The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[Balloon Sod]

Presumably taking a gun and a big knife is fine then.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Presumably taking a gun and a big knife is fine then.

Well it is New York!

[Zellery]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Wade Barrett

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Damien Sandow

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Fandango

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Loser: Daniel Bryan

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Roman Reigns
Loser: Sheamus

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Jack Swagger

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): John Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 6 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes

[Codename 47]

Presumably taking a gun and a big knife is fine then.

Well it is New York!

Was actually going to say the same thing

Good news if those Twitter reports are true about Martha Hart and the WWE settling their dispute. He definitely deserves a place in the HOF(him and Macho man will hopefully be inducted soon) and hopefully this means WWE will be allowed to mention him more on tv, show some of classic matches, etc.

[Chocolate Jim]

Would be so interesting to know where the £18 gets split .... i.e. how much SKY get ... how much WWE get etc

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Only just watching raw now, just seen cena's promo at the start of the show, was that a heel promo?

[Mockmaster]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: The Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Cody Rhodes

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Chris Jericho

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Brock Lesnar

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Team Hell No
Winner: Big E Langston
Loser: Daniel Bryan

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Roman Reigns
Loser: Sheamus

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): John Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 7 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: No
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes

[1cmanny1]

WWE Wrestlemania 29

Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: The Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Damien Sandow

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Fandango

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Ziggles and Langston
Winner: Langston
Loser: Kane

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Dean Ambrose
Loser: Big Show

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): John Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 6 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: No
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: No

[Dante]

WWE Wrestlemania 29

Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Cody Rhodes

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Fandango

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Brock Lesnar

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Kane and Daniel Bryan
Winner: Big E Langston
Loser: Daniel Bryan

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Roman Reigns
Loser: Sheamus

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Jack Swagger

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): The Rock

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 15 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: No
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: No

Prepare for the lowest score on a WM card, right here

[captain red dog]

WWE Wrestlemania 29

Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: The Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Damien Sandow

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Fandango

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Ziggles and Langston
Winner: Langston
Loser: Kane

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Dean Ambrose
Loser: Big Show

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): John Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 9 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: No
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: No

Edit: This could probably be our combined highest scoring event, at present the card just looks too predictable.

[KK]

WWE RAW Ratings Breakdown 1st April 2013

Show did a 3.1 rating.

Quarter 1: Show kicked off at a 3.1 (John Cena promo)
Q2: Lost 95,000 viewers (Randy Orton, Sheamus & Big Show vs. 3MB)
Q3: Lost 43,000 viewers (Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler)
Q4: -
Q5: Gained 585,000 viewers (Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman confrontation) to do a 3.4.
Q6: Lost 458,000 viewers (Wade Barrett vs. Zack Ryder)
Q7: Gained 14,000 viewers (Mark Henry vs. Santino Marella; Ryback confrontation; CM Punk interview)
Q8: Lost 108,000 viewers (Alberto Del Rio vs. Zeb Colter)
Q9: Gained 275,000 viewers (The Rock promo) and a 3.2.
Q10: Lost 168,000 viewers (Antonio Cesaro vs. Chris Jericho)
Q11: Lost 212,000 viewers (video packages and recaps)
Q12: Gained 288,000 viewers (Cameron & Naomi vs. Bella Twins)
Over-run: Gained 599,000 viewers (Undertaker promo; Druids & Punk attacking Taker) to end on a 3.5.

IMPACT WRESTLING Ratings Breakdown 21st March 2013

Show did a 1.07 rating.

Quarter 2: Lost 91,000 viewers (Austin Aries & Bobby Roode vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez)
Q4: Gained 104,000 viewers (Kenny King vs. Zema Ion vs. Sonjay Dutt)
Q5: Gained 182,000 viewers (Taryn Terrell, Gail Kim and Brooke Hogan with Bully Ray coming out)
Q6: Gained 26,000 viewers (Matt Morgan vs. Joseph Park)
Q7: Lost 25,000 viewers (AJ Styles promo with James Storm)
Q8: Lost 25,000 viewers (Four Way Number 1 Contenders match for the World Title) to close on a 1.1.

IMPACT looks so much better in front of the big crowd, and the production vales are much improved also, but clearly the fact it's Live every other week and now in arenas has made absolutely no difference to the ratings whatsoever. I really like the majority of the show, but far too much air time is centred on Hogan, Sting and Aces and Eights. Whereas The Shield are brand new, Aces and Eights consist of people nobody could possibly give a strawberry float about. If they hadn't pointed it out, I doubt anyone would have been able to say "Oh look, there's Mike Knox...you know, the guy from ECW".

[1cmanny1]

I don't think WM will do as well as 28. I can barely be bothered to watch it, yet last year I wouldn't miss it.

[captain red dog]

I agree there Manny. If I wasn't going I wouldn't be watching right now. WM has gone from being the highlight of my holiday to a bit of an inconvenience (staying in central NY it's a pain in the arse to get to New Jersey).

[JChalmers]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: The Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Team Rhodes Scholars
Loser: Brodus Clay

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Jericho

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Dolph Ziggler and Big E
Winner: Dolph
Loser: Bryan

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Ambrose
Loser: Sheamus

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3) The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 9 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes

[Dangerblade]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Loser: Sweet-T

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Fandango

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Loser: Kane

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Dean Ambrose
Loser: Sheamus

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): John Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 6 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: No
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: No

[Jeffrey]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Wade Barrett

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Brie Bella

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Chris Jericho

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Team Hell No
Winner: Kane
Loser: Dolph Ziggler

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Roman Reigns
Loser: Big Show

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3) The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): John Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 8

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes

[captain red dog]

I just realised I can't help but hear "trending on twitter" in anything other than Michael Cole's voice anymore.

[Dig Dug]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Wade Barrett

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Funk
Loser: Brie Bella

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner :Fandango

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Dolph and Big E
Winner: Dolph
Loser: Bryan

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): The Shield
Winner: Rollins
Loser:Sheamus

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): The Undertaker

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): Cena

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 6

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes

[E-Man]

WWE Wrestlemania 29
Miz vs Wade Barrett - for the Intercontinental Championship
Winner: The Miz

Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Winning team: Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls
Loser: Sandow

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Winner: Chris Jericho

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/ Shawn Michaels) - No Holds Barred match; if Triple H loses, he must retire.
Winner (worth 2): Triple H

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Winning team: Ziggler and Big E
Winner: Big E
Loser: Daniel Bryan

Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Winner (worth 2): Ryback

Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Winning team (worth 2): Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show
Winner: Big Show
Loser: Seth Rollins

The Undertaker vs. CM Punk
Winner (worth 3): CM Punk

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - for the World Heavyweight Championship
Winner (worth 4): Alberto Del Rio

The Rock vs. John Cena - for the WWE Championship
Winner (worth 5): The Rock

P.Diddy vs Sound
Time in whole minutes P.Diddy is on the stage for his performance: 8 minutes

Dolph to cash in his MiTB briefcase during the event (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes
And for him to win the title (yes/no)
Prediction: Yes

[Zellery]

People thinking Chris Jericho is going to beat Fandango.