*Official* Elimination Chamber (breaking news Rusev out)

[Black Widow]

He's doing all right.

https://scontent-ord.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11055424_777043619039134_1493694902_n.jpgWho is she? she kinda looks like Nikki.

[dronepool]

LOL. @ that guy with his hands together all sad.

[Evil Vito]

Owens vs Cena has to happen at WrestleMania 32 and not once more before then now.

<font color=goldenrod>Yep. Doing it again anytime soon would be a huge mistake.</font>

[owenbrown]

BOLIEVE!

[Maluco]

Have to say, that is possibly, POSSIBLY, the greatest debut of all time. The win, what it means and the quality of the match. He is over straight away. Congrats to him, excellent match.

[road doggy dogg]

wow talk about a piss-break match

[Droford]

Let's follow that match up with this, or..how not to fucking book a wrestling show

[Dark One]

Hahaha.

Good fucking luck to Bo and Neville. Just pack it up and go home. There's no chance of anything else on this show coming close to Owens beating Cena, legit, clean in the center of the ring.

[slik]

Great debut for K. Owens

good match

[Dark One]

ThatWho is she? she kinda looks like Nikki.

His wife.

[Savio]

I love Bo Dallas

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/KHbt2ap.gif

[Droford]

Let's not point out that both of these guys were nxt champions

[Dark One]

Feel like both men should have come out to this:

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>While I think holding off until next year for their next encounter would be amazing...I know WWE will have them fight again by SummerSlam at the latest.

Owens will probably (rightly) say there is no reason for him to give Cena another match. Cena will show up at the next Takeover and do something to cost Owens the belt or something. Gotta be some reason to make Owens want to accept the challenge.</font>

[#1-norm-fan]

Can you imagine where Bray Wyatt would be right now if they let him do that to Cena?

Probably still jobbing in every big match because WWE has no continuity... but still.

[Dark One]

http://i.imgur.com/06wXb5w.gif

[Dark One]

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[Droford]

The obvious next big match for Owens is vs Brock Lesnar

[Savio]

Let's follow that match up with this, or..how not to fucking book a wrestling show
What match would you suggest?

[#1-norm-fan]

<font color=goldenrod>Yep. Doing it again anytime soon would be a huge mistake.</font>

Just wait an hour or so...

"Before we go off the air, huge news! At Money in the Bank in two weeks, John Cena will defend his US title against Kevin Owens!"

[Fignuts]

Let's follow that match up with this, or..how not to fucking book a wrestling show

Nah, Neville's jumpy flippy stuff will keep the vcrowd into it.

[Dark One]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Can you imagine where Bray Wyatt would be right now if they let him do that to Cena?

Probably still jobbing in every big match because WWE has no continuity... but still.

Or Rusev to a smaller degree.

[Black Widow]

His wife.Ex?

[KaosDarksol]

I never understood why Rusev was scheduled for the chamber match. I had assumed Nevile was a sure thing for the match. Could have taken Rusev and R-truth out and put both Nevile and Bo Dallas in there.

[Lock Jaw]

Fantastic match Owens/Cena.... very shocked that Owens won clean....

[RawRocks]

even the WWE announce team is ribbing Sepp Blatter.

[Dark One]

Ex?

Nope.

http://i.imgur.com/RV4SGQE.jpg

[KIRA]

I wonder if watching guys like Owens makes Vince rethink his position on what a wrestler should look like.

[#1-norm-fan]

Let's follow that match up with this, or..how not to fucking book a wrestling show

It's called bringing the crowd down for the main event(s). It's exactly how a wrestling show is booked.

[Black Widow]

Ambrose/Rollins could follow but J&J/Kane/HHH will ruin that

[Droford]

I'm thinking Cena Vs Owens is the leader in the clubhouse halfway through the year for match of the year

[Dark One]

They probably should have just named it "WWE Owens vs. Cena and Please Stick Around for the Rest"

[Black Widow]

Nope.

http://i.imgur.com/RV4SGQE.jpgThought you meant Cena.

[erickman]

<font color=goldenrod>While I think holding off until next year for their next encounter would be amazing...I know WWE will have them fight again by SummerSlam at the latest.

Owens will probably (rightly) say there is no reason for him to give Cena another match. Cena will show up at the next Takeover and do something to cost Owens the belt or something. Gotta be some reason to make Owens want to accept the challenge.</font>

and you know joe will get involved, I guess rusev will move to weds nights

[Droford]

It's called bringing the crowd down for the main event(s). It's exactly how a wrestling show is booked.

They could have had the IC chamber match, this and then Rollins vs ambrose

[RawRocks]

Love Neville but Bo Dallas makes me not give two shits for this match

[loopydate]

I like how the announcers seem to have figured out Bo's gimmick. Took them long enough.

