The Pro Wrestling Thread

[JO_75]

I just have one question...........

 

Watcha going to do when Hulkamania once again runs wild on Raw and at Wrestlemania!

 

WWE.com has posted an article confirming the return of the man whom without there wouldn't be a Wrestlemania, Hulk Hogan is coming to Raw on Monday and will Host Wrestlemania 30.

 

http://www.wwe.com/inside/hulk-hogan-returns-to-wwe-26183295

 

Interestingly, WWE.com also posted an article about Sting where they throw in this teaser... His best days may still be yet to come."

[sliceanddic3]

Holy [Profanity Deleted]. That Shield/Wyatt match was outstanding. Seriously go watch it (with the promo they play before the match) if you like/liked wrestling ever, it was fantastic.

[JO_75]

I don't know how but Triple H has officially buried an entire PPV. Right now, this wasn't the finish they needed with the Network launching at 9am tomorrow. Only way they save Mania is have Bryan defeat Kane in a match to make it a Triple Threat Match. No match with HHH, not even a dream match with HBK, or even making Bryan the guy to beat Undertaker and end the streak won't even matter.

 

Either Bryan is in the Title Match or the fans are going to hijack the main event of WM badly.

[JO_75]

Anyone get the WWE Network yet?

[sliceanddic3]

I'm tempted, but honestly, they don't deserve my money with the crap they've been putting out recently. Plus, that gives me a reason so I'm not watching old attitude era stuff every day haha

Edited February 24, 2014 by sliceanddic3

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Been messing around with the free trial. Everything is buffering like hell today. It'll probably get better after optimizations and after they get past the initial load but the quality of the stuff back then is pretty good. They don't have much as a selection as far as things in the 90s or for any of the Raw and Smackdowns, but they have a great selection of PPVs going back to the 2000. 

 

I've heard they've blurred out things that would be deemed "inappropriate" such as the "puppies" but I haven't seen it yet. If it's true, what a turn off considering we're paying for this. Only reason this is worth buying right now is for the PPVs included in the future and the classic PPVs of the last decade for me personally. 

 

Man the crowds back then were just amazing compared to how they are now. 

Edited February 25, 2014 by EnVy_CaLiBeR

[JO_75]

CM Punk Walk out.... Check. Need another way to throw a curve ball at this year's Mania? How about a legit knee injury to John Cena.

 

During the beat down by the Wyatts, something happened that caused Cena to either dislocate his knee or hyper extend it. Not a story, this is 100% legit. So now we may have to throw Cena/Bray out the window but I'll be alright with it if it leads to a Shield/Wyatt 2 at WM. 

 

Bryan vs HHH seems to be the direction they are headed in and are are mistakenly leaving Orton/Batista as the WM main event. I agree with Heyman, let them have their match before Mania.

 

Speaking of which, Lesnar/Taker is official and was I the only one who marked out seeing Hogan return tonight?

[FerrariFan87]

I couldn't believe Bryan didn't win the Elimination Chamber... and apparently most of the crowd was stunned as well. Why do they continue to let Bryan get so close only to have him fail again?

[sliceanddic3]

Apparently there are reports saying Punk is going to return at Raw tonight in Chicago. If thats true the roof will just about blow off the arena.

EDIT: Well then.

Edited March 4, 2014 by sliceanddic3

[JO_75]

Apparently there are reports saying Punk is going to return at Raw tonight in Chicago. If thats true the roof will just about blow off the arena.

EDIT: Well then.

 

The stage has been set after that HHH/Bryan promo...........

 

It will be clobbering time once again................

Edited March 4, 2014 by JO_75

[sliceanddic3]

Alright. I think I'm done with WWE again. I'll check back in on the Shield every once and a while, but that's it. That whole Raw was one big troll episode for Punk fans and a way for HHH to say it doesn't matter what the fans want. Screw them.

[JO_75]

Alright. I think I'm done with WWE again. I'll check back in on the Shield every once and a while, but that's it. That whole Raw was one big troll episode for Punk fans and a way for HHH to say it doesn't matter what the fans want. Screw them.

 

My very first WM in person and big nosed Triple H has to ruin it. 

 

You win Hunter, you win. 

[sliceanddic3]

My very first WM in person and big nosed Triple H has to ruin it.

You win Hunter, you win.

I feel bad for you.. Hopefully Lesnar/Taker won't be bad and Bryan will somehow get thrown into the WWE title match and win. If it still ends up being Bootista vs Orton, I hope you boo the hell out of that match. And I'm from STL so I like Orton.

[bauer77]

Man, this was just one big troll show. Sigh. Tuned in for a potential CM Punk return, Shield/Wyatts 2.0, a Ziggler fight, and hopefully Bryan would beat Batista. And yet no CM Punk, the Shield basically broke up, the Ziggler/Del Rio fight lasted all of about 5 minutes, and The Authority had to disrupt the fight and destroy Daniel Bryan. Sigh.

 

But I'm really beginning to believe that this whole CM Punk this is just a work. There's no way he would still be on the active roster if he actually "quit" right? Plus, he was mentioned by Paul Heyman, Brock, and John Cena (also he was mentioned in the Raw Pre-show on the wwe network). Just seems like to me if this was actually legit, they would write him off and never really talk about him.

