Re: The Wrestling Thread

[Lucstar88]

Sorry for the double post .

Found something from the old archives. Kurt Angle playing his heel gimmick on the Tough Enough guys, INCLUDING Mike *The Miz* The MTV Guy and Ryan *Ryback* Reeves back in 04.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

Small time indie show called TLC happening tonight if anyone's interested. DVD will be out for $19.99 in three weeks on highspots.com

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

Darren Young returned at a house show in Winnipeg on Saturday, defeating Justing Gabriel. His last match was the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at Wrestlemania XXX.

Both SmackDown and Main Event are beinf filmed tonight (Sunday).

[Alta]

New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 9 is tomorrow. For the first time ever it will be shown in the US among other countries through their alliance with Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling. Will start at 2 AM EST on Sunday January 4th.

Here is the card from the Opener to the Main Event:

Opening Match: reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) vs. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) vs. Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) Four-way tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

2nd Match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Jeff Jarrett and Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Tomoaki Honma

3rd Match: Mikey Nicholls, Naomichi Marufuji, Shane Haste and Toru Yano vs. Suzukigun (Davey Boy Smith, Jr., Lance Archer, Shelton X Benjamin and Takashi Iizuka)

4th Match: Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazushi Sakuraba - UWFI Rules Match (Match can only end by Knockout or Submission)

5th Match: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Togi Makabe Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship

6th Match: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kenny Omega Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

7th Match: Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) (c) vs. Meiyu Tag (Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata) Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship

8th Match:  A.J. Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito  Singles Match

9th Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Kota Ibushi Singles match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship

MAIN EVENT: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship

[Alta]

WK9 was fun. Hard hitting wars and fast paced action.

Give it a watch.

[Mystrsyko]

Awhile ago I told my brother that I wouldn't watch wrestling again unless Kia Stevens (Awesome Kong) was back on tv. Apparently, she has returned to TNA now, so I guess that means I need to fire up the dvr and get back into it

[Lucstar88]

Awhile ago I told my brother that I wouldn't watch wrestling again unless Kia Stevens (Awesome Kong) was back on tv. Apparently, she has returned to TNA now, so I guess that means I need to fire up the dvr and get back into it

Just don't start WWE again. You will regret it

[Alta]

So well known wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer released his year end awards. Tell me what you guys think?

Wrestler of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW)
Most Outstanding Wrestler: AJ Styles (NJPW)
Best Box Office Draw: John Cena (WWE)
Feud of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs The Authority (WWE)
Tag Team of the Year: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson of NJPW/ROH/PWG)
Most Improved: Rusev (WWE)
Best on Interviews: Paul Heyman (WWE)
Most Charismatic: Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW)
Best Technical Wrestler: Zack Sabre Jr (Pro Wrestling NOAH, he also ended Daniel Bryan's 9 year streak with the award)
Best Brawler: Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW)
Best Flyer Wrestler: Ricochet (PWG/Lucha Underground)
Most Overrated: Kane (WWE)
Most Underrated: Cesaro (WWE)
Promotion of the Year: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Best TV Show: WWE NXT
Match of the Year: AJ Styles vs Minoru Suzuki (August 1st edition of NJPW's G1 Climax)
Rookie of the Year: Dragon Lee (CMLL)
Best Non-Wrestler: Paul Heyman (WWE)
Best TV Announcer: William Regal (WWE NXT)
Worst TV Announcer: JBL (WWE Raw)
Best Wrestling Show: August 1st edition of NJPW's G1 Climax
Worst Wrestling Show: WWE Battleground
Best Wrestling Move: The Young Bucks's Meltzer Driver (450 splash into a tombstone piledriver)
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic: WWE making fun of people who still buy PPV's from their TV providers.
Worst TV Show: WWE Raw
Worst Match of the Year: John Cena vs Bray Wyatt (WWE Extreme Rules)
Worst Feud of the Year: Brie Bella vs Nikki Bella (WWE)
Worst Promotion of the Year: Total Nonstop Action
Best Booker: Gedo and Jado (NJPW)
Promoter of the Year: Takaaki Kidani (NJPW)
Best Gimmick: Rusev and Lana - Russian Nationalists (WWE)
Worst Gimmick: Adam Rose - Touring Party Group Leader (WWE)

[Lucstar88]

So well known wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer released his year end awards. Tell me what you guys think?

