Does Anyone Watch Wrestling? (WWE, AEW, TNA, NWA, etc)
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So, know those few images of Kane not too long after his debut (with the Kane character) coming to the ring with a cape as part of his entrance attire? Turns out some video of it surfaced.
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Two great decisions by WWE, Hart Foundation in the HOF is completely deserved and a fitting tribute to The Anvil, I also think this means that Owen Hart is a step closer to being a future HOFer too.
The Women' triple threat as the WM main event is a no-brainer, this has been building for something like eight months and you cant have a story that's building for that long and not have it as the main event, another big step forward for the Women of WWE and its also derived for the three competitors how have worked so hard to get where they are. 👍
Kurt Angle will face Samoa Joe on Raw tonight (yep Joe on the red brand!) and against AJ Styles on Smackdown tomorrow night, which will be his last match on Smackdown.
The Women' triple threat as the WM main event is a no-brainer, this has been building for something like eight months and you cant have a story that's building for that long and not have it as the main event, another big step forward for the Women of WWE and its also derived for the three competitors how have worked so hard to get where they are. 👍
Kurt Angle will face Samoa Joe on Raw tonight (yep Joe on the red brand!) and against AJ Styles on Smackdown tomorrow night, which will be his last match on Smackdown.
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More matches made for Wrestlemania during last night Raw (and after it). Lashley v Balor for the IC title, Reigns v McIntyre and a fatal four way for the Women's tag titles. Bayley and Sasha taking on Natalya & Beth Phoenix, The Iconics and Nia Jax & Tamina. Triple H's career will be on the line during his match with Batista.
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Prior to the tag belts I would agree, however currently I'm not so sure, especially if Ronda does indeed leave or take some time off and Alexa can't return. The division just doesn't have the depth yet to maintain 2 singles and a tag belt in my opinion.
Really I would like to see them unify the men's tag belts as well and just have the Male solo belts be brand specific.
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I think the division has a lot of depth, but WWE hasn't given enough people TV time to make it feel that way.
As of right now, here's what each show's women's roster looks like.
Raw:
Alicia Fox
Bayley
Dana Brooke
Ember Moon (injured)
Liv Morgan
Mickie James
Natalya
Nia Jax
Ronda Rousey (leaving?)
Ruby Riott
Sarah Logan
Sasha Banks
Tamina
SmackDown:
Asuka
Becky Lynch (moving to Raw?)
Billie Kay
Carmella
Charlotte Flair
Lana
Mandy Rose
Naomi
Peyton Royce
Sonya Deville
Zelina Vega (if they would let her wrestle)
NXT:
Aliyah
Bianca Belair (sure to be called up before the end of the year)
Candice LeRae
Chelsea Green
Dakota Kai (injured)
Deonna Purrazzo
Io Shirai
Jessamyn Duke
Kacy Catanzaro
Kairi Sane (possible call up)
Kavita Devi
Lacey Lane
Marina Shafir
Mia Yim
M.J. Jenkins
Rachel Evers
Reina Gonzales
Shayna Baszler (call up ready I think)
Taynara Conti
Vanessa Borne
Xia Li
Unassigned:
Lacey Evans
Nikki Cross
Not including NXT UK roster because they still need roster depth and can't afford to lose someone yet.
Alicia Fox
Bayley
Dana Brooke
Ember Moon (injured)
Liv Morgan
Mickie James
Natalya
Nia Jax
Ronda Rousey (leaving?)
Ruby Riott
Sarah Logan
Sasha Banks
Tamina
SmackDown:
Asuka
Becky Lynch (moving to Raw?)
Billie Kay
Carmella
Charlotte Flair
Lana
Mandy Rose
Naomi
Peyton Royce
Sonya Deville
Zelina Vega (if they would let her wrestle)
NXT:
Aliyah
Bianca Belair (sure to be called up before the end of the year)
Candice LeRae
Chelsea Green
Dakota Kai (injured)
Deonna Purrazzo
Io Shirai
Jessamyn Duke
Kacy Catanzaro
Kairi Sane (possible call up)
Kavita Devi
Lacey Lane
Marina Shafir
Mia Yim
M.J. Jenkins
Rachel Evers
Reina Gonzales
Shayna Baszler (call up ready I think)
Taynara Conti
Vanessa Borne
Xia Li
Unassigned:
Lacey Evans
Nikki Cross
Not including NXT UK roster because they still need roster depth and can't afford to lose someone yet.
