The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[KK]

Jesse Ventura foreshadowing Jim Ross' transformation many years later into "Good ol' JR" (from about 5:40):





This had to have been a rib on Tony Schiavone. He looks strawberry floating ridiculous.

[Psychic]

I would LOVE it if the seventh man was Bryan, that would be incredible.

That would be so perfect, I'd mark out quite a bit if that happened

Can you imagine the pop he'd get? I'd actually prefer it to The Rock coming back

Danielson > The Rock.

You two can die in a fire.

[Balloon Sod]

I would LOVE it if the seventh man was Bryan, that would be incredible.

That would be so perfect, I'd mark out quite a bit if that happened

Can you imagine the pop he'd get? I'd actually prefer it to The Rock coming back

Bryan would make sense, but I think WWE would have to foreshadow it in this case.

A video package (that the crowd could see) about Nexus and their history, focusing on Bryan and what they did to him would be needed. I just don't know if the majority of the audience at large would remember Danielson.

It's probably Miz, but I don't think we should discount Orton.

And KK is right; how the hell is Bret Hart going to be eliminated? My best bet is a DQ.

And poor Tony. He was a decent announcer until WCW beat the logic out of him. At one PPV I saw he was talking about how those "cookie sheets don't really hurt, they just make a loud noise. The trash cans are the same".

[Jam-Master Jay]

And poor Tony. He was a decent announcer until WCW beat the logic out of him. At one PPV I saw he was talking about how those "cookie sheets don't really hurt, they just make a loud noise. The trash cans are the same".

I think I remember that.

[Balloon Sod]

Hardcore Justice special

"Sabu only botched once and it was very minor. The confused crowd chanted 'You strawberry floated Up'."

Best Botchamania ever

[Pell]

Watched 30 mins of Raw so far. Miz and Bourne were just Those two need a long match - Summerslam perhaps?

[Rog]

GRAPL will be up later tonight.

[Balloon Sod]

GRAPL will be up later tonight.

It's another really difficult PPV, IMO.

Some PPVs (the B-Level ones) are difficult because the results are largely inconsequential. This is tricky because the storylines leading in to it have been very solid, and the outcome to the Nexus/Cena match would work with either side winning. And as we know with the WWE, the non-main event matches have finishes based on the main event, rather than what works for their own storyline.

[Rog]

Summerslam is this Sunday. Yes.

GRAPL Leaderboard (out of a possible 69)
Lucien 45
Jam Master Jay 38
ROTS 36 <---- The champ is here
Iron Maiden 34
KKLEIN 34
Drumstick 33
Teh Bork 32
Jim 32
Goose 31
Pell 31
Sykes 30
Gaminglegend 30
Hank Scorpio 29
Sw26 29
Cuttooth 29
Vishvanath 28
Baron Zemo 28
Deadpool 27
SimonM_89 27
Zellery 27
Skippy 27
Adam Pollard 26
Mockmaster 25
Balloon Sod 25
Barley 24
Lonestar 23
AJ Styles 20
E-Man 20
Dante 20
Cattanomics 19
Irene Demova 18
Prototype 17
Tomvek 16
Fishy 14
Ryan0rz 14
BOHero 14
Phatman 11
CuriousOyster 10
Cropolite 2

Tag Battle
Rules and info
1. I will draw the teams at random.
2. Everyone on the leaderboard will be entered. If your partner doesn't want to enter the next event then it's up to you to kick their arse.
3. You predict as normal. Nothing extra needed.
4. Any newcomers will be paired together and entered into the qualifier. If there is an odd number then I will partner that person.
5. Qualifying for the tournament takes place at Over the Limit. 16 teams with the highest score go through.
6. Winning in the first round gets each member 1 point. Takes place at Fatal Four Way. 8 winning teams go through.
7. Winning in the quarter finals gets each member 2 points. Takes place at Money in the Bank. 4 winning teams go through.
8. Winning in the semi finals gets each member 2 points. Takes place at Summerslam. 2 winning teams go through.
9. Winning the final gets each member 3 points. Takes place at Night of Champions. 1 team emerges victorious.

These are the semi-finals. You're fighting for a space in the final.

Semi-Final 1
Shitbricks
Drumstick
SimonM_89

Vs

Future Endeavour
ROTS
Jam Master Jay

Semi-Final 2
Cardinal Maidens
Goose
Iron Maiden

Vs

The Purists
Mockmaster
Jim

Good lucks guys and commiserations to the shitbricks.

WWE Summerslam
Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston (Intercontinental Title)
Winner (worth double):
Sheamus (c) vs Randy Orton (WWE Title)
Winner (worth triple):
Team WWE (John Cena, John Morrison, R-Truth, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho & TBA) vs The Nexus (Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield and Michael Tarver) 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match
Winning team (worth triple):
Winner (the one that gets the final fall/submission):
Loser (you get the idea):
Name 3 of the first eliminations (doesn't have to be in order, if any of the 3 you name are in the first 3 eliminated you get a point for each):
Name one survivor:
Name WWE's seventh man:
Name one person to turn on their team:
Kane (c) vs Rey Mysterio (World Heavyweight title)
Winner (worth triple):
The Big Show vs The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk, Joey Mercury and Luke Gallows)
Winner:
Alicia Fox (c) vs Melina (some womens title)
Winner (worth double):

Twenty-two points up for grabs and like BS said this show is all about the big main event so plenty of points to be had in that.

[Drumstick]

Semi-Final 1
Shitbricks
Drumstick
SimonM_89

The Whole F'n Show to you, assclown.

[Rog]

Ran into copyright issues with tonight's "special" (read: utterly bollocks) episode of Impact

Everyone remember that ReAction, the A is not a typo, starts tonight.

