wrestling The Big Wrestling Thread!

[Rappy Veteran]

Except WrestleMania is almost legendary, it's a well known brand name for the PPV and getting rid of it would probably anger a lot of people.

yeah I am just waiting for the day that TNA names their main PPV Starcade :p

[LOC Veteran]

Except WrestleMania is almost legendary, it's a well known brand name for the PPV and getting rid of it would probably anger a lot of people.

Oh I agree with you, totally. But Vince is on some good crack or something with this one. The REASON Survivor Series is an "obsolete" name for a PPV is because WWE doesn't do ****ing Survivor Series style matches anymore (maybe one or two a year if we are lucky). That's WHY it's obsolete, no other reason Vinnie Mac. How about doing SS matches for the entire PPV like all these other gimmick style PPV's you are trying to come up with lately?

He's a moron now lol

[Rappy Veteran]

Although plans can and likely will change, the plan was for Chris Jericho to win the world title in the SmackDown! Elimination Chamber match in two weeks. That would allow 'Taker to go off and face Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 26 while Edge would challenge Chris Jericho for the title at 'Mania. They would play off the past tag-team angle when Edge got injured. At that time, Jericho stated that he was the backbone of the team and went off and got The Big Show as a new partner. As always, things can change so nothing is at all confirmed at this point.

[timster]

In a survey sent out to the WWE Universe this morning, WWE asks fans what their level of interest is in the following potential PPV event themes:

Tournament Event: Single elimination "bracket style" tournament where Superstars would compete in multiple matches during the night to become the tournament winner.

-- King of the Ring

Street Fight Event: Main events would include"street fight" matches where there are no disqualifications and pin-falls count anywhere. Superstars often compete in normal street clothes.

-- maybe bring back the hardcore belt for this one

Legends Event: Match participants would include WWE Legends from the past.

-- just what everyone wants to pay to see, a couple of century old guys pretending to beat each other up

Money in the Bank Event: The main event "Money in the Bank" match requires Superstars to climb a ladder and retrieve a briefcase hung high above the ring. The winner can "cash in" the briefcase for a championship title shot throughout the year. Qualifying matches earlier in the event will determine participants for the "Money in the Bank" match.

-- well, they already have this. the match at Wrestlemania. but a tourney to qualify for the match could be used for NXT and at the same time, introduce a title for that brand

WWE Draft Event: WWE's annual Draft where Superstars and Divas learn which brand they'll be a part of for the next year. The Draft is often the beginning of new conflicts and matchups.

-- a draft on PPV?? yeah, that'll fly. why not just make us pay for Raw or Smackdown too

Battle Bowl Event: Random tag-teams compete together - sometimes arch rivals - with the winning teams being put in a 2-ring Battle Royal. The winner could potentially receive a championship title match.

-- hmm, this could be interesting but would get stale fast

Roulette Event: Main event match stipulations would be determined by the spin of a roulette-type wheel.

-- another non-ppv type gimmick without the "random" choosing of the participants

War Games Event: Teams of 5 collide in 2 cages. 2 participants begin the match with a new participant added every 5 minutes. This process is alternated between teams until all members from both teams are present.)

-- so, it's pretty much the Elimination Chamber with 10 participants divided into 2 teams of 5

the only one that could be the least bit entertaining would be the Money in the Bank, as long as the participants each year are all new to the WWE

[Rappy Veteran]

I for one would love to see King of the Ring back :D

[red.]

Heh, what happened with the PPV where you could vote for the stipulations? We almost got Coach vs Steiner in a Verbal Debate :laugh:

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

The problem with Survivor Series is pure storytelling...

Setting up these 4-man teams, creating the random collaborations took longer-term setups than the WWE currently works to. Having a PPV so often as WWE now does, storylines span like 1 or 2 PPVs, but that's just 4 months. They get more $$$ from a story, and yet they are over in a matter of 3-4 months. No longer do we have the LONG running feuds, the payoff comes far too quickly and the setup is way too clunky. Survivor series needed a lot longer timescale than that.

[Lord Nite]

I couldn't help but laugh at tonight's Jerry Springer segment. That was epic!

[timster]

if a midget can score with a good looking blonde, then there's some hope for me afterall

... and mae young?? everytime she's brought in for some gimmick she's pretty much made to look like and old ######. who hasn't she jumped on and done stuff to/with

[LOC Veteran]

I couldn't help but laugh at tonight's Jerry Springer segment. That was epic!

JERRY JERRY JERRY!

if a midget can score with a good looking blonde, then there's some hope for me afterall

... and mae young?? everytime she's brought in for some gimmick she's pretty much made to look like and old ######. who hasn't she jumped on and done stuff to/with

Remember....the....hand....

[Neroscent]

I'm with the Great Khali on this one. Giant waste of time.

