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Ok, the rumors have Vince wanting a big moment for Bryan at Wrestlemania, so the whole stadium does 'YES' in unison. Some questions:
1. I think the only three realistic opponents for that to happen would be HHH/Brock/Undertaker. Out of those three, which one with your 'mark' hat would you most like to see?
2. If the undertaker is Bryan's Wrestlemania opponent, do you Bryan would be a good choice to end the streak at this stage?
3. If Bryan does end the streak, would that make future wrestlemania matches for Undertaker vs Brock/Cena less appealing do you think?
4. Whilst i have no appetite for Sting vs Undertaker at Wrestlemania, i do think a fit and healthy Sting wrestling for a year could be a boon to the WWE. Matches vs Brock/Batista/Cena/Orton/Punk/HHH/Bryan would be fresh match ups, and depending on the related stories, could also be good matches/draws for some B-level ppvs. Do you agree?
1. Probably Undertaker, but it won't happen.
2. He's one of the few where it wouldn't be wasted because he's seemingly bulletproof at this point.
3. I think if the streak did end, Undertaker would just call it a career.
4 Sting has very limited appeal, and a big match at Wrestlemania is just about it. TNA pretty much killed his drawing power by making him a regular guy instead of a special attraction.
I think the biggest 'yes' moment there could be would be Bryan overcoming all the odds in the main event vs Randy Orton and taking the title clean in the middle of the ring.
ReplyDeletePlus that's the only use for Orton I'd have any interest in. And let's be honest the newly unified WWE World title match has to end the show after the big deal they made about uniting them.
It would be the perfect ending to the Bryan/Authority story and then allow hopefully for some great Bryan/Lesnar matches after Mania.
All I care about at this point is Punk or Bryan(or both!) having an amazing match with whatever opponents they're in there with. If story or character get advanced, that's just a bonus.
ReplyDeleteHaha...Bryan is not ending the streak.
ReplyDeletePersonally I'd like to see a Punk Vs. Bryan where Punk's hand is forced into beating his friend in order to get his hands on Brock or Heyman or someone else.
ReplyDeleteOr I'd like to see Brock V. Taker and Bryan Vs. Cena and Punk can wrestle Randy Orton.
The rising podium.
ReplyDeleteEh. There's starting shit then there's taking cheapshots at people then skating away as fast as he can. Crosby has been in six fights in his NHL career.
ReplyDeleteNot soon enough.
ReplyDeleteI kind of morphed into a fan of hockey, as opposed to a team. I also work for an NHL team, so I suppose they are my rooting interest now.
ReplyDeleteIts great because I can appreciate Crosby's skill from a distance.
Skating away? That has literally never happened. He always mixes it up. One of his first games back from concussion he was in the middle of a giant scrum.
ReplyDeleteYou daamnnnnn right.
ReplyDeleteI get that you like him, but I would hardly call a couple of face washes and a shove or two "mixing it up" at all. That's what he does. He dick dances with other people that aren't going to drop the gloves.
ReplyDeleteI just watched it, pretty funny
ReplyDeletehttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YAFX_mJPga8
Nooooooooobody cares about Sting.
ReplyDeleteDude, theyve tried 2 ofnthese concussion stories the past yea. Big show and hhh. They bpth went nowhere but more importantly they set it up on TV. Setting up wrestling anhles through dirt sheets and websites makes no sense. It aint a work. If it was on tv maybe id consider its a work. Wrestling is a contact sport. Concussions are not impossible to get
ReplyDeleteIt what everyone does in hockey, it is part of the game. But if the best player in the world does it, suddenly it is a problem?
ReplyDeleteSting needs someone younger and faster who can GO. CM Punk would be a great opponent for him, although I don't know how you get there from here. Maybe Orton could get a good match out of him. That would make decent sense - Orton as the "face of the company" vs the guy who was the face of WCW.
ReplyDeleteI'd go:
Cena vs Taker
Bryan vs HHH
Punk vs BROCK
Orton vs Sting
That's a hell of a card.