[Fignuts]

I'm thinking Cena Vs Owens is the leader in the clubhouse halfway through the year for match of the year

Actually think Sascha vs Becky was better.

[KIRA]

Roman Heel turn?

[Lock Jaw]

Neville should have been in this chamber match (and won)

[RawRocks]

Mark Henry... I KNEW IT

[Lock Jaw]

Mark Henry obviously winning

[KaosDarksol]

Was expecting Swagger. Was in no way expecting Mark Henry. Honestly I forgot he was still with the WWE in a wrestling capacity.

[Fignuts]

Oh shit wig splittin bout to go down

[Kris P Lettus]

Sheanus

[Lock Jaw]

People over there, what's up?

[KaosDarksol]

Neville should have been in this chamber match (and won)

Damn straight. There isn't a single high flyer in this match. The smallest people are R-Truth and Ziggler.

[Fignuts]

Probably needed someone to do all the big strongman stuff rusev was gonna do

[Maluco]

Really hoping Sheamus wins this. Loving the heel character.

[Droford]

R truth should be scared to death cause it looks like a giant spiderweb

[Lock Jaw]

Ryback gonna let down some kid tonight

[Lock Jaw]

I hate how they always take the King of the Ring gimmick so literally.... always with the "all hail the king" and "royal proclamations" and other "royal" things..... its like, you do know you aren't a real king, right?

You should treat it as it is, that you won a tournament that proves you are the best in the ring.

[Droford]

I hate how they always take the King of the Ring gimmick so literally.... always with the "all hail the king" and "royal proclamations" and other "royal" things..... its like, you do know you aren't a real king, right?

You should treat it as it is, that you won a tournament that proves you are the best in the ring.

WCW used to have the Lord of the Ring. It'd have been funny if they treated the winner as God instead of giving them a stupid ring

[slik]

I like King Barrett's tights he has been wearing the last few weeks.

[Emperor Smeat]

I hate how they always take the King of the Ring gimmick so literally.... always with the "all hail the king" and "royal proclamations" and other "royal" things..... its like, you do know you aren't a real king, right?

You should treat it as it is, that you won a tournament that proves you are the best in the ring.

Booker's been the only one who pulled the "king" role perfectly. Also helped that he wasn't booked like a big loser or afterthought like a few winners.

[Black Widow]

Don't really care much for anyone in this match.

[loopydate]

WCW used to have the Lord of the Ring. It'd have been funny if they treated the winner as God instead of giving them a stupid ring

Or gave him a goblin army.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>For some reason I always forget Mark Henry exists. And therefore I'm always genuinely surprised when he returns.</font>

[Dark One]

http://i.imgur.com/b88A58F.gif

[RawRocks]

The guy in the Boston Bruins sweater needs to be drop kicked.

[RawRocks]

Holy shit

[Triple A]

The guy in the Boston Bruins sweater needs to be drop kicked.

https://twitter.com/jts82

[Dark One]

Mark Heny don't give a shit about your rules. Mark Henry is here to split wigs and do what he do.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fair play to them, it seems the lexan falling off was a genuine screw-up and they improvised nicely enough. Will end up shaving 4 minutes off the match time but whatever.</font>

[Dark One]

https://twitter.com/jts82

... I'm concerned at how quickly you had this available.

I'm beginning to think your concern about the NSA following you around is an elaborate cover for you being an NSA agent.

I'm onto you "Triple A."

[Triple A]

He had a sign up with his Twitter account... thought it "seemed bleak" and checked it out

[owenbrown]

so i guess sheamus is going to win now

[Dark One]

Just throw Ziggler into it.

[Savio]

lol at them stalling

[Droford]

Sheamus needs to brogue kick the door down but in no hurry

[Fenix122]

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to assume the King of the Ring isn't coming back any time soon if Creative couldn't even be half-assed to do something special with Barrett.

[RawRocks]

Sheamus being stuck LOLZ

[Dark One]

While this whole lot of something is going on...

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[Evil Vito]

:lol: <font color=goldenrod>Sheamus locking it himself. Love it.</font>

[Dark One]

Great heel move by Sheamus, but the fucking announcers have no idea that he had put it in there to lock it.

"DID HE PICK THE LOCK? HERRDURR"

[Savio]

lol at them stalling
Ehh guess not.

[loopydate]

Uh-oh. Ryback landed rough on that knee.

[Droford]

Dolph gonna grab the criss and use it on Sheamus later

[Emperor Smeat]

Outside of the Ryback chants, crowd seems like they stopped caring for this match. Been sort of downhill since the start.

[owenbrown]

where's the WE WANT VACANT chant at? :n:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wish I knew why WWE no longer holds Raw or SmackDown in Bridgeport (closest arena to me). Used to have a couple of TV tapings there a year but haven't since 2011.

