odessasteps Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 They have already done a women's rumble and a women's elimination chamber this year. They can afford to hold off having the women main event Mania for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 ... I'm unnecessarily bummed out by the lack of a March Madness tourney this year ... 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, odessasteps said: They have already done a women's rumble and a women's elimination chamber this year. They can afford to hold off having the women main event Mania for now. I'm assuming that Asuka wins a title at Mania, holds for a year (still undefeated), and we get Rousey/Asuka for Mania '19 as the main. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 45 minutes ago, Hagan said: Also, I legit laughed at Rousey getting the "Snooki" spot. Are people still thinking that she's not going to be featured as the biggest star in the company moving forward? She'll probably (and probably should) main event every PPV she competes in. Admittedly, that's the first name that came to mind and doesn't reflect Ronda's true position. My point is for the time being, Ronda has the novelty factor that normally slots in a specific spot on a WM card. It remains to be seen if they can build on it or if it becomes diminishing returns. As for WM 31, my philosophy has been that Rollins' cash-in was the best thing ever to many until they realized Rollins would flounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Why is there an assumption that Asuka is going to be facing Charlotte instead of Alexa? I'm pretty sure they've said on commentary during Raw that Asuka was going to be facing Alexa at Mania and all signs on Raw point to a build for that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said: Why is there an assumption that Asuka is going to be facing Charlotte instead of Alexa? I'm pretty sure they've said on commentary during Raw that Asuka was going to be facing Alexa at Mania and all signs on Raw point to a build for that match. Because that is the reported plan (and has been for awhile) - WON, PWI, etc... For example - WON that came out today Quote At one point WWE had promoted that Asuka would be making her decision of which championship she would go after on the Raw show. But no such segment took place. Asuka was in the ring with Alexa Bliss and got sucker punched and laid out by her before doing a six-person match against her. The most recent WrestleMania plans were the women’s title matches to be Bliss vs. Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair vs,. Asuka. Jax was protected as much as could be possible in losing to Asuka on the Chamber show, and continued getting the monster push. Bliss, in her television interview, kept saying that Jax deserves the title shot as a way to avoid Asuka. The idea is she kept saying it because she knew it had no chance of happening, and makes sense that it ends up happening. But it’s unclear where all that stands right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Asuka/Charlotte is so much more compelling than Asuka/Alexa it's hard to believe the latter was ever seriously considered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 If reports are wrong and somehow Alexa v Asuka happens, there's no way they don't do something involving Alexa's weird double jointed elbow thing she does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Count me in for wondering why there's Charlotte vs Asuka talk when I could swear on Raw they mentioned multiple times that it would be Asuka vs Alexa. Plus, why even make Asuka vs Nia for the shot at the Raw Women's Champion if Asuka isn't going to take on Alexa for that title anyway. Logistically, it just doesn't make sense. Hmm, maybe that's why they might do Asuka vs Charlotte then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 They went back and forth Originally both Rumble winners got to pick Then suddenly on a RAW - Kurt Angle announced that Asuka was facing the RAW champion Then it went back to Asuka gets to pick Heck if you look on WWE.com - still listed in their Royal Rumble results Quote First-ever 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match Asuka won the first-ever 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match to receive a World Championship opportunity at WrestleMania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Good ol' WWE booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 They have said its Asuka's pick. Raw and Alexa have just assumed Asuka will choose Alexa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 My wife first saw Finn in the demon getup and thought he looked like a jerkoff (which I think is a fair assessment, but it's insanely over so what do I know.) I told her he was actually a really handsome dude that the women went crazy for, so she looked him up and agreed, which made her even more mystified by the demon stuff. It took watching the entrance with someone who's never seen it and doesn't follow wrestling to really see how Wrestlecrap worthy people would find it if their wasn't already an affinity for Finn built in, or you were a kid who would be equally impressed by, say, The Boogeyman or Kevin Thorn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 When we were kids, other kids cried when they saw Undertaker and Papa Shango. They were little bitch kids, but still. Nobody's crying because they're scared of Demon Finn. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, L_W_P said: Seriously The Worst - Please skip these guys The Ascension Shane McMahon Bray Wyatt Harper and Rowan Elias Brock and Heyman Kevin Owens Braun Strowman When I pressed about Braun (who I love) she said that it felt like he was being made to look so much better than everyone else just because he was a big guy. That they should do this with Demon Balor or Rusev. I can see all those and agree on Braun, but why the beloved Shane O Mac?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I think my own personal final four would have been Pete Dunne, AJ Styles, Okada and Gargano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Re: Why the speculation on Asuka vs Charlotte, take a quick peek at the SmackDown women's division. Not a lot of momentum for any potential challengers (Sorry, Becky Bros). Meanwhile, Raw is flush with hands that could be played. Unless a part-timer is going to challenge Charlotte, Asuka is by far the only compelling option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 hour ago, L_W_P said: Bailey Who? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Tromatagon said: When we were kids, other kids cried when they saw Undertaker and Papa Shango. They were little bitch kids, but still. Nobody's crying because they're scared of Demon Finn. I cry in terror when I imagine being trapped in a car with him and he starts talking about comics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 6 hours ago, OSJ said: We can just say we had the tournament and Pete Dunne won it and call it good. There we go, the Year of the Bruiserweight! I was hoping we could just say we had the tournament in Rio and Pat Patterson won. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I gotta be real and say I maybe watched like six hours of wrestling during the voting period. My give a fuck about wrestling part of my brain is fucking broken and I don't know why. All six hours were DDT So the Final 4 should be all be Maho Kurone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, piranesi said: I was hoping we could just say we had the tournament in Rio and Pat Patterson won. I can't remember what ppv or RAW it was but I remember Lawler saying something like, "Pat Patterson is the 1st IC champ ever! It was a hot night in Rio and 14 men tried to get Pat Patterson down but he came out on top!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Too good to leave in the UUDD thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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