Shield Update
The reason that Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins have been teaming up in tag action as opposed to Rollins & Roman Reigns is that they are setting up the other two to turn on Reigns in the future.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
Shane McMahon to be Involved in WrestleMania?
There is a feeling that Shane will be involved with the show backstage. However, they do not expect him to be appearing on-camera.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
RVD Update
There is now talk that RVD might make his return as a surprise entrant in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
Andre The Giant Battle Royal News
It is expected that the winner of the battle royal will be carrying around a miniaturized Andre the Giant trophy for a "while" after the victory.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
The reason that Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins have been teaming up in tag action as opposed to Rollins & Roman Reigns is that they are setting up the other two to turn on Reigns in the future.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
Shane McMahon to be Involved in WrestleMania?
There is a feeling that Shane will be involved with the show backstage. However, they do not expect him to be appearing on-camera.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
RVD Update
There is now talk that RVD might make his return as a surprise entrant in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
Andre The Giant Battle Royal News
It is expected that the winner of the battle royal will be carrying around a miniaturized Andre the Giant trophy for a "while" after the victory.
Credit Bryan Alvarez, Figure Four Weekly Newsletter
"The reason that Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins have been teaming up in tag action as opposed to Rollins & Roman Reigns is that they are setting up the other two to turn on Reigns in the future."
ReplyDeleteWe were JUST talking about this...face turns should be initiated by the face turning on the heels after they do something heelish. NOT, the heels just deciding to kick out or turn in the face.
Small nitpick
If this recreates the magic of Owen Hart's Slammy(ies) (especially with a speech), I'm all in.
ReplyDeleteSo, the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, is, in essence, a giant rib on whoever wins.
ReplyDeleteSo if RVD is a surprise entrant and doesn't win, it hurts his momentum right off the bat.
ReplyDeleteIf he does win, they just spent all that time building up Miz, Ziggler, Show or Sheamus as logical winners.
Does the news that the winner of the battle royal will be carrying around a trophy after the win limit who we expect to be winning? That sounds like a heel thing, so you can likely eliminate all the faces from contention.
ReplyDeleteOf course, all the people we've been talking about as a favorite - Big Show, Sheamus mainly - are faces. If they're turning Cesaro face, that takes him out, too.
I'm probably overthinking this.
RVD could have a good showing in the Battle Royal and not win and come out of it okay.
ReplyDeleteI see no need to break up the Shield until they've had a long run as faces.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Hogan will receive a trophy for hosting Wrestlemania that is larger than the Andre Battle Royal trophy.
ReplyDeleteI'd mark out for a Shane cameo at mania. Half the crowd probably wouldn't recognize him now that he looks like he's 60, but it'd still be cool
ReplyDeleteThis 30 man battle royal is a really lazy way to get everyone on the card. It'll probably only last like 10 minutes, too. I miss the old days of WrestleMania where they'd have 15 matches on the card and most would have a little angle going into it, and Gorilla Monsoon would call them all "a main event anywhere in the country!"
ReplyDeleteWhen HHH inserts himself into the title match after losing to Bryan, they can redo "a McMahon in every corner!"
ReplyDeleteThey should give the winner a title shot at Extreme Rules or something.
ReplyDeleteThat is not how you handle a battle royal trophy.
ReplyDeleteDammit, that is not how you handle a battle royal trophy!
THAT IS NOT HOW YOU HANDLE A BATTLE ROYAL TROPHY!!
Let the "Shane McMahon is an anonymous investor with Comcast" rumors begin.
ReplyDeleteDisagree. There can be good motivation for the heels to turn on the face; jealousy always works.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this company's obsession with breaking up popular/successful teams?
ReplyDeleteVince hates tag team wrestling.
ReplyDeleteSingles stars generate more revenue than teams.
ReplyDeleteRVD: Hey Vince dude, I totally forgot already, who am I wrestling at 'Mania?
ReplyDeleteVince: Um, you stopped working for us again. Six months ago.
RVD: Cool.
Vince: ...
RVD: Oh, super sorry, my bad, Cheez-It? (extends box to Vince)
Vince: (picking from handful of Cheez-Its) *sighs* I guess we could throw you in the Andre battle royale.
