Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw

[FunSlower]

Eva Marie released. That's a shame, she was an awesome heat magnet despite not being good in the ring.

[Trent Dole]

What's 'name that's similar enough that you know who it is but doesn't infringe on Vince's trademark' doing in the impact zone?!

[FunSlower]

I can go with Eve Mary. Or Mary Evie. Mary Adams. I don't know.

Mania looks good.

[FunSlower]

The Age of Big T. I love it.

Sid is also a treasure, but everyone knew that already.

Big T > Booker T

[bork]

Eva Marie released. That's a shame, she was an awesome heat magnet despite not being good in the ring.

Surprised she lasted as long as she did, TBH.  Guess it was because of Total Divas.

[archie4208]

Roman had nuclear heat in Philly last night. 

He played it up well though.  If he beats Taker Sunday then I don't doubt there will be garbage thrown in the ring ala WCW.

[FunSlower]

I hope to see Roman win as well. It'll be good for him, on multiple levels.

Man, Mandy Rose is definitely the best Eva Marie replacement, but they can't possibly work the crowd as hard as they could with Eva, which is a shame. Goddamn.


Liv Morgan is the future too. She sure makes Carmella look fraudulent as hell.

[fistfulofmetal]

I fucking hate the "Ultimate Thrill Ride" shit. I hate that it has to be shoe-horned into every single segment.

They had The Goddamn Undertaker say it. THE UNDERTAKER.

[bork]

They had The Goddamn Undertaker say it. THE UNDERTAKER.

[bork]

I fucking hate the "Ultimate Thrill Ride" shit. I hate that it has to be shoe-horned into every single segment.

They had The Goddamn Undertaker say it. THE UNDERTAKER.

Yeah, but the actual set is a functional roller coaster. Shit will be hot. Pretty sure the whole thing was a clever way to get Taker to the ring faster, tbh.

What!? 

[FunSlower]

Shane's gonna jump off it, or someone's gonna be thrown in one of the buckets and sent for a ride.

[nachobro]

Yeah, but the actual set is a functional roller coaster. Shit will be hot. Pretty sure the whole thing was a clever way to get Taker to the ring faster, tbh.

man i went to the wrong wrestlemania. stupid wedding

[El Babua]

Roller coaster? Shit, should've gone to this.

[nachobro]

Ambrose and Corbin weren't even on SD

[bork]

The Smackdown women's title match has been removed from Mania and will be on the pre-show instead, alongside the Andre battle royal.

EDIT: The Cruiserweight match too?  LOL.

[FunSlower]

Fine with women's SD being on Preshow. It's a mess of a match, and perfect for a preshow. I'd blame the booking for not having a simpler women's match but they don't have a story worth a shit going on down there. Dana Brooke needs to get to SD ASAP to fix that division.

[fistfulofmetal]

In defense of WWE, more women will be a part of this Wrestlemania than any previous I can remember. They're all getting a paycheck and that's pretty cool.

[FunSlower]

In defense of WWE, more women will be a part of this Wrestlemania than any previous I can remember. They're all getting a paycheck and that's pretty cool.

For sure. I still remember S1 of Total Divas where the women's match was cut, and they'd try to do a Battle Royale to get everyone a payday. Now there's more meaning, and they all get paid.

[bork]

In defense of WWE, more women will be a part of this Wrestlemania than any previous I can remember. They're all getting a paycheck and that's pretty cool.

For sure. I still remember S1 of Total Divas where the women's match was cut, and they'd try to do a Battle Royale to get everyone a payday. Now there's more meaning, and they all get paid.

You mean like the SD women's battle royal on the pre-show or the almost battle royal (given how small the division is on RAW now) fatal four way for the RAW title? 

[FunSlower]

Raw's insistence to go to a Fatal 4 Way isn't great, but does give all 4 ladies a spot to showcase their stuff. SD's women's division is in much worse straits. Alexa's character is that she's kind of cunty? Becky's is that she always loses, and...what other characters are there?

