With William Regal as play by play.
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With William Regal as play by play.
What Cena never had was the top guy putting him over. He was shot to the top and shoved down our thoughts without this "transition". That was really my point. The Rock was well established when Hogan and Austin did the job at Wrestlemania.
Didn't HHH lose to him at Mania? 22?
trying to look back here.... before that Cena beat Chris Jericho, Kurt Angel, JBL, and Edge...
Mr. Luchador
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So Eve is #1 heel?
FallingEdge
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Regarding Eve, I seriously wonder what is going to be the long term impact of her character. Maybe it will be nothing, or maybe she might be branded as a 'hoski' any time she steps into the ring.
ViewtifulJC
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I remember we were still in full-blown "fuck you Cena" mode, and everyone in Chicago was like "WTF HHH TAPPED OUT!?" when John won. The crowd reaction shots are hilarious.
At this point, there's really nowhere else for Cena to go. He's never gonna be Hogan, much less Austin, but he's also the company's biggest asset and it really doesn't matter if he loses to the Rock.
Dolphins Stadium had the biggest HD screens in the NFL before Cowboys Stadium was built. There will be no visibility problems.
I think more than anything Kurt Angle elevated him in a huge way.
I think she needs some wrestler to manage, and for him to face Zack Ryder at Mania. Ryder wins, Eve faces defeat -- they possibly continue the feud until the next PPV or it ends. But she still should remain heel and be a valet/manager. She can still wrestler, no harm in that, but her being a heel she needs a guy with her. The problem I see is, who can they pick? Somebody like Cody Rhodes certainly does not need her. I would say Jack Swagger, but he's already with Vickie. Not sure.
None of those guys are at the level of Austin, Hogan, or Rock. Not even Ultimate H. Undertaker is not going to lose at Wrestlemania. In my opinion, in order for Cena to achieve god-tier status in wrestling, he'll need to beat one of them. Austin will do that for Punk eventually.
I can't believe I'm saying this .. for the record.
FallingEdge
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And the power of the creator! And the power of the power of the power of the power
Yeah sure, but it's not like they were around anyway for Cena to do battle with.
edit: Wow look at Taker. Still, I bet he still has more hair than HBK.
Wasn't there a Cena/Hogan feud on Smackdown when Hogan went through his Mr.America phase?
it's possible, I started looking at the PPV timeline after Cena beats JBL for the title.
Let me know what you find, I'm interested in knowing who Cena put over versus being put over.
If my memory serves me right, Cena did not have the caliber of talent that Rock, Austin, and Hogan had in their primes.
Uh.. have you been ANY live shows? Of course people leave on their own, nobody stands at that spot like an idiot, even kids know better.
One dude in particular was all over Taker during that promo. After the first sentence of the promo, "You SUCK 'Taker!"
I can't believe this will be Taker's last match. I always thought it would be the biggest deal, but this is just a middle of the way match due to Rock/Cena. He's getting no history, and HHH brings no real emotion to this. The whole thing should be about Taker, not HHH and HBK (if he does become a guest ref).
I'm actually thinking you've never been to live shows. Plus it was just her there and nobody else. In my experience that area is kept clear of everyone whose not supposed to be there because that area is used in matches all the time.
He really didn't come across as full dark side Taker last night, he was somewhere inbetween dark side and ABA.
Also Taker is Merlin.
And the power of the creator! And the power of the power of the power of the power
BURN TO CINDERS
Perspicacity
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Justin Gabriel playing early Johnny Nitro, dude works better as a heel than a Cape Town Werewolf anyway.
Watching the Cena promo on the Rock, why is it being heralded as something great? He shed the same fucking shit about "I've been here the whole time!". YAWWWWWN
Gabriel is a solid choice, actually.
He really didn't come across as full dark side Taker last night, he was somewhere inbetween dark side and ABA.
Also Taker is Merlin.
Brilliant!
Jeff Albertson
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Just got the phonecall, I'm inducting Ron into the HoF
That is so fail. They definitely should have waited until next year.
So, Wrestlemania tickets.
I've got two extra tickets since I originally bought them for a friend and his +1, but life happened and he's moving out of town for a job. Lower level, section 111, row 7. They're not OMG phenomenal seats, but hey, I'm willing to sell pretty close to face value. I'm about to put them up on StubHub, but if any of you guys want to buy them, gimme a holla playa.
Edit: Damn, that PM was fast. I'll answer it here though, since I guess it's a valid question:
No, I won't be sitting with you. Me and a friend will be jealously glaring down at djsandman from the back rows of section 113.