[Rappy Veteran]

I forgot Raw was on :unsure:

[Wannes]

Pff ever since the new website I'm unable to follow the sport. I have to chose between French or German as language - though my language is Dutch - and apparently the site doesn't work whenever showing video's or anything else. Bummer.

[Rappy Veteran]

It's not the website really I don't like, it's the content is a bit crappy and even TNA has gone down hill since cronies took over.

MMA is where its at for me

[Rappy Veteran]

last ever ECW tonight and here is the line up!

* WWE Undisputed Tag Team Title Match: Show-Miz ? vs. Goldust and Yoshi Tatsu

* ECW Title Extreme Rules Match: Christian ? vs. Ezekiel Jackson

[Growled Member]

It seems like a dumb move to cancel ECW to me. Sure it has lower ratings than the other two shows but nothing they replace it with is going to do any better.

[Rappy Veteran]

It seems like a dumb move to cancel ECW to me. Sure it has lower ratings than the other two shows but nothing they replace it with is going to do any better.

well ECW is no 3rd rate and has become the graveyard for wrestlers who don't fit in or not being used so it's for best. The ECW name died when Vince made it PG.

I like the idea of NXT promoting the future stars

[Rappy Veteran]

As reported earlier, the new WWE NXT show will feature wrestlers from Florida Championship Wrestling, who will be paired off with WWE veterans in their quest to make it to the main roster.

Here's a look at the nine wrestlers who are expected to be part of WWE NXT: Season 1, which debuts next Tuesday night on Syfy:

- Justin Angel (FCW Champion)

- Daniel Bryan (formerly Bryan Danielson)

- Kaval (formerly Low Ki)

- Skip Sheffield

- Joe Hennig (son of Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig)

- Brett Dibiase (son of the Million Dollar man, brother of Ted Jr.)

- Darren Young

- Heath Slater

- Michael Tarver

[Mazhar]

This years Mania is outdoors! Wow, can't wait!

[Rappy Veteran]

Source: PWInsider

Ezekiel Jackson is not only the final ECW champion, but is technically the shortest reigning ECW champion ever. At Guilty as Charged 2001, The Sandman won the Title, and held it for 6 minutes, 32 seconds, before losing it to Rhino. From the three count to the credits rolling and fading to black, Jackson's reign was 2 minutes, 59 seconds.

The reason Ezekiel Jackson won the title is because Vince McMahon wanted Jackson to have momentum as he will be heading to the SmackDown! brand. There was a thought of Christian retaining, to give the crowd a happy ending, but that was shot down.

Some wanted to honor the old ECW on the show, including some old names coming back for cameo appearances, but the thought was that it was more important to get WWE NXT over, while closing out ECW as quickly as possible.

Tommy Dreamer will be working for Dragon Gate USA on March 27th in Phoenix. He works for Tajiri's SMASH promotion on March 26th in Japan, so he will work that show and fly straight back to the US for the Dragon Gate event.

[Y2Stu]

This years Mania is outdoors! Wow, can't wait!

WrestleMania 9 and WrestleMania 24 were both outdoors as well (if you didn't know that)

[Victor Rambo]

Bret hart's accident on raw was so bad/fake. lol

[Rappy Veteran]

Bret hart's accident on raw was so bad/fake. lol

would you rather he have a real accident?

[Victor Rambo]

would you rather he have a real accident?

No

What i meant it was bad as vince's million dollar mania incident. They should have done something better. :p

[Rappy Veteran]

In an interview with WWE Magazine's special 2010 WrestleMania 26 Almanac, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin says he still has no interest in fighting Hulk Hogan, despite WWE's repeated attempts to make the match happen at the past few WrestleManias.

"After I retired, for two or three years, they asked me, 'Do you want to wrestle Hogan this year? Do you want to wrestle Hogan? And the answer is: No, I don't. "I don't care to wrestle Hulk Hogan. I don't think it would live up to fans's expectations."

Austin says his match with Dwayne "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson at WrestleMania 19 in 2003 was his "retirement match." Austin isn't looking for one last rematch, because he doesn't think it could be as good as their past classics.

"That was my last match, and I'm not looking for a re-match. I don't it would be as good as what we've done before because we've both been out of the ring for some time. Could it be done? Of course. But there's no use talking about it. ... I definitely do not have any interest in delivering anything that would be second-best to what I've done before."

When asked about his favorite WrestleMania match, Austin his WrestleMania 17 main event match against The Rock, but admits that turning heel and aligning himself with Mr. McMahon that night was a bad idea looking back.

"Looking back, it wasn't the best thing we ever did," Austin said. "Now, if I could go back, as soon as that match ended, when Vince walked up to me, I would have shaken his hand and said, 'Watch the Stunner,' and dropped him right there in the middle of the ring. That's hindsight being 20/20!"