The Pro Wrestling Thread

[JO_75]

This is it, the final PPV before Wrestlemania is in the books and we are heading toward twice in a lifetime as it will be John Cena vs Rock for the WWE Championship. Jack Swagger with the surprise of the night by winning the chamber to go on to face Del Rio for the WHC at Wrestlemania. The Shield continues their momentum with a big win over Sheamus, Cena and Ryback.

Thoughts on the Chamber PPV and what to expect here on out until WM 29?

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

So glad they got rid of that spinner title.

[BloodRaven]

So Jack Swagger gets a new gimmick and push... then he goes out and speeds while intoxicated with weed in his car.

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

So Jack Swagger gets a new gimmick and push... then he goes out and speeds while intoxicated with weed in his car.

Lol wow. I just saw that. Wonder what will happen now.

[Militant X 1]

i love that new championship belt that Rock revealed.

~Mili

[JO_75]

Lol wow. I just saw that. Wonder what will happen now.

Nothing. Thanks to Glenn Beck who trashed this angle, it has pretty much saved Swagger from being punished due to the media publicity this is receiving. I can't go into the basis of who Glen Beck is due to the rules of the board but either you know him or you don't. WWE posted a video of Coulter and Swagger responding to what Beck said OUT OF CHARACTER I must add. WWE is also mad at the fact Beck turned down an offer to come to Raw this Monday to address his comments in an UNEDITED segment so they plan on mocking him on Raw. Surprisingly, it may have been Vince's call but word is Stephanie is called for a major overhaul of the Raw script.

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/14085/must-see-video-swagger-colter-respond-to-glenn-beck

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/14099/wwes-backstage-reaction-to-glenn-beck-more

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Hopefully we get to see tonight Undertaker's decision. I have a CM Punk feeling but I see Ryback as a dark horse.

[JO_75]

I'm a huge a CM Punk fan and don't even care that he lost tonight. For one, I knew he would lose if WWE wasn't going to add Punk to make it a Triple Threat Match. Second, that match tonight was what WRESTLING is all about. That reminded me of something from the Attitude Era, on the edge of your seat action that has you guessing what will happen next. I don't know what it is, whether Punk makes Cena step up his game in the ring or maybe creative allows Cena to show off more of his true wrestling ability on certain occasions(mostly against Punk) but he sure did tonight. I mean who would have thought Cena and hurricanrana would be used in the same sentence?

100% fantastic match, 5 stars all the way around, then again Cena and Punk have always been able to put on 5 stars matches every time they have faced off.

I don't know where this will lead us to now considering the show ended with no signs of Taker, but just maybe we'll see how the rest unfolds in the coming weeks. Maybe Punk is still added to the match, maybe he faces Taker but one thing I am sure of, expect the unexpected.

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

I'm a huge a CM Punk fan and don't even care that he lost tonight. For one, I knew he would lose if WWE wasn't going to add Punk to make it a Triple Threat Match. Second, that match tonight was what WRESTLING is all about. That reminded me of something from the Attitude Era, on the edge of your seat action that has you guessing what will happen next. I don't know what it is, whether Punk makes Cena step up his game in the ring or maybe creative allows Cena to show off more of his true wrestling ability on certain occasions(mostly against Punk) but he sure did tonight. I mean who would have thought Cena and hurricanrana would be used in the same sentence?

100% fantastic match, 5 stars all the way around, then again Cena and Punk have always been able to put on 5 stars matches every time they have faced off.

I don't know where this will lead us to now considering the show ended with no signs of Taker, but just maybe we'll see how the rest unfolds in the coming weeks. Maybe Punk is still added to the match, maybe he faces Taker but one thing I am sure of, expect the unexpected.

Agreed on everything you stated. Fantastic match.

And I think this solidifies that Punk faces Taker. The promo that Punk did before the match also hinted at it to me as well with the way he was calling himself immortal and a God. I think that kind of talk continues and by next week we should see Undertaker.

[JO_75]

Gotta love the fact that Baltimore's own Kevin Eck came up with the idea of the Zeb Coulter character. Thank you Kevin for giving the fans a edgy storyline once again!

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/14227/who-came-up-with-the-zeb-colter-gimmick-y2j-ratings

[JO_75]

This is interesting, The Rock is being advertised to appear at Extreme Rules as the WWE Champion!

"WWE returns to St. Louis for the first time in 2013 with Extreme Rules Pay Per View event led by WWE Champion The Rock!

If Rock retains the title at WM and this means Rock beats Cena again then I'll be happy. Plus if they don't do the Triple Threat Match of Rock/Cena/Punk at WM 29, they can always do it at Extreme Rules.

[JO_75]

I hate to post sad news, especially when it comes to the WWE but it came out that William "Paul Bearer" Moody has passed away at the age of 58. He was in the hospital the last couple days. This one hits me hard, not as much as Savage's passing did but man, I remember watching him growing up in the 90's. I was looking forward to Paul being able to escort the Undertaker to the ring in his final match at Wrestlemania, and I guess just like Savage being inducted into the Hall while he was alive, this will be another thing we won't get to see.

Just think, this happens the day after Taker returns to the WWE. I send my best to his family, we will miss you Paul.

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Sad to hear about Paul Bearer.