Also, yes, they are e-tickets from TicketMaster.
I've got two extra tickets since I originally bought them for a friend and his +1, but life happened and he's moving out of town for a job. Lower level, section 111, row 7. They're not OMG phenomenal seats, but hey, I'm willing to sell pretty close to face value. I'm about to put them up on StubHub, but if any of you guys want to buy them, gimme a holla playa.
Edit: Damn, that PM was fast. I'll answer it here though, since I guess it's a valid question:
No, I won't be sitting with you. Me and a friend will be jealously glaring down at djsandman from the back rows of section 113.
Also, yes, they are e-tickets from TicketMaster.
Skiptastic
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So given that he has no current rivals and he needs to freaking do something, what are the odds that Cody Rhodes wins MitB at Wrestlemania and tries to do what he's been talking about for a while: hold the IC and WHC at the same time?
For a little while there, they were hinting pretty strongly at a Golddust/Rhodes match. I was expecting it before Wrestlemania, but I hope they go ahead and make the match part of the show. They have 5 weeks or so to build it, and it could be a great sendoff for Golddust, as I don't imagine he'll have another opportunity for a Mania match.
Goldust has been pushing for a WM match with Cody for a long time. Seemed like they teased that before the Rumble, and there was talk that it would happen at the EC PPV instead (which Goldust complained about on his twitter and wanted WM). It would be his retirement from the ring, too.
They may still go ahead with that, we'll have to see on SD.
I don't know what the odds are but it would be great if it happened.
Arrowgigantic
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Official word from WWE is partial dislocation of the elbow, not complex, and that Wade will be out 6-8 weeks. That's good.
I WANT THIS.
I was hoping more for Goldust vs. Rhodes though
Wait, is Smackdown! live this week?
This tweet from WWE:
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
While I'm all for another Punk vs Bryan match, this seems a bit soon to do it again.
Interesting. Interesting how you quick edited your comment away. But anyway to answer your question Cena didn't put over Punk. As much I can't stand Punk's gimmick Punk put over Punk with the promo and Vince felt confident to make Cena lose.
Its going to be great when Rock beats Cena.
First was my DQ, second will be count out, etc.
WWE is long term booking to Survivor Series this year.
Nocturnowl
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Exactly what I thought, people are really chowing down the fruity pebbles all of a sudden, I can't say I get Cena's argument, if the Rock truly didn't give a damn he wouldn't have come back for a match in the first place, here I was thinking people wanted the Rock to have another match.
Granted I kind of phased out of Cena's promo, so I just rewatched it, I still don't see anything spectacular about it aside from him mentioning The Rock saying that he'd never leave again which was of course a lie.
Son, I am proud.
Keyser Soze
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Seeing as Rock confirmed himself for WM 29, I just had this horrible feeling...
There are going to do Rock vs Cena at Mania for the next three years. Rock wins one year, Cena wins the next, and they have the rubber match at WM 30.
...this is the worst idea I ever had, so it obviously will happen!
There are going to do Rock vs Cena at Mania for the next three years. Rock wins one year, Cena wins the next, and they have the rubber match at WM 30.
...this is the worst idea I ever had, so it obviously will happen!
Well after looking, all I came up was Wade, Sheamus, Punk and Miz
Considering I think we might have creative lurkers in this thread, it very well might. I prefer a best of three but not at Wrestlemania. Summerslam and maybe Survivor Series. Leave a Wrestlemania open for Austin and Punk.
Congrats!
Perspicacity
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The thing about the Cena promo that was good was that he stayed consistent throughout. Usually he falls back into dumb jokes, "I respect these people and their time of their lives", or WE GON' HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT.
Instead he was frank and direct with his comments and the only bit of joking he did was to 8-Mile his own movie career, which still didn't fall into the corny level. He didn't wow me with the content of his promo, but he did have spectacular* presentation.
*For Cena
Instead he was frank and direct with his comments and the only bit of joking he did was to 8-Mile his own movie career, which still didn't fall into the corny level. He didn't wow me with the content of his promo, but he did have spectacular* presentation.
*For Cena
He did good. Like I said, I hope Rock responds as Dwayne and not just with Rocky catch phrases...
Hahaha. Awesome.
Liquidsnake
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He really didn't come across as full dark side Taker last night, he was somewhere inbetween dark side and ABA.
Also Taker is Merlin.
Wow this is brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone picking up the Rock blu ray today?
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