Ovechkin does it, but he WILL mix it up with other skaters.
ReplyDeleteNot anymore, anyway. Not for a long time. I don't even think a Taker-Sting WM match would move the needle at all. 12 years ago, maybe.
ReplyDeleteNobody should end it, not Bryan, not Punk, nobody.
ReplyDeleteIts a problem when you won't back up your shit, yes.
ReplyDeleteExactly. It's like the kid in school that sits behind you and flicks your ear then when you turn around and shove him he tells the teacher.
ReplyDeleteLike this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW3Ta9OAZaI
ReplyDeleteOr this, fighting the biggest guy in the league: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRTvO8Lej0
ReplyDeleteHe backs up his shit by scoring an obscene amount of points.
ReplyDeleteIf they're not going to have him take the title at mania then the way they're going to get that reaction is to have HHH tap out clean in the middle of the ring.
ReplyDeleteI'd much rather see him wrestle Brock though because the match would be 3x as good.
He could always be a stand up guy like Sid!
ReplyDeletehttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4wqR17KrLKw
Did you watch that video before posting it? They don't fight, at all.
ReplyDeleteOrton's, "There's a skull right there" bit was literally the most entertaining he's been for me in years. YEARS!
ReplyDeleteWell, the good thing about Dynamite is he can't just get up and leave the room while you're watching him. So, there's that.
ReplyDeleteI guess he needs to not get behind the wheel too...
ReplyDeleteYeah on one of the most loaded rosters in the league. Put him on a bad team and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteWait, I thought Sid didn't mix it up or back up his shit and skates away?!?!?
ReplyDeleteCrosby named NHL's Biggest Whiner by 52% of the league:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZxS_GR36cQ
Um, he would still be the best player in the world. You do realize Sid has had shit linemates 95% of his career right?
ReplyDeleteDid you even watch the video? He punched a guy DOWN on the ice (big no-no) and even kidney shotted him then skated away.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, what is the obsession with ending the Streak?
ReplyDeleteAnd, does the average fan even know that Sting is in TNA? Do they even know of TNA?
He was the third man in and was mugging Valabik while he was engaged with another guy. Then he punches him in the balls while he's STILL FIGHTING SOMEONE ELSE. I wouldn't try to use that as evidence of Sid's moxie or toughness.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's looking pretty obvious that it's Punk/HHH at Mania, which I like.
ReplyDeleteI think if Bryan being the triumphant hero closing the show with 70,000 chanting "YES!" is what they now want, I'd go with Brock winning the Chamber to replace Orton as the Authority's champion would be the way to go. We've already seen the beginning stages: HHH and Steph's unsatisfaction with Randy, Brock being welcomed back by HHH and declaring he is going to be champion, etc.
If I were to put on my fantasy booker hat I'd go with Bryan/Bork for the WWE title, HHH/Punk, Batista/Orton and Cena/Taker.
I know what all the various rumors have been but we're barely more than two months out from WM and it's not hard to see it unfolding that way at this point.
Pretty much the most entertaining thing he has done since the RNN updates....
ReplyDeleteCouldn't they do something like with Stone Cold after the neck injury, keep him on TV but have authority stop him from competing??
ReplyDeleteI'm done arguing with cultstatus. I can tell he's never played hockey or even watches it besides just to call himself a "fan". Anyone, even Penguins fans know about Crosby's pussyness.
ReplyDeleteLike Biff Tannen from back to the future? Yeah, that would be more in his wheelhouse, and it would be a fun characther (and an extension of the buly gimmick he was doing last year).
ReplyDelete...................I can tell you don't watch hockey. Stop trolling.
ReplyDeleteHe was also third man in, and was punching a player who was being held by someone else. And hit him in the ball bag.
ReplyDeleteBefore the concussion, I really wanted him coming in at #1 and going coast-to-coast to win. Sigh. Maybe give that to CM Punk instead.
ReplyDeleteHave to be really careful with concussions. I think flying is usually out. I recall a WCW PPV that was destroyed by a few guys like Jarrett and Hart having concussions....
