Wrestling thread

Friend Or Defoe said:

Braziliance said:

Seeing a lot of comparisons of Bron to Batista, but I think he's more of a mix of Orton and Batista, bit of a hybrid.

I think if they add a 4th member, it should be someone a bit more believeable and imposing than the shouts of Hayes and Theory on twitter. 

Karrion Kross, believable big guy, could thrive off of a main event picture like this.

Gunther, the most potential as the next Brock Lesnar alongside Bron, could be an interesting dynamic.

I guess the issue is you don't want someone who is already too developed (Gunther) but you also want it to be someone with a bit of something.

I think Priest could have been a good fit as well if he wasn't now tied to Smackdown.

Either way, one of the most exciting stories in a while and has rejuvenated Rollins. Look forward to seeing where they go with it.

Whoever it is will be playing second fiddle to Rollins. Kross has this AJ storyline developing so the timing is bad for him and Priest needs to be away from stables now to be taken seriously IMO. Theory is a good shout, I don't think A-Town Down Under has much going for it and they've been teasing a split.

Yeah that's why it would be hard to have someone like Drew (plus he's on Smackdown) and it has to be someone on the up and could go over Rollins at some point. 

I read an interesting 'Theory' that Austin Theory could be who we think will be involved, only to be betrayed by Grayson Waller who joins the new stable. 

Opens the door for Theory to then join up with whatever will be the 'good' team for survivor series and there's a story there. I do like that idea. 

I also wonder about the championship picture, will Jey Uso hold for a bit, will it be short and sweet. Does Cena and Orton get dragged out until a PPV. 

Where does Rhodes now fit. 

I saw someone say at War Games they may build it so Cody has a break and returns, joins up with Roman, Punk and whoever their 5th would be to take on the new stable. Sounded quite cool.

Friend Or Defoe said:

I'm not really convinced with Grayson. He's great on the mic but that seems to be it. Could just be me missing something. He would be a good fit though with Austin turning face.

Jey will have it for a few months before dropping it to a more long-term main eventer IMO. Someone like Drew.

Gunther's segment on Raw was superb!

Gunther is legitimately one of the best in the business at the moment. Not entirely sure where he goes next though, he's excellent as being the Monster for the hero to overcome (first Sami and then Jey) but what does he do now?

I wish someone would tell Dwayne to shut the fuck up for a bit 

sam3110 said:

I wish someone would tell Dwayne to shut the fuck up for a bit 

It does feel like there's some sort of political mucking about going on. Making his presence as part of one of WWE's biggest ever angles (John Cena's heel turn), to then just not showing up for the big event. 

The Raw after Mania showed exactly how good HHH's booking is when its not meddled with. Sounds like the build to this year's Mania was changing quite a bit due to The Rock turning up when he wanted and just changing things at short notice. Some rumors doing the rounds that he's trying to expose HHH in some way. 

Its frustrating because 'The Final Boss' character has legitimacy and does elevate main event storylines when done properly. 

That Pat McAfee appearance was hilarious. McAfee was trying to keep kayfabe throughout, but Dwayne wasn't having any of it!

Anyone else think this has been properly disappointing? 

Felt Zayn was really unnecessary, not a fan of him being involved at all, feels a bit out of place. Suppose they needed someone to squash though to set the tone?

Logan Paul and Jey Uso. Ffs.

Gunther and McAfee? 

Not sure, hopefully it will all make sense soon but it's not been great for me.

I wonder if we'll see "The Monstrous Man" Adam Scherr in AEW anytime soon. 

RIP to The Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Death–Defying Maniac that is Sabu

Sabu was the real Innovator of Violence. 

His book is excellent, very self deprecating, funny, insightful, full of silly stories. Well worth a Kindle purchase. 

Addick_and_Chips said:

Braziliance said:

Anyone else think Nathan Jones might just be a massive Shawn Michael's fan? 

Nathan needs some pyro. 

Great week for AEW. On Tuesday their former women's world champion débuted on NXT and yesterday one of their top stars says the promotion sucks on their flagship show.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ARHz5kp37/

World's collide was a great Lucha show. Any concerns about a monopoly can be put to rest.

Friend Or Defoe said:

thenewbie said:

Money in the Bank was decent, but you have to say they played the whole thing with R-Truth to absolute perfection. 
Whether or not he was actually released or not we'll probably not know for sure but they've gotten really good at working "real" life into the kayfabe stuff.

They may have resigned him following the backlash. Does seem a bit too quick though, they probably worked us.

Technically he would still be under his old contract I believe but I'm definitely thinking it's worked.

Best match was the women's MITB, by far. 

Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez & Stephanie Vaquer are all very, very talented. I could watch them wrestle all day.