Official Saturday Night's Main Event 3/18 Discussion Thread

[Azriel]

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At Saturday Night’s Main Event, the participants in the WrestleMania 22 main events will collide when the RAW team of WWE Champion John Cena & Triple H takes on the SmackDown trio of Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio & the World Heavyweight Champion.

On the Feb. 27 edition of RAW, Cena & Triple H went face to face, trying to get the psychological advantage before their WWE Championship Match on April 2. After the two men jawed back and forth and looked ready to come to blows, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon interrupted the showdown. McMahon announced that on Saturday Night’s Main Event, the two would have to co-exist as partners and represent RAW against the three men in the SmackDown main event in a Handicap Match. (WATCH video)

While there is no love lost between Cena & The Game, the SmackDown team is just as tense. Randy Orton & Rey Mysterio, the two challengers for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, have been at each other’s throats since Rey eliminated the Legend Killer to win the Royal Rumble Match. Joining them will be the Wrestling Machine, Kurt Angle.

On the March 10 edition of SmackDown, Angle and Mysterio teamed up to take on the team of Orton and Mark Henry. In the end, Orton orchestrated a vicious attack that saw Henry splash the World Heavyweight Champion through a table. (WATCH video)

Orton may not like Angle and Mysterio very much, but that didn't stop him from trying to get the advantage over RAW. On the March 13 edition of RAW, Triple H and Cena found themselves on opposite sides of a six man tag team match. As the action broke down, Orton snuck up on an unsuspecting John Cena and laid him out with an RKO. Triple H looked angry at the invasion at first, but then a smile crept over his face, realizing his nemesis was hurt. (WATCH video)


Just one night before this epic battle, Angle, Mysterio & Orton had to coexist as a team on Friday Night SmackDown. While they were able to defeat MNM & Mark Henry, it was not without a bit of controversy; after not tagging in the whole match, Orton made a blind tag and stole Mysterio's pinflal, throwing Rey out of the ring after he had hit a 619 on Joey Mercury. (Watch video)

With so much animosity on both sides, will either team be able to gel as a cohesive unit? Will the numbers game prove to be too much for The Champ & The Game, or will the RAW team overcome the odds and be victorious? Tune in to Saturday Night’s Main Event on March 18 to find out.

[Xero]

BAHGAWD THIS IS GONNA BE A SLOBBERKNOCKER FULL OF PUPPIES AND SUPLEX MACHINES!

[Azriel]

I'm really hyped up for this


Which means it'll probably suck ass :shifty:

[The Greater Power]

Aw man, I didn't realize it was on a tape delay. Like half the show already happened.

[Azriel]

Hmm, okkkay

[Batsu]

LMFAO @ JBL

[Batsu]

Now how is this show gonna be used after tonight? That's the question...

whoa, JR.

[Azriel]

JR!!!! *marks the F OUT*

[G-wrath]

BAHGAWD!

[G-wrath]

IMO IMO IMO!

[NeanderCarl]

Nice set.

[Innovator]

Now THIS is an announcing team

and Trips is looking leaner

[Azriel]

JR, Tazz, and King. Hell yeah!

[Batsu]

LOL @ the mixed reaction. I can't wait until Cena goes heel.

[Innovator]

and HERE COMES THE HARDY POP

[Blue Demon]

kinda a cheap looking set

[Innovator]

yeah but you gotta love to white ropes

[NeanderCarl]

and Trips is looking leaner

He must be full of "Wellness"

[Azriel]

I think it looks pretty neat

[Blue Demon]

is the main event Michaels-Macmahon?

[Innovator]

He must be full of "Wellness"If by Wellness you mean Winstrol, then yes he is

[G-wrath]

Must be, but then again...the whole thing is a main event.

:shifty:

[Blue Demon]

Must be, but then again...the whole thing is a main event.

:shifty:
true :shifty:

[NeanderCarl]

This has got that "big show" feel to be fair... the last time I watched a TV show that seemed so heated and exciting, it was the only other SNME I ever saw, in 1992, when the Ultimate Maniacs took on Money Inc. in the opener and the crowd seemed very hot.

Maybe they're sweetened the crowd noise if it's on tape delay though.

[Innovator]

I think they went a little overboard on the pyro, smoke everywhere

[Blue Demon]

I think they went a little overboard on the pyro, smoke everywhere
that's not pyro that's RVD [/old joke]

[Innovator]

Must be, but then again...the whole thing is a main event.