ReplyDeleteI'd have even been cool with it three years ago, when they did the creepy "2-21-11" spots that were supposedly, according to rumors at the time, ambiguous because they were negotiating with Sting.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, ship's sailed.
Oh no! Random 4th liners think Crosby is a whiner!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't, that is a definite cheap shot.
ReplyDelete"Anyone, even Penguins fans know about Crosby's pussyness."
ReplyDeletewat.
Ah... okay, bummer
ReplyDeleteThat would be a better thing to do with a heel like Sandow where he could boast he is a Rumble winner but everybody knows he is a fraud...
ReplyDeleteI'd rather have a heel screw Bryan out of his spot (show Bryan "laid out" in the back) and take his spot to win the Rumble, then have Bryan beat him at Elimination Chamber to get the title shot. I'd be OK with Randy Orton doing this (he can lose the belt to Cena, then beat the shit out of Bryan and take his spot in the Rumble).
ReplyDeleteI'd go with:
ReplyDeleteOrton vs Bryan for the title
Punk vs HHH
Batista vs Brock
Undertaker vs Cena
Screw Sting
Probably not. But if anyone did, he'd be first in line right now. Bryan, Cena, and maaaybe Punk in a rematch are the only three guys with whom I would be able to suspend my disbelief that maybe they'd actually end it.
ReplyDeleteWhat they'll have to decide is when Taker decides he's done, is it worth more to give someone that rub and make them an even bigger star, or keep the merchandise dollars rolling in in perpetuity on "Streak" memorabilia, DVDs, etc.
Of course, that's largely going to be Taker's call. He could very well want to pass the proverbial torch.
It's not just Bryan, hell it's not just professional athletes. I've had 14-15 year old students balking to me at their concussions restrictions in my roll as TEACHER, arguing with them about not taking tests or working at computers while they're on their concussions restrictions from school.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, you're right. A little on the nose.
Name all the all stars that Sid has had on his line. His current ones, Pascal Dupuis, is a career 3rd liner. And Kunitz was a decent player who Crosby elevated all the way to the Olympic team.
ReplyDeleteThe only problem there is that there's NO WAY Orton v. Bryan closes the show.
ReplyDeleteI hope they started a "NO!" chant when it was announced to the house.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I actually saw Sting on TV outside of TNA was a weird replay of his jesus special.
ReplyDeleteSouled Out 2000, I think.
ReplyDelete3. Nothing wrong with odd tweets to get people talking, then tuning into the shows to find out what's going to happen. Although I personally like CM Punk's tweets of all the baseball stadiums he hits in the summer.
ReplyDeleteThat was the one. They had BILLY KIDMAN wrestling three matches that night, so you should be able to figure out how fucked sideways that show was.
ReplyDeleteI think Sting would do fine if used correctly by WWE, which I honestly think they can do.
ReplyDeleteIt's not like people are going to boo the guy because he was booked poorly in TNA. TNA doesn't even exist for 95% of the WWE audience.
It wouldn't stun me, though I still think it's more likely they dump Orton for Brock or maybe Batista as the corporate heel champ.
ReplyDeleteThey had Benoit win the title. That tells you all you need to know right there.
ReplyDeleteYou should post another video of Chara and Ovie not fighting again.
ReplyDeleteFlying could be out, bright lights out, loud noises out, staring at a computer screen/monitor out, READING could be out.... if it's a serious concussion having him at TV would be a terrible idea.
ReplyDeleteI love that they knew he was leaving but still put the title on him anyway. Never change, WCW.
ReplyDeleteIf Bryan does close WM with the entire Superdome chanting "YES!", the following Raw might start with a 20 minute "YES" chant to start the show.
ReplyDeleteThat wasn't a bad decision. He deserved to be World Champion. He could carry anything on legs at that point to ****.
ReplyDelete50/50 booking time. Taker drops 3 in a row to HHH, retires jobbing to Nash.
ReplyDeleteSo close to having the WCW champion appear on WWE tv with the belt. Again. lulzwcw.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't *KNOW* he was leaving, they thought giving the belt would keep him there.
