WWE.com RAW Preview
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-04-27/five-point-preview-27333743
Daniel Bryan Update
Despite not being booked on RAW or Smackdown this week, Bryan is still booked for this coming weekend's house shows. (It should be noted that Meltzer himself did not expect Bryan to make these dates but he is still booked for the shows at the moment).
Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio
Paul Heyman Update
Right now the plan for Heyman is to return to WWE TV in July, likely so he can hype up Brock Lesnar's match at SummerSlam.
http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0427/592782/backstage-news-on-paul-heyman-wwe-tv-return/
Eric Bischoff to Work for Global Force Wrestling?
At a Q&A Session this past weekend for Preston City Wrestling. Bischoff (who was with Jeff Jarrett) was asked by Karen Jarrett if he would be working for GFW at any point. Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett both said yes and that they are in the early stages of planning at this point.
http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0427/592779/eric-bischoff-working-with-jeff-jarrett-global-force-wrestling/
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-04-27/five-point-preview-27333743
Daniel Bryan Update
Despite not being booked on RAW or Smackdown this week, Bryan is still booked for this coming weekend's house shows. (It should be noted that Meltzer himself did not expect Bryan to make these dates but he is still booked for the shows at the moment).
Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio
Paul Heyman Update
Right now the plan for Heyman is to return to WWE TV in July, likely so he can hype up Brock Lesnar's match at SummerSlam.
http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0427/592782/backstage-news-on-paul-heyman-wwe-tv-return/
Eric Bischoff to Work for Global Force Wrestling?
At a Q&A Session this past weekend for Preston City Wrestling. Bischoff (who was with Jeff Jarrett) was asked by Karen Jarrett if he would be working for GFW at any point. Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett both said yes and that they are in the early stages of planning at this point.
http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0427/592779/eric-bischoff-working-with-jeff-jarrett-global-force-wrestling/
To the last one:
ReplyDelete(R2-D2 voice: ON) "Oh no..."
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Are you fucking kidding me??? Is there anyone that can start a new promotion that doesn't have Bischoff or Russo involved??
ReplyDeleteIt's really strange. Who are some new wrestling writing minds that weren't around 10-15 years ago? The writer for NXT and maybe some of the Lucha Underground guys?
ReplyDeleteThe wrestling industry is in dire need of some new thinkers. It's been years and Jarrett, Bischoff and Russo are still dominating talks of any new promotions. Part of the reason NXT works so well is because it feels new and fresh, despite being part of WWE. Rehashing the same ideas with the same workers and bookers isn't going to work. If anything, it'll make starting a new promotion even less desirable to other networks, sponsors and backers.
ReplyDeleteThe Reigns Train is now departing Chicago. It was rough going at first but it looks like he won over the tough Chicago crowd and touched their hearts.
ReplyDeleteOnward and upward towards winning the WWE title.
CHOO-CHOO!
Mediocre show last night. Tag match was really fun but main event fell flat. That shit with Kane is just a huge lol
ReplyDeleteRather than blah, blah, blah, I stand by my belief that the new thinkers will step forward to start wrestling companies once Vince is gone and the WWE gets scaled down.
ReplyDeleteReason #486 why Chicago is better than Philly:
ReplyDeleteChicago can be won over if you work hard. Philly would have just ignored Roman's good match and booed just to boo because "Derp, derp, derp! He's not hardcore! Vince thinks he's a main Eventers! Boo!!! Why aren't they hitting each other with light tubes?"
That could be the case. Vince has been at the top so long, others might have just accepted that until he's gone.
ReplyDeleteThe whole trope of Philly fans only wanting violence is so played out. The only violent promotion left in Philly is CZW, who can't even draw 200 people.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I was more mocking the "smarkier than thou" Philly mindset.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I enjoy NXT and the wrestling of years past, maybe it's just time I admit the product is not for me anymore and move on. It's clear they have no interest in booking for actually wrestling fans and no other promotion works for me. As much as I like the NXT product I know those guys will just become cold as the North Pole once promoted and in most cases die a quick and boring death.
ReplyDeleteSee you in the RAW discussion thread!
ReplyDeleteYeah there are definitely still some ECW mutant leftovers and even worse, younger fans who wish they could've been part of the ECW crowds who are insufferable.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt! However I haven't watched Raw since Mania and doubt I will. I always come to the site....you guys never fail to entertain
ReplyDeleteGiven the way Sheamus threw Ziggler around last night, I wouldn't be surprised if he had caused Bryan's (possible) concussion.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like Philly cheers what's smarky accepted as cool now, regardless of what they see.
