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Why would you want to waste either Cena or Punk on that? If Hogan absolutely has to be at Wrestlemania, just give him a segment, like the one where he saved Eugene from Hassan and Daivari, and then fecked off.
 
I'd give him a rumble slot, but probably wouldn't waste my time announcing it.

It won't generate any extra PPV buys, he clearly won't win it, it would just be a nice hat tip to the fans
 
Seems so. Rumour is it's either Piper/Hogan in a legends match or Cena/Hogan vs Piper/Punk at Wrestlemania.

Neither sound good to me.
Hogan, Flair, Snuka, Piper, Slaughter etc should not be involved in any in ring activity. Not even to cup his ears, rip a shit or whip someone with a belt. A backstage segment like Hitman usually does will do for me.
 
That was a decent ending to Raw. Thank god that angle is done. It's seriously dragged for four months.

Next week should be a big show. Big Dave back, Lesnar sure to be there, Bryan finished with the Wyatts and Punk/HHH starting in earnest.

BTW - Bryan's the most over wrestler since the attitude era. I can't remember anyone getting reactions like he gets since Rock and Austin. Obviously nowhere near them but the reactions he gets must embarrass the rest of the roster. Especially with the PG focus of the show now.
 
What a fecking ending that was. How can they not view Bryan as the most over man in the company after that?!

There's got to be a Rumble win in his future...

Cena vs. Bryan
Orton vs. Batista
Punk vs. HHH
Lesnar vs. Taker

Unless they want to get Sheamus in... that's a pretty solid top 4 matches for a Wrestlemania card.
 
I think last night proves that they know exactly what they're doing with him.


This. I think that anyone who believes Vince deliberately buries the people who would make him the most money is either retarded or deluded. I think Vince knew all along what was going to happen with the Bryan/Wyatts. Vince's existence is to make money, and the crowd have been chanting Bryan for long enough.
 
This. I think that anyone who believes Vince deliberately buries the people who would make him the most money is either retarded or deluded. I think Vince knew all along what was going to happen with the Bryan/Wyatts. Vince's existence is to make money, and the crowd have been chanting Bryan for long enough.
I wouldn't call these people retarded or deluded at all, but one thing I deplore is how fans use the word "buried" to convey their impatience/frustration. I personally think Bryan has been booked poorly since SummerSlam. There have been some nice moments, but there were many moments that weren't needed. His crowd control on the last RAW was immense, he's the most over superstar in the WWE right now, more over than Punk and Cena, which says a lot. Maybe the feud has been too short, but credit to the Wyatt's whose reputation has continued to increment.

I really enjoyed reading this post (on a different forum), though I don't agree with all of it:
They booked him as a whiner on NXT and he always lost. They sent him away after he choked Roberts with a tie. They had him lose at Wrestlemania in seconds. They saddled him with a silly "anger management" gimmick. They piled a "weak link" gimmick atop that. They "built" him up for the Cena title match by constantly harping on him being a short underdog. They booked Orton and others to bone him out of the title three straight times. They had be submissive to Bray Wyatt


A normal man would've had his career Miz-zed by two-or-so of those instances. This magnificent bugger keeps rising above it and gets more popular. It's amazing
 
I wouldn't call these people retarded or deluded at all, but one thing I deplore is how fans use the word "buried" to convey their impatience/frustration. I personally think Bryan has been booked poorly since SummerSlam. There have been some nice moments, but there were many moments that weren't needed. His crowd control on the last RAW was immense, he's the most over superstar in the WWE right now, more over than Punk and Cena, which says a lot. Maybe the feud has been too short, but credit to the Wyatt's whose reputation has continued to increment.

I really enjoyed reading this post (on a different forum), though I don't agree with all of it:


Yeah it's ridiculous. People even on the Caf say someone has been buried if they lose to one person. They're (in kayfabe) in a locker room of equals and great threats. They should lose a lot more often and still win often. It's less believable and more bullshit to have one person win a championship then win 7 straight matches then lose and all of a sudden be a nobody losing to everybody for 10 matches until he gets another shot at the title only to become unbeatable again for 6 months only to lose to someone who previously couldn't buy a win.

Talent should lose cleanly to each other on a weekly basis. It gives talent credibility as a legitimate threat, rather than having people roll their eyes about certain superstars because how can someone who has been jobbing for 6 months ever beat someone who has been winning for the past year, thus that person must have been 'buried.'
 
Sandow did himself a lot of good on Raw, His match with Cena was superb and how much momentum has Bryan built up ahead of the rumble? wow!
 
Only 3 ppvs on sky sports this year, elimination chamber, payback and night of champions. Rest of ppvs on box office. Will be interesting what happens when the sky contract runs out in October. Maybe BT will jump in, or go wwe network exclusive
 
I wouldn't call these people retarded or deluded at all, but one thing I deplore is how fans use the word "buried" to convey their impatience/frustration. I personally think Bryan has been booked poorly since SummerSlam. There have been some nice moments, but there were many moments that weren't needed. His crowd control on the last RAW was immense, he's the most over superstar in the WWE right now, more over than Punk and Cena, which says a lot. Maybe the feud has been too short, but credit to the Wyatt's whose reputation has continued to increment.

