The "Road to Wrestlemania XXX" Wrestling Thread

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KillerRamen said:
Oddly enough, after Matt and his wife beat the hell out of each other and got out of jail they got back together to take duck face selfies... They sound oddly perfect for each other.
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Maybe they're just into really rough sex? Explains the post-arrests selfie.


pitfallharry219 said:
Shit just got real. WWE unfollowed Punk on Twitter.
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From what I read on my Twitter, they also changed their Facebook status? mood? to "angry."

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Matt can slap a tornado. Among other things.

Kind of messed up that it took Punk quitting for Bryan to suddenly be in line for at least a mildly meaningful WM match. Still not where he should be, but notably better than what the rumored original plan was.

HydroX said:
Ambrose is definitely more Murdock than Rollins.
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Eh, I dunno. As far as "Howlin' Mad," maybe. But the cigar & I love it when a plan comes together smile is all Ambrose.
 
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I'd expect them to use KENTA as well as they used Low Ki.  Prince Devitt's odds would be somewhat better but not a lock by any means.

 
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Saw this on Facebook, have no idea if it's true or not as I don't see it anywhere else:

According to Wade Keller of the Torch, an Emergency meeting is being called with creative. Thursday and friday will decide the future of WWE storylines going forward. It is said that "nothing is sacred" and "Everything will be evaluated". Between sunday night and punk's departure, it has been cause for pause at stamford. One thing is for sure, this is getting interesting.

 
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HeroToTheMasses said:
KENTA to WWE.
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Ugh.


neocisco said:
I'd expect them to use KENTA as well as they used Low Ki. Prince Devitt's odds would be somewhat better but not a lock by any means.
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Both he and Kenta deserve a WWE paycheck, but, dang it, I wouldn't watch a neutered Devitt. That's just wrong. He is easily my favorite in-ring athlete in the last few years. Personality-wise, he's no Steen, but very few people are.


mitch079 said:
Saw this on Facebook, have no idea if it's true or not as I don't see it anywhere else:

[background=#ffffff]According to Wade Keller of the Torch, an Emergency meeting is being called with creative. Thursday and friday will decide the future of WWE storylines going forward. It is said that "nothing is sacred" and "Everything will be evaluated". Between sunday night and punk's departure, it has been cause for pause at stamford. One thing is for sure, this is getting interesting.[/size][/background]
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Hopefully they do something where I will feel compelled to actually watch their product.

But then again, I'm not 12 years old, so I'm far out of their target demographic.
 
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mitch079 said:
Ah Punk, either working us or buying into his own hype too much.
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That was my reaction as well. It's a work (and a well done one, thus far), or he and Bret Hart envision themselves the same way.

There's an odd "contradiction" (I dunno what else to call it) in that it seems the catalyst for him quitting is either him not getting "the main event" spot at Wrestlemania or Bryan not getting it. I'm not sure which to think of either. I can't put myself in the shoes of someone thinking that getting a match vs Triple H at WrestleMania would be "too low on the card" and worth quitting over.

Also, hey, y'all.

 
mykevermin said:
That was my reaction as well. It's a work (and a well done one, thus far), or he and Bret Hart envision themselves the same way.

There's an odd "contradiction" (I dunno what else to call it) in that it seems the catalyst for him quitting is either him not getting "the main event" spot at Wrestlemania or Bryan not getting it. I'm not sure which to think of either. I can't put myself in the shoes of someone thinking that getting a match vs Triple H at WrestleMania would be "too low on the card" and worth quitting over.

Also, hey, y'all.
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As I read it... Its either very noble or very selfish. He seems to be tired of the part time wrestlers getting pushed while those who work all year get ignored. I'm not even sure if its a Taker/Lesnar thing as much as its a Batista thing. Not saying Batista is a nobody... but he's not the Rock/Taker and/or even a Lesnar where they cross from just wrestling fame to real fame.

Anyhow here's the news from Blecher Report...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1940437-report-cm-punk-quits-wwe-removed-from-live-events

Anyhow, I was sort of looking forward to Punk vs Triple H... And I'm not sure how a match with Triple H wouldn't be viewed as a good match (aka work to be proud off) BUT I do get his point... The WWE does have the habit of loving their part time wrestlers too much.