ReplyDeleteHe could sell popcorn?
ReplyDeleteIt was on par with the WM 21 Taxi commercial.
ReplyDeleteI was also a big fan of the Superbowl adds they did.
ReplyDelete99% positive Benoit told them he was leaving, they tried keeping him with the belt and he was like "ok but I'm still leaving".
ReplyDeleteHe quit the next day. It was a bad decision.
ReplyDeleteI seem to recall another promotion doing that recently.
ReplyDeleteHoly shit.
ReplyDeleteI did also. Its such a tougn spot for both the wwe and bryan. Id bet they are considering giving bryan the win or at least making him look lkme a star by going 60 minutes or whatever. Bryan probably really wants to go out there but its not worth his long term health. Its either gonna be bryan or batista and I could see them going with daniel. Just terrible timing
ReplyDeleteTNA is basically WCW2.
ReplyDeleteSo you think it's a work?
ReplyDeletePutting Kevin Sullivan in charge was the bad decision. Trying to tell him they were going to push him to the top and at the same time marginalize his friends was the bad decision. Letting him quit (I mean, he had a contract.... he got an unconditional release and walked into the WWF a month later) was a bad decision.
ReplyDeleteIf they had put a competent booker in charge and promised to treat the Radicalz better, he probably would have stayed.
"If the creative team works this correctly."
ReplyDeleteBig if.
Randy KILLS in that segment!
ReplyDeleteEvery ppv ever wil keep me busy for a few months.... but if they want to keep getting $9.99 a month they're going to have to add some other stuff, like JCP, WCCW and Mid-South. IF those things don't hit the air until my time to re-up in August (or preferably June when I'm bored in the summer :), I will be happy.
ReplyDeleteGood ol' Bork Lesnar.
ReplyDeletePersonally I'd like to see King Kong Bundy get another shot at the Streak, I think he can do it....
ReplyDeleteJust hearing him say, "I'm afraid I've got some bad news..." gets a genuine smile from me every time. I thought the gimmick was DOA but it's grown on me huge.
ReplyDeleteWhere has this been reported about the big WM moment? Does Vince want YES! Chants or does he want them close the show. Big difference I'm searching for ways for Bryan to close the show and I just don't see any. Maybe if this Vince vs HHH thing comes to fruition and Bryan ends up being Vinces avatar and makes HHH tap. MAYBE if they go Bryan vs Brock for the title also and Brick taps but I don't see that either.
ReplyDeleteThought they gave him the title cause Sullivan took over booking and they figured it would be a show of good faith that Sullivan wouldnt fuck with his career...
ReplyDeleteJesus cares about Sting. Sting cares about Jesus. They have a real bromance thing going on there.
ReplyDeleteJesus always struck me as more of a Buff Bagwell guy.
ReplyDeleteConcussion is pretty much the worst thing that couldve happened to Bryan, Id keep him home until close to Mania if I'm WWE...
ReplyDelete...They could actually sell the drama of will he or wont he be at Mania....
Yeah, MAYBE Bryan gets a shot at Taker but no, he isn't going to beat the streak. I still think they are waiting for Taker to say he's pretty much done and then Cena will pop that cherry (hopefully turning heel in the process).
ReplyDeleteOh geez. Bryan ain't ending the streak. Let's be serious now.
ReplyDeleteI heard a rumor from back in the day that Jesus isn't a big fan of Goldberg. When asked for comment Goldberg asked "who?"
ReplyDeleteWhen I read it I initially thought Vince just wanted the entire arena at Mania chanting Yes. I don't think it said anything about it being in the main event. And they can easily get that reaction wherever they put Bryan on the card.
ReplyDeleteI think the better question is whether the average fan even know who Sting is period.
ReplyDeleteI think it's been said, but the only way the guy gets a pop is if he comes swinging down the rafters, and there's no way they're doing that.
When Taker finally decides to retire he should have to defend his streak one last time video game style. He has to take on every one of his WM opponents in a row to get to the final boss of John Cena.
