What Kinda Wrestling Thread You Runnin' Here?

[DarkSentinel]

Truth

We all have to admit, this thread is going to be going bonkers on Sunday if the last 2 guys in the Rumble are Reigns and Bryan.

Blee dat.

 

[the dmg]

Would anybody be up for Lesnar vs. Bryan even if it wasn't for the title?

I would definitely like to see it. I think the title makes for a better story since it would be him taking down what no one has been able to do since Lesnar won the title.

Here's what I thinking lets say Lesnar loses the belt at WM due to Cena pinning Rollins. Lesnar gets pissed off that he wasn't pinned and takes it out on Cena. Rollins waking up from a AA sees his chance to cash in his MITB and takes the title from John Cena.

If Cena wins, he's pinning Rollins. Like Dr. Evil said, Rollins is getting a RKO and Orton/Rollins will be a WM match. At least, that is how I have thought it would go since he took out Orton.

Enter the RR the Final 4 Roman Reigns Daniel Bryan Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose. It comes down to Bryan and Reigns what if for some reason Brock gets involved simply because Bryan has been talking about having a possible match with him at WM. So he costs Bryan the match setting up Lesnar vs. Bryan for WM Cena vs. Rusev and Rollins vs. Reigns at WM. Just a thought cause the only reason I could see Reigns getting Fan Support is if he faces his former team mate that turned his back on him.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens in this year's RR since it's not a Batista situation.

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Respect.

After 'Mania. Although, they are considering taking the title off of Brock at the Rumble. They don't want a situation with Lesnar like they had with Bret, in which the champIon was known by everyone to be leaving after a big ppv.

Or when he faced Goldberg, but that was a different situation and him losing the title before he's gone would be huge if the right person is facing him.

This. Folks can complain about Cena all they want, but as long as he is making Vince money, he's not going anywhere. Yes, his act is stale. Yes, he's been doing the same thing for 10 years. Yes, he could benefit from a Hollywood Hogan-style heel turn. But women love him, children adore him, and he still moves an insane amount of merchandise for WWE.

See my comment from earlier. To address your other points:

Until Vince can find someone who:

1) has Cena's all-American clean cut look
2) is well-spoken
3) carries himself well and won't get into trouble in this TMZ age
4) will become a total company man who will project a positive image of himself and WWE on talk shows and Make-A-Wish appearances
5) sells an obscene amount of t-shirts, baseball caps, wristbands, headbands, dvds, etc.

then you can expect to see plenty more of Mr. Hustle/Loyalty/Respect.

Punk could have been that, but they didn't let him. According to him, most wrestlers were doing lots of Make-A-Wish as well, but WWE never highlighted that fact. He was a top seller in merch and sold more than Cena for a while.

D-Bry can become that, but it remains to be seen if they will. He looks like an every man, was getting tons of mainstream media exposure (just like Punk and they didn't even capitalize on it), and beats out Cena in merch sales every now and then despite the fact that he may have the worst merch ever.

Ambrose (pretty much the total package), Finn Balor, and Kevin Owens were top sellers, and while that was only one time, it should be an indicator that these guys can be importnant. Rollins when he has a face turn will certainly be good for the company.

The main difference between all of these new guys and Cena is that they relate more to an older demographic, but they still cater to kids. Vince never had a problem sending Stone Cold on TV to do good will for the company, but the major problem is that Vince is not changing with the times and can't see that he has people to take a chance on. He just hasn't done it yet.

Most people's problem with Cena is that he is still hogging the spotlight after this long when he doesn't need to be. He could step out of the main event and big storylines and still do what he's doing. The older demographic is tired of him because he hasn't evolved as a character. He can put on good matches with the right people but he shouldn't be in the spotlight anymore.

Complete cards for New Begining:

I really can't wait for Nagata/Nakamura. Both cards are going to be great, but that match is my most anticipated.

*snip*

Fuuu...

Punk's certainly well-spoken enough to have been "The Face Of WWE," but I don't think he would have had much interest. Punk himself will tell you he's a miserable guy. Dude's a rebel who wants to live life on his own terms and march to the beat of his own drum. He just doesn't come across as the type who'd be interested in being WWE's corporate spokesman like Hogan, the Rock and Cena. I can't see Punk sitting there on set with Kelly & Michael yucking it up and waxing poetic about how great WWE is, even before he fell out with management. He just doesn't strike me as that dude.

Punk wanted to be the top guy, but when it became clear that Cena was still top billing, despite being the champ, he begged to be turned heel. I would have to if the I had the gold and didn't main event PPV's. The fact is WWE killed his passion.

 

[Urich Leeds]

What would you do with Orton?

Probably pair him with Sheamus, with whoever wins being whose primed to go after the IC/US Title next.

 

[DarkSentinel]

Ambrose has to be a top guy by next year. I'd love to see him as a true tweener, a heel foil for Bryan yet retain his "faceness" against Rollins.

 

[Uptown Finest]

Ambrose has to be a top guy by next year. I'd love to see him as a true tweener, a heel foil for Bryan yet retain his "faceness" against Rollins.

Ambrose can be the top heel in the company someday.

