The General Wrestling Thread

[SuperKevin]

I just don't understand how they can continually waste someone like that.

Agreed. Mark Henry is too talented to be wasted in a pointless Brock Lesnar feud

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

A great man.

EDIT - wrong thread. who cares. still a great man.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

The UFC rumors were all a publicity stunt for Lesnar's WWE on-screen return.

Going to the Raw with a friend of mine next Monday in Baltimore. Probably won't have Lesnar there though, as they won't spoil back-to-back Raw appearances this early.

 

[Leftwich]

Fed saw your win percentages in the WWE from 97-2013 on reddit.

Very interesting stuff

 

[FedEx227]

Credit has to go to Chris "mookieghana" Harrington. He does the hardwork, I just make it look pretty and put it in front of people.

 

[Leftwich]

Credit has to go to Chris "mookieghana" Harrington. He does the hardwork, I just make it look pretty and put it in front of people.

It fascinated me that Lashley only wrestled 258 matches and won 87 percent of them... WWE sure loves to protect their "monsters". Including Taker, Ryback and surprisingly Brodus Clay while the "next big thing" Roman Reigns has only won 29 percent of his 212 matches. This whole chart turned my head into mush.

link for the lazy:

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/12/30/wwe-1997-2013-win-percentages/

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

It fascinated me that Lashley only wrestled 258 matches and won 87 percent of them... WWE sure loves to protect their "monsters". Including Taker, Ryback and surprisingly Brodus Clay while the "next big thing" Roman Reigns has only won 29 percent of his 212 matches. This whole chart turned my head into mush.

link for the lazy:

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/12/30/wwe-1997-2013-win-percentages/

Reigns is a heel and babyfaces almost always win at house shows (especially the higher up the card you go).

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I was going to say...

On the house show circuit...heels almost never win.

 

[FedEx227]

Reigns is a heel and babyfaces almost always win at house shows (especially the higher up the card you go).

Plus I believe Harrington is counting dark matches. The Shield essentially lost a dark match every single Raw/Smackdown to CM Punk/Randy Orton/John Cena-type three-mans so the faces can do their moves and walk around the crowd and high-five everyone.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Plus I believe Harrington is counting dark matches. The Shield essentially lost a dark match every single Raw/Smackdown to CM Punk/Randy Orton/John Cena-type three-mans so the faces can do their moves and walk around the crowd and high-five everyone.

Yeah. Usually he counts everything. Dark matches, Mania Axxess or whatever its called, etc. If there is a ref, a ring, and a reported result, he counts it.

He recently did New Japan's entire history, All Japan, and W*ING for his book. WING!

A truly great man.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

A WrestleMania memo to the WWE writing staff has leaked, and according to the memo, The Undertaker will face...

 

Daniel Bryan.

 

[JimLeavy59]

A WrestleMania memo to the WWE writing staff has leaked, and according to the memo, The Undertaker will face...

 

Daniel Bryan.

:maxrustle::maxrustle::maxrustle:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

My take on the above, with more info. Spoilers because people may want to let this play out on TV

 

It says Undertaker would work the match as a heel. Perhaps he's "the devil" Bray keeps referring to.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Sounds awesome...I believe he'll get the best match out of The Undertaker...my only qualm...

 

The Undertaker is going to win...it doesn't help Bryan at all in regards to W's and L's...but, it is going to be one of the main events and it is going to be higher than any non-Cena match...so...there is that.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

My take on the above, with more info. Spoilers because people may want to let this play out on TV

 

It says Undertaker would work the match as a heel. Perhaps he's "the devil" Bray keeps referring to.

 

It honestly makes sense, as they've done it before. Now, the question is, does Danielson also get to end the streak? That would be huge for him, as in less than a calendar year he would have beaten Cena clean for the WWE title and then ended the streak.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Best "BIG MATCH" wrestler in the World today...rank'em in order.

Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada
CM Punk
John Cena
Daniel Bryan
OTHER

Go.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Michael Cole "its not illegal he has until the count of 5" :lol4:

 

[JayDizzle]

That we're getting two of the best (or at least booked as such) from ROH in the ring, 1-on-1, FOR FREE AND ON CABLE TELEVISION?!

Another gift from Vince and Co.

Also, more teasing of a Shield break-up that puts over Reigns more while showcasing Rollins in the ring against Punk is awesomesauce.

Sucks that Ambrose got burned a little for being a bum as of late but losses are losses.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Best "BIG MATCH" wrestler in the World today...rank'em in order.

Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada
CM Punk
John Cena
Daniel Bryan
OTHER

Go.

Looks good, might have to consider Undertaker, Minoru Suzuki, SUWAMA, Kota Ibushi, Sami Zayn

 

[s@ppisgod]

One could make the case that not only is Rollins the best worker in The Shield, but he's the most important player ATM as well. They've lost their it factor, but they still put on very entertaining matches. Thanks in large part to Rollins.