Supposedly the reason was they didn't feel the crowd was a good crowd for television. But it was certainly louder than this. Corpus Christi crowds are always shit yet they get multiple TV shows a year.</font>

[Droford]

Hey I got the random elimination right..woo

[RawRocks]

God I can feel that drop.

[loopydate]

Hey I got the random elimination right..woo

I wonder if I get credit for it if Sheamus wins. It won't be the finish I predicted, but I did predict Sheamus eliminating Ryback, I think.

[RawRocks]

RYBACK WINNNNNNNNNNNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loopydate]

Sheamus is very brave to let Ryback powerbomb him.

[Emperor Smeat]

<font color=goldenrod>Wish I knew why WWE no longer holds Raw or SmackDown in Bridgeport (closest arena to me). Used to have a couple of TV tapings there a year but haven't since 2011.

Supposedly the reason was they didn't feel the crowd was a good crowd for television. But it was certainly louder than this. Corpus Christi crowds are always shit yet they get multiple TV shows a year.</font>

For some unknown reason, they really love to spend their money for WWE events even though they barely care about what happens the majority of the time.

Think they were even in the upper tier of cities when a list the WWE uses for splitting cities into spending groups was leaked recently.

[Droford]

Hmph..ryback won

[Lock Jaw]

YESSS!!! RYBACK!

[Shisen Kopf]

Woooooo THE RYBACK

[owenbrown]

THE FUCKING RYBACK IS INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Shit. I waffled back and forth between Ryback or Sheamus winning and ultimately went with Sheamus.

The only match I got 100% right was Neville, which I believe everybody did. Also New Day winning. No go for the rest.

But whatever, I've enjoyed this show.</font>

[Lock Jaw]

The Ryback

[Lock Jaw]

Nexus reunion

[Dark One]

Glad that Bryan is continuing to drop in "The Ryback" at any chance.

[loopydate]

This is a surprisingly cool moment.

[Emperor Smeat]

Shocked Sheamus didn't win. Figured if it wasn't going to be him, then Ziggler would be likely next.

:y: Ryback as champ.

[DaveWadding]

For some unknown reason, they really love to spend their money for WWE events even though they barely care about what happens the majority of the time.

Think they were even in the upper tier of cities when a list the WWE uses for splitting cities into spending groups was leaked recently.


Can you hook me up with a link to this, Smeat?

[Droford]

Feed me organic!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>As soon as I found out Bryan was presenting the title to the champion I had a feeling a face would be getting the win.

Match had some really clunky moments but nothing too bad.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Can you hook me up with a link to this, Smeat?

http://www.sescoops.com/wwe-labeling-cities-with-letter-grades-full-list-revealed/

[Dark One]

Kind of conflicted. I'm really glad they brought back the Chamber again, because I love the Chamber, but both Chamber matches were just kind of there and not really booked very cohesively or fluidly.

But, Kevin Owens legit beat John Cena, so... A+ show.

[Droford]

Cena looked like he was gonna puke after hitting that clothesline

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Oh for FUCK'S SAKE</font>

[RawRocks]

Owns vs Cena rematch at MITB.. geez

[Dark One]

Just wait an hour or so...

"Before we go off the air, huge news! At Money in the Bank in two weeks, John Cena will defend his US title against Kevin Owens!"

OH god damn it.

[Droford]

Well shit

[Droford]

Lolromanwinsagain

[Dark One]

Those six won't be all the participants, because we need to fit ten more in there.

[Lock Jaw]

I missed all those MitB announcements, wasn't paying attention.... They announced Owens/Cena for the US Title?

[Dark One]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's the key to wrestling success for the young kids starting up: Make sure Cornette thinks you suck. The rest will take care of itself.</p>&mdash; Colt Cabana (@ColtCabana) <a href="https://twitter.com/ColtCabana/status/605197191607631872">June 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Lock Jaw]

Also I think they announced the MitB competitors? Who were they....

[Dark One]

I missed all those MitB announcements, wasn't paying attention.... They announced Owens/Cena for the US Title?

Not for the title. Just a rematch. I hope they make it for the title or something. Or have it go the way of Zayn/Owens II.

[Droford]

I missed all those MitB announcements, wasn't paying attention.... They announced Owens/Cena for the US Title?

Just a rematch, non title again

[Dark One]

Also I think they announced the MitB competitors? Who were they....

Ziggler, Sheamus, Neville, Reigns, Orton, Kofi, I think.

[KaosDarksol]

Neville and Kofi are the obvious spot monkeys for the match. Sheamus will put somebody through a ladder. The only two people I can see winning are Orton and Reigns so far.

[Bad News Gertner]

So jacked that Ryback won

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The IC has been fed cyanide.

