WWE Thread.

[Cripps_orig]

Havent watched or read anything about Raw in 2 months

Miss anything?

Punk still champ?

I see Flair is back

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Havent watched or read anything about Raw in 2 months

Miss anything?

Punk still champ?

I see Flair is back

Same here, all i know was AJ turned on Cena, for dolph in the last ppv.

[Marc Overmars]

When is The Rock back? Royal Rumble this month so must be very soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This coming Monday. :bow:

Can't wait for the promos between he and Punk.

Also, The Shield are awlsome.

[Marc Overmars]

Do you think he'll win the title? He'd surely have to appear every week until WM if that were the case.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I do imagine he will; if he doesn't, then I'm expecting him to only lose from some kind of nefarious shenanigans. I'd rather not see Rock vs Cena at WM again though and I guess that would be likely if he does beat Punk.

[Cripps_orig]

Need to get back in to this now the Rocks return is imminent

Also, who are the Shield?

[Marc Overmars]

Rock vs Cena II would be a bit :sleep:

Cena would probably win that one as well.

I'm guessing Lesnar will probably be back soon as well. To feud with Undertaker? :popcorn:

[GP]

Cena :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Need to get back in to this now the Rocks return is imminent

Also, who are the Shield?

Three guys from the NXT (developmental). They're a vigilante group that you'd expect to see in comics or something, come out and beat the shit out of anyone who they feel has been contributing to the 'unjust treatment' of various heels. Good music too, until they feel compelled to put lyrics in like they did for Ryback's theme.

Their match at TLC against Ryback, Kane and Daniel Bryan was great.

And MO, that is one of the supposed matches but then so has been Punk vs Undertaker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonight is the night. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Ffs

All set to watch Raw at 2am completely forgetting that its 3 hours now and starts at 1am and the first match i see is a divas match which I don't give a shit about

[Cripps_orig]

The Rock :bow:

Punk :bow:

Didn't really pay much attention to anything else.

Smackdown is a must watch as for the first time in 10 years, finally The Rock will go back there to his show.

[Marc Overmars]

Cookie Puss... :lol:

Rock will be on Smackdown??

Must watch. It's still on Fridays right?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Just know that your arms are too short to box with God!"

Punk. :bow:

And yeah it's still on a Friday.

[Dicks and chicks]

"Just know that your arms are too short to box with God!"

Punk. :bow:

And yeah it's still on a Friday.
the rock makes his comeback this friday?

[Marc Overmars]

I wonder if The Rock will have some matches on Raw if he plans on sticking around now until Wrestlemania.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

the rock makes his comeback this friday?

No, on RAW. He is on Smackdown this week too though.

If he has matches, they will be tags at best, so as to not risk injuring him. That's the thing about him winning the title, not sure how he can defend it at Elimination Chamber.

20th anniversary of RAW this Monday, supposedly some of the special guests will comprise of those not at RAW 1000. Stone Cold hopefully, given it is in Texas. :pray:

[Marc Overmars]

I'd love a little Stone Cold/Rock promo, just for old times sake. :cloud9:

[Dicks and chicks]

No, on RAW. He is on Smackdown this week too though.

If he has matches, they will be tags at best, so as to not risk injuring him. That's the thing about him winning the title, not sure how he can defend it at Elimination Chamber.

20th anniversary of RAW this Monday, supposedly some of the special guests will comprise of those not at RAW 1000. Stone Cold hopefully, given it is in Texas. :pray:
but its rigged anyway

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rigged? :lol:

Scripted.

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Wrestling's Michael Johnson (not that one).

Also, I thought RAW was quite poor. None of the legends appeared, they had prior arrangements or weren't asked to attend, stupid way to make an anniversary show.

Good to see fisticuffs between Punk/Rock.

[Marc Overmars]

Just watched it, well fast-forwarded through most of it and yeah it seemed a bit samey, didn't have the same vibe as Raw 1000.

Is The Rock going to be on Smackdown again?

Also, Flair is looking a bit haggered these days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Can't remember him being advertised for this one.

And yeah well Flair has enjoyed the good life for 70 years or so and he's not even 70.

[Marc Overmars]

Watched a bit of Smackdown tonight after I read there would be a Rock/Punk promo. Looking forward to Sunday, I've got a feeling Punk will win via interference from Lesnar. With WM coming up I'm guessing he needs a feud.

On a side note, Great Khali's gimmick is horrific.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great Khali is just horrific in general.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not long until the Rumble begins. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Have you bought it?

Tempted to find a stream and stay up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nah don't have the money for it really.

[Cripps_orig]

Got a bad feeling that the battle royal will be before the WWE title match

Anyway predictions?

WWE Champion CM Punk vs. The Rock - Rock but he won't win the title
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show (Last Man Standing Match) - ADR
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - Orton
WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No vs. Team Rhodes Scholars - Hell No
U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz (Pre-Show) - Cesaro

Any possible surprise entrants in the rumble? Commentators to be in it again?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think it is supposed to be kept until last.

Rock via DQ.
ADR, Ziggler to cash in (it has to happen at some point).
Cena. :sick:
Hell No.
Cesaro.

If there is a random women's match, Kaitlyn.

Also, Iron Man prediction: Ziggler.

And most eliminations: Ryback.

