The Wrestling Thread is an Interesting Creature.

[Hotwire]

... Boobie? Is that you?

???

 

[NDX]

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One of the guys I do Gorilla Blood with has the very same theory nearly identical to yours on the show Tuesday.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Did wwe release Billy Kidman and he went to some indies or did he retire?,Didn't he work backstage for a while?

Still does, although I hear he has a bit of a gut now

 

[TheNextNolan22]

 

[X Knight]

shining wizards?

 

[sweetre15]

Batista took to his Twitter to rip on fans that boo him. He wrote:

"Amazing how people can turn their failures as human beings into hatred of people making the most of life. #losers F em!! #dreamchaser... I don't mind the boos. Just a shame people can't seperate rumors and gossip from the shows. Kinda takes the fun out of it."

 

[X Knight]

Batista took to his Twitter to rip on fans that boo him. He wrote:

"Amazing how people can turn their failures as human beings into hatred of people making the most of life. #losers F em!! #dreamchaser... I don't mind the boos. Just a shame people can't seperate rumors and gossip from the shows. Kinda takes the fun out of it."

stay classy Batista!!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Is Batista's new job description to make people appreciate John Cena?

 

[NDX]

Makes me wonder, which match would get crapped on more headlining WM, Orton/BAWtista or Cena/BAWtista.

Makes me laugh thinking about it.

 

[Slushy]

Came across an audio glitch. Undertaker comes to Rolling at Wrestlemania 17 on the Network version, but after he beats Triple H, the audio goes silent for a few minutes.

 

[Metallo]

I think Cena hit the nail on the head when he said WWE needs a line-up of main event guys instead of one or two, and you need variety in that group.

Bray and Reigns and indeed all members of both units are guys Triple H openly feels are talents he's nurtured and so they'll be given every opportunity, and going forward with the way WWE plan to grow talent from the seed up this will be the way, EVERYONE in the show will be a stamped and sealed WWE branded product of their assembly line.

I'm all for Roman and Bray getting pushed, I just think they are rushing things a bit and that both guys are still learning and are best off within their respective groups for a few more months.



That's smart, he has potential and he'd get lost in the Mania shuffle.



It really sucks that Jake has finally got his life back on track and now this happens, hopefully the last part is true and he'll be fine.



I remember seeing a few shows on a Saturday afternoon but the only two guys that really stood out were Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, but not because they were good, just because they were huge. I also have vague memories of Kendo Nagasaki. In truth I never got into it though and as soon as I discovered WWF it just felt so low budget and dull in comparison to the American spectacle that I stopped bothering with it.

I agree with you both. Great observations. It's great Reigns and Wyatt are getting pushed but it feels like they are rushing it. Wyatt should be challenging Cena next year. Maybe for the title. He will be fully established by then as a legit contender. Seems to me like they are pushing some guys now to make up for falling behind on creating new stars for years. They know they have to make up for that

Seems like with the new version of developmental they want to build guys they themselves have sculpted and moulded from the ground up. Guys that fit their idea of top stars instead of guys who could be but don't fit their vision.

They have far more confidence in and have done far more protection of The Wyatts and The Shield than they did for Punk, Bryan, or Nexus during the same period in their careers.

It's too bad they dropped the ball on the wave of guys that came before tho current Shield/Wyatt's wave of new talents. Seems like they've written off guys like Dolph.

 

[Team Andino]

Came across an audio glitch. Undertaker comes to Rolling at Wrestlemania 17 on the Network version, but after he beats Triple H, the audio goes silent for a few minutes.

That was the new "moment of silence" they've started adding to tribute Hunter losing a match.

 

[Metallo]

Makes me wonder, which match would get crapped on more headlining WM, Orton/BAWtista or Cena/BAWtista.

Makes me laugh thinking about it.

Tough call. Maybe Orton vs Bootista. For one thing the Evolution thing has been beat to death. They were never AS big a deal as revisionist WWE history would have us believe outside of what WWE was pimping. Plus Ortons oddly enough a damp squib even though I think he's been doing some of the best in ring work of his career. It doesn't feel like a big marquee match. At least Cena has that. Orton vs Batista is a Payback headliner. Not a Wrestlemania headliner. I just don't care about seeing these two guys to at it at all.

 

[runawayboulder]

Man, the crowd is going to destroy that Orton/Batista match. The next night on RAW is going to be worse when Batista is doing his first promo as champ. They are going to rip him to shreds.

LOL, why does the WWE want to even put themselves through that....?

 

[Metallo]

Punk should of faced and defeated Hunter at WM28, thus culminating their feud when Hunter first became COO. Punk should of walked into WM29 as WWE Champion and battled and lost to Cena, those two finally getting their WM match that their feud deserves. Unfortunately as of this moment this year will be the year Bryan should of been in the title match and have his Mania moment.

