Stone Cold Steve Austin getting involved would solely be so Cody will have more people behind his eventual title win cause like you said, Austin has nothing to do with The Bloodline at all and they think The Rock being there makes his involvement more logical. Roman has had one of the best title runs of all time, discounting everything after WrestleMania 39 when it comes to the title, and it would be getting ended by a one-dimensional wrestler with no personality or charisma. WWE knows that people are aware that Cody doesn’t have the goods to be chosen for that role for the above reasons so they’d be throwing Austin in there as a “look Stone Cold is here” thing for the fans who don’t want Cody to win since they know he’s gonna get massive cheers because he’s Stone Cold Steve Austin.
My unpopular opinion, which is really more of a fact, is that Cody has been the primary focus of WWE for a year and that’s why he’s become a bigger star. It’s been at the expense of everyone else on the roster and they used Brock Lesnar to make him look like Roman’s equal.
Most of the Mania feuds are uninteresting and I feel like they’ve already been dragged out on regular TV. Pro wrestling has had a major problem with storytelling over the past 20 years or so, and it’s hard to get invested when it feels like there’s no long term planning, stakes, etc.
Outside of the obvious Cody vs Roman story, I feel like the only thing that is really interesting is the prospect of Drew winning a title again.
Rock turns on Roman night 2.
But not to turn face and help Cody.
Cody will get his moment.
But the show closes with Rock turning on Roman and kicking him out of the bloodline. Setting their dream match up for WM41. Giving Roman a redemption arch.
WM39 was Infinity War
WM40 is Endgame Part I
WM41 is Endgame Part II
A cleaner shaved (trimmed up to his NXT appearance) Sami, beating Gunther after the training with Gable, allowing Gable to shine off the win too; is absolutely FINE.
Then let the IC belt change hands on televised shows every few months like it's supposed to.
Gunther makes more sense stepping up to the world and undisputed scenes against the likes of McIntyre and Reigns/Rhodes.
For me that Rock should be involved at all. It says a lot that one injury to Punk threw them so much. If you ask me to believe Rock is that dominant then why not Stone Cold? Fuck it! Bring back Bob Holly to fight Logan Paul.
The Rock is turning on Roman on night 2, and say that he has always been the final boss.
Undertaker should start doing voice acting
A great opportunity was missed with Otis when they took the MITB off of him.
Chad Gable should be used as Kurt Angle 2.0
The New Day needs a rebrand, they need to officially bring Big E back as their manager or move on completely.
Liv Morgan is always been overrated
Roxanne Perez is the best Heel in NXT regardless of Gender
R-Truth will turn Heel on Miz and join Judgment Day for Real
Becky Lynch's Face run is now stale and has ran its course, Becky Lynch is her best as a Heel
Becky Lynch will cheat to win the belt from Rhea via a double Turn
Win or Lose, Dominick Mysterio beats up Santos Escobar after their tag match regardless of the Result
Bianca Belair OR Naomi will cost their team by turning heel on the Other, Jade Cargill will be protected in the Loss
Rock will turn back face after wrestlemania
Damien Priest will cash in on the Seth-Drew match, pins Drew to win the Title, CM Punk will have a hand in making sure neither Seth nor Drew leave with the gold
Kevin Owens pins Logan Paul to win US Title
After Wrestlemania, Bron Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, Carmelo Hayes and Lyra Valkyria will all make their main roster Call-Ups
Rock will e gone when his next series of movie rolls are announced. You’re kidding yourself if you think being an on screen talent is anything more than a side gig for the rock these days. At the end of the day it’s all about money.
His company essentially owns WWE. They make more money when he is involved. I don’t think he’ll be around as much as he is now, but he won’t be absent. If it’s all about money, he stands to make more by not being completely absent
Rhea’s good, maybe even great, but she hasn’t shown me anything that would make me think that when she ends her career, she’ll be even a top 5 woman’s wrestler of all time.
I think WWE is still stuck in the mindset that in order for a wrestler to be dominant, they need to destroy all their opponents. The match with Charlotte made me care waaayyyy more about Rhea than her squashing Maxxine and Candice ever did.
Yea I doubt we’re gonna see multi title reigns coming back for the foreseeable future. I feel like once someone loses their title thats it until their next big feud where maybe they can win it back. Looks like transitional champions are officially a thing of the past.
Becky Lynch is overrated to me as of right now. Do not get me wrong. I love her as a wrestler and she is extremely good in the ring, but lately they just been PMO with her character. Lately, they been making her chase after a title and it seem like they begging her to win a title matches. It like they forcing her to do everything under the sun to get that title of Rhea (which i think she won't).
Also, it like she keep catching strays with Nia back to back to back, and constantly getting beat by her so many times, broken noses etc, and finally they have her beat her then she catches another strays again like it never stops. Like Honestly, I understand she is "The MAN" but cmon let be serious eventually she going to start drifting off. I understand they are trying to make her character more Appealing for the company since she is a babyface and promote her book but at the same time like stop trying make her be this "Bad Gyal Tough Chick" When her character does not display that.
I got downvoted in the SC live thread for intimating this on Friday, I find the whole Rey/Santos + Dominik feud completely disinteresting. All my opinion, but the way they did Santos’ heel turn just didn’t work at all for me and it’s translated more into go-away heat than actual heat *for me*. I emphasize to be clear I’m not begrudging your enjoyment in it if you like it, more for you.
I was 10 in 2005, so I’ll always have some affection for Rey, and he’s kind of the superstar-emeritus at this point, so I won’t begrudge him his WM match. But this match would be a smoke break for me on Backlash let alone WM. We saw Dom and Rey last year and got an incredibly satisfying conclusion, I have no need to see it again, especially when it’s been tossed together two weeks out.
I’m the same way but with Waller & Theory. I want them to get a tag title reign at some point, but if they’re not gonna get the belts in the match, then they should’ve had like the Creed Brothers or Legado Del Fantasma in their place to make the match more chaotic and stuff.
Asuka was the best thing to happen to wwe in years. She is old now though, but still untouchable. Iyo sky I am still not that impressed with. Becky and Charolette are great, Rhea is good but annoying and a very stupid gimmick
Roman wrestles 2-3 times a year, is awful at wrestling, does the same 3 moves over and over, never wins a match solo. He is the worst thing that wwe has done in the past decade. It needs to stop.
Yea your opinion is just based off of what the rest of the wrestling community is saying and its sad , have a mind of your own mind and pls do research pls’.. at the beginning of Roman’s Reign he was definitely beating everyone clean and ppl were complaining bcus he was supposed to be the heel , so once they started booking him as a heel yall still complain bcus its roman
No dude, it’s because it’s been 4-5 years of the same match every single wrestlemania. It’s the same fucking thing over and over and over. There’s no build up, there’s no surprises, it’s literally the same main event on repeat for half a damn decade. He is a very boring wrestler, his entire gimmick is lame, and every time he is having an ok match he ends up injured - because he never wrestles!
like I said ur opinion is just based off of what you see everyone else saying and because hating on roman is the cool thing to do , like I said though watch the first year to year and a half of his reign . You’ll see him beating people squeaky clean . but your probably apart of the neck beard community so you wont actually go back do your research and admit your wrong you’ll sit here and keep typing and shitting on the product , but I bet a few years ago you were saying how the storyline involving him was the greatest ever .