Not that many surprise entrants mentioned, possibly DDP and the Hurricane. Perhaps Kevin Nash if he can hobble down in time.

[Cripps_orig]

World title match first up

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Was a good match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF is Ziggler wearing?

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Del Rio a good guy now?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yup, since a few weeks ago now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Royal Rumble match isn't the main event. Dissapointing.

[Cripps_orig]

Royal Rumble match is over.

Cena won ffs. He's going to WM. Probably to face The Rock for the title.

Jericho is back. Godfather made an appearance. Ziggler impressed. Kofi did his usual spot.

[Marc Overmars]

So...Rock vs Cena II then?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Would seem though. Didn't think the matches were too bad, the endings sucked a bit however.

Ryback. :lol:

He got Cena'd, like so many others.

[Cripps_orig]

So...Rock vs Cena II then?

Pretty much.

Cena will win this time. We will never see The Rock wrestle again. It's an end of an era

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah, Rock gets his last title, Cena becomes the top guy again after losing last year. Everybody wins.

[GP]

Cena :bow:

That's why he's universally loved.

[Marc Overmars]

I read The Rock wasn't on Raw. Part-timers. :rolleyes:

Also, I wonder who Lesnar's next match is going to be with?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not sure if he will be doing anything other than F5ing everyone up until WM.

It probably will end up being against HHH.

[Marc Overmars]

I was hoping they'd put him in the Elimination Chamber but I suppose he would probably kill someone in that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah he'll probably kill someone anyway, in fairness.

Also, EC is on Sky Sports, which is good.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/21427455

No new Kurt Angle

[Cripps_orig]

Punk steals the belt off the Rock who managed to turn up at Raw this week. Never seen a belt stealing storyline before :rolleyes:

Cena, Ryback and Seamus to take on the Shield at EC. From what I've seen of The Shield which isn't much, they seem a bit pub teamesque.

Bruno Sammartino is finally inducted in the HoF.

What's going on with the Undertaker? Surely he has to be at WM. Wouldn't be the same. Likely opponents? Brock maybe? Sting? Would love it if Kurt Angle was the guy.

[Marc Overmars]

Rock vs Cena II is set then.

I'm hoping for Punk vs Lesnar, could be a good feud there with Heyman stirring the pot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think that might well happen if 'Taker can't go this year. Won't seem right not hearing Undertaker's dong though.

EC was ok, I'd have thought Punk would have The Shield come in and beat the crap out of him so he wins the title in dubious manner but I guess we can't interfere with 'Twice in a Lifetime'. :rolleyes:

[Marc Overmars]

It does take some of the shine off last year, although presuming Cena wins it will be the right way to end the feud for both I'd have thought.

Is Undertaker injured? Little bit shit if he's not involved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think he's injured but I think they're wary of him possibly getting injured and/or completely breaking down. That's going to be the case from now until the day he finally packs it in though so they should just send him out there anyway.

Cena will win for sure. Therefore I won't be spending money on watching it. :whistle:

[Cripps_orig]

There was only one EC match in an event called Elimination Chamber. Impressive. Don't they usually have 2? One for each brand? Also Swagger won? Wtf is up with that? I haven't watched it regularly for months. Last I heard of him, he was on a losing streak now he's headlining WM. Surely Ziggler deserves that.

As for Taker, he'll have to make an appearance soon to build up any match he might have at WM. My main regret, I never saw him live.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The brand split is near enough dead now. The Elimination Chamber match they had wasn't even for the title. :lol:

It's about time they stopped with the 'gimmick' PPV names.

[Marc Overmars]

Saw a pic of the new title belt, looks a lot better but they didn't need to personalise it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah that seems a bit silly, it isn't like The Rock will be around all year long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jack Swagger has been arrested on DUI & possession of marijuana. :lol:

That's the end of his Road to Wrestlemania then. :rose:

[Marc Overmars]

Triple H vs Lesnar again then.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yup. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Which leaves Punk as the remaining top name without a match. Has to be Undertaker?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I would say so. Next week's RAW is supposed to be 'Old School', which obviously fits in to a move 'Taker uses.

Lesnar was apparently legit busted open from the segment with HHH last night and it looked like HHH had wet himself. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Undertaker is back

[Cripps_orig]

So we know who Undertaker is facing at WM :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Should be a good match. Maybe similar to the ones he had with HBK. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paul Bearer has died. :(

[Marc Overmars]

:o

RIP

[Cripps_orig]

Wtf?

RIP Paul

Grew up watching him

[Marc Overmars]

One of the creepiest voices I've ever heard.

Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeees. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Just read the Raw results.

Punk disrespecting Paul Bearer. :popcorn:

'taker vs Punk will surely be the best match at WM.

Rock and Cena didn't turn up. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

It was all about Paul Bearer and building up the Undertaker/Punk match. Still, surprising there was no sign of Cena at least.

I think Punk is awesome and no doubt he got the ok from WWE and Taker to do what he did but just thought paying proper respect to Paul Bearer would be have been better. Nevertheless it puts incredible heat on Punk for WM.

[Cripps_orig]

Chances of The Rock and/or Undertaker being at the O2 next month?

[Marc Overmars]

None at all. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

That's what I thought.

