The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[Drumstick]

Looking ahead to Sunday, I am unsure as to who is going to win the triple threat match. From what I understand there has been more emphasis on Punk than Cena (and Big Show is not winning) so I am tempted to lean towards Punk.

SD spoiler: The Del Rio/Sheamus match though, I'm feeling a title switch for some reason.

I have just realised that Sheamus has had the belt for almost half a year now.

[Prototype]

That poster.

Morgan knows the score. Absolutely awesome.

I think by now, everyone knows that his career so far has not been about making an impact

I've always liked MM, even in TNA.

Think he'll do a great job in WWE, so long as they give him a mouthpiece. AW anyone?

[Adam Pollard]

That poster.

Morgan knows the score. Absolutely awesome.

I think by now, everyone knows that his career so far has not been about making an impact

I've always liked MM, even in TNA.

Think he'll do a great job in WWE, so long as they give him a mouthpiece. AW anyone?

The fired AW?

[KK]

Full SmackDown Tapings

Del Rio comes out to start the show, demanding that he gets his championship match back at SummerSlam. Booker T comes out to confront Del Rio. Booker says that a man does not dress goons up in cop suits and attack one man. Chris Jericho interupts and goes off on Del Rio and calls him a yapping dog. Jericho starts speaking Spanish and says that Del Rio's breath smells like dog gooseberry fool in Spanish. Jericho says that he wants to take Del Rio's spot at SummerSlam. Booker T decides that tonight's main event will be Jericho vs. Del Rio. Booker T said Sheamus will now not be wrestling at SummerSlam, and due to his injuries, will not be on SmackDown tonight.

Match 1: Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara defeated The Miz and Cody Rhodes when Rey hit the 619 and top rope dive on Cody while Cody was attempting to remove Sin Cara's mask. After the match, Mysterio hit the Miz with a 619 after Miz tried to hit him from behind.

Match 2: Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks beat two jobbers. Hawkins and Reks are now doing some sort of new dance gimmick.

Match 3: William Regal is backstage telling Eve how powerful he was when he was the General Manager. Workers then came up to Regal and asked him to take the trash out.

Teddy Long came out to commentate during the next match.

Match 4: Eve defeated Kaitlyn to become Booker T's new assistant.

Match 5: Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan by pinfall. Kane's entrance went off to distract Bryan, and Orton nailed him with an RKO.

Daniel Bryan is still in the ring screaming "No! No! No!" and says he won't leave until the people stop chanting "YES!". Triple H comes out and pedigrees him.

Santino comes out for commentary.

Match 6: Antonio Cesaro defeated Zack Ryder in less than a minute. After the match, Santino hit Cesaro.

Match 7: Alberto Del Rio defeated Chris Jericho by pinfall. Jericho was attacked by Ziggler in the entrance way. Dolph screamed at Jericho that he shouldn't overlook him. Del Rio dominated the majority of the match by attacking Jericho's injured ribs. Ziggler interfered twice, allowing Del Rio to win with the Shining Wizard.

Following the match, Ziggler and Del Rio double teamed Jericho until Sheamus ran down to make the save. Del Rio attacked Sheamus, but Sheamus fought back and Del Rio escaped through the crowd. Booker T comes out to address the situation. Booker tells Sheamus that he should not be there. Sheamus demands that his rematch with Del Rio get re-instated for SummerSlam. Booker originally says no, but Sheamus keeps pleading. After repeatedly pleading with Booker, he finally relents and says that the match is back on.

Del Rio sneaks back up on Sheamus, and both men end up fighting into the crowd. Sheamus gets the upper hand as Del Rio once again makes a run for it.

This business with Sheamus and Del Rio this past week has felt like a complete waste of time.

UK Ratings for the week ending 5th August 2012

IMPACT WRESTLING LIVE (Sunday): 200,000
WWE RAW (Live): 166,000 (the most watched programme on Sky Sports for the second week running)
WWE RAW (Thursday): 33,000
WWE SmackDown (Friday): 106,000
WWE SmackDown (Saturday replays): 44,000

[Zellery]

That poster.