[Lock Jaw]

Random Kofi for no reason?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Like I said, I wish they would have at least done qualifying matches for the MITB match. Just naming people makes no sense from a kayfabe standpoint. The Authority hate Reigns and Orton...so why put them in MITB? At least let them earn their way in.

Also Kofi gets in but not the other members of New Day. I can only assume the Authority are just sitting there saying "well, we need a guy we know can do cool shit in a ladder match".</font>

[Droford]

Roman Reigns is gonna win the Rumble AND MITB in the same year..

Lol I hope the crowd shuts on him winning like they did at the rumble

[Lock Jaw]

Should have waited until RAW so they could at least put Ambrose in the MitB match after he loses tonight

[Droford]

Random Kofi for no reason?

Ladder match spots

[Droford]

Lol kofi wins the mitb and then Brock Lesnar destroys him in Japan and takes the briefcase

[Dark One]

Lol kofi wins the mitb and then Brock Lesnar destroys him in Japan and takes the briefcase

A+ booking.

[RawRocks]

It would be golden if Kane turns on Seth and costs him the title.

[Savio]

http://www.sescoops.com/wwe-labeling-cities-with-letter-grades-full-list-revealed/
If Syracuse is B+ we should get more than house shows :mad:

[Lock Jaw]

Championshiiiiiii

[Ruien]

So Rusev can't beat Cena in 4 straight matches (One where it was a fucking Russian match too) but Owens wins?

[Droford]

If Ambrose walks out the champion it's the greatest night in the history of everything

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I just don't understand the logic of doing Cena/Owens again 2 fucking weeks after Owens wins clean. Why would Owens even want that match?

Best case scenario for that one would be Owens accepting he has nothing to prove and just beating the living shit out of him for a DQ finish or no contest ala Zayn.</font>

[RawRocks]

I hate heel JBL commentary at times. this is one of them.

[loopydate]

I hate heel JBL commentary <s>at times. this is one of them.</s>

[Dark One]

Seth Rollins main event matches are basically 2005-6 TNA Jeff Jarrett championship matches.

[Emperor Smeat]

<font color=goldenrod>I just don't understand the logic of doing Cena/Owens again 2 fucking weeks after Owens wins clean. Why would Owens even want that match?

Best case scenario for that one would be Owens accepting he has nothing to prove and just beating the living shit out of him for a DQ finish or no contest ala Zayn.</font>

Especially if its non-title again and Owens already implying he doesn't really care for that belt.

Probably going to end up with another forced "redemption" or "overcoming the odds" storyline as an excuse for the rematch.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I don't expect this to happen but if we get a Shield triple threat for the belt to main event Battleground that would be a lot of fun.

I'd say SummerSlam, but I can't see that not being Brock vs. somebody (probably Reigns Part 2)</font>

[RawRocks]

You sold out... You sold out... You sold out... GET OVER IT.

[Droford]

Well this has been unspectacular

[RawRocks]

The ref bump.. of course.

[Droford]

Kick wham pedigree..lol no

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>HOLY FUCKKKKKKKK</font>

[Kris P Lettus]

Over clean

[Volare]

WHAT IN THE FUCK IS GOING ON!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Well this has been unspectacular

Anything following Owens/Cena is a blur.

[Droford]

Oh shit

[#1-norm-fan]

Yeah, this isn't gonna stand...

[RawRocks]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

[Triple A]

Well this has been unspectacular

Think it just seems that way, maybe... cause of the crowd

[Dark One]

Wait for the nuclear heat when the Authority undoes it.

[Triple A]

damn

[owenbrown]

false finish?

[Droford]

Nah, original ref will dq him

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

What the fucK?!

[loopydate]

Decision reversed in 3... 2...

[Jazzy Foot]

Elimination Chamber is everything Wrestle Mania 31 should have been. By far the best PPV of the year and glad Ambrose and Ryback both leave with titles, both long overdue.

[Dark One]

But they can't take that picture away from us. Much like The Brian Kendrick: WWE Champion, may he rest in piece.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It'll definitely get overturned but at least it was a markout moment.</font>

[Jazzy Foot]

Oh hang on.....

[Droford]

We're about to pull the hhh/jericho it never happened card

[#1-norm-fan]

And here's the DQ.

[Volare]

Massive Swerve!!

[loopydate]

Gonna laugh if they do a segment on Raw where JBL has to sit in the middle of the ring and eat his hat while Ambrose watches.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol Can't see how everyone didn't see that coming.

[owenbrown]

dammit

[Dark One]

Seriously feels like I'm watching a Planet Jarrett clusterfuck finish in TNA a decade ago.

[Droford]

Lol OMG at seth reaction

[KIRA]

From never winning a match on ppv to winning the belt not too bad at all.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ambrose still basically got to pin the champ clean. The segment does its job.</font>

[RawRocks]

I am calling bullshit.

