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  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,965
    edited April 15
    Id be suprised if they took Wrestlemania out of the US. If they run Wembley its more likely to be another Summerslam, or even a Royal Rumble.
  • Addick_and_Chips
    Addick_and_Chips Posts: 442
    Saudi's will get mania before us. Alrrady have the Rumble next year. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    CAFCTrev said:
    Id be suprised if they took Wrestlemania out of the US. If they run Wembley its more likely to be another Summerslam, or even a Royal Rumble.
    HHH has met Sadiq regarding 'mania. Was it last year or the year before where the crowd were literally freezing? I agree Summerslam would make more sense. We had decent summers here, long days and not too hot.

    Addick_and_Chips said:
    Saudi's will get mania before us. Alrrady have the Rumble next year. 
    Agreed, probably a Summerslam before us too! 😃
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    CAFCTrev said:

    Could be Tanahashi's last ever UK show and Gabe Kid will probably be there. If the prices are low i'm a maybe. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,225
    CAFCTrev said:
    Id be suprised if they took Wrestlemania out of the US. If they run Wembley its more likely to be another Summerslam, or even a Royal Rumble.
    RR won't happen as it's too cold. A late April WM could work, Summerslam is most likely because it can be tied into the Summerslam before and we're more likely to have good weather for it. I just think a WM in London would be absolutely amazing, and they could probably charge a grand a ticket even up in the gods and sell out the whole place, make to use a smaller stage set up and they could push 100k attendance 
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,067
    sam3110 said:
    CAFCTrev said:
    Id be suprised if they took Wrestlemania out of the US. If they run Wembley its more likely to be another Summerslam, or even a Royal Rumble.
    RR won't happen as it's too cold. A late April WM could work, Summerslam is most likely because it can be tied into the Summerslam before and we're more likely to have good weather for it. I just think a WM in London would be absolutely amazing, and they could probably charge a grand a ticket even up in the gods and sell out the whole place, make to use a smaller stage set up and they could push 100k attendance 
    WM would be great but they would have to move the Vertu paint trophy final to accommodate which I can't see happening 
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,356
    edited April 15
    sam3110 said:
    From All In at Wembley Stadium to Forbidden Door at The O2, that's a massive drop off.

    Reckon we're closer than ever to a London WM at Wembley

    Don’t think it’s that fair to suggest that any show that isn’t in a Wembley Stadium size setting is a ‘drop off’. All In is AEW’s big show. Forbidden Door is bit of a niche event even by AEW standards. 

    The O2 is still a big venue for any promotion that isn’t WWE to be doing, and they’ll more than likely sell it out.

    Doubt I’ll bother with this one tbh. The whole Japan crossover cycle always seems very shoehorned in and I’ve absolutely no interest in NJPW.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,442
    Main news story today is that Wrestlers continue to be the dumbest athletes on the planet. More news at 11. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    SELR_addicks said:
    Main news story today is that Wrestlers continue to be the dumbest athletes on the planet. More news at 11. 
    What stupid stunt has Jon Moxley done in front of one man and a dog this week? 🤷🏼‍♂️
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,225
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    Main news story today is that Wrestlers continue to be the dumbest athletes on the planet. More news at 11. 
    What stupid stunt has Jon Moxley done in front of one man and a dog this week? 🤷🏼‍♂️
    Nah this time it's Reigns saying he's a Trump supporter
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  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,442

  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,338
    edited April 17
    Just when I thought Roman Reigns couldn't be anymore based, he shares that. OTC




  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,442
    John Cena now in today's PR clown of the day. 

    This whole week has contained some of the worst interviews I've ever seen from one company. 
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,298
    Not particularly excited for Wrestlemania this year. In my opinion the worst Wrestlemania  card & build up in recent years
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    edited April 19
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    Not particularly excited for Wrestlemania this year. In my opinion the worst Wrestlemania  card & build up in recent years
    Hard to disagree. Mate and I chat wrestling and boxing and we are both of the belief that if you have huge main event the rest of card doesn’t really matter. Personally feel Mania should have both a good undercard and main event. However, both main events feel like huge matches.

    Expecting all the matches to be of high quality as the roster is very talented. 



  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    It's a step down from last year which was one of the best ever, but it's not as bad as recent years where we would be looking forward to the NXT show more than 'mania.

    I think the women's 3 way should have main evented the first night. A 3 way with no stakes  that's gives away the Punk main event angle makes little sense to me. Yes, i do believe the women can follow it.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,338
    I love everything about Iyo Sky atm. Some woman. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    Cody got heavily booed on Smackdown. It took a lot longer than i predicted.

    That said, more pale than Sting at Starcade '97 was a superb line!
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,338
    https://x.com/WWE/status/1913343438621430120?t=anDLWzyOvpLmHnVP9UGrSg&s=19
     
    Bronn absolutely nailed this. Wrestler with the highest ceiling atm imo
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,225
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Cody got heavily booed on Smackdown. It took a lot longer than i predicted.

    That said, more pale than Sting at Starcade '97 was a superb line!
    Unfortunately that's the typical WM weekend crowds nowadays, they boo the faces, cheer the heels, go into it for themselves and are generally fucking annoying. 

    The Raw after WM is even worse
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  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,356
    edited April 19
    sam3110 said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Cody got heavily booed on Smackdown. It took a lot longer than i predicted.

    That said, more pale than Sting at Starcade '97 was a superb line!
    Unfortunately that's the typical WM weekend crowds nowadays, they boo the faces, cheer the heels, go into it for themselves and are generally fucking annoying. 

    The Raw after WM is even worse
    And its that same hardcore crowd, who are very smart to the business, that would have been clamoring for a heel John Cena for 20 years.

    Cody has been the most 'over' babyface WWE have had in live arenas in a very long time. Cena and Reigns during their core face runs couldn't get the same reactions and I don't recall them ever having the unified fan support that Cody has had in the last 3 years. 

    I do think his character will need some freshening up though post Mania.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    sam3110 said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Cody got heavily booed on Smackdown. It took a lot longer than i predicted.

    That said, more pale than Sting at Starcade '97 was a superb line!
    Unfortunately that's the typical WM weekend crowds nowadays, they boo the faces, cheer the heels, go into it for themselves and are generally fucking annoying. 

    The Raw after WM is even worse
    They've calmed down recently, but there's been times when they've ruined the show with their attention seeking chanting.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    A great stand and deliver to start the weekend. 👌🏼
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,442
    WWE buying AAA, less choices for fans and wrestlers. Whoopee. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,225
    SELR_addicks said:
    WWE buying AAA, less choices for fans and wrestlers. Whoopee. 
    Why is it less choice? Are they buying it to shut it down? 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,442
    edited April 19
    sam3110 said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    WWE buying AAA, less choices for fans and wrestlers. Whoopee. 
    Why is it less choice? Are they buying it to shut it down? 
    They would never shut down 'NXT UK' either right? Coincidentally started just at the same time as World of Sport got a good slot on ITV and made sure all the top stars couldn't perform there. 

    Monopolies gotta monopoly. 

    Just hope Japanese companies stand firm against it. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,065
    UK wrestling is doing fine.

    WWE have a deal with NOAH already (which so far only benefits Noah) and what little is left of NJPW has a deal with AEW and CMLL. 

    AAA is a surprise. I'll expect it will be business as usual for them with some WWE stars like Rey appearing for them. I can't see WWE having as many Luchas as WCW had.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,356
    Did Jey get some bad news before the match or something?

    Biggest match of his career and he seemed very passive, even after winning the belt.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,067
    Tapping out was ridiculous ,as was the non celebrations afterwards  :D
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,472
    Has been a very average show so far 

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