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Tremendous and Desktop'd
Also, that Smackdown EC was ending up to be the worst chamber ever but when Big Show snapped and basically tore open Daniel Bryan's pod, from that moment to the end it ended up one of the best. Santino was tremendous and the finish was exactly how I envisioned the match ended
Opening segment was entertaining, hoski is gonna catch on like wildfire now.
Hell in the Cell match at mania…. Remember what happend last time they had a Hell in the Cell match at Mania..
Hell in the Cell match at mania…. Remember what happend last time they had a Hell in the Cell match at Mania..
Undertaker v Big Boss Man?
Yes, Taker Vs. Bossman, which I consider that match as trainwreck.
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Damn, people were getting injureid during that battle royale. Dolph and Wade got the worst of it.
Agreed Sano, that was just a brutal moment there. From the looks of it, Wade might've gotten a broken arm from the botch, the referee was holding something to his upper left arm. Kofi wasn't moving all that well either…
But I'm glad they're keeping Santino in the upperish card for awhile, so long as they do something with it other than dangling the carrot in front of the audience. It'll get stale after a while.
I noticed before the final four begin, all four guys in the ring were looked concernd about Wade.
watching that match..yikes..]Hopefully the injuries are not too seriously bad.. but that match was just plain freaky and spooky
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Yes, Taker Vs. Bossman, which I consider that match as trainwreck.
Because it is a trainwreck. It was like 9 minutes and horrible. The only memorable thing is Taker hanging the Boss Man. Taker v HHH III in HiaC though. Wow. Has major potential. Hell… it might even need to close the show.
@Syan:
Because it is a trainwreck. It was like 9 minutes and horrible. The only memorable thing is Taker hanging the Boss Man. Taker v HHH III in HiaC though. Wow. Has major potential. Hell… it might even need to close the show.
I can't see it closing the show since Rock vs. Cena has been built up for such a long time. It could be the penultimate match though.
@Syan:
Because it is a trainwreck. It was like 9 minutes and horrible. The only memorable thing is Taker hanging the Boss Man. Taker v HHH III in HiaC though. Wow. Has major potential. Hell… it might even need to close the show.
Nah Cena/Rock will be main event which means that there will more than likely there will be some buffer matches, probably the womens title match and if they have a celebrity match that as well, or else Rock/Cena may end up like Orton/HHH from WM 25
We've got an update on Wade Barrett's condition, as well as the other guys we were worried about:
Wade Barrett is said to have dislocated his elbow during the main event of RAW according to F4Wonline.com
The injury took place when Big Show tossed Dolph Ziggler out of the ring into the arms of Barrett and R-Truth. The impact caused Barrett to fall back into the announce table landing him awkwardly on his arm.
BG "Road Dogg" James who works backstage tweeted the following about Barrett's injury: "Prayers go out to Wade Barrett! A sidelining injury, not a career ender but he won't get a shot at Mania and that hurts my heart for him!" source
Ziggler was also hurt when his shoulder and arm hit the broadcast table during the match. He was examined backstage and is said to be fine.
Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth were also hurt during the bout and received medical attention backstage. Rhodes hurt his elbow and right leg. Kingston appeared shaken up but was not seriously injured. R-Truth was assisted to the backstage area following the match. ~source
Hopefully the dislocation wasn't a bad one involving torn ligaments and such, but it sounds like there may be no WrestleMania for Barrett this year. A damn shame too, he's had a frigging amazing year. I wonder if Big Show's going to get heat from this ala Miz, this is his second time injuring a star in two weeks.
But this is yet another blow to an already-shortlisted SmackDown roster. We might have gotten Christian and Del Rio back on Sunday, but I think some lower-card guys on the SD roster are going to have to step up going into the biggest PPV of the year. Will it be Santino, the star WWE has put into a genuine spotlight recently? Drew McIntyre, who's been put into the storyline of the 'perpetual loser'? Or someone who doesn't even have a storyline right now?
Yeah, I would like Drew to get a push. When I was at Royal Rumble, he got a great reaction from the fans.
Yay we finally have HHH VS Undertaker in Hell in a Cell at Wrestlemania.
Damn Bryan has the title still..
Cena rose above the hate. wonder what Kane will do when he returns.
I hope we get a real Hell in the Cell match from these two. I'm not saying they have to climb the cage because they shouldn't. lol. But I mean there has to be blood in this match or else it's just bullcrap.
