The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[KK]

TNA have announced Gail Kim will battle Tara in a non-title match tomorrow night on the London IMPACT.

[Adam Pollard]

Jim White.

[Chocolate Jim]

WWE Royal Rumble

John Cena vs. Kane
Winner (worth 2): John Cena
CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - John Laurinaitus as special referee
Winner (worth 3): CM Punk
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show - Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 3) d bryan
30 man Royal Rumble
Winner (worth 5): jericho
Person to spend most time in the rumble
Prediction: Sheamus
Person to spend least time in the rumble
Prediction: Jinder Mahal
Person to get most eliminations
Prediction: Sheamus
7th entrant
Prediction: Ted Dibiase
30th entrant
Prediction: Mick Foley
The final four (name only four, one point for each correct)
Predictions: Jericho, Orton, Barrett, Sheamus
Predict Mick Foley's entry number:
Prediction: 30

[Pontius Pilate]

Miz is very good at the PR side of things. He was superb on Blue Peter

I always really enjoy watching him in interviews etc. He's really funny and comes across as a cool guy. Just a shame his TV character has never seemed to click with me.

Also, I think that's geniunly the first time I've ever cared to take note of what his finishing move is called.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

WWE Royal Rumble

John Cena vs. Kane
Winner (worth 2): kane
CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - John Laurinaitus as special referee
Winner (worth 3): CM Punk
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show - Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 3) Daniel bryan
30 man Royal Rumble
Winner (worth 5): jericho
Person to spend most time in the rumble
Prediction: Sheamus
Person to spend least time in the rumble
Prediction: drew mcintyre
Person to get most eliminations
Prediction: Sheamus
7th entrant
Prediction: santino
30th entrant
Prediction: Mick Foley
The final four (name only four, one point for each correct)
Predictions: Jericho, Orton, Barrett, Sheamus
Predict Mick Foley's entry number:
Prediction: 30[/quote]

[Cosmo]

WWE Royal Rumble
John Cena vs. Kane
Winner (worth 2): Kane
CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - John Laurinaitus as special referee
Winner (worth 3): Punk
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show - Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 3) Daniel Bryan
30 man Royal Rumble
Winner (worth 5): Chris Jericho
Person to spend most time in the rumble
Prediction: Wade Barrett
Person to spend least time in the rumble
Prediction: Drew McIntyre
Person to get most eliminations
Prediction: Kane
7th entrant
Prediction: Randy Orton
30th entrant
Prediction: Undertaker
The final four (name only four, one point for each correct)
Predictions: Wade Barrett, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho
Predict Mick Foley's entry number:
Prediction:10

[Skippy]

Watching the 2005 Rumble. Definitely one of my favourites, watching Eddie and Benoit start it is weird of course

[Prototype]

Can't stomach Hogan. In the same way as I can't stomach listening to Shawn and that otHHHer guy.

[1cmanny1]

The Miz is the best PR person they have. If you see him in interviews at E3 or other events he outshines the others.

[KK]

Mark Henry is believed to have suffered a hyper-extended knee at this past Tuesday's SmackDown taping. The injury looks to have happened when Henry was throwing a punch and his knee moved forward before he had completely planted his foot during a move. The footage will air on Smackdown tonight, but the finish had to be changed due to the injury. Word is that the original plan was for Daniel Bryan to attack Big Show with a chair after Show had Henry down, with Show making the comeback and chokelsamming Bryan. Following that, Henry would have given Bryan the big splash, leaving Bryan laid out and leaving doubt in the minds of the fans that Bryan might not retain Sunday. Henry has been working hurt for sometime, with a groin injury, and is at this time, expected to work the Rumble.

[Cosmo]

Match ended during the commercial break. Must've been where Henry got injured.

[Skippy]

One of my favs this one. Think of the best Rumbles (2001 & 1992) and they don't establish new main eventers, which is what made this so great. It also had a load of great spots...

- Eddie, Benoit & Holly beat and chop the hell out of Daniel Puder

- Smackdown Vs Raw showdown (Benoit, Edge, Chris Jericho & Benjamin Vs Rey, Eddie, Booker & err Luther Reigns) Crowd loved it.