:shifty:yeah, and Wrestlemania is supposed to be epic

[G-wrath]

lol

[Azriel]

Eddie chants startng

[NeanderCarl]

Cena's debut on network television and the crowd are ripping on him, big time. Not a good first impression for new viewers' introduction to the "next mainstream wrestling star" is it?

[Innovator]

everytime there is a "Cena sucks" chant, an angel get its wings

[Azriel]

I think SNME is a way of slowly bringing the brands back together. It's very neat.

[Azriel]

Monarch of the Mat, that's a good one

[NeanderCarl]

"Enlarged heart"... yeah, i think Trips is more likely than Mysterio to have one of those, if ya get me?

[Batsu]

I think SNME is a way of slowly bringing the brands back together. It's very neat.

God, I hope not. The brands need to stay seperate. WWE just needs to realize the strengths and weaknesses of what talent they have before rebooting the show every few months.

On another note, LMAO @ the "Cena Sucks" chants.

I love seeing a show that isn't covered up.

This is weird seeing Rey Mysterio fighting HHH.

and time away from the announce table has made JR better...he's actually calling the match now!

[Innovator]

Anyone else wanna see a HHH vs. Mysterio match? That'd be good

[Batsu]

LMFAO @ the boos!! I love this!!

[Innovator]

YES!

[Batsu]

LMFAO!!! The cheers at the Pedigree!

[Innovator]

I FUCKING LOVE YOU TRIPS

[Azriel]

Oh, this is interesting

[Innovator]

fuck here comes superman

[Batsu]

YES! Kick his ass Angle -- LMAO!!! RKO!

[Batsu]

LMFAO!!!!

[NeanderCarl]

hmmmm... popular decision

[Innovator]

god he HHHs better than HHH

[Batsu]

Dammit, this match shouldn't have been first.

[G-wrath]

lol now I feel like the show is over, with that kind of finish and all.

[Azriel]

Okay, tonight should be good. That was nice

[Volare]

ok great opening i think :)

[Volare]

yes...lets plug nashville star due to Cowboy Troy on RAW for no apparent reason

[Xero]

I have to admit, that match made me mark out. All the finishers, Triple H with a Pedigree Spree. Man, I haven't marked out like that in a LONG while.

It must be because this doesn't feel like a RAW or SD!, more like a PPV.

[Blue Demon]

this is cool...first SNME I've seen.

[Azriel]

That's a good way to draw in the viewers

[CharismaInjection]

Pretty good match. Should've been last.

I hope Orton isn't going to win the belt if their pushing him like that.

1. He got FU'd and nearly pinned.

2. He was the one that actually got pinned.

I really doubt Orton's winning the WHC now.

[Volare]

i like the way the ring is set up

white ropes and the different camera angles

[G-wrath]

yes...lets plug nashville star due to Cowboy Troy on RAW for no apparent reason

Yeah, what was the deal with that. I missed Raw on Monday.

[G-wrath]

Wow, I don't feel like WM is only 2 weeks away. To me it doesn't seem as much buildup as last year, but then again...I haven't been watching SD for the past month.

[Volare]

bullll shit

[Blue Demon]

wtf with that guy's voice...I wasn't watching the screen and I thought it was a woman talking.

[Volare]

Yeah, what was the deal with that. I missed Raw on Monday.
'fricken cowboy troy did guest commentary on a match with edge

[Azriel]

So, Booker vs. Boogeyman at Mania?

[Volare]

the host of the "Cutting Edge" is Edge!! no way!!

[Azriel]

Shock to me :roll:

[Innovator]

10 bucks to see Joe Dirt, Duece Bigelow, and Napolean Dynamite play baseball? No thanks

[Azriel]

Hmm, didn't know Booker was managed by Sherri. Then again, I barely watched WCW

[Innovator]

Remember when the ratings went up when Edge was champ?

Good times, great memories

[Innovator]

Hmm, didn't know Booker was managed by Sherri. Then again, I barely watched WCWearly on, yes

[Indifferent Clox]

I am depressed an the non red white and blue ropes

but i think that match being first is ECW esque nad very wisethe show may get better! or it may get worse... but that's cool

[Volare]

i feel bad for the crowd having to watch edge stand in the ring for the past 15 mins lol

[Volare]

mark if Sandman came out and showed edge who is hardcore *sorry im drunk again and just watched ECW one night stand for the 1,000th time*

[Innovator]

Edge was paying attention during One Night Stand

[Volare]

FLAMMING TABLES!!!!

