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Pretty sure Undertaker has won the Rumble to challenge Batista. In fact Shawn Michaels was the last guy he eliminated to win.

*Sunny gives a blowjob* J.R.: This is going to be a slobberknocker! *Sunny takes it up the ass* J.R.: It might be bowling shoes ugly but it is effective!

The way he is being booked as Del Rio pales in comparison to how he was pushed as El Patron elsewhere. If this is WWE "trying", they might as well close up shop. But that is the issue. They are actually not "trying". They are going through the motions with a guy they know is talented and they have to "push" but they are not really doing it.

I know that there's the Balor Club stuff going on and I know that people prefer that Styles be the guy he's been the past few years but it wouldn't surprise me if Triple H talks Vince into signing Styles only for Vince to decide he be the Phenomenal One franchise babyface ace gimmick from TNA. Edit- only except with less success in-ring of course because TNA guys can't win.

Why would they do that if the plan isn't presumably to feature him in a key match at Wrestlemania?

It's really about effort.

Brie has not really improved in the ring like her sister right? Obviously she doesn't care and that hurts her but also could be that the company doesn't want to push her anymore knowing that too.

You mean Mrs. Danielson? Edit: Nevermind. Get what you are saying. Yes there is always a place for Nikki but you can't deny that there is a stronger marketing opportunity as the Bella Twins than just one good looking singles performer.

I think he is smart enough to realize by the 25th elimination or 25th entry whichever that if Reigns is going to be a problem he has a plan in place. In fact, sad to say he is probably the contigency plan already at 30, with a jobber as the backup if Reigns is no longer a concern. But sure for the purpose of building up their match he probably has to do it the roid raging way, attacking the true entrant and stealing his spot.

After two years of arguing otherwise I have come to the mindset that the fans won't be too bothered where they put Daniel Bryan on the show, either having moved on from him or simply just being happy enough to see him again. I don't think the risk of stirring the Movement again is there for the WWE, so why not?

Caught up a bit on rumors and I dunno if this is true but apparently it wouldn't even be Bray Wyatt Lesnar could be paired up with. It could end up being Braun Strowman he suplexes back to the midcard.

People should not no-sell this because this is hilarious. It'd be hilarious if they gave him the trampoline gimmick treatment.

Why would Triple H need to jump anyone? Isn't he still one of the bosses? He can just order someone to give up their spot for him.

I got it in its entire run from UPN to SyFy to now. Never once did I not have access to Smackdown. Now actually tuning in was a completely different story.

Admittedly via the very unscientific method of word of mouth within my pro wrestling circles in person and online. I mean those people are real WWE fans, people who don't care what's going on outside that promotion's bubble, and sees only WWE wrestlers as wrestling stars as presented by the one company. Those are the people who's very likely going to bother watching Wrestlemania that I know of. I don't assume them to be in the minority but hey I can be fooled. Edit- and yes they know about the NJPW folks coming in but like with Asuka, they just don't get why they are "big deals" to people like us on the board.

Could be that they think him overcoming the odds from post Survivor Series to the Raw where he won the title worked well to get his momentum going so doing it again would take him to the next level where he needs to be as the franchise ace. They are probably wrong there but could see that as their rationale.

Seemed like people were into the segment where the Wyatts destroyed Brock so ummm...not really. Looks like it would be easy for people to buy in.

It would be so much better if the McMahons just puts a bounty on Reigns's head at the Royal Rumble and Reigns puts up a good fight before getting eliminated by the eventual winner and they have Triple H posited as the guy Reigns has to beat to get his title rematch at Wrestlemania, at Fastlane. Of course it would mean Brock would be the ideal guy to do it as his mercenary character. But yeah that would mean Triple H doesn't headline a 100K show and we can't do without that.

Three months out from the show Shinsuke Nakamura is not WWE character ready to have a major match at Wrestlemania unless they went balls out on advertising it as an "interpromotional" match with a NJPW star who then became a WWE act regularly afterwards but even then I don't know what kind of hook that has with casual fans who don't follow puro or care about it. Bray Wyatt on the other hand is an established WWE act who the fans know and can buy in a match with Brock. I am not even arguing that Nakamura couldn't be a big deal at some point for the WWE (although to be honest I have serious doubts about that due to how WWE has gone about things and as Goodhelmet pointed out earlier in here or other thread, this is Vince's show, I can't trust that being endorsed by Triple H overrides years of Vince mentality), but it's not happening in three months. AJ Styles has a better chance for immediate success because he's been a major name on the US indies and for the #2 and #3 US promotions in recent past and even him I don't believe will have the kind of impact that warrants a Brock Wrestlemania match in three months.

Ok works for me. Thanks.

Watched the segment with the Wyatts. It felt more like it is just building up to that hot Fastlane main event that was speculated. Probably a Final Four kinda thing that some have mentioned, with Wyatt/Reigns/Lesnar/someone else that is not AJ Styles. It kinda bugs me that people are down on the idea of Wyatt being a Lesnar opponent but are cool with the idea of Lesnar facing Shinsuke fucking Nakamura of all people. Nakamura is great, don't get me wrong but a 2016 Wrestlemania match? LOL yeah right.

I know it is old but what does the WWE seeing PAIGE as a heel have to do with your idea that Becky is a killjoy? I am not even arguing the facts or opinions but rather I am trying to find the connection there between PAIGE and BECKY. I am behind on the WWE stuff so am I missing something where Becky is being booked like Paige that there would be a common thread between how the company views them vs Charlotte?

The last few posts are confusing to me. The initial point was that WWE sees Charlotte as a face and PAIGE as the heel...so what does that have to do with Becky? It isn't being posited that Becky is a heel to WWE unless I missed something?

Maybe they said Road "Trash" Man and we will get the long awaited induction of Duke The Dumpster Droese. Don't know anything about it but if its true, sounds like maybe Owen Hart? He did wear that singlet with the road sign once upon a time.

First of all, Lesnar doesn't like Cena. So you have a situation where he comes in with big expectations and the first thing they ask him to do is job to a guy he doesn't like and never respected (at least the Cena he remembers from 2002-2003). He does it though because he is a pro...then Cena breaks script to do that dumb as fuck promo after the match when he is supposed to be selling. Anyone, even guys who would normally be detached from power plays like he is, would get pissed off about that. Second of all, it's freaking Austin. Everyone wants his last match because he is one of those in the running for greatest wrestling characters ever. Lesnar isn't immune from that level of respect or desire to work with Austin because it is Austin. Third of all, yes Lesnar isn't gonna want to work Adam Rose in the third match of Wrestlemania and would probably nix the idea but that's not Bray Wyatt. To me Bray Wyatt makes more sense of an opponent than Kevin Owens because of how the WWE presents Bray Wyatt's character. If its down to Wyatt vs another midcarder they have available at the moment (because remember, almost everyone else is out injured), it isn't a bad way to go. Of course he could just decide to sit out but thats where an easy paycheck wins over any desire to protect his value.