ReplyDeleteThat movie is a bit weird, especially that ending dream sequence.
ReplyDeleteIs baseball stadium a new term for 'woman' and hits a new term for 'hits with his dong'?
ReplyDeleteThey should do Undertaker and Daniel Bryan vs. Wyatt Family with a "But whose side is Sting on?!?!?!" angle.
ReplyDeleteI think Batista is a huge mistake. He doesn't need the Rumble win and he doesn't need to win the title at Mania, either. Those things need to go to someone who's going to be with the company for more than one year.
ReplyDeleteYea. Any clean win by Bryan will get that reaction regardless of where it is on the card. Reading some of the comments people seemed to be interpreting it as him closing the show. Didn't know if i had missed anything
ReplyDeleteYou realize, as Vince now does, that if Bryan doesn't close the show the main event will have zero heat to it.
ReplyDeleteExcept if it's Cena/Taker.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how in a week he goes from "WWE is burying Bryan" to "Bryan should/could end the streak" .....
ReplyDeleteOnly if they send in Tamina to represent her dad....
ReplyDeleteMight as well just give the people Bryan vs Vince....
ReplyDeleteSting from the Police would probably get a better reaction in 2014....
ReplyDeleteWhat does Jim Neidhart have to do with it?
ReplyDeleteIts not going to be Cena/Taker.
ReplyDeleteBryan could be with the company for another 10 years at a very high level. The guy who lost his world title in 28 seconds becomes the guy who ENDS THE STREAK two years later would make him a HUGE star. There's only one reason to build up a winning streak, and that's to end it. Who better to do it than Bryan.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I'm still firmly in the Cena/Undertaker or GTFO camp, but Bryan ending the streak wouldn't be as stupid as you're making it sound.
I think you need to spell check sometimes. At least you had the common sense to edit it after I said holy shit.
ReplyDeleteHold on, you're questioning who he would need to face for the crowd to chant yes with him? He could be in a singles match with a guy from 3MB and the entire place would still do the chant with him...
ReplyDeleteprobably not. You hear stories all the time of people like RVD, Foley or Nash who would have people come up to them saying they wish they were on tv wrestling still, and them be like "Um, I'm on tv in TNA"
ReplyDeleteMaybe if he cant wrestle, they have him do a dance off with Fandango so we get the crowd doing YES chants and the Fandango theme...
ReplyDelete...yes, the top 16 guy gives ya permission to downvote this....
Good analysis.. Ladies and Buckdiddys only contribution for the day.
ReplyDeleteThey had better bring in Schiavone and Heenan for that segment or GTFO....
ReplyDeleteI didn't think so but i think they might be moving the pieces around to it. Have Batista win the Rumble to challenge Brock at WM. Punk/HHH. Orton/Bryan and then Cena/Taker.
ReplyDeleteCena vs. Taker is the match for the past 3 years which has been the obvious WM 30 main event. Still can't believe WWE isn't going in the direction.
ReplyDeleteThe storyline is so damn simple too. Cena has done everything, won every important title 100 times, but people will still say "yea, but you never beat Taker at WM". Bam. That easy. Money printed, big buyrate
And Cena vs. Undertaker is an idea that Vince wants no part of.
ReplyDeleteJust keep Hillbilly Jim away from it, he'd ruin it.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't make sense for Cena's character.
ReplyDeleteOnly two matches I could see Sting having is an Undertaker Mania match and a WWE title match sometime in the summer and then he calls it a career.
ReplyDeleteOrton could afford to drop a fall to Sting as well, and not be too hurt by it.
ReplyDeleteStrangely, I could see WWE just acting like Sting was "training", or some other bullshit excuse, after WCW folded. A rare case where them NOT acknowledging the "competition" would probably be for the best.
ReplyDeleteRemember, it's not like TNA was ever "mainstream", even at it's hottest.
The only way I'd buy into Sting in WWE is if he drops the Joker ripoff act.
ReplyDeleteI support this simply because it would make TNA come off as such a bush league organization. "We sent sting to the minors to train".