[Batsu]

WTF!!!

They're going all out for this!

[Innovator]

...ouch

[Batsu]

Oh shit! EDGE!

[Azriel]

Poor Mick. Those thumbtacks barely work

[Innovator]

Ahahaha, he no sold a tack bump

[Volare]

FUCK YES!! Woooooooo!!

and foley is smiling!! and still going at it

[Innovator]

CONCHAIRTO

[Volare]

no sold my ass nice tack in his head

[Indifferent Clox]

if they would only replace the booker t boogeyman match with a rvd ladder match against anyone.. I'd mark out

[Innovator]

no sold my ass nice tack in his headcmon man usually a tack bump puts you down, he sat up, smiled, and continued on

[Azriel]

That will be a neat match at Mania I think, I hope

[Volare]

true....now think of the kids saying i can do that.... he landed on them and got up without getting hurt...I can Do It Too!!

[Innovator]

This just in, Azriel has set the record usage for the word "neat"

[Azriel]

So, whats next?

[HeartBreakMan2k]

You can't really no sell thumbtacks in your head. I mean, the I don't think he no sold it, it was built up extremely well, then the spot, the whole way it was done just made Foley look like a tough SOB

[Volare]

:rofl:

[Azriel]

This just in, Azriel has set the record usage for the word "neat"
I hope NM squashes your ass at Fallout :p

[Xero]

TNA is/was in the same city as SMNE tonight/last night, right?

Was I the only one hoping (but knowing it won't happen) that Christian was going to come out and kick Edge's ass? With the NWA Championship?

:shifty:

[Batsu]

"Ass" is censored?

Damn it.

But, LMAO @ them showing Bischoff and Heyman in this video package.

[Volare]

yes!! i remember when he fired everyone....including us

[Volare]

hmmmm they talked about screwing bret hart on live TV?? scary

[G-wrath]

wow...even 'pissed off' is censored.

[G-wrath]

Isn't that SummerSlam music?

[Indifferent Clox]

I am still waiting to collect unemployment from that

[Volare]

booker T has officially no skillz with dancing

[NeanderCarl]

so far we've had one match in one hour

[Azriel]

Hmm, wonder how this will turn out?

[Volare]

Why in the FUCK is everyone dancing!!!

[CharismaInjection]

I wonder what Carlito and Teddy were talking about?

Carlito: Remember when I tried to have you fired?

Teddy: Yeah, good times.

[Blue Demon]

I'm actually kinda liking this Boogeyman

[The Greater Power]

man thats a lot of beer

[Innovator]

I hope NM squashes your ass at Fallout :pIt's burying time

[Indifferent Clox]

Why in the FUCK is everyone dancing!!!


It's saturday night! you aren't dancing?:rant: :shifty:

[Azriel]

He's swishing the beer :lol:

[G-wrath]

Why in the FUCK is everyone dancing!!!

Saturday Night Fever baby!

:shifty:

[Azriel]

I'm really liking the theme packaging

[Volare]

i wonder what kind of beer it is?

[Volare]

balls of america??

[Indifferent Clox]

steveweiser

[Batsu]

LMFAO @ JBL!!!

[G-wrath]

Probably Coors Lite

[Batsu]

Stone Cold has moved to a Dodge Ram? LOL!

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Hmmm, I wonder if Austin will cry, whine, and walk out again if he's supposed to lose the beer drinking contest.

[Azriel]

bowels Volare, bowels

[Volare]

nah i dont think so i got a feeling benoit is coming out here

[Volare]

bowels Volare, bowels


sorry, im not that educated:lol:

[Batsu]

Dammit, no middle fingers, LOL! And the first beep of the night.

[Batsu]

LMAO! The beeping...

[Batsu]

LMFAO @ Austin rambling.

[Batsu]

Ha ha @ JBL.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

lol, JBL is gold.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Ahahaha, slamming Brokeback Mountain. I love it!

[G-wrath]

nah i dont think so i got a feeling benoit is coming out here
Good call! :y:

[Batsu]

LMAO, there's Benoit.

[Volare]

ALCHOHOL ABUSE!!!! DAMMIT

[Batsu]

BOOT.... BOTCH!

[Azriel]

That was a fun segment. Good seeing Austin

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Hahahaha, I adore JBL. That was classic.

[HeartBreakMan2k]

I may be in the minority (no one here liked it) but I love the way JBL sold the stunner.