Wrestler of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW) Don't watch a lot of NJPW, suprised Okada or Tanahashi didn't get it
Most Outstanding Wrestler: AJ Styles (NJPW) Styles is a hell of a worker since leaving TNA
Best Box Office Draw: John Cena (WWE) Ronda Rousey was a BIG DRAW for UFC, and I don't watch that..
Feud of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs The Authority (WWE) Maybe?
Tag Team of the Year: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson of NJPW/ROH/PWG) WWE lacking a tag division contributed this.
Most Improved: Rusev (WWE) WWE has been pushing this this guy, sadly to feed Cena, but great Heel!
Best on Interviews: Paul Heyman (WWE) Yes!
Most Charismatic: Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW) Sure
Best Technical Wrestler: Zack Sabre Jr (Pro Wrestling NOAH, he also ended Daniel Bryan's 9 year streak with the award) Likely because Bryan was out all year
Best Brawler: Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW) Not a NJPW fan
Best Flyer Wrestler: Ricochet (PWG/Lucha Underground) Watched a week... Guy has potential
Most Overrated: Kane (WWE) Really? No Cena
Most Underrated: Cesaro (WWE) Totally agree! Love the guy, Needs a push!
Promotion of the Year: New Japan Pro Wrestling Agree
Best TV Show: WWE NXT HELL YEAH
Match of the Year: AJ Styles vs Minoru Suzuki (August 1st edition of NJPW's G1 Climax) WWE = Wyatts VS Shield
Rookie of the Year: Dragon Lee (CMLL) Who?
Best Non-Wrestler: Paul Heyman (WWE) Yes
Best TV Announcer: William Regal (WWE NXT) Agree
Worst TV Announcer: JBL (WWE Raw) THE WHOLE RAW CREW
Best Wrestling Show: August 1st edition of NJPW's G1 Climax Heard about it!
Worst Wrestling Show: WWE Battleground Yup
Best Wrestling Move: The Young Bucks's Meltzer Driver (450 splash into a tombstone piledriver)Great finishing move!
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic: WWE making fun of people who still buy PPV's from their TV providers. Especially since the UK didn't have the network
Worst TV Show: WWE Raw Anything WWE not named NXT
Worst Match of the Year: John Cena vs Bray Wyatt (WWE Extreme Rules) What? Not a shitty divas match?
Worst Feud of the Year: Brie Bella vs Nikki Bella (WWE) Yes
Worst Promotion of the Year: Total Nonstop Action Sadly, yes
Best Booker: Gedo and Jado (NJPW)
Promoter of the Year: Takaaki Kidani (NJPW)
Best Gimmick: Rusev and Lana - Russian Nationalists (WWE) Yes!
Worst Gimmick: Adam Rose - Touring Party Group Leader (WWE) Leo Kruger was better in NXT

[Alta]

Luc we chat about NJPW all the time and plus in the same post you say your not a fan and agree it was the best promotion.

[Lucstar88]

Luc we chat about NJPW all the time and plus in the same post you say your not a fan and agree it was the best promotion.

I only watched WK9 . We do chat, but i'm more of a noob in NJPW  NJPW has been releasing top content, and WWE hasn't that's why there #1

[Alta]

Luc we chat about NJPW all the time and plus in the same post you say your not a fan and agree it was the best promotion.

I only watched WK9 . We do chat, but i'm more of a noob in NJPW  NJPW has been releasing top content, and WWE hasn't that's why there #1

Also.. Best Box Office Draw: John Cena (WWE)  = False, Ronda Rousey got it

I'm a noob as well lol, I only started watching the company the PPV before Wrestle Kingdom lol.

