03-06-2022, 12:39 PM | #81 |
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I’ve got a feeling that Owens and Austin isn’t going to happen. They don’t need it. There is no pressure on them to need to play that hand. And once Austin is gone, you’re going to miss him again.
I can see Owens eating a Stunner, but that’s about it. Wrestling doesn’t deserve Stone Cold right now. |
03-07-2022, 09:24 AM | #82 |
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The back and forth reports on Cody, is he WWE bound or isn't he, is he on the Mania card internally or isn't he? Well my gut says he's not WWE bound now.
Similar reports with Austin and McMahon, doesn't seem to be any type of "lock" that either will wrestle on the show. Obviously that's okay. It's probably best if they want to switch the Kevin Owens vs Texas idea to go with Booker T who can have a better match than Austin probably and also will have a lot less pressure than Austin would. You can have Austin corner Pat and Vince corner Theory to give more shine to that match as well. |
03-07-2022, 11:38 AM | #83 |
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Pat admitting to Vince that he used to watch WrestleMania illegally. |
03-07-2022, 12:07 PM | #84 |
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VADER going into the HOF
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03-07-2022, 03:26 PM | #88 |
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Hearing Vince talk about The Attitude Era during that interview, you can just tell how much he longs for those days. It’s sad. He even kinda expresses envy for Pat Mcafee not being tied down by a network and being able to do what he wants.
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03-08-2022, 12:59 AM | #89 |
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Outside of Edge vs. AJ (or anything AJ does really) there isnt a match on the card so far I'm interested in.
I'm about a 50-50 hit rate on buying Mania since WCW closed but this is probably the first time there isnt a decent portion of the card at least tempting me. |
03-08-2022, 09:02 AM | #90 |
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god, just pay for peacock for 1 month and don't waste whatever premium price tag they are putting on the event on-demand (if they are still)
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03-08-2022, 10:08 AM | #91 |
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Looks likely that the early reports of Steve Austin working a return match were premature and too hopeful. Some would say it's for the best and they'd probably be right but it is a bit of a deflation from the original story of Austin working a match.
Also there is nothing online suggesting that Cody is near a WWE contract right now so that potential surprise/element seems to be shot. It was looking like a lot of freak show type match making could have made a very memorable show but now it's not looking that great on paper. I think at this point the biggest players without a match are The New Day, Uso's, Rollins & RK Bro and the potential match making isn't that exciting. |
03-08-2022, 10:11 AM | #92 |
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The KO show segment will see KO eat a stunner, axe kick, finished with a spinarooni from Booker, who will then get stunner'd by Austin. He will then celebrate on the ring posts, probably sans beer.
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03-08-2022, 10:11 AM | #93 |
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Seth is/was exactly the type of opponent I could see Cody working because it would be a good match, makes Cody feel like a big deal coming in and working with someone important. But surely they'd need to start that build by next week if it's going to happen.
Anyway, Austin not actually wrestling is probably the right call. The KO Show might involve some brawling and a Stunner which is probably all most of the audience wants. |
03-08-2022, 10:13 AM | #94 |
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The Cody thing has been dumb from the start. It doesn't make any sense at all. That isn't to say it won't happen, but it will be so damn pointless.
They won't mention AEW on-air, or even allude to it - so there's no "angle" there with that. And CAWdy has always been just...... boring. You could put him and Christian and Lance Storm in a Freebird Tag Team and they'd be the most boring tag team of all time, we can call them BOAT. |
03-08-2022, 10:28 AM | #95 |
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anyone that thought austin was going to lace up the boots again is kinda dumb/desperate/both
also, let's stop pretending we care about cody |
03-08-2022, 10:41 AM | #96 |
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More like zerofundiddle.
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03-08-2022, 10:47 AM | #97 |
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What's fun about cawdy?
There'd be nothing fun about Austin in his current shape. He knows better and if he does anything, it'll be a spot in the KO show. He knows this, and it would be best to "protect the legacy" of the Stone Cold character, in my opinion. Undertaker was always my favorite, ever since I was a kid. I cringed at how long he stuck around, even after saying he wouldn't be one of those guys in an interview years before. I pretend Undertaker's last match was HBK I and II |
03-08-2022, 10:57 AM | #98 |
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I’m not watching so I don’t care much. Would of tuned in for an actual Austin match though. Will watch the viral clips of Cody if he actually makes the jump.
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03-08-2022, 11:08 AM | #99 |
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would have*
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03-08-2022, 11:29 AM | #100 |
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Yeah. I always fuck that up. Probably will forever.
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03-08-2022, 11:30 AM | #101 |
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Also SMP.