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I agree that creative could be doing a better job, but I'm still not seeing the depth needed for the 3 belts.
Raw:
Alicia Fox - Supposedly has been having issues backstage, which is why she's been off camera.
Bayley - Tag Team with Sasha and current champ
Dana Brooke - Was decent as a manager with Titus, not very good as a wrestler though.
Ember Moon (injured) - Championship caliber when healthy
Liv Morgan - Tag Team with Riott Squad
Mickie James - Seems to be taking some time off, hasn't had a match since Jan.
Natalya - Tag Team with Beth
Nia Jax - Tag Team with Tamina
Ronda Rousey (leaving?)
Ruby Riott - Tag Team with Riott Squad, but could easily be a top solo act
Sarah Logan - Tag Team with Riott Squad
Sasha Banks - Tag Team with Bayley and current champ
Tamina - Tag Team with Nia
Beth Phoenix - Tag Team with Natalya, no clue if she's working past WM either.
SmackDown:
Asuka - Championship caliber
Becky Lynch (moving to Raw?) - Championship caliber
Billie Kay - Tag Team with IIconics
Carmella - Kind of borderline, her title reign was rather forgettable, but her character was rather bland at that point and she has shown potential lately.
Charlotte Flair - Championship Caliber
Lana - She should stick to making Rusev boring.
Mandy Rose - Tag Team with Sonya
Naomi - Championship Caliber
Peyton Royce - Tag Team with IIconics
Sonya Deville - Tag Team with Mandy
Zelina Vega (if they would let her wrestle)
Unassigned:
Lacey Evans - Good gimmick, horrible execution thus far and her ring skills need work
Nikki Cross - Championship Caliber if used right
Alicia Fox - Supposedly has been having issues backstage, which is why she's been off camera.
Bayley - Tag Team with Sasha and current champ
Dana Brooke - Was decent as a manager with Titus, not very good as a wrestler though.
Ember Moon (injured) - Championship caliber when healthy
Liv Morgan - Tag Team with Riott Squad
Mickie James - Seems to be taking some time off, hasn't had a match since Jan.
Natalya - Tag Team with Beth
Nia Jax - Tag Team with Tamina
Ronda Rousey (leaving?)
Ruby Riott - Tag Team with Riott Squad, but could easily be a top solo act
Sarah Logan - Tag Team with Riott Squad
Sasha Banks - Tag Team with Bayley and current champ
Tamina - Tag Team with Nia
Beth Phoenix - Tag Team with Natalya, no clue if she's working past WM either.
SmackDown:
Asuka - Championship caliber
Becky Lynch (moving to Raw?) - Championship caliber
Billie Kay - Tag Team with IIconics
Carmella - Kind of borderline, her title reign was rather forgettable, but her character was rather bland at that point and she has shown potential lately.
Charlotte Flair - Championship Caliber
Lana - She should stick to making Rusev boring.
Mandy Rose - Tag Team with Sonya
Naomi - Championship Caliber
Peyton Royce - Tag Team with IIconics
Sonya Deville - Tag Team with Mandy
Zelina Vega (if they would let her wrestle)
Unassigned:
Lacey Evans - Good gimmick, horrible execution thus far and her ring skills need work
Nikki Cross - Championship Caliber if used right
And yes, there are some very promising prospects in NXT, but I'm not so sure any of them can pull off a Paige type debut and be a top star right away.
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I think Shayna could slot in and be a star immediately, as long as they let her be the heel she is right now in NXT. She has an ability to make people grimace, no matter if you are invested or not, with some of her submissions. Audible gasps are just as important as loud cheers and boos. Kairi has stalled, but I think that was kinda deliberate to keep her level with Io as a team.
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The problem I see with both of them is creative not knowing how to book their characters right on the main roster.
