Author Topic: Wrestling discussion (Read 111499 times)

Shaymin · « **Reply #175 on:** July 30, 2011, 09:46:48 AM »

My only complaint about SD is that the only feud I care about is Randy Orton v Tables, and that's only because Orton's 0-5 against them the last 2 weeks.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #176 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:12:19 PM »

So on SmackDown and on house shows lately they have been teasing a face turn for Sheamus. I think it could work if they don't change his character too much, and they did a good job of it on SmackDown when he confronted Mark Henry (speaking of which, I like how they are making him seem like a legit tough guy who people are afraid to wrestle).

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #177 on:** August 03, 2011, 01:38:26 AM »

So I just finished watching Raw and Triple H's solution for the 2 WWE champions is going to be resloved at SummerSlam. Cena versus Punk. Whoever wins will be the undisputed WWE Champion. After the Money in the Bank match last month I'm excited to see the match between Punk and Cena.

Looking forward to Wrestlemania. I think it would be cool to have a Punk, Cena, Rock match. Triple threat matches are so exciting. Last great one was Benoit, Michaels, and Triple H at Wrestlemania 20.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #178 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:49:12 PM »

I think I'm going to WrestleMania again next year, only a 2 hour drive or so.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #179 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:04:55 PM »

I probably won't be able to go to one unless they somehow bring it to Buffalo (which won't happen as they seem to only want stadiums now rather than arenas).

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #180 on:** August 09, 2011, 06:30:34 AM »

So last nights Raw was pretty good. I really like the segment at the end of the show for the contract signing. CM Punk basically was pretty good on the mic. First he pretty much said that these contract signings ended up in a fight at the end which this one did but the back and forth between Cena and Punk were great with their mic skills. It was nice seeing the Rock too. He basically pretty much explained why nobody likes Cena. At least the older fans anyway don't like him.

So SummerSlam is this Sunday. So far the card is Cena vs Punk to determine the undisputed WWE Champion. Triple H will be the guest ref.Whoever is champion will face Mysterio on Raw next week. Christian vs Orton in a no holds barred match. Shamus vs Mark Henry. Should be pretty good match up. Kelly Kelly versus Beth Phoenix. Thats what I saw but I think more will be added this Friday on Smackdown.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #181 on:** August 09, 2011, 04:18:16 PM »

Yeah, those are the only 4 announced so far. This is not a good thing since SummerSlam is their second biggest PPV of the year. If I had to guess, I would assume they will add Ziggler vs. Riley for the US Championship. Not sure what else though.

With the rumors that Mysterio injured his knee over the weekend, I doubt he will get the title next week. Triple H teased a possible heel turn this Sunday, but I really hope they don't use this to have Cena win the match since I think Punk should be given a lengthy world title run for once (his longest reign has been about 2 months).

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #182 on:** August 09, 2011, 09:36:16 PM »

Hopefully all this "Undisputed WWE Champion" means they're bringing that titles back and ditching the disgrace to profession wrestling that is the current bastardization of the WWE title.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #183 on:** August 10, 2011, 02:03:27 AM »

I have seen others say it and I agree, the spinner belt looks like some crappy piece of bling that a rapper would have worn like 5 or 6 years ago. I am glad it at least doesn't spin anymore, but it still looks silly.

On TNA, I seem to be in the minority of those on the Internet who like the Joker Sting. However, I don't care if Dixie Carter is on TV or not and that was his reason for wanting the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. I couldn't care less about the X Division because it's just a name and not an actual division (it's was a made up marketing gimmick to help make TNA unique), and they seem to come and go when it comes to pushing it anyways. TNA used to have a great tag team division but seem to be walking away from it now and Beer Money (one of the best tag teams in wrestling right now) are stuck feuding with teams like Mexican America.

Adrock · « **Reply #184 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:29:14 AM »

The current WWE storyline with Punk and Cena is one of the most entertaining since the Attitude era. I like that the WWE is acknowledging the fact that fans are privy to some of the stuff that occurs behind the scenes. Many wrestling fans have access to the internet and they know who got fired and for what and who's going to debut. They can read about wrestlers on wikipedia or google. WWE is using that in storylines and blurring the line between reality and the WWE bubble. Of course, it's still fiction, but it makes for more engaging television, better than it has been in recent years. Maybe they're getting a little crazy over the amount of time spent on promos vs. actual wrestling (not as bad as TNA/Impact Wrestling or whatever it's called). The "contract signing" took over 20 minutes. No wrestling, just talking. However, CM Punk is amazing on the microphone. His ability to cut awesome promos is the only thing that makes this work. I don't think there's anyone else on the roster today who's as good as him, certainly not Cena or HHH.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #185 on:** August 14, 2011, 09:28:06 PM »

Streaming SummerSlam in HD...pretty decent so far.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #186 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:04:36 PM »

Wow! Randy Orton vs Christian - epic match! Won't give it away, but that has to be seen in it's entirety. Lots of huge spots, didn't botch anything, it was basically perfect.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #187 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:14:04 PM »