But at the same time i've been playing this pro wrestling booker game for the last week or two so i know practically every wrestler in NJPW now lol.

[PYLrulz]

So well known wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer released his year end awards. Tell me what you guys think?

Wrestler of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW)
Most Outstanding Wrestler: AJ Styles (NJPW)
Best Box Office Draw: John Cena (WWE)
Feud of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs The Authority (WWE)
Tag Team of the Year: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson of NJPW/ROH/PWG)
Most Improved: Rusev (WWE)
Best on Interviews: Paul Heyman (WWE)
Most Charismatic: Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW)
Best Technical Wrestler: Zack Sabre Jr (Pro Wrestling NOAH, he also ended Daniel Bryan's 9 year streak with the award)
Best Brawler: Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW)
Best Flyer Wrestler: Ricochet (PWG/Lucha Underground)
Most Overrated: Kane (WWE)
Most Underrated: Cesaro (WWE)
Promotion of the Year: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Best TV Show: WWE NXT
Match of the Year: AJ Styles vs Minoru Suzuki (August 1st edition of NJPW's G1 Climax)
Rookie of the Year: Dragon Lee (CMLL)
Best Non-Wrestler: Paul Heyman (WWE)
Best TV Announcer: William Regal (WWE NXT)
Worst TV Announcer: JBL (WWE Raw)
Best Wrestling Show: August 1st edition of NJPW's G1 Climax
Worst Wrestling Show: WWE Battleground
Best Wrestling Move: The Young Bucks's Meltzer Driver (450 splash into a tombstone piledriver)
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic: WWE making fun of people who still buy PPV's from their TV providers.
Worst TV Show: WWE Raw
Worst Match of the Year: John Cena vs Bray Wyatt (WWE Extreme Rules)
Worst Feud of the Year: Brie Bella vs Nikki Bella (WWE)
Worst Promotion of the Year: Total Nonstop Action
Best Booker: Gedo and Jado (NJPW)
Promoter of the Year: Takaaki Kidani (NJPW)
Best Gimmick: Rusev and Lana - Russian Nationalists (WWE)
Worst Gimmick: Adam Rose - Touring Party Group Leader (WWE)

But why buy PPV's for 50 odd bucks when you only buy a month of the network for...

$9.99

What was that?!?

$9.99

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB3wzO4NWEg

Dean. Fucking. Ambrose.

[Lucstar88]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB3wzO4NWEg

Dean. Fucking. Ambrose.

That trailer

Got me hyped for the RUMBLE

[Lucstar88]

WELCOME TO THE ROYAL RUMBLE!!!

Hosted from the Wells Fargo Center in, Phily. WWE presents the 2015 Royal Rumble!

Matches

Pre-Show : The New Day VS Cesaro, Adam Rose and Tyson Kidd (C.A.T) - 6 Man Tag Team Elimination Match

Paige and Natalya VS The Bellas

The Ascension VS Road Dogg and Billy Gunn (The New Age Outlaws)

The Usos (c) VS Miz and Mizdow - Tag Team Championship Match

John CENA VS Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar (c) - WWE Championship Match

AND THE 30 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE, featuring, Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Rusev, Dean Ambrose, Bad News Barrett, Bray Wyatt, Goldust, Stardust, Big Show, KANE, The Miz, Mizdow, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Ryback, Luke Harper, Fan-dan-go and unannounced specials

WHO WILL WIN, Reigns, the cool babyface and probably burn the stadium down if he does. Daniel Bryan, who never lost his title, due to a neck injury. Or maybe someone else, (Likely not )

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

>all these tag team matches
>not making the Divas match a Fatal 4 way for the title to make it somewhat interesting.
>wasting the Ascension's PPV debut on pensioners

Man it's a good thing this is the Royal Rumble.

[Lucstar88]

Got damn this show sucked, WWE Title Match was incredible, but can't save this sorry ass show... THE PRE-SHOW WAS BETTER!