Edit: Also if he did quit for real he's really not bad off financially... At least if he's doing it smart. (Google estimates his worth a 7.5 million. I saw higher in an article I read a week or so ago.)

 
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mykevermin said:
That was my reaction as well. It's a work (and a well done one, thus far), or he and Bret Hart envision themselves the same way.

There's an odd "contradiction" (I dunno what else to call it) in that it seems the catalyst for him quitting is either him not getting "the main event" spot at Wrestlemania or Bryan not getting it. I'm not sure which to think of either. I can't put myself in the shoes of someone thinking that getting a match vs Triple H at WrestleMania would be "too low on the card" and worth quitting over.

Also, hey, y'all.
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Not sure if you've been keeping up with everything DOBBLE DOBBLE E™, myke, but I believe that Triple H vs. Punk makes zero sense at this point of these "Authority" storylines. Obviously, they would still have a PPV and change to make it make sense, I suppose... Bryan vs. Triple H is the one I'd rather see, considering all the Triple H trolling of Bryan that has happened since Summerslam.

To be fair, we've seen more than enough of Orton in the title picture. He's too established to keep shoving down our throats as a heel champion. Why not use these guys to help build up the US/IC title picture? Jericho and Benoit did this for years after main eventing, if I recall correctly. It made those belts seem worth a shit in comparison to now.

 
Ehh, I'm not completely out of the loop, not am I totally in the loop, either. I knew Sheamus was gone for a bit and returned this past Sunday, but I don't recall how he left or when he left, for instance. I missed Goludst and Cody joining as a team (and Goldust returning and being fit as fuck, woah!). I knew Bray Wyatt was coming up, but I missed Cesaro being packaged with Dutch Mantell and Swagger. I totally missed the Usos getting over as babyfaces, and I missed Sin Cara 2.0 showing up.

I'm balls in for WWE Network when it comes out, however, so with the PPVs offered there, I have a suspicion that I'll start to watch more of the current product then.

 
Ugh, TNA is taping their UK shows right now. For those who don't care about the storylines,
MVP
is the outside investor. Yeah, that's going to get ratings, bringing in a former mid-card WWE talent as your big storyline talent :nottalking: . You'd think by now that they would learn that doesn't work.

Taping results also mention Kurt Angle was having trouble walking. How can he seriously think he can go back to WWE later this year, if he's in that bad shape and probably won't pass the test from WWE's doctors?

mykevermin said:
I knew Sheamus was gone for a bit and returned this past Sunday, but I don't recall how he left or when he left, for instance.
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IIRC, it was a injury at the MitB PPV that forced him to take time off.

 
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tangytangerine said:
Ugh, TNA is taping their UK shows right now. For those who don't care about the storylines,
MVP
is the outside investor. Yeah, that's going to get ratings, bringing in a former mid-card WWE talent as your big storyline talent :nottalking: . You'd think by now that they would learn that doesn't work.

Taping results also mention Kurt Angle was having trouble walking. How can he seriously think he can go back to WWE later this year, if he's in that bad shape and probably won't pass the test from WWE's doctors?

IIRC, it was a injury at the MitB PPV that forced him to take time off.
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Well, TNA needs another 40 year old ex-WWE wrestler right now... I'm sure that will help turn things around. :lol:

 
I saw that dude at a show at the ECW arena a year or so back. He's in good shape, he's not terribly old, he's really charismatic. It's unfortunate he was revealed on a taped episode, because that would have been pretty surprising (if you're like me, that name never crossed your mind once) to see play out live.

TNA could have certainly made a lot of selections that were far worse, or far more boring. Kevin Nash, perhaps?

They're trying, I'll give them that. Plus they have the Wolves, so I'll pay more attention to them for that alone.

 
I belive the episode in question is airing tonight so not too far behind it hitting the internet.  Surprised they didn't wait until the England shows as that is 100 percent the best crowd TNA draws.

 
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Even if I couldn't stand Punk's apparent attitude in this situation, I'd still be absolutely behind him for basically taking HHH's "you will have the honor of wrestling me at Wrestlemania" attitude and saying no thanks, don't care. Hilarious. The weird attempt since the late 90's/early 2000s where they try to portray H on the same level as Austin/Hogan/Rock/Flair is one of the dumbest revisionist history things they've attempted, and they STILL keep trying to make it reality.
 
