The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[teh bork]

1. CM Punk
2. Big Show
3. John Morrison
4. John Cena
5. Jericho

Changed Triple H to Cena.

I forgot Shelton was no longer US champion and put him assuming him and Rey would swap places, then realised this morning I'd meant to put MVP

[KK]

Raw did a 3.7. First hour probably brought the number down, as usual.

[Cropolite]

The Undertaker let loose at the post-WrestleMania party last weekend in Houston. Taker actually played the emcee role at the party and surprised everyone by keeping things loose and having fun. Some people actually tried taking photos of Taker doing his thing but were quickly told by WWE handlers not to do so.

Despite recent photos suggesting a troubled relationship - Chris Jericho and his wife Jessica were seen arriving at the Anvil! The Story Of Anvil premiere in Los Angeles this past Tuesday.

According to a company source, Jericho will be feuding with The Undertaker this summer.

JBL's profile has been moved from the RAW roster page to the WWE Alumni section on WWE's website.

Word backstage at last night's RAW was that none of the talents who were Drafted knew about it until the ticker on the big screen told everyone else. There were probably a few names like Triple H who knew it ahead of time.

WWE announcer Josh Matthews had a bloody nose as RAW went on the air last night. Word is that he has a history of random nose bleeds and just happen to have one at a really bad time last night.

How closely do you follow WWE these days?

God man I still love wrestling! I love wrestling... I don't get a chance to watch it as much as I like, but I still know Vince McMahon and a lot of wrestlers are still my buddies.

Did you see Wrestlemania?

No I didn't 'cos I was promoting this film - I'm saving it so don't tell me what happened! But Wrestlemania is such a special time for those guys and I miss that feeling of being involved in it.

John Cena is going to be appearing in the movie 12 Rounds. What do you make of his attempt to branch out into acting and follow in your footsteps?

I don't look at myself for being a trailblazer in any way, or paving the way or anything like that, I just know what serves me. John is... umm... he's an interesting guy! And I wish him well in his movie career and, umm, everything else... Haha.

Why do you think your WWE character was so successful?

The best part about that character - The Rock - that I played for all those years was getting in front of a live audience, sometimes in front of 55,000 people, and I'm going to be honest with you IGN - there's no better feeling in the world.

I love being in front of those people because it was very challenging for me every night: it forced me to listen to the audience, because that was my theatre - that stage was my stand-up comedy stage too. What was also important to me, with the fans, was to wink at them every night, and say to them "tonight, you 20, 30,000 thousand people and me are going to be in this together... We're going to be comedic, fun partners, and you're going to dictate to me what I'm going to do."

So I'd say something, and they'd react in a certain way that I didn't expect and I'd go "oh really you want that huh?!" and as a training ground for me, it was invaluable. I miss that man, it was a lot of fun!

A great way to train for Hollywood?

Well it's interesting, it served me well. One thing I'll say - and this is encouragement I'd give to all wrestlers - is to check your ego at the door. You've got to put the audience first, don't put yourself first. Not everyone does that, but if you do, you'll find some success.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Just finished watching RAW. I found some of the draft picks odd tbh. Although some of them were obvious, Rey etc.. I really didn't want Jerricho or Kane going to SD, especially as i have tickets for RAW next week I expected a Christian switch. Yes it could happen on wednesday but usually the main picks seem to happen on RAW. I also expected Morrison to follow The Miz over to RAW and fued with each other. Especially after The Miz attacked Morrison. I know it could still happen but it would have been much better to have it on the night.

I also don't think Cena really burried Swagger. I think it promoted Swaggers wrestling ability, they acknowledged that he could outwrestle Cena but obviously Cena was going to win. Plus of course Cena was going to win the battle of words backstage.

It was funny to see Josh Matthews nose bleed and his reaction to it. I sometimes get random nose bleeds, especially when i have a cold or hayfever. So it's funny to see it happen to someone else.

I wonder what will happen at Backlash now. We could possibly see Punk cash in the MITB. If Cena is going to lose the belt to Edge at Backlash then Punk could cash it in right then. Or Edge could just take the belt over to SD. I can't see Punk cashing the MITB in for the WWE title though (HHH or Orton).

[Skippy]

Here's that ESPN feature on McMahon. Only 15 minutes long but it's quite well done.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4068016

[Rog]

Thanks PP.

In my eyes HHH shouldn't be allowed in that production meeting. As if marrying the bosses daughter isn't bad enough.

The line about being entertainment and not sport could come back to bite him in the arse. He's survived unionisation by being a hybrid of sports and entertainment. Now he's dropped the sport it could screw him.

Also looks like the following will be moving to Smackdown in the supplemental draft:

John Morrison.

That will no doubt please a few here.

But.............