ReplyDeleteZiggler might have E. coli after last night
ReplyDeleteEire coli?
ReplyDeleteLooks at this. Seems reckless to me: https://twitter.com/SenorLARIATO/status/592484895261339648
ReplyDeleteJust watched Extreme Rules. Not that great of a show. The stipulations hurt the matches more than they helped. The main event was very disappointing as well. The tag match, Reigns/Show, and Diva's match exceeded expectations but the chain match was a major disappointment and just a dumb stipulation to use if you wont let guys beat the shit out of each other with the actual chain.
ReplyDeleteWWE is a corporate company. How many times you see an employee that should be further up the ladder but not because the higher ups either don't want to give the bump up and/or they have someone else in mind whether it's deserving or not? Best example is Dean Ambrose. The office views him as a mid carder even though he's still over despite the horrid booking he's been subject to. Pre-monopoly Armbrose would be further up the card as a Roddy Piper clone. Post-monopoly, he's a mid carder and by God that's what he'll be!
ReplyDeleteSo who does everyone think will win the King of the Ring on Tuesday? Rusev would be a good choice, but it seems like a waste since he will just be losing to Cena again in 3 weeks. Maybe Reigns gets it, as they continue to rebuild him. Ambrose would be cool, and it would be amusing to have him do the lunatic gimmick while wearing a crown and robe.
ReplyDeleteI like how they introduced the finals of the tournament before the actual tournament itself. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried watching Lucha Underground? People are raving about how good it is week to week. TNA has also stepped up their game in the last year or so. NJPW is constantly great. PWG is an awesome independent company that releases a DVD once a month. ROH has a pretty good weekly TV show and good PPVs. Plus, with the WWE Network, you can get your NXT fix and watch older wrestling. There really is a lot of options out there currently.
ReplyDeleteScott D'more has a pretty good rep, then you have Sapolsky. Then there are a ton of retired wrestlers that could probably do as good a job as Bischoff. Hell even Tommy Dreamer has a pretty good rep with his Hardcore shows.
ReplyDeleteKane and Big Show are the middle managers who are in a position of prominence solely because they've been there so long that the company needs to justify why they are paid so much.
ReplyDeleteSapolsky is the single most overrated wrestling mind in the past 20 years.
ReplyDeletePG hurt Extreme Rules more than anything.
ReplyDeleteYeah I missed the initial announcement and then saw someone's tweet scroll the bottom of the screen mentioning it, and I was confused. Why not just make the Payback show in 3 weeks King of the Ring?
ReplyDeleteHow so?
ReplyDeleteI can't really buy that argument. Extreme Rules had a great show in 2012 and WWE has had plenty of great gimmick matches under the PG rating.
ReplyDeleteHis RoH booking was very dicey. Went with Xavier as the RoH champ, didn't see anything in Bryan, pushed acts like Danny Maff, the "Pure Wrestling" garbage that bored everyone to tears, among other things.
ReplyDeleteA chain match is useless in a PG format though. And the main event stips were just retarded. Orton makes a stip then HHH makes Kane the guardian or whatever he was called. And Orton does nothing to mention how he got screwed out of that.
ReplyDeleteYou don't get it man,they're telling stories.
ReplyDeleteIt's like they heard people asking for KotR to return so they did it in the dumbest way possible so it doesn't get any traction. Why even have it all if you don't spend a week or two building it
ReplyDeleteBut you must remember, when Cena started to bleed, the match had to be stopped.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. You may as well have a strap match where you can at least get a reaction out of the smacks.
ReplyDeleteDepends on if they take on the King gimmick. I agree w/Rusev but they are dedicated to killing him off once and for all. Maybe Barrett?
ReplyDeleteIt feels like Reigns. They just need to be careful and not have Reigns face off with Ziggler or Neville in the Finals because the crowd might boo him again.
ReplyDeleteWWE logic: one of the worse in the world.
ReplyDeleteAmbrose only if they drag him to the ring in crown and cape on a carpet towed by a quad like Wee-Man in Jackass.
ReplyDeleteI think the lack of finishers in the cage match hurt it a bit too, since the matches are always so dependent upon attempting and reversing finishers. The RKO being banned in the storyline coinciding with the real ban of the Curb Stomp eliminated some of the drama, as Orton got just one near fall off of the Pedigree and I don't think Rollins had a single believable near fall, as he has no established finisher at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThey might as well have the bracket be Roman Reigns and 7 heel jobbers.