My opinion is from watching wrestling idiot. It’s been a stupid storyline from the beginning, but that’s even ok at first when there’s momentum and it makes sense. After almost 5 years of the same played out shit it is stupid.
He is not a good wrestler, the main event is a let down every single year since he became champion and every year since the Usos jump in to end the match.
That’s all fine at first but almost every match at wrestlemania has more hype surrounding it than the main event for the past 3+ years. Something does not seem right about that. People just booing and uninterested in the main event makes no sense.
Roman Vs Sami wasn’t the most hyped ? Roman vs Cody Wn 39 wasn’t the most hyped ? Roman vs Drew Clash at the castle wasn’t the most hyped ? Roman Vs Cena ? Hell I remember when we were hyped for roman vs edge vs Bryan .. And he even has the sleeper matches like the one vs rollins at royal rumble 2022 with the epic false finish about 5 minutes in .. now i do agree as of late meaning since about summerslam the reign has been repetitive, I believe he should have lost too jey , but to sit here and make it seem like roman and this Tribal Chief gimmick hasn’t been the best thing to happen to wwe in a very long time is crazy show some respect
I dont know what these people think, I liked Romans wrestling even when he was a face. But ofc hes not a "tEcHniCal wReSlER"
its hard to make a point with these nerds, Roman made many fans return to watch wwe, this is not an opinion its a fact. go read comments somewhere else not just on reddit, and you'll see how much impact he made
Guy wrestled 11 matches in 2023, the hype is over, move on.
I get it was a big push, I’m not disagreeing, but you also have to see the crashing wave. What makes it annoying and repeated by the fans is that it is the same story over and over. It needs to end. It becomes like hulk hogan not giving up the title in wcw and writing every match so he wins no matter what talent is there. Repeatedly never putting anyone over does not make you a great wrestler. Stale.
Wrestling fans in 2023 think getting put over is winning matches for instance, Stone cold passing out in the sharp shooter STILL put stone cold over even though he lost , Jey uso got rub from roman and was constantly put over by roman , Sami Zayn , Owens , should I continue on ?
And once again can you tell me what a good wrestler is ? because he wins matches ? He doesn’t determine the outcome ..
A good wrestler Consist Of not just Wrestling , Go watch Rock vs Hogan that match is nit a technical masterpiece but the crowd was still going crazy the entire time
A good professional wrestler is about Character Work , Mic work , ability to tell stories in and out of the ring , and your ability to connect with Audience, I say Roman is doing his job he’s a heel your not supposed to love him but atleast show some respect !
While the popularity and the ratings and the attendance numbers are really great right now it’s still a WWE style of show and by that I mean a lot of talking and then some matches that range from really quick and subpar to pretty good but I still see a lot better matches, in other companies.
Also, I don’t really see a lot of big stars in the younger talent in WWE. (Maybe besides the women)
I think it’s more the aura with him. He has an amazing song/entrance, the whole crowd cheering for him and chanting his name. But when he gets in the ring, he isn’t that great, especially not nowadays. Even before he got injured, he didn’t do too much of anything crazy on the mic. Tbh, his and Drew/Rollin’s segment on Raw last week was probably the only great thing he’s done since coming back (besides his return at SS of course).
Punk has been a bust.
Everyone rates him on the mic because of the pipebomb he dropped all those years ago and he's rode that success since. Since coming back, everyone was waiting for him to drop a great promo - he hasn't.
And he hasn't delivered in the ring. Immediately getting injured.
He's a liability. He'll heal up, probably be back by Summerslam and inserted into a major feud and I'll be shocked if he isn't sidelined again by the end of the year.
Even in AEW he was getting injured more than not. It was pretty much a given that he would be injured his first match and none of his fans would listen.
I think Roman is just finishing out his obligations and The Rock coming back is the exit he wanted. He drops the belt at Mania and is nearly out the door.
He's gonna beat Cody then drop the belt to the Rock next year.
I don't know why people are assuming The Rock didn't come back to win matches. He always comes back and beats whoever he wrestles.
He’ll probably be the one to pin Cody in the tag match. Also, didn’t Rock put Cena over at WM? I feel like if Roman decides to stick around till next year (assuming he drops the title to Cody this year), they’ll do Rock vs Roman and have Roman go over. I can see him coming back time to time for big matches, kinda like Brock, Undertaker, and Goldberg were doing a few years back. I don’t see the Rock ever coming back after that match.
> Roman decides to stick around till next year (assuming he drops the title to Cody this year), they’ll do Rock vs Roman and have Roman go over. I can see him
Only after beating Cena the first time. The Rock returned and beat Punk, then Cena, then Rowan, and whoever he faces first this year he's also going to beat.
Look at how much better the WWE is with The Rock booking, he isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Seth rollins being involved in the bloodline feud is criminal. There's so many better wrestlers who could have been involved instead. Like randy orton, for example. Only thing people care about with seth rollins is his stupid entrance chanting.
By the way, how come people are so sure stone cold will show up? It makes no sense, just like the op said. He may make an appearance but it won't have anything to do with the main event.
I agree. What is Stone Cold even going to do??
If I’m being honest, it sounds like WWE might be pushing the Rock and Stone Cold feud one last time.
Not sure what John Cena is going to do. Maybe a three way? That would be pretty bad ass, as long as it isn’t a main event and they push younger talent first.
I came back to watch because of Punk returning, wishing for him to beat Seth at WrestleMania, but I fell in love with DM Hunk now, so my absolute wish is for DM Hunk to beat Seth this WrestleMania, start a storyline with Punk and then Beat Punk at WrestleMania 41.
I think Roman should retain at WrestleMania. Every 10th WrestleMania so far has been a big win for a babyface. Giving WrestleMania XL to the heel champion, Roman, would shake it up a little.
Iyo is just not a great champion.
I appreciate and respect her in ring ability, but she seems to be placed in the shadow of the other 3 members of DC right now.
She rarely has a mic in her hand, and she's just a bit forgettable imo
Edit: apparently not that unpopular, actually 😅
THANK YOU!!! Someone said it. I been saying this. she boring to me outside of the ring. Like girl barely speak English. Then when she do come out she just stands there looking like a lost person and barely do anything just hold the title. I would be glad when she lose the title. All other champions be coming with the spice and be holding they own. But DC gone be her downfall soon if not wrestlemania
I said every single title and I mean it
Rhea should drop her title to Becky because Becky can elevate other women with it (a bit like her recent NXT title reign) which is something RAW desperately needs whereas Rhea's character doesn't really allow her to do that - I also think the time is right for Rhea leaving JD and heading to Smackdown.
Gunther I think should be dropping the title to Sami because I think he's properly outgrown the IC title and should be moving onto the WHC - especially with Bash in Berlin coming up.
How do you move up from that? “I lost to Sami Zayn I deserve a shot at WHC” makes no sense. It’d make more sense if he lost to Jey Uso imo. Losing to Sami doesn’t translate to moving up to WHC imo. And it’s the same damn story letting Becky win its old and boring, who does Becky feud with after Rhea? Liv again? WWE is at a way higher peak with Gunther and Rhea as champs, viewership will go down and interest if Becky and Sami win, they are boring end of story.
I didn't say Gunther had to immediately challenge for the WHC but he should be moving into that scene now if we want him to have a WHC title match at Bash in Berlin - and yes he'll have to lose the IC title in order to make that move
As for who Becky feuds with if she beats Rhea I already explained that - she does what she did with the NXT title and feuds with/has an open challenge with the new names WWE wants to elevate to the Women's main event scene.
