The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[Zellery]

WWE back on top via default.

It'll be interesting to see what Brian and Vinny have to say about all of this, KKLEIN is their free show Mondays or Tuesdays?

[Corazon de Leon]

Foley should have retired, as planned, at No Way Out 2000. Then we'd have nothing but good memories. Then again, I suppose you can't blame him for not turning down the offer to main event Mania 1 month later.

I wouldn't go that far but his match with Edge or tha tag match ONS 2 would have served as better retirements. Even the feud with Flair perhaps because even though the matches weren't all that amazing the promos in the build up were absolute gold. Has he actually had a match since Flair in 06 before the move to TNA?

Both immense matches(especially vs. Edge at Mania XXII), but I reckon that the vast majority of the stuff that he did between Wrestlemania 2000 and Wrestlemania XXII could have been completely left out, giving the short comeback that he did make in that period extra significance.

[KK]

WWE back on top via default.

It'll be interesting to see what Brian and Vinny have to say about all of this, KKLEIN is their free show Mondays or Tuesdays?

It alternates each week between the Wrestling Observer Radio on a Monday & The Bryan & Vinny Show on a Tuesday.

[Zellery]

WWE back on top via default.

It'll be interesting to see what Brian and Vinny have to say about all of this, KKLEIN is their free show Mondays or Tuesdays?

It alternates each week between the Wrestling Observer Radio on a Monday & The Bryan & Vinny Show on a Tuesday.

So does that mean no free Brian and Vinny this week right?

[KK]

Yeah, it'll be the Wrestling Observer Radio this week, I think.

[Zellery]

Yeah, it'll be the Wrestling Observer Radio this week, I think.

Damn, would have loved to have heard what they thought about Lashley coming back.

[Rog]

So I was making the title image for this weekends' GRAPL and I thought hey maybe Zellery is a character of some sorts than I can use to represent the champ........



It's spreading people

[Mockmaster]

I'm fairly certain Fit Finlay goes to my gym. He looks exactly like him, same face, same build, same silver hair, he even has an Irish accent. If he was carrying a shillelagh and was being followed by a Leprechaun, I'd be 100% convinced.

[Drumstick]

Wow, I'm glad I didn't bother staying up. Shame that the big reveal was such a let down really, because what I saw on the night of the product overall was quite entertaining.

[gaminglegend]

TNA what the hell have you done. Since they lost the "NWA" title, which now seems to not count in terms of TNA Championship winners, 3 of the 4 have all been from past promotions, Angle, Sting and now Foley Talk about not using your own home grown talent!!

[KK]

Same as WCW. Most of the guys who held the World Championship were ex WWF performers (Savage, Luger, Hogan, Nash, Bret Hart, Sid Vicious, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner...Vince Russo) or over the hill (most of that lot, DDP, Ric Flair).

And just like WCW, they practically never deliver in the Main Event (second month in a row a Sting match has stunk the joint out on Pay Per View). One thing you can say about the WWE over the years, is that their Main Events (usually) have either had bucket loads of atmosphere or been fantastic matches. It probably helps that, in recent years, they've had 'double headers' too. If one sucks, the other saves the day.

Saying that, I was shocked Angle & Sting was so terrible last month - even with all the outside shenanigans. Dunno what happened.

[Lonestar]

Sundays Wrestling Observer show.

A gigantic show today, 110 minutes of pro-wrestling and mixed-martial arts talk! Show opens with Vinny and I running down the TNA PPV in detail, including all the matches, angles, STAR RATINGS~!, and more. We'll also discuss Friday's ROH PPV, which sure looked a hell of a lot better after Sunday night. Then I'm joined by Dave Meltzer for first-hand thoughts from UFC 97 in Montreal Saturday night, Dana's thoughts on Chuck and Silva, the nontelevised undercard, and more. We'll also talk the TNA PPV from last night, the issues the company is facing, the E:60 special on Vince McMahon, Raw Monday night, the draft, and so much more. A very fun and very, very long show, so get downloading!

I'm just uploading it now, will take about 15 minutes.

[Lonestar]

Sundays Wrestling Observer show.

A gigantic show today, 110 minutes of pro-wrestling and mixed-martial arts talk! Show opens with Vinny and I running down the TNA PPV in detail, including all the matches, angles, STAR RATINGS~!, and more. We'll also discuss Friday's ROH PPV, which sure looked a hell of a lot better after Sunday night. Then I'm joined by Dave Meltzer for first-hand thoughts from UFC 97 in Montreal Saturday night, Dana's thoughts on Chuck and Silva, the nontelevised undercard, and more. We'll also talk the TNA PPV from last night, the issues the company is facing, the E:60 special on Vince McMahon, Raw Monday night, the draft, and so much more. A very fun and very, very long show, so get downloading!

I'm just uploading it now, will take about 15 minutes.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4FDY7W1B

[KK]

^ Much appreciated.

[KK]

WWE is currently doing everything they can to try and sign Jeff Hardy to a new deal, as his current contract will be expiring in a few months. Over the last few weeks Jeff Hardy has turned down all attempts at a contract extension and new full-fledged brand new deal. WWE is so hell-bent on signing him to a new deal that they are offering him a 1-year extension to lock him in for just one more year.

The fact that Jeff Hardy has not yet re-signed, WWE has made the creative decision to make his feud with Matt Hardy go in Matt’s favor and rush through it. This is also one of the reasons why Matt was moved to the RAW brand.

So far Hardy has turned down everything they’ve thrown at him, and he’s said to be looking at his options outside of the wrestling business. He’s not necessarily looking at TNA, but rather looking at taking some time off from the road to enjoy life and not have anything to do with WWE.

His current contract is said to expire in the next 2 to 4 month

Chris Jericho is on Raw tonight kicking off the programme (so much for the draft. Again.). Chris Jericho Vs Ricky Steamboat has been signed for Backlash.

[Skippy]

Chris Jericho Vs Ricky Steamboat has been signed for Backlash.

[Ginga]

Hindsight really is a wonderful thing. Who'd have thought a senile Snuka, a drunk, fat Piper and an uninterested Mickey Rourke wouldn't add anything to what could've been a great Jericho v Steamboat clash at Mania?

Shame on us. Just as well Vince is here to put everything right.

[Chocolate Jim]

Chris Jericho is on Raw tonight kicking off the programme (so much for the draft. Again.). Chris Jericho Vs Ricky Steamboat has been signed for Backlash.

What an absolute joke! They should have just left the whole steamboat/jericho thing as well!

[KK]

Well, it gets worse.

Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Kane & Melina (Smackdown superstars if you're paying attention at the back!) are all on Raw tonight. What was the point again?

Couple that with Superstars, which features wrestlers from all 3 brands, & for most viewers a brand split simply doesn't exist.

[Zellery]

It seems worse than ever this year, usually after WrestleMania it settles back down a lot quicker than we're seeing this time.