[Azriel]

Piss break coming up

[Azriel]

It was certainly a weird way of selling the stunner

[Volare]

wonder how they can play the "lesbian" act on a national "Free tv" network

with all the bullshit out there with how TV must be now days

[Batsu]

JBL is the best heel (at least out of the ring) in WWE right now. Seriously... he goes the extra mile for that BOO without really resorting to ultra-cheap heat.

[HeartBreakMan2k]

It was certainly a weird way of selling the stunner

I just like the snap back. LIke he went down with Austin and just snapped into a bump. Made me smile.

[G-wrath]

So is JR just here for SNME, or is he really back?

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Mickey :drool:

[G-wrath]

God I hate her theme, but I have those boots. :)

[Volare]

THE KISS!!!

i just liked trish in that kiss not mickie

[UmbrellaCorporation]

JBL is the best heel (at least out of the ring) in WWE right now. Seriously... he goes the extra mile for that BOO without really resorting to ultra-cheap heat.

Agreed 100%.

[Volare]

wow gotta love ass in tight shorts

[Batsu]

LOL @ JR .... "Candice may just be the weakest link as far as wrestling is concerned".

And LMFAO @ the hoots for Mickie! (No, that wasn't a typo)

[Azriel]

JBL is definitely a great heel.

[Volare]

is JR truthful tonite or what??

[Innovator]

cmon heel turn

[HeartBreakMan2k]

*marks out*

[Innovator]

YES!!!

[Batsu]

The Stratusfaction was better when it went off the turnbuckle.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

HEEL TURN'D.

[Batsu]

YES! STEAL HER FINISHER!! YES!! HEEL TURN AT LAST!

[Volare]

geee.....didnt see that comming

[G-wrath]

Yup. I have those boots.

[Innovator]

Mickie has some DSLs

[McLegend]

Did Tazz die?

[Azriel]

Damn you Trish :lol:

[G-wrath]

Maybe with the heel turn, they'll change her theme...oh happy day!

[Volare]

wow...lesbian gets pissed, and goes nuts?? works for me i guess

[Azriel]

So, are we going have some new three way lesbianism with Mickie/Candice/ and Victoria?

[The Greater Power]

I laughed when JR said "Mickey James just Chick Kicked Trish's head off!!!!!"

[Innovator]

Maybe with the heel turn, they'll change her theme...oh happy day!you can't, it's a classic

[G-wrath]

Probably, and Trish and Torrie will team up. Maybe Stacy when she comes back and doesn't get released.

[G-wrath]

you can't, it's a classic

A classic cheerleading theme. Speaking of that I wonder if the Queerit Squad is here tonight.

[Azriel]

I'm sure the SS will come out for Shane's match

[G-wrath]

Question...can Mark Henry fit in a casket?

[Azriel]

So, is Taker gonna show up?

[G-wrath]

The sweatiest man in the world.

[Azriel]

Yokozuna did

[G-wrath]

So, is Taker gonna show up?

Apparently so.

[CharismaInjection]

Oh my god! Boogeyman is facing Booker T at WRESTLEMANIA!!!!

[Azriel]

That Silent Hill movie should be creepy for sure

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Silent Hill loooks pretty fuckin sweet.

[Azriel]

Davari sounds odd now that he's speaking English more

[Azriel]

Oh my god! Boogeyman is facing Booker T at WRESTLEMANIA!!!!
No big suprise. Saw that coming a mile away

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Silent Hill FTW!

[Innovator]

Davari sounds odd now that he's speaking English moreracist

[Volare]

Everyone is waiting for the Greatest Theme on Earth someone say it please!!!

[Innovator]

DONG

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Hasn't everyone who's faced the Taker in a casket match, beat the dead man at "his own game".

[Volare]

i like the fire pyro

[Volare]

no, he beat kama, and a few others

[Innovator]

Everyone the Dead Man faces at mania is "the toughest challenge to date". Fuck, Heidenreich was the toughest challenge to date.

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Oh, I just remember Yoko mostly.

[Volare]

does taker look bigger??

[The Greater Power]

Imagine if Hassan popped out of the casket at Mania and aligned himself with Daivari and Henry

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Best chokeslam in a very long time

[Vazz]

God I hate the tongue thing. Who is he Gene Simmons?

[HeartBreakMan2k]

I'll be very upset if Taker retires undefeted at Mania (it would be a waste of an instant put over) but will be even MORE pissed if Henry ends the streak. He won't, just saying. I'd like RKO to do it.

