The Wrestling Thread...Has Set Me Free!- - Part 41

[Dr. Evil]

Vince would be my second choice after Jericho.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Vince hasn't even been gone that long, but yes, I can certainly see him giving himself so grand a buildup and entrance. :

 

[Benstamania]

I believe it's Jericho... But I also believe it could very well be Shane and Stephanie.

 

[bullets]

Shane would be an interesting choice.


WWE 2012 Predictions

Jericho will return.

Cena will stay 'face'

Orton will turn heel

The WWE network launch will be considered somewhat disappointing but will slowly gain subscribers.

Vince McMahon will announce his retirement

The tag team division will remain mediocre.

Sin Cara will improve and wind up being a big success.

Cody Rhodes will win MITB

Undertaker will be gone after Wrestlemania.

 

[Slushy]

So what is everyone's 5 predictions for 2012 in the WWE?

The Rock wins the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania XXVIII

Chris Jericho wins the Royal Rumble

Brock Lesnar (or somebody other than HHH) Vs. The Undertaker

Cody Rhodes wins MITB

Rey Mysterio Vs. Triple H

Honorable mention: Drew McIntyre becomes World Heavyweight Champion

 

[Project862006]

to be honest the internet ruins all returns that they wont feel like returns

dont even care if it is jericho because internet ruins surprises

 

[Spike014]

My WWE 2012 Predictions

The Rock to win at Wrestlemania
Chris Jericho returns
Brock Lesnar returns
Brock Vs Undertaker at Wrestlemania
CM Punk Vs Chris Jericho feud
Seth Rollins emerges
Tag team division to disappear
Divas to remain pointless
Dolph Ziggler becomes WWE Champion
Cody Rhodes becomes World Heavyweight champion
Rey Mysterio Vs Sin Cara

 

[Kane52630]

Good times, good times.

 

[X Knight]

One great thing about WWE 12, is that you can create your own custom entrance for a CAW without using Highlight Reel. It's filled with music options and own Titantron videos to fit the certain gimmicks that they have in the game (such as American Patriot, Ladies Man, Evil Diva, Sexy Diva, Movie Star, MMA Fighter etc).

Also, the announcer can announce your name. Example: if you create a Wrestler named Scott Taylor the announcer (Justin Roberts or Tony Chimel) will announce your CAW as Scott Taylor. It's not like SVR 2011, where he would go by "The Superstar" or "The Champ." There are also more places to choose from for your Caw's hometown.

You can create UFC Fighter Anderson Silva in the game and he would be pronounced as Anderson Silva and be hailed from Brazil. You could also make Georges St. Pierre and he would be pronounced as GSP.

just curious.......how do you get the custom Titantron videos like American Patriot?

do you have to unlock them?

I didn't see any of those in Create-an-Entrance........

 

[Slushy]

Good times, good times.

The match itself was good, but it should've been The Rock, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, and Kane Vs. Stone Cold, Booker T, DDP, RVD, and The Big Show.

 

[Wheels]

Honorable mention: Drew McIntyre becomes World Heavyweight Champion

Drew needs to prove he's better than what we've seen before he becomes world champion. He's bland as a character and a mediocre wrestler.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Good times, good times.

Good match. I wish they could of gotten Sting, Hogan, Goldberg, and Nash for the match and have a real WWF vs. WCW match.

 

[Benstamania]

The match itself was good, but it should've been The Rock, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, and Kane Vs. Stone Cold, Booker T, DDP, RVD, and The Big Show.

I still shiver when I think about DDP's run in the WWE...

 

[Kane52630]

I still shiver when I think about DDP's run in the WWE...

I liked it.

 

[bullets]

Here's something else that might cause shivers....




Celebrity Trying to Become WWE's New RAW General Manager

Posted by Marc Middleton on 01/01/2012
- Actor Dennis Haskins, better known as Mr. Belding from Saved By The Bell, recently spoke with MemphiSport.com about his quest to become WWE's RAW General Manager.

There is a petition going around on Twitter to get Haskins hired by WWE as the RAW General Manager. Haskins has appeared on Zack Ryder's YouTube show and is a known wrestling fans. There was talk months back of Haskins hosting RAW but it never happened.

The petition currently has less than 400 signatures. Haskins is asking fans to bring "Belding For GM" signs to Monday's RAW Supershow in Memphis. He has received the support from guys like Ryder, The Miz, CM Punk, Diamond Dallas Page and others.

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[Benstamania]

...That... That could be very cool, as long as Zack Ryder calls him Mr. B.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Here's something else that might cause shivers....




Celebrity Trying to Become WWE's New RAW General Manager

Posted by Marc Middleton on 01/01/2012
- Actor Dennis Haskins, better known as Mr. Belding from Saved By The Bell, recently spoke with MemphiSport.com about his quest to become WWE's RAW General Manager.

There is a petition going around on Twitter to get Haskins hired by WWE as the RAW General Manager. Haskins has appeared on Zack Ryder's YouTube show and is a known wrestling fans. There was talk months back of Haskins hosting RAW but it never happened.