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Not to mention that Triple H can't be bothered to actually participate in the feud.  Punk has been feuding with an invisible Triple H for 2 months.  He might as well have been going against the Anonymous Raw GM laptop.

Leo Kreuger's entrance with his new gimmick seems crazy.  I enjoyed the idea of a wrestling Kraven The Hunter but they just never seemed to know where to go with it.

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I'm still going with my bet that Sam Shaw is going to kill off Christy Hemme so they have an excuse to release her  and they're not going to tell her that's where it's going until that day. 

Dixie really liked that episode of Friends where Joey's soap opera character got killed off.

 
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So I follow the NXT tag on Tumblr, It seems that people who attended the recent NXT tappings had their CM Punk signs confiscated. The crowd was asked to chant NXT and instead spent the whole night chanting for Punk.

 
It's 3AM and I was just randomly on the internet, and for some reason I was looking up Batista.

I found out that his first wrestling gimmick was not the Deacon character that we know was first introduced as Brother Devon's lackey.

Apparently, in OVW, he was...

(SORRY, deleted the pics because they were giving people a log-in prompt. The picture is on post #380) Leviathan, Demon From the Deep. Wow, what a terrible gimmick. Thank you, Jim Cornette. 

Sorry for ruining everyone's eyes. Just had to share it, and just wondering if anyone else was aware of this train-wreck.

 
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Yggy87 said:
Sorry for ruining everyone's eyes. Just had to share it, and just wondering if anyone else was aware of this train-wreck.
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I'm aware. I used to watch OVW every Saturday night at 11 on the local WB affiliate. The Disciples of Synn, which was the stable Batista was in, (the manager is actually Cornette's wife) weren't exactly the best thing going on, but they did have a lot of other great stuff. Nick Dinsmore was fantastic to watch. This was a few years before he was Eugene. Doug Basham was like Benoit with a personality. Rob Conway was pretty good down there before his La Resistance days. Believe it or not, just about all of the Spirit Squad members were actually watchable before the cheerleading gimmick. It was a great company, but it lost a lot of steam once WWE ended their relationship.

 
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Punk's reaction to the whole thing is a mixed bag. As an independent contractor, it's his right to choose whether he does or does not do work for a company.

On the other hand, the entire WWE booking process seems to work on the basis of "elevating" guys by putting them in the same ring together as someone higher on the totem pole. Punk's loss to The Rock elevated him in value to the fanbase / Vince. Punk's loss to Undertaker elevated in value to the fanbase / Vince. And his match against HHH would have done the same. At least that's the WWE logic.

However, with Punk's contract ending in July, it was more than likely he was going to go out of Wrestlemaina on his back. After a loss against Lesnar at Summerslam, Punk would have been booked to lose every big match in the past 12 months and would have seen his ranking in the company diminish underneath The Rock, Cena, HHH, Undertaker, Lesnar, and Bastista. All part-timers except Cena. I totally understand why he would bail if this isn't a storyline. If this is, this may very well be the starting point of the Vince / HHH angle.

HHH would cut promos argue that Punk thinks HHH isn't good enough for Punk. The promos would write themselves.

According to both Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com, CM Punk was reportedly not happy about the idea of facing Triple H at WrestleMania, as Punk feels Triple H is not his idea of "a big feud and a big match" for 'Mania.

Prior to his walking out on WWE Monday night at Raw, creative plans called for CM Punk to face Kane at Elimination Chamber, as the seeds for that feud have been planted for awhile now. This of course is part of a bigger story line of Punk feuding with The Authority as a whole, and would eventually lead to Punk facing Triple H at WrestleMania. It's likely Punk was turned off by the whole creative plan of him working Kane at Elimination Chamber and then Triple H at 'Mania.

As far as the backstage reaction to Punk's WWE walk out is concerned, it's being said that Vince McMahon wants Punk back, while Triple H has mixed feelings on the idea. HHH feels Punk's actions on Monday were disrespectful, however, it's being said that HHH is allowing Vince to handle the situation going forward.
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LoveLost said:
So I follow the NXT tag on Tumblr, It seems that people who attended the recent NXT tappings had their CM Punk signs confiscated. The crowd was asked to chant NXT and instead spent the whole night chanting for Punk.
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How far in advance do they tape the NXT shows? I'm really curious to see if they butcher the sound or not.