ReplyDeleteYeah, I figured someone had said it below. Just catching up here.
ReplyDeleteHe's so over, he's on the brink of Superstardom, just like Magnum. An injury cut Magnum short, so I think he's saying it might happen to Bryan as well.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a 70K-strong YES! chant, just put the title on Bryan clean as a sheet no bullshit to close that months-long saga. It's not rocket surgery.
ReplyDeleteIf Bryan can't win the Rumble, then it should definitely be Punk winning and taking the title belt. Bryan can be Vince's avatar in the Vince/HHH feud and beat HHH at WrestleMania XXX to get the big moment, and set up a huge Punk/Bryan match down the line at Summerslam.
ReplyDeleteYes it does.
ReplyDeleteI've really come around on Brock/Bryan at WM for the title. Have Brock F5 Orton then assume his position as corporate champ. Have Bryan win the Rumble (health permitting or win the title shot at EC if need be)? The build and match would be spot on.
ReplyDeleteI didn't mind the Joker rip off' it was something new for him to do and it was fairly entertaining. But yeah, if he comes into the WWE he should drop that and maybe stick to brooding Crow Sting.
ReplyDeleteSurfer Sting or GTFO.
ReplyDeleteNow you're getting it.
ReplyDeleteNaw, they need to have Undertaker/Bryan/CM Punk vs Flair/HHH/Sting and then everybody can act shocked Sting got turned on by his partners.
ReplyDeleteIt is going to go Orton>Cena>Brock>Bryan I think.
ReplyDeleteEngaged to a dark-haired valet...
ReplyDeleteI said that a week or so ago, Brock vs Bryan for the title would be amazing. They could work a tremendous big man/little man match with Bryan having a never say die attitude. Just have them both watch the Sting/Vader fued.
ReplyDeleteJust starting with the Big Three PPVs and the Monday Night Wars, plus the current PPV schedule, should still do well for that first cycle.
ReplyDeleteBUT, if we get to late May/June/July, and there's no sign of the older stuff appearing, I'd bet a fair chunk of the subscribers (yes, including myself) would seriously consider NOT renewing past the end of the first six months.
Hopefully they do SOME sort of research/survey after the network is up and running, and see if there's enough demand to justify the various products. Otherwise it could be a painful latter half of 2014 for the network, because after Summerslam the PPVs usually aren't strong enough to hold up the whole deal.
Undertaker would beat Bryan, but they'd start the show with Undertaker retiring and thanking Bryan for one last great bout, during which, yes, the crowd would chant YES the entire segment.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and add to that that Brock doesn't need some stupid angle to be over as a killer. Have him win EC and toss a few couches at Miz again, and the heat will be off the charts.
ReplyDeleteThat would be damn near perfect from their end. And I doubt many are asking for the older stuff to be front and center, just for it to be available.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the middle. I've had Classics on Demand for several years so I've already re-watched a lot of the Raws and Nitros from that era. I agree that the era has aged poorly but obviously loved it as it happened.
ReplyDeleteThat said, since very few people ever subscribed to CoD, I think there's still a ton of people who want to relive them days.
*facepalm*
ReplyDeleteThere are a LOT of people who walked away between the slow death of WCW and the final end of Attitude, if the Network can get even just a small percentage (10-15%) of that audience at the beginning it'll find a way to grow.
ReplyDeleteThe match and basic underdog story would be off the charts. Imagine Bryan making Brock tap at WM to close the show. It would be tremoundous. I'm still in the Taker/Cena camp but I'd be more then ok with bryan/brock
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling they'll have Orton retain and then do a three way, Orton vs Cena vs Brock at EC. Or add three more guys to that in an EC match with Brock winning.
ReplyDeleteBryan/Brock, Cena/Taker would be one hell of a WM top two matches.
ReplyDeleteMania usually only has 8 matches. 4 of them will be taken up by Cena/Taker/Punk/Bryan/Lesnar/Orton/Batista/HHH in some combo. WWE wants to push guys like Reigns and Big E so you'd figure that takes up 2 more spots. Then you'd think they would do a tag title match this year.