Ffs

[Marc Overmars]

The Rock is in London for his new movie premiere. Safe to say he won't be on Raw tonight then. Again.

[Cripps_orig]

Best WWE champion ever tbh....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's on next week I think. More fruity pebble build up with Cena I suspect.

[Cripps_orig]

When is WM? Has the card been finalised yet?

[Marc Overmars]

Not been following the other storylines but it seems like they're banking on 3 headline making matches again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's on April 7th.

Lesnar made the challenge for the HHH match that he gets to pick the stipulation. An MMA kind of thing would be funny.

Swagger vs Del Rio
The Shields vs Orton, Sheamus and someone else not yet known.

No idea what the rest will be. Don't think WWE even know yet.

[Cripps_orig]

It's on April 7th.

Lesnar made the challenge for the HHH match that he gets to pick the stipulation. An MMA kind of thing would be funny.

Swagger vs Del Rio
The Shields vs Orton, Sheamus and someone else not yet known.

No idea what the rest will be. Don't think WWE even know yet.
Ffs that's the day I go back to work after a 2 week break.

Swagger as a main event is surprising. That'll probably be the first match.

I assume Skip Sheffield will be the 3rd member.

Disgusting how the undertaker v punk match is treated on here

[Marc Overmars]

This Jack Swagger has a pretty awesome theme tune tbh.

One of the few new ones that aren't little bit shit.

[Cripps_orig]

How have the crowd taken to the new all American American?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Few boos. Not really helping selling the seriousness of Swagger being a racist moran with having Del Rio just make a parody of their propaganda videos.

[Cripps_orig]

Planning to go to the O2 next month to watch the televised Raw show. Need to get back in to WWE with WM and me going to Raw coming up.

Have to catch up on storylines and who the fuck The Shield are

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RAW is usually much better going in to WM but not this time, it was dreadful.

[Marc Overmars]

So Triple H's career on the line eh.

It does seem like the right time for him to bow out, although I would have thought he'd win this one against Lesnar after losing last time.

[Cripps_orig]

Read the Raw results.

Seems a bit shit. Who is this Fandango pub teamer? Rock and Cena were both there. Starting was arguably the best thing with Punk and Taker

[Marc Overmars]

Watched the last segment with Rock and Cena.

Cena came off as pretty desperate, could him winning the title also mean a heel turn?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It might be the night after if it happens, Orton is rumoured to be turning heel soon so I dunno if they'll do both. Cena is going to get the hell booed out of it anyway though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Taker is being advertised for the Smackdown at the O2 but not RAW.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/4866184/Reid-Flair-dead-Wrestler-Ric-Flairs-son-passes-away-aged-25.html

Ric Flairs son has died aged 25. Cause not known yet

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's very sad. :(

[Cripps_orig]

CM Punk :bow:

Unsurprisingly Mr steal the limelight also makes an appearance and announces he will be in Triple Hs corner.

Rock And Cena are incredibly boring.

[Marc Overmars]

Punk vs Undertaker is the best match on the card.

As much as I love The Rock, having a part-time champion has pretty much killed any good build-up the match could have had.

[Cripps_orig]

Pre Show Wade Barrett (c) vs. The Miz Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship - Barrett
1 The Rock (c) vs. John Cena Singles match for the WWE Championship - Cena
2 Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Jack Swagger Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship - Del Rio
3 The Undertaker vs. CM Punk Singles match - Undertaker
4 Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) Six-man tag team match - Shield
5 Ryback vs. Mark Henry Singles match - Ryback
6 Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston w/ AJ Lee Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship - Hell No
7 Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire. - Triple H
8 Chris Jericho vs. Fandango Singles match - Jericho
9 Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai) and The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) and The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) - Funk

Couple of pop corn matches there. Expecting Del Rio v Swagger to start the event. 3 contenders for the last match. Whichever is last will be the one with the Wrestlemania moment so either Triple H losing, Taker losing or Rock losing

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Living Colour will be performing Cult of Personality at WM.

:bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Awesome!

Best entrance theme in the business right now.

[Munchies]

Caught abit of WWE on Sky1 , saw The Rock back :dance: , Mick Foley has seemed to leave TNA as I saw him too

Undertaker is probably going to continue his 'record' , does anyone ever think they'll make him lose at a WM ?

[Marc Overmars]

I doubt it. The only one I could possibly see ever taking the streak is Cena.

[GP]

Cena :bow:

Greatest of all time?

[Marc Overmars]

WM tonight. :popcorn:

Didn't feel compelled to purchase it this year, the main events seem a little too predictable. Might try and find a stream though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barrett
Cena
Del Rio, Ziggler cashes in
Taker
Shield
Ryback
Hell No
HHH
Fandango
Team Rhode Scholars

Pre-show is on. I haven't bought the event, don't want them to think I am buying it to watch Twice in a Lifetime.

[Cripps_orig]

Please tell me they haven't actually called it Twice in a Lifetime.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No they haven't.

Greatness vs Redemption. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

J.R shoots down Punk's chances.

[Cripps_orig]

Possibly Rocks last ever match?

Hoping to get back to watching Raw on a weekly basis after WM.

Need to find 2 hours somewhere to watch it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think so, as far as I am aware he will be around for Summerslam if not Extreme Rules or the terribly named 'Payback'.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

20% chance of rain apparently. I'd love to see what they would do if it hammers down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Miz wins. :doh:

Barely a five minute match I think.

