Your Only Meaningful Relationship Is With An Inflatable Wrestling Thread - Part 239

[Wheels]

Yeah, I just feel positive that this won't be nearly as weak as 31 and 32. Might be the best overall card since 24 when the show is over.

 

[Dr. Evil]

So is this year's Hall of Fame class one of the best ever? For me it's damn near close. The induction of Kurt Angle and the Rock 'n' Roll Express were huge surprises for me. I sort of thought that Angle would be back in the WWE this year, but not for the WWE Hall of Fame but maybe when 2K18 comes out. But now that Angle is in the Hall of Fame, we know for sure that he'll be in WWE 2K18 and that his iconic "You Suck" theme will be in it. I get the feeling that the WWE 2K18 legend is going to be a certain "Real American" who once told us to eat our vitamins and say our prayers. I know that some have an issue with Beth Phoenix going in before other women, but it's not like she isn't deserving, besides I do think that Mickie James was going to be the female inductee had they not brought her back after Takeover: Toronto. William Regal and Cyndi Lauper would be nice to close out the WWE Hall of Fame.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Yeah, I just feel positive that this won't be nearly as weak as 31 and 32. Might be the best overall card since 24 when the show is over.

the Rollins cash in was the only really good moment to end 31. 32 had one awesome match in the Charlotte vs. Sasha vs. Becky match and the IC Title ladder match was good but the rest of the card was average at best. If you had the 32 card at a lesser PPV like Payback or Extreme Rules, it would have been one of the better PPV events.

The SD Women's Title match is an interesting match for me because if it's a gauntlet match, they could use that match to debut Asuka or even bring Naomi back. In this match, I am going to reach a bit here and say that Becky gets her WrestleMania moment.

My issue with Reigns is not his ring skills as I think he's good in the ring. Is he great? No, but he's not a lumbering piece of crap like The Great Khali is. He can move. My issue with Reigns is the WWE shoving him down our throats as a good guy.

 

[The Apocalypse]

Wow so this whole injury was a work the whole time?

 

[Dr. Evil]

Wow so this whole injury was a work the whole time?

I think he recovered faster than WWE officials would have thought.

 

[General Mike]

So is this year's Hall of Fame class one of the best ever? For me it's damn near close. The induction of Kurt Angle and the Rock 'n' Roll Express were huge surprises for me. I sort of thought that Angle would be back in the WWE this year, but not for the WWE Hall of Fame but maybe when 2K18 comes out. But now that Angle is in the Hall of Fame, we know for sure that he'll be in WWE 2K18 and that his iconic "You Suck" theme will be in it. I get the feeling that the WWE 2K18 legend is going to be a certain "Real American" who once told us to eat our vitamins and say our prayers. I know that some have an issue with Beth Phoenix going in before other women, but it's not like she isn't deserving, besides I do think that Mickie James was going to be the female inductee had they not brought her back after Takeover: Toronto. William Regal and Cyndi Lauper would be nice to close out the WWE Hall of Fame.

It's a good class. I guess it depends on what you are looking for. I know I mostly watch the Hall of Fame to hear the legends tell their various stories, and I know there was one year where they kept everyone to a strict time limit because Flair talked forever the year before.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Cyndi Lauper and Rick Rude were overdue inductees. I am expecting that Cyndi's speech will have some sort of tribute to Captain Lou Albano. The only other celebrities I would accept going in if it's not Cyndi Lauper would be Andy Kauffman and Mohammad Ali.

I had no issues with the last two celebrity inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame in Arnold Schwarzenegger and Snoop Dogg.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Yeah, I think the WWE will have to update these two profiles soon:

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/jeffhardy

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/matt-hardy

 

[aNarcHy2day]

Dwayne Johnson had a little thing called talent. And charisma. And experience.

Roman Reigns has size and a vest.

To suggest Roman doesn't have talent is balls. His booking has been all sorts of bad though.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Dwayne Johnson had a little thing called talent. And charisma. And experience.

Roman Reigns has size and a vest.

But it's an awesome vest.

 

[chamber-music]

Rollins with the kingslayer shirt

 

[Hunter Rider]

The Mania card is brutal outside of the women's triple threat, just a bunch of tired old men hogging the limelight while two of the best workers in the company are in garbage novelty matches and 2 of the others are stuck wrestling for a title that's meant nothing for 20 years.

The Goldberg vs Lesnar title match may be be the zenith of Vince's twisted senility, a giant rancid diarrhea stain on WrestleMania.