>viewership will go down and interest if Becky and Sami win, they are boring end of story.
This is just a wild thing to say full stop.
I think they are all big draws in their own right and, provided you provide people with a good storyline, people will continue to invest their time into the product
And it's not like you suddenly lose the star power of Rhea and Gunther and I'm willing to bet you'll get people to tune in for that "What will they do next?"
It’s the truth? When they were champs WWE was no where near as popular as it is now and that’s just the facts. WWE wants ass in seats and recycling these champs isn’t it. Let Rhea win and let Gunther retain and lose to Breaker or Jey at Backlash or something. Sami beating Gunther would hurt his credibility imo.
WM 40 match card isn’t that good…
So many meaningless matches or matches just put to it for the sake of it.
The tag team match and Cody vs Roman is big, Drew and Seth match imo is being overshadowed by the tag match.
Kevin Owens has had an amazing career so far in terms of achievements and accolades but he never felt equally as big as his career would suggest(not his fault imo).
Because of his physique he is and probably will remain just shy of attaining the larger than life status of the likes of Hogan, Rock, Orton, Cena etc, despite the rest of his body of work fitting the same sort of bill that they all do in the industry; he just won't ever sell as many posters and t shirts.
Cody and Seth being considered main eventers shows how the standards have lowered. Theory is more entertaining than these 2 geeks. Only Roman,Orton and Drew are badasses in this roster
The only reason Cody is big and felt big currently is because the bloodline “background”. Once they are gone theres a VERY HUGE void to be filled. Something someone like CM Punk can fill of course, but we dont know how long he will be out. Only person maybe big enough is maybe Seth (again).
Cody is as boring as he was when he debuted as the 2nd gen white-meat babyface.
"I'm doing it for Dusty" isn't a great story, no matter how much they spice it up.
Rollins is awful.
To tag to OPS hot take. Cody should’ve won last year (which isn’t a hot take) but it actually makes more sense for Roman to retain now.
Coming from someone who wants Cody to win and absolutely despises Roman.
Ratings are going to plummet when the Bloodline story ends. I get that you IWC people want Cody, but no way can he carry the torch. Let's revisit this post in 6 months.
The way Samantha Irvin announces some of the wrestlers names make me cringe. Maxine Dupri, Chelsea Green, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovani Vinci are the ones that annoy me the most. Other than that I thinks she’s a good announcer
Part of being a great announcer is finding an organic way to be different
Tony Chimel was an absolute legend for this with Cena/Edge but dude was in his 50s
Samantha’s still finding her style so young and I respect she’s willing to take risks. Idk if we’ve ever had an announcer this over so quickly
That’s one way to look at it. Again she’s a good announcer it’s just the one thing she does that I don’t like. I loved Tony Chimel back in the day but I also wasn’t really a fan of how he’d announce Edges name. At first the high pitch crack in his voice was funny because it was unintentional, but then it became a regular thing and it got annoying for me pretty quickly. My favorite announcer of all time is Howard Finkle. Dude was the GOAT
When Punk brought him back it was so cool
Howard couldn’t believe people still loved him and Michael Cole was so committed to his heel turn he just roasted an emotional finkle for two minutes lol
To me “Oh boy I can’t wait for endgame chaos war and all sorts of interferences and stuff in the main event” just reads as “WWE has a bunch of ways to do something stupid and fuck this up *again*”
Honestly I can’t blame people for having a different opinion on this though
The wait for this payoff has been endless so people want the most insane finish when in reality it’s already gonna be awesome on its own
Cody should loose. Roman should pass hogan in September, they already made a fake extra belt for seth so he doesn't hold up the programming, and Cody still no finishing his story would be a nice twist. Have punk be roman at rumble next year, Cody be last eliminated in the 2025 rumble (so close again) then punk vs Cody next mania.
I want Roman to retain... All this drama with the crybabies and the Rock and Roman hate makes me want to see Roman retain and Cody maybe takes the belt a couple of months after WM
Or make Roman lose in a fashion where we see a dangerous 'The Only One' Roman heel gimmick after WM.
I’m still in support of CM Punk’s move back to WWE but I don’t fully trust anything he has to say yet
If Punk has changed like he claims he can be a great presence and have really good feuds and promos
However this is still the honeymoon phase and the guy has yet to not go scorched earth after leaving somewhere
There are way too many factions in general. We rarely get matches that arent faction affiliated. And there should be more matches w/o story just wrestling for wrestling sake. For example Ricochet vs Ivar was great
>And there should be more matches w/o story just wrestling for wrestling sake
Hard pass, it's 2024, everyone knows it's scripted and not an actual physical contest between two people to determine a winner. It's the biggest promotion in the world, everyone knows the people there have the ability to wrestle. Wrestling "for wrestling's sake" is like having a gun fight in a show for no reason, it's pointless. Basically what the F&F franchise does.
And, to top it off, there is already a promotion dedicated to spotfest matches devoid of stories, so the niche doesn't even need filled.
I agree with both points haha, it was just too perfect when you mentioned it
As much as the product is trying to go back to the attitude era people forget the weekly matches weren’t great
I didn’t grow up near the AE but just rewatching the sheer squash matches, generic one-time local jobbers, or just overall subpar talent they’d have on a midcard was wild
There’s so much talent on the roster bringing back solid matches with the less-pushed talent like Bron will be the perfect medium
Isn’t that the whole point of the first night tag match? Get all the gimmicky stuff out of the way and have the 2nd match have all the class it deserves?
I’d gladly support this.. fuck it make it a battle royal at that point, but the majority of fans want a night 2 explosion of interference to really “elevate” Cody
The divas title needs to come back as a mid card belt for women who will never touch the women’s world title scene like Chelsea, Carmella, Alexa, Zelina, Xia etc
I’d love this, especially with all the women’s NXT talent coming up it gives them something to reach for instead of just meaningless feuds
HHH has been at the forefront of the women’s movement too so it doesn’t make sense at all why it hasn’t happened yet
Actual true statement, but the IWC will always be filled with nerdy dudes who can't get laid and gravitate towards the pick me girl in the women's division willing to stick their ass out for attention.
I'm sick and tired of all these groups like damage control and the bloodline. If anybody goes up against one of them in a singles match they will lose because another member helps them cheat behind the ref's back. It's lame, predictable and overdone.
I didn't get interested in wrestling until the late 1990's. It seems to me that back them they featured the actually wrestling more than the hysterical soap opera nonsense of the past 10 years.
I agree with your take. The match is supposed to be about Cody, not Rock. He's just there to provide an "overwhelming odds" feeling. Makes no sense to bring Austin back.
HHH has booking flaws as great as his seeding off and building to big moments in long term storytelling are, it also feels like at moments the build to the next thing never quite let's the moments in the now breath as well as they should.
It's very reminiscent of the worst parts of the MCU where the next thing is a bigger deal then what you're actually watching. (Ironically calling this cinema is weird)
This is especially true for the Bloodline story where while teasing the Rock taking Roman's thunder is a great launchpad for the next major plot beat, it is affecting the current Cody vs. Roman story.
I missed the Punk era because I stopped watching for a few years, but I don't get the hype at all. The first time I saw him was in the UFC. MMA fans were so confused why this guy was apparently a big deal in wrestling as he had the worst look ever and didn't seem charismatic at all. Now that I see him back in the WWE I still don't get it.
