Big Fresh Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 "We never gave Bruno a retirement match, right?" "Hey, is Dusty's body still warm?" "Is Batista filming a movie?" All e-mails being furiously sent around WWE HQ right now.... Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 The problem for WWE isn't the money they might have to pay him or Brie, the problem would be the bad PR if one of the most popular wrestlers of the era kills himself in a WWE ring after major injuries kept him out twice. I know he's not going to wrestle, I was just cobbling together the biggest feasible thing they could do. Not advocating that they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 There will be a McMahon in every corner in every match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Time to raid TNA and run Kurt Angle vs. Daniel Bryan at WM in a "who will kill himself in the ring first" death match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's Gable Time! (And in something closer to reality, my phone tried to autocorrect that to "Game Time") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 When it dawns on you--that all of the people who walked out of WM 31 with belts are now injured. Every. single. one. EDIT: Adding picture proof from Twitter-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valcourt Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Everything is finally catching up to them.... Cena and Cesaro train heavy Olympic Weightlifting... Injuries happen when you work like them and can snatch above body weight.... Sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Man, if only this company had built up a few other stars... ...though I admit that if they somehow convinced Michaels to come back and also somehow convinced The Rock to work with him, Rock/HBK would save this whole thing for me. They might have to bite the bullet and bring Bryan back. Actually, it's too bad that they already ran Reigns/Bryan because they need that matchup now. Of course, that's what they get for being petulant toward part of their fanbase. I think the fanbase was far more petulant than WWE was in regards to Bryan. The fanbase went out of their way to shit on everything because WWE didn't want to put the company on Bryan's back again due to him getting injured a month into it the last time they did it...and then Bryan almost immediately gets put out of action as soon as he comes back. WWE clearly made the right call not putting Bryan back into the main events. It makes the fans look more like assholes for their behavior at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Who is out there that's a former star that can still physically do something, isn't a pariah, is a free agent, and would take the payday? Because all I've got is Meng or Duggan. Who weren't really at that Hogan/ Savage/ Flair level of over-ness. If they could somehow get Angle or the Hardys from TNA, now would be the time to do it. But I don't see any way that happens. It would be funny to see how much more of a draw they would be in a promotion that knows how to promote things though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Angle and Ambrose vs. Sheamus and Rusev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Don't worry you guys. Here's what will sell out Jerry World: Donald Trump vs. Jesse Ventura! The Battle of the Politicians! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 All I know is HHH is probably turning Reigns and Owens into bubble boys as we speak, and trying to see if Heyman can lock Lesnar somewhere for safekeeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Man, if only this company had built up a few other stars... ...though I admit that if they somehow convinced Michaels to come back and also somehow convinced The Rock to work with him, Rock/HBK would save this whole thing for me. They might have to bite the bullet and bring Bryan back. Actually, it's too bad that they already ran Reigns/Bryan because they need that matchup now. Of course, that's what they get for being petulant toward part of their fanbase. I think the fanbase was far more petulant than WWE was in regards to Bryan. The fanbase went out of their way to shit on everything because WWE didn't want to put the company on Bryan's back again due to him getting injured a month into it the last time they did it...and then Bryan almost immediately gets put out of action as soon as he comes back. WWE clearly made the right call not putting Bryan back into the main events. It makes the fans look more like assholes for their behavior at the time. Honestly, nah. As a fan, I don't give a fuck about what the company is concerned about, I just want to see my guy win. However, if the company knew how to push dudes and didn't make themselves the biggest on-screen heels in the organization by conflating Vince McMahon, wrestling promoter with Vince McMahon, guy who hates the fans and holds people like CM Punk back, they wouldn't have this problem. Not that I love the fans who won't let Punk or even Bryan go at this point, but nope, it's on the company that got things to that point in the first place...and then instead of