ReplyDeleteYou have a ton of highish profile guys like Big Show, Sheamus, Del Rio, Mysterio, Henry, Christian maybe, Ryback, Ziggler, Miz potentially not having a spot. And I'm probably even forgetting a few more.
Card sounds good but I dont need Orton/Bryan again, Id rather see HHH get his comeuppance and put Bryan over....
ReplyDeleteDef tops 1.2 million. Throw in some Hogan nostalgia and Punk going over HHH and I'm sold.
ReplyDeleteYes it would be, add Punk/HHH and even a returning Batista vs Orton, not a bad card. Even if I wasn't getting the network I would easily pay full price for that card.
ReplyDeleteThe Brock title match is headlining EC, like the Rock last year.
ReplyDeleteI would also. It just seems like punk/HHH is set in stone at this point.
ReplyDeleteIt's been asked before but how will they be able to calculate an accurate butyrate with the network? I'm guessing they'll be able to tell how many people are watching it on the network. And imagine the shitstorm if they put together that amazing card and on WrestleMania the network starts fucking up.
ReplyDeleteWas thinking about this. Wonder if they would do like a WM XX super long show. Throwing all those guys into a throw away battle royal or 10 man tag seems like a waste
ReplyDeleteYeah, the point I tried to make yesterday, only I managed to mangle it enough to be off-target.
ReplyDeleteI wish the Money in the Bank match was still at Mania as that would give a bunch of these guys something to do without it feeling forced. And if they cut back on the stupid rap/rock concert and idiotic backstage segments they could fit ten matches easy.
ReplyDeleteSo what's the endgame?
ReplyDeleteThis being a work means the WWE is doing something they have never done before: setting up an angle exclusively via dirt sheets. In doing so, they're costing themselves money by offering refunds at house shows.
What is the perceived benefit and eventual outcome of doing a "Bryan is injured" angle this way as opposed to just posting it on the website, mentioning it on TV and pulling him out of the ring for a while?
My question got in:-)
ReplyDeleteI agree Bryan doesn't need to be in the main event: it could be like Shawn/Flair, the Streak matches, Macho Man/Ultimate Warrior e.t.c, and be important. It does need the right opponent though and story. I don't think Bray Wyatt or Orton would do.
For Sting, i thought the WCW dvds sold well? I'm sure his TNA run won't be a concern as well. They should definitely do Crow Sting as well.
That's a good point. Even if they calculate iit the way you mentioned, it's not a good format because you don't know how many of those people would have bought it on a stand alone basis like when the calculated previous buyrates. It's gonna be almost impossible to tell how successful WM XXX will be with it being incorporated into the network
ReplyDeleteBut then what do they do with the actual Elimination Chamber match? There's only one big title, the #1 contendor will already be set for Mania. So why not have the title match be in the EC with Brock destroying everybody?
ReplyDeleteRoman is tops, then Randy, Cody, and Goldie. Everyone else is acceptable or better. Yeah, even Axel.
ReplyDeleteBack to the Crow ripoff act instead? 50-something surfer Sting ain't coming back either.
ReplyDeleteStrangely, not this time.
ReplyDelete"It's been awhile since we had a crazy pillman type."
ReplyDeleteIf they want one of those, Dean Ambrose is right there.
I only hope he doesn't lose his push, because of it. That might sound absurd, but just look at what happened after Ziggler's concussion.
ReplyDeleteYeah I know, unless they are going to count every subscriber who made the six month commitment as a Mania "buy". I think the WWE is going to start caring less about PPV buy rates and more about WWE Network subscribers. That's gonna be the numbers they brag about. I think in the next five years or so you won't even be able to watch a WWE PPV without the network.