You're using too much logic and creativity. Wwe doesn't like that. The fact than it didn't turn out the way you describe is why I don't blame Punk for walking out. They love to use his star power to draw but give him halfassed pushes and don't go In the direction that obvious. Would an ignored spouse always stick in a relationship like that? Of course not.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Batista took to his Twitter to rip on fans that boo him. He wrote:

"Amazing how people can turn their failures as human beings into hatred of people making the most of life. #losers F em!! #dreamchaser... I don't mind the boos. Just a shame people can't seperate rumors and gossip from the shows. Kinda takes the fun out of it."

Imagine how many of us will laugh at him if he says that to Marvel fans. Of course, this man (Kevin Feige) would not be pleased:

Nor would this guy (Joss Whedon):

How many of us here would laugh if they replaced him if he acted like that to Marvel fans? I know I would.

 

[Metallo]

Man, the crowd is going to destroy that Orton/Batista match. The next night on RAW is going to be worse when Batista is doing his first promo as champ. They are going to rip him to shreds.

LOL, why does the WWE want to even put themselves through that....?

Dave needs to go full heel (none of this tweener sh**) and and Orton will never be superface enough to offset people's dissatisfaction. They've wrote themselves into a corner. That's why Punk and Bryan should have been booked into top matches. They're over. Them battling Big Dave Orton and Haitch in a bid to beat the Authority. It's just common f'ing sense booking.

 

[TX85]

The NXT pre-show should be interesting but I doubt Bret Hart and Nash know much about NXT and the roster,I bet Heyman does though and think he'll be great,It's cool that Trips want people on the panel to be critical from the heart and not just told what to say but it should have been Dusty Rhodes and William Regal since they know all about it and have been part of it

Cesaro vs Sami Zayn should be awesome as usual and the ME title match should have some cool spots by Nevell but what other matches are scheduled?

 

[Wheels]

Batista is such a moron. It's cool that he's in GOTG and I wish him the best, but he doesn't belong in the main event of WrestleMania 30. It's not about jealousy at all. Fan's aren't going to bend over and kiss your ass when you take a spot you don't belong in. Is it WWE's fault more than Batista ? Yes. Does Batista have a leg to stand on in terms of being angry at us? Absolutely not. I guess people are supposed to fake it and act like Batista main eventing WrestleMania doesn't suck to them.

 

[DX]

Makes me wonder, which match would get crapped on more headlining WM, Orton/BAWtista or Cena/BAWtista.

Makes me laugh thinking about it.

Orton/BUHTEESTUH! would get crapped on more. Cena would at least be able to deal with the boos.

(Yes, I will always refer to Batista as BUHTEESTUH! from now on.)

 

[Metallo]

Batista is such a moron. It's cool that he's in GOTG and I wish him the best, but he doesn't belong in the main event of WrestleMania 30. It's not about jealousy at all. Fan's aren't going to bend over and kiss your ass when you take a spot you don't belong in. Is it WWE's fault more than Batista ? Yes. Does Batista have a leg to stand on in terms of being angry at us. Absolutely not. I guess people are supposed to fake it and act like Batista main eventing WrestleMania doesn't suck to them.

He came back with no buildup on the air. Why should people care when others that have been there are far more over and he's getting the top spot at their expense. Thats what he doesn't seem to understand.

 

[Warhammer]

It's too bad they dropped the ball on the wave of guys that came before tho current Shield/Wyatt's wave of new talents. Seems like they've written off guys like Dolph.

This wasn't even a year ago. And he was technically still a heel.

 

[sweetre15]

All criticisms of HHH aside, I give him credit for being more tolerant of different types of gimmicks, looks, wrestling styles and body types. As well as giving his guys the freedom to improv on the mic and pitch their own gimmicks. As opposed to Laurinitis's run where everyone was either a model or bodybuilder that had the same type of look and cut the same type of promo. I can imagine that he'd do a better job of protecting Sami Zayn when he gets called up since Zayn/Generico spent time in HIS developmental system than Vince's half added push of Bryan.

 

[venom892]

If WWE doesn't do a WMX type deal with Bryan or insert him in turning it into a triple threat, they are shooting themselves in the foot. That segment with Batista and Orton was dreadful and you'd be hard pressed to find a title match in Mania history with this much animosity.

 

[Warhammer]

Apart of me thinks that Haitch will put Bryan in the title match as a stipulation of their match. This whole Bryan/Haitch feud is there to simply:

1. Get himself plausibly involved in Wrestlemania XXX
2. Stick it to the IWC

It's still stupid. However, I must give the WWE upper management the benefit of the doubt. There is no way in hell they will make Orton/Bootista the main event without Bryan. There is simply no way they go through with it.