just bringing Bryan back after the Rumble, they brought him in, had him get unceremoniously dumped out of nowhere, and jobbed him to the guy that they know the audience knows they want to put on top. That's petulance. Petulance and stupidity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Owens vs. Taker. There ya go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wrestlemania is bleeding. The very best thing about this is that I almost can't envision a boring card at this point. Something has to give. Brock vs Reigns II Bray vs Taker II HHH vs Ambrose Del Rio (or Owens) vs Ryback Del Rio (or Owens) vs... some other babyface? Sasha vs Nikki vs Charlotte vs Becky Some multi team tag. I don't even know, really. HHH vs who else? Ryback? Reigns? Owens? Undertaker vs who? Owens? HHH? Ambrose? Next to nothing fits. It's nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I suppose they could fast track the Balor Club or something like that, bring up Zayn, maybe bring up Samoa Joe. That doesn't do anything for the main event but it fills out the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Nikki being back for WM is up in the air. I think she's waiting until the end of the month to see how things will go with her neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buy Me a Burrito Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Brock v. Reigns HHH v. Ambrose Taker v. Rock Owens v. Zayn Wyatts v. Show/Ryback/Kane/??? New Day v. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 You could have an NXT world title and women's title match on the card, maybe. Bayley vs Asuka Balor vs Joe or Zayn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Reigns vs Triple H Owens vs Brock Taker vs Ambrose Rusev vs Zayn Andre battle royal that lasts 65 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Man, if only this company had built up a few other stars... ...though I admit that if they somehow convinced Michaels to come back and also somehow convinced The Rock to work with him, Rock/HBK would save this whole thing for me. They might have to bite the bullet and bring Bryan back. Actually, it's too bad that they already ran Reigns/Bryan because they need that matchup now. Of course, that's what they get for being petulant toward part of their fanbase. I think the fanbase was far more petulant than WWE was in regards to Bryan. The fanbase went out of their way to shit on everything because WWE didn't want to put the company on Bryan's back again due to him getting injured a month into it the last time they did it...and then Bryan almost immediately gets put out of action as soon as he comes back. WWE clearly made the right call not putting Bryan back into the main events. It makes the fans look more like assholes for their behavior at the time. Honestly, nah. As a fan, I don't give a fuck about what the company is concerned about, I just want to see my guy win. However, if the company knew how to push dudes and didn't make themselves the biggest on-screen heels in the organization by conflating Vince McMahon, wrestling promoter with Vince McMahon, guy who hates the fans and holds people like CM Punk back, they wouldn't have this problem. Not that I love the fans who won't let Punk or even Bryan go at this point, but nope, it's on the company that got things to that point in the first place...and then instead of just bringing Bryan back after the Rumble, they brought him in, had him get unceremoniously dumped out of nowhere, and jobbed him to the guy that they know the audience knows they want to put on top. That's petulance. Petulance and stupidity. In what world was Punk held back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 What if I told you people should probably stop being mad about someone not fake losing to them in their fake fights from 20 years ago? I'd tell you to go talk to Ole Anderson. Based on Mid Atlantic Memories, he seems like a very unpleasant/scary man to talk to about anything. No thanks. Not to white-knight the guy or anything, but he's been suffering from MS for years. You'd be unpleasant too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I think an NXT invasion is maybe the best way to go to salvage Mania but it would absolutely destroy everything they've been building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's too bad WWE doesn't have two top guys who could do a 60 minute Iron Man Match. That was a pretty good way to salvage WrestleMania 12 when they had a thin roster in 96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 What if I told you people should probably stop being mad about someone not fake losing to them in their fake fights from 20 years ago? I'd tell you to go talk to Ole Anderson. Based on Mid Atlantic Memories, he seems like a very unpleasant/scary man to talk to about anything. No thanks. Not to white-knight the guy or anything, but he's been suffering from MS for years. You'd be unpleasant too. He seemed pretty gruff and unpleasant well before he got sick. I can't imagine that helped his general demeanor or personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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