We need Dana Brooke on there, then call up Mandy Rose and Liv Morgan.

Liv Morgan can expose Carmella's fraudulent ass. There's only room for one guido royalty in WWE and Carmella's been a stinker. Liv's the real deal.

[bork]

Dana Brooke needs to stay on Raw.  They need more wimmenz.

Don't forget about Naomi on SD.

And Becky needs a damn ring gear change.  She always wears the most unflattering shit.

[bork]

Re: The Miz/Cena segment on SD.

I didn't see the Total Bellas parody segment stuff last week.  I enjoyed that little bit of the Miz imitating Cena, especially when he was in the dining room talking about rules.  Cena is totally fucking nutso at home, man.    Also so bizarre that his 'family' includes Daniel Bryan and...JOHN LAURANITUS.



Anyway, you can really see how much Roman Reigns is just not Cena, no matter how hard WWE tries.  I.E. Cena comes out to boos and people doing the "John Cena sucks" chant, but then he cuts a promo on Miz and the crowd is 100% behind him.  Also found it kinda funny how Nikki Bella just sort of stood there and couldn't stop grinning and looking over at her boyfriend, who stayed 100% in character and ignored her. 

[FunSlower]

Cena on Total Divas/Bellas is a fucking treat. I remember when Nikki cooked for him and he was upset the whole time because she used his kitchen. I love it.

Johnny Ace married Mama Bella, so that's literally his family.

[nachobro]

Fine with women's SD being on Preshow. It's a mess of a match, and perfect for a preshow. I'd blame the booking for not having a simpler women's match but they don't have a story worth a shit going on down there. Dana Brooke needs to get to SD ASAP to fix that division.

Yeah its a mess but if it ends with Naomi getting her title back I'll be happy. It was awesome to see how the crowd exploded for her yesterday.

[nachobro]

three more days boys

[archie4208]

My hype levels are super low.  I only care about Roman vs. Undertaker just to see how many boos Roman gets. 

[bork]

Is there any truth to Rollins being sick and possibly missing his Mania match again?  Holy shit if true.  The guy is cursed.

My hype levels are super low.  I only care about Roman vs. Undertaker just to see how many boos Roman gets. 

I saw an amazing suggestion for this match- Roman wins, then the Rock comes out to congratulate him.  Reigns turns heel and takes out The Rock.  I would mark out for that so hard.

It won't happen though.

[archie4208]

Per Meltzer

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Roman vs. Undertaker

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is the purported final match.

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Hopefully that means Taker is done for good

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[bork]

The Roman/Taker vid from Raw has anywhere from 1 to 3+ million more hits than anything else from Raw or Smackdown. It clearly has the most interest and heat and should def end the show. The KO/Jericho segment has 150K views. Lol.

I think that's all Taker.  People have gotta know this is probably his last match.

[nachobro]

Is there any truth to Rollins being sick and possibly missing his Mania match again?  Holy shit if true.  The guy is cursed.

starting to think storyline hhh is right. this rollins dude is a chump.

so if seth is actually out then what? i guess it wouldn't be a huge loss to do only 12 matches...or does balor make a surprise appearance?

[bork]

According to dirt sheets:

-JR is supposed to be calling the Lesnar/Goldberg match.  He signed a Legends deal.

-Finn Balor is ready to go but was kept off TV because "WWE had nothing for him for Mania." 

-Shinsuke Nakamura is going to debut on Smackdown next week.

[seagrams hotsauce]

They have to close the show with Taker. It's gonna be his last match, and he's gonna lose Roman Reigns. There's no fucking way they could keep up any momentum after that.

[zomgee]

Oh what the hell. The Undertaker's WWF debut as Kane The Undertaker on Superstars of Wrestling. Features, of course, a top rope walk.



Followed up three days later at 1990 Survivor Series.



Lotsa stars.