[Alta]

That rumble match was almost set up to piss the crowd off. Holy hell.

[PackerMan71]

That rumble match was almost set up to piss the crowd off. Holy hell.

What else do you expect out of the WWE? It only caters to what it wants, not what the fans want. It's no surprise that the company is bleeding money like it is.

The WWE simply does not get it, and their ignorance will lead to their undoing.

[GamerAzuzu]

I haven't seen people shit on this so much since the Rumble from 20..14....oh.

Like, I only came in mid-divas match, but was amazed by the Triple Threat Match and..

this? The Rumble? The fuck? You know you fucked up bad when #CancelWWENetwork is fucking trending on Twitter, like wow you REALLY must've pissed people off to accomplish that.

[Alta]

#CancelTheWWENetwork is still trending in the US after 12 hours, but WWE's going even more issues to worry with.

The place where their broadcasting RAW tonight in Hartford, Connecticut is getting hit by a snowstorm, a travel ban is being placed in affect for the entire state at 9 PM and that is during the time WWE runs their show, Smackdown taping for tomorrow has been effectively cancelled as apparently talent have been told they don't have to show up.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

#CancelTheWWENetwork is still trending in the US after 12 hours, but WWE's going even more issues to worry with.

The place where their broadcasting RAW tonight in Hartford, Connecticut is getting hit by a snowstorm, a travel ban is being placed in affect for the entire state at 9 PM and that is during the time WWE runs their show, Smackdown taping for tomorrow has been effectively cancelled as apparently talent have been told they don't have to show up.

Actually a lot of talent were already in Hartford, CT.

Futhermore Smackdown will now be in Hartford, CT (don't know where it was originally) live on Thursday night. Just turned on Raw and it seems they're doing live interviews with wrestlers who are currently inside WWE HQ at Hartford. Right now is Seth Rollins discussing his Triple Threat title match with MAGGLE

[PackerMan71]

Pretty much tells the tale.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

>Bruce Blitz

ewwwwww

[PackerMan71]

>Bruce Blitz

ewwwwww

(sigh)

I think you're missing the point of why I posted the video.

Listen to what they say. They make some pretty good points, IMO.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

Smackdown will have Daniel Bryan vs. Kane in a Casket Match
Fast Lane will have Sting vs. Triple H and John Cena vs. Rusev (don't know if the title is on the line)

[Lucstar88]

>Bruce Blitz

ewwwwww

(sigh)

I think you're missing the point of why I posted the video.

Listen to what they say. They make some pretty good points, IMO.

I personally love this guy, been listening since July last year, never been dissapointed!

[GamerAzuzu]

@Rubbert

The SD Taping was supposed to happen in Boston, but those plans won't happen now.

[Lucstar88]

@Rubbert

The SD Taping was supposed to happen in Boston, but those plans won't happen now.

It's for the Hartford one that got pushed to Thursday.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

Not only is kayfabe dead, it got dug up, just to be buried again.

[Alta]

Not only is kayfabe dead, it got dug up, just to be buried again.

Video is private.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

Not only is kayfabe dead, it got dug up, just to be buried again.

Video is private.

Not on my end.

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5gJvNV8lh0

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

NXT Takeover ArRIVAL is next week on Wednesday 11th February. Here is the card, highlighted names are linked to their theme songs.

NXT Championship Match
Sami Zayn (C) vs. Kevin Owens

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Blake & Murphy (C) vs. Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara)

NXT Women's Championship Match - Fatal 4-Way
Charlotte (C) vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks

#1 Contender's Match for the NXT Championship
Adrian Neville vs. Finn Balor

No Disqualification Match
Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey

[Alta]

Not only is kayfabe dead, it got dug up, just to be buried again.

Video is private.

Not on my end.

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5gJvNV8lh0

Huh that's weird. It's still private for me.

Region block maybe?

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

NXT Takeover ArRIVAL is next week on Wednesday 11th February. Here is the card, highlighted names are linked to their theme songs.

