment they strapped a rocket to him. Sunny, JR and Vinnie Mac all on commentary waxing lyrical about him.

Imagine my discomfort when they followed his debut with an 8 man tag consisting of fake Diesel, fake Razor, and a Yoko who looked like he was about to drop dead. Listening to JR be effusive over fake D and RR while Vinnie stayed silent actually made me angry given we all know whose idea that was.

Finally, I forgot over restless the crowd were towards HBK at that time. The loved seeing his ass being powerbombed to oblivion.

SS 96 was certainly interesting for various reasons.

 

[Pink Ranger]

That era of the WWF was painful to endure at the time, but is interesting to look back on now. They were really trying anything and everything back then, just throwing random **** against the wall and seeing what would stick. Bring in MMA guys and other legit athletes, bring in new young talent, make veteran wrestlers even more gimmicky than they already were, bring in NWA and ECW, shoehorn in celebrity cameos. They were really going all out back then, it's interesting to see how they settled into the Attitude Era from that point.

 

[javonstokess]

I was sure they were going to take Shane off the Smackdown team and put the Undertaker.

Just seems like the Smackdown team is "weaker" than the Raw squad. Shane's spot could have been used by Apollo Creed to try and elevate him. Hell, if you want to give him some heat, have him join the team and then turn on team Smackdown. He'd be a pariah on the show and a huge heel.