The General Wrestling Thread

[JimLeavy59]

Following CM Punk's title retention at SummerSlam last night, it's being reported that a rematch between The Rock and John Cena will most certainly take place, and Vince McMahon has been pushing for the bout to take place at WrestleMania 29.

The feeling is that while the WrestleMania 28 match was billed as "Once in a Lifetime," it generated so many PPV buys that there is still money to be made off of Cena vs Rock

I really hope Cena blows his knee out.

[EmpireWF]

I don't see how there's any luster left for a rematch (although it's obvious they're heading that way). Cena's over-the-top bullshit promos in the final weeks before WM this year (if I don't win, I'm fucked.....I MUST WIN!) were ridiculous. They looked even worse when after losing, he comes out the next night his 'ol jovial self.

Besides, Cena beating Rock to win the title will go over in Jersey as well as a fart in church.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I am of the belief that it doesn't really matter what you put on WrestleMania. There are some matchups that can draw a few thousand buys extra, but for the most part the show is going to sell out, and do a million plus on PPV no matter what, because 'WrestleMania' is the draw.

Cena vs Rock II is fine if that's what they plan to do. I don't like going back on the "once in a lifetime" stip, but we are long past the days of the WWE honoring stips so I don't think their fanbase cares or pays attention anyway, so it's not really a big deal. Cena needs his win back, but then again, not sure that kind of stuff matters in 2012 with the 'once it's happened, we don't care about it or remember it happened' WWE menality.

Like I said on the podcast, if healthy enough to work, they would be foolish to not do Brock vs Undertaker.

[EmpireWF]

Brock/Taker is the only logical path for WM.

Gogoplata vs. the Kimura

[Liquidrob]

[JimLeavy59]

Both the WWE Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship bouts were shortened due to time constraints because the production team wanted to make sure there would be enough time for the aftermath of the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar bout since The Game’s farewell scene will play a vital role in storylines going forward.

Hunter thinks really highly of himself.

[Rayman]

[Guest]

Hunter thinks really highly of himself.

There is seriously no way he goes out like that. He'll be back.

[FedEx227]

He'll be back. There's absolutely 0% chance this is his last match.

[JimLeavy59]

Anybody have any idea when Dean Ambrose will debut? Maybe soon seeing how Regal was on Smackdown this past week.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Anybody have any idea when Dean Ambrose will debut? Maybe soon seeing how Regal was on Smackdown this past week.

or Chris Hero or Tyler Black or Richie Steamboat or....

Funny thing is, there are currently people and there have been people in the past on WWE TV who Chris Hero had a hand in training, yet he supposedly isn't ready for TV himself despite being an extremely polished performer. Odd.

[JimLeavy59]

I would think with the current lack of mid card guys and tag teams they couldn't wait to get these guys on TV. The pay for developmental must be good.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I would think with the current lack of mid card guys and tag teams they couldn't wait to get these guys on TV. The pay for developmental must be good.

The pay for developmental is shit, and it's a really big decision that the top indie guys must make, because some of them take pay cuts when they go to Florida. Most of these guys grew up wanting to headline WrestleMania, and have great professional drive to be at the top of the profession, so 98% take the offer knowing that succeeding will equal far more than they will ever make on the indies. Getting cut must be the worst feeling.

Same deal for college wrestlers/football players who have good degrees and can land good jobs. Sometimes guys like that turn the WWE down and take a more stable real world job as opposed to the WWE dice roll, because the developmental money is not good.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I am of the belief that it doesn't really matter what you put on WrestleMania. There are some matchups that can draw a few thousand buys extra, but for the most part the show is going to sell out, and do a million plus on PPV no matter what, because 'WrestleMania' is the draw.

Cena vs Rock II is fine if that's what they plan to do. I don't like going back on the "once in a lifetime" stip, but we are long past the days of the WWE honoring stips so I don't think their fanbase cares or pays attention anyway, so it's not really a big deal. Cena needs his win back, but then again, not sure that kind of stuff matters in 2012 with the 'once it's happened, we don't care about it or remember it happened' WWE menality.

Like I said on the podcast, if healthy enough to work, they would be foolish to not do Brock vs Undertaker.

The matchups don't draw, but I think adding certain names add to the draw of WrestleMania. The Rock for instance popped the buyrate a bit...there isn't enough of a marketshare to pop it through the roof, but he popped it enough to notice.

[Warner2BruceTD]

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