Well Rollins has to win after that Cena promo, right? I mean he didn't even get to respond. Cena was real good though

 

Yeah that Cena promo was kinda of hint that he probably isn't winning on Sunday but I'm not sure Rollins wins either. I guess it depends on the winner of Brock/Taker.

I'm usually not an advocate for really snarky chants but man I wish Ziggler would have gotten a "No one missed you chant"

I could see them going back to the tried and true MITB cash-in with Cena winning, Sheamus cashing in for the World Title and Cena keeping the US Title.

 

 

I enjoyed the hype for Stardust vs. Arrow. I must be in a good mood tonight.

I think that the Arrow fangirls could channel into the Divas Revolution and create a perfect storm of a new audience.

 

I don't actually think it WILL happen, but I think it would have been within the realm of possibility.

Run an Ambrose/Cesaro/Orton/Reigns/Ziggler-Harper/Owens/Rusev/Sheamus/Wyatt WarGames at HIAC. Because I don't know, why not?

 

Well, you are getting an 8 man tag on Smackdown at least!

Paul Heyman is nuts!!! Brock Lesnar could take out Undertaker, The Devil and God at Summerslam.

The Rusev/Lana/Ziggler stuff was fairly entertaining. How did Rusev turn from Russian to Bulgarian in the storyline?

 

Rusev was always a Bulgarian. You know his nickname is "The Bulgarian Brute", after all. His deal is he was a pussywhipped dude who loved a Russian chick. So he advocated everything Russia for her. But he has always been Bulgarian.

Paul Heyman is nuts!!! Brock Lesnar could take out Undertaker, The Devil and God at Summerslam.

Well yeah. He can take out Taker, the God that showed up at Backlash with HBK and Vince McMahon (the devil). That's easy :-)

Did not like Taker just taking Brock out like that. Another insane brawl would have been great.

Did not like Taker just taking Brock out like that. Another insane brawl would have been great.

The only positive to take away from that is it makes it more likely that Brock wins on Sunday. Although I'm still really skeptical of that just because of how hard Heyman has buried Taker on the mic during the build up.

Well wasn't expecting that. So Brock has to be going over

It honestly wouldn't make sense for The Undertaker to win. Brock is the first guy booked to have credibility outside of John Cena in years. He has legit credentials & accolades. What would giving The Undertaker a win here do? Keep Brock strong so you can sell him in the main event of the huge Wrestlemania - whatever it may be. I don't think anyone is clamoring for a 'Taker win & a 'Mania "rubber" match. That would be a terrible decision. Texas or not.

 

If 'Taker just gets his win back, him losing the Streak in the first place was pointless. I just feel like it would erase a lot of what WWE has done over the last almost two years.

 

It's WWE though, so you just never know.

Espn promoted Stewart hosting Summerslam. This is kinda surreal seeing them cover WWE like this

He has legit credentials & accolades.

 

Counterpoint:

 

Magic zombie.

 

He has legit credentials & accolades.

 

Counterpoint:

 

Magic zombie.

 

Yes but on Walking Dead they talk about the zombies getting weaker the longer they go without eating. It's been so long since Taker took any souls that he's definitely not at the peak of his powers. I mean when is the last time he even threw a lightning bolt?

 

He has legit credentials & accolades.

 

Counterpoint:

 

Magic zombie.

 

 

I feel like WWE can't have it both ways, ya know?

 

Either you have Magic Undead Zombies that can shoot lightning on your show or you have former UFC World Champion/NCAA Champion legit athletes competing. It's hard to do both as the former just looks corny & makes the latter look less credible by comparison. At least during this feud, despite the lights going out & him showing up, 'Taker is just kicking Brock in the balls & hitting his moves. He's not making it rain or lightning strike to catch Brock caskets on fire or something like that. The big pull apart brawl was really good. The close tonight just felt lackluster.

 

That's the wacky world of WWE though. They have always sort of had an identity crisis, trying to hit every corner & be a bigger circus act instead of picking a more streamlined direction & just focusing on that.

 

Hearing Michael Cole call a John Cena/Kevin Owens match a "match of the year contender" is still weird to me in WWE.

 

Now would be a great time for another topic/tangent about how winners/losers of matches should matter, there should be consequences & "I just want to entertain the crowd" should never be heard on a pro-wrestling show.

"I just want to entertain the crowd" should never be heard on a pro-wrestling show.

I am about as sick as everyone else of hearing Cornette rant about modern wrestling but I do think he greatly summed up the problem with: “It used to be guys simulating a physical conflict with a resolution that people bought tickets to see. Now it’s talented athletes engaging in a choreographed, simulated contest that everybody knows is to be taken as entertainment."

 

I don't think you can go back and have crowds as invested as they were in the 80s but I do think you could make people care more if you didn't have all this winking at the camera and talking about wanting to entertain the crowd or have 5 star matches.

Everybody knew it was all a work back in the late 90's but they still had the crowd eating out of the palm of their hand wanting to see Austin kick McMahon's ass. I think if you tell compelling stories it doesn't matter if it's fake. I mean people watch TV dramas and get really into them knowing that it's all fake, right? Just make people care and the rest falls into place.

 

As for Taker/Brock, anyone else get the sense they are going to have Taker cheat to win at Summerslam and then have Brock win a rubber match at HIAC?

Kane returns to interfere and get revenge on Brock, costing him the match. Then there's a BoD reunion, or small nod between Taker and Kane. That'll lead to the rubber match and I can have the fun of hearing Will's head explode. 😆

To those who watch NXT regularly. Why are Enzo and Big Cass not on Saturday's card?

I'm guessing they'll make a surprise appearance, or interject themselves in the tag title match, so they can have a huge surprise pop.

To those who watch NXT regularly. Why are Enzo and Big Cass not on Saturday's card?

 

They will either have a bonus 8 man match or be on the NXT taping after Takeover is over.

I missed the John Cena/Seth Rollins stuff. Now I'm reading people saying that Cena verbally eviscerated Seth on the microphone. What did he say?

Kane returns to interfere and get revenge on Brock, costing him the match. Then there's a BoD reunion, or small nod between Taker and Kane. That'll lead to the rubber match and I can have the fun of hearing Will's head explode.

 

If they program Brock with Kane, that might be it for me. I can watch other shows.

I wonder if they're going to pull a Jarrett/D'lo. [mid-card heel] interferes and helps Seth win. Seth then bestows US title to [mid-card heel] and Cena can go back to chasing it.