Edited March 4, 2014 by bauer77

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

That Raw was good but had so much untapped potential. All it needed was for Punk to come out at the end and watch the crowd go mad. If I was Vince, I would have been on my KNEES begging Punk to come back for this Raw, save D. Bryan from a beating at the hands of Batista and Triple H, and insert him in the title picture for a Triple Threat Match because as of now, the crowd has no one to cheer for in the Batista and Orton match. The WM card is all you need to see to show that the WWE doesn't give a damn about its fans. 

 

Batista vs Orton: They're really going to pit two heels against each other? In a way, I think the stipulation will be that if D. Bryan beats HHH, then he will get injected into the match because I just don't see how Vince is really going to let it be a heel vs heel match. This match was a product of a Punk/Bryan fiasco from the Rumble and they deserve it when the crowd boos the hell out of both of them. Not to mention how gassed Batista has looked every time he steps into the ring for five minutes. We have to deal with this for the next two years instead of more Punk? Awful. 

 

Cena vs Bray: I would love to see Bray go over but I can't help but feel it's going to be another case of Cena burying another up and coming star. 

 

Undertaker vs Lesnar: Honestly the only match worth watching at Mania. Heyman will produce gold like always to make this match even better and they will likely put on a great match.  

 

HHH vs Bryan: How do I put this..

 

 

Burial Time. R.I.P. Daniel Bryan. 

 

Cancelled my WWE Network subscription yesterday. The only way I would have kept it was if they could deliver a compelling card for Mania. They didn't deliver. Oh well. 

Edited March 4, 2014 by EnVy_CaLiBeR

[sliceanddic3]

Man, this was just one big troll show. Sigh. Tuned in for a potential CM Punk return, Shield/Wyatts 2.0, a Ziggler fight, and hopefully Bryan would beat Batista. And yet no CM Punk, the Shield basically broke up, the Ziggler/Del Rio fight lasted all of about 5 minutes, and The Authority had to disrupt the fight and destroy Daniel Bryan. Sigh.

But I'm really beginning to believe that this whole CM Punk this is just a work. There's no way he would still be on the active roster if he actually "quit" right? Plus, he was mentioned by Paul Heyman, Brock, and John Cena (also he was mentioned in the Raw Pre-show on the wwe network). Just seems like to me if this was actually legit, they would write him off and never really talk about him.

If this was a work, Punk would have returned tonight. It was the perfect time and everything was set up right. They still own the rights to the song/video I'd assume, so why not capitalize on being in Chicago? You could tell they tried to put on a really good show to make up for Punk not being there, but I wasn't impressed. Edited March 4, 2014 by sliceanddic3

[Militant X 1]

That Raw was good but had so much untapped potential. All it needed was for Punk to come out at the end and watch the crowd go mad. If I was Vince, I would have been on my KNEES begging Punk to come back for this Raw, save D. Bryan from a beating at the hands of Batista and Triple H, and insert him in the title picture for a Triple Threat Match because as of now, the crowd has no one to cheer for in the Batista and Orton match. The WM card is all you need to see to show that the WWE doesn't give a damn about its fans. 

 

Batista vs Orton: They're really going to pit two heels against each other? In a way, I think the stipulation will be that if D. Bryan beats HHH, then he will get injected into the match because I just don't see how Vince is really going to let it be a heel vs heel match. This match was a product of a Punk/Bryan fiasco from the Rumble and they deserve it when the crowd boos the hell out of both of them. Not to mention how gassed Batista has looked every time he steps into the ring for five minutes. We have to deal with this for the next two years instead of more Punk? Awful. 

 

Cena vs Bray: I would love to see Bray go over but I can't help but feel it's going to be another case of Cena burying another up and coming star. 

 

Undertaker vs Lesnar: Honestly the only match worth watching at Mania. Heyman will produce gold like always to make this match even better and they will likely put on a great match.  

 

HHH vs Bryan: How do I put this..

 

Burial Time. R.I.P. Daniel Bryan. 

 

Cancelled my WWE Network subscription yesterday. The only way I would have kept it was if they could deliver a compelling card for Mania. They didn't deliver. Oh well. 

 

LOL!!  I love wrestling but would never get the network.  And I don't buy the WrestleMania's on pay per view either cause of the recent b.s. that they do as some here have mentioned.

 

#Mili

[JO_75]

Have to say, if your not a fan of the current product the WWE Network is perfect for you. I bought it last week and it is simply amazing. All I been doing is watching PPVs from the 90's and reliving the glory days so to speak. Plus they air random episodes of Raw & SD during the day and man. WWE may use celebrities as guest hosts and are horrible at it today but I watched an episode of SD from 1999 with the Governator and they used Arnold perfect. 

 

Plus Wrestlemania Rewind and WWE Countdown are great shows. I hate that they are slowly adding Documentaries to it though. They aired The Rock's new documentary that came out a couple years ago live and added it after it aired live. 

 

 

What I find hilarious is they didn't edit out the commercials for when they would advertise their live events. 

