Television Tho Prop Grops Throps

There was a tweet my mate sent me saying Hulk Hogan was inducting him, thought it was a bit of a bazaar choice. I didn't watch the HOF (don't watch wrestling anymore) so don't know who ended up doing it?

It was probably a joke as it Was Mark Henry that said a week or two back that it was too soon for Hogan to return.

I think that he would have inducted Vince into the hall of pain if hogan would have inducted him :D
 
I feel sorry for Paige. Some of her issues are self-inflicted but the interview she did with Lilian Garcia makes you realise that there are reasons for the self-destructive stuff. She had a very strange upbringing by the sounds of it and lost a baby when she was 17/18 plus can't have kids in the future due to ovary issues that required surgery while she was in NXT.

Shame really considering she's actually younger than big-name women in WWE now. She could've achieved a lot.
That interview was pretty good and listening to what she went through after the leaks really makes you feel sorry for her. Have you listened to the Alexa one? It’s crazy as well, talking about how she almost died twice from Anerexia, she was supposedly on deaths door and her parents took her out of care to give it one last shot.
 
Got an idea of how to take the Universal belt off Brock and cement Daniel Bryan as 'the man' (taking from Austin / Hart WM13 and Angle Benoit RR03):

Royal Rumble: Final two are Bryan and Reigns. Bryan eliminates Roman to make up for IIRC 2015 when Bryan got screwed.

Build up is around how small Bryan is, he can't take Brock on etc.

Early in the match Bryn hits the knee and slices Lesnar's head ear to ear, full on Muta kinda blood (something nobody's done since he's come back). Lesnar's remains pretty dominant but Bryan keeps hitting shots that have a greater impact. The match continues and the ring mat just looks red. You can do all sorts of crazy spots through tables etc and have Bryan get some close calls in, (mabe even have one where Brock has to get his foot on the ropes - could be a good swerve if the ref doesn't see and counts three, Heyman can point out the foot so the match continues) but then, instead of Brock then winning, he goes for an F5 and Bryan, somehow, turns it to the Yes lock.

Now, this spot will last a while. Brock stays on the lock for a while, gets to roll over, but Bryan holds on. Brock gets to his feet, but Bryan still holds on. Brock, on his feet, runs Bryan into the turnbuckles, but Bryan holds on. Now the mat is soaked on Brock's blood. Brock then goes to stand again, gets to one knee, but then collapses. Bryan keeps holding on and the ref lifts the hand and it drops 3 times for Bryan to win the title.

It protects Brock as he never actually got pinned or submitted, all the while cements Bryan as the man as (a) he's the first to bust Brock open, (b) gets a visual pinfall when Brock has his foot on the ropes and (c) survives with enough left over to apply his finish and keep it on to the point of Brock passing out.
 
Got an idea of how to take the Universal belt off Brock and cement Daniel Bryan as 'the man' (taking from Austin / Hart WM13 and Angle Benoit RR03):

Royal Rumble: Final two are Bryan and Reigns. Bryan eliminates Roman to make up for IIRC 2015 when Bryan got screwed.

Build up is around how small Bryan is, he can't take Brock on etc.

Early in the match Bryn hits the knee and slices Lesnar's head ear to ear, full on Muta kinda blood (something nobody's done since he's come back). Lesnar's remains pretty dominant but Bryan keeps hitting shots that have a greater impact. The match continues and the ring mat just looks red. You can do all sorts of crazy spots through tables etc and have Bryan get some close calls in, (mabe even have one where Brock has to get his foot on the ropes - could be a good swerve if the ref doesn't see and counts three, Heyman can point out the foot so the match continues) but then, instead of Brock then winning, he goes for an F5 and Bryan, somehow, turns it to the Yes lock.

