WWE

[DomDom1984]

I'd say that had more to do with the five months beforehand, which the Rumble helped with. Nobody was in the position at the weekend that he was in when it was 2005.

[Uncle Liam]

You could argue that the only star the Rumble ever made was Yokozuna.

Let's look at this, who wasn't already a star, or who didn't become a star

Jim Duggan

Big John Studd

Hogan

Hogan

Flair

Yokozuna

Bret Hart/Lex Luger (it did nothing for Luger!)

Shawn

Shawn

Austin

Austin

Vince (!)

Rock

Austin

Hunter

Brock

Benoit

Big Dave

Rey Rey

Undertaker

Cena

Orton

Edge

Del Rio

Sheamus

Cena

Look at that list and you can say the Rumble helped with Flair (to a new audience remember), Yokozuna, Shawn to an extent, and maybe Benoit and Big Dave. Everyone else was already established, or it actually didn't do anything for.

[DomDom1984]

Ric Flair had momentum coming in as well though. They were making him out to be a favourite before he came out at #3. Shawn Michaels is a decent shout but again, he had a solid couple of years of solid build behind him.

[luckysalt]

Id say Del Rio was helped a lot by the rumble, especially as it was 40 man.

I see MVP debuted for TNA tonight and he's using the name MVP.

[DomDom1984]

Aye, looks like Del Rio has been helped a lot. Del Rio was actually in a better position before the Rumble than he was after it! They DID have a chance in that rumble to use Santino higher up the card though. Not make a star, but a bit of a cash cow at least.

[DomDom1984]

NXT will have a show live on WWE Network on February 27th. Card is so far...

NXT Championship

Ladder Match

Bo Dallas © vs. Adrian Neville

2 Out of 3 Falls Match

Antonio Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn

John Cena, Shawn Michaels and more will be appearing as well.

[When Jokers Attack]

2 Out of 3 Falls Match

Antonio Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn

I look forward to this.

[DomDom1984]

http://www.divxstage.eu/video/n9u51cwdbz9lx

If you like high flying wrestling, watch this. It's an eight man tourney called King of Flight, and it contains...

Ricochet
A.R.Fox
Nick Jackson
Matt Jackson

Samuray Del Sol

Rich Swann

Paul London
The Amazing Red

It's sooooooo much fun.

[Lithium05]

So what are the odds that Marvel have some money involved to make Batista champ when Guardians of the Galaxy is released later this year?... just a theory of course...

[Lithium05]

Has there been any word on pricing/availability of the wwe network over here yet? I could google it, but im pretty lazy tbh...

[Uncle Liam]

Hasn't been anyway

[lharris92]

Has there been any word on pricing/availability of the wwe network over here yet? I could google it, but im pretty lazy tbh...

not until late this year/start of next year, and will probably be a bit more expensive

[When Jokers Attack]

http://cms.springboard.gorillanation.com/previews/1409/video/878317/0/0/1

[luckysalt]

Hardly disrespect for Punk...

Its more that when those chants start up, Vince or whoever is probably trying to get them to talk over the chants as much as possible to stop the viewers at home hearing them, and they must find it a real pain in the ass.

It says Cole and Lawler disrespect for Punk, Cole doesn't even say anything! Other than the attendence, Lawler says oh man, and JBL says kinda like just ride it through they don't last for long in a mocking way.

End of the day you got it from JR and you seem to be getting it from these guys, Punk has lost A LOT of respect due to the fact he hasn't fulfilled his contract or his remaining dates, they're old school and feel like you go to work. I'd be the same, my feeling about it is Punk is a little bitch, think about people who are travelling from around the world to go Mania and Punk has decided to do a big fuck you to those people because he isn't in a title shot.

I don't know why the fans are chanting his name, Punk is the one who has fucked them over by saying I ain't going to work, he's the reason they aren't seeing him wrestle or cut a promo, yet they still chant for him?

Fuck that.

[luckysalt]

http://www.divxstage.eu/video/n9u51cwdbz9lx

If you like high flying wrestling, watch this. It's an eight man tourney called King of Flight, and it contains...

Ricochet

A.R.Fox

Nick Jackson

Matt Jackson

Samuray Del Sol

Rich Swann

Paul London

The Amazing Red

It's sooooooo much fun.

I saw Samuray Del Sol last year at FCP, he's a talent, haven't WWE signed him now?

[DomDom1984]

Aye, under the name Kallisto.

[luckysalt]

Well TNA are letting Jeff Hardy really express himself again.

Fuck me this could be AWESOME.

LOVE THIS PROMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BasP6plMlZU

[DomDom1984]

Change the gimmick of one of the only real stars TNA has. Aye, great idea right enough.