ReplyDeleteA week or 2 of qualifying matches followed by the actual tournament.
ReplyDeleteYeah, at least the last time they had it in 2010, they actually built it up for a week.
ReplyDeleteReigns v. Sheamus in the finals might be a good idea, if they were even REMOTELY going about this the right way.
ReplyDeleteBut you've got a senile old man, his inept, idiot daughter and her narcissistic, egotistical husband running the show, all to varying degrees. The Good Ship TITANSPORTS is heading for an iceberg, and no one in charge seems to give a fraction of a fuck about doing anything to stop it.
Tsar Rusev
ReplyDeleteRoman Reigns vs Kane, Roman Reigns vs Big Show, and Roman Reigns vs.... uhh, I don't think people would cheer Sheamus.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, the WWE has plenty of those.
ReplyDeleteBarrett would make a good King, but only if they have him actually win some matches afterwards.
ReplyDeleteWhy would you hire Bischoff in 2015, given his track record with several companies?
ReplyDeleteHow cool would it be if they debut Finn Balor and have him win the King of the Ring. King Balor would reign supreme!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I've got some bad news for you....
ReplyDeleteThe Demon King reigns supreme!
ReplyDeleteI went to bed early last night after a busy weekend and woke up to the most joyous news in the longest time ever!
ReplyDeleteTAG TEAM GOLD!!!
IT'S A NEW....DAY!!!
Sheamus is one of the few heels who would actually get booed against Roman, and probably have a good match with him as well.
ReplyDeleteAdam Rose, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Xavier Woods, Konnor, Viktor and Fandango. Just have Reigns spear and punch people for 2 hours.
ReplyDeleteMake it 63 jobbers. Why be subtle about it?
ReplyDeleteWoods is glorious right now.
ReplyDeleteSheamus was the best King of the Ring winner ever. He had that AMAZE-balls outfit, too!
ReplyDeleteThe Trios title final last week told one of the best stories I've seen in a wrestling show in the past few years. That and it gave us the Spot of the Year.
ReplyDeleteThat's getting over, STOP IT. PAL.
ReplyDeleteIt'd play of his Prince name very well too. Like he's ascended to the throne.
ReplyDeleteHe has connections?
ReplyDeleteYou want wrestling fans to stay away from Day One?
ReplyDeleteWait, that's Russo.
Rephrase: You just want wrestling fans to stay away.
This gif may make New Day worth it for me.
ReplyDeletewrestlingwithtext.com/my-brief-and-uninsightful-recap/wwt-live-short-wwe-extreme-rules-2015-04-26/9vnDpJu
YES IT IS.....
ReplyDeleteYeah right. They'd call him King Finn, Big Steph would start calling him King Fish and that would be it.
ReplyDeleteRollins: The RKO will be banned!
ReplyDeleteOrton: Fine. It's now 7 on one handicap match. My partners will be Ryback, Ziggler, Sting, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and John Cena. Anyone on my team pins you, I win the title.
A shout-out to Therapy? who are still killing it live.
ReplyDeleteAnyone in Europe considering seeing them, I strongly recommend it. My throat is completely fucked from singing along and I love it.
Extreme Rules was best non-WM PPV since Summerslam last year.
I'm pretty sure CZW can draw 1000+
ReplyDeleteI only remember this because I was revolted when I read it.
Publicity
ReplyDeleteIt's a great way to build feuds too. Two guys either battle in qualifying or in the tournament and you have an instant feud.
ReplyDeleteStupidity
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for the newest addition to the PPV lineup: WWE Peter Principle
ReplyDeleteOnly $9.99!!
The production company connections.
ReplyDelete"Extreme Rules was best non-WM PPV since Summerslam last year"
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry WHAT!?
I know how you love singing and clapping.
ReplyDeleteIt's like watching Yo Gabba Gabba, or Dora the Explorer
ReplyDeleteThat seems like an absolutely retarded statement, but I can't disprove it off the top of my head.
ReplyDeleteSurvivor Series maybe?
If it was the best ppv since Summerslam 2013, then why the hell are ANY of you still watching this promotion.
ReplyDeleteExtreme Rules was best non-WM PPV since Summerslam last year. Also, Therapy? are still great.
ReplyDeleteBest WWE PPV. I'm not including anything NXT, Japanese etc. If that helps.
Roman Reigns?
