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Who the heck wants to see Rock-Rusev? I only want to see that if it is a 6 minute squash, ala Vader-Inoki. I do. With Rusev going over & getting revenge for Rock clowning him & Lana in New York. Beating the Rock makes Rusev look better than beating anyone else does. Including Cena or Bryan.

I'm all for Alberto Del Rio going to Ring of Honor but I have zero interest in any of those matches. They need to choose better opponents for him, in my opinion. I would much rather see him work, in example, Jay Briscoe, Jay Lethal or Adam Cole. Even Silas Young or Tommaso Ciampa. What's next, a fourth match against Michael Elgin? Actually, that could be OK too, I guess. I have just never been a fan of Roderick Strong. Daniels is OK but I don't "get" that match & ACH could have a good match with him but I think their styles might clash. We'll see, I reckon.

Also, is it really far fetched to think that John Cena, in front of the Wrestlemania crowd, will be the biggest heel in the company? He's like the top face and top heel at the same time.

There's quite a bit of Mania talk at the end of the big WWE thread. Maybe those replies could be moved to this thread?

I'm not interested in Daniel Bryan Vs. Brock Lesnar from a business perspective at all. Not as a main event, anyway. From a fan perspective, from wanting to see a great match, yeah, sure. You know it would be awesome. I'm not sure it makes too much sense for WWE though. Daniel Bryan already climbed the mountain top & had his big Wrestlemania moment last year. He's not topping that, in my opinion. Beating Brock wouldn't mean as much, in my opinion, as beating Triple H, Batista & Randy Orton all in one night. I don't think that Brock needs the title. I don't think WWE will be real quick to shoot Bryan back to the top & in the title hunt right after coming back. Plus, I'm pretty sure they're dead-set on Roman Reigns getting the big push now, not a year from now, even if he's not ready. That has never stopped them before. They don't exactly slow roll things these days, even when they should. Just look at how long it took for CM Punk to return after he "left" with the title, or when John Cena was "fired" via the Nexus. Even now, with The Authority... They were "fired" & gone from the shows...but even without Triple H & Stephanie McMahon on-air, it doesn't feel like anything has changed. Seth Rollins is still with J&J Security, Kane is still "corporate" Kane & the commentators mention The Authority every segment, to remind us that John Cena has the power to bring them back. I also, sadly, feel like The Undertaker's Wrestlemania mystique is tarnished. His loss hurt him some. That Streak was money. Now that he's lost, to me at least, he's just another old guy; part timer. If he has to be on the card, I think the "special attraction" match is where he'll be. Like 'Taker Vs. Sting or something. They had a license to print money with John Cena Vs. The Undertaker, especially if it were Streak Vs. Title, but 'Taker has lost now & I think the moment has passed. I would do: John Cena© Vs. Roman Reigns Seth Rollins Vs. Randy Orton Triple H Vs. Sting Rusev Vs. The Rock The Miz Vs. Damien Sandow That leaves Dean Ambrose, The Undertaker, Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Daniel Bryan, Luke Harper, Dolph Ziggler, Ryback, Sheamus & unfortunately Big Show & Kane with needing something to do. Finding something for the whole card is never easy. I'm just going by what's been on TV. Most of these matches wouldn't even be great matches...but I'm not sure if that's something WWE gives a lot of thought to. They're more storyline driven. What it would do, however, is allow Cena & Orton to give the rub to newer top guys in Reigns & Rollins along with having guys with credibility, like The Rock & The Undertaker put over big someone that will be there the following Monday. A New Day, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Erik Rowan and most the tag teams (Matadores, Rhodes Bros, Usos) all feel dead in the water to me right now. So they gotta do something with them too. If they're going to be on Wrestlemania in some capacity. Same with the Divas. Who knows? They'll probably change their minds a dozen times between now & The Royal Rumble. Brock might keep the belt. Reigns might win the Rumble. Batista, I guess, could come back? No idea on the health status of Bryan or Sheamus or when Orton is coming back. Seems with all the talent they have & 'Mania drawing nearer, there's no excuse for the shows to be as boring & lackluster as they have been. Everything seems RIGHT THERE but they just can't make it click.

