WWE Discussion thread- Raw/SD/PPV

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Yes it went viral but not for the slick reason they think. Nobody in their right mind thought Austin was showing up unannounced and who would even care about Jinder Mahal? It made the way around the IWC as people laughed at the fact WWE and HHH thought they were actually fooling anyone.

Go look at reddit/twitter, people were definitely buying Austin.

[Jaypers]

I know everyone thinks it's Theory, but what if it turns out to be....Montez Ford?

I believe they have similar builds (they're both 6'1" and weigh 220-230), and he's someone you'd never expect. The Street Profits have been pretty much persona non grata for a while now. This would be a great reboot for him.

I'm probably wrong, just tossing it out there.

[mtr]

Originally Posted by packman80

I heard the Saudi's want Roman/Rock at WM in some kind of retirement match gimmick.

That's the biggest match that the WWE can make on so it makes sense that the Saudis would ask for it. If a Cody and Roman trilogy match main events this year's Mania then that could be the first step towards Roman vs Rock the following year.

[Mandy1320]

If you enjoyed this years Survivor Series, good on you. Personally, it was a snoozefest.

I don't really have any interest on who the masked guy was. Just seems like just another attempt to keep the Vision alive when they should just have Bron turn on everybody already and become the next Heyman-guy long term.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by Mandy1320

If you enjoyed this years Survivor Series, good on you. Personally, it was a snoozefest.

I don't really have any interest on who the masked guy was. Just seems like just another attempt to keep the Vision alive when they should just have Bron turn on everybody already and become the next Heyman-guy long term.

I agree with you, overall Survivor Series was pretty boring, and I have zero interest in Theory. I like Bronson Reed, and I think he, Heyman and Breakker have chemistry, but I think Breakker is better off being solo with Heyman by his side, and Reed can be in the same spot as he is now solo (upper midcard).

[duwal]

have heard some rumors too that masked person could be Montez Ford, trying not to give it away by having masked man wear gloves too

[mtr]

Bron should have never joined the Vision in the first place. He was doing fine on his own and he's a decent talker so he doesn't need Heyman as a mouthpiece.

[Cracktoast]

Makes no sense IMO for it to be Montez Ford. My money is on Jacob Fatu the build is about right and he is known for being crazy agile thus climbing the cage like he did and the superkick is a common move by his cousins and he's also used it in the past.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Makes no sense IMO for it to be Montez Ford. My money is on Jacob Fatu the build is about right and he is known for being crazy agile thus climbing the cage like he did and the superkick is a common move by his cousins and he's also used it in the past.

I don't think it's Ford either because it makes even less sense than Theory (though I quite like Ford), however it's definitely not Fatu if it's the same person we saw Saturday because the person Saturday under no circumstances looked anything like Jacob Fatu.

[JustinVerlander07]

I didn't see that coming. At least Jey won't lose to Gunther again.

Great match though.

[packman80]

Jey snaps after losing to LA Knight and knowing he's nothing but a entrance.

[JustinVerlander07]

......This is interesting.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by packman80

Jey snaps after losing to LA Knight and knowing he's nothing but a entrance.

He just put on a great match. Hurts too much to admit it?

[Cracktoast]

So much for HHH's " Raw Is Going To Be Epic "....Yeah an epic snooze fest. lol

Just like I predicted they are going to drag this whole Magnum P.I. investigation into who the masked man was out forever. We even have referees acting as spies. lol

And whoever came up with that horrible Natalya MMA trainer video should be fired immediately. My 3 year old could make a better video than that. No interest whatsoever.

[Cracktoast]

[Jaypers]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

So much for HHH's " Raw Is Going To Be Epic "....Yeah an epic snooze fest. lol

Epic, definitely not. However, the Breakker promo and Gunther/Solo match were good, IMO. Should've been the main event.

[Mandy1320]

We all know LA Knight is going to lose to Gunther. Just another example where Knight falls short.

I always think about the 'what if' scenario where Jey Uso and LA Knight were switched this past year. I think it would've been a way more fun and interesting WHC title run than what we got out of Jey. For all the grace Jey gets for his intro, I wish Knight got the same for his mic skills..... oh well.

[bjho852]

Breakker's longest promo to date (that I am aware of) makes me believe that Punk could drop the new-WHC belt before WM.
Might get a world title changing hands on a TV show again, just like earlier this year (Ripley --> Iyo)?

[Jaypers]

BREAKING: TNA has officially signed a multi-year tv deal with AMC. Beginning Thurs 1/15/26, Impact will air from 9-11pm EST each week.

This means all weeknights will have wrestling on major networks. Buckle up.

