The wrestling thread

i was watching a shitty stream of it
kept lagging bad so we just decided to turn it off
can't believe we missed this:

I hope he starts making a few more regular appearances.

Heard all about this too, but just saw it now. Fucking awesome.

It was pretty meh for most of it, but the last 10 mins when Sheamus and Jericho were left to fight it out was pretty epic and a great back-and-forth.

So tonight is gonna be a catastrophe, right?

well the chamber matches are always good, some cool spots etc and there are plenty of great guys in both matches (lol Khali and Santino wat) but yeah I doubt this will be a top tier PPV in general, the Cena/Kane storyline has been completely fucked up already

Sooo...Santino made it all the way to the final 2, neither chamber match featured as the main event and the Ambulance match had an ordinary ending, so to speak (ie. nothing OMG happened, which I was hoping may have been the case given it was the last match)

wat

yeah this sucked pretty hard, however Jericho vs Punk + Bryan vs Sheamus = stellar world title matches guaranteed at WM

Yeah at least they got them right. WM is shaping up to be half-decent, I'm hoping Rock and Cena isn't a flop, Rock's probably going to be rusty as shit.

Undertaker and HHH I'm not sure about yet, they put on a good one last year, but unless Undertaker is planning to go out defeated, there's not much more they can offer.

Holding out hope for a Undertaker/HHH/HBK Triple Threat match. Although I realize there is basically 0 chance of that happening.

so rusty

Barrett's broken arm live on TV was pretty brutal. Almost as bad as the Sid broken leg thing.

I'm surprised Ziggler didn't get more jacked up from that bump as well.

EDIT: Apparently it is a dislocated elbow. Fucking ouch.

Kinda glad I did watch Raw tonight after that post.

That's all on Big Show. He threw Ziggler too far. Bad luck for Barrett.

Ah fuck that.

dude he was dragging his forearm along like it wasn't even part of him, I seriously went FUCK while watching Raw

That is so hard to watch.

best RAW in forever. Cena/Rock is some compelling shit right now.

Cleveland steamer? And I'm pretty sure they bleeped out 'chicken shit' on Cena too.......bye bye PG era, for now at least.

Holy shit, I thought this was an old clip at first. Fuckin badass.

Strangest heel turn I've ever seen though, he got more applause after his promo than before it

"heel turn" was a dumb thing the uploader wrote, if anything this has gained Cena more respect

hahahaha fuck, he brought back the "deez nuts" bit - so weak.

But that was crazy - was that the first time in years that he's come out with the music and dressed like the old days? If so, very odd indeed, they just commentated as if he never left that gimmick.

I've never rooted for Cena in my life. I have spent years complaining about him, but I hope he beats The Rock cleanly. Same as last year, I think Cena has fairly handily bested The Rock in the verbal jousting.

Yeah, I'm sure he hasn't done it since then. They should have done more to sell it. Good ol JR would have been out of his seat.

JR made some of the most questionable angles believable, the dude is the fucking best

Probably his crowning achievement

I was never a Jim Ross fan. Sure, he was a good announcer, but when he was with the NWA/WCW in the 80s and early 90s, all he talked about was how the NWA/WCW was where they actually wrestled and always took more than obvious cheap shots at the WWF (never mentioning then by name), but the minute Vince McMahon drove up to his house with a pile of cash, he had no problem jumping ship. Not saying I or most wouldn't do the same thing, but considering how much he always portrayed himself as a wrestling purist and whatnot, it just struck me as a bit hypocritical. But hey, he still gets paid big bucks to let Vince humiliate him several times a year.

Catching up on WM now. Taker and HHH, goddammit. Better than I expected so far.

Taker/HHH was great, although I felt Shawn's presence was kinda pointless as he didn't really 'affect' the match so much. Jericho/Punk had amazing wrestling in it but the ending could have been a bit more climactic, great chain/mat wrestling though. Rock/Cena....I dunno what I think. And FUCK the WWE for giving Sheamus/Bryan 30 seconds while bullshit matches like that diva shit and the 12-man-who-gives-a-fuck matches get plenty of time.

I watched some too, it was good. First time I've watched it in years though. Hell in a Cell was good but WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T THEY GO OUTSIDE AND UP TOP WHAT THE FUCK

Man, I haven't watched WWF/E in 10 years. What's everyone's take on WM this year? How does it stand up to others in the last, like, 15 years?

if brock lesnar can win the WWE title again, that will cement him as the greatest combat athlete ever

The crowd on RAW was the greatest ever. Yes! Yes! Yes!

Bryan should be thanking the vegan gods that he got squashed at Mania. Best thing that could have happened to him.

The crowd booing Cena for refusing to turn heel was awesome.

Also, the Lesnar return had me marking so hard.

Shit has become interesting again.

Cena has basically become a heel by refusing to be one, he'll never get more heat than he does now, and he's probably aware of that and is turning up the cheesy I'LL NEVER CHANGE I LOVE YOU ALL shit for that reason, it's gonna make Lesnar/Rock/whoever look great. Also fuck yeah Bryan getting so much pop, I feel sorry for Sheamus though, I doubt he's happy with winning the title in such a manner, it's gonna damage his run before it even starts.

And yes indeed fuck yes Lesnar

SHIT

Brilliant.

Brand. Spanking. New.

If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.

why would you shoot the nig from roots

Well that was the most intense PPV they'd had in years. Holy mother of shit Cena/Lesnar was fucking crazy, and the rest of the PPV was solid as a motherfuck, especially the 2 world title matches.

Had to sit at work and read all the glowing reviews coming through. Sounds like they put on a hell of a show.

Bringing back Lesnar has really shaken things up. I approve.

Blurring the lines between shoot & work (physically, not on the mic) is something I really can't ever remember WWE doing like this before. It's pretty masterful and unsettling at the same time.

It will be interesting to see how this style of match translates as Lesnar goes on to face others.