Niners Fan in CT Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Punk vs. Ryback killed the concept for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I don't mind that the EC has become the lead-in to Mania for the "other" main title shot. One brand gets their title match decided at the Rumble, the other brand gets their title match decided the next month in the EC. Makes each brand's contender earn their shot. That, of course, was thrown out this year when Reigns just decided he wanted the title shot, but.....y'know. WWE gotta WWE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Punk vs. Ryback killed the concept for me. The worst part or that is that the Punk/Cena feud would've made sense for that. Coming off the draw (in their absolute best match) at Night of Champions, having been feuding off and on for over a year... WCW did the same thing to War Games when it became "it's September, time to throw guys in a double cage" instead of "we have a bunch of guys in interconnected feuds, there's only one way to settle this!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Scheduled gimmick matches only work when there's a main title shot on the line. Rumble and MITB work, although much like the Chamber, MITB lost some steam when they started doing multiple ones on the same show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Was the KOTR title shot at SummerSlam guaranteed any year other than 2002? I know Owen in 94 and Mabel in '95 both got the SummerSlam match, but I don't recall it being specifically for winning the tourny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 More matches announced: Murphy and Seth Rollins vs. The Street Profits for the Raw tag titles. Humberto Carrillo vs. Andrade for the US title. No DQ Match: Aleister Black vs. AJ Styles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 16 hours ago, L_W_P said: In hindsight, Reigns winning the Rumble and challenging for the Universal title would have been a better move. It puts us on the path to Reigns v Fiend but then SWERVE Goldberg is the champ and Reigns isn't getting the match he thought he was. Raw then gets the Chamber with AJ, Lashley, Rusev, Ricochet, Truth and Drew Mac. Rusev and Lashley take each other out. Truth has a good showing. Ricochet goes for a 630 off a pod. Taker turns off the lights to eliminate AJ Drew wins and goes on to face the man he booted from the Rumble. Stop being so logical! Man, it's almost like booking creative doesn't need to be that difficult. What do we know though, we're just rubes posting on an internet message board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Well then you’re robbed of Drew getting the Rumble win, which is much better for him than just an EC win. Also, by going straight to Roman vs. Goldberg, they’re bypassing an extraneous chamber match with an obvious winner, which opens up a chamber match without an obvious winner for another group of guys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Seriously, why are people trying to retcon Drew winning the rumble, the one thing WWE basically unquestionably got right this year? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 26 minutes ago, JonnyLaw said: Well then you’re robbed of Drew getting the Rumble win, which is much better for him than just an EC win. Also, by going straight to Roman vs. Goldberg, they’re bypassing an extraneous chamber match with an obvious winner, which opens up a chamber match without an obvious winner for another group of guys. Hmmm, you got a point. I did enjoy that Drew Rumble win a lot. Yeah, ok, I wouldn't want to give that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Gulak vs Bryan added to the card. Finally, something worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) I am terrible with wrestlingdata searches but I believe Drew Gulak vs Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson has never happened. Just based on that alone makes me interested in this match. And except the women's chamber match and maybe Styles vs Black I have no interest in rest of the show Also when was the last time both heavyweight champions haven't been on a WWE PPV Edited March 7, 2020 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Is Styles still injured? The match with Black could be really good if he's 100%. The No DQ stip makes me think there will be a lot of fuckery involved to work around any potential injuries as opposed to having a straight match. Gulak/Bryan is the bout I'm most looking forward to, providing they actually get at least 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I'm assuming Styles can't be 100% given how little he actually has done the last few weeks. Hopefully he's ready to go, because if that match isn't good, this card is looking real dire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I was mildly surprised they didn't end up working against each other at king of trios the year Danielson was in Team Uppercut with claudio & dave taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Kickoff match added : Viking Raiders vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 4:37 AM, Brian Fowler said: Was the KOTR title shot at SummerSlam guaranteed any year other than 2002? I know Owen in 94 and Mabel in '95 both got the SummerSlam match, but I don't recall it being specifically for winning the tourny IIRC it became an official stip in 2002. before that, it was more of a "graduation" to the main event scene. sometimes that ended up being a title shot at SummerSlam, but not usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 you can do it, Sarah Logan. I believe in you. SKOLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Gulak v DB was as good as I had hoped and thought it would be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Well at least Bryan vs. Gulak was awesome and the tag team chamber had some cool moments. Rest of the show was trash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Liv Morgan was 25 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 that main event was just ... astonishingly creatively bankrupt? also, shayna needs to not do the clutch standing. Makes everyone look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 There was a way to build Shayna as a monster with massive amount of heat. Hooo boy that wasn't it. That was a fucking abysmal job by whoever agented that mess. It's nice to see WWE wants to copy AEW by having a horrible Women's Division. Also, Can we give up on Styles being able to drag anything watchable out of Taker since Taker can't even chokeslam him fresh? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 End the show after the tag chamber match and it’s remembered as a bad ass show. Bryan/Gulak was my shit. They threw it WAY back - it reminded me of those black and white gifs that have been posted lately. And THAT suplex. More please. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Becky vs. Shayna is going to have to be under 8 minutes. I can't see it being very good if it isn't a sprint. I'm also not convinced that Shayna is ready for a main event spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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