The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[Rog]

Watching raw was pretty much - ORTON WINS THE RUMBLE. I hoped they wouldn't make it obvious as usual *sigh*

So now that the outcome is obvious.........

Introducing.....

GRAPL
G-R's-Amazing-Prediction-League

It's simple the Friday (early just this once) before the Royal Rumble, No Way Out and Wrestlemania I'll post a form for you to fill in and give your predictions. You'll be scored on these predictions and your points will be accumulated in a table. Top of the table after Wrestlemania? You win!

There'll be a maximum of 12 points for each PPV. 7-8 points will be for predicting the winner of each match and the rest will be put on side predictions of varying difficulty.

Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. As of now the prizes are a mystery but I promise that they will be worth it. To enter all you have to do is fill in the prediction form for the Royal Rumble below and post it in the thread. You can change your predictions at any time up till 11pm Sunday of the PPV.

Rules:
1. My decision is final.
2. In case of a tiebreak the amount I've allocated for that prize slot will be split and the prizes below will be changed accordingly.
3. Any changes to the PPV after I've posted the prediction form will be ignored and the predictions for that match will be null and void.
4.You can make as many changes as you wish up to the 11pm Sunday deadline.
5. You can enter as little PPV's as you like.
6. All PPV's will have 12 points up for grabs.
7. I may add to these rules at any time.

Here goes....

Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner:
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner:
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner:
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner:
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction:
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand:
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction:
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction:
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction:
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner:

It's a bit of fun and it'll only take you 2 minutes of your time, so enter!

[Cropolite]

Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Beth Phoenix
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Matt Hardy
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Edge
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes.
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: RAW
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: HHH
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: MVP
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: HHH
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Y2J

[Drumstick]

Prediction: Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Beth Phoenix
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Matt Hardy
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Hardy
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: RAW
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: HHH
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: K-Kwik
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: HHH
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Orton

[Adam Pollard]

Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Beth Phoenix

ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger

World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: JBL

WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: JEFF HARVEY

Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes.

Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: Raw

Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: HHH

Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: Santino Marella

Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: HHH

30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Randy Orton

[Mockmaster]

Royal Rumble 2009

Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Beth Phoenix

ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger

World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena

WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Edge

Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes

Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: Raw

Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: Triple H

Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: Dolph Ziggler

Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: Big Show

30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Randy Orton

[Psychic]

Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner:Beth Phoenix

ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner:Jack Swagger

World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner:John Cena

WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner:Hardy

Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction:Yes

Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand:Raw

Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction:Triple H

Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction:Carlito

Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction:Kozlov

30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner:Orton

[Rog]

Nice to see entries already. Remember you can change your mind before 11pm Sunday.

[Mockmaster]

Nice to see entries already. Remember you can change your mind before 11pm Sunday.

Good. At the moment I'm 50:50 on the Hardy-Edge result.

[Rog]

There's still Smackdown to go. I expect more entries in tomorrow once the spoilers are out.

[captain red dog]

Another thing ... I totally understand why this film has pissed Vince off a lot.

Throughout wrestling is soled as a barbaric form of entertainment ... with alot of focus on hardcore stuff like weapons, blading etc ... exactly the opposite to what Vince is trying to sell it as now! I don't really like the completely tame product we get nowadays ... but in the movie it is soled as a completely sick sport with no real focus on the athleticism.

Personally I thought it was more to do with the fact that it portrays the industry as one that ditches and forgets its stars and encourages drug use to achieve success, with little care for the well being of the wrestlers. Something that Vince is incredibly guilty of in many an opinion. Too many former WWE wrestlers, and wrestlers in general have died of health problems/drug use for my liking.

[Cropolite]

little care for the well being of the wrestlers. Something that Vince is incredibly guilty of in many an opinion.

From what I've read in Mick Foley's second book - and watched on Monday Night Wars - Vince seemed to be a really, really nice guy. Back then anyway.

[Chocolate Jim]

Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Beth Phoenix
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Edge
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes.
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: RAW
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: HHH
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: The Brian Kendrick
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: HHH
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Orton

Oh and nice one ROG! Great stuff

[KK]

In the upcoming Starrcade DVD, WWE talking heads claim WCW devalued & ruined the event by having too many Pay Per Views.

I think the irony-o-matic just broke.

[Corazon de Leon]

Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Melina
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Edge
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: No
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: Raw
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: Triple H
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: K-Kwik
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: Undertaker
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Chris Jericho

[sw26]

In the upcoming Starrcade DVD, WWE talking heads claim WCW devalued & ruined the event by having too many Pay Per Views.

I think the irony-o-matic just broke.

Didn't WWE have like 15 PPV's a year at one stage a couple of years back?

[Cropolite]

In the upcoming Starrcade DVD, WWE talking heads claim WCW devalued & ruined the event by having too many Pay Per Views.

I think the irony-o-matic just broke.

Didn't WWE have like 15 PPV's a year at one stage a couple of years back?

Yup.

If it weren't for WCW, they may never have moved up from four per year. WCW kept upping their PPV ratio, so WWF could only follow.

[KK]

WCW PPVs all felt different. Bash at the Beach was the one with a beach theme (it actually took place on a beach one year), Road Wild was outside during the Sturgis bike rally. World War 3 was the 3 ring battle royal. Uncensored was...Uncensored. Souled Out originally an nWo event. Fall Brawl, 2 rings surrounded by a cage ('War Games'). They weren't just names.

WWE currently have 14 PPVs a year. Only about 3 of them are truly different from one another.

[Zellery]

Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Melina
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Jeff Hardy
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: RAW
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: HHH
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: Santino
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: HHH
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Randy Orton

[Hank Scorpio]

Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Melina
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Jeff Hardy
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: Raw
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: Triple H
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: Brian Kendrick
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: Triple H
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Randy Orton

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Royal Rumble 2009
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Winner: Beth Phoenix
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL
Winner: John Cena
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Winner: Jeff Hardy
Will at least 3 of the 4 champions retain? Yes/No
Prediction: Yes
Brand of Rumble Winner - Raw, Smackdown or ECW
Brand: Raw
Who will last longest in the Rumble?
Prediction: Triple H
Who will last the least amount of time?
Prediction: Santino Marrella
Who will get the most eliminations?
Prediction: Triple H
30-Man Royal Rumble Match - WORTH 3 POINTS!
Winner: Randy Orton