Arena Pro Wrestling Discussion

Hardy's to the WWE looks set.

 

I don't know (I don't have the network), but this isn't from the WWE's official channel.

 

Oh God, I remember CB.....

 

Magnus has joined WOS. Looks like, quite probably, all IMPACT British talent will appear on the show.

 

Kevin Nash then was worse than Kali is now.

 

WOS will be a full promotion, run house shows and tours.

Selected IMPACT, NOAH and AAA talent will feature now and again. If booked right, this could be quite good in the long run.

 

Mania predictions, anyone?

Going from the order on Wikipedia:

Braun Strowman
Neville
Bray Wyatt
Brock Lesnar
Seth Rollins
Roman Reigns
AJ Styles (unless Shane brings up someone from NXT)
Sasha Banks
Kevin Owens
The Miz and Maryse
Dean Ambrose
Becky Lynch (Naomi if she's back from injury)
Enzo and Cass

 

If the rumor is true that Nikki's retiring after 'Mania (like Brie did last year), then Cena and Nikki will go over.

Edit: Oh and the RAW tag team title match is now a ladder match.

 

Going out on a victory just seems wrong. It'd kill The Miz's momentum and if the whole marriage proposal thing goes ahead then after a victory it'll be overly saccharine.

 

I guess we'll see on Sunday. Keep in mind too, Maryse hasn't been in a match since 2011 (when she retired to marry Miz and have his kid)

 

I really hope they make Daniel Bryan the ref for that match. It'd make a ton of sense.


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Well there's still tonight's SMACKDOWN to go, so we'll see if he makes himself ref for that match or not.

On a related note, highly disappointed in WWE for not being even a brief tribute to JR's wife, Jan on RAW last night.

 

I get a sense that they'd be damned if they did and damned if they didn't. A mention from a commentator could be appropriate imo, but does the death of the wife of a former commentator demand a tribute? Should every Raw open with an 'in loving memory' of the spouses of every widowed wrestling personality? Did Audrey Russell receive a tribute in 2014? How about Eileen Solie in 1997? Should Maureen Marella receive a tribute when she dies (if she's even still alive)? Someone who is or was married or related to someone in wrestling must be dying every week, so where do you draw the line?

 

I think one of the differences here, is that JR is somebody that fans still heavily identify with and some have personally met Jan at fan events. At the very least a mention by Michael Cole during the broadcast would have been good.

 

I think lots of people still identify with the other commentators mentioned (certainly JR himself takes every opportunity to pay tribute to them, and podcasts that discuss them and the eras associated with them are often more popular than contemporary wrestling shows, but I digress)... Lots of spouses surely attend conventions and shows... I get that there's an outpouring of sympathy for JR - and that's certainly a good thing - but I don't think we should be damning WWE for failing to pay adequate tribute to someone on the outer periphery of the wrestling business. There are plenty of crappy things WWE do that we can bitch about with moral impunity... If they tried to profit from the death of JR's wife in some way, then that would be worthy of damning criticism, but merely not broadcasting the personal tragedy of a former employee seems reasonable to me.

 

This is probably it for Taker. Though granted he hasn't said anything. I'd bet on Reigns winning. Love to be wrong though. Cool surprise.

The swap will be AJ to RAW, and then eventually Reigns gets sent to Smackdown.

Jericho's almost done too, so I think Owens gets the US title.

 

No, that's what I'm saying. Reigns is actually slated to go to Smackdown in the near future.

but yeah, I hope Nakamura goes to Smackdown anyway.

SD is not going to have anyone but Orton and Wyatt(pretty much only Orton), for a few months.

 

Rumour is now AJ staying on Smackdown. With Cena being away long term, they need someone will drawing power; Styles is meant to be heading straight back into the title picture and possibly getting the belt back at the next PPV (after Mania)

 

and I would be down with that.