Wrestling - Road to Wrestlemania 29

[KevShmev]

[Zook]

I love that woman.

[Dimitrius]

She's insanely hot!

[Dimitrius]

You know the whole "WWE Week" USA has going? I'm very tempted to DVR Friday's showing of The Game Plan hosted by CM Punk, that's gonna be full of Punk making fun of Rock, obviously.

[DebraKadabra]

She's insanely hot!

Yeah, she's about the best looking Diva in the locker room IMO.  And crazy to boot.  What's not to love?

Seriously, give the WHT to Ziggler already!

I agree - he and Wade Barrett need belts, stat.

[jjrock88]

2013 will be Zigglers year

[jingle.boy]

It better be.  That's the only thing I can think of that would get me interested enough to start watching again.

[Dimitrius]

If they book them right; Ziggler, Barrett, Rollins, Ambrose and Cesaro are gonna be big superstars for a long time! If there was a time where McMahon had the right people to build the WWE's future (read: post-Cena) is with those 5!

[Destiny Of Chaos]

If they book them right; Ziggler, Barrett, Rollins, Ambrose and Cesaro are gonna be big superstars for a long time! If there was a time where McMahon had the right people to build the WWE's future (read: post-Cena) is with those 5!

You're forgetting a lot of names, none above Damien Sandow, but those five definitely have potential.

[Dimitrius]

Ah! Yes! I knew I was forgetting someone!

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Ah! Yes! I knew I was forgetting someone!

"You're welcome."

[Dimitrius]

I was hoping someone didn't let that opportunity pass!

[DebraKadabra]

My only problem with Ambrose is that he fights like a girl.

[toro]

My only problem with Ambrose is that he fights like a girl.

My only problem with Ambros is that he kind of tries way to hard to come off as weird and shit.
But like a girl? Gurrrllll you need to see his matches with William Regal those were manly as manly can be.

[Dimitrius]

Yeah, he really goes for the weird a bit too much, but on the mic, he's a beast!

[DebraKadabra]

My only problem with Ambrose is that he fights like a girl.

My only problem with Ambros is that he kind of tries way to hard to come off as weird and shit.
But like a girl? Gurrrllll you need to see his matches with William Regal those were manly as manly can be.

It was just something I noticed during Monday Night RAW this week.

[Dimitrius]

Pretty much the best wrestling story: https://withleather.uproxx.com/2012/12/wwe-daniel-bryan-visits-kid-with-cancer-no-lock-video

[jingle.boy]

Pretty much the best wrestling story: https://withleather.uproxx.com/2012/12/wwe-daniel-bryan-visits-kid-with-cancer-no-lock-video

 

[jjrock88]

great story

[Dimitrius]

Well, I sure as shit hope you guys weren't watching the BCS and caught Punk's "Pipe Bomb 2.0".

[wkiml]

Well, I sure as shit hope you guys weren't watching the BCS and caught Punk's "Pipe Bomb 2.0".

The man is brillant on the mic....calls it like he sees it

[Dimitrius]

Yeah, last night he showed why I'm a CM Punk mark! That promo was amazing! And he and Rock really sold the match at Rumble with some great lines spat at each other.

Although it was funny seeing how CM Punk was "I don't need catchphrases or gimmicks" and Rock is spewing all of his catchphrases haha


EDIT: Also, something that made me rage about last night.

>Ziggler declares himself for the Royal Rumble
>He still has the MitB briefcase

Why why why does he still have it then?! Give him the WHT already damn it!

[wkiml]

Yeah, last night he showed why I'm a CM Punk mark! That promo was amazing! And he and Rock really sold the match at Rumble with some great lines spat at each other.

Although it was funny seeing how CM Punk was "I don't need catchphrases or gimmicks" and Rock is spewing all of his catchphrases haha


EDIT: Also, something that made me rage about last night.

>Ziggler declares himself for the Royal Rumble
>He still has the MitB briefcase

Why why why does he still have it then?! Give him the WHT already damn it!

He stated that he was entering the Royal Rumble or one reason to make sure Cena doesn't win it ....

[Zook]

So I finally looked up why wrestlers can't call themselves wrestlers anymore after constantly forgetting to when I'm at the computer. The result is pretty sad. I remember during one of John Cena's promos, he turned to the back, said "I'm sorry" and said he was proud to be a professional wrestler. I was a tad confused at that when I saw it. I wonder how much he was fined for that. It's pretty ridiculous how much Vince has changed the WWE. I know it's his baby (lol MP) but does he really think that people are going to stop using or forget the term "professional wrestler"?

Vince McMahon Rebrands WWE: We Can’t Say “Wrestling” Anymore
April 11, 2011
By DailySkew


WWE CEO Vince McMahon once again has written history, created retroactive continuity, expunged the past, and created a new reality: the World Wrestling Federation is no more; the WWE is officially now…just the “WWE”. This re-branding is similar to what Kentucky Fried Chicken did when they re-branded themselves KFC, or Apple Computers subtracting the “Computers” part, or IBM, but with Vince McMahon the motivates are much more personal and skewed.



Vince McMahon has been phasing out reference to the word “wrestling” for years now. Ever since he testified that pro wrestling was really a sports entertainment in the early 1990′s, the seed has been planted. When his company went public in October 1999 (ironically the time when I lost interest as a daily fan of the product) McMahon seemed hellbent on expanding the company outside of wrestling as the core product.