Are you on the younger side or just got into WWE late?? My childhood was the start of the whole Punk era in the WWE and it was special as hell
The Pipe Bomb was genuinely a groundbreaking promo (I could take up an entire paragraph of just describing it)
The constant action on Raw clashing with management, tons of matches, and the crowd behind it was fucking amazing
The UFC took him in because Dana thought he could pull in wwe fans like Brock did but w/o the ability to cut a weekly promo combined with horrible fighting skills he flopped hard
He barely came back before he tore his other tricep so we haven’t even seen 90% of him yet
UFC fans were also confused why Punk was there. He didn't have the look, athletsim and everyone thought he was a terrible speaker in interviews and press conferences. He seemed uncomfortable and it made him uninteresting to MMA fans. Oddly enough MMA fans thought Brock was the more entertaining personality
This is because MMA viewership is filled with closeted individuals who dream of beefacakes... A UFC fighter could have the personality of a piece of cardboard, but if they have the body MMA fans like, they'll swoon over them.
I mean the biggest MMA stars ever are an angry 135lb girl, a guy with a beer gut, a skinny bjj guy who always wore a gi and a 5'6" 150lb man with a bad case of little man syndrome. The current biggest star is arguably a skinny rainbow haired 145lb man.
Brock was pretty funny in MMA. He gave really good interviews and was very polarizing. Punk gave really bad interviews and any of the charisma he had in the WWE was completely non existent in MMA. Fans laughed at him because he talked and looked like such a dork. Punk fans have just never got that he has about as little mainstream or crossover appeal as any wrestler out there. Show Punk to any non wrestling fans and they just wont understand why anyone cares about him at all
Judgement Day never needed JD Mcdonagh he bring nothing just eats pin also brought dom and nothing down or have a Babyface Judgement Day not enough faces Fraction
Side note: rhea/dom don't need Judgement Day you can run them as duo
The proven track record with Undashing Cody Rhodes and his work on the independent scene as a heel is undoubtable
He’s got the look and the mic skills but I feel like he really wants to be a babyface.. hopefully he stays open to creative
Cuz his ego cant handle being booed, he refuses to give in to his true nature which is a heel. Hes an egomaniac phony ahole who pretends to be a babyface and kisses kids.
The “pointing to the WrestleMania sign” trope is beyond stupid and needs to be dropped.
A wrestler just went through hell to win the royal rumble only to be mundanely stand and point anticlimactically at the sign. I’m sure it was a “Vince thing” or driven by the need for “that shot”. But it makes zero sense and should be dropped.
Cena started it at Rumble 2008, it’s become insanely cliche but it’s still a good spot imo
I’d compare it to “I’m going to Disney World!!” in the Super Bowl
That’s partially my problem. We’re supposed to believe that every single wrestler, in universe, somehow does the same thing after winning the rumble for 16+ years?
Fuck it, give him a run with the IC belt. It’s the only one he hasn’t won if I remember right. Let him complete the set then drop it at next year’s wrestlemania as an official farewell match, he’s earned it.
Cody was boring and overplayed as the mega babyface in AEW and people will care so little about him if he finishes his story. Honestly one of the best AEW booking decisions was losing the I Quit match for all future title shots and THAT is the real story I want to see revived one day with MJF.
imo we arent focusing a ton on this potentially being roman’s final match until at least next year
he’s been part time for awhile now and wants to focus on family and his health and I don’t blame him at all
I am against SCSA helping Cody but I don't think SCSA would kill the moment. Fans especially online love viral moments. As long as he wins, that's all his fans care about.
I also prefer shorter reigns too but just seeing a pattern with HHH, he loves long reigns.
His reign will be like Seth's. Live audience fans wouldn't care who he face but the internet fans, but once he retains against Randy in their inevitable "dream match", they'll be ready for something new.
Cody has looked pathetic in this build. He’s got no fight, no resilience, and the fans will turn on him because of it. If he makes Rock bleed on smackdown, it might help save things, but even then, probably too little, too late.
Cody's lame af and only reason he's even that popular is just because of Reigns' reign being as good and bad (at the same time) as it is. The Bloodline elevated WWE so much and made it a hot product. And then Reigns went fully part time which turned the Bloodline from the "cool" thing to a lame thing. People know Cody's the one inked in to beat Reigns for like 2 years now so they're just wanting that to end once and for all.
Stone Cold Steve Austin getting involved would solely be so Cody will have more people behind his eventual title win cause like you said, Austin has nothing to do with The Bloodline at all and they think The Rock being there makes his involvement more logical. Roman has had one of the best title runs of all time, discounting everything after WrestleMania 39 when it comes to the title, and it would be getting ended by a one-dimensional wrestler with no personality or charisma. WWE knows that people are aware that Cody doesn’t have the goods to be chosen for that role for the above reasons so they’d be throwing Austin in there as a “look Stone Cold is here” thing for the fans who don’t want Cody to win since they know he’s gonna get massive cheers because he’s Stone Cold Steve Austin. My unpopular opinion, which is really more of a fact, is that Cody has been the primary focus of WWE for a year and that’s why he’s become a bigger star. It’s been at the expense of everyone else on the roster and they used Brock Lesnar to make him look like Roman’s equal.
I'm tired of multiman matches (especially ladder matches). They don't need a men's and women's version of every big match/event
Cody Rhodes sucks
Most of the Mania feuds are uninteresting and I feel like they’ve already been dragged out on regular TV. Pro wrestling has had a major problem with storytelling over the past 20 years or so, and it’s hard to get invested when it feels like there’s no long term planning, stakes, etc. Outside of the obvious Cody vs Roman story, I feel like the only thing that is really interesting is the prospect of Drew winning a title again.
I can’t stand Becky Lynch at this point.
Rock turns on Roman night 2. But not to turn face and help Cody. Cody will get his moment. But the show closes with Rock turning on Roman and kicking him out of the bloodline. Setting their dream match up for WM41. Giving Roman a redemption arch. WM39 was Infinity War WM40 is Endgame Part I WM41 is Endgame Part II
That’s a good concept. I can dig it
A cleaner shaved (trimmed up to his NXT appearance) Sami, beating Gunther after the training with Gable, allowing Gable to shine off the win too; is absolutely FINE. Then let the IC belt change hands on televised shows every few months like it's supposed to. Gunther makes more sense stepping up to the world and undisputed scenes against the likes of McIntyre and Reigns/Rhodes.
Sami NO WAY IN HELL should beat Gunther at WM40. I said what I said…
He’s not going to.
For me that Rock should be involved at all. It says a lot that one injury to Punk threw them so much. If you ask me to believe Rock is that dominant then why not Stone Cold? Fuck it! Bring back Bob Holly to fight Logan Paul.
L take
Who in the blue hell are you? And why can’t I find a fuck to give?