I'm really sorry for Wade Barrett suffering a dislocated shoulder. He's been really stepping up his game lately but I couldn't help but laugh at when Cody closelined Santino over the rope on the side of the ring where the medics were working on Wade's arm and Santino landing on his arm. These guys looked like such baffoons!!!!
Another thing.. Daniel Bryan and Sheamus better not open the show at Mania. 
Just re-watched the end of RAW, and caught the 10-man match again. Jesus, botch after botch after botch, and the table spot was the major catalyst in the house of cards. This is going to get long.
Both Barrett AND R-Truth look like they hit the back of their necks on the ring as they were thrown out of it, and they were both clutching at them on the floor. One reviewer mentioned R-Truth landing badly on his leg, but I couldn't see anything.
However, you could immediately tell Wade was in pain after that throw down to the tables. He was punching at the floor with his good arm and yelling at the referee nearby. We've also got an update regarding how long Wade will be out at minimum:
WWE.com has learned that during Raw SuperShow's 10-Man Battle Royal, Wade Barrett suffered a partial dislocation of his left elbow Monday night. Barrett will undergo an MRI for further evaluation in the coming days and will be out of action for at least 6 to 8 weeks. ~ wwe.com
If he's REALLY lucky, he'll get in WrestleMania in 5 weeks and 5 days, but they'll make sure the match won't be risky to his elbow. To miss the biggest night of the year over a few days, or not? The MRI will be the X factor, I think.
Ziggler looks like he hit the table harder than expected, but he may have saved himself from anything more than a few bad bruises. He had a dark match with Cena after RAW, so I think he's good.
Vicki Guerrero was definitely upset at the big botch, you could see her with her hands up to her mouth in shock before getting back into character in time for the close-up shot of her looking annoyed.
Vicki being distracted nearly got her and Kofi hurt too. She was trying to keep an eye on the damage by the tables, but was in the way of Kofi's landing when Chris Jericho threw him off the top turnbuckle. Kofi managed to re-direct himself, but he landed shakily on the steel steps and fell headfirst towards the crowd divider. He might have been a bit shaken, but for the most part I think he's okay. That could've been A LOT worse.
And when Santino was eliminated, the momentum had him landing on Wade's bad arm (which was thankfully already braced and wrapped, but still, OUCH).
After the match, Y2J walked over towards the announcing tables, and you could clearly see him asking the referee there "What happened to Wade?" And I have no doubt that Big Show beelined to find out about everyone when he hit backstage.
As bad as I feel for Wade and how PISSED I'm sure Vince/Hunter is, including Vicki, we could've had FIVE different upper/mid card WWE stars seriously hurt last night in ONE match. Within 5 weeks of WrestleMania. Can you say 'DISASTER AVOIDED'? Hopefully tonight's live SmackDown goes a little smoother; let's see how WWE adjusts.
That match last night almost took out pretty much the rest of the Smackdown roster upper mid carders(Wade and Cody) that weren't injuried. I couldn't blame Vickie for being disctracted when Dolph hitted the table. They should aleast start bringing up some of the guys from FCW now, because this is getting really risky for Smackdown. I say get the Kings of Wrestling and Tyler Black to main roster already.
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That was awesome great match by both Punk and Danielson. Speaking of Punk, ROH is releasing an dvd set of the infamous Summer of Punk.
Great show tonight but McIntyre lost again :(
But the whole GM war is Getting crazy LOL
That match last night almost took out pretty much the rest of the Smackdown roster upper mid carders(Wade and Cody) that weren't injuried. I couldn't blame Vickie for being disctracted when Dolph hitted the table. They should aleast start bringing up some of the guys from FCW now, because this is getting really risky for Smackdown. I say get the Kings of Wrestling and Tyler Black to main roster already.
They shouldn't bring up any of those guys during the road to Wrestlemania. They should wait till after Mania so they can actually do something with them. Those guys are freakin special. lol
Great show tonight but McIntyre lost again :(
But the whole GM war is Getting crazy LOL
McIntyre is in the dog house. Lol.