And that’s fine; it’s smart to diversify.

The issue is that Vince ironically is embarrassed to be associated with what he mockingly refers to ‘rasslin’. Vince is not an old school personality- he is a rebel and an innovator and constantly evolves his company, which is why it’s pretty much unrecognizable to casual fans today. Oh, only but for one little detail:

the ‘rasslin’ in the ring, which they want to see.

Vince McMahon could produce movies, license video games, create reality shows, sell toys, clothes, accessories, magazines, books, produce online multimedia shows, and even attempt to expand into other ventures as he did with the XFL and World Bodybulding Federation back in the day, but the bottom line is that the only reason fans tune into RAW, Smackdown, purchase PPVs, DVDs, and online matches is to see PRO WRESTLING.

He can hide from it all he wants.

Just be careful if you’re an employee; you will probably get fined, disciplined, or fired if you accidentally refer to yourself as a “wrestler”, “wrestling champion”, or if you hold a “wrestling belt”.

Since last decade, Vince has ordered his employees to refer to themselves as “WWE Superstars” and even worse, outside the ring on news talk shows, they must call themselves “performers”.

Again, this reality rewrite attempts to dissociate the WWE from steroids, concussions, scandals, blood, Congressional regulation, state athletic rules, and the fact that the “performers” are still being paid as independent contractors and have no company health insurance. Another minor side benefit is that Vince in effect would eventually control the search engine traffic by phasing out all of the other “wrestling” sites. Remember McMahon loves to control all aspects of reality- there is no such thing as pettiness or small details to him.

Defenders of Vince McMahon’s branding of the WWE say that it is being blown out of proportion and that the product is actually not changing. These people are probably young and starting watching wrestling during the Monday Night Wars in 1996, and have no sense of the old territory system or how dominate the NWA and AWA were in yesteryear, i.e. no sense of history or pride in pro wrestling or pro wrestlers.

For old school grumpy old fans such as myself, this is just the latest miscarriage of justice and fountain of misinformation from Vinnie Mac. By the way, only true fans know who I just quoted (without searching the phrases in Google or Yahoo).

Anyway, with Vince McMahon officially taking the “wrestling” out of the WWE, does that mean TNA is now the #1 wrestling company in the United States?

And I think CM Punk just became my favorite wrestler... I mean WWE superstar.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

CM Punk is incredible. But I've never been LESS pumped for a road to wrestlemania. The Rock's going to win the belt, drop it at Mania and disappear again, and all of these "casual" fans will enjoy every second.

[Dimitrius]

True, but I've been thinking... if they're idea is to have Cena/Rock 2 at 'Mania, there's the (very, very slight) possibility that Cena could interfere in Rock and Punk's match causing Rock to lose (like Rock did to Cena in WM27) and Punk to keep the belt.

And you can say, wouldn't that make Cena a heel? Well, he's gonna get booed anyway in New York and he's basically a heel to anyone over the age of 10 as it is.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

True, but I've been thinking... if they're idea is to have Cena/Rock 2 at 'Mania, there's the (very, very slight) possibility that Cena could interfere in Rock and Punk's match causing Rock to lose (like Rock did to Cena in WM27) and Punk to keep the belt.

And you can say, wouldn't that make Cena a heel? Well, he's gonna get booed anyway in New York and he's basically a heel to anyone over the age of 10 as it is.

That would be a great scenario. I'm thinking that if they decide to do that, then they'd have Punk vs. Undertaker. Title (reign) vs. Streak.

I think Ryback winsthe Rumble and challenging whoever the World Champion is. (Hopefully in a match lasting longer than 18 seconds).

[KevShmev]

Punk vs. Undertaker for the belt would be pointless, since 'Taker only wrestles once or twice a year now, so it's not like he is gonna suddenly go back to working full time to defend the belt (no way will Punk be the one to end his streak; he doesn't need the rub). And having him be the one to end Punk's long streak, only to drop it a day or a week later, would also be pointless. 

Sadly, I think it is a given that Rock beats him for the belt at the Rumble and then faces Cena again at Wrestlemania.  Which means this is all but set up to put the belt on Cena again.

I'd love to see them keep the belt on Punk for a few more months at least.  It reminds me of several of Ric Flair's title reigns, where he always somehow manages to not lose the belt.  In essence, it is like Flairs's 6th NWA title reign, which saw him as a face for the first nine months, and then he became a heel and held on to the belt by crooked means for another five. 

[Dimitrius]

WHT changed hands on Smackdown's taping... to Kev's favorite wrestler Alberto Del Rio.

[toro]

That title is gonna look amazing around Alberto's waist.

[Dimitrius]

It'd look better on Zig

[toro]

GUYS GUYS GUYS
LOOKS LIKE EL GENERICO JUST GOT A CONTRACT OFFER FROM THE WWE.

BASED HHH.

I'M SO HAPPY. I HOPE IT'S REALLY TRUE.

[Dimitrius]

I'm gonna be so scared if that's true! They'll probably ruin his whole character!

[toro]

I'm gonna be so scared if that's true! They'll probably ruin his whole character!

Cesaro and Ohno are doing fine. Don't be so pessimistic dude.
Even if that happens, Generico deserves that WWE money.

[Dimitrius]

Cesaro is doing fine because he's so good in the ring! His gimmick is completely unoriginal and tired, though.