Now, this spot will last a while. Brock stays on the lock for a while, gets to roll over, but Bryan holds on. Brock gets to his feet, but Bryan still holds on. Brock, on his feet, runs Bryan into the turnbuckles, but Bryan holds on. Now the mat is soaked on Brock's blood. Brock then goes to stand again, gets to one knee, but then collapses. Bryan keeps holding on and the ref lifts the hand and it drops 3 times for Bryan to win the title.

It protects Brock as he never actually got pinned or submitted, all the while cements Bryan as the man as (a) he's the first to bust Brock open, (b) gets a visual pinfall when Brock has his foot on the ropes and (c) survives with enough left over to apply his finish and keep it on to the point of Brock passing out.
Hmmm. Good idea but Vince has a better idea.

Roman survives another 12 F5s, one of which is done on top of barbed wire, one on each announcers table, one that goes through the ring, one on a sleeping Braun Strowman.

Then he gets up and... SUPERMAN PUNCH. Brock is out and Reigns heads back stage to have mad sex with Vince.
 
Roman (I think it was Roman) bust Brock open on Raw once, bounced his head off the ring post.
 
Roman (I think it was Roman) bust Brock open on Raw once, bounced his head off the ring post.

That happened in their first match at mania 31 too, unless that’s what you’re thinking of? I can’t remember it happening again, but I can barely remember Brock being on RAW, to be honest :lol:
 
That happened in their first match at mania 31 too, unless that’s what you’re thinking of? I can’t remember it happening again, but I can barely remember Brock being on RAW, to be honest :lol:
I could have sworn it was on Raw but yeah could have been Mania. I have an absolutely shocking memory so I guess we'll never know :lol:
 
Was gonna comment on wm but waiting to do it after the whole week (sd tonight) as that will complete the refresh

Granted next week kinda kick starts the changes for the rosters tho

Hopefully sd is as good as raw
 
So Bryan v. Aj on SD live. What's the point for giving this match for free. Hopefully we see a classic at least today.
 
Expecting nakamura to get involved and build to something

Also Paige eh?
 
AJ learning from Steph with that counter there. Good to see the greats never stop learning.
 
Hmmm. Good idea but Vince has a better idea.

Roman survives another 12 F5s, one of which is done on top of barbed wire, one on each announcers table, one that goes through the ring, one on a sleeping Braun Strowman.

Then he gets up and... SUPERMAN PUNCH. Brock is out and Reigns heads back stage to have mad sex with Vince.

You are so dirty dirty Schwein..
 
I called it.

Reigns to take the title in Saudi Arabia. ‘Greatest Royal Rumble’ my ass what a load of shite.

Vince selling by out big time to the Saudi’s he’s undermining his biggest show of the year to satisfy this fecking multi million dollar house show.

But where else will he not get booed out the building when he wins?
 
I think Rusev will quit WWE soon, he one of there most over wrestlers they have he was the fall guy to Jinder Mahal on Sunday didn’t win last night and he now has a match at the greatest royal rumble............... A casket match V The Undertaker
 
Wouldn’t mind a storyline of Brock holding the title hostage and then Vince having to outsource to get someone to take the title off of him. Brock standing over the corpses of pretty much everyone then The Notorious music kicks in and Connor smacks him in the face with a dolly trolly and starts talking about his big Irish balls. Or better yet, Jon Jones comes down the ramp.

Somehow think they’ll work it so Bryan does it but they flirted the idea of Balor doing it. He is a small guy, the first universal champion, the crowds love him, the story is there for him to do it. He’d be like the ultimate underdog.

Also Um dream match, watching it right now, expecting Nakamura to ruin it somehow.

On Paige tho, intresting wonder if they’ll maybe make Smackdown female superstar heavy. Guessing Charlotte will be off to Raw.
 
Getting a UFC champ to defeat Brock is a terrible idea :lol: Hate these feckin part timers esp around WM season. Total BS.
Rusev is going to get literally buried ... into a casket. lol. Well that will show him and others who try to get over on their own.
I guess the thinking will be, 'not everybody gets to work with Taker, so see it as a privilege'


Anyway, how do people rate WM weekend?
So individiually (HOF, Takeover, WM, Raw, SD) and as a whole?
 