ReplyDeleteiirc, that was when he was faced malenko is a 'catch as catch can' match, where both wrestlers had to stay in the ring. very early in, malenko out of instinct rolled out of the ring and fucked everything up and they had to book on the fly, b/c i believe he was supposed to beat kidman
ReplyDeleteAre they having a MiTB PPV this year? I don't know if they're going to retire some ideas and put some new ones forward. If that's the case you really COULD put a MiTB match. Failing that, some sort of Tag Team Turmoil match. That'd get eight people right there.
ReplyDeleteFunniest thing Orton ever done
ReplyDeleteMy 30 card:
ReplyDeleteUndertaker vs Cena
Bryan vs Lesnar for the title
HHH vs Punk
Orton vs Batista
Ambrose vs Reigns
Big E vs Del Rio for the unified IC/US title
Wyatt vs someone, honestly not sure who would work in this spot. Jericho would be a great fit if he comes back.
And as for everyone else, I was thinking of a gimmick match. MITB would great but it doesn't make sense. I also thought that the first ever EC match at Mania would be a great idea but again, doesn't make sense because of the PPV in Feb. So here is my idea:
First ever tag team Elimination Chamber match for the titles. 6 teams, if one member of the team is pinned, the team is out.
Goldust/Cody vs Usos vs Real Americans vs Big Show/Rey vs Ryback/Axel vs Sheamus/Barrett(bad ass heel team I just thought of)
And then throw a random Miz or Kofi match in the pregame. I'd buy the shit out of this PPV.
wow, his bit unintentionally shows what a douche he is for all his stupid skull tattoos
ReplyDeleteIt is an option, but I think a straight up 1on1 Brock match is what they are going for. Make the actual EC match a number contenders match for Extreme Rules.
ReplyDeleteCrow ripoff>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Joker ripoff
ReplyDeletealso the wwe office ad that ended with hh bringing khali to check vince's prostate
ReplyDeleteHow in the hell does Del Rio end up with the US title? Otherwise, that works.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't. Big E unifies the titles at the EC ppv by beating Ambrose(which is the rumor).
ReplyDeletereigns was awesome with "justice/just us"
ReplyDeleteand i loved titus's random omega psi phi bark and then leaned back smiling
they missed a golden opportunity by having derrick young sit down and look at her and be like, "nah" and then leave
why are they not airing it?
ReplyDeleteget it?
ReplyDeleteI think it would be pretty nifty if Hillbilly Jim and the Godwins did a legends feud against the Wyatts. It would be a total mark out moment to see Jim reverse Sister Abigail into a bearhug while H.O.G and P.I.G prevent Harper and Rowan from making the save by hitting stereo Slopdrops. They could even have Hillbilly Jim shake the Wyatts' hands afterward and say he respects them for putting up a hard fought match. That would be a great way to have Jim pass the torch and give the Wyatts the proverbial rub by turning them face.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Hillbilly Jim can fit it into his schedule of killing transients and kidnapping kids.
ReplyDeleteI'd buy it just based off the top 2 matches. The whole key is Batista and Bryan. You could easily see a scenario where Batista wins the Rumble and gets the match with Brock while Bryan does the Orton thing again or a scenario where Bryan wins the Rumble and they go Bryan/Brock. It'll be a pretty interesting glimpse into Vinces psyche how he proceeds with those 2. Will he ride the wave of what the fans are clamoring for or will he go back to someone who was a former top level guy?
ReplyDeleteAnd if he winds up not facing 'Taker at WM, it will be "They're burying him by not having him end the Streak".
ReplyDeleteI forgot about that one, didn't Punk get stuck in the dessert
ReplyDeletestill here? going to the rumble?
ReplyDeleteThe endgame is a match against Brian Pillman, since his death was a work too. Andy Kauffman will be the special ref.
ReplyDeleteBut they never had a special Sting DVD. Some DVDs have him here and there, but there has been no specific Sting DVD released.
ReplyDelete'didn't Punk get stuck in the dessert'
ReplyDeletehe got stuck in the jello mold!
Ah, got it.
ReplyDeleteThey better have one.
ReplyDeleteIt does very much actually. He never shuts up about pride and all that shit. Plus he's far into the point that he acknowledges that fans give him shit, so it DOES in fact work with his character
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