[Cripps_orig]

Just read WM results

21-0 :bow:

Undertaker does it again.

Triple H won

Cena is the champ. That was the last match.

Del Rio won

As did The Shield

Fandango whoever he is beat Jericho

I think the mixed 8 man tag match was dropped much to the disappointment to the fans..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Punk - Taker was a very good match, Fandango vs Jericho was entertaining (not that it lasted long), the 3 on 3 was a decent way to start the event.

Everything else was absolute crap.

[Marc Overmars]

Everything went as expected then.

Roll on WM 30.

[Marc Overmars]

Even though Cena won the ending is pretty much all about The Rock. There were even boos when Rock was paying respect to Cena. :lol:

Just watching Punk vs Undertaker on Youtube before it gets taken down. Great match, Punk is the best in the business tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is tbh.

Wearing classic Undertaker colours. :bow:

Marked out when he did Old School. And I guess that's the best sign when a wrestler is a good wrestler.

Cena Rock was hilarious. About five minutes in they were going for finishers and that's all they did from that point on.

[Marc Overmars]

Ah I didn't even realise the significance of the purple gear. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Read some reports on it. Pretty much what Maccy says

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RAW was actually quite good, though mainly thanks to the crowd.

Singing along to Fandango's theme music isn't going to leave my head for quite a while.

[Cripps_orig]

Just read the Raw results

Sounds awesome

[Cripps_orig]

BRITISH wrestling fans helped instigate one of the most incredible atmospheres in wrestling history on Monday night.
And amazingly much of it consisted of singing the theme music to a wrestler who six weeks ago was expected to be a major flop.

WWE Raw came from the Izod Centre, New Jersey, just yards from MetLife Stadium where Wrestlemania took place 24 hours previously.

It promised to be a historic show, as Raw the night after Mania tends to be. It was — but not for the reasons expected.

Throughout the three-hour show, the spectacle became the range of chants, resembling a football match, which at times entirely distracted from the in-ring action.

Things started with John Cena, who as expected was booed and taunted by fans.

Cena’s reaction was hilarious, though, including him pretending to dance a ‘heel turn’, a direct reference to a group of hardcore fans wanting to see him as an on-screen villain.

Then came the indicator that it was the transatlantic travelling fans that were the catalyst.

England’s Wade Barrett was rapturously cheered — a rare occurrence outside of the UK.

Barrett received chants of ‘Eng-er-land’ and ‘Wade Barrett’s barmy army’ before getting a massive ovation as he won the intercontinental title back from The Miz.

Soon, after Alberto Del Rio had been left ‘injured’ following a match with Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler cashed in Money in the Bank to become the new world heavyweight champion.

The reaction for his appearance and subsequent win was as loud as anything on Raw this century.

But it was when Sheamus and Randy Orton entered the ring that things went up a notch.

Before the fight began Orton appeared to entirely lose his stride, pausing mid-sentence and asking the Irishman, off mic, “What’s my line?”.

Once their match started – a perfectly acceptable encounter, by the way – all hell broke loose.

The fans, rejecting what they were presented with, made their own fun.

Chants came not for the two men in the ring but for Mike Chioda the referee, all three commentators, the late Randy Savage, Rob Van Dam (a free agent rumoured to be heading back to WWE) HBK and others, before it turned into a Mexican wave.

Before the match came to a conclusion, the 500lb Big Show monster they had teamed with the evening before came and took them both out. “Thank you, Big Show” cried New Jersey, in unison.

And there was Fandango. The man with the dancing gimmick waltzed to the ring, and the crowd began to join in with his entrance music. They then continued to sing it well into his match.

The crowd popped heavily for a Jericho run-in and beatdown, but resumed their cheers for Fandango after the fallen dancer breathlessly repeated his name, restarting their rendition of his theme.

The next match was the eight-person tag dropped from Mania involving Tons of Funk, Rhodes Scholars and The Bellas.

The crowd opted to ignore this and continue singing the Fandango theme.

The main event was John Cena v Mark Henry (the fans sang the World’s Strongest Man’s theme too) and as the new champ and his mammoth opponent locked the audience... sang the Fandango song again.

John Cena even danced a little to acknowledge their singing and got a rare ovation for doing so.

By the end of the night he had been left lying by Ryback, but this wasn’t the story.

On a night where two titles changed hands, storylines progressed and even Undertaker made an appearance that may signal his involvement at the next Pay Per View, the story of Raw was the crowd.

Last night the theme, named ‘ChaChaLaLa’, was at 156 in the UK iTunes charts – and rising.

We at SunSport supporting the campaign to get it charting. You can purchase it here.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, Raw in London at the O2 Arena is only a couple of weeks away, and we have a quickstep to learn.

Duh Duh. Da da dada da da da da. Duh duh dada da da da da...


British fans :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

I watched some of these chants on Youtube, pretty funny. :lol:

You have to hand it to the GHELS, they know how to create an atmosphere.

You hardly ever hear the same pops anymore like you got during the Attitude Era.

Kids. :rolleyes:

[Rors]

Buy 2 Get 1 Free deal on SilverVision. Ordered 'NWO The Revolution'. 'Shawn Michaels:My Journey', and 'History of The World Heavyweight Championship'. That'll do for fewer than 17 sovs!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very good value.