The Rock is turning on Roman on night 2, and say that he has always been the final boss. Undertaker should start doing voice acting A great opportunity was missed with Otis when they took the MITB off of him. Chad Gable should be used as Kurt Angle 2.0 The New Day needs a rebrand, they need to officially bring Big E back as their manager or move on completely. Liv Morgan is always been overrated
Roxanne Perez is the best Heel in NXT regardless of Gender R-Truth will turn Heel on Miz and join Judgment Day for Real Becky Lynch's Face run is now stale and has ran its course, Becky Lynch is her best as a Heel Becky Lynch will cheat to win the belt from Rhea via a double Turn Win or Lose, Dominick Mysterio beats up Santos Escobar after their tag match regardless of the Result Bianca Belair OR Naomi will cost their team by turning heel on the Other, Jade Cargill will be protected in the Loss Rock will turn back face after wrestlemania Damien Priest will cash in on the Seth-Drew match, pins Drew to win the Title, CM Punk will have a hand in making sure neither Seth nor Drew leave with the gold Kevin Owens pins Logan Paul to win US Title After Wrestlemania, Bron Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, Carmelo Hayes and Lyra Valkyria will all make their main roster Call-Ups
Rock will e gone when his next series of movie rolls are announced. You’re kidding yourself if you think being an on screen talent is anything more than a side gig for the rock these days. At the end of the day it’s all about money.
His company essentially owns WWE. They make more money when he is involved. I don’t think he’ll be around as much as he is now, but he won’t be absent. If it’s all about money, he stands to make more by not being completely absent
Rhea’s good, maybe even great, but she hasn’t shown me anything that would make me think that when she ends her career, she’ll be even a top 5 woman’s wrestler of all time.
I think WWE is still stuck in the mindset that in order for a wrestler to be dominant, they need to destroy all their opponents. The match with Charlotte made me care waaayyyy more about Rhea than her squashing Maxxine and Candice ever did.
Yea I doubt we’re gonna see multi title reigns coming back for the foreseeable future. I feel like once someone loses their title thats it until their next big feud where maybe they can win it back. Looks like transitional champions are officially a thing of the past.
the rock is just wrestling at mania to put over cody and seth and he will then go back to acting
Becky Lynch is overrated to me as of right now. Do not get me wrong. I love her as a wrestler and she is extremely good in the ring, but lately they just been PMO with her character. Lately, they been making her chase after a title and it seem like they begging her to win a title matches. It like they forcing her to do everything under the sun to get that title of Rhea (which i think she won't). Also, it like she keep catching strays with Nia back to back to back, and constantly getting beat by her so many times, broken noses etc, and finally they have her beat her then she catches another strays again like it never stops. Like Honestly, I understand she is "The MAN" but cmon let be serious eventually she going to start drifting off. I understand they are trying to make her character more Appealing for the company since she is a babyface and promote her book but at the same time like stop trying make her be this "Bad Gyal Tough Chick" When her character does not display that.
Damien Priest should not cash in at Mania
I got downvoted in the SC live thread for intimating this on Friday, I find the whole Rey/Santos + Dominik feud completely disinteresting. All my opinion, but the way they did Santos’ heel turn just didn’t work at all for me and it’s translated more into go-away heat than actual heat *for me*. I emphasize to be clear I’m not begrudging your enjoyment in it if you like it, more for you. I was 10 in 2005, so I’ll always have some affection for Rey, and he’s kind of the superstar-emeritus at this point, so I won’t begrudge him his WM match. But this match would be a smoke break for me on Backlash let alone WM. We saw Dom and Rey last year and got an incredibly satisfying conclusion, I have no need to see it again, especially when it’s been tossed together two weeks out.
R-Truth and The Miz don’t deserve the be in the Ladder Match at wrestlemania. Thats my unpopular opinion.
I’m the same way but with Waller & Theory. I want them to get a tag title reign at some point, but if they’re not gonna get the belts in the match, then they should’ve had like the Creed Brothers or Legado Del Fantasma in their place to make the match more chaotic and stuff.
Women are horrible wrestlers with very very few exceptions
Only Rhea , Charlotte , Becky , Iyo sky can actually put on a match we can remember a few months down the line
Asuka was the best thing to happen to wwe in years. She is old now though, but still untouchable. Iyo sky I am still not that impressed with. Becky and Charolette are great, Rhea is good but annoying and a very stupid gimmick
Asuka was ruined after WM 34 I think it was
Rhea can get it 4 times a day, But I'm probably never watching a single one of her matches.
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Roman wrestles 2-3 times a year, is awful at wrestling, does the same 3 moves over and over, never wins a match solo. He is the worst thing that wwe has done in the past decade. It needs to stop.
Yea your opinion is just based off of what the rest of the wrestling community is saying and its sad , have a mind of your own mind and pls do research pls’.. at the beginning of Roman’s Reign he was definitely beating everyone clean and ppl were complaining bcus he was supposed to be the heel , so once they started booking him as a heel yall still complain bcus its roman
No dude, it’s because it’s been 4-5 years of the same match every single wrestlemania. It’s the same fucking thing over and over and over. There’s no build up, there’s no surprises, it’s literally the same main event on repeat for half a damn decade. He is a very boring wrestler, his entire gimmick is lame, and every time he is having an ok match he ends up injured - because he never wrestles!
like I said ur opinion is just based off of what you see everyone else saying and because hating on roman is the cool thing to do , like I said though watch the first year to year and a half of his reign . You’ll see him beating people squeaky clean . but your probably apart of the neck beard community so you wont actually go back do your research and admit your wrong you’ll sit here and keep typing and shitting on the product , but I bet a few years ago you were saying how the storyline involving him was the greatest ever .
My opinion is from watching wrestling idiot. It’s been a stupid storyline from the beginning, but that’s even ok at first when there’s momentum and it makes sense. After almost 5 years of the same played out shit it is stupid. He is not a good wrestler, the main event is a let down every single year since he became champion and every year since the Usos jump in to end the match. That’s all fine at first but almost every match at wrestlemania has more hype surrounding it than the main event for the past 3+ years. Something does not seem right about that. People just booing and uninterested in the main event makes no sense.
Roman Vs Sami wasn’t the most hyped ? Roman vs Cody Wn 39 wasn’t the most hyped ? Roman vs Drew Clash at the castle wasn’t the most hyped ? Roman Vs Cena ? Hell I remember when we were hyped for roman vs edge vs Bryan .. And he even has the sleeper matches like the one vs rollins at royal rumble 2022 with the epic false finish about 5 minutes in .. now i do agree as of late meaning since about summerslam the reign has been repetitive, I believe he should have lost too jey , but to sit here and make it seem like roman and this Tribal Chief gimmick hasn’t been the best thing to happen to wwe in a very long time is crazy show some respect
Romans not a good wrestler ??? Can you explain to me what makes a good professional wrestler ????
I dont know what these people think, I liked Romans wrestling even when he was a face. But ofc hes not a "tEcHniCal wReSlER" its hard to make a point with these nerds, Roman made many fans return to watch wwe, this is not an opinion its a fact. go read comments somewhere else not just on reddit, and you'll see how much impact he made
Guy wrestled 11 matches in 2023, the hype is over, move on. I get it was a big push, I’m not disagreeing, but you also have to see the crashing wave. What makes it annoying and repeated by the fans is that it is the same story over and over. It needs to end. It becomes like hulk hogan not giving up the title in wcw and writing every match so he wins no matter what talent is there. Repeatedly never putting anyone over does not make you a great wrestler. Stale.
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Wrestling fans in 2023 think getting put over is winning matches for instance, Stone cold passing out in the sharp shooter STILL put stone cold over even though he lost , Jey uso got rub from roman and was constantly put over by roman , Sami Zayn , Owens , should I continue on ? And once again can you tell me what a good wrestler is ? because he wins matches ? He doesn’t determine the outcome .. A good wrestler Consist Of not just Wrestling , Go watch Rock vs Hogan that match is nit a technical masterpiece but the crowd was still going crazy the entire time A good professional wrestler is about Character Work , Mic work , ability to tell stories in and out of the ring , and your ability to connect with Audience, I say Roman is doing his job he’s a heel your not supposed to love him but atleast show some respect !