Teddy's so incompetent.. We know that Johnny Ace has beef with Punk so of course he would say Daniel Bryan won that match but Teddy's got no reason to not name his Smackdown Champion the winner of this match. Overall decent show. I liked the opening segment till Miz came out and obviously I liked the main event. Middle of the show was forgettable. But Hey something that's been scaring me is when Miz told Bryan let's form a tag team after Mania. I really hope this doesn't happen. Daniel Bryan has been so awesome as a single's wrestler.
Ouch.
This is why you don't do the crazy schedule WWE does…
Thankfully most of the "Main Event" people walked out without injury... but I'm 110% sure this ruined whatever plans they may have had for a Money in the Bank Match or a Team Teddy/Team Laurinitis.
Yikes.
Oh and... Hell in a Cell WITH HHH/Taker?
Gold.
there might be a team Teddy vs Johnny ace match at wrestlemania to end the fuend winner gets to be GM of both shows.
@RPG:
there might be a team Teddy vs Johnny ace match at wrestlemania to end the fuend winner gets to be GM of both shows.
That's what i'm thinking too. I just wonder how they're going to do this team vs team match and the money in the bank match.. there aren't that many wrestlers available
Is MitB going back to WM? Was that one of the scrapped PPVs?
@Syan:
Is MitB going back to WM? Was that one of the scrapped PPVs?
Yup. The June PPV which was MitB was scrapped. Which now that I look at the 2012 schedule this sucks cause the June PPV is going to be in Jersey. I could've seen 2 MitB ladder matches.. -_-'
But honestly it's better as a Mania spectacle. And with only one match we'll have the mystery element back of who's the winner cashing in on.
I didn't realize they have the official set-up of what was scrapped. I do like MitB at WM, and the idea that there will only be one person from both shows who can cash in on anyone he pleases, but am surprised that MitB was cut. It, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Elimination Chamber were the only "event" PPVs that actually make sense.
Hell in a Cell does not work as a PPV, TLC doesn't work as a PPV, etc, but building a PPV around the MitB did make sense.
I think it is safe to say Sting isn't quite finished yet.
Found House show results from the recent tour..
uhh.. if thats the new Character gimmick for Mcintyre i kept hearing about..interesting
Found House show results from the recent tour..
uhh.. if thats the new Character gimmick for Mcintyre i kept hearing about..interesting
So they are basically turning McIntyre into a less exaggerated version of Danshoku Dieno. Sorry but I like the original a lot more
It's always nice to have The Rock on Raw
Danielson and Punk pretty much stole the show again tonight with the best match of the night. I'm really enjoying the build up for both title matches for mania. I'm really excited for Danielson Vs. Sheamus, since I been wanting see them have their Mania match since last year.
I'm not really excited for Taker and Triple H round 3. Since nothing can't top their original mania match from WM 17. This is one of the few times I'm actually going to side with Cena. And I'm not to big of a fan of his character now days. Since I was more a fan of his rapper gimmick back in the day.
Rock really fell flat for me last night; Cena totally trounced him in the 5 minutes or so the were smack-talking in the ring together. Punk and Jericho's segment was better IMO. C'mon Dwayne, we don't get to see much of you, make sure it's worth it when we do…
Yeah, Rock did really phone it in last night and it wasn't funny. And I do agree about Jericho and Punk's segment was really great.
Also didn't help that Rock basically had a CliffNotes version of his promo written on his arm
I'm okay with Rock having notes on his arm, but CliffNotes only really work to remind you of what points to make at which times; when you're reciting a speech/scene in a play, the difference between getting through it and nailing the performance is to practice it!
I get the feeling Dwayne showed up as late as he could to the show after other 'Hollywood' stuff, went through the whole scene once or twice, and wrote the CliffNotes as a last resort. When you're performing live in front of thousands of people and for the millions (and millions!) of people watching at home? That just doesn't cut it, even if you are The Rock.
Hell, especially if you're The Rock.
Meanwhile WWE.com has made the announcement regarding Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis that was teased last night:
"Both Raw and SmackDown are about to get extreme makeovers. In an effort to help determine which General Manager should control both shows, the WWE Board of Directors has decided to switch control of each show next week. SmackDown GM Theodore Long will take control of Monday night’s Raw while Raw GM John Laurinaitis takes the reins of next Friday’s SmackDown. - source
Aaaaaaand no one was shocked by this at all. XP
I'm rooting for good ol Teddy Long
I like how Cena trashed Rock face to face, then left after making his point, and only after Cena was gone, Rock goes, "You're lucky you left before I smacked the taste out of our mouth!" I half expected Cena to come running back and pull a "What, bitch?!" Moment. Hahahaha
Honestly, I know this will never happen, but Cena so badly outdid Rock that I imagined a WM where they did the story as "Rock's been living the sweet life in Hollywood while Cena's been working and fighting in the WWE, and Cena 'goes heel' by just brutally mauling Rock."