The petition currently has less than 400 signatures. Haskins is asking fans to bring "Belding For GM" signs to Monday's RAW Supershow in Memphis. He has received the support from guys like Ryder, The Miz, CM Punk, Diamond Dallas Page and others.

**********

That's the best news I've heard in a long time. Especially if he's in character as Mr. Belding. Do it WWE, I'm serious.

 

[Benstamania]

"The last three letters of General Manager spell... Pal.."

 

[bullets]

That's the best news I've heard in a long time. Especially if he's in character as Mr. Belding. Do it WWE, I'm serious.

Jericho mentioned in the book , Mr B hangs around backstage at shows and is kinda weird. I just get a creepy vibe from it. He's probably there for the divas

 

[Slushy]

I loved Mr. Belding:

Shame he got old and fat:

With that said, it would be nice for Mr. Belding to be revealed as the Anonymous RAW General Manager to finally give the angle closure.

Drew needs to prove he's better than what we've seen before he becomes world champion. He's bland as a character and a mediocre wrestler.

He was ho-hum when he started off in late 2009, but over the course of 2010, he steadily improved with his promos and matches (particularly his feud with Kofi Kingston). Then at The Elimination Chamber this year, he showed everybody a side of aggression that nobody had seen before. His rampage was spectacular! Shame Vince turned The Chosen One into The King of The Jobbers because of the Tiffany Incident although at least this way he's paid his dues so to speak.

If Drew could become aggressive again and creative could capitalize on it, I think Drew should be okay. Hopefully, he can succeed where Jack Swagger failed.

 

[Metallo]

Michaels vs. Punk would have been a glorious fued. That's the one fued I wish he would have had before retiring.

Thats the one thing I regret Michaels not doing before he retired. That feud writes itself.

I was hoping Kane would get a victory off Cena in their first encounter but since there is weeks of build-up, probably not. Storyline will probably run it's course by then.

I think even if Cena comes out on top in the end as a hero Kane really needs to win the first match otherwise this thing will be snuffed out before it even starts.

Good times, good times.

Could have been way more awesome if Vince hadn't been such a miser with the check book. The rewards were basically guaranteed and FAR outweighed any potential costs of buying out those Time Warner WCW contracts.

Drew needs to prove he's better than what we've seen before he becomes world champion. He's bland as a character and a mediocre wrestler.

Seems like they're setting him up for something. Maybe a storyline where he totally loses it. He seems to be showing a lot more character lately. He's always had some potential but I though the was still green and bland when he got his last call up.

With that said, it would be nice for Mr. Belding to be revealed as the Anonymous RAW General Manager to finally give the angle closure.

I'd actually be OK with that. The angle was terrible most of the time and its died on the vine. There were no logical choices for who it could be and all the hints contradicted each other. If they could wrap it up with something humorous I wouldn't mind. And it can't be worse then some of WWE's potentially crappy ideas I'm sure.

here's a horrible thought we all think its y2j and possibly steph coming back tomorrow

but what if its steph and daddy dearest, the promos would suit vince. changing the world coming to an end etc etc

I've actually considered that. The "taking back what is his part" sounds like Vince. I think there's even a long shot for Batista but I doubt its him. Takers too obvious and I don't think its Brock.

I think its Jericho but he's trying so hard to convince people its not him...hmm.

 

[Van Petrol]

Here's a question that I'm interested to hear everybody's thoughts and opinions in regards too.

Would you prefer there be one major undisputed top title rather than two separate ones for each show?

I can see the pro's in having two, as it allows those who would usually be passed on as champion getting a chance, even though the top titles are often still held by the top guys. But I really am a fan of the idea of there being one 'top' title rather than two.

I feel, it would really make winning the MITB, as well as the Rumble and Main Eventing for the title at WrestleMania significant and mean something again, as well as giving it back that whole special gravitas, that I feel is sorely missing these days.

 

[SpideyInATree]

Well, for the longest time there was just one world title. It was the World Heavyweight title, Intercontinental title, and tag team titles for the longest time. Then WCW had the Television Title and the Cruiserweight title.

When WCW/ECW merged with WWE there were just too many wrestlers and thats when they did that branding RAW and Smackdown. It made complete sense at the time.

I have just started watching wrestling regularly again and it seems to me that most wrestlers are appearing on BOTH shows very regularly. It almost seems mute to have two world titles.

Personally it would be great to see just one title and have it unified at some point but also keep the Intercontinental and the US title.

 

[Van Petrol]

Yeah, I'm not against having other titles such as the IC and US ones. Heck they could even introduce/reintroduce another such as the European to give another chance at gaining gold.

Like you said, the branding system seems almost non-existent these days, and I'm a big fan of there being one top title (i.e. the World Heavyweight Championship) than two. It also signifies and shows that the holder is the number 1 guy in the business, rather than being one of the top two.

 

[SpideyInATree]

Exactly. However, even when they had the branding thing it always seemed like the RAW champion was always the "better" title.

It would be clutch for them to maybe unify them at Wrestlemania and it gives them a really great reason to get rid of that awful spinner belt.