If they put Shayna on Raw she will be in Ronda's shadow even if she does leave. On SmackDown i fear they would sacrifice Sonya's sort-of-similar gimmick in favor if Shayna. Which would be a mistake as Sonya is considerably younger, which means she will be around longer.
As for Kairi, she has a more eccentric gimmick, which seems to be something the main roster creative team is completely inept in dealing with. I would hate to see her relegated to "generic bubbly face" or completely forgotten like Sanity.
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So the one time that Smackdown didn't tape for me was the one time that things actually happened! 
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Charlotte winning the SD Women's title this close to WM is just bewildering, and they screwed Asuka over....again!!
🤬Charlotte winning the SD Women's title this close to WM is just bewildering, and they screwed Asuka over....again!!
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Heh, remember when I mentioned former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez working out at the Performance Center? Turns out he's gonna have his wrestling debut in Mexico with AAA. August 3rd, Mexico City, Triplemanía XXVII.
Also, that time again:
Also, that time again:
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Yeah, but maybe they're gonna book her to look like a million bucks in it... or use it to kick off homicidal clown blood-spitting heel Asuka... or have her brutalize Charlotte in the main event later... or at least give her something worthwhile to do after WM...
...okay, we've probably all seen what they're going to do with Asuka by now. She's a great performer who stays popular with the fans no matter what they do with her, but the people in charge just don't seem to have much interest in her. Maybe at least she'll actually get the trophy if she wins, since Naomi didn't get hers.
She did reportedly attack Charlotte during a house show match the other night, so maaaybe they at least have something planned.
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Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake is the last inductee into this years Hall Of Fame.
Stephanie McMahon will start Raw tonight with an announcement regarding the Women's triple threat at Wrestlemania, I bet she will make herself special guest referee!
Stephanie McMahon will start Raw tonight with an announcement regarding the Women's triple threat at Wrestlemania, I bet she will make herself special guest referee!
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Did anyone catch HBO's Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver last night? The main story was WWE. It's on Youtube
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It seems like, depending on who you are, that cops segment was either the worst thing that the WWE has ever done... or the best thing they've done in years.
Personally, I'm not sure when the last time I laughed that hard for that long was, so I guess I rather liked it. After not being at all amused by the setup to it.
Aaaand it's been Yakity Sax'd:
Personally, I'm not sure when the last time I laughed that hard for that long was, so I guess I rather liked it. After not being at all amused by the setup to it.
Aaaand it's been Yakity Sax'd:
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So indie star MJF has become the latest person to have a video from his past come back to haunt him.
I've only become familiar with him since he was announced as being a part of AEW and more recently MLW*, but I really am becoming a fan of his. He does such a great job being a hateable d-bag!
*I have been watching MLW for about a month now and highly recommend it. It's much more sports-oriented in it's presentation compared to WWE, plus they have Cornette on commentary.
I've only become familiar with him since he was announced as being a part of AEW and more recently MLW*, but I really am becoming a fan of his. He does such a great job being a hateable d-bag!
*I have been watching MLW for about a month now and highly recommend it. It's much more sports-oriented in it's presentation compared to WWE, plus they have Cornette on commentary.
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Minor plug for a wrestleman I'm kinda acquainted with via another message board. Normally works the Canadian independent scene.
Guy's getting a reasonably big thing going WrestleMania week, working the second part of Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 in the titular match of the show...and I quote...the "Greatest Cluster(four-letter expletive begging with F)".
Guy's getting a reasonably big thing going WrestleMania week, working the second part of Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 in the titular match of the show...and I quote...the "Greatest Cluster(four-letter expletive begging with F)".
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Don't forget that NXT Takeover is on tomorrow night and not Saturday night, WWE swapped it with the Hall Of Fame ceremony because of the ROH/New Japan show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
So we have NXT Takeover New York tomorrow, Hall Of Fame on Saturday, Wrestlemania on Sunday and the usual Raw and Smackdown on Monday and Tuesday.
So we have NXT Takeover New York tomorrow, Hall Of Fame on Saturday, Wrestlemania on Sunday and the usual Raw and Smackdown on Monday and Tuesday.