 

[Loki882]

Another played-out-to-death authority angle. I am not that interested tbh. It is just lazy booking.

Moreover, its the same story over and over again. HHH and Steph wants you to be their dog or else. This crap is going on for how many years now

 

[DarthSkywalker]

But it's an awesome vest.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Another played-out-to-death authority angle. I am not that interested tbh. It is just lazy booking.

Moreover, its the same story over and over again. HHH and Steph wants you to be their dog or else. This crap is going on for how many years now

I don't disagree with this. Especially as each show is playing out the usual crap with Steph and Shane.

 

[X Knight]

Another played-out-to-death authority angle. I am not that interested tbh. It is just lazy booking.

Moreover, its the same story over and over again. HHH and Steph wants you to be their dog or else. This crap is going on for how many years now

I don't disagree with this. Especially as each show is playing out the usual crap with Steph and Shane.

And none of it rises to the level of when CM Punk was involved, imo.

yeah, Daniel Bryan had the Yes Movement, but Punk was the perfect anti-Authority foil.

they wasted Punk's potential in the long run. they tried to recapture it again with Bryan, but he too was wasted before ultimately being brought down by injury.

now, they're just recycling the story with different superstars but not to the same effect as Punk or Bryan.

 

[LOBO3315a]

Dwayne Johnson had a little thing called talent. And charisma. And experience.

Roman Reigns has size and a vest.

And conditioner in his hair.

Belee da.....errr With all due respect.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

And none of it rises to the level of when CM Punk was involved, imo.

yeah, Daniel Bryan had the Yes Movement, but Punk was the perfect anti-Authority foil.

they wasted Punk's potential in the long run. they tried to recapture it again with Bryan, but he too was wasted before ultimately being brought down by injury.

now, they're just recycling the story with different superstars but not to the same effect as Punk or Bryan.

Punk and especially Bryan were natural. Bryan's story was brought to the front by the fans. They fought back against the WWE usual shtick.

 

[Loki882]

A few years ago, I could have seen Ambrose maybe working as the "rebel against the Authority" babyface. He was really over, he's the closest thing that they have to Stone Cold these days, and it's FAR easier to buy The Authority not wanting him as the top guy (for various reasons).

But no, they decided to give Roman that angle, and it didn't fit/feel natural at all.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Anyone hear Sasha's interview with Lilian Garcia? She didn't have the best childhood.

 

[chamber-music]

A few years ago, I could have seen Ambrose maybe working as the "rebel against the Authority" babyface. He was really over, he's the closest thing that they have to Stone Cold these days, and it's FAR easier to buy The Authority not wanting him as the top guy (for various reasons).

But no, they decided to give Roman that angle, and it didn't fit/feel natural at all.

I think Dean's lunatic character is somewhat limited by being in a PG era.

Anyone hear Sasha's interview with Lilian Garcia? She didn't have the best childhood.

I listened to the Lillian Garica interview with Mickie James. I never knew she was abused. Mickie is also really insecure. I think she is a lot more happy now being in the current generations women's locker room than she was in during her previous WWE run.

Many of these female wrestlers seem to have some tragic events in their past.

 

[javonstokess]

A few years ago, I could have seen Ambrose maybe working as the "rebel against the Authority" babyface. He was really over, he's the closest thing that they have to Stone Cold these days, and it's FAR easier to buy The Authority not wanting him as the top guy (for various reasons).

But no, they decided to give Roman that angle, and it didn't fit/feel natural at all.

They were literally on the road to that at last Wrestlemania. That year's Main Event should have been "corporate" Roman Reigns (good looking, "face of the franchise") champion vs. Dean Ambrose.

Reigns should have taken Triple H's offer during the tournament after Rollins got hurt and he and Ambrose should have feuded all the way to Wrestlemania with Ambrose winning the Royal Rumble at the expense of Triple H.

Perfect logical storyline...so obviously it didn't happen.

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[SuperBatman]

They really just need to get the McMahons off TV. I don't mind Shane but the truth is the show shouldn't be about them they spend so much time having Stephanie and Foley fight when they could put their time in effort until a storyline people could actually care about. I know u have to have some type of GM power there but I've said from the start Shane and Steph don't really need to be on TV they should've just had Foley and Bryan run the shows but with Foley likely leaving u got to put somebody else in that GM Spot Hogan/Angle whoever just get Steph and HHH even off TV.

 

[Dr. Evil]