[loopydate]

Time for Reigns heel turn? Or do they delay it?

[dronepool]

Dean Ambrose!!

[Jazzy Foot]

LOL Ambrose is going to do an R Truth.

[Dark One]

Good lord that Superman Punch. I'm pretty sure there's a hole through Rollins' face now.

[Droford]

Roman is now using the ramp

Character development

[loopydate]

Ambrose should steal the WWE Title like he did the IC belt.

[Emperor Smeat]

Gonna laugh if they do a segment on Raw where JBL has to sit in the middle of the ring and eat his hat while Ambrose watches.

:lol:

[KIRA]

damnit

[Dark One]

Obnoxious finish, but it looks like there's a decent angle coming out of it.

[loopydate]

Ambrose should steal the WWE Title like he did the IC belt.

oh hey

[Kris P Lettus]

Sweet finish

[Jazzy Foot]

Maybe Ambrose should disappear for a while with the belt and Rollins feels the wrath of the Authority etc for "losing" the belt building to the feud with Triple H?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Immediate prediction: Ambrose actually wins the belt for real at MITB, only for Reigns to turn heel and cash in his newly won MITB right after.

Shield triple threat at Battleground, Reigns retains

Lesnar returns and it's now Lesnar vs. a proper heel Reigns at SummerSlam</font>

[Dark One]

Mrs. Titty Master was excited:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Bskskkdllflekdnnxkdmsldkndkdkd !!!!!</p>&mdash; Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/605205528759836673">June 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

http://i.imgur.com/13co7iQ.png

[Emperor Smeat]

Someone must have recently watched the Jericho "It Never Happened" match for that ending's inspiration.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Roman will win MitB.

Ambrose will beat Rollins, Roman will instantly cash in on his "brother" and take the title, turning heel.

This could be great.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Actually probably not. They seem set on Reigns being the new "top face" like it or not. So maybe Rollins screws Ambrose yet again and Reigns wins the belt, setting Ambrose on the heel path instead.

Whatever. Just give us the Shield triple threat soon and it'll be awesome.</font>

[KIRA]

that heel turn is coming though its the only viable option

[Jazzy Foot]

Elimination Chamber was still pretty good in my opinion. A naked oil wrestling tits match between Paige and Tamina would have made it better but easily the best PPV of 2015 so far.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Mrs. Titty Master was excited:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Bskskkdllflekdnnxkdmsldkndkdkd !!!!!</p>&mdash; Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/605205528759836673">June 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Wonder if they told her the ending. Or just wanted her to mark out for it be funny.

[Jazzy Foot]

Maybe it was a nod to the Jericho incident as a tribute to our recently departed King Tazz Dan? OK just a coincidence but nevertheless I'm sure he'd have been mentioning Jericho at this point.

[#1-norm-fan]

Honestly, that was pretty much the best way they could end that match.

[Dark One]

5/31/15 NEVER FORGET

http://i.imgur.com/EWKwasm.png

[Lock Jaw]

Overall I'd say this was a great PPV. Only weak spot really was the Divas match. Even Bo/Neville was a decent match with a story and the fans were involved with it.

[Dark One]

The internet when Kevin Owens won:

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[Dark One]

http://i.imgur.com/DcWWD3i.png

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Very much enjoyed this PPV.

-Tag Title Chamber was chaotic but fun, New Day are excellent so them winning works

-Divas division has been aimless but their match tonight was inoffensive

-Owens vs. Cena was fucking phenomenal and Owens going over clean is amazing. Yes, they're blowing their load by having a rematch in 2 weeks but there's no denying this match was the shit

-Neville/Dallas was a blatant cooldown match but not bad at all

-IC Title Chamber was pretty clunky and the pacing seemed really off at times, but it wasn't bad or anything. Ryback probably needed the win more than anybody else as the only guy in the chamber to not hold singles gold

-Ambrose/Rollins is always a good match. I marked the fuck out for Ambrose pinning the champ clean even if it took about 30 seconds to realize it'd get overturned. Seems likely that either Ambrose or Reigns will turn at MITB so I'm very interested in seeing where that goes</font>

[Black Widow]

Show was alright but not great.

[Lock Jaw]

Roman will win MitB.

Ambrose will beat Rollins, Roman will instantly cash in on his "brother" and take the title, turning heel.

This could be great.

That could be a pretty hot angle. Make Roman a "tweener" in that he is a heel, but he is also at the same time Anti-Authority, just in it for himself.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dear Internet,
You're not getting a <a href="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight">@FightOwensFight</a> win and a Dean Ambrose title victory in the same night.
Signed,
Vince
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[Dark One]

Reigns seemed legit happy for Ambrose, even in the screwy finish.