Morgan knows the score. Absolutely awesome.

I think by now, everyone knows that his career so far has not been about making an impact

I've always liked MM, even in TNA.

Think he'll do a great job in WWE, so long as they give him a mouthpiece. AW anyone?

What are you even talking about?

Have you forgotten that Matt 'Spaghetti Legs' Morgan has already been in the WWE once and failed miserably? He's a truly awful wrestler and that's being kind.

As for your AW comment...

[tomvek]

The only reaction I can realistically see WWE taking after those rating is adding more Cena/giving him the title sooner.

[Floex]

MM gone from TNA? strawberry float yeah! Guy has never had a good match in his life, even Kurt couldn't give him good ring time. Though if WWE need a big guy, MM is definitely better to what they have now

[Jam-Master Jay]

No more Spaghetti Legs stinking up Impact. Yes please.

[tomvek]

botchamania 210 is up

[Dante]

botchamania 210 is up

Wink Vavasseur

[KK]

Madison Rayne, getting the patented Triple H treatment.

[SandyCoin]

Madison Rayne, getting the patented Triple H treatment.

That part in BM was pretty damn funny though.

[KK]

Some various RAW stats courtesy of the WON...

WWE RAW RATINGS AVERAGE HISTORY

(average household rating using rounded up numbers)

1996: 2.65
1997: 2.7
1998: 4.4
1999: 6.1
2000: 5.9
2001: 4.7
2002: 4.1
2003: 3.8
2004: 3.7
2005: 3.8
2006: 3.9
2007: 3.65
2008: 3.3
2009: 3.6
2010: 3.2

TOP 5 - MOST MATCHES ON RAW

Triple H: 374
Chris Jericho: 360
Kane: 347
John Cena: 299
Randy Orton: 290

TOP 5 - MOST WINS ON RAW

Triple H: 192
Chris Jericho: 166
John Cena: 166
Kane: 163
Randy Orton: 145

TOP 5 - CITIES THAT HAVE HOSTED THE MOST EPISODES

New York: 40
Poughkeepsie: 25
Philadelphia: 19
Chicago: 18
Boston: 17

Depending on how the rest of the year pans out, I wonder if this year RAW's average will be back in the 2s.

[Jam-Master Jay]

Here's hoping they average in the 2's.

Deserve to lose viewers until they pull their heads out of their arses.

[KK]

Well here's some cross promotion I wasn't expecting to see...

Warner Bros. and WWE Studios Form Tag Team to Solve A Spine-Crunching Mystery!



ANIMATED MADE FOR VIDEO FILM STARRING WWE SUPERSTARS AND DIVAS TO BEGIN PRODUCTION SET FOR A 2014 HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE

STAMFORD, Conn., August 15, 2012 – Warner Bros. and WWE Studios (NYSE:WWE) announced they will co-produce a Scooby-Doo animated feature that will find Scooby and the gang solving a mystery at WrestleMania®. The announcement was made today by Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV, Family & Animation, Warner Home Video and Michael Luisi, President, WWE Studios.

WWE Superstars and Divas including Triple H®, John Cena®, Kane, The Miz®, Brodus Clay™, Santino Marella®, Sin Cara™ and AJ™ will appear in animated form and lend their voices to the project. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon® will also lend his voice and appear in animated form.

“We are excited to partner with Warner Bros. on this wonderful animated film,” said WWE Studios President Michael Luisi. “Kids and adults are going to enjoy seeing their favorite WWE Superstars in animated form join forces with an icon like Scooby-Doo to solve a mystery at the biggest pop-culture event of the year – WrestleMania.”

“Warner Bros. is thrilled to get into the ring with WWE Studios to bring fans an unprecedented animated adventure,” said Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV, Warner Home Video. “We’re excited to leverage the WWE’s family-friendly brand and passionate fan base and integrate some of the most popular WWE Superstars and Divas within the Scooby-Doo gang.”