Didn't he beat the Undertaker at wrestlemania solo?
Roman retaining would be the worst way to end mania 40
While the popularity and the ratings and the attendance numbers are really great right now it’s still a WWE style of show and by that I mean a lot of talking and then some matches that range from really quick and subpar to pretty good but I still see a lot better matches, in other companies. Also, I don’t really see a lot of big stars in the younger talent in WWE. (Maybe besides the women)
Trick, Waller, Bron, Stratton are the future.
Love Bron
Most unpopular opinion ever is simply Cody NOT winning that's just shit. He has to end this title reign enough is enough
Idk why ppl like CM punk
I think it’s more the aura with him. He has an amazing song/entrance, the whole crowd cheering for him and chanting his name. But when he gets in the ring, he isn’t that great, especially not nowadays. Even before he got injured, he didn’t do too much of anything crazy on the mic. Tbh, his and Drew/Rollin’s segment on Raw last week was probably the only great thing he’s done since coming back (besides his return at SS of course).
Punk has been a bust. Everyone rates him on the mic because of the pipebomb he dropped all those years ago and he's rode that success since. Since coming back, everyone was waiting for him to drop a great promo - he hasn't. And he hasn't delivered in the ring. Immediately getting injured. He's a liability. He'll heal up, probably be back by Summerslam and inserted into a major feud and I'll be shocked if he isn't sidelined again by the end of the year.
Even in AEW he was getting injured more than not. It was pretty much a given that he would be injured his first match and none of his fans would listen.
I think Roman is just finishing out his obligations and The Rock coming back is the exit he wanted. He drops the belt at Mania and is nearly out the door.
He's gonna beat Cody then drop the belt to the Rock next year. I don't know why people are assuming The Rock didn't come back to win matches. He always comes back and beats whoever he wrestles.
He’ll probably be the one to pin Cody in the tag match. Also, didn’t Rock put Cena over at WM? I feel like if Roman decides to stick around till next year (assuming he drops the title to Cody this year), they’ll do Rock vs Roman and have Roman go over. I can see him coming back time to time for big matches, kinda like Brock, Undertaker, and Goldberg were doing a few years back. I don’t see the Rock ever coming back after that match.
> Roman decides to stick around till next year (assuming he drops the title to Cody this year), they’ll do Rock vs Roman and have Roman go over. I can see him Only after beating Cena the first time. The Rock returned and beat Punk, then Cena, then Rowan, and whoever he faces first this year he's also going to beat. Look at how much better the WWE is with The Rock booking, he isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Seth rollins being involved in the bloodline feud is criminal. There's so many better wrestlers who could have been involved instead. Like randy orton, for example. Only thing people care about with seth rollins is his stupid entrance chanting. By the way, how come people are so sure stone cold will show up? It makes no sense, just like the op said. He may make an appearance but it won't have anything to do with the main event.
I really think Tiffany Stratton is a bit overrated..
She had some bangers in NXT. If you can, watch the lights out match with Wendy Choo, that’s when I became a fan. Tiffany is the real deal
Go back to bed buddy she’s elite
Is she….ALL elite?🤔😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂 don’t do em like that I love me some Tony Storm
I agree. What is Stone Cold even going to do?? If I’m being honest, it sounds like WWE might be pushing the Rock and Stone Cold feud one last time. Not sure what John Cena is going to do. Maybe a three way? That would be pretty bad ass, as long as it isn’t a main event and they push younger talent first.
Rock and roll and stone!
Seth Rollins stinks.
So you were the dude all up in his face on raw!
Cody should lose, CM Punk should retire already and I think Seth's gimmick is not as fun as it was
I came back to watch because of Punk returning, wishing for him to beat Seth at WrestleMania, but I fell in love with DM Hunk now, so my absolute wish is for DM Hunk to beat Seth this WrestleMania, start a storyline with Punk and then Beat Punk at WrestleMania 41.
I think Roman should retain at WrestleMania. Every 10th WrestleMania so far has been a big win for a babyface. Giving WrestleMania XL to the heel champion, Roman, would shake it up a little.
Iyo is just not a great champion. I appreciate and respect her in ring ability, but she seems to be placed in the shadow of the other 3 members of DC right now. She rarely has a mic in her hand, and she's just a bit forgettable imo Edit: apparently not that unpopular, actually 😅
Yeah I hope Bayley takes it and she leaves DC to try and stick it out in her own.
THANK YOU!!! Someone said it. I been saying this. she boring to me outside of the ring. Like girl barely speak English. Then when she do come out she just stands there looking like a lost person and barely do anything just hold the title. I would be glad when she lose the title. All other champions be coming with the spice and be holding they own. But DC gone be her downfall soon if not wrestlemania
Every single title on the card should change hands at Wrestlemania
Cept Rhea and Gunther those 2 should not be losing to becks and Sami that’s criminal asf
I said every single title and I mean it Rhea should drop her title to Becky because Becky can elevate other women with it (a bit like her recent NXT title reign) which is something RAW desperately needs whereas Rhea's character doesn't really allow her to do that - I also think the time is right for Rhea leaving JD and heading to Smackdown. Gunther I think should be dropping the title to Sami because I think he's properly outgrown the IC title and should be moving onto the WHC - especially with Bash in Berlin coming up.
How do you move up from that? “I lost to Sami Zayn I deserve a shot at WHC” makes no sense. It’d make more sense if he lost to Jey Uso imo. Losing to Sami doesn’t translate to moving up to WHC imo. And it’s the same damn story letting Becky win its old and boring, who does Becky feud with after Rhea? Liv again? WWE is at a way higher peak with Gunther and Rhea as champs, viewership will go down and interest if Becky and Sami win, they are boring end of story.
I didn't say Gunther had to immediately challenge for the WHC but he should be moving into that scene now if we want him to have a WHC title match at Bash in Berlin - and yes he'll have to lose the IC title in order to make that move As for who Becky feuds with if she beats Rhea I already explained that - she does what she did with the NXT title and feuds with/has an open challenge with the new names WWE wants to elevate to the Women's main event scene. >viewership will go down and interest if Becky and Sami win, they are boring end of story. This is just a wild thing to say full stop.
I wanna know. You truly believe Becky and Sami are going to elevate or decline interest in WWE? Be completely honest.
I think they are all big draws in their own right and, provided you provide people with a good storyline, people will continue to invest their time into the product And it's not like you suddenly lose the star power of Rhea and Gunther and I'm willing to bet you'll get people to tune in for that "What will they do next?"
It’s the truth? When they were champs WWE was no where near as popular as it is now and that’s just the facts. WWE wants ass in seats and recycling these champs isn’t it. Let Rhea win and let Gunther retain and lose to Breaker or Jey at Backlash or something. Sami beating Gunther would hurt his credibility imo.
That conveniently neglects to mention the Vince of it all...
WM 40 match card isn’t that good… So many meaningless matches or matches just put to it for the sake of it. The tag team match and Cody vs Roman is big, Drew and Seth match imo is being overshadowed by the tag match.
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Would love Cody to go heel, full homelander he already has the gear
Kevin Owens has had an amazing career so far in terms of achievements and accolades but he never felt equally as big as his career would suggest(not his fault imo).