Edited March 10, 2014 by JO_75

[JO_75]

Wrestlemania has been saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Daniel Bryan vs HHH, if Bryan wins the main event of WM will become Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan!

 

YES! YES! YES! #YESMovement

[sliceanddic3]

Wrestlemania has been saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daniel Bryan vs HHH, if Bryan wins the main event of WM will become Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan!

YES! YES! YES! #YESMovement

Thank God. It's sad that it took this long, but it's better than nothing. We need Punk back by or at 'Mania, and then I might start watching again.

Also, Punk is scheduled to appear on the next Talking Dead. Him and Hardwick are buddies so it doesn't surprise me. I hope he gets a few shots in at WWE.

Edited March 11, 2014 by sliceanddic3

[Nightman]

I'm a wrestling fan myself, but hate Vince McMahon ever since his "Attitude' era, although I think its still going on, but outside the ring and in the locker and boardrooms.  Rather watch old NWA stuff on YouTube.  Might go see Maryland Championship Wrestling an indy organization when it comes to Waldorf.    I hope that the sale of WJLA channel 7  to Sinclair goes through so we can see Ring of Honor in DC, which they own.

[Militant X 1]

I absolutely LOVED how Triple H (one of my all-time favorites) beatdown Daniel Bryan while he was in hand-cuffs.  I can't stand the "Yes-Movement" either.  Shut that mess down!  lol!  And, I LOVED how Corporate Kane, the New Age Outlaws (a lil' old school right there) and the other opponents in the ring beatdown the Shield!

 

#Mili

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

I absolutely LOVED how Triple H (one of my all-time favorites) beatdown Daniel Bryan while he was in hand-cuffs.  I can't stand the "Yes-Movement" either.  Shut that mess down!  lol!  And, I LOVED how Corporate Kane, the New Age Outlaws (a lil' old school right there) and the other opponents in the ring beatdown the Shield!

 

#Mili

 

Yeah that was some Triple H in his prime type stuff there. Not too many have played the role of a heel as well as Triple H does. 

[Militant X 1]

Yeah that was some Triple H in his prime type stuff there. Not too many have played the role of a heel as well as Triple H does. 

 

Absolutely!  I love Triple H as a heel man!  My nickname for him is "Triples".  I always scream it when I see him going off on that heel flow like he did with Daniel Bryan.  Then to watch him and Stephanie slowly throw up their hands and point..."Yes!  Yes!  Yes!" while the crowd was stunned in silence was classic!  Killed that pathetic movement!  lol!

 

#Mili

[Nightman]

I think Chyna will get into the WWE Hall of Fame, but probably as part of Dengereation X, now that she's out of the adult entertainment business. I'd like to see Andy Kaufman go in as a celebrity, long before Vince McMahon turned into sports entertainment, Andy as part of his comedy bit wrestled women and called himself the intergendered Champion..  In Memphis, Jerry "The King" Lawler challenged Kaufman and put him in the hospital.   

 

 

Did watch Memphis wrestling on FNN/Score which was the first competitor to ESPN, back in the golden TV age, where you could watch it everyday if you had cable.  Score had a lot of trivia contests and low budget stuff like CFL football,  powerboat racing, and a few regional pro wrestling groups like the one I motioned above, California Championship Wrestling, and the Miavia's Polynesian Pacific Wrestling which was affiliated with the NWA.
 

[sliceanddic3]

Just when I think I'm done, the Shield bring me back in. I am glad that the winner of HHH vs Bryan will go on into the Championship match, that instantly makes this Mania way more interesting. Let's hope they don't screw it up!

[JO_75]

Just when I think I'm done, the Shield bring me back in. I am glad that the winner of HHH vs Bryan will go on into the Championship match, that instantly makes this Mania way more interesting. Let's hope they don't screw it up!

 

They won't. Triple H will put Bryan over and he will win the championship. 70,000+ chanting YES as the show ends will be an amazing moment. Plus I'll get to be apart of that crowd since I'll be there in person.

[Militant X 1]

They won't. Triple H will put Bryan over and he will win the championship. 70,000+ chanting YES as the show ends will be an amazing moment. Plus I'll get to be apart of that crowd since I'll be there in person.

Great point!  It takes someone like Triple H to put Bryan over!  That's why he beat him down like he did when he was handcuffed.  Great build up!

 

#Mili

[George70]

I'm a wrestling fan myself, but hate Vince McMahon ever since his "Attitude' era, although I think its still going on, but outside the ring and in the locker and boardrooms.  Rather watch old NWA stuff on YouTube.  Might go see Maryland Championship Wrestling an indy organization when it comes to Waldorf.    I hope that the sale of WJLA channel 7  to Sinclair goes through so we can see Ring of Honor in DC, which they own.

 

I know what you mean about old NWA stuff - I really enjoyed those Saturday night shows on the Superstation, and every weekend i just knew it was there.  I miss those days.

[Militant X 1]

I know what you mean about old NWA stuff - I really enjoyed those Saturday night shows on the Superstation, and every weekend i just knew it was there.  I miss those days.

 

Those were the days!

 

#Mili