The Wrestling Thread's got...needs - Part 216

[Darkness Falls]

Feel the pppppppppppoooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr

 

[Darkness Falls]

i would pay money for jericho vs lesnar

 

[killface]

Bray vs Brock at Wrestlemania? I'm in

 

[SpideyVille]

Interesting ... I wonder if tihs means Bray will finally get the big push to prime time

 

[runawayboulder]

That s**t didn't get the least bit interesting until the Wyatts showed up.

Seriously, on what planet does the WWE think we live on that we would buy into Jericho as a viable threat to win the Rumble? He's a part timer way past his prime. I would pick AJ Styles, HHH and Bray before him. Hell I would even pick Sheamus to win that Rumble before Jericho and I frigging HATE Sheamus.

 

[NDX]

Road Dogg talking about his time in the military alone blew RAW away.

 

[The Apocalypse]

Bray vs Brock at Wrestlemania? I'm in

Interesting ... I wonder if tihs means Bray will finally get the big push to prime time

That would really fit in well with his character. Ya know, not winning at PPV's and all.

 

[Slushy]

[YT]fNngXluEkRk[/YT]

On this day in 1971, Ivan Koloff defeated Bruno Sammartino (ending his 7 year reign) to win the WWWF Championship from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

 

[nite-owl]

 

[Wheels]

WWE is going to put themselves in a bad situation if they book Reigns vs Lesnar at WrestleMania. Roman Reigns isn't getting cheered against Brock. It's not happening. Roman attacking Triple H and Vince has gotten him the postive reactions. He interrupts Brock on the highlight reel and gets booed. What do the people advocating for Reigns vs Lesnar think is going to happen in front of the hardest of hardcores at WrestleMania?

 

[runawayboulder]

I have zero interest in the Rumble. Reigns is going to come in at #1 and make it all the way to the end where he either A) wins in SuperCena fashion or B) gets eliminated by HHH to set up their WM match for the title. Reigns has no endurance for something like that so I'll bet they'll do something like they did with Austin in the 99 Rumble where he isn't technically eliminated and gets jumped by the LoN or some s**t.

 

[SpideyVille]

That s**t didn't get the least bit interesting until the Wyatts showed up.

Seriously, on what planet does the WWE think we live on that we would buy into Jericho as a viable threat to win the Rumble? He's a part timer way past his prime. I would pick AJ Styles, HHH and Bray before him. Hell I would even pick Sheamus to win that Rumble before Jericho and I frigging HATE Sheamus.

I honestly don't even understand why Jericho is around in the first place. Apparently, this is supposed to be some extended stay, but the guy sure as hell doesn't look fit enough for in-ring competition. He's really showing his age.

I have zero interest in the Rumble. Reigns is going to come in at #1 and make it all the way to the end where he either A) wins in SuperCena fashion or B) gets eliminated by HHH to set up their WM match for the title. Reigns has no endurance for something like that so I'll bet they'll do something like they did with Austin in the 99 Rumble where he isn't technically eliminated and gets jumped by the LoN or some s**t.

That's exactly what I'm expecting. He will start the match, but he won't be in the match as long because he'll be outside or taken to the hospital or something.

In all seriousness though, when it comes to the Championship, I feel like they don't even know what they're doing, and the injuries definitely hurt whatever plan or backup plans they may have had.

 

[chamber-music]

Perhaps they think Jericho will provide a ratings boost or something

 

[javonstokess]

I think Bray Wyatt would be an awesome WWE champion. If they were smart, they'd have had Wyatt win the tournament after Rollins got hurt and make him a monster heel with a monster group behind him.

Have Stroman win the US title and feud with another wrestler to get them over (Titus O'Neil, maybe). Luke and Rowan could be tag champs.

All this domination leading up to Wrestlemania with Bray vs. Lesnar, Reigns or both.

That's how you build a heel.

 

[killface]

I'm good with the top 3 matches of Wrestlemania being:

Triple H vs Reigns
Brock vs Bray
Undertaker vs Kevin Owens


I think Chris Jericho showed up in the capacity that they're using him now since a lot of their top stars are injured and are capitalizing whatever pull he has with the fans (which isn't a lot, to be honest)

 

[SpideyVille]

Perhaps they think Jericho will provide a ratings boost or something

I like how he's playing it up like he will save the WWE yet again, but I really hate how these older guys come back and every single promo they did is a "Greatest Hits" album.

 

[The Apocalypse]

I'm good with the top 3 matches of Wrestlemania being:

Triple H vs Reigns
Brock vs Bray
Undertaker vs Kevin Owens


I think Chris Jericho showed up in the capacity that they're using him now since a lot of their top stars are injured and are capitalizing whatever pull he has with the fans (which isn't a lot, to be honest)

I really doubt those last two matches will happen.

 

[javonstokess]

Why fans want Undertaker to return again boggles my mind.

He's ALOT older and slower now and his matches just bore me now.

Retirement isn't always a bad thing...

 

[SpideyVille]

Why fans want Undertaker to return again boggles my mind.

He's ALOT older and slower now and his matches just bore me now.

Retirement isn't always a bad thing...

I think at this point, it's more about which match/opponent is he going to end on.

Maybe it should have been with Brock, but I think the feeling there was he was hurt early on in the match, so it wasn't as good as it should have been, and he, like Sting, deserves to go out on a higher note.

 

[javonstokess]

I think at this point, it's more about which match/opponent is he going to end on.

Maybe it should have been with Brock, but I think the feeling there was he was hurt early on in the match, so it wasn't as good as it should have been, and he, like Sting, deserves to go out on a higher note.

I'm not sure there is a "perfect opponent" for him to retire against like Shawn Michaels or Ric Flair had.

Best person I could think would have been Brock Lesnar. Now, either truck Sting's old keister out there or Taker needs to put over Owens or Rollins on his way out.

 

[SpideyVille]

I'm not sure there is a "perfect opponent" for him to retire against like Shawn Michaels or Ric Flair had.

Best person I could think would have been Brock Lesnar. Now, either truck Sting's old keister out there or Taker needs to put over Owens or Rollins on his way out.

There were talks of it being Cena for a while, but then he got hurt, and with Rollins out, he probably would have been considered to face Reigns instead. But either way, there hasn't really been anyone deserving of that honor in the past few months, so its really up in the air at this point.

 

[runawayboulder]

Kevin Owens would benefit big time from being the one to retire the Undertaker.

 

[OctaviusINC]

Kevin Owens beat John Cena. I thought after that he'd be a major heel and main eventer. He's not.

Nowadays it doesn't matter who you beat, retire, cripple etc. because WWE creative doesn't seem to know where to go after that. They write themselves into corners. And Vince having the final word doesn't help either.

I see after last night they're building up the Wyatt family again. I can only assume they're going to get their asses kicked like a bunch of punks at the Rumble and go back to amounting to nothing the following Raw.

Reigns is back to smiling like a goof and telling dumb jokes. Jericho is dressed like a middle aged 80's rock star that just spews catchphrases. Besides the World Title picture (which is still pretty bad) I honestly can't seem to care about anything else that's going on in WWE. And I'm trying really hard too.

I'm tuning into the rumble to simply see what random people show up like every year. Simon Dean?

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[runawayboulder]

I just saw the greatest picture of Scarlett Bordeaux ever but I don't think it's a good idea to post here.

You'll just have to head over to the subreddit WrestleWithThePlot to check it out for yourselves...