The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[KK]

As I understand it though, aren't those ratings generated by looking at what a tiny minority with special boxes are watching? The whole rating thing makes little sense to me.

Basically, yes. Which is why when someone says "I'm taking a stand by not watching this programme", it has absolutely no bearing on anything.

Steve Austin's new DVD/Blu Ray is up to pre-order at SilverVision:

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/products/ ... Discs.html

[Mafro]

Saw Warrior tonight, forgot Kurt Angle was in it

Steve Austin's new DVD/Blu Ray is up to pre-order at SilverVision:

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/products/ ... Discs.html

Don't have any of Austins previous DVDs so I'll almost certainly get that. The JR/Austin commentary on some of those matches will be good to listen to.

[Zellery]

FAO ZELLERY: http://shop.leesouth.com/products/velve ... photoshoot

Oh my.

Velvet is possibly the most perfect creature on this very planet.

[Drumstick]

Saw Warrior tonight, forgot Kurt Angle was in it

Steve Austin's new DVD/Blu Ray is up to pre-order at SilverVision:

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/products/ ... Discs.html

Don't have any of Austins previous DVDs so I'll almost certainly get that. The JR/Austin commentary on some of those matches will be good to listen to.

I have three or four of his DVDs so I'll be giving this a miss, however, I'll be giving the disc 1 documentary a download.

[KK]

WWE RAW Ratings Breakdown 26th September 2011

Quarter 1: Show opened at a 3.2
Q2: Lost 156,000 viewers (Battle Royal for the Intercontinental Championship)
Q3: Lost 361,000 viewers (Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya)
Q4: Lost 160,000 viewers (Mark Henry vs. Great Khali which never took place). Show was at a 2.7 now.
Q5: Gained 344,000 viewers (John Cena promo)
Q6: Lost 284,000 viewers (Dolph Ziggler vs. Zack Ryder for the U.S. Title; Ryder, Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne vs. Ziggler & Jack Swagger)
Q7/Q8: Gained 49,000 viewers (C.M. Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio)
Over-run (which only went about 4 minutes): Gained 638,000 to close on a 3.2.

IMPACT WRESTLING Ratings Breakdown 22nd September

Quarter 1: Opened at a 1.2 (Hogan & Sting in-ring confrontation)
Q2: Lost 113,000 viewers (Mickie James vs. Miss Tessmacher)
Q3: Lost 14,000 viewers (Austin Aries vs. Jesse Sorensen)
Q4: Lost 56,000 viewers (Kurt Angle backstage segment with Jeff Hardy; Angle and Robert Roode in-ring)
Q5: Gained 141,000 viewers (Angle/Roode continuation; Mr. Anderson vs. Jerry Lynn & Bully Ray)
Q6: Lost 84,000 viewers (A.J. Styles/Christopher Daniels brawl)
Q7: Lost 112,000 viewers (continuation)
Q8: Gained 127,000 viewers (Angle vs. James Storm) to close on a 1.1.

[Skippy]

[tomvek]

Brilliant

[Adam Pollard]

Saw Warrior tonight, forgot Kurt Angle was in it

Marked out like strawberry float during his fight.

Just watched the first ROH on Sinclair show. Not bad.

[Prototype]

Tremendous.

[Mockmaster]

-- Stacy Keibler recently posed nude for a new book titled Culo, co-edited by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Interscope record executive Jimmy Iovine. Regarding the revealing photo shoot, Keibler recently wrote on her Facebook page:

"So excited for the release of CULO!"

[Dig Dug]

Day 1.

[KK]

The current plan for the WWE Vengeance main event was for John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Kevin Nash.

Apparently Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn thought it was the funniest thing in the world that Michael Cole delivered the line on TV that Jerry Lawler was bleeding from the rectum, and were even happier when the line trended moments later on Twitter.

Rey Mysterio may need to go back under the knife for another surgery on his bad knee. He tweeted that they need to go back in and reinforce the PCL. Another operation, even if minor, would greatly reduce the odds of him being back for WrestleMania, which was the target. Internally, the company is of the belief that Mysterio’s time left is going to be limited because of the frequency of his injuries.

There has been talk of doing an angle to bring Booker T back for a short program with Cody Rhodes. The idea pitched was based on a match at Vengeance as a way to put Rhodes in the spotlight since they are so short of main eventers.

The Very Best of WCW Nitro is the second most shipped DVD of the year, shifting 131,000 copies. WWE WrestleMania is No. 1 with 227,000, & History of WrestleMania is third at 118,000.

The cost of shipping the Hell in a Cell to Kansas City and building it is apparently incredibly expensive.

[Codename 47]

I'm guessing the Booker/Rhodes feud would start over the whole paper baggers. I know Booker's been getting more and more agitated about always being given those plastic bags.

I really don't know what to make of that whole Anal Bleeding bit. On one hand...it did kind of make me laugh, mainly because of Cole's straight face and Booker and JR's reaction, but on the other i'm not sure why Vince wanted to humiliate King like that. If JR was the one that was injured then i would've been a lot less surprised..

[KK]

The next WWE movie, The Reunion - staring John Cena - will be having a limited theatrical release weekend on October 21 to October 23.

The movie is about three brothers who don’t like each other but have to go into business together or else lose their inheritance.

I'm sure they'll give up on these at some point...

WWE are doing a poll of 18-34 fans regarding TV-PG to see if that’s really a negative to them. Aspects of sticking to the PG rating, as evidenced on TV in recent months, are said to be less solid than before.

[Mockmaster]

Day 1.

Brace yourself.


I found the photo.


Of Stacy Keibler.


Nude.

This has to be a joke of some kind.

Bastards.

[Prototype]

Someone needs to get on that photo.

Stat.

[Prototype]

[KK]

That's Jerry Lawler's ex (The Kat in the WWF), is it not?

[Prototype]

That's Jerry Lawler's ex (The Kat in the WWF), is it not?

...and....

[KK]

Santa Claus. Well that or Jake Roberts.

Pretty bad I recognised her before I did him, truth be told.