I think Rusev will quit WWE soon, he one of there most over wrestlers they have he was the fall guy to Jinder Mahal on Sunday didn’t win last night and he now has a match at the greatest royal rumble............... A casket match V The Undertaker
I struggle to see how a match against the Undertaker is a bad thing.

And Rusev losing all this matches isnt bad whatsoever. The fact that he is gone from pointless matches on Raw to having a one on one with Taker and being on the Mania card means that someone is paying attention.

He would be an idiot to quit the WWE at this point, and he wont.
 
Thinking about it, it made sense. Asukas streak was obviously not gonna last, she broke records and got herself on the history books. The records gone on for years now.

Charlotte since moving to smackdown has done absolutely nothing of note. Charlotte is WWEs top female talent. Argubly even top heel when she's heel. To have her go a year without doing anything of note then go to WrestleMania and lose the title, it be a long process to build her back up. She's ended the streak and gone over as a result. Asuka will still be booked strong. It makes sense, just a pitty it happened at mania.

I don't keep up with it enough to know the history of Flair and as you said spending a year not doing much...I didn't mind Aska losing, I knew she would, I just didn't like the tap out...it was a great match, deserved a 1,2,3.
 
Thought Mania was going to be one of the best wrestling shows in company history after the Rousey match, but Mania is just too long every year now. The crowd is just dead at the top of the card and is only going to react indifferently or negatively. It's time for it to run over two nights.

  • Good to see the Andre Battle Royal having a winner who the crowd are behind, even if the finish was botched. Bayley and Banks were robbed not getting a 1-on-1 match, but it could be the Summerslam main event if done right.
  • The IC triple threat was a great opener. Miz didn't look out of place with the other two and Rollins is the best on Raw right now.
  • Flair vs Asuka was very good albeit a bit short. I'm happy to have someone like Charlotte end the streak rather than Rousey. Hopefully they don't have Asuka lose with regularity.
  • There was nothing but apathy for Jinder winning.
  • The Rousey match went far better than expected, but Steph shouldn't have got that much offence in. At least they are making Rousey a wrestler and not making her the female Brock Lesnar.
  • Shame both tag divisions were treated as after thoughts with unstoppable big men making the rest of the division look lame.
  • All of the fantasy booking scenarios were better than what we got for Taker and Cena. It was basically a "Wrestlemania moment" and an entrance. Taker is better than this and could actually do something interesting to finish his career, but the main WWE shows don't do nuanced. Cena has been booked as a complete afterthought for years now and a win over him means virtually nothing.
  • Bryan match did its job, but can't believe they spent first five minutes with Bryan incapacitated.
  • At least they did the right thing with Jax.
  • Styles vs Nakamura wasn't right for that long into the show in front of a tired crowd. Post match was great though playing off the Flair/Asuka handshake. This feud is hopefully just getting going.
  • Lesnar vs Reigns was booked awfully. The crowd shat all over it and rightfully so. It felt like a desperate attempt to keep Brock around whilst trying to not have Reigns lose face. Reigns is a great worker and could be a top guy, but they've ruined him. At this point he could do with an enforced break for a year or so and come back refreshed. Surely the next Mania isn't going to be booked around him? I'm sure he'll get the title in Saudi Arabia regardless.
As usual NXT Takeover was far more superior to the main show. Gargano/Ciampa was a top 10 match in WWE history.

Just watched Smackdown; Nakamura has done more in the last month of interest than in the last year. Money in the Bank needs to die a horrible death or changed. Title changes on assaulted champions are boring and do no-one favours.

Early predictions on WM 35 main event? I would have Bryan winning the Rumble and jumping brands to challenge The Miz after them being kept apart until then. Can have e heel Nakamura defending against Bryan at Summerslam in the meantime, wiith him then dropping the title around Survivor Series and taking his first loss since coming back.
 