Christian is facing Swagger at Backlash

So it looks like he's staying there for the time being

[KK]

Just looking at the SD Spoilers - what happened to the Draft? The entire roster is practically on the show, once again. What's the excuse going to be this time?

[Chocolate Jim]

Just looking at the SD Spoilers - what happened to the Draft? The entire roster is practically on the show, once again. What's the excuse going to be this time?

It is literally the most pointless thing ever!

[Skippy]

Christian staying on ECW FTL but Christian Vs Swagger at Backlash FTW!

[Cardinal Chunder]

Just workign my through my Rock dvd. That triple threat match with Kurt Angle and Undertaker at Vengeance was great.

[Cropolite]

* Several clips from WrestleMania 25 are shown.

Dark Match:
* Jimmy Wang Yang b. Tyson Kidd via pinfall.

SmackDown: (Airing Friday)
* Jim Ross & Todd Grisham come out to ringside.

* A Tribute to the Troops video is shown while the ring apron is changed.

* Big Show b. Jeff Hardy
- Jeff Hardy comes out to a huge pop. Big Show dominates at the beginning of the long match. Matt Hardy eventually runs out, but Jeff connects with a Swanton Bomb outside of the ring. Jeff misses Whisper in the Wind and Big Show gets the win via pinfall. After the match, Matt does several legdrops on Matt.

* A video preview for Triple H vs. Orton & Ted DiBiase vs. Batista later tonight is shown.

* The Khali Kiss Cam is up next. Khali comes out to the ring and says he cannot wait until next week's kiss with Santina. A random girl from the crowd for the segment.

* A Edge vs. Cena promo is shown.

* Gail Kim b. WWE Divas Champion Maryse in a non-tile match.
- Slow match, Maryse poses a lot. Crowd not interested.

* John Morrison b. R-Truth
- John Morrison gets the win via pinfall after hitting R-Truth with an Unprettier. R-Truth is over with the younger fans.

* A "Face Off" segment is up next. Triple H comes out to the ring. Randy Orton's music plays twice but he doesn't come out. He's shown on the screen... Randy tells Hunter that he's not coming out and he'll have to wait until next week's Raw. He goes on to talk about Backlash and taunt Hunter about kissing Stephanie. Orton then says he sent their kids Easter Baskets. Hunter laughs because he know's something Orton doesn't... Their match on Monday's Raw will be a No DQ Match.

* Teddy Long demands that Randy Orton comes out. He announced Orton vs. Triple H in a Street Fight tonight (This was advertised locally as a dark match).

* Long then makes the Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy Backlash match an I Quit Match.

* Undertaker b. Shelton Benjamin
- Undertaker has a new entrance graphic with 17-0 on it. During the match, they had to tape a segment twice, where Shelton goes off the top rope and into Undertaker's hand for a chokeslam. Undertaker gets the win following a Tombstone.

* Dolph Ziggler tries to introduce himself to MVP. Teddy Long shows up and interrupts. They ignore him and he leaves.

* Teddy says good luck on Raw and he wants to introduce him to his friend, Sherry from "The View" talk show.

* Dolph Ziggler b. U.S. Champion MVP in a non-title match.
- Boring chants are heard throughout the live audience. Ziggler gets the win with a handful of tights.

* Batista b. Ted DiBiase
- Batista comes out to a big pop. Ted DiBiase gains control early on working on Batista's knee. Batista regains control and gets the win via pinfall after a Batista Bomb. This ends this week's SmackDown.

Dark Main Event:
* WWE Champion Triple H b.Randy Orton to retain the title in a Street Fight.
- Hunter got the win with the sledgehammer.

[Cropolite]

Dolph Ziggler v U.S. Champion MVP in a non-title match.
- Boring chants are heard throughout the live audience. Ziggler gets the win with a handful of tights.

Not good for what you would hope are the future of the business

[A J Styles]

When does the Supplemental Draft start in British time?

[Rog]

5pm. To see the results live you have to sign up for that wwe universe thing though.

[sw26]

After the match, Matt does several legdrops on Matt.

[KK]

Matches for WWE Superstars tomorrow night (currently not airing here).

The Undertaker Vs Matt Hardy
Finlay vs. Christian
Shane McMahon vs. Cody Rhodes

It's like the old days of Sunday Night Heat. When it was good!


Supplemental Draft Results

#1 Mr Kennedy to Raw.
#2 Shad Gaspard to Smackdown

[Mockmaster]

F5! F5! F5!

Come on John Morrison.

[KK]

#3 Alicia Fox to Smackdown

Wasn't she the Wedding Planner for Edge & Vickie?

[Lonestar]

#4 Primo to Raw.

[KK]

#4 J.R to Raw.

Bastard!

The actual 4th Draft Pick is

#4 Primo Colon

There are now no tag teams left bar Legacy.