The General Wrestling Thread

[JayDizzle]

Orton punting Jericho (a glorified JTTS at this point) signified that Sheamus' chances at HiaC are pretty much slim and none as far as getting the belt back.

However, we've seen that Sheamus doesn't have it in him to be monsterous enough to take on Psycho Orton as the Celtic "Warrior" can't win a fight without cheating, a lucky stip (Tables Match against Cena) or beating up a jobber...

So why care?

If Sheamus had the belt during all this build-up and kept it due to being a Heel, the denounment for this whole feud may have reach Honkey Tonk Man proportions.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

What was the best period of the WWE in recent years? It was when Benoit, Eddy, Mysterio, Edge, Worlds Greatest Tag Team, Angle, etc were working the mid/upper mid card and having great matches.

WCW, same thing. When they were hot, the mid card was always great. Jericho, Benoit, the luchadors, Eddy, etc.

People pay for the main event, but the mid card is where you build up the next set of main eventers. It shouldnt be a place for Mark Henry to waddle through awful matches. Nobody cares about Dolph Ziggler and his rest holds.

I'm ranting.

Paul Heyman's Smackdown.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

You think WWE sucks now?

6/29 White Plains, NY (WWF): Brooklyn Brawler b The Predator (Mike Bollea), Bob Backlund b Blake Beverly, Mr. Hughes b Jim Duggan, WWF title: Yokozuna b Bret Hart, Crush b Doink the Clown, Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson b Blake Beverly & Damien Demento & Little Louie

6/29 Morristown, NJ (WWF - 900): Jim Powers b Tazmaniac *1/2, Luna Vachon b Sensational Sherri **1/2, Randy Savage b Doink the Clown II (Steve Keirn) *1/2, Virgil b Mike Sharpe **, Adam Bomb b Tito Santana DUD, WWF tag title: Rick & Scott Steiner b Money Inc. **

6/29 San Bernardino, CA (WWF - 800): 1-2-3 Kid b Terry Taylor **3/4, Papa Shango b Louie Spicolli *1/4, Head Shrinkers b Smoking Gunns **3/4, Undertaker b Lex Luger-COR *, Razor Ramon b Tonga Kid 1/2*, Tatanka DCOR Bam Bam Bigelow **1/4, IC title: Shawn Michaels b Mr. Perfect ***
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And you thought Tazz debuted at Royal Rumble vs Kurt Angle....nope. It was JIM POWERS in Morristown NJ, and he LOST.

Virgil vs. Iron Mike Sharpe, drawing that 900 fan packed house.

How about Blake Beverly pulling double duty in White Plains??? And who could forget the famous Blake Beverly/Damian Demento/Little Louie 6-man tag team?

Anyone who paid for these shows shold be sent a refund, some 17 years later. Do the right thing, Vince.

 

[SHOGUN]

ROH is awesome. A shame the show is only an hour. I've come to appreciate ROH's announcing crew.

No matter what they do, I simply can't buy broads like Angelina Love and Daizee Haze being these badass top-tier wrestlers. They're tiny and incredibly skinny. I just can't do it.

However, we've seen that Sheamus doesn't have it in him to be monsterous enough to take on Psycho Orton as the Celtic "Warrior" can't win a fight without cheating, a lucky stip (Tables Match against Cena) or beating up a jobber...

So why care?

If Sheamus had the belt during all this build-up and kept it due to being a Heel, the denounment for this whole feud may have reach Honkey Tonk Man proportions.

Has Sheamus beat ANYBODY relevant cleanly? I really can't think of it. He's been smartly booked as a heel, but aside from Zach Ryder (who is a bum) I can't think of anyone.

LOL @ Jericho's pre-match promo. I died when he listed Kevin Nash, Oz and Diesel.

 

[SHOGUN]

LOL. Prince Nana's car gets repo'd. Skip to 12:00 mark.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4lWPGmjO4[/ame]

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

LOL. Prince Nana's car gets repo'd. Skip to 12:00 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4lWPGmjO4

Some of the worst acting you'll ever see.

These Repo shows are fucking terrible.

 

[EmpireWF]

FAKE.

Nana selling on the pavement = lulz


BTW, I think that's the same show that had Austin Aries punching a "fan." They had two unruly guys during the show that kept talking shit. After the ROH show ended, these two guys waited by the backdoor for Aries. Aries challenged them and ended up knocking one out in the jaw with a left.

Supposedly it was all fake but the punch was real and the dude ended up with a fucked up jaw.

 

[BazookaJoe5]

Raw's rating has dropped immensely the past two weeks. Last night was a 2.37, lowest since 1997.

You know Vince had to blow up over that. I wonder what he's going to do to shake things up.

 

[FedEx227]

To be fair he went up against a monster MNF matchup but still... there's an underlying reason why their rating is tanking that much.

They are going to have to seriously rethink what they are doing.

 

[BazookaJoe5]

I don't really think MNF has TOO much to do with it...some, yes, but they haven't dropped this low during MNF season in the past 13 years. A little dip would be normal, but not this.

I just wonder what they'll do. I really don't think turning Cena heel is the right thing to do at this point. Isn't the same demo that wants to see him turn heel is the same demo that, in theory, Orton's face character is marketed towards...the same group that is not watching his title run?

 

[FedEx227]

Well this week's MNF was the 5th most watched show in cable history.

It was a historically successful game. I'm just saying. It's not an excuse, they knew when the season was going to start, the point is people are continuing to go to the alternatives as opposed to watching Raw.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

They need a shake up.. Cena's going heel, book it.

Or maybe they'll figure out that noone gives a fuck about some Laptop GM.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

If it was a hot product, it wouldnt be doing a 2.3, I dont care if it was going against the 85 Bears vs. the 66 Packers.

ECW on SciFi debut did a 3.0.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Funny, when people like CM Punk or Swagger are "World Champion" and a low rating comes in, they immediately point the finger and say "See? They can't draw! Put the belt on HHH!".

Does anyone think Vince's latest homoerotic crush will get the same treatment?

Nobody cares about Orton or Sheamus. They just don't.

 

[dave]

I could be wrong, but I think the crowd actually does pop for Orton.
Only judging it by TV, to be sure, but the crowds seem to dig him.
As for Sheamus, not so much. I don't think he's horrible or anything, but I just don't get how he's a 2-time world champ.

The only thing I don't get about Orton is how he's even remotely a face. He is not a face whatsoever.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I could be wrong, but I think the crowd actually does pop for Orton.
Only judging it by TV, to be sure, but the crowds seem to dig him.

2.3

Matt Hardy gets bigger crowd pops than anyone, who cares.

 

[SuperKevin]

The other day I saw a commerical for the WWF and thought that Mark Henry was actually looking pretty pretty good. Turns out it was a World Wildlife Fund infomercial asking for donations to fund gorilla habitats.

 

[SHOGUN]

Kaitlyn vs. Vicky Guerrero next week on NXT.

Can we get Lacey Von Erich to be the special guest referee?

 

[IamMedellin]

hold # 712

Arm bar!

this Jericho DVD is awesome

 

[FedEx227]

Probably buying it today after work haha.