Also, 'Taker will be at RAW in London.

[Cripps_orig]

Serious?

Ffs

Wonder if there's still time to get tickets

[Marc Overmars]

Lesnar vs Triple H in a cage match should be good. I assume that will be the last we see of the big name part timers for a while.

At which point I will stop tuning in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serious?

Ffs

Wonder if there's still time to get tickets

Yeah, 3-3 with Kane and D-Bryan against The Shield.

Also, MO, Punk is supposed to be taking a couple of months off to heal his leg also so it could well suck the big one until Money In The Bank. Hopefully he dons the commentary blazer though.

[Cripps_orig]

Chances of the following being at Raw next week? 1 being the lowest, 10 the highest

Brock

Triple H

Rock

Punk

Jericho

[Marc Overmars]

Very unlikely for Lesnar to appear but I suppose there is a 7 or 8 chance of Triple being there to answer the cage match challenge.

Rock and Punk no chance, and I have no idea about Jericho as I haven't followed his feuds.

Awesome that Undertaker will be there though, I bet most American fans are jealous considering he doesn't have normal matches anymore.

[Cripps_orig]

I just got a ticket

I'm going to see the Undertaker.

The only reason I'm going.

I can tick this off as one thing I wanted t do before I die

[Rors]

Watched the doc on the NWO DVD. Nash's contributions are frigging hilarious (of course). As for Kidman however, I think he'd struggle to even make it into the Super Heavyweight class these days! Until his name was captioned I didn't recognise him!

Into the matches next...

[Rors]

Bill 'Hugh Morrus' DeMott had a lot of interesting things to say too. Oh, and Luger seems to be modelling himself on Tony Benn these days :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watched the doc on the NWO DVD. Nash's contributions are frigging hilarious (of course). As for Kidman however, I think he'd struggle to even make it into the Super Heavyweight class these days! Until his name was captioned I didn't recognise him!

Into the matches next...

Kidman is massive. Working in the WWE truck is obviously well stocked.

[Rors]

These days, You really Can't Powerbomb Kidman!!

[Rors]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=DbOyvhSd0pw Remember playing this one in Game in Wakefield. Highlight of this video? Debra giving Undertaker a backslide :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vince McMahon sees some serious potential in Default Man. :lol:

[Rors]

You have purchased:
Mick Foley Tickets

Friday
03 May 2013 19:00

Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham


Circle
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J
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[Marc Overmars]

What sort of material does Foley use? Must be wrestling related otherwise it would be just weird.

[Rors]

Primarily it is yes. I think he explains things a bit for non-fans though.

Looking forward to it, I got the very last 'standard' ticket available. All others were 'buy-backs' beginning at 80 quid!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's storytelling about his career I think in the main. I would imagine he takes questions though.

[Marc Overmars]

Odds on him saying "RIGHT HERE, in Birmingham, England" ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He said it on Sunday Brunch today so I'd say odds on tbf.

[Rors]

Odds on him saying "RIGHT HERE, in Birmingham, England" ?


He'd better!

[Rors]

He said it on Sunday Brunch today so I'd say odds on tbf.

Which Lovejoy didn't get, typically.

[GP]

Foley should have put the claw on him.

[Rors]

Foley should have put the claw on him.

If he can do it to JR in a sit-down interview, he can certainly do it to that berk..

[Rors]

Actual Tim Lovejoy quote: "How do you know who's won?". Dear god...

[Marc Overmars]

I watched Beyond The Mat for the first time the other day.

Quite fascinating really seeing what goes on behind the scenes. Didn't realise Jim Ross was one of Vince's minions.

[Rors]

I watched Beyond The Mat for the first time the other day.

Quite fascinating really seeing what goes on behind the scenes. Didn't realise Jim Ross was one of Vince's minions.

Fantastic documentary. It certainly doesn't pull any punches. So raw was it that Jake actually threatened Blaustein for showing his broken-family warts and all effectively unedited...

--

Quote of the film, Vince-to-Droz: "He's gonna puke!!!He's gonna puke!!"

[Rors]

!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6zyPS5nOAUA

[Cripps_orig]

Just got back. Not the best Raw but there were highlights.

Full report later after I eat

[McNamara That Ghost...]

!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6zyPS5nOAUA

DDP. :bow:

Hall is looking a lot better than he did for that ESPN documentary.

[Marc Overmars]

Sky Sports News ‏@SkySportsNews 44m

Don't miss five-time tag team champions of the world Billy Gunn and Road Dogg who are joining us at 1130. Tweet us your questions #SSN

Fuck, wish I was at home to watch. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hope they are aware of the catchphrases. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Road Dogg just asked about Suarez. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Billy. :lol:

Fairly sure you never faced Mankind and Cactus Jack in a tag team match.

[Rors]

Billy. :lol:

Fairly sure you never faced Mankind and Cactus Jack in a tag team match.

What the?! Monty :doh: :haha:

[Rors]

DDP. :bow:

Hall is looking a lot better than he did for that ESPN documentary.

Good to see the toothpick is still at hand. Sign him up Vinny!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He probably had it in whilst the surgery was ongoing. :lol:

And yup, Sopp is just as dopey as ever.