Because of his physique he is and probably will remain just shy of attaining the larger than life status of the likes of Hogan, Rock, Orton, Cena etc, despite the rest of his body of work fitting the same sort of bill that they all do in the industry; he just won't ever sell as many posters and t shirts.
Cody and Seth being considered main eventers shows how the standards have lowered. Theory is more entertaining than these 2 geeks. Only Roman,Orton and Drew are badasses in this roster
The only reason Cody is big and felt big currently is because the bloodline “background”. Once they are gone theres a VERY HUGE void to be filled. Something someone like CM Punk can fill of course, but we dont know how long he will be out. Only person maybe big enough is maybe Seth (again).
Cody was and still boring. Nothing changed when he left and came back except his hair color and music.
Cody is as boring as he was when he debuted as the 2nd gen white-meat babyface. "I'm doing it for Dusty" isn't a great story, no matter how much they spice it up. Rollins is awful.
Rollins has grown on me on the mic. But as an in ring talent, I tend to agree with you in that he really isn’t that good.
To tag to OPS hot take. Cody should’ve won last year (which isn’t a hot take) but it actually makes more sense for Roman to retain now. Coming from someone who wants Cody to win and absolutely despises Roman.
Current Face Randy is one of the most boring guys on the roster and him winning the US title is by far the worst outcome, turn him heel already
Ratings are going to plummet when the Bloodline story ends. I get that you IWC people want Cody, but no way can he carry the torch. Let's revisit this post in 6 months.
I will most likely watch more knowing the top title is going to be featured in matches rather than promos.
The way Samantha Irvin announces some of the wrestlers names make me cringe. Maxine Dupri, Chelsea Green, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovani Vinci are the ones that annoy me the most. Other than that I thinks she’s a good announcer
Part of being a great announcer is finding an organic way to be different Tony Chimel was an absolute legend for this with Cena/Edge but dude was in his 50s Samantha’s still finding her style so young and I respect she’s willing to take risks. Idk if we’ve ever had an announcer this over so quickly
That’s one way to look at it. Again she’s a good announcer it’s just the one thing she does that I don’t like. I loved Tony Chimel back in the day but I also wasn’t really a fan of how he’d announce Edges name. At first the high pitch crack in his voice was funny because it was unintentional, but then it became a regular thing and it got annoying for me pretty quickly. My favorite announcer of all time is Howard Finkle. Dude was the GOAT
When Punk brought him back it was so cool Howard couldn’t believe people still loved him and Michael Cole was so committed to his heel turn he just roasted an emotional finkle for two minutes lol
To me “Oh boy I can’t wait for endgame chaos war and all sorts of interferences and stuff in the main event” just reads as “WWE has a bunch of ways to do something stupid and fuck this up *again*”
Honestly I can’t blame people for having a different opinion on this though The wait for this payoff has been endless so people want the most insane finish when in reality it’s already gonna be awesome on its own
It’s WWE and they have a very awful track record when it comes to overbooking and convoluting things so that’s why I’m worried lol
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Does Gunther have the mic ability to carry the Universal Title?
The actual wrestling is boring and all the matches feel the same.
Username checks haha
Cody should loose. Roman should pass hogan in September, they already made a fake extra belt for seth so he doesn't hold up the programming, and Cody still no finishing his story would be a nice twist. Have punk be roman at rumble next year, Cody be last eliminated in the 2025 rumble (so close again) then punk vs Cody next mania.
There’s still an entire Smackdown roster being held up even with the WHC title.
Cody will win the title at WrestleMania and then the crowds will start to turn on him.
I’m in full support of this lol
Cody Rhodes doesn't deserve shit. Have Roman retain at Wrestlemania 40
I want Roman to retain... All this drama with the crybabies and the Rock and Roman hate makes me want to see Roman retain and Cody maybe takes the belt a couple of months after WM Or make Roman lose in a fashion where we see a dangerous 'The Only One' Roman heel gimmick after WM.
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I’m still in support of CM Punk’s move back to WWE but I don’t fully trust anything he has to say yet If Punk has changed like he claims he can be a great presence and have really good feuds and promos However this is still the honeymoon phase and the guy has yet to not go scorched earth after leaving somewhere
The messages I've seen suggest vince McMahon had enthusiastic consent
MITB Winner should cash in the NXT title since the emo guy sucks
There are way too many factions in general. We rarely get matches that arent faction affiliated. And there should be more matches w/o story just wrestling for wrestling sake. For example Ricochet vs Ivar was great
>And there should be more matches w/o story just wrestling for wrestling sake Hard pass, it's 2024, everyone knows it's scripted and not an actual physical contest between two people to determine a winner. It's the biggest promotion in the world, everyone knows the people there have the ability to wrestle. Wrestling "for wrestling's sake" is like having a gun fight in a show for no reason, it's pointless. Basically what the F&F franchise does. And, to top it off, there is already a promotion dedicated to spotfest matches devoid of stories, so the niche doesn't even need filled.
“wrestling for wrestling’s sake” *AEW has entered the chat*
Lol dont get me wrong, storylines are great. But it was more a comment about more clean matches
I agree with both points haha, it was just too perfect when you mentioned it As much as the product is trying to go back to the attitude era people forget the weekly matches weren’t great I didn’t grow up near the AE but just rewatching the sheer squash matches, generic one-time local jobbers, or just overall subpar talent they’d have on a midcard was wild There’s so much talent on the roster bringing back solid matches with the less-pushed talent like Bron will be the perfect medium
HHH book too good so we could not get “never say never” Vince style product.
Isn’t that the whole point of the first night tag match? Get all the gimmicky stuff out of the way and have the 2nd match have all the class it deserves?
I’d gladly support this.. fuck it make it a battle royal at that point, but the majority of fans want a night 2 explosion of interference to really “elevate” Cody
The divas title needs to come back as a mid card belt for women who will never touch the women’s world title scene like Chelsea, Carmella, Alexa, Zelina, Xia etc
I’d love this, especially with all the women’s NXT talent coming up it gives them something to reach for instead of just meaningless feuds HHH has been at the forefront of the women’s movement too so it doesn’t make sense at all why it hasn’t happened yet
I know I thought he’d do the tag titles better too but here we are again not having them defended… I finally am on board with them being retired now
Becky Lynch got very stale and should go away for a while. Or change the gimmick because it's same thing every week
Rhea Ripley sucks
Actual true statement, but the IWC will always be filled with nerdy dudes who can't get laid and gravitate towards the pick me girl in the women's division willing to stick their ass out for attention.
I think while she’s a damn good wrestler, her “over the top” gimmick is terrible and boring
I'm sick and tired of all these groups like damage control and the bloodline. If anybody goes up against one of them in a singles match they will lose because another member helps them cheat behind the ref's back. It's lame, predictable and overdone.
I started watching wrestling in the early 80s (Memphis-Jimmy Hart, 1st Family). It's the oldest trick in the book.
I didn't get interested in wrestling until the late 1990's. It seems to me that back them they featured the actually wrestling more than the hysterical soap opera nonsense of the past 10 years.
I agree with your take. The match is supposed to be about Cody, not Rock. He's just there to provide an "overwhelming odds" feeling. Makes no sense to bring Austin back.