I'm thinking that John Cena beats Brock for the title this time. I think that gives WWE more options for Wrestlemania & gets the title off of Brock going into the show, since he doesn't need the belt. I wouldn't be surprised to see John Cena Vs. Roman Reigns.

Car crash appeal, I reckon. Someone taking a bad bump in an unsafe match. I can't wait to see Bray Wyatt in a TLC match. Not because I think it'll be good but because I wanna watch that tubby dude climb a ladder & take awkward ECW-style bumps.

Vince McMahon won't live forever on top of WWE. He'll retire eventually, or if not, he will die. Morbid & I don't wish ill-will on him but he's no spring chicken. From all I've read, as soon as Vince is gone, Dunn will be gone too.

They even waited until the copyright logo popped up first! GENIUS! This show owned.

Well, that match owned.

Women's match was good. I think Sasha is better than Charlotte though. I guess with Charlotte retaining she's not getting called up after all.

I hate this crowd. They remind me of the old TNA Asylum crowd.

I like Corbin. I have zero desire to watch ANY match with Bull in it though.

Well my stream refuses to play without constantly messing up, so I guess I'll have to try to avoid spoilers & check it out later. :-/ At least I got to see the Steen debut. EDIT: Resolved! For now. Thankfully.

Good debut for Owens, in my opinion.

Thanks for the thread, Goodhelmet. What makes you think it could be a disaster? I'm really excited for this show tonight! I expect Sami Zayn Vs. Adrian Neville to be really good. I'm excited for the Kevin Owens debut. Charlotte Vs. Sasha could be pretty decent too.

I'm certainly more excited for the NXT show than I am for TLC on Sunday, that's for sure.

Curious if there is going to be a live thread for NXT Takeover: R Evolution tonight?

Yeah, I just watched it the other day. I commented on it in the ROH thread some. I like Briscoe too.

I want to see a feud. A feud between two wrestlers. That builds up & is heated. A good guy against a bad guy. The good guy wanting revenge. The bad guy getting his comeuppance. Culminating in a bloody cage match with a decisive babyface win. In 2014, now almost 2015, is there a chance that can even happen anymore? I don't think there is in WWE. Maybe I should just go back & re-watch cage matches from yesteryear.

Me too. He was hilarious. And right. These people are dumbfucks. This is right out of my WCW thread. WWE lately seems like they have been doing a lot of things that seem very similar to decisions that late WCW made. I think a lot of it is because they don't really care, since there's not any competition. They can just spin their wheels & continue to make money.

Dave Meltzer going off about Charlotte losing on RAW, during the Wrestling Observer Radio show, had me cracking up. NXT Women's Champion. A few days before the NXT PPV on the WWE Network. Daughter of Ric Flair. In the Carolinas. Loses in 2:29.

This appears to be the card for Wrestle Kingdom: Due to a combination of injuries and time constraints, this is the Tokyo Dome lineup for 1/4: New Japan Rumble - No names were announced. This is likely a preshow match to get everyone on the card Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish defend the IWGP jr. tag titles against Alex Shelley & Kushida, The Young Bucks and Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale & Jeff Jarrett Toru Yano & mystery partner vs. two members of Suzuki-gun Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Minoru Suzuki in UWF rules Tomohiro Ishii vs. Togi Makabe for the Never Open weight title Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP jr. title Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP tag team titles A.J. Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi for the IC title Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP heavyweight title ****************** Jr. Tag, Ishii/Makabe, Styles/Naito, Nakamura/Ibushi & Tanahashi/Okada all look good to me. With JR on PBP. Should be fun.

Is it possible, they have John Cena lose to Seth Rollins & lose his #1 Contendership, then he brings back The Authority to get it back to set-up Brock Lesnar Vs. John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Title anyway? Then have WWE Champ John Cena Vs. Roman Reigns (Rumble winner) for the belt at 'Mania. Don't want the crowd to turn on Reigns? Put him against Cena.

...but he does a FLIP on a SPEAR! There's nothing more Indy than that!!