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I like seeing shit like this, like AJ and Big E when Dolph cashed in Money in the Bank.

[Dark One]

Kevin Owens 16 months ago:

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Kevin Owens tonight:

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Would not be surprised for him to be WWE Champion at least once by this time next year.

[Heisenberg]

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If I could be serious for a minute, that was a pretty damn good show. Not once did I think I was wasting my time. All the matches were kind of sloppily thrown together, but my impatience in between PPVs curbed that right up. Tonight felt like a glimpse of things to come, the puzzle pieces are set. The John Cena/ Owens fight should have went on later in the show, but it was placed just right after finishing the whole PPV. My sons took in the show at the beginning with the Tag Chamber match and they popped for the spots. They had to go do shit after that, but they enjoyed what they saw. They were already pooped out cause I had them watch Summerslam 2003(just the Chamber match) and one episode of Attitude Era RAW. Pretty damn good card they had tonight. The crowd sucked shit, but that's alright

[Lock Jaw]

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Heeeeyyyy brother!

[Emperor Smeat]

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Looks less bad in gif form. Thought at first Paige landed solely on her head or neck when it happened live.

[Dark One]

I think this is probably as well as it can be put:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Ow. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EliminationChamber?src=hash">#EliminationChamber</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE">@WWE</a></p>&mdash; PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/605216687642714112">June 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[#1-norm-fan]

I understand they were trying to do something different... but there's a reason a backwards hurricanrana isn't a thing.

[#1-norm-fan]

Owens vs Cena has to happen at WrestleMania 32 and not once more before then now.

<font color=goldenrod>Yep. Doing it again anytime soon would be a huge mistake.</font>

Just wait an hour or so...

"Before we go off the air, huge news! At Money in the Bank in two weeks, John Cena will defend his US title against Kevin Owens!"

lol Well shit.

[Poit]

lol Thought Darren Young was gonna do an AA there.

It's not like he's a black John Cena or something.

[Poit]

Hey they let Punk piledrive him a couple years back. They sometimes "forget" that rule when Cena is involved.

To my understanding, that was something Cena & Punk worked out without telling anyone else. If they had told anyone, they would have been told no.

[Poit]

I'm thinking Cena Vs Owens is the leader in the clubhouse halfway through the year for match of the year

Actually think Sascha vs Becky was better.

I think it's pretty fair to say that these two matches are in the top 2 of the year so far.

[Poit]

Overall I'd say this was a great PPV. Only weak spot really was the Divas match. Even Bo/Neville was a decent match with a story and the fans were involved with it.

I kinda feel the low point of the PPV was the IC title chamber match. The whole thing just felt off to me.

[Poit]

As you might be able to tell, I just finished watching Elimination Chamber. It was definitely better than I expected.

Anytime Kalisto tried climbing something was just awkward.

I unfortunately had the result of Owens/Cena spoiled for me by the WWE app. It was still an amazing match.

I was totally shocked by Ambrose "winning", and I look forward to seeing where this goes.

I still have no idea why Neville & Bo weren't in the IC chamber match.

[Droford]

Lol OMG at seth reaction


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Big gif

[#1-norm-fan]

I still have no idea why Neville & Bo weren't in the IC chamber match.

Who would they have replaced? Neville could have been in over Truth but Bo wouldn't have made sense over any of the other 5.

[Droford]

Bo could have come out to replace rusev and got kofi'ed by Mark Henry

[#1-norm-fan]

The match was announced before Rusev was injured.

[Shadrick]

It's called bringing the crowd down for the main event(s). It's exactly how a wrestling show is booked.

this is 1000% correct

also fan, i didnt get to watch live, but did you jizz buckets like I did when Ryback won?

[erickman]

So Rusev can't beat Cena in 4 straight matches (One where it was a fucking Russian match too) but Owens wins?

yeah I don't know who got hurt worse in last years fueds rusev or swagger they both will probly be jobed out of the wwe.

[#1-norm-fan]

this is 1000% correct

also fan, i didnt get to watch live, but did you jizz buckets like I did when Ryback won?

I had to leave for a bit before the IC title match so I found out in an anti-climactic fashion through replies here. Only a slight wet spot.

[#1-norm-fan]

I was pretty shocked. Thought it would be Rusev with Ziggler or Sheamus as the backup. I don't know if I should get too excited though. Not just because I don't have faith in WWE to stick to a push for him but also because the IC title is an instant ticket to jobbing more than you did before.

[Dark One]

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[rad dggy dg]

that wrestling event was top notch

[Mr. Nerfect]

I really enjoyed that "live special." The Tag Team Title match made everyone look good. There was a bit of awkwardness with Kalisto and the "waiting for a guy to do stuff" vibe, but the dude is a gamer. Cesaro is a fucking freak. I haven't enjoyed The Prime Time Players as much as I did tonight. Darren Young worked hard and Titus came off like a beast when pissed. I can deal with them being immediate challengers to The New Day, although I'd rather issues develop between them and Cesaro & Kidd, only for their party to be crashed by Harper & Rowan -- Four-Way for Money in the Bank. Sin Cara also impressed me, The Ascension looked better than they ever had, and even Los Matadores had some fire.