NXT Championship Match
Sami Zayn (C) vs. Kevin Owens

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Blake & Murphy (C) vs. Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara)

NXT Women's Championship Match - Fatal 4-Way
Charlotte (C) vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks

#1 Contender's Match for the NXT Championship
Adrian Neville vs. Finn Balor

No Disqualification Match
Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey

Bump for today/tonight. Also bolded my predictions.

[Lucstar88]

NXT Takeover ArRIVAL is next week on Wednesday 11th February. Here is the card, highlighted names are linked to their theme songs.

NXT Championship Match
Sami Zayn (C) vs. Kevin Owens

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Blake & Murphy (C) vs. Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara)

NXT Women's Championship Match - Fatal 4-Way
Charlotte (C) vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks

#1 Contender's Match for the NXT Championship
Adrian Neville vs. Finn Balor

No Disqualification Match
Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey

Bump for today/tonight. Also bolded my predictions.

Can't wait for tonight!!!!
Gonna go with.
Zayn, Blake and Murphy, Bayley, Balor, Corbin.

[Alta]

I see them doing a screw finish for Zayn and Owens.

In New Japan news, AJ Styles picked up the IWGP Title for the 2nd time after defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi in a grueling (and bloody thanks to Tanahashi conking heads with an interfering Matt Jackson) match. It also contributed to a clean sleep by the Bullet Club in title matches as Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows took the IWGP Tag Titles back from Meiyu Tag and The Young Bucks took the Junior tag titles from reDragon.

[Lucstar88]

NXT Takeover Rival was great!!!!!

[PYLrulz]

NXT Takeover Rival was great!!!!!

We know what that means then... Fast Lane will suck ass

[GamerAzuzu]

We know what that means then... Fast Lane will suck ass

I say it's going to be a wreck in going with the theme.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

idk why but I felt underwhelmed with Rival. Probably because I had to watch it on delay and was in and out of sleep from Neville/Balor to Zayn/Owens (I completely slept through the women's match)

[Alta]

idk why but I felt underwhelmed with Rival. Probably because I had to watch it on delay and was in and out of sleep from Neville/Balor to Zayn/Owens (I completely slept through the women's match)

I kind of felt the same way. Felt Balor/Neville and Hideo/Breeze should've got more time. The Lucha Dragons tag match was out of control and not a good way, Corbin and Dempsey sucked. Divas 4-way and Owen/Zayn rocked though.

[Lucstar88]

NXT got special with 2 returns!!!

Spoiler, click if you want to:

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

So this is a thing.

[Lucstar88]

So this is a thing.

This whole lawsuit between Punk and the doctor, may bring some ugly stories in the courtroom, not gonna be a fun time...

[Alta]

So this is a thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxnv2vtyFpk

[Alta]

Meanwhile in Japan...

A Women's promotion named STARDOM had the main event title match of their most recent show devolve into a legitimate shoot fight as Yoshiko (The larger girl) beat the everlasting hell out of Act Yasukawa (The red haired and smaller girl). She suffered a cheekbone and nasal bone fracture as well as potential damage in both eyes. The attack is made more heinous by the fact that Act apparently just came off eye surgery to repair blindness in that eye and that her eye was the focus of the attack.

Condensed version of the match.

[Spannerhead29 (Nelson)]

Rey Mysterio Jr. and WWE have parted ways.

leave the memories alooooonnee

[Alta]

Perro Aguayo Jr who wrestles for the AAA promotion has passed away after an accident during a match, The incident occurred at a Mexican Independent promotion called "The Crash" when Rey Mysterio was attempting to set up the 619 and Aguayo caught the rope with his neck.

This follows a string of bad luck the promotion has been having of the past week, One of their biggest PPV's was rescheduled twice due to both rain and a national holiday, they had bus accident with office staff that killed one of staff members and now they've lot one of their biggest rudos (heels) in the company. Really tough week for them

RIP Perro.

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