The Fear Of The Wrestling Thread Is Far Greater Than The Wrestling Thread Itself

[DarkSentinel]

Pretty good Raw, thanks to Bryan and that segment. I'm still on a high from it. You know, about 4-5 years ago, I saw (and met) Bryan at a DGUSA show where he was wrestling Jon Moxley(Dean Ambrose) in front of 400+ people in a rented down arena. In about 4 weeks, he just MIGHT main event WrestleMania....Dude has been my favorite wrestler for the past 11 years and I'm still letting that sink in.

Dude, that's an awesome story I hope Ambrose vs. Bryan headlines Wrestlemania XXXII or XXXIII down the like

And on top of that, we got Bray Wyatt singing some Rolling Stones

 

[Wheels]

Pretty good Raw, thanks to Bryan and that segment. I'm still on a high from it. You know, about 4-5 years ago, I saw (and met) Bryan at a DGUSA show where he was wrestling Jon Moxley(Dean Ambrose) in front of 400+ people in a rented down arena. In about 4 weeks, he just MIGHT main event WrestleMania....Dude has been my favorite wrestler for the past 11 years and I'm still letting that sink in.

WrestleMania 30 is going to be a special moment.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Dude, that's an awesome story I hope Ambrose vs. Bryan headlines Wrestlemania XXXII or XXXIII down the like

And on top of that, we got Bray Wyatt singing some Rolling Stones

Great call back to NXT.

And yeah, Ambrose has top heel World Champ written all over him.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Plus, Cena is taking a back seat at Mania.

And yes, its the same person but Bray Wyatt > Husky Harris.

 

[Heretic]

The Occupy Raw segment could go down as a classic Raw moment. It'll be on DVDs (well...if those still exist by the time they do a retrospective of this era), it'll be seen as a defining moment the way Tyson/Stone Cold was (though clearly not as big).

But you'll never convince me that this was the plan from the start. There is NO WAY that they planned to have Bryan in this angle even as recently as the Rumble.

 

[SuperBatman]

If the stipulation wasn't made I coulda saw HHH burying Bryan but the fact that it is made I see HHH putting Bryan over.

 

[DarkSentinel]

Doesn't matter to me.

What, you don't appreciate good music?

You probably don't even like pie.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Sorry Hulk but you've been upstaged. This segment no longer matters.

As much as I like Hogan, I have to agree. More Network shilling and a meaningless battle royal isn't exactly a blockbuster announcement. I don't mean any disrespect toward Andre the Giant since this is in honor of him, but it takes more than naming a match after a legendary wrestler and having a big trophy of said wrestler as the prize in order to make the match mean something.

 

[sweetre15]

Dude!! Bryan cut the promo of a lifetime on WWE Backstage Pass.....When Bryan is On, he's F_CKING ON!

 

[TheNextNolan22]

What, you don't appreciate good music?

You probably don't even like pie.

Nope. Love pie and she loves Dean Ambrose so.....

Wait, what??

 

[SuperBatman]

Dude!! Bryan cut the promo of a lifetime on WWE Backstage Pass.....When Bryan is On,he's F_CKING ON!

I'll have to watch that later

 

[Dr. Evil]

If the stipulation wasn't made I coulda saw HHH burying Bryan but the fact that it is made I see HHH putting Bryan over.

This.

 

[The Sage]

The Occupy Raw segment could go down as a classic Raw moment. It'll be on DVDs (well...if those still exist by the time they do a retrospective of this era), it'll be seen as a defining moment the way Tyson/Stone Cold was (though clearly not as big).

But you'll never convince me that this was the plan from the start. There is NO WAY that they planned to have Bryan in this angle even as recently as the Rumble.

Heck no. They were probably planning Bryan vs Bray at Wrestlemania, or Bryan still being with the Wyatts. The abrupt face turn two weeks after the angle started is indication some of this wasn't planned.

As much as I like Hogan, I have to agree. More Network shilling and a meaningless battle royal isn't exactly a blockbuster announcement. I don't mean any disrespect toward Andre the Giant since this is in honor of him, but it takes more than naming a match after a legendary wrestler and having a big trophy of said wrestler as the prize in order to make the match mean something.

Yeah, and it was hard to really care about the battle royal after that Occupy RAW segment.

 

[sweetre15]

Bryan cut a motivational speech kinda attacking greedy Billion dollar corporations and going off on how people have the power to make change...It was Awesome

 

[Dr. Evil]

I think Wyatt defeats John Cena.

 

[The Sage]

Dude!! Bryan cut the promo of a lifetime on WWE Backstage Pass.....When Bryan is On,he's F_CKING ON!

Oh really...

 

[The Sage]

Bryan cut a motivational speech kinda attacking greedy Billion dollar corporations and going off on how people have the power to make change...It was Awesome

And just like the Dolph Ziggler promos, why wasn't this on RAW? Maybe he'll cut one like it next week.

 

[sweetre15]

And just like the Dolph Ziggler promos, why wasn't this on RAW? Maybe he'll cut one like it next week.

Because The OccupyRaw promo was epic enough? lol

 

[SpideyFan866]

Dude!! Bryan cut the promo of a lifetime on WWE Backstage Pass.....When Bryan is On, he's F_CKING ON!

I need this, and I need it now.

 

[venom892]

Vince basically saved WM. The visual of 80,000 fans chanting yes was too tempting even for Vince. Obviously this wasn't the plan, but I doubt Vince saw the ringmaster as a main eventer either. Seems the upper card is all set for Mania. I'm really curious to see what The shield does at the big event.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I want to see Cesaro in the Andre Battle Royal swing a bunch of superstars.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

So we got:
Bryan vs HHH with the stip that if Bryan wins, he'll be added to the World Title main event
Batista vs Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship with Bryan possibly being added
Undertaker vs Lesnar
Bray Wyatt vs John Cena
Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Likely possibilities:
Tag Team Title Match
Triple Threat Match with The Shield
Cesaro vs Swagger

 

[Heretic]

The stupid Not Royal Rumble shouldnt be on the card. You win a trophy? Who cares? It's just an excuse to give everyone a Mania payday. I'd much rather the MITB be held instead.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Two title matches on Main Event.

 

[The Sage]

The stupid Not Royal Rumble shouldnt be on the card. You win a trophy? Who cares? It's just an excuse to give everyone a Mania payday. I'd much rather the MITB be held instead.

I don't see the problem with ensuring everyone gets a Mania payday. They definitely work hard enough.

Though I do question if they've worked out how bonuses will be handled with the Network.