Tag team wrestling matters to me after that.

The Divas match was kind of botched. I get what they are trying to do, but everyone basically has these forced characters shoved out there, and the raw emotion that the NXT girls have isn't there. Paige and Naomi probably should have just had a grudge match with Nikki watching on. This was spot, spot, spot and a lot of them looked like they hurt.

Cena and Owens tore it the fuck down. I haven't been too into Owens, but the man is fucking great. His promo work since he's started working with Cena has been harrowing. The man is a perfect foil for him. His clean win also imprints him on people's brains. He has what King Barrett lacks -- you believe him as a threat. Are they rushing the rematch? Hmm. It feels right. I do think it should be for the US Title now, but I think Owens will use that psychological edge on Cena in coming weeks. I'd be fine with both guys in Money in the Bank too. But it's happening, and I'm not going to whinge.

Bo Dallas and Neville actually impressed me. For his age, Bo gets a lot of things that a lot of performers never get. The psychology here was great, and this was never meant to steal the show. I want to see Bo in a feud he can win.

The IC Chamber was...I'm sorry, but it was boring. A lot of the guys that were in it being in it didn't make sense, and I don't know how I am meant to invest in R-Truth and Barrett. They win, they lose, they win, they lose. Why should I really care? Both are good performers, but Barrett should be above the IC Title at this point, and Truth has never really made a good stake to the title. Dolph Ziggler did what Dolph Ziggler does, but we've seen it so much that it's just his job to get beat down sometimes. He's also a guy that has won the IC Title so much that I don't care when he does it anymore. Sheamus is a great performer, but he feels above the title on so many levels, but an ill-fit anywhere else. He's almost like the Dudley Boyz were to me, in that he just hovers about. Henry became great, but he's almost a weird sort of credible novelty act at this point. Ryback winning was actually touching, and I want to get behind him as champ. At least he can say he won a Chamber now. I want to see him give open challenges and eventually move into a feud with Kevin Owens and/or John Cena. Curtis Axel should answer the first one. I also think that Ryback vs. Mark Henry, with Ryback beating Henry to remove the WrestleMania XXIX-sized chip on his shoulder would be a good story.

The main event was a fun match. I wasn't into it for some reason (I haven't really been watching), but I find Ambrose magnetic. Seth is so good at what he does, but he still seems like he should be the IC Champion or something. Everyone seems...on par when around him. I dunno. He doesn't feel like *the* guy, as stand-out as he is. But he and Ambrose tore it down, and the ending, even though you knew it was a false finish, made me mark out. A great way to keep the Ambrose express going, and he's hitting balls out of the park, so why let it stop? I like the "crazy face has the heel's championship" storyline anyway. Look for him to bribe Rollins into another match -- possibly a Ladder Match -- since MITB often has two of them.

As fucking superb as Lesnar is at being a beast, I kind of think his looming shadow keeps things annoyingly locked down. If there were no Lesnar, you'd have no clue where any of this was going, yet it has this weird stench of "place-warmer." Still, I hope Ambrose segues himself into a permanent main event role out of this. I'm still hoping for Triple H vs. Ambrose at SummerSlam.

[Heisenberg]

that wrestling event was top notch



it must have been hard sitting next to an empty recliner knowing damn well your son should have been there to watch with you just like in 1995, I'm so sorry

[Mr. Nerfect]

I found the Money in the Bank Ladder Match reveal awkward as hell. It's like a whole bunch of guys were thrown together for no real good reason. Kofi Kingston is in there. Good for Kofi, but why? Isn't he meant to be a Tag Team Champion? What is his goal there? I know New Day have been entertaining as fuck since the heel turn, but...what?

[Shadrick]

he's there for spots. just like neville.

[road doggy dogg]

It would be nice if there was a kayfabe reason for him to be there though

[road doggy dogg]

I don't even know if I'm using the proper syntax with that stupid word, you know what I mean though

[Evil Vito]

he's there for spots. just like neville.

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah but it's stupid and arbitrary. Are we to assume the Authority are just sitting backstage picking people because they can do flippy stuff?

There are always going to be spot guys in MITB...but revealing it as they did is lazy. Still not sure what rationale they'd have to put Reigns or Orton in, for instance. The Authority hates both of them yet they're putting them in a position where one of them could get the briefcase and cash in on their golden boy. At least with qualifying matches it makes sense.</font>

[drave]

MITB Qualifying matches would have been better.