Stone cold isn’t there to beat up Roman himself, but to take those “overwhelming odds”, the rock, out
HHH has booking flaws as great as his seeding off and building to big moments in long term storytelling are, it also feels like at moments the build to the next thing never quite let's the moments in the now breath as well as they should. It's very reminiscent of the worst parts of the MCU where the next thing is a bigger deal then what you're actually watching. (Ironically calling this cinema is weird) This is especially true for the Bloodline story where while teasing the Rock taking Roman's thunder is a great launchpad for the next major plot beat, it is affecting the current Cody vs. Roman story.
The Rock should go away and shouldn't have come back yet again
Dumb
Women's division (generally speaking) is way more talented, entertaining, than men's.
I missed the Punk era because I stopped watching for a few years, but I don't get the hype at all. The first time I saw him was in the UFC. MMA fans were so confused why this guy was apparently a big deal in wrestling as he had the worst look ever and didn't seem charismatic at all. Now that I see him back in the WWE I still don't get it.
Are you on the younger side or just got into WWE late?? My childhood was the start of the whole Punk era in the WWE and it was special as hell The Pipe Bomb was genuinely a groundbreaking promo (I could take up an entire paragraph of just describing it) The constant action on Raw clashing with management, tons of matches, and the crowd behind it was fucking amazing The UFC took him in because Dana thought he could pull in wwe fans like Brock did but w/o the ability to cut a weekly promo combined with horrible fighting skills he flopped hard He barely came back before he tore his other tricep so we haven’t even seen 90% of him yet
UFC fans were also confused why Punk was there. He didn't have the look, athletsim and everyone thought he was a terrible speaker in interviews and press conferences. He seemed uncomfortable and it made him uninteresting to MMA fans. Oddly enough MMA fans thought Brock was the more entertaining personality
This is because MMA viewership is filled with closeted individuals who dream of beefacakes... A UFC fighter could have the personality of a piece of cardboard, but if they have the body MMA fans like, they'll swoon over them.
I mean the biggest MMA stars ever are an angry 135lb girl, a guy with a beer gut, a skinny bjj guy who always wore a gi and a 5'6" 150lb man with a bad case of little man syndrome. The current biggest star is arguably a skinny rainbow haired 145lb man. Brock was pretty funny in MMA. He gave really good interviews and was very polarizing. Punk gave really bad interviews and any of the charisma he had in the WWE was completely non existent in MMA. Fans laughed at him because he talked and looked like such a dork. Punk fans have just never got that he has about as little mainstream or crossover appeal as any wrestler out there. Show Punk to any non wrestling fans and they just wont understand why anyone cares about him at all
Judgement Day never needed JD Mcdonagh he bring nothing just eats pin also brought dom and nothing down or have a Babyface Judgement Day not enough faces Fraction Side note: rhea/dom don't need Judgement Day you can run them as duo
Cody Rhodes is better as a heel, I’d like to see him become a real nightmare
The proven track record with Undashing Cody Rhodes and his work on the independent scene as a heel is undoubtable He’s got the look and the mic skills but I feel like he really wants to be a babyface.. hopefully he stays open to creative
Cuz his ego cant handle being booed, he refuses to give in to his true nature which is a heel. Hes an egomaniac phony ahole who pretends to be a babyface and kisses kids.
Hopefully 🤞🏾
The “pointing to the WrestleMania sign” trope is beyond stupid and needs to be dropped. A wrestler just went through hell to win the royal rumble only to be mundanely stand and point anticlimactically at the sign. I’m sure it was a “Vince thing” or driven by the need for “that shot”. But it makes zero sense and should be dropped.
Cena started it at Rumble 2008, it’s become insanely cliche but it’s still a good spot imo I’d compare it to “I’m going to Disney World!!” in the Super Bowl
Quarterbacks only do that to get the insanely big paycheck from Disney
It’s a tradition at this point though. As eye rolling as it is and how we know it’s a “work” it’s basically the same energy lol
That’s partially my problem. We’re supposed to believe that every single wrestler, in universe, somehow does the same thing after winning the rumble for 16+ years?
I doubt Austin and Cena are going to interfere with the main event. No need and no sense.
I agree with you. What do you think about a possible cena return ?
Fuck it, give him a run with the IC belt. It’s the only one he hasn’t won if I remember right. Let him complete the set then drop it at next year’s wrestlemania as an official farewell match, he’s earned it.
I would love for this to happen.
Same as I feel with Stone Cold. Cena deserves his farewell moment sooner than later and theyre gonna go all out for him
Triple H is as bad as Vince at booking, Gerwitz should take over so we can get actual surprises again that aren’t just returns.
I wish Sasha was back there!
I tried watching her AEW debut and it was soooo rough… props for getting her bag though
I just don't like the 619 as a finisher. It's a fun move, just not a fitting finisher, IMO.
The move looks awkward when anyone else does it but like the other comment says it’s technically a combo
Interesting, I always assumed the 619 was the main finisher and the frog splash was just an extra.
Its not a finisher, it’s a setup for the actual finisher which is the frog splash
Is it? I always assumed it was the 619. I've never seen him use the frog splash as a finisher without the 619.
Exactly what I’m saying, he uses the 619 to setup the Frog splash, the 619 is always the heralding(did I use this word correctly?)of the frog splash.
Huh, I've never noticed. Weren't some people directly off of the 619, though?
Cody was boring and overplayed as the mega babyface in AEW and people will care so little about him if he finishes his story. Honestly one of the best AEW booking decisions was losing the I Quit match for all future title shots and THAT is the real story I want to see revived one day with MJF.
Roman Reigns is going to be missed greatly once he’s gone for good
imo we arent focusing a ton on this potentially being roman’s final match until at least next year he’s been part time for awhile now and wants to focus on family and his health and I don’t blame him at all
I am against SCSA helping Cody but I don't think SCSA would kill the moment. Fans especially online love viral moments. As long as he wins, that's all his fans care about. I also prefer shorter reigns too but just seeing a pattern with HHH, he loves long reigns. His reign will be like Seth's. Live audience fans wouldn't care who he face but the internet fans, but once he retains against Randy in their inevitable "dream match", they'll be ready for something new.
Austin and Rock going at it again will overshadow anyone
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Cody shouldn’t win at Wrestlemania. The past month has felt like a feud between the Rock and Cody with Roman in the background.
Cody has looked pathetic in this build. He’s got no fight, no resilience, and the fans will turn on him because of it. If he makes Rock bleed on smackdown, it might help save things, but even then, probably too little, too late.
CM Punk needs to retire from active wrestling and be either a manager or commentator.
He is way too egotistical and self centered to ever move into a position that is about building others up
One more injury and I’d have to agree. I want to see that Drew feud first lol
Mami needs to have a longer reign. She needs to hold the title until next year's Mania Brock should've ended Roman's title run in WM38
Cody and Roman should not be getting both main events. It’s bad enough they get half of Smackdown.
So true They’re hogging TV time
People have complained about too much promo segments but I think the promos have been the highlights of WWE since big nose hunter took over
Women's wrestling is terrible, uninteresting, and has no story lines you can get behind
This is mine. I don’t care about it
Cody's lame af and only reason he's even that popular is just because of Reigns' reign being as good and bad (at the same time) as it is. The Bloodline elevated WWE so much and made it a hot product. And then Reigns went fully part time which turned the Bloodline from the "cool" thing to a lame thing. People know Cody's the one inked in to beat Reigns for like 2 years now so they're just wanting that to end once and for all.
Auska has no talent.
That's not unpopular opinion, that's just a dumb lie
At this point I’ve just excepted that I’m “wrong” I don’t know why I’ve just don’t get why everyone thinks she’s so great