The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[Cosmo]

They need to have Del Rio on the road looking for Punk now, MITB briefcase and referee in hand.

[Dante]

They need to have Del Rio on the road looking for Punk now, MITB briefcase and referee in hand.

A nod to the excellent Hardcore championship days with the title under 24/7 rules (I love that storyline)

[KK]

They need to have Del Rio on the road looking for Punk now, MITB briefcase and referee in hand.

With Mike Tenay Michael Cole , INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST, following in a car behind.

(Shades of Kevin Nash...on the hunt for a drunk Scott Hall )

[KK]

Out of interest did WWE ever mention the death of Crash Holly years ago?

They put up a graphic, if memory serves correctly. Don't remember a video package.

[NBK]

I really hope this is all a swerve and to have Punk show up at RAW as a shock surprise, I'm betting he won't though

As awesome as Punk is, I really hope they keep him off tv for as long as possible (but still reference him). It'll keep things building until his eventual return and add even more weight to the storyline. If they manage that, the place would go even more mental when he comes back.

[Corazon de Leon]

They need to have Del Rio on the road looking for Punk now, MITB briefcase and referee in hand.

A nod to the excellent Hardcore championship days with the title under 24/7 rules (I love that storyline)

That would be immense. Like if Punk just vanished off the face of the Earth for a few months, and Del Rio is seen travelling the country to find him. At the end of it all, Punk could simply walk out the next time WWE is scheduled in Chicago and take him on.

[KK]

Rule 101 of Successful Wrestling Booking: The Slow Build.

[Dark Ritual]

Honestly? One scenario is that Vince holds a tournament over the next few weeks- leading up to some kind of huge match at SummerSlam- say it's Cena v Del Rio at SummerSlam for the vacant title...and towards the end of the match, Punk comes in with the old belt and takes both of them out, for a DQ and thus ruining Vince's chance to crown a new champion.

[KK]

I quite like the idea of Vince pretending Cena beat Punk, which then leads to Punk returning & showing the whole thing up to be a sham & that Cena or whoever is holding a replica belt. Have the announcers forced to go along with it, too. Basically nobody, outside of a pissed Cena, is acknowledging the thing is a lie. But obviously the viewer knows different.

Cena has to go along with it, or is fired, say.

[Slimgrady]

GRAPL Tag Battle
Darkritual and Prototype (19) vs Slimgrady and Drumstick (18)
Zellery and Powers (18) vs Teh Bork and Jim (18)
Sw26 and Dante (12) vs J.Vengeance and Irene Demova (10)
Reavus and Tomvek (13) vs Dig Dug and Damage Inc (13)

Well I disagree with the format of the Tag Battle!Joint second best score and we're eliminated,it should be in league format like the regular GRAPL.Ah well,at least I can focus on my singles career from now on.

Drumstick you crock of shite!!You're officially through the barber shop window!!!

[Mafro]

Everybody staying up for Raw then?

The PPV was great, but you have to be a pervert to watch RAW live. I cannot think of a more painful viewing experience.

Watching a taped episode of Smackdown.

[Zellery]

It's pretty amazing seeing two teams get 12 and 13 points and progress with bonus points, while three teams that score 18, one gets eliminated and the other two get no bonus points.

Certainly flawed.

[KK]

It's pretty amazing seeing a team get 12 points and progress with bonus points, while three teams that score 18, one is eliminated while the other two get no bonus points.

Certainly flawed.

Channelling Vince Russo's Bound for gooseberry fool Tournament. A fitting tribute.

[Dark Ritual]

Clearly the solution was to score the most points out of anyone.

[Slimgrady]

Clearly the solution was to score the most points out of anyone.

Well I did.....Jannetty let me down

[KK]

I was just thinking, with the 'Summer' in full swing, we surely can't be too far away from the return of the confirmed Divas Search, no?

[Dark Ritual]

Clearly the solution was to score the most points out of anyone.

Well I did.....Jannetty let me down

This has got to be a grudge match for SummerSlam now. Make it happen Rog!

[Dark Ritual]

I was just thinking, with the 'Summer' in full swing, we surely can't be too far away from the return of the confirmed Divas Search, no?

One can only hope not.

[Slimgrady]

Clearly the solution was to score the most points out of anyone.

Well I did.....Jannetty let me down

This has got to be a grudge match for SummerSlam now. Make it happen Rog!

Well up for it.....I call Heel!!

[Dark Ritual]

Punk on Twitter:

I bet vince is putting on make up right now to go on tv and talk. That'll be interesting. #whatamanuver yfrog.com/kecu9orj

The pic, for those of you too lazy to follow is of the title on the Chicago Cubs logo. Presumably he's still at that stadium.