Jericho v Punk will be amazing. Best In The World At What I Do v Best Wrestler In The World. Nice.
Team Ace all the way! I love how he's a blend of Bischoff's douchebaggery and corruption and Adamle's awful acting and goofiness!
Not gonna lie… this might be the first Wrestlemania I buy completely out of pocket since XX.
The card, as it stands, has me HYPE as f*ck!
As much as I would love The Rock to slap the taste out of Cena's mouth, I do have to meet both arguments in the middle... which is saying a lot, considering I try NOT to agree with anything Cena has to say lol.
But at the same time... I did lol (HARR DEE FAAACK HARRR type of lulz) when Cena said something like "I did movies and I stayed."
He calls the sh*t he's been "movies?"
:V
Yeah thats how I feel about Cena and the Rock thing as well. I'm more excited for Punk Vs. Jericho and Bryan Vs. Sheamus. Its kinda funny that the match that was surppsoe to be on last year mania card is now one of the big matches for this year mania.
Goes to show you… doesn't matter WHERE you are in the card at Wrestlemania, the next year you could be on the opposite side of the spectrum.
Which reminds me, where IS the former WWE Champ, from last year's Main Event, in the card this year?
Yowch...
But at the same time… I did lol (HARR DEE FAAACK HARRR type of lulz) when Cena said something like "I did movies and I stayed."
He calls the sh*t he's been "movies?"
:V
Even if it is a crappy script with a lower budget, he still needs to take the time to shoot a movie and keep wrestling, with only minor breaks. His point is valid. If Rock wanted to really be involved, he could be. I mean, they built a year hype for this match, but Rock didn't show up even once a month, even on video. Maybe 3 live appearances and 3 pre-taped?
Wouldn't really call a lot of Dwayne's work 'movies' either, but hey, that's just me. XP;;
I've decided I'm going to see WrestleMania at my local movie theater; if I'm going to pay to see it, I might as well get a good atmosphere and a big-screen picture while I'm at it. I'm certain Bryan/Sheamus and Punk/Jericho alone will be worth the money, and if The Rock has been working on his in-ring work since Survivor Series, he and Cena will be everything the hype was and more. I'm just hoping Taker's and HHH's bodies can give us one more good match; it's Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania, they have to give 130% for it or it'll be a disaster.
And a fifth match WrestleMania has been announced at the Smackdown taping last night (SPOILERS!)
! We've now got Big Show vs Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship. shrugs Eh. It doesn't detract from the rest of the card.
And just think, there's still TONS of talent not yet on the card. We'll have six or so in the MitB match ("Here's your winner, Santino Marella!"), and I'd assume that the Tag Team belts, U.S. belt and Diva's belt will all be on the line as well. We'll have a match to do with the John Lauriniatis/ Teddy Long feud too, but hopefully it won't be them fighting. No thanks.
Now, a question; since they were bumped to a dark match last year, are we calling this year's WM match "Bryan vs Sheamus II" or not?
What happend to Sheamus and Bryan last year made me mad. As it happend to another match I wanted to see a few years ago before at WM 25, which it was surpposed to be on the card, but it became the dark match. The match I'm talking about is Miz and Morrison Vs. Carlito and Primo for the tag titles. And the thing for that match they actually were building for the match for like a couple months even before WM 25.
Another thing that is brothering me, what will Kane be doing at mania this year.
Am I the only who hopes they DON'T add too many more matches?
I mean the two World titles and the two monster feuds should be huge matches. They could all do fantastic 30 minute matches. Cody v Show is a sure thing (c'mon embarrassing Big Show WM moment #4), they'll add in a Diva match (Beth v Kharma? Kelly v Eve? Natalya v flatulence?), and apparently a MitB match and possible Team Laurainitis v Team Long. That is PLENTY. Hell, I'd still hope none of those went over 10 minutes, just to give The big matches plenty of time.
I like my matches long.
