The General Wrestling Thread

[krulmichael]

Looks like creative ran out of ideas so Truth and Kofi are back together :yawn:

Yea I see that "push" for Gabriel lasted a whole two weeks.

[EmpireWF]

Who you got? I'm thinking....

Foley
Cena
Ryback
??????

Vs.

Punk
Dolph
?????
?????

[JayDizzle]

Looks like creative ran out of ideas so Truth and Kofi are back together :yawn:

Good news is, when they put the U.S. Title on Truth, he won't have to defend it out of the States.

/something something Dude's got Charges something something

[Guest]

Who you got? I'm thinking....

Foley
Cena
Ryback
??????

Vs.

Punk
Dolph
?????
?????

Now that Cesaro is with Miz, Punk Dolph and Lesnar. Foley probably plays that he will suit up, but will get taken out by heel tactics, and H's comes in to save the day and set up him and Lesnar for WM.

[JayDizzle]

Who you got? I'm thinking....

Foley
Cena
Ryback
??????

Vs.

Punk
Dolph
?????
?????

Foley
Ryback
Cena
Sheamus
Orton


Punk
Ziggler
Barrett
Miz
Del Rio

Big Show and Kofi can swap for spots after.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

When did it peak? Who was on top when it did?

You talk about revisionist history, but you are pretending WWE had momentum rolling with these "jim ROss guys", when the fact was, WWE was DYING before the Austin push.

Wrestling's peak ratings wise (when the most eyes were on the product) came in the last quarter of 1998 and the first half of 1999...Rock, Austin, Foley, Undertaker, Hogan and Goldberg were the guys at the top of wrestling.

Wrestling next peak was during the first half of 2000...The Rock and HHH were at the top...Steve Austin wasn't even around until after WrestleMania. WrestleMania 2000 drew the highest buyrate ever until the next year. By 2001 though, WCW's ratings were in the toilet and even the WWE, with a returning Austin, was suffering from ratings that were as low as they were in 3 years. The bubble was deflating before WCW went out of business. X-7 popped a huge buyrate due to WWE and WCW having their merge only a week or two prior.

No revisionist history here, bruh. Giving you the goods with facts...

[SuperKevin]

I have a feeling it will be Alberto Del Rio vs Big Show in the big title match on the card so neither will be involved. I expect a Dolph Ziggler cash in as well so count him out too.

[JayDizzle]

I have a feeling it will be Alberto Del Rio vs Big Show in the big title match on the card so neither will be involved. I expect a Dolph Ziggler cash in as well so count him out too.

Every PPV Ziggler doesn't cash in is another month wasted by him.

He can get all the TV matches, PPV fights he wants but until he gets a World or WWE Title around his waist, he's wasting his time.

Can't call him a mid-carder but he's more likely to fail like Cena did when he cashed in and lost earlier this year.

He just doesn't have the clout to come back from it.

[krulmichael]

They give everyone that damn "Overdrive" finisher don't they?

[JimLeavy59]

During the first 20 minutes of RAW when they panned to the crowd all I saw was kids with their parents and for some reason on this night it killed my interest in WWE programming, Not sure why but it just did maybe that was a slap in the face that I needed to realize that the people running WWE truly could give a fuck less about its adult male fans.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Wrestling's peak ratings wise (when the most eyes were on the product) came in the last quarter of 1998 and the first half of 1999...Rock, Austin, Foley, Undertaker, Hogan and Goldberg were the guys at the top of wrestling.

Wrestling next peak was during the first half of 2000...The Rock and HHH were at the top...Steve Austin wasn't even around until after WrestleMania. WrestleMania 2000 drew the highest buyrate ever until the next year. By 2001 though, WCW's ratings were in the toilet and even the WWE, with a returning Austin, was suffering from ratings that were as low as they were in 3 years. The bubble was deflating before WCW went out of business. X-7 popped a huge buyrate due to WWE and WCW having their merge only a week or two prior.

No revisionist history here, bruh. Giving you the goods with facts...

The answer, larry, is Steve Austin. That's who the biggest star and the top guy in wrestling was during the biggest five year peak in the history of the business.

Vince handed Bret to WCW a few months before they gave the ball to Austin. The company took out loans to pay Mike Tyson. I don't think you are grasping where wrestling was before Austin exploded. I'm not sure why you are trying to jump through hoops to discredit what he meant.

[krulmichael]

Lawler is returning to Monday Night Raw in two weeks.

[krulmichael]

I think this is Beth's last WWE match of her contract...so I wouldn't be surprised for AJ to go absolutely ape shit on her.

[JayDizzle]

I think this is Beth's last WWE match of her contract...so I wouldn't be surprised for AJ to go absolutely ape shit on her.

Loss by Inside Crade.

Deadliest move in all of the WWE.

EDIT:

And... she immediately gets the win back.

lolDivas Division.

[krulmichael]

Or not...