The WWE Thread

[The Ringer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg0uEVzknxE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

What worse, his reaction or the mess of his stuff?

part two!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eTHJijJb6c

Holy **** that was priceless!

 

[Natrix]

Apparently Mix dropped Punk straight down on his head at a house show when he botched a suplex. Sounds like Punk avoided any serious injury, luckily enough.

 

[Kiva]

i maybe watch nxt for 5 minutes every month

Just caught Bo Dallas & Michal mc... mr perfect Vs the Wyatt family. And i must say i like the Wyatt family gimmik with Bray as the "monarch"

 

[Kabukiman]

Really kind of irritated how they gave away the end of the elimination chamber before the thing even started.

Spoiler

As soon as Swagger and the old dude started talking about illegal immigrants, the writing was on the wall for a feud with DelRio.

So lame.

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, that was kind of odd. Going in I knew one of two guys was going to win, and it all depended on whether Big Show or Del Rio was champ going in.

 

[Kiva]

Spoiler

Theres a whole bunch of "immigrants" Swaqger could of feuded with aside from ADR. Ever since he/Zeb brought up the whole immigrants thing last week it was hinting at ADR but it could be anybody really.

Im actually kinda surprised they are putting Swagger in the WHC title again, so quickly

 

[Kiva]

New WWE title for the win. In theory a giant WWE CHAMPION front plate sounds tacky, but i think it looks classy. Big step up from the spinner IMO

 

[xYx]

i maybe watch nxt for 5 minutes every month

Just caught Bo Dallas & Michal mc... mr perfect Vs the Wyatt family. And i must say i like the Wyatt family gimmik with Bray as the "monarch"

Couldn't agree more with the Wyatt Family comment. Just plain eerie.

From a crappy looking belt to a less crappy looking belt.

 

[ashkanls]

Jack Swagger is one of the worst characters...... I change the channel when he comes on.

 

[Doctor Who]

 

[Bardoon]

I like the new belt. The huge "WWE" logo really stands out against the black background.

I still think they should unify the brands and bring one central title again.

 

[Doctor Who]

All the marks be hating on it, I personally like it. I don't like the classic bland titles much anymore, it's too yesteryear.

 

[xYx]

I still think they should unify the brands and bring one central title again.

I'm all in for the brand unification since it isn't followed anyway but I disagree on having one title since it'll diminish the chances for the up & comers to be on the spotlight.

 

[Kiva]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVnIkXC8KXI&sns=tw[/ame]

 

[Grenouille]

The new belt looks like the US title's evil cousin.

I wish they'd just bring back either the 88-98 or 98-02 version of the title.

 

[FLOSI]

I'm having a hard time with the Jack Swagger thing... He was jobbing to EVERYONE in August and now he's wrestling for the WHC at WM after only being back in action for three weeks? I guess the WWE is pretty hot to rehash the Eddie v JBL storyline but this just seems out of nowhere...

 

[karamazov80]

I don't like the new belt, but it beats the spinner belt. Rock built up my hopes talking about how it would look right on classic wrestlers like Hogan, Flair, Sammartino, and the Hitman. . .I disagree. Looks trendy and forgettable. Actually looks like something they would have used in the height of the "attitude" era.

I'm having a hard time with the Jack Swagger thing... He was jobbing to EVERYONE in August and now he's wrestling for the WHC at WM after only being back in action for three weeks? I guess the WWE is pretty hot to rehash the Eddie v JBL storyline but this just seems out of nowhere...

Yeah, it seems as if the WWE had decided to pander hard to Latino viewers, and so we see Del Rio as champ, and he feuds with a Xenophobic guy. Swagger sucks on the mic. That was his major problem when they tried to push him as champion before. So Dutch Mantel helps, but it doesn't feel like the kind of gimmick that would work for a legit champion. And being a former collegiate champ, you would think that Swagger would be awesome in the ring, but somehow he's not great. He tries to look like and wrestle like Kurt Angle, but comes off as a bit stale. I do like the guy and enjoy watching him wrestle, but I think it's more due to the other crap WWE has that I can compare him to than his own real abilities.

 

[FLOSI]

I agree, Sam. I really do like Del Rio a lot, but Swagger makes this match look more like a mid-card event than anything. Plus we know a Ziggler Money in the Bank cash in is coming, and I assume it will be right after Del Rio beats Swagger at WM.

 

[karamazov80]

I keep wondering about that. Not sure if the MITB expired prior to Wrestlemania, or if it could be cashed in at Wrestlemania. If the former, he has no chance of successfully cashing it in at this point. The title matches are set (I though Punk might sneak his way in making Cena/Rock a 3-way dance, but after last night I don't think it's gonna happen). So I guess you are right. If this were real, all championship contenders at WM would pay for an armed bodyguard to protect them after their match ended to avoid being pinned by Ziggler, and to make him forfeit the contract

 

[Grenouille]

Adding Punk into the main event for Mania might not be a bad idea since Rock looks completely gassed 5 minutes into matches lately. They could pull a double pin next week easily to set it up.