[Anarchy99]

Originally Posted by bjho852

Breakker's longest promo to date (that I am aware of) makes me believe that Punk could drop the new-WHC belt before WM.
Might get a world title changing hands on a TV show again, just like earlier this year (Ripley --> Iyo)?

Punk seems to think, atleast storyline wise that hes a lock for another main event at WM

i really don't see it unless its vs Roman, but IMO Roman vs Bron might be the better way to go

which leave Punk the odd man out for that spot, which is interesting how he will handle that. Punk vs Cody Night 1? Roman vs Bron Night 2?

odd men out would be Uso, Gunther, LA Knight, Seth, Lesnar, maybe a returning Jericho, Orton, Sami Zayn, Jacob Fatu, Drew McIntyre

this is where its "too many hens in henhouse" so to speak


Will they really go back to the well of Roman vs Lesnar? It wouldnt need a championship so that frees up Cody vs Punk or Bron vs Punk, etc

but then you'd have to think Roman vs Lesnar ME's night 1? do we really need to see Roman vs Lesnar again?

Bron beats Punk, then Lesnar wins Elimination Chamber or Rumble and Bron vs Lesnar for title? thats really the only interesting scenario IMO

then its Cody vs Punk vs Roman triple threat night 1 or 2 for the WWE title, throw in Seth because they all have history and its a Fatal 4 way for WWE title night 2

but again that then leaves out maybe a returning Jericho, McIntyre, Fatu, Orton, Uso, etc

[bjho852]

^^^ In one of my older posts, I did actually guess that Punk will win the Rumble and go after Rhodes' WWE title. If Punk will indeed drop the new-WHC belt before then, that'd free him up.

[Anarchy99]

i dont miss the Vince era especially towards the end but............IMO WWE has a big issue here

Survivor Series, what USED to be a marquee BIG 4 PPV.......emphasis on PPV, it used to be a 3 hour spectable worthy of spending $50 on every year (more or less)

Now im watching a "PLE" and theres 4 minute ads throughtout entire event. this is supposed to be a PLE, and im watching commercials

piss off

then you have a big huge "BIG 4" PLE, and next night on RAW..once again. No Roman, no Lesnar, no CM Punk, no further angles except a Bron Breakerr promo.

call me old fashioned, sure miss the Austin era where hed be at the PPV, and RAW the next night to further continue the story. Week in and week out. Helps build ratings, it helps build stories, it helps continuity

i............just dont care, when guys are in and out of the active roster so frivelously

the fact that they didnt spring who the mystery man was leads me more to believe its NOT going to be Theory, and that it was a placeholder until Jericho is able to appear

[Jaypers]

Per his IG, CM Punk's dog Larry passed away.

Might be why he wasn't "medically cleared" last night.

[bjho852]

Originally Posted by Anarchy99

then its Cody vs Punk vs Roman triple threat night 1 or 2 for the WWE title, throw in Seth because they all have history and its a Fatal 4 way for WWE title night 2

I'd also have to say that, if Seth really comes back this early, the first thing that he'll go after likely won't be Cody/Punk/Roman. It'd be Breakker (and the new-WHC belt if Breakker holds it at that time), IMO.

[Mandy1320]

Originally Posted by Anarchy99

i dont miss the Vince era especially towards the end but............IMO WWE has a big issue here

Survivor Series, what USED to be a marquee BIG 4 PPV.......emphasis on PPV, it used to be a 3 hour spectable worthy of spending $50 on every year (more or less)

Now im watching a "PLE" and theres 4 minute ads throughtout entire event. this is supposed to be a PLE, and im watching commercials

piss off

then you have a big huge "BIG 4" PLE, and next night on RAW..once again. No Roman, no Lesnar, no CM Punk, no further angles except a Bron Breakerr promo.

call me old fashioned, sure miss the Austin era where hed be at the PPV, and RAW the next night to further continue the story. Week in and week out. Helps build ratings, it helps build stories, it helps continuity

i............just dont care, when guys are in and out of the active roster so frivelously

the fact that they didnt spring who the mystery man was leads me more to believe its NOT going to be Theory, and that it was a placeholder until Jericho is able to appear

Well just look at the average age of the guys in the WarGames match... it has to be around 40 even with Breakker and Paul. We all know the older guys dont travel as much.

Also, the show started at 7pm EST and ended at around 10:15pm. Rounding to the nearest minute, the total match time was around 111 minutes. So quick math means that there was 84 minutes (not accounting for entrances) of nothing. I'm curious to see how that adds up to other PLEs and PPVs from other shows and eras.