The General Wrestling Thread

[Bigpapa42]

If I knew what the hell you were talking about, I'd give you + rep. Of course I don't.

And that's why are you are a WWE mark and not a true wrestling fan, Dave. Sorry but true.

Enjoyed the shit out of the PPV. Well worth the money.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

If I knew what the hell you were talking about, I'd give you + rep. Of course I don't.

Punk is clearly influenced by KENTA, and the one series of reversals in the Cena match was taken directly from a KENTA vs. Nakajima match in 2009. I'm not knocking him for it, because the spot is great.

When Punk first came to ECWWE in 2005, his entire move set and ring gear was pretty much a carbon copy of KENTA. Again, i'm not knocking him for it, because "borrowing" shit from other guys is something that happens in wrestling all the time. Especially when you are taking something from Japan, because 99% of the fans won't know, so it doesn't matter.

 

[EmpireWF]

Tonight I couldn't care less about KENTA because CM Punk is great.

 

[JayDizzle]

Hearing that Punk won put the smile back on my face after coming home from work.

Now that Cena's "fired" again, I can imagine Mr. Hustle/Loyalty/Respect will find a way to weasel back into the ring.

...although, he'd have to join Johnny Ace's Kiss My Ass Club to do so.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

btw - was that also Ace Steel in the front row next to Colt?

Pretty sure Punk signed an extension at the very least, if not an actual contract, otherwise, they wouldn't give him the title. Probably signed Cabana as a result, considering that interview pretty much said Punk has no friends in the WWE (lol).

 

[FedEx227]

I don't have a voice today

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Cabana cancelled his remaining indy bookings and is not taking future bookings. Something is up.

Punk probably signed some sort of short term extension, or an agreement to work the next couple of TV's or something. Id actually be pretty shocked if he resigned long term already.

 

[Cody]

Sin Cara is a moron. Just started and already violating the wellness policy. He's fired by years end. Bank on it.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Sin Cara is a moron. Just started and already violating the wellness policy. He's fired by years end. Bank on it.

LOL if this is true.

He sucks anyway. So overrated.

Sidenote-poor Averno, Mistico will be dead & buried before the guy even shows up. Maybe Averno will end up getting over stronger aka TAKA/Great Sasuke.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Cabana cancelled his remaining indy bookings and is not taking future bookings. Something is up.

Punk probably signed some sort of short term extension, or an agreement to work the next couple of TV's or something. Id actually be pretty shocked if he resigned long term already.

If he did sign a long term deal, it probably includes a bit where he can take some time off as it seems that is what he wants.

Either way, he surely has signed an extension or has an agreement to work for another month or so or even through SummerSlam.

And I do believe something is up with Colt Cabana...it seems one of the issues he has, per the GQ article is when he is on the road, he really has no one to ride with (psychological analysis...maybe that is why he shacks up with a Batista-like number of divas?)...signing his buddy to a random deal wouldn't be a bad move.

I've always thought that there was no reason why Colt couldn't be Santino or some incarnation of.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

LOL if this is true.

He sucks anyway. So overrated.

Sidenote-poor Averno, Mistico will be dead & buried before the guy even shows up. Maybe Averno will end up getting over stronger aka TAKA/Great Sasuke.

He is pretty awful in the WWE.

Can't talk.
Botchfest.
Needs to be incredibly compensated for at all levels.

Hate to say "I told you so"...but yeah, Mistico has been a big botched signing so far. He sucks.

The only + has been the ability to move the Sin Cara replica masks.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Like I said when they signed him...what got him over in CMLL is not the same as what gets you over in the U.S. His charisma doesn't translate. Might as well give Evan Bourne the special lighting and the mega push because he's more dynamic anyway.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

SCOTTY GOLDMAN was the key factor in getting Punk back.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Like I said when they signed him...what got him over in CMLL is not the same as what gets you over in the U.S. His charisma doesn't translate. Might as well give Evan Bourne the special lighting and the mega push because he's more dynamic anyway.

You can see some of his Mexican charisma come through at times, but that isn't what gets over in the States...last night's ladder match, for example. The stuff he was doing works in Mexico (the excitement of being the last man in the ring and the dash to get a ladder)...barely noticed in the States though.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

It would be like plopping John Cena in Arena Mexico or Randy Orton in Koruken Hall and just expecting them to be over because they are over here. Its not that easy.

 

[FedEx227]

GOD DAMN IT

that New CM Punk shirt isnt on sale yet

Oh it was on sale.

:smug:

 

[EmpireWF]

Punk tweeted this after midnight...

"“@WWEUniverse: It's 12:00 a.m. ... Do you know where your WWE Champion is? #MITB @CMPunk” The champ is...here: yfrog.com/kkb09zyj"

btw - was that also Ace Steel in the front row next to Colt?

Pretty sure Punk signed an extension at the very least, if not an actual contract, otherwise, they wouldn't give him the title. Probably signed Cabana as a result, considering that interview pretty much said Punk has no friends in the WWE (lol).

Yes, that was Steel.

I'm not sure about them bringing in Cabana but Meltzer said last week he told promoters he was not taking any more bookings than what he has scheduled now.

 

[EmpireWF]

Oh it was on sale.

:smug:

PWI said those shirts sold out by 8:15 at the arena. lol

 

[FedEx227]

Pretty much, the line was almost out of the door for the shirts.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

When was the last time the WWE had a program that put the title on that high of a pedestal.

They actually made the title relevant and important.