Wrestling Discussion Thread

Hasn't there been rumors about Bryan v HHH being one of the first matches on at Mania and if Bryan wins he goes into the main event, if he loses he never gets a title shot again.

Also I've seen rumors about the WWE fear a mass-walkout from the fans at mania if Randal v Dave is on last (without Bryan), that they are planning to put in the middle of the card so no one leaves the arena.

For me they'd have to add something to the match to hold my interest, HHH still hasn't accepted remember & still believes Bryan is less than an A+ player so they have enough wiggle room to change things.

I doubt lots of fans would walk out they'd probably just boo the stadium to the ground.

Anyone excited for NXT Arrival tonight? Probably going to stay up and watch it - Cesaro/Zayn should put on an absolute clinic.

JayMoyles wrote:

Anyone excited for NXT Arrival tonight? Probably going to stay up and watch it - Cesaro/Zayn should put on an absolute clinic.

I'll keep an eye on it. I've not watched NXT yet, but this looks good.

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On a worse note, have a swatch at this: https://twitter.com/ChicagoRAWcrowd

What a shower of f**king arseholes.

Prepare to be impressed. The women's wrestling is a real treat to watch - something you don't see often on the main roster.

Ugh. I'm predicting some cringeworthy viewing Monday.

I was doing a little bit of WrestleMania fantasy booking with a mate. Aside from my usual bias (basically: center the whole thing around Ryback, Cesaro and Hogan), I did think of one match I'd quite like to see. Then thought some more, and decided it's one I really, really want to see. Then thought more of it again, and have come to believe that WWE would be mental if they didn't run with it.

The Shield Vs. the original NWO in a six-man tag is just such an obvious match for every reason. Every obstacle that could possibly stand in WWE's way can easily be overcome. Even if it only went five minutes, it would be immense.

The only thing about that is that out of the three original members, the one who could work best right now is Kevin Nash. If you gave Scott Hall another year he might be able to put on a match, but not any time soon.

On another note, how bloody good was Zayn/Cesaro IV? My MOTY so far.

Hogan's clearly reforming the NWO with these lads.

We might all know this by now but I'll spoiler it anyway. (It's about the upcoming Raw)

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

The Shield adding two more members to their roster.

So that Chicago hijacking raw was a failure also I'm now back to believing we will see Bryan added to the championship match.

I can't see their endgame for Mania - and that's a good thing.

Also - FOLLOW THE BUZZARDS

They're scarier than Bray Wyatt's lot, I wish I were a Photoshop wizard so I could take those women's perms and make them in to beards. Also, the bloke on the far left has a slight look of Chris Benoit about him   

Don't know if you caught NXT this week, but it seems like they're setting up for a wrestling version of Zoolander and it's amazing. I'm judging this solely on the fact that the guy who debuts on this is perfectly poised to feud with Tyler Breeze - who essentially IS Zoolander - and they promptly got into a Twitter spat.

NXT is keeping me a wrestling fan through the dark times of Dave's big push. I mean, they have guys who look like this on their show:

BBC1 are airing a documentary on ICW - a Scottish wrestling promotion - at half 10. Should be worth a watch.

It really was great & has made me want to get to their shows as often as I possibly can, shame the march 30th show is is sold out now as it sounds great.

http://www.insanewrestling.co.uk/events/still_smokin/

Yeah - for anyone who didn't see on Twitter and is able to make it up to Glasgow, we should have a GNamer meetup at an ICW show.   

Aye we are thinking sometime in the summer where people's schedules should be a bit clearer.

Anyone for a little game?

Go to this website and to the best of your abilities recreate a wrestler. Once you're done, come back here to post the result and we try and guess who you've made.

Here's my effort.

Sorry Jay, but I found that a bit tricky.

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***WARNING: BRAY WYATT POST INCOMING***

It's fair to say that I've gained a bit of notoriety round here for some of my posts (rants, if you prefer) about Bray Wyatt, but credit where credit is due: his performances in matches and particularly on the microphone have improved drastically since the dark days of his utterly abysmal feud and match with Kane at Summerslam. I'm starting to think that this character could be something. That said, the biggest challenge is yet to come: with his level of experience, will he be able to sustain crowd interest in a lengthy singles match at one of the biggest wrestling PPVs of all time at WrestleMania 30? It's possible that a performance alongside a victory at WM could propel him into the main event scene in a way unprecedented in modern-day WWE, yet equally likely that the match will fall flat on it's face - Cena is Cena, and Wyatt is still the recipient of nepotism as IRS's boy, and very much one of WWE's hand-picked stars, unlike, say, Daniel Bryan. Should be interesting.

I think putting him in the ring with Kane in an Inferno match was a terrible idea for his debut. It really limits what they could do in the ring, and running the ropes to build up momentum is a big feature of Bray's moveset.

I think the Cena match will impress - Cena's had a cracking few matches with new stars lately (Seth Rollins and Antonio Cesaro spring to mind, and his match with Sandow - terrible booking aside - was good too) and I don't doubt his ability to step up with Wyatt too.

Mania in a week - excited? Sheamus and his pal are.

I think there's a lot to look forward to, especially can't wait to see Bray Wyatt vs Cena, shield vs NAO/Kane & of course Bryan vs HHH.