[Chocolate Jim]

How on earth are me and Mocky still in the tag tournament

[Jam-Master Jay]

WWE Summerslam
Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston (Intercontinental Title)
Winner (worth double): Dolph Ziggler
Sheamus (c) vs Randy Orton (WWE Title)
Winner (worth triple): Sheamus
Team WWE (John Cena, John Morrison, R-Truth, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho & TBA) vs The Nexus (Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield and Michael Tarver) 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match
Winning team (worth triple): Team WWE (I hope not, anyway)
Winner (the one that gets the final fall/submission): The mystery partner
Loser (you get the idea): Wade Barret
Name 3 of the first eliminations (doesn't have to be in order, if any of the 3 you name are in the first 3 eliminated you get a point for each): John Morrison, R-Truth & Heath Slater
Name one survivor: John Cena
Name WWE's seventh man: Mr. McMahon ( )
Name one person to turn on their team: Jericho
Kane (c) vs Rey Mysterio (World Heavyweight title)
Winner (worth triple): Kane
The Big Show vs The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk, Joey Mercury and Luke Gallows)
Winner: Straight Edge Society
Alicia Fox (c) vs Melina (some womens title)
Winner (worth double): Alicia Fox

I'm bound to do gooseberry fool and I haven't paid attention to wrestling for a while now. Wont be here for the results anyway.

[Adam Pollard]

WWE Summerslam
Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston (Intercontinental Title)
Winner (worth double): Dolph Ziggler

Sheamus (c) vs Randy Orton (WWE Title)
Winner (worth triple): Randy Orton (via DQ, Sheamus retains)

Team WWE (John Cena, John Morrison, R-Truth, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho & TBA) vs The Nexus (Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield and Michael Tarver) 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match
Winning team (worth triple): The Nexus
Winner (the one that gets the final fall/submission): Wade Barrett
Loser (you get the idea): John Cena
Name 3 of the first eliminations (doesn't have to be in order, if any of the 3 you name are in the first 3 eliminated you get a point for each): Chris Jericho, Edge & Bret Hart
Name one survivor: Wade Barrett
Name WWE's seventh man: The Miz
Name one person to turn on their team: John Morrison

Kane (c) vs Rey Mysterio (World Heavyweight title)
Winner (worth triple): Kane

The Big Show vs The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk, Joey Mercury and Luke Gallows)
Winner: Straight Edge Society

Alicia Fox (c) vs Melina (some womens title)
Winner (worth double): Melina

[Barley]

WWE Summerslam

Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston (Intercontinental Title)
Winner (worth double): Kofi

Sheamus (c) vs Randy Orton (WWE Title)
Winner (worth triple): Sheamus

7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match

Winning team (worth triple): Nexus
Winner (the one that gets the final fall/submission): Wade Barrett
Loser (you get the idea): Chris Jericho
Name 3 of the first eliminations (doesn't have to be in order, if any of the 3 you name are in the first 3 eliminated you get a point for each): Justin Gabriel, R-Truth & Heath Slater
Name one survivor: Cena
Name WWE's seventh man: Daniel Bryan
Name one person to turn on their team: Cena

Kane (c) vs Rey Mysterio (World Heavyweight title)
Winner (worth triple): Kane

The Big Show vs The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk, Joey Mercury and Luke Gallows)
Winner: Straight Edge Society

Alicia Fox (c) vs Melina (some womens title)
Winner (worth double): Melina

[Return_of_the_STAR]

I think this months predictions need a lot of thought, so i am postponing mine for a day. I'm quite convinced that Nexus will win but i think all the other question need a lot of thought.

Also who's actually pumped up for Summerslam? i'm interested but not on a Wrestlemania or even Royal Rumble level. I was just thinking because a few months back WWE announced that they were going to try to push Summerslam to give it a Wrestlemania feel, with the fan axxess event etc that the only usually reserve for WM's. Granted they have at least pushed it on RAW & SD making the road to Summerslam their main focus point with some decent storylines, however it's just not quite turning my head.

Thoughts on the 7th man for the WWE team. It's looking like it will either be Daniel Bryan or The Miz. It can't be The Rock like some have said, if it was then i'm sure it would have been revealed before to get people to buy the ppv. However don't forget folks Rock did say in interviews many months ago that he was working with Vince McMahon on a summer project. However any talk of this now seems to have vanished.

[Adam Pollard]

I'm actually really pumped up for it, the entire Nexus angle has been really great from day one, they've been kept strong, and it's allowed the match on Sunday to mean something.

[KK]

When they take over, I want PPVs to now be tagged as 'WWE/Nexus'.

I remember in 1996 at Bash at the Beach, Nitro couldn't come around fast enough so I could find out who the 3rd man was. Good times.

I don't think they're going to do it Sunday, but I'd love John Cena to turn. I don't think they're going to do it for two reasons. 1, the massive merchandise sales he does and 2, there's no face big enough, outside of - groan - Triple H, to counteract him. The WWE obviously needs a saviour...and unfortunately Cena is it.

[Phatman]

Triple H will be the seventh man. A sledgehammer will be used. I shall groan.

He'll heel turn as well, costing Team WWE, mark my words.

[KK]

David Otunga singing And I'm Telling You on Lopez Tonight: WWE Superstar Karaoke Week. Not exactly what you want going in to SummerSlam, but still...



BTW, the last time Randy Orton & Sheamus met on Pay Per View was Royal Rumble back in January. Sheamus won by Disqualification when Cody Rhodes ran in. I don't know what finish they're going to go with at SummerSlam. If Sheamus wins, Orton never gets another title shot...but Sheamus is just getting momentum, so why take the belt off him? And they can't do another DQ finish surely, because that would be a complete sham.