Wrestling Discussion Thread II

That's them all down the pecking order then.

I think Faybe's been dead for a while, guys...

That's the main reason WWE is less believable as a separate world you can escape in to. I hate the way social media is a key part of WWE, especially when you've got the roster tweeting. I get that it's the "reality era" but it's common knowledge that wrestling isn't real and it isn't supposed to be. I don't want to picture Sheamus thinking about what his next tweet will be - it's lunacy. It's like Phil Mitchell having a Twitter account and tweeting to Ian Beale.

There are guys, Stardust being the one who comes to mind first, who stay so in character on Twitter that it only helps. Luckily, I'm quite at good at enjoying the world and characters when I watch it and separating it from the reality.

And I prefer NXT as it does have characters but is more about actual wrestling.

Luke Harper doing the old Val Venis gimmick there.

Drunkalilly wrote:

There are guys, Stardust being the one who comes to mind first, who stay so in character on Twitter that it only helps. Luckily, I'm quite at good at enjoying the world and characters when I watch it and separating it from the reality.

Bray Wyatt is another that does well with that.

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:

Luke Harper doing the old Val Venis gimmick there.

The couch in the background makes it look like Bray Wyatt has a wonky thumb, also there's a dude creeping in top right.

The_Jaster wrote:

The couch in the background makes it look like Bray Wyatt has a wonky thumb 

Haha! Until you pointed it out, I genuinely thought that was him pointing at his own face.

I actually miss bald/mohawk Undertaker.

Would love to see Biker Taker return on Sunday. Would throw Brock and Heyman off, that's for sure.

I'll only take Biker Taker if he has his Limp Bizkit theme.

I had a lot of respect for Taker before, for going bald with dignity
Especially after seeing Sting's embarassing hairline.

Oh dear.

I certainly picked the right Raw to watch live just so many great matches, Big E especially for me took his in ring work to another level.

Get your horns up!

minor spoiler if you haven't seen HiAC:

Your boy Seth is out for nine months! Match to determine champion at Survivor Series, apparently. My prediction: a face wins only to be immediately dethroned by Shamus.

Gutted for Seth. He's coming back to a whopper babyface pop.

As for Survivor Series... I reckon Ambrose vs Reigns in the final. Got to be, right?

I would rather they gave it to an outsider while we have so many top guys out - Rollins, Cena, Orton...



Or I would like to see Bray Wyatt win, and the Wyatt Family ousting the Authority as the top heel faction.

Honestly, Reigns does deserve to win the title with some of the matches he has put on recently, but I want to see him take down a champion as opposed to winning a tournament. We could very well see Sheamus cash in the MIB, but I think he will attempt to do it in the same way Rollins did at Mania.

I would love a Cesaro title reign, but I don't like the idea of a face winning in this sort of tournament. It feels ripe for heel trickery of some kind, then a face can have a nice story arc winning it back.

Isn't Bryan meant to be fit now, so get him back.

Absolutely no chance the WWE trust Bryan's health at this point. They're not risking the word title on him until he proves he can stay healthy.

In the of chance Bryan does ever come back, he'll be midcard for a long ass time.

which is no less than the boring useless skinny beardy tosser deserves.

The Rollins injury is a huge spanner in the works, Reigns seems like the likely successor but as mentioned, giving him the belt in a tournament wouldn't feel right so I hope they avoid that. I've heard talk of Batista coming back for a run and as bad as his last spell with WWE was I think it could be a good move, he'd have major heat if he returned as champion and he'd be the prefect nemesis for Reigns to dethrone.

In one way I'm quite excited to see where they go with it but at the same time I'm worried it might turn out to be a hugely predictable shitefest.

Muss wrote:

Honestly, Reigns does deserve to win the title with some of the matches he has put on recently, but I want to see him take down a champion as opposed to winning a tournament. We could very well see Sheamus cash in the MIB, but I think he will attempt to do it in the same way Rollins did at Mania.

This.

As bad as it is for Rollins I feel worse for Reigns as he's been on great form lately & deserved to be the one to beat Rollins, I hope we don't see the authority stack the deck against him in the tournament as that's a one way ticket for fans to boo him if he wins. I really like the idea of Bray Wyatt as champion as he could use the whole angle of having the souls of Taker & Kane but I think they have something else planned for the Wyatt family at Survivor series.

A big outside but trustworthy (as everything they touch turns to gold) bet would be to have the New Day as WWE champions.