Overall enjoyed the WM weekend. It was a whole lot of fun:

HOF was too long and needs to be cut from the number of people they induct. Really should be one main eventer, the warrior award and then maybe 3 or 4 more. Them all getting 30 mins makes it a 3 hour event.

Takeover doesnt need to be discussed. Was awesome as per usual. Main event was awesome.

WM was too long and just bizarre. I dont know if they just went for some results to show how unpredictable they are but in terms of build towards the biggest event, a lot felt weird.
-Mens battle royal had a fun winner.
-CW match was decent
-Womens battle royal setup was weird. Everything about it was weird. The Bayley/Sasha stuff was fun tho
-IC title was a great opener
-Asuka losing her streak needed to happen by pin imo after a longer match (eg like one she had with Ember). So strange that the first womens rumble winner lost at WM.
-US title - guess they wanna just show Mahal isnt a one hit wonder?
-Tag titles (both) - too short to be anything. The Raw one was just about a WM moment. Crowd loved it.
-Mixed tag match was great. Rousey is a natural. lol @ steph being so great at blocking the arm bar. Apart from that, was so much fun.
-WWE title match was underwhelming due to the pace (get that the crowd were dying, but think it could / should have been better). Aftermath was great. Both rumble winners lost.
-Universal title - Trash match and ending ruined a fun PPV.

Raw was fantastic. Didnt seem to drag despite the 3 hours. Every segment was a lot of fun and the show flowed really well. Helped with all the surprises mixed throughout the night.

SD was really good. Naomi vs Nattie wasnt needed though.
Again good debuts, interesting choice for the GM. Good main event. Liked the cash in (lol at the ref).
Right now the SD main event scene is AJ, Daniel Bryan and Nakamura rofl.

I give the whole weekend 7.5/10. The mania main event was the worst thing.

Will be interesting to see what they do with the shakeup. Hope they dont change too much. The weekend shows how much WWE have missed in terms of acts and choosing the wrong people.
Rollins should be the face of Raw / WWE.
Rusev is a hot act they are trying to neuter for some reason instead of jumping on the momentum.
Weird company.
 
This Saudi Arabia thing looks a card that Nicholas would throw together...

50 man rumble.
Every male title on the line.
4 man IC title ladder match.
Cena vs HHH.
Taker vs Rusev in a casket match.
 
This Saudi Arabia thing looks a card that Nicholas would throw together...

50 man rumble.
Every male title on the line.
4 man IC title ladder match.
Cena vs HHH.
Taker vs Rusev in a casket match.
Nah Nicholas probably respects women
 
I thought they were going to do a failed cash in when Chioda was taking ages. It's not a new concept, why was he acting confused about the cash in? Enjoyed some of the debuts, thought they did remind me of Revivals' last year and then seeing them against Gallows and Anderson made me sad. I don't think we'll ever get close to peak revival on the main roster. Not too pleased about Paige being GM. I don't find her a very good promo and can verge on being awful at times and now she has a role where she'll likely have a few segments every week.

Doing another draft next week, hopefully Smackdown doesn't get screwed over like last year.
 
Nakamura and Elias are my two favourite stars in each brand right now.
 
Just finished the Dusty Rhodes tag team thingy on NXT Takeover.

What a fecking match. Between that and the ladder match, it puts WM to shame. Ridic talent.

I believe Vinnie Mc isnt involved in NXT? If so, it really shows.
 
Just finished the Dusty Rhodes tag team thingy on NXT Takeover.

What a fecking match. Between that and the ladder match, it puts WM to shame. Ridic talent.

I believe Vinnie Mc isnt involved in NXT? If so, it really shows.

Vince doesn't involved in NXT. NXT are HHH and Regal's thing, hence why its a proper wrestling show compare to RAW or Smackdown.