- Muhammad Hassan comes out, differences are quickly put aside to get rid of the EVIL FOREIGN MENACE™ Hassan then takes out Scotty 2 Hotty

- Rene Dupree and the poodle Fifi come out followed by a mini World's Greatest Tag Team reunion

- Simon Dean ( ) arrives and warms up outside the ring before being eliminated straight away by HBK



- Angle dominates briefly until HBK sends him crashing. Angle comes back and takes HBK out, then beats him til he's bloody outside the ring. Setting up that amazing WM match of course.

- Gene Snitsky murders Paul London with a clothes line off the apron. London basically does a 360 splash to sell it. He's stretchered out in the end but it probably wasn't Snitsky's fault.

- Crowd went nuts for Batsita but he was still a tweener at the time. The tease Batista turning on Evolution with Flair trying to put Batista over the top but failing hilariously.

- Cena, Edge, Rey and Batsita in the final four. None of these guys were main eventers at the time remember, how often do you see that in a Rumble?

- The ending of course was great and not just for Vince blowing both his knees out Brilliant way of getting them both over and didnt seem a blatant copy of 94

[Drumstick]

WWE Royal Rumble

John Cena vs. Kane
Winner (worth 2): Kane
CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - John Laurinaitus as special referee
Winner (worth 3): CM Punk
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show - Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 3) Daniel Bryan
30 man Royal Rumble
Winner (worth 5): Chris Jericho
Person to spend most time in the rumble
Prediction: The Miz
Person to spend least time in the rumble
Prediction: Heath Slater
Person to get most eliminations
Prediction: Randy Orton
7th entrant
Prediction: Sheamus
30th entrant
Prediction: Alberto Del Rio
The final four (name only four, one point for each correct)
Predictions: Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes
Predict Mick Foley's entry number:
Prediction: 24

[Prototype]

Mark Henry is believed to have suffered an injury

YES!

Henry has been working hurt for sometime, with a groin injury, and is at this time, expected to work the Rumble.

[KK]

You don't really appreciate at the time just how great some of these midcarders like Simon Dean & Rob Conway were until you look at the current product, & see how much wrestlers like these are missing. Brodus Clay has quickly become the 2012 version of someone like Disco Inferno or Flash Funk, & a real highlight of WWE TV every week, because we haven't had anything like this in ages.

I think it's about time they brought back "the character". Whether it be Val Venis the porn star, Simon Dean a fitness instructor, or Jeff Jarrett (along with Tennessee Lee) the Country singer...gimmick good or bad, they had something that made them interesting. A character, a personality, a gimmick. And it's something that has vanished almost completely in recent years. Even Jerry Lawler, who now bears only passing glimpses of the personality he displayed for decades.

Look at someone like David Otunga. He was completely useless before, but at least now he's become a 'Legal Advisor'. It's something. And something is better than absolutely nothing. Who's Kofi Kingston? He's a man that goes "Boom, boom, boom". Yeah, that's something I can really invest in...

[Slimgrady]

WWE Royal Rumble
John Cena vs. Kane
Winner (worth 2):Cena
CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - John Laurinaitus as special referee
Winner (worth 3):Punk
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show - Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 3):Bryan
30 man Royal Rumble
Winner (worth 5):Orton
Person to spend most time in the rumble
Prediction:Sheamus
Person to spend least time in the rumble
Prediction:Santino
Person to get most eliminations
Prediction:Sheamus
7th entrant
Prediction:Jinder Mahal
30th entrant
Prediction:Ziggler
The final four (name only four, one point for each correct)
Predictions:Orton,Jericho,Sheamus,Ziggler
Predict Mick Foley's entry number:
Prediction:20

[Mafro]

I loved Simon Dean's gimmick. One of the few people to come over from old ECW and not be strawberry floated up by creative.

[tomvek]

Totally agree with KK, the lack of gimmicks in the recent era has actually made the use of gimmicks seem really fresh/interesting again. I do hope they introduce a few more and repackage some of the more generic wrestlers on the roster.

[Skippy]

I loved Simon Dean's gimmick. One of the few people to come over from old ECW and not be strawberry floated up by creative.

And considering the gimmick he got and the non-existent push that's saying quite something!

[Prototype]

I am ridiculously hyped and it's not even Sunday.