RVD: Nice. Well, I gotta split (drops into split leg position on floor), ha ha, no man, just messing with you, but seriously I gotta go talk to my guy. (hugs Vince, leaves)
Vince: (smells jacket)
They missed their window for Reigns now...the couple singles matches he had showed he's not ready to break away yet and the crowd's have cooled down on his aura. They were distinctly louder for Ambrose & Rollins the last couple weeks from what I could tell. So of course NOW they'll break him away where he'll be dead in the water.
ReplyDeleteI'm calling that canon now.
ReplyDelete"It is expected that the winner of the battle royal will be carrying
ReplyDeletearound a miniaturized Andre the Giant trophy for a "while" after the
victory."
If by a while, they mean more than 30 seconds, by trophy standards that would be, in Andre's immortal words, "a mighty long time..."
He is. He told me.
ReplyDeleteAmbrose is the least over of the three.
ReplyDeleteDisagree, he's just better at heelery. They pop big for Rollins' moves and for the team in general, but Reigns' reactions have been getting more and more anemic in comparison. They need to stay together, more than anything.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. It used to be the opposite, but Rollins has been tearing it up in the ring with a lot of cool looking moves and really connecting with the fans, he's probably the most over at this point. I'd rather them just stay together for a while.
ReplyDeleteI always liked thr ppv with tons of medium length matches than the ones with a half dozen really long matches. I guess its the ADD in me.
ReplyDeleteNot in 1970's NWA territories!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah they should definitely job Reigns out or just cut him altogether. LOL!
ReplyDeleteAmbrose has also shown the least.
ReplyDeleteI will add that Ambrose seems like he will shine more as a singles than in a faction but for right now, he is the least over.
Yeah not what I said at all. LOL!
ReplyDeleteOuch, I hope you have gimmick infringement insurance! LOL!
ReplyDeleteWindow is closed!
ReplyDeleteI see your point. Regardless, I think we can both agree the time for the split is not anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteAgree on that.
ReplyDeleteHow did you come up with another brilliant original joke?
ReplyDeleteWhere did they go? Portland? Let's go to Portland!
ReplyDeleteIn this case, though, the two Shield members will be turning heel on the face Reigns. The face turn already happened last week.
ReplyDeleteAmbrose is not good as a babyface and a much better heel. However, he hasnt done anything to stand out besides making odd facial expressions. When he breaks away as a singles, then he can start using promos but right now, he is the least over. Plus, his ring work does not stand out at all. Rollins is great and Reigns has impressive signature spots. Ambrose does a Piper impersonation in the ring.
ReplyDeleteOr an automatic spot in the Elimination Chamber? Might make for a nice wild card entrant to that match if you don't want to build a championship feud.
ReplyDeleteJust ask Hawk and Animal.
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean the big trophy will be broken?
ReplyDeleteI'd have the shield break up at survivor series in a major elimination match, when last man reigns is about to win the match on his own, but ambrose and Rollins turn on him to make him lose. Then, have him feud with them till the rumble, and set up a major wrestlemania match for him after then.
ReplyDeleteOy vey. You really genuinely believe Reigns isn't the dude?
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming that the trophy is going to be inevitably stolen and/or broken, right?
ReplyDeleteI do what so many comedians have done before me: steal a joke.
ReplyDeleteThey have no intention of pushing RVD. Not sure why they are even bringing him back.
ReplyDeleteThey'd have to wait 10 months to get their reward? No thanks.
ReplyDeleteRobin Williams?
ReplyDeleteJust looking at the list though, a title shot seems a bit out of their range. Unless RVD came in to put DBry over a few times. But who wants RVD as a heel?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the miz will win the battle royal. He can have something else to talk about then other than that time he beat cena at wrestlemania 27...
ReplyDeleteThat Reigns vs Bray Wyatt match from a couple of weeks ago was pretty boring. With that said I think it's best to go the Bret Hart route and keep them together until they have solid, definitive plans for them after the breakup.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of worried that they haven't set up any after WM plans. Backlash is going to be a bunch of rematches, isn't it?
I'd like to see the battle royal end in a four-way to tie. So to settle it they break the trophy up in four pieces. I swear it sounded like a good idea before I started typing.
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