"magnanimous..."

[Marc Overmars]

Was Road Dogg trying to hit on Sawyer as well?

What a lad.

[Cripps_orig]

THE ROCK has been told to “grow up” and stop wrestling for the WWE by a top Hollywood movie director.

Michael Bay, whose credits include Bad Boys and Transformers, blasted the popular star after he missed the Los Angeles premiere for their new movie Pain & Gain.

Rock failed to show after undergoing surgery on abdominal and hernia injuries sustained during his WrestleMania main event loss to John Cena in New Jersey.

And his absence did not go down well with Bay. He fumed: “He was pushing it too hard. He needs to grow up and stop wrestling 300lb men.”

Rock was scheduled to begin a programme with Brock Lesnar immediately after Mania to set up plans for next year’s event.

However, due to his injury setback, the 40-year-old has now hinted the Cena match could have been his swansong.

Rock, who also headlined last year’s Mania with Cena in Miami, recently told New York radio host Peter Rosenberg: “Was it my last match? Possibly.

“I’m really not too sure and I wouldn’t rule it out.

“The plan the whole time was to create the Miami WrestleMania and create the biggest show of all time in the biggest market of New York.

“The original plan [after WrestleMania 29] was possibly Brock and myself. That was the next thing that made sense to me.

“I love Brock and we’ve been friends for over a decade now. We could have a great, athletic match. That was the plan.

“But, when I tore tendons off my pelvis, I had to fly home that day, so we couldn’t do what we wanted to do at Raw that day. Possibly down the road.”

:popcorn:

[Marc Overmars]

Rock vs Brock?

Awesome.

[Rors]

Working my way through the 'Shawn Michaels:My Journey' set. Up to the end of Disc 2. A disc which closes with a five-star match (Angle at WM21), and a five-star heel promo (on Hogan/Bret in Montreal the week before Summerslam '05). :bow:

[Rors]

Dwayne Johnson ✔ @TheRock (https://twitter.com/TheRock) Mania may have been my last match. The 3 year goal was to come in & elevate the @WWE (https://twitter.com/WWE). Then proudly "do the honors". #RockTalk (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RockTalk&src=hash) @TigerTomblin (https://twitter.com/TigerTomblin)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Do the honours. :lol:

Yeah, Cena was an up and comer.

[Marc Overmars]

Flicking through the channels last night and I saw Undertaker on Smackdown. :faint:

I suppose him getting destroyed is a way of writing him off now until next WM.

[Rors]

Do the honours. :lol:

Yeah, Cena was an up and comer.

if I hear "passing the torch" one more time.. How can you "hand over" to somebody who was already an 11-time(I think) WWE/World Champion!!?

[Rors]

Flicking through the channels last night and I saw Undertaker on Smackdown. :faint:

I suppose him getting destroyed is a way of writing him off now until next WM.

Gives him a chance to get back to his property business (true)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

if I hear "passing the torch" one more time.. How can you "hand over" to somebody who was already an 11-time(I think) WWE/World Champion!!?

I don't know. It's as though they don't think we've been in the Cena era since 2004.

[Rors]

Another 'Pro Wrestling Arcade' entry here. I remember borrowing the PC version of this - sadly I never had it long enough to unlock Ivan The Bear ( :haha: :bow: ). The 'rants' are hilarious too.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4j04ktchT0

[Rors]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dSG1KjcF68g

Some rather 'standard' turns in here, but interesting watch. Complete with a very odd looking Pedigree at 3..!

[Rors]

With SilverVision sadly going out of business in the next week or so (to be replaced by the expensive-looking wwedvd.co.uk , which also has a poorly designed and hard-to-follow website ), I've decided to nab another couple of DVDs from them. Edge: A Decade Of Decadence (complete with in-character match introduction pieces :lol: ) and Raw 1994 on their way to me soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raw 1994? :lol:

[Rors]

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/products/Raw-The-Beginning-Season-2-1994-DVD-2-Discs.html Some buried treasure in this one (plus some no-doubt horrors..)

[Rors]

As an example of the former category:
Owen Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid
August 15, 1994

As a certain example of the latter:
IRS taxes the dead
October 31, 1994

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

King of the Ring Qualifying Match
Owen Hart vs. Doink the Clown
May 23, 1994

Deserved to win it if that's what he had to go through. :lol:

[Rors]

Deserved to win it if that's what he had to go through. :lol:

Thank god they booked the winner of the match that they did.....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I bet Vinnie thought of having Doink win the tournament.

[Rors]

I bet Vinnie thought of having Doink win the tournament.

After delivering that joke at Survivor Series '93, I'm surprised Doink wasn't awarded all available titles there and then...

[Marc Overmars]

KOTR was a great PPV, shame they got rid of it.

[Rors]

KOTR was a great PPV, shame they got rid of it.

Yep.Simple idea, well-executed (as long as we gloss over that Mabel and Billy Gunn are former winners)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mabel. :haha:

That feud with Diesel will be remembered. Sadly.

[Rors]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mOvALPi4msM/USkwWADwyEI/AAAAAAAAIAo/SjMLK0HQULo/s1600/136165328872247.gif

[Cripps_orig]

Paul Bearer to be inducted in to the hall of fame next year.