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03-08-2022, 12:36 PM | #102 |
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03-08-2022, 01:35 PM | #103 |
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03-11-2022, 04:09 AM | #106 |
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What’s left to work out?
Something for Seth if not Cody. Something for Ricochet/IC Championship. Balor vs. Priest for the US Championship? Demon vs. Damian? Something for the SD Tag Titles, Usos vs. Naks & Boogs? Battle Royal(s)? |
03-11-2022, 04:52 AM | #107 |
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Seth really seems like the odd guy out. Might explain his weird tweet about Brock and Roman being promoted as the biggest Mania match ever.
He doesn’t fit anywhere obvious. I mean, he could always do a random match against Naks or Ricochet? It would be great for a certain audience, but there’s no meat to it. On the Raw side, he could be left jamming himself into the US Title picture — either as a Triple Threat or with Priest getting the bump to the Battle Royal, which he could win. Or he could wrestle Montez Ford in a “my wife is going to beat your wife” match. Or he could be the dude who ends up working with Omos. I think Omos is supposed to be a heel, but I can see them just forcing that. Unless Lashley can get back. But what’s the real story there? They had that Raw match, but eh. This just doesn’t feel like Seth’s Mania. |
03-11-2022, 04:53 AM | #108 |
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There’s the chance they could do Seth and Owens in a Tag Title on night one and night two is Austin.
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03-11-2022, 08:57 AM | #109 |
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I know that Cody is the planned matchup for Seth if the Cody deal goes down. They have to have a backup in mind, I am wondering if that could be Bron Breakker?
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03-11-2022, 09:07 AM | #110 |
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Yeah the Raw Tag match isn’t cemented yet. I’d like to see Alpha Academy get something for their work but RKBro vs Owens/Rollins is a bigger match. But then you want to find something for Street Profits to do too. Maybe they could do a gauntlet/turmoil match like they did with the ladies last year?
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03-11-2022, 10:33 AM | #112 |
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Just listened to a report with the following:
Ricochet/Sheamus (IC Title) RK-Bro/Street Profits (maybe + Alphas) Usos/Naks & Boogs (could end up a multi team deal) Teams added to the Womens Tag Title Match inc. Natalya + a partner |
03-11-2022, 11:22 AM | #113 |
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Sounds like a Smackdown card tbh
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03-11-2022, 12:28 PM | #114 |
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WWE has cancelled this year's Axxcess for WM and will instead have a 'superstore' where fans can buy merchandise
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03-11-2022, 12:34 PM | #115 |
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Seeing some of the comments of undertaker being the biggest HOF inductee ever online is fucking comical.
He was a big name yeah but not on the same level as Andre, Austin, Hogan or the Rock. Only thing he has over those names is being active in the same company longer. Shit like "the streak" doesn't even factor in as its unlikely that was ever planned from the outset. They only really started going on about it when he reached 10-0 vs flair at Mania 18 when someone backstage clued into the fact he hadn't been booked to lose at mania, so they made it a big yearly spunkathon about him being 10-0 from that point onwards. |
03-11-2022, 01:37 PM | #116 |
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I wouldn’t be so quick to poo-poo that notion. He’s definitely up there. He’s had a longer run than any of the names you mentioned, worked through the height of the business and has spun of a legacy of other characters in the industry.
I think you’re judging The Streak too harshly too. If we’re discounting things that weren’t planned out then you can take Austin out of the picture altogether. He wasn’t brought in to be what he became; the Austin 3:16 phenomenon was born completely serendipitously not dreamt up by “creative” with a plan to get him over. They were both scenarios that they managed to capitalise on. Last edited by XL; 03-11-2022 at 02:09 PM. |
03-11-2022, 04:22 PM | #117 |
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I was fine with SP being out of the immediate title picture because I could have envisioned either guy winning the Andre Battle Royal. Ford seems like the one more ready to break-out, but you could always give it to Dawkins so he’s “got something” (even if it’s just the Battle Royal).
Finding that Seth opponent is the real challenge. |
03-13-2022, 01:33 AM | #118 |
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Volunteers? In this economy?!
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03-13-2022, 01:35 AM | #119 |
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"We'll give you a SUPERSTORE AXXCESS exclusive shirt"
Sounds like an employee uniform to me |
03-13-2022, 08:29 AM | #120 |
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So bringing “Butch” to the main roster suggested they were moving towards Sheamus/Holland/“Butch” vs New Day which suggests Sheamus/Ricochet wasn’t the idea. Obvs that’s up in the air with Big E out. Assuming Woods is nearly ready to go do they continue with Woods & Kingston vs. Sheamus & Holland or “Butch”, or change direction altogether?
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