When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania, the entire gang travels in the Mystery Machine to WWE City to attend the epic event. However, when a mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred work with WWE Superstars to solve the case.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download. The film will be produced by Warner Bros. Animation. WWE will utilize its extensive global reach through its television, digital media and print assets to market the release of the film.

Bradley Buchanan, VP of Business and Legal Affairs negotiated on behalf of WWE Studios.

[Dark Ritual]

The best thing about that is that they have registered Vince's own name as a trademark.

[Dark Ritual]

Comparing me and Sykes on Last.FM and this comes up...

Your musical compatibility with PsychicSykes is SUPER

Music you have in common includes www.REVIEWAWAI.com, www.liveaudiowrestling.com, Stephen Lynch, Jonathan Coulton and Republica.

[KK]

Linda McMahon Has Spent $61 Million Trying to Get Elected

Linda McMahon won her GOP Senate primary on Tuesday night after spending almost ten times as much as her opponent, but the astronomical, unbelievable number is how much she's spent trying to get elected so far: $61 million. When McMahon ran for Senate in 2010, she broke state records for out-of-pocket spending when the former WWE executive coughed up $50 million of her own fortune and still lost to Democrat Richard Blumenthal by 12 points. This time around, McMahon spent over $11 million dollars to defeat former Rep. Chris Shays, who only spent about $1.2 million. She tombstoned Hays at the polls Tuesday night, beating him with 73 percent of the vote. (Note: the wrestling puns were way worse the first time she ran.) McMahon gets to take on Democrat Chris Murphy for the chance to win Joe Lieberman's vacated Senate seat. So, there's only more to come. We just hope she thinks it's worth it.

http://news.yahoo.com/linda-mcmahon-spe ... 18759.html

To put this into perspective, the McMahon's have lost (almost) the same amount of money on these election attempts as Turner did with WCW ($62 million). When all is said and done, it will have sailed right passed it.

[Balloon Sod]

Well here's some cross promotion I wasn't expecting to see...

Warner Bros. and WWE Studios Form Tag Team to Solve A Spine-Crunching Mystery!



ANIMATED MADE FOR VIDEO FILM STARRING WWE SUPERSTARS AND DIVAS TO BEGIN PRODUCTION SET FOR A 2014 HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE

STAMFORD, Conn., August 15, 2012 – Warner Bros. and WWE Studios (NYSE:WWE) announced they will co-produce a Scooby-Doo animated feature that will find Scooby and the gang solving a mystery at WrestleMania®. The announcement was made today by Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV, Family & Animation, Warner Home Video and Michael Luisi, President, WWE Studios.

WWE Superstars and Divas including Triple H®, John Cena®, Kane, The Miz®, Brodus Clay™, Santino Marella®, Sin Cara™ and AJ™ will appear in animated form and lend their voices to the project. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon® will also lend his voice and appear in animated form.

“We are excited to partner with Warner Bros. on this wonderful animated film,” said WWE Studios President Michael Luisi. “Kids and adults are going to enjoy seeing their favorite WWE Superstars in animated form join forces with an icon like Scooby-Doo to solve a mystery at the biggest pop-culture event of the year – WrestleMania.”

“Warner Bros. is thrilled to get into the ring with WWE Studios to bring fans an unprecedented animated adventure,” said Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV, Warner Home Video. “We’re excited to leverage the WWE’s family-friendly brand and passionate fan base and integrate some of the most popular WWE Superstars and Divas within the Scooby-Doo gang.”

When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania, the entire gang travels in the Mystery Machine to WWE City to attend the epic event. However, when a mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred work with WWE Superstars to solve the case.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download. The film will be produced by Warner Bros. Animation. WWE will utilize its extensive global reach through its television, digital media and print assets to market the release of the film.

Bradley Buchanan, VP of Business and Legal Affairs negotiated on behalf of WWE Studios.

Genuinely excited about this

[BraithGwirod]

Well, I'm pretty excited. Seeing Sin Cara and Scooby Doo all at once might make me wet myself.

And I'm not even half joking