[metallimuse]

Is he actually called 'Willow the Wisp'?!?!wtf?Video looks kinda creepy but if that name is true...wtf?Worst idea ever!

I just don't understand where that is coming from.

So,are they going to ignore the fact that he is Jeff Hardy or what?

It's just a crazy decision to go down that route.

[luckysalt]

Its his dark alter ego that the recent goings on has forced him to become. Think he will go just by Willow.

I think they'll reference it as the dark side of Jeff Hardy that he has been forced to become.

[Andre91]

Just a Wrestlemania XXX card I've been thinking up. Running from show start to finish. Pre-show could have some sort of 30 Years of WM gimmick Battle Royal.

The New Age Outlaws © vs. The Usos vs. Dolph Ziggler & The Miz

(Tag Team Championships)

Winners: The Usos

Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust

Winner: Cody Rhodes

Big E Langston © vs. Mark Henry

(Intercontinental Championship)

Winner: Big E Langston

Rob Van Dam vs. Damien Sandow vs. The Big Show vs. Kofi Kingston vs. vs. Christian vs. Ryback vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cesaro vs. Fandango vs. Jack Swagger

(Money In The Bank Ladder Match)

Winner: Cesaro

Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio

(Hair vs. Mask)

Winner: Rey Mysterio

Sheamus vs. Kane

Winner: Sheamus

**Whichever artist is performing on the evening, followed by some kind of in-ring segment with Ryback getting squashed by Goldberg. Or more than likely the Ultimate Warrior**

Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns

Winner: Roman Reigns

AJ Lee © vs. Lita

(Divas Championship)

Winner: AJ Lee

John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt

Winner: Bray Wyatt

The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

Winner: The Undertaker

Randy Orton © vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Batista

(WWE World Heavyweight Championship w/ Triple H as Special Guest Referee)

Winner: Daniel Bryan

Edited February 16, 2014 by Andre91

[DomDom1984]

Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust: Don't want to see it. Means breaking up arguably the best tag team of the last 15 years.

Triple Threat Shield: Don't want to see it. Handicap match with The Shield getting destroyed by Roman Reigns? Much better at doing the intended job.

Other than that, I like the look of it. Could just move the Rhodes' into the tag title match too. I can see Daniel Bryan vs. HHH happening unless CM Punk comes back as HHH WILL wrestle. He's a marquee attraction. That means he wrestles at Mania.

[Andre91]

Both Cody and Goldust apparently want it to happen, but Goldust has been tweeting and giving interviews saying it isn't going to be happening (could just be a bluff). But failing that, yeah, you could just stick them in the tag match.

I think The Shield match will happen at Mania, even though I would personally like to see them continue longer.

And I thought about them maybe doing what they did at WM 10 and have Bryan vs. Triple H earlier on in the night, with the stipulation that if Bryan wins, then he gets inserted into the title match, with him coming out on top still later on in the main event. But I think that although Triple H will want to wrestle, he would be just as much an attraction being the special guest ref and potential difference maker in the title match. I don't know. I'm not sure what will happen, but that card is what I would be happy with/inclined to think is what it will pan out like.

Punk returning to screw the authority by jumping the guard rail to lay out Orton/Triple H to help Bryan get the win, only for Punk to turn heel the next night on Raw by taking Bryan out. That'd be pretty cool I think.

[DomDom1984]

Given that WWE seem to be taking the tag division seriously right now, I don't see them taking the best team out of it, so I can't see it being a bluff. Wouldn't be the first time ol' Goldust has done some bluffing though.

The Shield match will happen, but it should be a handicap match. Roman Reigns should just annihilate the both of them with that and give Reigns a big Mania moment.

I don't think they'd have someone in two matches on Mania again. Triple H has to wrestle because he's still a big selling point for WWE, and you use that. So he's wrestling. Which means it's either Punk or Bryan. It'll be Bryan, because I strongly doubt this was a work, so either Punk's gone, or WWE can talk him into coming back. Either way the fued has already been switched to Bryan, so he's getting the match. I'd like to see the three way, but this is why that won't happen. HHH will find a way to screw over Bryan in the cell going into Mania.

[Andre91]

Would they have to break the Rhodes' up though? It'd be pretty interesting for them to just want to settle who is the best, brother to brother, without either of them turning heel, and they could go back to tagging after Mania? So it's more of a respect thing than one brother wanting to get one over on the other.

And I'd like to see Rollins & Reigns continuing to team together, with Ambrose being the one to break away from The Shield as the out and out proper heel. Handicap match would be cool though, but I think the Triple Threat is more likely.