ReplyDeleteJust checked PPVs list and I definitely enjoyed it more than NOC, HIAC, TLC&S, SurSer, RoyRum or Toilet Stop.
ReplyDeleteI'm genuinely fascinated to learn now which of these I'm supposed to think is better around here.
What did we do!?
ReplyDeleteLast year was 2014, genius.
ReplyDeleteSurvivor Series? One good match and a bunch of filler on the undercard, including an endless Authority promo? Nah, that's retarded.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anybody noticed last night, but The Ryback appears to be over again.
ReplyDeleteThat was a typo, and I fixed it.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea--I didn't watch any of them other than survivor series and the Rumble.
ReplyDeleteRock-Em some-em might be right--that just seems impossible but maybe that's the shit streak they are on.
Anyone who did watch every show willing to chime in?
It's not even really a shit streak. TLC and the Rumble were bad. WM was good. Everything else has been acceptable.
ReplyDeleteSo, hang on: you're bringing into question which show *I* enjoyed the most of the past 9 months or so, despite not having seen them yourself?
ReplyDeleteYou're funny.
He's awful, but can't deny he's over with most crowds. Some don't really react to him though
ReplyDeleteI recall differently.
ReplyDeleteHIAC had everyone moaning forever about the 'ghost'. I can remember at the time saying that I thought it was okay. I can remember being widely told how stupid I was, and that it was a ghost and it was shit SISTER ABIGAIL OUTTA NOWHERE etc.
Toilet Stop had a completely shitty undercard with heatless matches like Stardust v Goldust, then 2 decent main event matches.
NOC I can't even *Remember* except that it had a Cena vs Brock rematch that wasn't as good as the one at Summerslam.
I'm guessing GFW's top angle will be a giant heel stable led by Jeff Jarrett who may or may not be bikers.
ReplyDeleteThe slapnuts!
ReplyDeleteThey'll have their potential next big thing ala Monty Brown right in front of their face, and not pit the title on him.
ReplyDeleteI was right there with you on HiaC and was also ridiculed.
ReplyDeleteAgree on Fast Lane (choo-choo)
All I remember about NoC was it getting derailed by Roman's injury and a well done Ambrose return.
He's over until he has to stop squashing jobbers. Unless they go full Goldberg, he'll be dead once he starts losing again. That being said, squashing people and winning gets wrestlers over. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteMain event of the first event will be Jarrett vs Honky Tonk Man in a guitar smash match.
ReplyDeleteBro, a Vince Russo will. Get. Eye. Balls. On-the-show.
ReplyDeleteYeah: the main thing I remember about NoC is saying, "Okay, so they're building to Roman vs Rollins now, this is just a delay to the match, they'll face each other again at Wrestlemania, I'll bet!"
ReplyDeleteWeird how that worked out.
Since Bischoff is likely to be involved now, he'll play us a song like on Impact that one time.
ReplyDeleteAlso, easily chantable catch phrase and goofy likable personality.
ReplyDeleteWho knew?
Its almost like, there are certain things that always work for getting wrestlers over. They should try those more often.
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a wrestling who has a smaller move set than Ryback other than Reigns.
ReplyDeleteIf 2015 WWE Creative ran the Goldberg angle, they'd have him lose the US Title match to Raven via shenanigans and float around the midcard aimlessly for a few months, then wonder why fans stopped caring about him when they eventually tried to push him again.
ReplyDeleteDidn't even know there was a PPV last night.
ReplyDeleteRoman and Show broke three stars!
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe one side of the outside will be filled with lumberjacks, one side with HLA, one side with rottweilers, and the other filled with the NWO.
ReplyDeleteThat's not impressive. JBL broke a TON of stars in the locker room back in the day.
ReplyDeleteWhat you did there? I see it.
ReplyDeleteOk I'll give you most of that, but Bryan was always near the top of the card.
ReplyDeleteIf Barrett wants to win matches, maybe he should stop getting concussions and shoulder injuries!
ReplyDeleteYes, because I look at the card, I look at the reaction people online and my friends who did watch the show had and I think "surely there has been a better show in 9 months"
ReplyDeleteI don't know that a ppv where Show and Reigns were the best match is "acceptable."
ReplyDeleteThat's fair! But nope.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be an awesome main event! Because like all old-timers, both of them know that it's not the moves you can do but HOW and WHEN you do them!!!
ReplyDeleteBut also, when he has to go up against better, more over workers, he seems really out of place and can't keep up.
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