The General Wrestling Thread

[Ravin]

On the bright side, I won $50 in a royal rumble pool. We picked numbers and who ever you had at that number was who you had. When it got to 28, I knew I had Batista, even more so after Del Rio came out, as I knew they wouldn't throw him 29 or 30.

Also on my "team" were Cody Rhodes, Jimmy Uso, Bulgarian NXT guy, Eric Rowan, and Kevin Nash.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

One more post before I tap out for the night.

The Bryan saga makes no damn sense.

They are clearly embracing him in some regard. They have this guy closing out. RAWs and completely allow the audience to buy into Bryan. They let Bryan lead these chants and they put him out there on RAW in a position to get showered with cheers and egg on the crowd.

But, then they job him out (not really a complaint, as Wyatt should have won) and put him in the fifth tier position for their big show, and have seemingly swapped him out of the program with The Authority for CM Punk, who, was in a program with The Wyatts before Bryan.

I'm getting more mixed signals than I would from a jewbroad.

[dave]

I wish the WWE Network hit Canada faster. I'm ok with paying $10 a month for shitty PPVs while accessing WWE legacy material.

[Guest]

Im probably going to rehash what many of you have said already, but here it goes.

The tag title switch, I don't have a problem with the Rhodes brothers losing it, but losing it to the Outlaws smacks of Triple H. If this was 2012 and tag team wrestling was dead, with Kofi and R-Truth as the champions, I could see that happening. Since then, Danielson and Kane, Rollins and Reigns and now Rhodes and Goldust have brought that title, and the tag division, back to respectability. That title should have gone to guys who have worked for it. The Usos would have been my choice, but the Real Americans have put in some work recently as well.

Loved the first match. I didn't think Husky Harris could pull it off but he did. I can't see him replicating that with Cena, but he was put into a spot and delivered.

Lesnar/Show was the perfect set-up for Taker/Lesnar at WM. He's broken the arm of Mark Henry, and beat down Big Show, so now it's up to the "locker room leader" to make his return and have Lesnar pay. Or something like that. I actually enjoyed this, but the chair beatdown bordered excessive.

Orton/Cena was dull. Though at least it didn't follow the Rumble like last year's championship match did. They might have gotten stuck with "Change the Channel" or "Refund" chants going on.

The Rumble......it seems like they mailed it in because they knew with Batista returning and them likely paying a lot of money, they had to have him win. It was a very uninspired Rumble this year. Reigns got the rocket pack, but other than that, that's about it. The Kane portion was overbooked, the surprise entrants were average (I did like the El Torito spots) and they ruined the Shield/Wyatt showdown with Ryback.

I don't see them doing this, but they could very well change plans. Lesnar can claim he should have the #1 contender status and face Orton for the title. That leaves Taker free for Danielson. They could still have Batista in the main event and face Lesnar by having him win the title at Elimination Chamber. Batista/Lesnar wouldn't be a great match, but it would keep Batista in the main event picture (which I am assuming he was promised) and would give Danielson the other main event spot.

[grif]

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[Warner2BruceTD]

Meltzer on tonights radio show:

"There is a reason Seattle is getting the PPV after WrestleMania. Daniel Bryan is getting pushed. He just didn't get pushed tonight."

[Kuzzy Powers]

Gotta love the "face" Batista yelling at the crowd that hes the new Champ and they have to deal with it as they boo the ever living shit out of him to close the show. Great stuff.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Meltzer on tonights radio show:

"There is a reason Seattle is getting the PPV after WrestleMania. Daniel Bryan is getting pushed. He just didn't get pushed tonight."

I hate this shit. They are on the brink on really making someone and not only are they doing it half-assed its half-hearted.

Winning the Rumble and going to WrestleMania is a time honored and true method of pushing a guy to the moon. Instead they'll wait until AFTER Mania to push Bryan at a third tier PPV...and the wonder why no one pays cash money for anything or doesnt tune in.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Gotta love the "face" Batista yelling at the crowd that hes the new Champ and they have to deal with it as they boo the ever living shit out of him to close the show. Great stuff.

Batista is one of the worst faces of all time. Right up there with Randy Orton. No one wants to cheer them ever. Couldnt be a more natural heel.

[Leftwich]

You know i wanna say this is all a work but that doesn't make 100% sense from an actual business standpoint. WWE is a very confusing company.

[BigBiss]

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[Warner2BruceTD]

You know i wanna say this is all a work but that doesn't make 100% sense from an actual business standpoint. WWE is a very confusing company.

It's like I said last night. Bryan bitching on twitter is probably a work.

But there is no way they booked their Rumble for Sheamus, Big E, Batista, and Mysterio to get booed out of the building. That was just being tone deaf and having a terrible match layout.

[Leftwich]

I love Rollins and Ambrose.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Same news anchor?

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

- Apparently Batista upset some company officials within WWE with the way he handled the reaction he received in Pittsburgh on Sunday night following his Royal Rumble victory. As noted, Batista yelled at fans and flipped them off after the show went off the air on Sunday night.

- Randy Orton was said to be angry backstage following his match with John Cena at the Royal Rumble. Apparently the crowd reactions on Sunday didn't only get under Batista's skin, but "The Viper's" as well.