Fandango got dat swag. =P

[JO_75]

Oh how TNA Management doesn't pay attention to the small things. They have a big PPV tonight, and Bobby Roode is scheduled to team with his partner Austin Aries to defend the Tag Team Titles, except there is one problem. TNA has let Roode's contract expire and now he is no longer under contract with TNA.

There was a guy named Rick Rude who because of a contract dispute appeared on a Taped version of Raw, and appeared that same night on a LIVE Nitro back in 1997. Lex Luger in 1995 performed at a WWE house show just to appear on the debut edition of Nitro the very next night. Could history repeat with Bobby Roode and maybe appear at TNA's PPV tonight and show up on Raw tomorrow night?

http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/14541/breaking-update-bobby-roodes-contract-expires

[JO_75]

Sad to hear about Paul Bearer.

Fandango got dat swag. =P

WWE Tribute's to Paul Bearer

[JO_75]

Ugh.. that was one of the worst Raws I have seen. This is the Road to Wrestlemania Season and they couldn't put on a better show than that? My goodness, it was awful. I did like that Ryback will be facing Mark Henry at WM, Team Hell No vs Dolph/Big E for the Tag Titles is another positive for WM. I can easily see AJ turning on Dolph/Big E and managing Team Hell No though, looks to obvious.

Now on to Triple H vs Lesnar. I thought the segment was great, except the added stipulation. Now while I don't mind the No Holds Barred Match(essentially their Summer Slam Match except this time HHH won't have to tell the ref not to stop the match) but they could have done better on the added stipulation.

His career at this point is essentially over, so it's a waste of a career ending match type to do this on HHH. What I would have done... If Triple H loses, it's not his WWE anymore, it's not even Stephanie's WWE, hell Vince won't have anything to do with the WWE because if he loses it becomes Paul Heyman's WWE!

Triple H wins, he still is the COO, Vince is still chairman, if he loses Paul Heyman becomes the OWNER of the WWE.

Now, once again another reason why JO_75 should be working for the WWE... Your Welcome!

[FerrariFan87]

No chance HHH loses at WM... doesn't Lesnar's WWE contract expire that night anyway?

Undertaker will continue the streak against CM Punk.

Cena probably beats The Rock this go-around.

[AwakenTheDemon]

Ugh.. that was one of the worst Raws I have seen.

And I was there to experience it all, commercial free.

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

No chance HHH loses at WM... doesn't Lesnar's WWE contract expire that night anyway?

Undertaker will continue the streak against CM Punk.

Cena probably beats The Rock this go-around.

Nope. He's signed through Wrestlemania 31.

[JO_75]

Hey guys, I "crossed the line" as TNA says and went to my first TNA House show last night. I have to say it was well worth it. For $36 my friend and I got floor seats just a few rows back from the ringside. I noticed one major difference between TNA and WWE house shows, TNA is a lot more loose and relax in terms of storylines at house shows. They never really pushed storylines except for Aces & Eights where you had Team 3D vs Kurt Angle & Jeff Hardy as the main event. The other matches were just random matches that you could tell the wrestlers were just having fun and wanting to put on a good show for the fans.

One cool thing that TNA does is they allow you to go backstage for $50 during intermission and meet several superstars. Now essentially, $50 covers 2 people so essentially for $25 you get to meet BIG name stars. I was telling my friend, if this was WWE, we would have had to pay $50 just to see Tensai, Brodus, and Zack Ryder while they would charge us $200 just to meet Cena or Punk. For $50 at a TNA house show, I got to meet Samoa Joe, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode, Velvet Sky(in which in person I think she is the most beautiful women ever) and to top it off, KURT ANGLE & BULLY RAY! For $50, essentially $25 since the VIP Pass covers 2 people you got to meet big name stars.

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

I'm personally becoming a fan of Fandango. His match with Jericho should put him over significantly. This was a great edit of the start of their feud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GSuyn-xsso

Edited March 26, 2013 by EnVy_CaLiBeR

[JO_75]

I'm personally becoming a fan of Fandango. His match with Jericho should put him over significantly. This was a great edit of the start of their feud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GSuyn-xsso

What a waste of Chris Jericho's talents, that's all I have to say.

[BloodRaven]

Should have been Jericho vs Wade Barrett.

[1/28/01]

Wow, this stuff has really done down hill. That was hilarious!

[JO_75]

That was the worst sell of The People's Elbow I have ever seen. So Big Johnny learned absolutely nothing about how to sell moves correctly while he was off TV.

Also does anyone get a WM 17 feel to the Rock vs Cena Match?

[BloodRaven]

This might be the worst lead up to WM I've ever seen.

[JO_75]

Stephanie McMahon announced on Twitter that The Rock has been announced as the cover athlete for WWE 2K14.

[JO_75]

It's Wrestlemania Time!!!!!!!!!!

I am most excited for Punk/Taker more than any other match on the card. Hopefully Ziggler cashes in the title tonight(he's so damn overdue that it's not funny). Rock/Cena, meh. I'll watch their WM 28 match if I want to see them wrestle again. HHH-Lesnar, meh. Nobody wanted to see Brock face HHH again and would have preferred Taker/Lesnar and Punk being added to Rock/Cena to make it a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship.

[i bleed purple 52]

Hoping for cena heel turn he's so stale I know kids love him but its time

[Militant X 1]

i'm watching WRESTLEMANIA 2013 right now! Yeaaaaah!!

~Mili