[Trent Dole]

Mania gonna suck but I'm gonna watch the whole thing anyway. Pizza and alcohol will make it a good time.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Lol looks like Joe is as actually the one who's as unpopular as stro thinks Seth is
https://411mania.com/wrestling/samoa-joes-vip-signing-at-axxess-reportedly-ended-early-due-to-lack-of-attendees-fans-camping-out-for-nikki-bella-and-roman-reigns-signings/

[seagrams hotsauce]

I'm pretty sure axxess is the least smarky and most kid friendly event of mania weekend but ok

[bork]

I'm pretty sure axxess is the least smarky and most kid friendly event of mania weekend but ok

Seriously.

[archie4208]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/848299191646515202

[bork]

I'm pretty sure axxess is the least smarky and most kid friendly event of mania weekend but ok

Yeah, because tons of kids and casual families drop hundreds/thousands to fly across the country to get autographs. WM is the hardest of hardcores and rich casuals. Booking Progress and ICW on Axxess was totally for the kids.

How about all the people who live close by and drive to the live event? 

[seagrams hotsauce]

Yeah cuz all those families are skipping access to watch podcast tapings and czw shows in gyms and vfws. cmon if you seriously think "smarks" are walking past joe to line up for nikki bella i don't know dude

[seagrams hotsauce]

So progress and icw are there this year because WWE saw indies booking dozens of shows on mania weekend and finally realized they could get some of that action, so that means mania weekend is just for smarks now, but also smarks like nikki bella and roman reigns more than samoa joe. got it

[seagrams hotsauce]

I don't think it's a "haven of casuals," I just pointed out that axxess was the most kid and casual friendly event of the weekend?
Also where is the smark chorus of "no one likes roman" you're hearing? From what i've seen people generally agree that he's a good wrestler who's booking is incredibly frustrating

[nachobro]

anyone who honestly thinks roman and nikki aren't popular isn't a smark, they are a moron granted the two terms are pretty interchangable

[bork]

That Takeover tag title match...holy shit.

[archie4208]

Gonna make a lot of MOTY lists for sure.

[archie4208]

Women's match was ok.  Started strong and petered off. 

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Asuka had a soft heel turn so I guess that's something.

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[seagrams hotsauce]

I don't have any real insight into how people perceive nikki but for roman it's always been the "shoved down our throats" booking, no one but the truest of delusional distinguished mentally-challenged fellows says he isn't popular. Not really sure where you're seeing people saying that

I missed the tag match, worth rewatching? This is the first takeover card in a while that I'm pretty indifferent on, though I haven't been following it very closely for a while

[seagrams hotsauce]

Nakamura's gear is.... something

[bork]

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS

[Trent Dole]

Most seem to think that was his NXT farewell and he'll show up on one of the other two programs or maybe even Mania itself.

[bork]

Nice to be able to fire up the kickoff show and just go back to the matches, then skip the rest.  Cruiserweight match isn't holding my interest though.

Hopefully there is never another Roode/Nak match. These guys have ZERO chemistry.

That earlier tag match was pretty much the show for me.  Was burned out after.

[bork]

Fucking DIED as the lady security guard trying to stop Gronk because she thought he was actually just a fan hopping the railing. 

I thought that Strowman was going to win it.  Surprised that he and Show went out so quickly. 

[bork]

Wow, IC title match pushed back down to the pre-show.  How far Dean has fallen.

[bork]

Xavier with the Goku hair

[bork]

And all that Final Fantasy gear, lmao.

Wow, so no Mauro for Mania?  Dirt sheets are saying that JBL was bullying the dude and it didn't help with his mental health.  Seems hard to believe.

[bork]

The ramp is comically long.

[archie4208]

Disappointed AJ vs. Shane was the opener, but it was a much better match than it had any right to be.

[bork]

Cole: "Plenty of celebrities here tonight!"

Byron: "Yeah, including Youtube sensation-- *"

[bork]

[archie4208]

HARDYS

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