The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]

[E-Man]

So its all mine?!

YAS!

[Rog]

Sorry Rog - I'm ok without the half Cena poster, worried what my parents would think if they seen a half poster of a naked muscle-freak come through the door while I'm at college. Thanks anyway.

A kind deed. I was going to send you the bottom half too

E-man I'll get it sent direct from Play to you.

[Corazon de Leon]

Thanks a lot Rog, I appreciate that, mate. That'll get me a CD or a DVD on the cheap, nice one!

[teh bork]

A year long GRAPL would be fantastic Rog.

[Rog]

Well seen as everyone was so positive about doing a year long GRAPL it has returned! Thank you to everyone who participated in the first one and made it a success. Big congratulations to all our winners, especially Zellery who is the GRAPL Champion 2009. Will he keep up his past performances for a whole year and hold onto his title to make him the 2010 champion? I don't know, it's up to you lot to stick it to him. I'll be keeping an eye on him for you over this campaign and keeping you updated on his predictions.

GRAPL is simple to play. The Friday before every WWE PPV this year I'll post up a prediction sheet. You enter your predictions and post the sheet. For every one you get right you earn points and points are tallied up on the leaderboard. If you are top of the leaderboard after Wrestlemania next year then you win!

Same as last year you can change your predictions as many times as you like up till the 11pm Sunday deadline. Anyone found to be editing posts after that will be disqualified from that PPV. 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. You can enter as little PPV's as you like.

As you can see above the production values have increased for this year but that's not all that has changed.......

Prizes:
The prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd all stay the same except now it can be from any online retailer you wish. If there are any draws then a tie-break will be used. I'll decide exactly how if we need it. Only one person will receive each prize and most importantly only one person will be declared champion to inherit Zellery's crown. New for this year are PPV winners. The individual winner of each PPV will receive a mystery prize. Again there can be only one. The prizes will vary from small gift vouchers to wrestlecrap souvenirs.

Year Long Bonus Round:
This year there will be a short bonus round that consists of Money in the Bank predictions and a section on next weeks draft. The sheet is below and you have until 11pm Monday 13th April to get your predictions in.

Scoring:
There are now 14 points assigned to each PPV instead of the previous 12. Wrestlemania 26 will have 20 points.

Privacy:
If you wish to keep your predictions a secret from everyone else then you may PM them to me. I will post them up once the 11pm deadline has passed. The bonus round cannot be PM'ed though.

Champion Drawbacks:
With being champion comes a couple of disadvantages Zellery. Your predictions cannot be private and the deadline for yours are 9pm PPV Sunday (except the bonus round). No whining.

GR Vs WWE:
Like I did with Wrestlemania I'll calculate the percentages for each result and post them before the PPV. But just for fun this time I'll keep count of how many times the majority get it wrong. If GR get more right than wrong then they score a point and vice versa. By the end we'll see if WWE have beaten us overall.

That's it I think. If there's anything else to be added or change I reserve the right to do so but you will be clearly notified.

Here is the bonus round. Remember these have to be in by 11pm Monday 13th April. You don't have to do the bonus round to play the rest of GRAPL but you could need the points.

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction:

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction:

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

You've got a year this time so whoever wins will have earnt it. There's no luck this time but I still wish you good luck.

[Rog]

Thanks a lot Rog, I appreciate that, mate. That'll get me a CD or a DVD on the cheap, nice one!

No worries.

The £125 I won has all gone already. All of it at Amazon too. I've got a big delivery of Blu-Rays coming tomorrow

[sw26]

Oh, private voting.

There goes my 'copy everyone else' strategy then (provided people exercise the right to keep their predictions private of course). Looks like I'll actually have to pay attention to the results of shows now.

[Skippy]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October- (Summerslam)
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. Batista
2. Shelton Benjamin
3. Jack Swagger
4. Chris Jericho
5. John Morrison

[Rog]

Oh, private voting.

There goes my 'copy everyone else' strategy then (provided people exercise the right to keep their predictions private of course). Looks like I'll actually have to pay attention to the results of shows now.

I don't think a lot of people will vote privately. I expect it will come to play towards the end and hopefully add a little tension.

You'll always be able to copy Zellery though.

[teh bork]

When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26


Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other


Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. HHH
2. John Morrison
3. Rey Mysterio
4. Shelton Benjamin
5. Christian

[Chocolate Jim]

Rog this looks awesome!

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October- (Summerslam)
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction: C

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction: A

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. Chris Jericho
2. Kane
3. Jack Swagger
4. Christian Cage
5. John Morrison

[Rog]

Thanks Jim.

Your scores are starting fresh. This is a new season.

[Lonestar]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction: June to August

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction: WWE Title

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. Christian
2. Edge
3. John Morrison
4. Evan Bourne
5. Undertaker

[Drumstick]

Great stuff, le Rogger.

I think I'll take this season a little more serious instead of just going with any old person like last time. I might even keep up with what's going on!

[Corazon de Leon]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction:

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction:

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. Triple H
2. Batista
3. Christian Cage
4. John Morrison
5. Shelton Benjamin

[Drumstick]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. Kofi Kingston
2. Batista
3. Christian
4. John Morrison
5. Shelton Benjamin

[Psychic]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction: D

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction: A

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. CM Punk
2. Big Show
3. John Morrison
4. John Cena
5. Jericho

[Zellery]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction: B

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction: A

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. John Morrison
2. The Miz
3. Evan Bourne
4. Kofi Kingston
5. CM Punk

Great job Rog!

[Cropolite]

Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)

A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction: B

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)

A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction: WWE

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)

1. HHH
2. cHRISTIAN
3. Evan Bourne
4. John Morrison
5. CM Punk

[Mockmaster]

Niiiice. Good work, Rog. This will be epic.


Bonus Round
When will CM Punk cash in his MitB Title Shot? (Worth 3 points, the answers overlap)
A. April to June
B. June to August
C. August to October
D. October to December
E. December to February
F. February to March (except Wrestlemania)
G. Wrestlemania 26
Prediction:

Which title will Punk cash it in for? (Worth 3 points)
A. WWE Title
B. World Title
C. ECW Title
D. Other
Prediction:

Name 5 PERFORMERS who you think will change brands (1 point for each one correct)
1. John Morrison
2. CM Punk
3. Triple H
4. Christian Cage
5. MVP