 

[cabel]

2014 Wrestling Observer Awards:

Spoiler

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (323): 2,262

2. A.J. Styles (188): 1,739

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (145): 1,563

4. Kazuchika Okada (92): 1,268

5. Daniel Bryan (55): 481

6. Rush (37): 423

7. Ricochet (8): 261

8. John Cena (21): 206

9. Seth Rollins (13): 199

10. Brock Lesnar (17): 180

HONORABLE MENTION: Negro Casas 107, Atlantis 90



MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE

1. RONDA ROUSEY (551): 3,503

2. Chris Weidman (75): 1,693

3. Jon Jones (49): 1,164

4. Conor McGregor (5): 323

5. Robbie Lawler (23): 265

6. Anderson Silva (4): 146

7. Daniel Cormier : 145

8. Johny Hendricks (6): 113

9. Donald Cerrone (3): : 85

10. Tito Ortiz (2): 73


MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (220): 1,819

2. Tomohiro Ishii (247): 1,671

3. Shinsuke Nakamura (190): 1,639

4. Kazuchika Okada (46): 697

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (34): 604

6. Ricochet (54): 466

7. Sami Zayn (12): 289

8. Katsuyori Shibata (11): 182

9. Negro Casas (8): 179

10. Seth Rollins (4): 171


MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

1. RONDA ROUSEY (259): 2,164

2. Chris Weidman (193): 1,486

3. Demetrious Johnson (63): 690

4. Robbie Lawler (89): 605

5. Donald Cerrone (51): 552

6. T.J. Dillashaw (13): 492

7. Jose Aldo (39): 404

8. Jon Jones (15): 287

9. Daniel Cormier (12): 134

10. Conor McGregor (3): 97

HONORABLE MENTION: Fabricio Werdum 63



BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. RONDA ROUSEY (286): 1,825

2. John Cena (129): 910

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (46): 838

4. Shinsuke Nakamura (63): 559

5. Brock Lesnar (53): 507

6. Daniel Bryan (13): 263

7. Chris Weidman (2): 261

8. Atlantis (13): 235

9. Anderson Silva (19): 166

10. Ultimo Guerrero : 145

HONORABLE MENTION: Jon Jones 118, Conor McGregor 109, Kazuchika Okada 99


FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. JON JONES VS. DANIEL CORMIER (256): 1,792

2. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority (199): 1,424

3. Rush vs. Negro Casas (97): 738

4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero (35): 648

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata (70): 527

6. Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn (54): 523

7. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (51): 449

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (26): 423

9. The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family (27): 390

10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito (44): 349

HONORABLE MENTION: Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins 298, Evolution vs. The Shield 240, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 159, A.J. Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada 150, Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Cole 128, Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping 73


TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (509): 3,374

2. Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (159): 2,042

3. T-Hawk & Eita (158): 1,344

4. Usos (36): 731

5. Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (56): 561

6. Alex Shelley & Kushida (8): 479

7. Goldust & Stardust (3): 101

8. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (2): 99

9. Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards (14): 92

Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (10): 92

HONORABLE MENTION: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows 89, Matt & Jeff Hardy 66, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata 63, Mark & Jay Briscoe 61

MOST IMPROVED

1. RUSEV (181): 1,372

2. Charlotte (152): 1,281

3. Sasha Banks (2): 383

4. Erick Rowan (41): 313

5. Luke Harper (15): 241

6. Bobby Lashley (19): 205

7. Tomoaki Honma (19): 182

8. Cedric Alexander (22): 172

9. Ethan Carter III (19): 154

10. Tomohiro Ishii (18): 137

HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Rollins 127, Kyle O’Reilly 125, T-Hawk 199, Tyler Breeze 114, Daisuke Harada 99, Joe Doering 92, Ricochet 90, Nikki Bella 89, Jay Lethal 78, Hanson 74, Roman Reigns 70, Adam Cole 63



BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. PAUL HEYMAN (411): 4,395

2. Conor McGregor (169): 1,675

3. Jay Briscoe (44): 582

4. Michael Bisping (20): 452

5. Stephanie McMahon (25): 417

6. Daniel Cormier (3): 387

7. Adam Cole (21): 277

8. Dean Ambrose (11): 193

9. Bray Wyatt (7): 139

10. Lana (7): 131

HONORABLE MENTION: Bruce Tharpe 116, Sami Zayn 90, Daniel Bryan 74, Rush 71


MOST CHARISMATIC

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (421): 2,527

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (71): 1,015

3. Conor McGregor (136): 993

4. Daniel Bryan (73): 638

5. John Cena (37): 532

6. Sami Zayn (16): 437

7. Dean Ambrose (17): 391

8. Ronda Rousey (29): 363

9. Brock Lesnar (28): 255

10. Rush (19): 232

HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada 217, Akira Tozawa 115, Negro Casas 91, Jay Briscoe 99, Tomoaki Honma 82


BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (145): 1,221

2. Kyle O’Reilly (78): 841

3. A.J. Styles (58): 610

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (61): 588

5. Daniel Bryan (62): 517

6. Shinsuke Nakamura (75): 506

7. Cesaro (34): 461

8. Kazuchika Okada (55): 460

9. Timothy Thatcher (64): 407

10. Minoru Suzuki (46): 401

HONORABLE MENTION: Virus 350, Drew Gulak 289, Sami Zayn 203, Kushida 155, Katsuyori Shibata 117, Yuji Nagata 92, Cima 90


BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (424): 2,785

2. Katsuyori Shibata (181): 1,834

3. Dean Ambrose (42): 781

4. Kevin Steen (30): 532

5. Jay Briscoe (48): 367

6. Togi Makabe (28): 316

7. Brock Lesnar (32): 278

8. Luke Harper (8): 194

9. Hirooki Goto (1): 154

10. Minoru Suzuki (2): 128

HONORABLE MENTION: Takashi Sugiura 99, Bray Wyatt 75, Bully Ray 63



BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. RICOCHET (543): 3,365

2. Kota Ibushi (142): 1,907

3. Flamita (104): 1,182

4. Adrian Neville (42): 909

5. ACH (18): 371

6. Fenix (9): 309

7. Aero Star (2): 287

8. Titan (35): 273

9. Sami Zayn (19): 270

10. Mascara Dorada (17): 199

HONORABLE MENTION: Kushida 100, Kalisto 72, T-Hawk 70



MOST OVERRATED

1. KANE (143): 1,117

2. Roman Reigns (145): 1,113

3. Randy Orton (5): 397

4. Big Show (23): 357

5. Ryback (18): 331

6. Michael Elgin(49): 326

7. Bray Wyatt (26): 225

8. Yujiro Takahashi (27): 218

9. John Cena (25): 197

10. Batista (15): 166

HONORABLE MENTION: The Miz 105, HHH 99, Brock Lesnar 97, The Ascension 72, Bad Luck Fale 63



MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (377): 2,275

2. Tomoaki Honma (99): 1,189

3. Tyson Kidd (29): 585

4. Dolph Ziggler (35): 422

5. Sami Zayn (16): 252

6. Dean Ambrose (18): 175

7. Yuji Nagata (1): 102

8. Chris Hero (8): 70

9. Katsuyori Shibata (10): 63

10. Austin Aries (1): 58



PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (779): 4,064

2. Ring of Honor (16): 1,038

3. Dragon Gate (36): 884

4. Ultimate Fighting Championships (23): 835

5. CMLL (8): 504

6. World Wrestling Entertainment (4): 392

7. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (8): 348

8. AAA (3): 279

9. Bellator MMA (3): 238

10. DDT (1): 91

HONORABLE MENTION: Lucha Underground 64




BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. WWE NXT (416): 2,961

2. Ring of Honor (175): 1,744

3. Lucha Underground (106): 1,369

4. Dragon Gate Infinity (100): 838

5. Ultimate Fighter Season 20 (76): 796

6. WWE Raw (2): 234

7. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (28): 226

8. TNA Impact (2): 110

9. WWE Smackdown (9): 88

10. WWE Main Event (2): 84

HONORABLE MENTION: CMLL 72




PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. A.J. STYLES VS. MINORU SUZUKI 8/1 TOKYO (298): 1,855

2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/10 Tokorozawa (143): 1,310

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 9/21 Kobe (74): 524

4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero 9/19 Mexico City (49): 522

5. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 11/8 Osaka (47): 471

6. The Shield vs. The Wyatts 2/23 Minneapolis (37): 417

7. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma 8/3 Osaka (10): 330

8. Daniel Bryan vs. HHH 4/6 New Orleans (25): 287

9. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 2/11 Osaka (20): 226

10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma 7/26 Akita (19): 181

HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 3/6 Tokyo 166, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 8/17 Los Angeles 136, Daniel Bryan vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton 4/6 New Orleans 132, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/1 Tokyo 108, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 7/26 Akita 102, El Texano Jr. vs. Psycho Clown 8/18 Mexico City 75, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi 5/25 Yokohama 72, Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn 2/27 Winter Park, FL 72, Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata 8/1 Tokyo 64, Ricochet vs. Kushida 6/8 Tokyo 63, Prince Puma vs. Johnny Mundo 10/29 Boyle Heights, CA 62



MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. ROBBIE LAWLER VS. JOHNY HENDRICKS 3/15 DALLAS (225): 1,724

2. Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva 5/10 Cincinnati (113): 1,371

3. Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva 12/8/13 Sydney (217): 1,353

4. Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida 7/5 Las Vegas (86): 982

5. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate 12/28/13 Las Vegas (97): 656

6. Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 10/25 Rio de Janeiro (61): 569

7. Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua 3/23 Natal (2): 205

8. Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown 7/26 San Jose : 122

9. Michael Chandler vs. Will Brooks 5/17 Memphis (21): 121

10. Jamie Varner vs. Abel Trujillo 2/1 Newark (2): 108

HONORABLE MENTION: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 5/24 Las Vegas 95



ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. DRAGON LEE (190): 1,476

2. Moose (142): 1,092

3. Yuga Hayashi (145): 982

4. Alexa Bliss (55): 927

5. Cachorro (81): 910

6. Australian Suicide (56): 550

7. Ashley Remington (47): 396

8. Black Panther (3): 378

9. Chris Melendez (15): 152

10. Naoya Nomura (2): 72



BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. PAUL HEYMAN (377): 2,336

2. Stephanie McMahon (129): 1,103

3. Lana (28): 987

4. Bruce Tharpe (41): 524

5. Dario Cueto (21): 334

6. Konnan (9): 239

7. Gedo (2): 163

8. William Regal (1): 108

9. Rockstar Spud (3): 105

10. Maria Kanellis (2): 102

HONORABLE MENTION: Truth Martini 99, Zeb Colter 82,Veda Scott 70



BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. WILLIAM REGAL (192): 1,273

2. Shimpei Nogami (170): 1,189

3. Joe Rogan (109): 1,053

4. Steve Corino (69): 745

5. Brian Stann (127): 689

6. Kevin Kelly (45): 608

7. Mike Tenay (28): 316

8. Matt Striker (8): 307

9. Jimmy Smith (34): 261

10. Mike Goldberg (7): 190

HONORABLE MENTION: Nigel McGuinness 161, Tom Phillips 145, Michael Schiavello 142, Jose Manuel Guillen 136, John Layfield 115, Renee Young 107, Hugo Savinovich 92, Michael Cole 86, Sean Wheelock 72, Jon Anik 71


WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. JOHN LAYFIELD (165): 1,378

2. Jerry Lawler (125): 1,287

3. Michael Cole (146): 1,252

4. Taz (36): 655

5. Alex Riley (49): 399

6. Vampiro (9): 288

7. Matt Striker (33): 264

8. Mike Tenay (4): 93

9. Tom Phillips (8): 78

10. Byron Saxton (4): 61




BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/1 TOKYO (313): 2,227

2. New Japan G-1 8/3 Osaka (166): 1,297

3. WWE WrestleMania 4/6 New Orleans (115): 920

4. CMLL Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City (49): 502

5. New Japan G-1 7/26 Akita (8): 406

6. New Japan G-1 finals 8/10 Tokorozawa (35): 402

7. Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 5/5 Nagoya (23): 388

8. UFC 168 12/28/13 Las Vegas (60): 347

9. ROH 5/10 Toronto (16): 190

10. WWE SummerSlam 8/17 Los Angeles (8): 166

HONORABLE MENTION: ROH 5/17 New York 150, UFC Fight Night 7/19 Dublin 145, NXT Takeover 5/29 Winter Park, FL 117, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 8 1/4 Tokyo Dome 106, UFC 175 7/5 Las Vegas 91, New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/13 Tokyo 85, New Japan G-1 Climax 7/21 Sapporo 82, UFC 178 9/27 Las Vegas 74



WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 7/20 TAMPA : 275

2. TNA Lockdown 3/9 Miami: 69

3. WWE Royal Rumble 1/26 Pittsburgh: 42

4. WWE Survivor Series 11/23 St. Louis: 40

5. TNA Sacrifice 4/27 Orlando: 33

6. WWE TLC 12/15/13 Houston: 26

7. WWE Hell in a Cell 10/26 Dallas: 23

8. UFC 177 8/30 Sacramento: 17

9. WWE Night of Champions 9/21 Nashville: 12

10. UFC 4/16 Quebec City: 9



BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. YOUNG BUCKS MELTZER DRIVER: 323

2. Kazuchika Okada Rainmaker: 153

3. Adrian Neville Red Arrow: 54

4. Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck: 46

5. Sami Zayn tope into DDT: 19

6. Cavernario Barbaro splash off top to floor: 18

Seth Rollins curb stomp: 18

8. Fish & O’Reilly Chasing the Dagon: 13



MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65

2. Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62

3. TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49

4. WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42

5. WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33

6. UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32

7. WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31

8. CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a ******* to DJ Hyde: 28

9. WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26

10. WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22

HONORABLE MENTION: WWE telling fans to chant “Yes” for a video for Daniel Bryan when it was really to splice it into a Vince McMahon speech on the network 21, WWE constant false advertising 18, WWE misleading stockholders on what they could get for network rights and what their fan base is 14, TNA lying to Spike TV on Vince Russo 13



WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. WWE RAW: 283

2. TNA Impact: 168

3. WWE Smackdown: 77

4. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood: 8




WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. JOHN CENA VS. BRAY WYATT 5/4 EXTREME RULES EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: 122

2. Sakuraba & Nagata vs. Gracies 1/4 Tokyo: 89

3. Naomi vs. Cameron 9/15 Lafayette: 39

4. Divas Survivor Series match 11/23 St. Louis: 34

5. Eva Marie vs. Bayley 7/17 Winter Park, FL: 25

6. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson 4/27 Orlando: 22

7. A.J. Lee vs. Cameron 2/23 Minneapolis: 20

8. Aksana vs. Naomi 2/3 Omaha: 19

9. A.J. Lee vs. Nikki Bella 11/23 St. Louis: 16

10. Layla vs. Summer Rae 6/29 Boston: 14

HONORABLE MENTION: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar 4/6 New Orleans 13, Batista vs. Alberto Del Rio 2/23 Minneapolis 11, Gracies vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano 4/6 Tokyo 11



WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. NIKKI BELLA VS. BRIE BELLA: 299

2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano: 50

3. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: 42

4. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson: 38

5. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: 37

6. Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter: 26

7. Fandango vs. Summer Rae & Layla: 13

Adam Rose vs. The Bunny: 13

9. Mark Henry vs. Big Show: 12

Samuel Shaw vs. Gunner: 12



WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION: 438

2. World Wrestling Entertainment: 125

3 CHIKARA Pro: 17



BEST BOOKER

1. GEDO & JADO: 611

2. Genki Horiguchi: 55

3. Paul Levesque/Ryan Ward: 54

4. Joe Silva: 53

5. Hunter Johnston: 51



PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. TAKAAKI KIDANI: 602

2. Dana White: 190

3. Scott Coker: 47

4. Vince McMahon: 21

5. Joe Koff: 12

6. Sanshiro Takagi: 11

Roldan Family: 11




BEST GIMMICK

1. RUSEV & LANA: 131

2. The Bullet Club: 88

3. Yosuke Santa Maria: 78

4. Damien Mizdow: 72

5. Shinsuke Nakamura: 68

6. Dean Ambrose: 37

7. Tyson Kidd: 33

8. Rockstar Spud: 14

9. Brock Lesnar: 13



WORST GIMMICK

1. ADAM ROSE: 140

2. Samuel Shaw: 82

3. The Bunny: 58

4. Corporate Kane: 49

5. Bray Wyatt: 40

6. The Menagerie: 36

7. The Authority: 33

8. Dixie Carter as heel owner: 25

9. C.J. Parker: 20

10. New Day: 17



1. DEATH OF WCW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ & R.D. REYNOLDS: 257

2. The Best in the World At What I have No Idea/Chris Jericho: 135

3. Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville/John Cosper: 18

4. Is this Legal/Art Davie/Sean Wheelock: 16

5. Memphis Wrestling 1977/Mark James: 12



BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MY NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN: 381

2. Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story : 52

3. Wrestling Road Diaries II: 9

 

[Hunter Rider]

Nice to see Steph getting credit for her promo work and the undeniable star power of Ronda Rousey, along with NXT getting best tv show. The rest is the standard Japanese love-in I expected.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Urich Leeds]

2014 Wrestling Observer Awards:

Spoiler

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (323): 2,262

2. A.J. Styles (188): 1,739

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (145): 1,563

4. Kazuchika Okada (92): 1,268

5. Daniel Bryan (55): 481

6. Rush (37): 423

7. Ricochet (8): 261

8. John Cena (21): 206

9. Seth Rollins (13): 199

10. Brock Lesnar (17): 180

HONORABLE MENTION: Negro Casas 107, Atlantis 90



MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE

1. RONDA ROUSEY (551): 3,503

2. Chris Weidman (75): 1,693

3. Jon Jones (49): 1,164

4. Conor McGregor (5): 323

5. Robbie Lawler (23): 265

6. Anderson Silva (4): 146

7. Daniel Cormier : 145

8. Johny Hendricks (6): 113

9. Donald Cerrone (3): : 85

10. Tito Ortiz (2): 73


MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (220): 1,819

2. Tomohiro Ishii (247): 1,671

3. Shinsuke Nakamura (190): 1,639

4. Kazuchika Okada (46): 697

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (34): 604

6. Ricochet (54): 466

7. Sami Zayn (12): 289

8. Katsuyori Shibata (11): 182

9. Negro Casas (8): 179

10. Seth Rollins (4): 171


MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

1. RONDA ROUSEY (259): 2,164

2. Chris Weidman (193): 1,486

3. Demetrious Johnson (63): 690

4. Robbie Lawler (89): 605

5. Donald Cerrone (51): 552

6. T.J. Dillashaw (13): 492

7. Jose Aldo (39): 404

8. Jon Jones (15): 287

9. Daniel Cormier (12): 134

10. Conor McGregor (3): 97

HONORABLE MENTION: Fabricio Werdum 63



BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. RONDA ROUSEY (286): 1,825

2. John Cena (129): 910

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (46): 838

4. Shinsuke Nakamura (63): 559

5. Brock Lesnar (53): 507

6. Daniel Bryan (13): 263

7. Chris Weidman (2): 261

8. Atlantis (13): 235

9. Anderson Silva (19): 166

10. Ultimo Guerrero : 145

HONORABLE MENTION: Jon Jones 118, Conor McGregor 109, Kazuchika Okada 99


FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. JON JONES VS. DANIEL CORMIER (256): 1,792

2. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority (199): 1,424

3. Rush vs. Negro Casas (97): 738

4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero (35): 648

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata (70): 527

6. Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn (54): 523

7. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (51): 449

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (26): 423

9. The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family (27): 390

10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito (44): 349

HONORABLE MENTION: Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins 298, Evolution vs. The Shield 240, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 159, A.J. Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada 150, Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Cole 128, Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping 73


TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (509): 3,374

2. Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (159): 2,042

3. T-Hawk & Eita (158): 1,344

4. Usos (36): 731

5. Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (56): 561

6. Alex Shelley & Kushida (8): 479

7. Goldust & Stardust (3): 101

8. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (2): 99

9. Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards (14): 92

Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (10): 92

HONORABLE MENTION: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows 89, Matt & Jeff Hardy 66, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata 63, Mark & Jay Briscoe 61

MOST IMPROVED

1. RUSEV (181): 1,372

2. Charlotte (152): 1,281

3. Sasha Banks (2): 383

4. Erick Rowan (41): 313

5. Luke Harper (15): 241

6. Bobby Lashley (19): 205

7. Tomoaki Honma (19): 182

8. Cedric Alexander (22): 172

9. Ethan Carter III (19): 154

10. Tomohiro Ishii (18): 137

HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Rollins 127, Kyle O’Reilly 125, T-Hawk 199, Tyler Breeze 114, Daisuke Harada 99, Joe Doering 92, Ricochet 90, Nikki Bella 89, Jay Lethal 78, Hanson 74, Roman Reigns 70, Adam Cole 63



BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. PAUL HEYMAN (411): 4,395

2. Conor McGregor (169): 1,675

3. Jay Briscoe (44): 582

4. Michael Bisping (20): 452

5. Stephanie McMahon (25): 417

6. Daniel Cormier (3): 387

7. Adam Cole (21): 277

8. Dean Ambrose (11): 193

9. Bray Wyatt (7): 139

10. Lana (7): 131

HONORABLE MENTION: Bruce Tharpe 116, Sami Zayn 90, Daniel Bryan 74, Rush 71


MOST CHARISMATIC

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (421): 2,527

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (71): 1,015

3. Conor McGregor (136): 993

4. Daniel Bryan (73): 638

5. John Cena (37): 532

6. Sami Zayn (16): 437

7. Dean Ambrose (17): 391

8. Ronda Rousey (29): 363

9. Brock Lesnar (28): 255

10. Rush (19): 232

HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada 217, Akira Tozawa 115, Negro Casas 91, Jay Briscoe 99, Tomoaki Honma 82


BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (145): 1,221

2. Kyle O’Reilly (78): 841

3. A.J. Styles (58): 610

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (61): 588

5. Daniel Bryan (62): 517

6. Shinsuke Nakamura (75): 506

7. Cesaro (34): 461

8. Kazuchika Okada (55): 460

9. Timothy Thatcher (64): 407

10. Minoru Suzuki (46): 401

HONORABLE MENTION: Virus 350, Drew Gulak 289, Sami Zayn 203, Kushida 155, Katsuyori Shibata 117, Yuji Nagata 92, Cima 90


BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (424): 2,785

2. Katsuyori Shibata (181): 1,834

3. Dean Ambrose (42): 781

4. Kevin Steen (30): 532

5. Jay Briscoe (48): 367

6. Togi Makabe (28): 316

7. Brock Lesnar (32): 278

8. Luke Harper (8): 194

9. Hirooki Goto (1): 154

10. Minoru Suzuki (2): 128

HONORABLE MENTION: Takashi Sugiura 99, Bray Wyatt 75, Bully Ray 63



BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. RICOCHET (543): 3,365

2. Kota Ibushi (142): 1,907

3. Flamita (104): 1,182

4. Adrian Neville (42): 909

5. ACH (18): 371

6. Fenix (9): 309

7. Aero Star (2): 287

8. Titan (35): 273

9. Sami Zayn (19): 270

10. Mascara Dorada (17): 199

HONORABLE MENTION: Kushida 100, Kalisto 72, T-Hawk 70



MOST OVERRATED

1. KANE (143): 1,117

2. Roman Reigns (145): 1,113

3. Randy Orton (5): 397

4. Big Show (23): 357

5. Ryback (18): 331

6. Michael Elgin(49): 326

7. Bray Wyatt (26): 225

8. Yujiro Takahashi (27): 218

9. John Cena (25): 197

10. Batista (15): 166

HONORABLE MENTION: The Miz 105, HHH 99, Brock Lesnar 97, The Ascension 72, Bad Luck Fale 63



MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (377): 2,275

2. Tomoaki Honma (99): 1,189

3. Tyson Kidd (29): 585

4. Dolph Ziggler (35): 422

5. Sami Zayn (16): 252

6. Dean Ambrose (18): 175

7. Yuji Nagata (1): 102

8. Chris Hero (8): 70

9. Katsuyori Shibata (10): 63

10. Austin Aries (1): 58



PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (779): 4,064

2. Ring of Honor (16): 1,038

3. Dragon Gate (36): 884

4. Ultimate Fighting Championships (23): 835

5. CMLL (8): 504

6. World Wrestling Entertainment (4): 392

7. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (8): 348

8. AAA (3): 279

9. Bellator MMA (3): 238

10. DDT (1): 91

HONORABLE MENTION: Lucha Underground 64




BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. WWE NXT (416): 2,961

2. Ring of Honor (175): 1,744

3. Lucha Underground (106): 1,369

4. Dragon Gate Infinity (100): 838

5. Ultimate Fighter Season 20 (76): 796

6. WWE Raw (2): 234

7. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (28): 226

8. TNA Impact (2): 110

9. WWE Smackdown (9): 88

10. WWE Main Event (2): 84

HONORABLE MENTION: CMLL 72




PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. A.J. STYLES VS. MINORU SUZUKI 8/1 TOKYO (298): 1,855

2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/10 Tokorozawa (143): 1,310

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 9/21 Kobe (74): 524

4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero 9/19 Mexico City (49): 522

5. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 11/8 Osaka (47): 471

6. The Shield vs. The Wyatts 2/23 Minneapolis (37): 417

7. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma 8/3 Osaka (10): 330

8. Daniel Bryan vs. HHH 4/6 New Orleans (25): 287

9. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 2/11 Osaka (20): 226

10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma 7/26 Akita (19): 181

HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 3/6 Tokyo 166, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 8/17 Los Angeles 136, Daniel Bryan vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton 4/6 New Orleans 132, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/1 Tokyo 108, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 7/26 Akita 102, El Texano Jr. vs. Psycho Clown 8/18 Mexico City 75, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi 5/25 Yokohama 72, Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn 2/27 Winter Park, FL 72, Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata 8/1 Tokyo 64, Ricochet vs. Kushida 6/8 Tokyo 63, Prince Puma vs. Johnny Mundo 10/29 Boyle Heights, CA 62



MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. ROBBIE LAWLER VS. JOHNY HENDRICKS 3/15 DALLAS (225): 1,724

2. Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva 5/10 Cincinnati (113): 1,371

3. Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva 12/8/13 Sydney (217): 1,353

4. Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida 7/5 Las Vegas (86): 982

5. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate 12/28/13 Las Vegas (97): 656

6. Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 10/25 Rio de Janeiro (61): 569

7. Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua 3/23 Natal (2): 205

8. Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown 7/26 San Jose : 122

9. Michael Chandler vs. Will Brooks 5/17 Memphis (21): 121

10. Jamie Varner vs. Abel Trujillo 2/1 Newark (2): 108

HONORABLE MENTION: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 5/24 Las Vegas 95



ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. DRAGON LEE (190): 1,476

2. Moose (142): 1,092

3. Yuga Hayashi (145): 982

4. Alexa Bliss (55): 927

5. Cachorro (81): 910

6. Australian Suicide (56): 550

7. Ashley Remington (47): 396

8. Black Panther (3): 378

9. Chris Melendez (15): 152

10. Naoya Nomura (2): 72



BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. PAUL HEYMAN (377): 2,336

2. Stephanie McMahon (129): 1,103

3. Lana (28): 987

4. Bruce Tharpe (41): 524

5. Dario Cueto (21): 334

6. Konnan (9): 239

7. Gedo (2): 163

8. William Regal (1): 108

9. Rockstar Spud (3): 105

10. Maria Kanellis (2): 102

HONORABLE MENTION: Truth Martini 99, Zeb Colter 82,Veda Scott 70



BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. WILLIAM REGAL (192): 1,273

2. Shimpei Nogami (170): 1,189

3. Joe Rogan (109): 1,053

4. Steve Corino (69): 745

5. Brian Stann (127): 689

6. Kevin Kelly (45): 608

7. Mike Tenay (28): 316

8. Matt Striker (8): 307

9. Jimmy Smith (34): 261

10. Mike Goldberg (7): 190

HONORABLE MENTION: Nigel McGuinness 161, Tom Phillips 145, Michael Schiavello 142, Jose Manuel Guillen 136, John Layfield 115, Renee Young 107, Hugo Savinovich 92, Michael Cole 86, Sean Wheelock 72, Jon Anik 71


WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. JOHN LAYFIELD (165): 1,378

2. Jerry Lawler (125): 1,287

3. Michael Cole (146): 1,252

4. Taz (36): 655

5. Alex Riley (49): 399

6. Vampiro (9): 288

7. Matt Striker (33): 264

8. Mike Tenay (4): 93

9. Tom Phillips (8): 78

10. Byron Saxton (4): 61




BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/1 TOKYO (313): 2,227

2. New Japan G-1 8/3 Osaka (166): 1,297

3. WWE WrestleMania 4/6 New Orleans (115): 920

4. CMLL Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City (49): 502

5. New Japan G-1 7/26 Akita (8): 406

6. New Japan G-1 finals 8/10 Tokorozawa (35): 402

7. Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 5/5 Nagoya (23): 388

8. UFC 168 12/28/13 Las Vegas (60): 347

9. ROH 5/10 Toronto (16): 190

10. WWE SummerSlam 8/17 Los Angeles (8): 166

HONORABLE MENTION: ROH 5/17 New York 150, UFC Fight Night 7/19 Dublin 145, NXT Takeover 5/29 Winter Park, FL 117, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 8 1/4 Tokyo Dome 106, UFC 175 7/5 Las Vegas 91, New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/13 Tokyo 85, New Japan G-1 Climax 7/21 Sapporo 82, UFC 178 9/27 Las Vegas 74



WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 7/20 TAMPA : 275

2. TNA Lockdown 3/9 Miami: 69

3. WWE Royal Rumble 1/26 Pittsburgh: 42

4. WWE Survivor Series 11/23 St. Louis: 40

5. TNA Sacrifice 4/27 Orlando: 33

6. WWE TLC 12/15/13 Houston: 26

7. WWE Hell in a Cell 10/26 Dallas: 23

8. UFC 177 8/30 Sacramento: 17

9. WWE Night of Champions 9/21 Nashville: 12

10. UFC 4/16 Quebec City: 9



BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. YOUNG BUCKS MELTZER DRIVER: 323

2. Kazuchika Okada Rainmaker: 153

3. Adrian Neville Red Arrow: 54

4. Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck: 46

5. Sami Zayn tope into DDT: 19

6. Cavernario Barbaro splash off top to floor: 18

Seth Rollins curb stomp: 18

8. Fish & O’Reilly Chasing the Dagon: 13



MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65

2. Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62

3. TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49

4. WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42

5. WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33

6. UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32

7. WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31

8. CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a ******* to DJ Hyde: 28

9. WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26

10. WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22

HONORABLE MENTION: WWE telling fans to chant “Yes” for a video for Daniel Bryan when it was really to splice it into a Vince McMahon speech on the network 21, WWE constant false advertising 18, WWE misleading stockholders on what they could get for network rights and what their fan base is 14, TNA lying to Spike TV on Vince Russo 13



WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. WWE RAW: 283

2. TNA Impact: 168

3. WWE Smackdown: 77

4. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood: 8




WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. JOHN CENA VS. BRAY WYATT 5/4 EXTREME RULES EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: 122

2. Sakuraba & Nagata vs. Gracies 1/4 Tokyo: 89

3. Naomi vs. Cameron 9/15 Lafayette: 39

4. Divas Survivor Series match 11/23 St. Louis: 34

5. Eva Marie vs. Bayley 7/17 Winter Park, FL: 25

6. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson 4/27 Orlando: 22

7. A.J. Lee vs. Cameron 2/23 Minneapolis: 20

8. Aksana vs. Naomi 2/3 Omaha: 19

9. A.J. Lee vs. Nikki Bella 11/23 St. Louis: 16

10. Layla vs. Summer Rae 6/29 Boston: 14

HONORABLE MENTION: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar 4/6 New Orleans 13, Batista vs. Alberto Del Rio 2/23 Minneapolis 11, Gracies vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano 4/6 Tokyo 11



WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. NIKKI BELLA VS. BRIE BELLA: 299

2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano: 50

3. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: 42

4. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson: 38

5. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: 37

6. Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter: 26

7. Fandango vs. Summer Rae & Layla: 13

Adam Rose vs. The Bunny: 13

9. Mark Henry vs. Big Show: 12

Samuel Shaw vs. Gunner: 12



WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION: 438

2. World Wrestling Entertainment: 125

3 CHIKARA Pro: 17



BEST BOOKER

1. GEDO & JADO: 611

2. Genki Horiguchi: 55

3. Paul Levesque/Ryan Ward: 54

4. Joe Silva: 53

5. Hunter Johnston: 51



PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. TAKAAKI KIDANI: 602

2. Dana White: 190

3. Scott Coker: 47

4. Vince McMahon: 21

5. Joe Koff: 12

6. Sanshiro Takagi: 11

Roldan Family: 11




BEST GIMMICK

1. RUSEV & LANA: 131

2. The Bullet Club: 88

3. Yosuke Santa Maria: 78

4. Damien Mizdow: 72

5. Shinsuke Nakamura: 68

6. Dean Ambrose: 37

7. Tyson Kidd: 33

8. Rockstar Spud: 14

9. Brock Lesnar: 13



WORST GIMMICK

1. ADAM ROSE: 140

2. Samuel Shaw: 82

3. The Bunny: 58

4. Corporate Kane: 49

5. Bray Wyatt: 40

6. The Menagerie: 36

7. The Authority: 33

8. Dixie Carter as heel owner: 25

9. C.J. Parker: 20

10. New Day: 17



1. DEATH OF WCW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ & R.D. REYNOLDS: 257

2. The Best in the World At What I have No Idea/Chris Jericho: 135

3. Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville/John Cosper: 18

4. Is this Legal/Art Davie/Sean Wheelock: 16

5. Memphis Wrestling 1977/Mark James: 12



BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MY NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN: 381

2. Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story : 52

3. Wrestling Road Diaries II: 9

Good list. Definitely no qualms with those who came out on topm

 

[Lead Cenobite]

So Mike Tenay is the seventh best and eight worst wrestling announcer?

 

[Warhammer]

Damn, I didn't figure that Bray Wyatt was viewed that negatively. Not surprised since most-Mania, he was neutered. Also, I'm kinda surprised that Cena/Cesaro or Shield/Evolution didn't get an honorable mention for MOTY.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Did Flair get punched in he mouth by Big Show?

 

[nite-owl]

Yep.

 

[sweetre15]

Ok so I managed to get a hold of Smackdown already and without spoiling I must say....It's once again better than Raw so far IMHO. The plot is simple, flows well, and has good wrestling added. Bryan, Rollins, Ziggler, and Reigns cut some pretty good promos and Ryback cut a decent one too.

 

[sweetre15]

I think you guys are going to dig this Smackdown quite a bit...Everything seems to be booked with a purpose on this episode

 

[sweetre15]

Solid Smackdown episode. Everything was built up and booked with a purpose, the wrestling was pretty good and even some of the promos from Bryan, Ziggler, Rollins, Reigns, and Ryback were decent/good.

The Harper/Rowan and Ryback/Rusev matches were better than expected.

The Naomi/Brie match was passable and the Ziggler/Barrett as well as Bryan/Kane matches were both good.

The conclusion to the show was good and built up well even with the scarce usage of Reigns and Ambrose since it all came full circle during the closing brawl segment after the Bryan/Kane match.

If Smackdown keeps this up then it'll become my favorite non-NXT WWE show in No time.

 

[Wheels]

Ryback had a very good match with Rusev on Smackdown. RYBACK had a very good match............Ryback.

 

[sweetre15]

Ryback had a very good match with Rusev on Smackdown. RYBACK had a very good match............Ryback.

Lol Yeah, who would have thought a lug like Ryback would have chemistry with someone in the ring...especially another "monster" wrestler?

 

[Wheels]

The only thing I didn't like about Smackdown was the second half of the opening segment where Kane was droaning on and on.

 

[Donnie Darko]

The only thing I didn't like about Smackdown was the second half of the opening segment where Kane was droaning on and on.

So it was the same as a Raw opening segment, only with Kane not shutting up instead or Triple-H or Cena?

 

[Wheels]

So it was the same as a Raw opening segment, only with Kane not shutting up instead or Triple-H or Cena?

They rotated the mic between Rollins, Show, and Kane. Kane got the mic twice and I was begging for the segment to finish, but maybe it just felt longer than it was. The first part with the babyfaces talking was enjoyable though.

 

[nite-owl]

 

[sweetre15]

@Wheels: Wouldn't it be something if Smackdown ends up becoming the fans' favorite Main roster show by the end of the year?

If they can give us more shows like this and/or improve on it and take it to the next level, it will surely become mine.

Smackdown now has an entertaining cast of players involved, a decent theme song, and no longer just a recap show. I hope Vince doesn't f--ck it up.

 

[Wheels]

@Wheels: Wouldn't it be something if Smackdown ends up becoming the fans' favorite Main roster show by the end of the year?

If they can give us more shows like this and/or improve on it and take it to the next level, it will surely become mine.

Smackdown now has an entertaining cast of players involved, a decent theme song, and no longer just a recap show. I hope Vince doesn't f--ck it up.

That would be cool. Smackdown was kind of the fans' show from 2002-2005 or so then again in 2009.

 

[Lobo]

The Destroyer