@Syan:
Even if it is a crappy script with a lower budget, he still needs to take the time to shoot a movie and keep wrestling, with only minor breaks. His point is valid. If Rock wanted to really be involved, he could be. I mean, they built a year hype for this match, but Rock didn't show up even once a month, even on video. Maybe 3 live appearances and 3 pre-taped?
I would normally agree with you… but half the movies he does are low bugdet and/or WWE produced affairs, they don't exactly "tax" him the way real movies do.
The Rock is in legit Hollywood productions - there's a giant difference.
Hell, Rock's last movie alone made more money than all of Cena's combined...
I would think YOU of all people would understand that, since you're always heckling me about the WWE being the only "real" wrestling promotion on God's green Earth.
I would be on Cena's side except for one tiny detail that bugs me; Rock already did his time and his bloodline is entrenched in Wrestling lore; he stopped having to prove himself a decade ago.
Wouldn't really call a lot of Dwayne's work 'movies' either, but hey, that's just me. XP;;
I've decided I'm going to see WrestleMania at my local movie theater; if I'm going to pay to see it, I might as well get a good atmosphere and a big-screen picture while I'm at it. I'm certain Bryan/Sheamus and Punk/Jericho alone will be worth the money, and if The Rock has been working on his in-ring work since Survivor Series, he and Cena will be everything the hype was and more. I'm just hoping Taker's and HHH's bodies can give us one more good match; it's Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania, they have to give 130% for it or it'll be a disaster.
Triple H I don't doubt Undertaker might need a helping hand if you catch my drift.
And a fifth match WrestleMania has been announced at the Smackdown taping last night (SPOILERS!)
! We've now got Big Show vs Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship. shrugs Eh. It doesn't detract from the rest of the card.
And just think, there's still TONS of talent not yet on the card. We'll have six or so in the MitB match ("Here's your winner, Santino Marella!"), and I'd assume that the Tag Team belts, U.S. belt and Diva's belt will all be on the line as well. We'll have a match to do with the John Lauriniatis/ Teddy Long feud too, but hopefully it won't be them fighting. No thanks.
And here I was expecting the divas match to be challenged for worse match of the night.
I would be on Cena's side except for one tiny detail that bugs me; Rock already did his time and his bloodline is entrenched in Wrestling lore; he stopped having to prove himself a decade ago.
To be fair neither do Triple H, Chris Jericho,& Undertaker but just like Rock they can still put asses in seats.
I would normally agree with you… but half the movies he does are low bugdet and/or WWE produced affairs, they don't exactly "tax" him the way real movies do.
The Rock is in legit Hollywood productions - there's a giant difference.
Hell, Rock's last movie alone made more money than all of Cena's combined...
I would think YOU of all people would understand that, since you're always heckling me about the WWE being the only "real" wrestling promotion on God's green Earth.
I would be on Cena's side except for one tiny detail that bugs me; Rock already did his time and his bloodline is entrenched in Wrestling lore; he stopped having to prove himself a decade ago.
Oh, I understand it. I'll even admit that I would just do movies and never go back to WWE. But to come back and talk the way he is, while stumbling and barely showing up, is simply bad style.
Wrestling bloodline is a great thing to have, but it doesn't mean shit if you aren't putting everything into wrestling. This is why David Flair is a nothing, despite being direct from one of the greatest of all time. This is why McGillicutty is mediocre despite being a 3rd generation wrestler.
I wouldn't put Rock's movies on a different level of strain than Cena's by much, though. I'm sure his filming sets take much longer, since big budget movies prefer to do multiple takes and really get it right, whereas low budget B movies like WWE Films wrap much more quickly, but does this change that Cena still performed in a 2 hour movie just like the Rock? Nope. Rock didn't need to be on Raw every week like Cena was, but to make an appearance once a month or so would have done the storyline a huge service. This match could be so much bigger than it is. I'm still looking forward to it, but Rock clearly has not made WrestleMania his priority. Which, again, I understand and somewhat even agree with, but disappoints me greatly.
I know what you mean… but please, don't ever compare the Rock to goddamn David Flair.
That's just mean.
Whichever writer came up with Natalya's farting gimmick needs to be fired.
Argh!
! Drew Mcintyre Finally got Fired! D:
! i hope Ace rehires Mcintyre on Smackdown..
I hate this storyline with Drew.