Rumour has it it will be the Undertaker inducting him breaking character to do so

[Rors]

Having watched the RAW 1994 DVD, I can safely say that the company was saved by the generally good (and often fantastic) in-ring action. Everything else....dear oh dear.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ziggler suffered a concussion on Smackdown, along with retrograde amnesia. :doh:

[Rors]

Ziggler suffered a concussion on Smackdown, along with retrograde amnesia. :doh:

Apparently he couldn't remember any of Monday and Tuesday. Probably thinks he's back in the Spirit Squad...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Could be where he ends up if he can't compete in the title match.

[Rors]

Could be where he ends up if he can't compete in the title match.

Put Ireland in!

[Rors]

Silvervision stocks low now, but just managed to get the following for a grand total of just 13.98!!

WWE Annual 2012 DVD Boxset (7 Discs)
Wrestling's Highest Flyers DVD (3 Discs)
Survivor Series 2005 & Armageddon 2005 DVD(2 Discs)

No idea what those 2005 events are like I must say!There were no other Tagged Classics really left worth getting though (Hardy Boys and Lita sets?No ta.)
The Annual 2012 is a combination of the Best Of Raw 2011 and the Best PPV Matches of 2011 sets, so a bargain's bargain!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well 2005 was full in to the swing of SuperCena I think, might as well do it for that price though.

[Rors]

'Raw and SmackDown', I should say. It also includes that Punk promo :bow:

[Rors]

Well 2005 was full in to the swing of SuperCena I think, might as well do it for that price though.

You can't win 'em all...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Raw and SmackDown', I should say. It also includes that Punk promo :bow:

Wonder if the word douchebag gets uncensored this time.

Punk. :bow:

[GP]

http://i.imgur.com/thMHDzB.gif

[Rors]

http://i.imgur.com/thMHDzB.gif

The kind of angle only a booking team of Lagana, Bischoff, and Hogan can give you..

[Rors]

Edge DVD time. Excellent match with Owen from Breakdown '98 done, now onto the TIT Final match from No Mercy '99. Reminding me that the Hardy Boys were "the New Brood'... :doh: :lol:

[Rors]

Triangle Ladder Match from Wrestlemania 2000 (16) :



:wacko: :wacko:

[Marc Overmars]

That and the TLC matches those tag teams had. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Apparently Raw was a shocker

The Shield lost their first match as well

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah SuperCena got the win via DQ (after pinning two) being 1-3 down in a 3-3 elimination.

:rolleyes:

Come back Punk. :(

[Marc Overmars]

Just been watching the Triple H and Brock Lesnar segments since WM, not bothered with anything else.

It is quite apparent how naff most of the roster is these days, there used to be a group of 6-7 guys who could easily main event but not anymore.

The creative team need to sort their lives out.

[Rors]

New DVDs arrived today! Only one disc down on the Edge one so far too. Glad the end of the season is fast approaching to allow further unencumbered viewing.

[Rors]

Oh yeah.



Kazoos rock!

[Rors]

Hearing Edge in his Rated-R heel persona introducing matches from his 2002-2004 face run is pretty funny :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh yeah.



Kazoos rock!

For the benefit of those with flash photography...

[Rors]

For the benefit of those with flash photography...

Bonus on Disc 1 dedicated to such moments.

The Jugband Pose. :bow: "Hope y'all enjoyed that one" :lol: They reeked of awesomeness for sure.

[Rors]

Edge. Foley. WM22. Holy. Fucking. Shit. "Brutal" doesn't come close.

[GP]

Barbed wire mandible claw :bow:

[Rors]

Barbed wire mandible claw :bow:

Even Lita got some of that, so to speak.

[GP]

'Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!'

[Rors]

Now watching Edge/Foley/Lita v Dreamer/Funk/Beulah from One Night Stand 2006. Holy. Fuckin..ah you know the rest.

[Marc Overmars]

Edge. Foley. WM22. Holy. Fucking. Shit. "Brutal" doesn't come close.

Joey Styles "OMG". :bow:

[Rors]

Joey Styles "OMG". :bow:

Still not sure how he didn't rip his throat out calling that particular one....

[Cripps_orig]

Jake Roberts confirms he will take part in next years Royal Rumble.

No news on Damien

[Rors]

Jake Roberts confirms he will take part in next years Royal Rumble.

No news on Damien

"I'm not just entering it, I'm going to win that motherfucker". Er Jake, I hate to break it to you...;)

Revelations > Damien

[Rors]

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

Never played this one. I too had forgotten about Dean Malenko's 'James Bond' gimmick. I didn't necessarily need to be reminded of it;)

[Rors]

Sign in the crowd during the Chavo - Noble match on the Extras of the Wrestling's Highest Flyers DVD: "WENGER SIGN BATISTA"...

[Rors]

Survivor Series 2005 features Vinnie asking "What's good in the hood?". Okay, this was worth it;) (Despite the very uncomfortable Trish kidnap angle elsewhere...dear oh dear)

[Rors]

THAT Punk promo :bow:

"Douchebag" not edited!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They do have an unedited version. :faint:

Also, Extreme Rules tonight:

YouTube Pre-Show: Miz vs. Cody Rhodes
Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Extreme Rules Match: Big Show vs. Randy Orton
Strap Match: Mark Henry vs. Sheamus
Tag Team Title Tornado Match: Team Hell No © vs. The Shield (Rollins and Reigns)
US Title Match: Kofi Kingston © vs. Dean Ambrose
#1 Contender's I QUIT Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger
Steel Cage Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H
WWE Title Last Man Standing Match: John Cena © vs. Ryback

[Rors]

That's actually a pretty decent card given current availability.

