The Wrestling Thread be droppin' its Rs and stuff

[SpideyFan866]

It still begs the question as to when WWE will transition everything to the new logo. Battleground looks to be the last "scratch logo" PPV. So do they introduce it the Raw after Battleground, or simply at SummerSlam?

After Summerslam, according to Stephanie McMahon. So I assume the night of, or the night after.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It's weird. You get 2 or 3 quality PPV matches and the rest is buffer crap that belongs on TV. I know I'm asking too much in a mainstream wrestling product to have show where the undercard matches are 10 or so minutes and main events being longer, but c'mon!

The only thing that is really bothering me is how they are wasting Paige. It is so disappointing.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

The only reason many of us are okay with Cena winning tonight is that he's losing to Lesnar at Summerslam. Lesnar will probably drop the title to someone else, hopefully not to Cena again.

This is how I mapped it out:

Here's how you do it:
Have Brock win the straps at SummerSlam from Cena

Have him work Night of Champions for the simple fact that the Network subscription numbers come up and they're gonna need a reason for people to resubscribe

Don't have him appear on Raw that often due to risking the notion of him becoming just another guy. Have Heyman continue to talk him up and sell him as an attraction that cannot be stopped

Don't have him work October PPVs, but instead have #1 Contenders Matches and treat them as if they are world title matches to see who is even worthy of challenging Brock at the next show

Have him work Survivor Series

DON'T have him show up on Smackdown because it's unnecessary (same goes for TLC)

Have him work the Rumble

The Chamber isn't really necessary

And have all of this build up to a Daniel Bryan or a Cesaro or a Roman Reigns is he is really ready to be the one to take down the one in 21-1 at Mania 31. So yeah you can get a lot of long term mileage out of this part timer and help it benefit a lot of people haha.

 

[TX85]

The spear through ropes spot Big E and Rusev has done twice now is awesome but it can really F up both of them,They have good chemistry together though and have enjoyed their matches,I'm a Big E fan but am becoming more and more into Rusev

 

[Wheels]

Exactly. And the Usos and Paige finally having her best Divas title match and seeing Naomi finally go all out in a match.

Yep. I loved the show myself.

I was so happy Ambrose got a separate promo, "We Want Ambrose" chants, and a nice pop after returning to the match. I'm stoked that Rollins won and the former Shield members are the stars of WWE right now.

 

[H.U.S.T.L.E.]

Nolan, I like that general structure for Lesnar as champ.

If Lesnar does indeed hold the belts, in his absence I'd have Cesaro be the "gatekeeper" for the Paul Heyman guys. Let Cesaro be an absolute killer and if guys want a shot at Lesnar, they have to beat him first.

The only issue with that scenario is that they've already devalued Cesaro a little bit since joining him up with Heyman, but they could turn that around pretty quickly with some killer matches again.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Welcome to 2006. I'm glad Under the Dome is back so I'll have something new to watch on Mondays instead of WWE's recycled crap. Hopefully the Fall will bring something new.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Nolan, I like that general structure for Lesnar as champ.

If Lesnar does indeed hold the belts, in his absence I'd have Cesaro be the "gatekeeper" for the Paul Heyman guys. Let Cesaro be an absolute killer and if guys want a shot at Lesnar, they have to beat him first.

The only issue with that scenario is that they've already devalued Cesaro a little bit since joining him up with Heyman, but they could turn that around pretty quickly with some killer matches again.

Yup, I think Cesaro should be THAT guy that the guys must go through to show they're even worthy of challenging Lesnar. I think by Royal Rumble time is when we really start to see Cesaro go back to being a face again. Yeah, I really want the main even of next year's Mania to be Cesaro vs. Lesnar.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

If Bray Wyatt was a character on Game Of Thrones, he'd be the guy to impale himself on Jon Snow's sword just to get close enough to stab him in the face.

Bray on Game of Thrones? Ok, as long as he doesn't get naked.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Has everyone else seen what Jerry and Paige tweeted out a few hours ago?

. Good that she has a sense of humor about it. Makes her even more desirable.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

I'm loving the Cesaro idea that's floating around here. Good **** fellas!

 

[Dr. Evil]

If Bray was a character on Game of Thrones, he would be the top choice for every damn Superhero role since well.....anybody on that show seems to be a popular choice.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

If Bray was a character on Game of Thrones, he would be the top choice for every damn Superhero role since well.....anybody on that show seems to be a popular choice.

I still need to fully catch up on it, but I love that a lot of people from that show are getting big roles in franchise movies. Emilia Clarke in Terminator, Jason Momoa in Justice League etc. Hell, can Roman Reigns and Tama Tonga be AquaMomoa's stunt double in Justice League?

 

[Dr. Evil]

I still need to fully catch up on it, but I love that a lot of people from that show are getting big roles in franchise movies. Emilia Clarke in Terminator, Jason Momoa in Justice League etc. Hell, can Roman Reigns and Tama Tonga be AquaMomoa's stunt double in Justice League?

I'm like only of five people on this planet to have never watched that show.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Welcome to 2006. I'm glad Under the Dome is back so I'll have something new to watch on Mondays instead of WWE's recycled crap. Hopefully the Fall will bring something new.

Wait, it's 2006 again? Holy ****, someone get over to Chris Benoit's house stat.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Wait, it's 2006 again? Holy ****, someone get over to Chris Benoit's house stat.

Anyway to get a hold of Kevin Sullivan?

 

[Lantern Venom]

Wait, it's 2006 again? Holy ****, someone get over to Chris Benoit's house stat.

LOL--good point. t:

 

[TTKano]

Seth!!! =3

 

[SuperBatman]

Welcome to 2006. I'm glad Under the Dome is back so I'll have something new to watch on Mondays instead of WWE's recycled crap. Hopefully the Fall will bring something new.

Cena will be champ for most likely 2 months if they let Lesnar win over him. Having Wyatt Cesaro or Roman win tonight would've been a mistake.

 

[Wheels]

Cena feels irrelevant to me as I'm much more focused on the Shield guys and what WWE does with Wyatt. Also we got two women's matches that had a storyline element and two solid tag matches.

Cena is not holding the title long and may have a good filler feud until Brock shows up depending on the opponent. Cena as champion doesn't matter, especially when wrestlers I like are getting shine. As long as Ambrose, Rollins, Reigns, Wyatt, and other guys I like are doing good stuff on TV, a short Cena title reign is a minor inconvenience .

 

[Heretic]

I'd be fine with Brock winning the belt at SummerSlam and keeping it for awhile. I like the idea of having to pay to see the champ in action...and at the same time...build up the IC title as THE top title on Raw, and the US Title as THE top title on Smackdown...like, have Orton and Sheamus feud over the US belt and have Cena and Del Rio or whoever feud over the IC belt on Raw...and always lurking as THE top guy over the entire world is Brock.

 

[greenlantern248]

My take is Cena holds the belt feuds with the authority. Probably holds the belts until Rollins cashes in after Orton and Kane beat him down.
Brock wouldn't work with The Authority and they are the current story line. Either Bryan wins the titles back from Rollins or from Cena.

 

[Benstamania]

I'm not sure how I feel about MITB... I hate that Kane helped Rollins.. He should have won clean. Other than that it was just boring.. In don't even hate that Cena won as I know he's not holding te title long.. But still...

 

[Benstamania]

I also love the fact that Ambrose was the most over guy of the night, easily.