The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[Slimgrady]

So Mania is.

Cena vs Miz
Del Rio vs Edge
Taker vs Barrett

Punk vs Orton surely.

Big show vs Diesel

[Mockmaster]

I enjoyed it. The Rumble started off with the potential to be the best yet. Great first segment. Cena/Hornswoggle stuff was rubbish, and the crowd hated it.

Yay Del Rio, it was the right thing to do.

[Codename 47]

Barrett.

I guess better Del Rio than Orton.

I love Barrett, but i'm more than happy with a Del Rio win

Lonestar/PES Fan's Wrestlemania predicted lineup doesn't look too bad. Maybe throw in a Sheamus-HHH match there as well.

[Mafro]

Cena and Honrswoggle sucked all the momentum out of that Rumble. The crowd was pretty dead afterwards, the silence during the Cena/Orton face-off was deafening

The reaction for Booker T was amazing, and he looks in great shape for a 45 year old.

I wonder if Diesel was just a one-off?

[The People's ElboReformat]

The return of Santino at the end was so obvious. I was sat there for ages thinking, "right, Santino will pop up now". They kind of did it gooseberry fool as well. He should have just jumped back in right at the end and thrown Del Rio out. Having him return just to go out was pointless.

Miz taking out Cena was great.

As was Rey taking out Kane.


Was hoping for HHH.

Overall I really enjoyed it. Thankfully my laptop died and needed restarting which meant I missed most fo the Cena and the Dwarf gooseberry fool.

[KK]

After all that Cena bullshit, we've finally got something new. They've now got the whole of February & March to build up Del Rio strongly before Mania.

[Double88]

Booker T & Goldust v Santino & Kozlov

[Pell]

If I'd spoilered a returning wrestler I might have bagged the win but I'm glad I stayed away from the spoilers. Wonderful rumble for the most part - enjoyed it more than most.

[Mafro]

Hey, the generic wrestler template from Smackdown Vs Raw won the rumble!

[KK]

Del Rio & Ziggler were their two best hopes this year. Well they've finished Ziggler off, so here's to Del Rio: the new Rock.

Had a God-awful night of predictions though. BUT...


ME & GINGA WON THE RUMBLE SWEEPSTAKES

[El Segundo]

This is a victory for those of us who have supported John Bradshaw Lay...I mean Alberto Del Rio from the start.

[Double88]

Rey is apparently working through Injury and handpicked to work with Cody Rhodes at WM according to several sites...

[KK]

I'm going to WrestleMainya!

[Ginga]

...I won?

[The People's ElboReformat]

Well it's been a good night. See you chaps for Wrestlemania.

*casual Wrestling viewer*

[Dark Ritual]

Aye, was good banter on msn til' mine crashed, bizzarely due to the bloody ad that scrolls up.

[Mafro]

Can't wait for Raw tomorrow.

[Mafro]

So Wrestlemania most likely be:

Miz v Cena for the WWE title
Del Rio v Edge for the World Heavyweight title
Undertaker v Barrett or Kane
Orton v Punk
Kofi v ? for the IC title
Bryan v ? for the US title
Plus the inevitable Tag Team and Diva title matches
Possibly some Nexus v The Corrs thing

I like the Nexus v The Corrs storyline, but I still want to see the Punk v Bryan feud they were hinting at before Punk got his injury towards the end of last year.

[Dark Ritual]

Seems about right, although I can see the SD match turning into a triple-threat maybe.

[Mafro]

Seems about right, although I can see the SD match turning into a triple-threat maybe.

With Ziggler, if so.