Sucks to be Miz though. Main-events wherever you look on the DVD I'm currently watching, two years later he's Pre-Show material :lol:

[Rors]

I fear we're getting Cena - Ryback all the way to Summerslam, so expect a very screwy finish in that one. "This feud must continue!"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That match for the Miz will probably be about five minutes long anyway.

I expect I will be watching this half asleep. Would've wanted to see the ladder match but Ziggler's brain got bashed.

[Rors]

Silvervision having dropped their prices again, had another splurge. I repeat, thank god for the end of the season!!


The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History DVD (3 Discs)
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions DVD (3 Discs)
The True Story of WrestleMania DVD (3 Discs)

And a few events, all of which I have yet to see any of before:

Night of Champions 2008 DVD
Royal Rumble 2010 DVD
SummerSlam 2012 DVD

All for less than 19 quid in total.

*starts "Please don't go" chant at Silvervision*

[Rors]

That match for the Miz will probably be about five minutes long anyway.

I expect I will be watching this half asleep. Would've wanted to see the ladder match but Ziggler's brain got bashed.

One to read on 411/Wrestling Observer, and possibly get on DVD in five years time I reckon :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Silvervision having dropped their prices again, had another splurge. I repeat, thank god for the end of the season!!


The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History DVD (3 Discs)
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions DVD (3 Discs)
The True Story of WrestleMania DVD (3 Discs)

And a few events, all of which I have yet to see any of before:

Night of Champions 2008 DVD
Royal Rumble 2010 DVD
SummerSlam 2012 DVD

All for less than 19 quid in total.

*starts "Please don't go" chant at Silvervision*

Rocky Maivia's shoulder breaker to be No.1 :pray:

[Rors]

Rocky Maivia's shoulder breaker to be No.1 :pray:

Talk about asking to be booed....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And death chants!

[Marc Overmars]

Just reading the Extreme Rules results, seemed like quite a good event.

[Rors]

I fear we're getting Cena - Ryback all the way to Summerslam, so expect a very screwy finish in that one. "This feud must continue!"

:tiphat:

[Cripps_orig]

The end of team hell no?

Hope not.

The Shield are awesome though. Still don't know who is who tbh

[Marc Overmars]

Watched some of Raw to see who this new Paul Heyman guy was and I thought I recognised his theme music.

Mr Perfect. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Curtis Axel :bow:

[Rors]

Curtis Axel :bow:

The second time he's been given a stupid name. Just call him Joe Hennig for crying out loud (which is how he is credited on the NWO DVD)!

[Cripps_orig]

I like it tbh.

Pays homage to his grandfather and father

[Rors]

I like it tbh.

Pays homage to his grandfather and father

If that's what they wanted to do, then 'Joe 'The Axe' Hennig' would have sufficed. (Hence Scott Putski also being known as the "Polish Hammer" )

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Heyman said on Smackdown he was the architect behind Punk's title reign.

Punk's return can't be far away with those seeds being planted. :pray:

[Rors]

Just finished the 'documentary' on '50 Greatest Finishing Moves'. Decent, but the comments (which for some reason are mainly from Kofi, McIntyre and Clay) get repetitive quickly, so Interview Bingo on "When he hits that. 1-2-3. You're not getting up" would be a rather pointless game....
Not going to spoil the countdown, but there really are some WTF choices in there, especially early on..!

Luckily the selection of matches on Discs2 and 3 is very wide-ranging, so looking forward to getting stuck into them pre-CL Final!

[Cripps_orig]

Got the 100 best moments of Raw and bret hart DVDs.

I blame Rors

[Rors]

Got the 100 best moments of Raw and bret hart DVDs.

I blame Rors

:tiphat: Can't see the 100 Best Moments one cheap anywhere. It was in Entertainment Exchange for 22 sovs.

[Cripps_orig]

I'll watch the Raw one tonight after the match.

Well some of it as its over 6 hours long. I missed the early years of Raw and of course the Attitude era will be included. Can't wait.

Never was a big Bret fan. But his book was awesome and the Montreal screw job is sure to be talked about. Was a must get. Neither was cheap to get tbh but I'm a bit DVD crazy.

[Rors]

Wow, that Bret - Backlund match from Superstars, July 1994 is absolutely fantastic.

[Rors]

Of course, not having Piper dancing around yelling "WHADDYASAY?" every three seconds helps matters too.

[Cripps_orig]

Watching the Raw 100 moments DVD

Couple of moments I never knew about

I mean choppy choppy pee pee...wtf

[Rors]

Watching the Raw 100 moments DVD

Couple of moments I never knew about

I mean choppy choppy pee pee...wtf

That gets in there?! :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

There are a couple of shockers in here and a hell of a lot of Austin/McMahon moments

[Rors]

'The Tooth Fairy' currently on Channel 4? :haha:

[Rors]

Based on the two minutes I've seen, his character in this is basically Cena :lol: ...