[Poit]

<font color=goldenrod>Still not sure what rationale they'd have to put Reigns or Orton in, for instance. The Authority hates both of them yet they're putting them in a position where one of them could get the briefcase and cash in on their golden boy. At least with qualifying matches it makes sense.</font>

With that same reasoning, why would they put Orton or Reigns in a qualifying match? Hell, why not just stack the entire match with heels who won't cash in while Rollins is the champion? That would make sense in kayfabe, but it doesn't make for a good story.

[OssMan]

Naomi has landed that move before and it has been sick, but since she botched it they are probly going to "ban" it now

Main event was boring I thought until the very end... just thought "wtf" when it ended because I don't think there's ever been a match when a ref gets knocked out "for no reason"

[road doggy dogg]

^ wasn't there some hugh morris gif of a ref in a TNA or WCW match or something that just kinda wobbles and falls down... I'm sure Dark One posted it before or can find it...

[rockman725]

Guess I'm in the minority, but I wasn't impressed with the event as a whole. Payback & Extreme Rules felt more complete to me. It just seemed like all of the matches were sloppy & put together in 2 minutes. Even Cena/Owens seemed rather slow & anti-climatic at times. Some of the booking decisions were questionable. I thought I was watching Russo-era WCW. I was waiting for Arquette to show up & win the world title.

[Fignuts]

I don't think there's ever been a match when a ref gets knocked out "for no reason"

what

[Evil Vito]

With that same reasoning, why would they put Orton or Reigns in a qualifying match? Hell, why not just stack the entire match with heels who won't cash in while Rollins is the champion? That would make sense in kayfabe, but it doesn't make for a good story.

<font color=goldenrod>At least you can sell the qualifying matches in a different way. The Authority can agree to let them try to qualify because they are "fair" but in actuality they can make them both go up against steep competition to earn their way in. At least that creates some semblance of a story as opposed to just throwing people in with no explanation because they've left themselves with 2 weeks between PPVs.

And supposedly there are going to be more than 6 participants in the match anyway. Will the rest have to qualify? If so, why did the men selected get an immediate bypass into the match but not the others? I know WWE is aware that its casual audience won't question it but it feels like a bit of a plot hole to me.</font>

[Dark One]

^ wasn't there some hugh morris gif of a ref in a TNA or WCW match or something that just kinda wobbles and falls down... I'm sure Dark One posted it before or can find it...

My day has come!

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[Dark One]

Re watched Cena/Owens again. I think Lynch/Banks may have been a better match from a technical or "pure wrestling" match, but Cena/Owens keeps better on successive rewatches and edges it out when you take the story and drama into account. It's close; close enough that personal preference between technical wrestling versus drama will tip the scales one way or the other on which match is better.

[#1-norm-fan]

The main event was a fun match. I wasn't into it for some reason (I haven't really been watching), but I find Ambrose magnetic. Seth is so good at what he does, but he still seems like he should be the IC Champion or something. Everyone seems...on par when around him. I dunno. He doesn't feel like *the* guy, as stand-out as he is.

This is what I've been saying. I said it when he won the title. He's not credible as champion (especially after we just had one of the more credible champions ever bringing the title's prestige back up to a whole new level). Outside of my personal thoughts on Rollins not having the larger than life character to be on top, he hasn't been booked as remotely credible. They made so much progress with Lesnar's reign in making the title look like something to covet and now they've gone backwards.

It doesn't help that John Cena is way more over and way more credible and holding a secondary title, thus making it seem like the World and US titles are practically interchangeable.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I really enjoy Seth's gimmick. The turn and alignment with The Authority was about as deep as you get in professional wrestling. I agree with all your other points though. Cena has made the US Title feel as important. The champion makes the championship.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

My day has come!

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An intentional flop? Slick Johnson was a well known heel ref.

[Anybody Thrilla]

There probably would have been MitB qualifiers if the match wasn't only two freaking weeks away.

[Big Vic]

There probably would have been MitB qualifiers if the match wasn't only two freaking weeks away.2 weeks between PPVS is good, allows for only 10 hours of TV time to fill with story between each chapter instead of 35.

[Lock Jaw]

There probably would have been MitB qualifiers if the match wasn't only two freaking weeks away.

Could do it on just one episode of RAW

[Anybody Thrilla]

But you still have to feature the WWE title, tag titles, Cena/Owens, Divas, etc.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Squeezing in six unrelated matches around that seems a bit much.

[Anybody Thrilla]

2 weeks between PPVS is good, allows for only 10 hours of TV time to fill with story between each chapter instead of 35.

I'm not mad about it. Just trying to quell some of this aggression from people.

You can do all the qualifying matches you want, but the match will be the same regardless. Might as well just tell us the competitors up front and let them all try and look credible on the way.