 
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My fault, guys. Fixed the pictures of Leviathan Batista. (Just got it from a different website)

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Didn't know he always had that weird bellybutton tattoo. Dunno what's worse, that tattoo, Brock Lesnar's sword tattoo.

 
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Yggy87 said:
My fault, guys. Fixed the pictures of Leviathan Batista. (Just got it from a different website)
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Might want edit your 1st post on the page(just delete the stuff in the spoiler), because I'm still getting a log-in prompt on this page.

 
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vrs1650 said:
Nah the sword pulls of the, "I like dong on my chest look".
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Only if you want it to ;)

Batistas tattoos is pretty bad, right up there with Lance Hoyts stamp tramp and Jerichos new tattoos that are just placed entirely wrong on his arm. The artist should lose his needle for that atrocity.

 
MushaOne said:
Only if you want it to ;)

Batistas tattoos is pretty bad, right up there with Lance Hoyts stamp tramp and Jerichos new tattoos that are just placed entirely wrong on his arm. The artist should lose his needle for that atrocity.
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It wouldn't surprise me if Jericho had those done by a hack pretending to be a real artist (like someone he met while on tour or something). The one on his hand is downright sad. The only real way to fix the random placement issue is to get a sleeve or a half-sleeve.

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EugGeZK-ofI

I really thought we were going to see Austin-Punk at WM30. Austin even said he would be willing to come out of retirement to face C.M. Punk:
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With that surgery he had around Raw 1000, I figured things would start happening. Hell, they could have promoted WWE Network at the same time showcasing some of both men's best moments.

Oh well.

 
Austin is done. Bonafide done.

I think he knows that he would tarnish his legacy if he were to come back and underperform. The other issue is that lets say they did Punk vs. Austin. Austin would have to show up and outperform Bryan, Cena, Lesnar, and Batista. I don't think he has it in him anymore to accomplish that. Rather than embarrass himself, he, like Randy Savage, would like to go out at the top of his game rather than be seen as a shell of his former self.

Think about how sad that Hart / McMahon match was. Everyone wished it could have been like it was but Bret Hart just wasn't "The Hitman" anymore. It would probably be the same thing with Austin. Sure his payday would be huge but it would come at a hit to his reputation. And his reputation is what is paying his bills today. 

The other issue is that I don't know if the brawling type of match that Austin excels at will work today. No really wrestles like that anymore. Orton, Cena, Bryan, Batista. No one does anymore.  I don't know. I just don't know.

 
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neocisco said:
Batista's, definitely.
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I agree.

Reminds me of those female pornstars who have stars and random geometric shapes leading to their groin.

It's 2014 and WWE is still dragging out old talent to put over younger talent. Or worse, drag out old talent and shotgun them to the top over younger talent. Good lord. One of these days, it ain't gonna work. One day they'll pay The Rock big money to appear on a RAW and that show will tank.

Or maybe I overestimate the WWE audience. Seems like they'll tune in for anything. It's been that way all throughout the 2000s and will probably continue through the 2010s. Children view it as new and exciting while those of us who have been fans since the 1980s view it as tired and uninteresting.
 
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So how long until they figure out they don't know what to do with Titus O'Neil?

 
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About 3 weeks of him acting like Richard Sherman and then disappearing back to Main Event.

 
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That's assuming they had a plan in the first place.

I kind of assumed UURAHH UURAHH UURAHH UURAHH made him an easy face. Guess they can't have the gay dude be the heel out of fear of... something.
 
KaneRobot said:
That's assuming they had a plan in the first place.

I kind of assumed UURAHH UURAHH UURAHH UURAHH made him an easy face. Guess they can't have the gay dude be the heel out of fear of... something.
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How times have changed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpBw9yLlaY

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MYlUUI69Ok

This will probably not amount to a single thing for Dolph except further burial but it's intense and, in my opinion, a striking example of what is wrong with WWE.

 
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mitch079 said:
This will probably not amount to a single thing for Dolph except further burial but it's intense and, in my opinion, a striking example of what is wrong with WWE.
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So true. WWE will only push people their writers can fit into their scripts, anyone who can get over without the writers lines will be taken off tv and buried.

 
fuck it, have Christian win and give him a final like 6-month run as a scrappy underdog champ before he retires. It'd be more interesting than what they are currently doing.

 
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