NintendoLogic Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Is it just me, or has Meltzer been whiffing a lot on the big stories lately? The Bryan push, the Batista heel turn, and now Punk at Raw.
tigerpride Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 He said it was 50-50 and a source told him 100 percent
KrisZ Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 The WWE turned the fans own hijack movement into their own angle and it worked fantastically..
goodhelmet Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 I can't wait to hear Meltzer's explanation. His "reporting" is the only reason I expected Punk to be there.
Stiva Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 more like the fans worked themselves Meltzer and Johnson were told 100% he'd be there by a "top WWE star". The crowd was always going to be hot for Punk but that set it over the top.
Strummer Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Bryan kicking HHH in the head as he was about to speak was the hardest I've laughed watching wrestling in quite some time. I'm going to forget about everything else and just howl with laughter every time I watch or think about it
KrisZ Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 His sources are working him obviously....this is becoming a pattern
sek69 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 If people who read DA SHEETZ are such a tiny minority according to WWE, then why would they think leaking Punk being on Raw would mean anything?
Strummer Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Is it just me, or has Meltzer been whiffing a lot on the big stories lately? The Bryan push, the Batista heel turn, and now Punk at Raw. has Mike Johnson surpassed him?
Stiva Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 If people who read DA SHEETZ are such a tiny minority according to WWE, then why would they think leaking Punk being on Raw would mean anything? Because people who read news sites that crib all their info from Meltzer aren't a minority anymore.
Marty Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 To be fair to Dave, even though his sources expected Punk to be there tonight, he said himself he wasn't all that positive on it.
KrisZ Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 If people who read DA SHEETZ are such a tiny minority according to WWE, then why would they think leaking Punk being on Raw would mean anything? Because people who read news sites that crib all their info from Meltzer aren't a minority anymore. Ding ding ding.....there are so many wrestling NEWZ sites right now taking info from Dave & MKJ that people who just do searches on Google find out stuff.
shawmic Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 His sources are working him obviously....this is becoming a pattern "People that would absolutely know are insisting that Shawn Michaels will wrestle at WM this year!"
goodhelmet Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 The USOs celebrating on the post-show is awesome. They give an RIP shout out to Yokozuna and RIP shout out to Umaga.
Loss Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Whoever came up with the plan to navigate Raw in Chicago is a genius. Huge credit to WWE on this one.
KrisZ Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Amen Loss.....they turned it on it's ear and it was awesome to watch
hammerva Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 He said it was 50-50 and a source told him 100 percent If I can steal a line from Tony Kornheiser, IT IS ALWAYS 50/50
goodhelmet Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 It will be interesting to see if there is any fallout the next time they do Chicago. If Bryan is champ, I think they will do alright. They might have killed the town.
Matt D Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Amen Loss.....they turned it on it's ear and it was awesome to watch People were bitching over on DVDVR about viewers being excited about watching the hostile crowd, but it's one of the few things in the world that can force WWE to be creative and come out firing on all cylinders in a single-company world. That's the joy of it, not just the derailing but to see what the hell WWE, which is generally formulaic as anything, does in response.
Johnny Sorrow Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 It will be interesting to see if there is any fallout the next time they do Chicago. If Bryan is champ, I think they will do alright. They might have killed the town. Nah, this ain't 1987.
KrisZ Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 WWE never advertised Punk would be there and Heyman told everyone that Punk wasn't there but they still believed it. The only person to mention Punk by name on the air was Lawler.
hammerva Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 I guess it belongs here but according to the APW Wrestling twitter page, Drake Younger has signed a contract to the WWE. Really hope that it is true as this is a guy that deserves a chance to see what he can do in the big time.
Strummer Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 I cannot stop watching Bryan kicking Hunter in the head. This is the butt fumble second coming
Jmare007 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Posted March 4, 2014 Wrestlemania weekend and the post-Mania RAW is a whole different beast compared to Chicago - I think controlling the crowd will have more to do with match results and card placement - but I'm very interested in watching how they book the show. Maybe they wont care as much because a lot of crowd reactions get lost in a Dome and the post-Mania RAW crowd will get the "bizarro world" treatment? Idk, this show proved they can book an amazing overall show - good matches and advance storylines in a compelling way - but they did it because they knew they had to deliver so the Chicago crowd didn't ruin the show. I wonder if Mania will get the same approach.
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