Watching it now. The Cena and CM Punk match is starting now. Triple H is heading to the ring as I type this. That Christian and Orton match was excellent. I liked the special guest before the match.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #188 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:53:17 PM »

My feed went out for a short while but I saw the ending of Summerslam and well there was a guest appearance by a wrestler who did his finishing move and then Del Rio cash in his money in the bank on CM Punk.Del Rio won.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #189 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:53:25 PM »

Horrible ending to the match, but a (couple of) nice surprises afterwards. CM Punk gets the 3 count while Triple H "doesn't see" Cena's leg on the ropes, then Kevin Nash comes into the ring and gives Punk the Jack Knife Power Bomb, so of course Del Rio cashes in the MitB Briefcase (even though they never waited for Punk to recover like they always do) and wins the title after a kick to the head. Obviously it'll be a big setup by Triple H, Nash, etc, to get the title off of Punk.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #190 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:55:32 PM »

Actually, they don't always wait for the champion to recover. They really only did that recently. CM Punk and Edge cashed in the MITB and both times only had to wait for the announcer to make it official.. I don't like how it ended.

Adrock · « **Reply #191 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:52:24 PM »

Aw, lame! I wanted Punk to hold the belt longer. The short title reigns and belts quickly changing hands reminds me of the Vince Russo era of WCW.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #192 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:55:32 PM »

Or the Russo/Bischoff/Hogan era of TNA. LOL

Adrock · « **Reply #193 on:** August 15, 2011, 12:02:51 AM »

TJ: 1, TNA: -475931

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #194 on:** August 15, 2011, 12:08:08 AM »

Interesting note regarding the end of the PPV, Alberto Del Rio became the first Mexican-born WWE Champion. Eddie Gurrero was born in Texas and Rey Mysterio in California. The title has now been held by people born in the United States, Italy, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, Iran, and Spain.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #195 on:** August 15, 2011, 12:15:39 AM »

Shameless plug, but I maintain a record of how long champions in WWE have held their titles (for example, Cena has held the WWE Championship for a combined total of 1,045 days; this puts him in 4th all time behind Bruno Sammartino/Hulk Hogan/Bob Backlund). I am thinking of adding TNA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TJ_Spyke/Test

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #196 on:** August 15, 2011, 05:35:52 PM »

Some wrestling news stories from today:

*WWE senior referee Mike Chioda was suspended for 30 days for his first violation of the companies Wellness Policy.
*Hulk Hogan has said he still regrets passing on the George Foreman Grill. He was originally offered the chance to endorse it, but declined and chose to endorse a pasta maker instead. Foreman was offered it next and has made $300 million over the years from it.
*B.G. James (aka Road Dogg) hinted on Twitter that Kevin Nash got the phone call on Friday about appearing at SummerSlam
*Daniel Bryan has said he was told by somebody in WWE that he needed to change his theme music if he wanted people to like him. He originally picked "Ride of the Valkyries" because he thought it was awesome and hope people would eventually sing along (I like his old theme and hate his new one, I am not sure most people even know the lyrics to it anyways).
*Also related to Daniel Bryan, he said his ideal pick for WrestleMania next year would be to have Shawn Michaels come out of retirement and win the world title, then face him. He knows this most likely won't happen, so hsi next choice would be Randy Orton because he is the top dog on SmackDown.
*Cee Lo Green has said his outfit was inspired by the Legion of Doom because he was a huge fan of the tag team and that Road Warrior Animal has even complimented him on the tribute.
*The original plan for The Miz at SummerSlam was to face Rey Mysterio one on one, but Mysterio's knee wasn't healthy enough to risk it without further damage. This is why to went with a six-man tag team match and had Mysterio do minimal action in it.
*WWE has suspended Tough Enough winner Andy Levine for violating the Wellness Policy, thought they haven't confirmed it since they don't announce suspensions of their developmental wrestlers.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #197 on:** August 23, 2011, 04:08:01 AM »

Just finished watching Raw and well Cena and Punk had another great match. It was to determine who would face Del Rio at Night of Champions. Cena won in a similar way that Punk won at Money in the Bank except replace Mr. Mc McMahon with Kevin Nash. However earlier in the evening Triple H was told by John Larinitis that Nash was in a car accident and was taken to the hospital. So Triple H went to the Hospital and left Larinitis in charge. I think I know who sent Nash the message to attack Punk. I think it was Stephine McMahan acting on the wishes of her father Vince. Nash and Larinitis are the pawns in all of this.Triple H is the one that doesn't know what has been happening.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #198 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:58:30 PM »

Nash's moustache gives me the creeps. It's like he shaves his moustache...but at the same time he has a full blown pornstache.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #199 on:** August 30, 2011, 03:18:18 PM »

Well it seems that Kevin Nash is now a Superstar in the WWE now. There was going to be a match up between Kevin Nash and Punk at Night of Champions but at the end of the Raw Supershow Triple H is going to face Punk at NoC. Pretty good match ups on Raw last night. Lots of good matches. I'm glad they are going back to having both Raw and Smackdown Superstars on the same show. It makes things more entertaining.

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