What Kinda Wrestling Thread You Runnin' Here? - Part 193

[Bat Brain]

Family.

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[Warhammer]

When was the last time a talent got over organically and the machine got behind them willingly? Last year with Bryan their shows were getting hijacked, they had no choice. In 2011 they resigned Punk who was hotter than anyone in the business in years and despite his lengthy title run they constantly tried to undercut him as the number 1 guy. Cena wasn't ready in 2005, if they would have given another year or so he would have been in a much better position to be top guy.They never let Edge or Jericho truly get a shot at being the top guy. So who was it? I mean damn even Lesnar was hotshot. Was the last really Austin or Rock?

Without any hot and cold booking and/or sabotage, the last one was post-quad surgery Triple H. Well, until he turned heel and began his reign of terror. I would have said face Batista but he got phased into the B-show eventually.

 

[Urich Leeds]

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Matt & Nick Jackson have the best wrestler Twitter accounts EVA.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

@NickJacksonYB · 1h 1 hour ago

The good news is if you weren't a fan of the Rumble there's plenty of other wrestling. The Indy's are hotter than ever and NJPW is unreal.

@NickJacksonYB · 1h 1 hour ago

[URL="https://***********/WWERollins"]@WWERollins

MVP of the show! MOTN by far.

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[LOBO3315a]

Stop with the "Belee dat!" stuff.

Reigns has never once said "Belee dat!". It was just in a cartoon once.

He does say Believe That as his catchphrase. We're about to get that shoved down our throats. Belee dat.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Either that or it's peaked and it's all worse from here.

Nakamura/Ibushi
Tanahashi/Okada
Lesnar/Cena/Rollins

Pretty great list thus far. However, we now have an early contender for Worst Major Show. *Hint Wrestle Kingdom 9.

 

[SuperBatman]

Curtis Axel just Tweeted this

Got jumped by lamb-guy & lose my spot in the #RoyalRumble? Never eliminated! I'm your winner dammit! I want @BrockLesnar at #WrestleMania!

The people know! You all saw it! Trending world wide during whole #RoyalRumble. I want my #WRESTLEMANIA match!

 

[KBX]

I kinda hope Bubba Ray is sticking around for a match at WrestleMania. A triple team tag match with Miz Mizdow, the Usos and the Dudleyz would be great!

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Axel vs. Reigns for the Wrestlemania spot at Fast Lane?

 

[Lantern Venom]

It's not like it matters. Cena has been the face for how many years despite getting cheered 25% of the time, mixed 50% of the time, and outright booed the last 25%. At least he had the merchandise and extracurriculars as an excuse.

Reigns? When he wins at Mania, unless Rollins cashes in, they do a double turn, and throw Heyman on him instead, this Rumble win is such a killer for him. And if that indeed happens and was the plan all along, why the f*** is it so convoluted?

I think you're being very generous. I can't remember the last time, if ever, that I heard him get a genuine face pop. If he's lucky, 40% of the crowd is with him. PPVs seem to be a particularly bad spot for him as he has gotten roasted by most of the Summerslam and WrestleMania crowds, even as far back as 2006.

 

[punishermax]

#CancelWWENetwork is trending on twitter right now. Glad I'm not the only one.

 

[Wheels]

Curtis Axel is a nobody right now. Believe that.

 

[Urich Leeds]

I hope they lose a debilitating number of subscribers, and that major news outlets pick this story up.

They would deserve it.

 

[DarkSentinel]

#CancelWWENetwork is trending on twitter right now. Glad I'm not the only one.

It's #1.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Vince has the anti-spider sense. Sees danger coming a mile away and refuses to avoid it.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

It is indeed #1.

 

[bullets]

Axel vs. Reigns for the Wrestlemania spot at Fast Lane?

I'd love for some type of follow up. At least give Axel something to do. It would be good continuity. Also he needs to go after Rowan.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Man, DBry getting eliminated just killed my mood set by the awesome triple threat match. Still kind of bummed, even after a great gym session.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[The Chris]

I agree. That royal rumble was just so wrong. it was evil. Bryan being eliminated so early and like a nobody, and then Ambrose, Ziggler and Wyatt getting eliminated by has beens like roadkill. Good lord.

 

[Urich Leeds]

One of these days..... Vince and Haitch will make the fans so mad that the ACTUALLY stop watching their programming, and coming to their live shows.

 

[zeroapoc]

He does say Believe That as his catchphrase. We're about to get that shoved down our throats. Belee dat.

Yeah, he says "Believe that."

Belee dat? Never once.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

This just furthered my NJPW World>WWE Network argument.

#BeleeDAT

 

[zeroapoc]

This just furthered my NJPW World>WWE Network argument.

Is it so bad that you won't even pretend to be at WrestleMania?