I really enjoyed reading this post (on a different forum), though I don't agree with all of it:


RE the post that you quoted. Hell No was a good distraction for him, kept him on TV when they didn't really have anything else for him, he closed the show on occasion with Kane, he beat Cena clean, he beat Orton clean for the title (once, twice? can't remember). The "weak link" gimmick resulted in him single handedly destroying the Shield. "Anger Management" segments were hilarious, and he seems to have retained a few facets of that to his character now. The face getting screwed isn't anything new. He is excellent but he hasn't had to rise above anything really, apart from the Sheamus thing. That was terrible. WWE fans just seem to want to think that the company is run by a bunch of idiots
 
I think it needs to be said that the dropkick Reigns hit on Punk during that match was awesome.

And the sight of the entire arena YESing along with Bryan was great. That man is insanely over.
 
Reigns on The Shield in the Rumble;

"Oh that’s simple. We’re all in there together. Nothing changes for us. It’s business as usual. We’re gonna eliminate everybody and we’re going to do it with the most efficient teamwork possible. And then once we get to where it’s us three we’re gonna have to figure that out then. The gloves may come off or maybe we’ll make a stand. Maybe we’ll do something no one’s ever done before. We walk out of that sucker; who knows? That’s gonna have to be up to everybody to tune in and pay attention. Cause we’re gonna put on a good show."

So the Shield last until the final 3, they all go to eliminate themselves and feck shit up, maybe at that point Ambrose turns on Rollins quickly as the heel and throws him out and then all of a sudden as he turns around SPEAR. Then Reigns picks Ambrose up and eliminates him, face turn solo push and Ambrose remains the heel.
 
Reigns on The Shield in the Rumble;



So the Shield last until the final 3, they all go to eliminate themselves and feck shit up, maybe at that point Ambrose turns on Rollins quickly as the heel and throws him out and then all of a sudden as he turns around SPEAR. Then Reigns picks Ambrose up and eliminates him, face turn solo push and Ambrose remains the heel.


They will never be the last three in the Rumble IMO. I don't know how exactly they will book it, but Reigns is likely to be the guy who has the most eliminations and stands out a bit like the person who gets booked early in the match but lasts for most of the match. Either Bryan or Batista are winning the rumble. Difficult to choose between those two IMO. Batista is supposed to be leaving for film promotion after Mania and then returning later in the year so I don't see him winning the belt at Mania but he might well win the Rumble.

This year is much more unpredictable than previous years. Last year the winner of the Rumble, main event of mania and the three main event matches were quite predictable. This year with Lesnar putting himself in the title picture, Batista returning, Orton still champion and Cena and Bryan(Wyatt not lasting until Mania) not having anyone obvious to feud with it's difficult to guess. All I'd say for sure is Punks vs HHH will be a mania match and Taker is most likely to face Lesnar.

Personally I'd prefer Punk vs HHH, Cena vs Taker(the only match where the streak would be in doubt with Cena's superman booking), Bryan vs Orton and Batista vs Lesnar if I had the choice but I think the line up will be more like Cena Vs Bryan, Orton vs Batista, Punk vs HHH and Lesnar vs Taker.

Either way, Bryan really should be leaving Mania as champion and go into fresh angles following mania with the likes of Lesnar, Batista, Punk and one day Reigns. The guy is so over it is insane. Cena's be on top with lukewarm backing for so long its really different to have one person who EVERYONE is behind. Even Punk was not close to what Bryan has been getting this year.

A rumble win and a Mania title win would be the normal would someone as over as him would have got back in the day.
 
The last 3 in the rumble will be 3 out of Orton, Batista, Bryan and Punk.

I think Orton will lose the title match, enter himself into the rumble, and be eliminated by Batista.
 
The last 3 in the rumble will be 3 out of Orton, Batista, Bryan and Punk.

I think Orton will lose the title match, enter himself into the rumble, and be eliminated by Batista.


That's a good call. Orton has been hinting at trouble with HHH and with the obvious evolution connections that could be enough to set up a match at Mania between Batista and Orton. That would leave Cena and Bryan for the title if Bryan wins the rumble in the main event.
 
That's a good call. Orton has been hinting at trouble with HHH and with the obvious evolution connections that could be enough to set up a match at Mania between Batista and Orton. That would leave Cena and Bryan for the title if Bryan wins the rumble in the main event.

That's what I'm thinking - and they're both matches I want to see (again).

The only spanner for me is the Sheamus factor... I don't hate the guy or anything, but I definitely don't want to see him in a big Mania match... but as WWE/Trips are quite high on him, I can see his comeback being made out to be a pretty big deal.

He's also one for the last three or four of the Rumble actually - which is where I assume he'll return. I definitely think the last two should be Batista and Bryan though.
 
That's what I'm thinking - and they're both matches I want to see (again).

The only spanner for me is the Sheamus factor... I don't hate the guy or anything, but I definitely don't want to see him in a big Mania match... but as WWE/Trips are quite high on him, I can see his comeback being made out to be a pretty big deal.

He's also one for the last three or four of the Rumble actually - which is where I assume he'll return. I definitely think the last two should be Batista and Bryan though.


I think his return has been put back. He was making slow progress from his injury. He's certainly not been mentioned for a Rumble return but that means little I suppose.

I can't see him stopping any of those matches from happening though, with Lesnar and Batista back he's in the mid card and could be useful opponent for Langston or Reigns. I'm sure those 8 wrestlers will be in the main event matches I just don't know how they will line up. Lesnar is working elimination chamber and Mania as well as the Rumble so he could be in the title picture and Cena might work the streak match.
 
New age outlaws vs brotherhood for titles announced for royal rumble

In other news Richard Sherman cut a great promo after yesterday's nfl game