[Volare]

well hell Daivari dosent weigh that much and is pretty small

[NeanderCarl]

This show has gone very much downhill since the opening match and the Cutting Edge... definitely lost that special show feel, for me.

[G-wrath]

Is Slither supposed to be a horror, because it looks like a comedy.

[Azriel]

MARIA!!! :drool:

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Cutting Edge hurt it more than it helped to me. Michaels-McMahon should help.

[Volare]

Mark out if Hart comes out and gets involved

[CharismaInjection]

The SD V.S. Raw match should've been the main event. It was a very unique match that people would wait for...the street fight should've been the opener.

[Azriel]

I still think Maria should participate in the Kiss Cam. Just not fair.

[NeanderCarl]

Yeah but blood is thicker than water... even HHH can't hold down the legendary main eventer, Shane MCMAHON.

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Shawn is going to get Montreal'd

[Azriel]

I hope this is good

[Innovator]

prodigal son vs. prodigal son

HBK vs. the only decent McMahon

[RP]

Shane is gunna so something crazy

[RP]

HOLY SHIT

[The Greater Power]

HOLY SHIT

[NeanderCarl]

nice!

[Azriel]

HOLY SHIT!!!

[Innovator]

holy shit

[RP]

SHANE FUCKING MCMAHON

[Volare]

OH MY GOD!!!! (ecw Joey Styles)

[Azriel]

Missed Shane

[Corkscrewed]

It's okay, because Vermaat probably liked it, and that's all that matters.

[HeartBreakMan2k]

OH MY GOD (I love Styles ok, he would have said it had he been there tonight)!

[Azriel]

This "medic team" getting alot of screen time tonight

[RP]

At first i was like " Wow the elbow from that high , this should be sick " Then Michaels went for the superplex and i was like " This is sick "

[Volare]

OLD SCHOOL ladder match HBK and Razor Ramon

[G-wrath]

lol @ Vince witht he kendo stick

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Shawn is has always the showstopper; and Shane as always is fucking nuts.

[Volare]

you fucked up, you fucked up

[Volare]

LMAO @ the Shane Chants

[Indifferent Clox]

HBK v. vince needs a ghuge stipulation.. like HBK gets the company or leaves... or soemthing not quite as big but wwe changing.. that's what wrestlemania should be

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Shane locks in the sharpshooter

"RING THE BELL! RING THE DAMN BELL!"

[Corkscrewed]

I think I just missed something... I'll watch it later.

[Azriel]

I'm thinking so too 5. Something will be on the line with their Mania match.

[Innovator]

old school Rock DDT

[The Greater Power]

That DDT move Shane just did is called "Layin The Smack Down" on teh old school SD video games for PS.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Shane McMahon is the goods.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

HOLY SHIT

[NeanderCarl]

This is a good match but I do think it's taking away from the anticipation of the Foley/Edge Hardcore match a little bit... they should have gone for a different match type, like a cage match perhaps? Giving what is essentially a hardcore match away on free TV two weeks before WrestleMania is a mistake in my view, taking nothing away from the quality of this match.

[G-wrath]

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him!

[RP]

MOTY

[Volare]

JR called it the Van Termanator!!

[HeartBreakMan2k]

*Marks out for mention of Van Terminator*

[Azriel]

Where's Tazz?

[Indifferent Clox]

ooh bret hart could ref!!!

[UmbrellaCorporation]

MOTY

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Shawn is going to get Montreal'd

Shane locks in the sharpshooter

"RING THE BELL! RING THE DAMN BELL!"

Called it :cool:

[UmbrellaCorporation]

LOL, SHARPSHOOTER ON HBK

[NeanderCarl]

who called it??

[Indifferent Clox]

by the waythe king is coming

[Volare]

YOU GOTTA BE SHITTING ME!!!!

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Who called it bitches :cool:

[Azriel]

Yes, Shawn did get Montreal'd :lol:

[HeartBreakMan2k]

who called it??

That'd be me

[Innovator]

So how many people are gonna be ordering WM hoping to see Bret

[NeanderCarl]

im glad they went with the montreal screwjob finish. that never gets old.

:|

[G-wrath]

Congrats HeatBreakKid2k...good call. :)

[Azriel]

Not to be a rep whore, but I think I should get something for creating the damn thread :shifty:

[McLegend]

Hot match and show

[Volare]

no kidding when they can see him for free at the hall of fame ceremony

[Volare]

Remembering Chris Farely Show on E! for SNL