Who's watching Mania? 

Bray, I think, wanted to do the job to put Taker over as, in this scenario, he possibly felt it was a shame to have Taker possibly retire [there are talks of that]. As for if that's the case or not, I don't know, but I get that impression.  As for being the new face of fear, that's about as much of a disappointment as Dean Ambrose not gaining the IC belt like he planned to after RR.  He was pushing towards getting it so hard, then when Daniel was added, he basically gave up and now we have Mick Foley post Hell in a Cell [ie, when he was doing a lot of that Rock N Sock crap], and wasn't really as full time anymore when we could have Cactus Jack meets Rowdy Piper meets Stone Cold Steve Austin.  And his pops are insane.

Yet out of touch WHAT A MANUEVERRRRR! Vince McMahon wants fucking Boring Reigns to have the belt.  Uh, why?  He moves awkwardly, had ZERO offense against Brock [his best comeback was a fucking harharhar to look strong], his charisma is lower than that of Duke the Dumpster Drowsy [yes, I know... I misspelled it on purpose] and a moveset based around a move anyone could do.  He's meant to be a power house yet has about as many power house moves as the third Dudley [whatever the fuck his name was] and has to be made to look strong.  

I gotta agree with Jim Ross.  Heyman DESERVED fucking main event pay.  He made that match; he built that match for three fucking months and got me from "I don't want to see this shit ever, even if I do like Brock" to "This will be a total fucking spectacle and I can't WAIT for Brock to german suplex this stupid asshole back to NXT".  That was about 75% Heyman and 25% looking back at all of Brock's PPV matches both from this current run and his first run.  By the way, Roman Reigns did not look strong at all during Brock's match.  Roman got pinned, we all know Brock bladed, and I already covered his "comebacks".  Roman Reigns -- AND Daniel Bryan, for that matter -- should've been kept out of the RR since they didn't "surprise entry", built over the next year, and then have a main event at WM32 for the belt.  That would've worked WAY better.

As for everyone that was pissed Bryan lost the RR, did you stop and think about more than just what you want?  Bryan's neck cannot take one suplex from Lesnar and he probably has a "no suplex clause" [wouldn't be the first time; Bobby Heenan eventually became "no contact" because of his neck].  So there was never any way in hell he was going to win; they can't risk it, especially insurance wise. But again, they should have kept him and Roman out of the Royal Rumble so they wouldn't have to deal with a "that's bullshit, they lost, blahblahblah". Instead, Roman comes back, get a Slammy, tries some half assed Rock-lite lines on the mic which went over worse than John Laryngitis, and then won the RR to get a shot at the belt?  Yeah, whatever. And even if this WM had a total shit main event because "No Bryan", "No Orton", "No Roman" and other whines, the main event at WM32 would've been the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  

By the way, did the mention that Seth, Brock, Orton, and Heyman should...

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The new Dangerous Alliance!

Kidd and Cesaro Vs New Day:  New Day is an awful stereotypical gimmick that is not working. At least WWE is recognizing it by having New Day acknowledge it on the mic. It seems they are transitioning ND to turn heel based on their in ring tactics and having them start to act like the boos and jeers are getting to them. I see more of than dirty ring work in this match but I see Kidd/Cesaro winning...FACT! I think its gonna be a fun match though with a lot of energy to get the crowd going. I just think there are other tag teams that would be better contenders than ND. I just think this match shows more of their transition to heel. 

Nikki Bella vs Naomi: I could care less. I do like the divas division kinda sorta but its more for look than skill. If it was skill then Natalya would be champ or they would have Charlotte up here. These two though don't have that skill factor and they don't even have any beef really. Its heel vs heel and Naomi just turned heel. No Paige. No care.

Daniel Bryan vs Bad News Barrett: Any news on if Bryan is going to wrestle? If he does he should win. He is the only thing they got right now to really legitimize the IC title as a big boys belt or the minor champ. I would like to see the IC and US combined. They are pretty much the same to me. Keep the IC name and style. Lose the US and make some kind of cruiserweight title for all the NXT up and coming, high flyers, and for the mid card guys so they can at least establish some kind of presence in WWE and not just get jobbed over and over. 

Dolph Ziggler vs Sheamus: His look is awful but at least he has a better theme lol. I hate the stipulation "Kiss Me Arse". Both wrestlers need this win to help their momentum. Dolph hasn't done much since losing the IC title. After last years Survivor Series I thought he was going to be pushed more but he has just remained stagnant. Sheamus needs this to solidify his heel role and his dominance. I think Sheamus will get the win and Dolph is gonna look like a fool having to pucker up. Hopefully they can set something up for Dolph to get some of his dignity back afterward. 

Roman Reigns vs Big Show: BOOOORRRRRIIIINNNNG. I think this match is going to be the bust of the night. Last man standing matches kinda bore me. Seems like they just drag on too long. All this is going to do is give Reigns a much needed win and show people why WWE had this guy in the main event of WM31. This match is more for his rep and to get fans back on board...believe that. I could careless though. Big slow is a boring heel and his KO punch finisher is weak sauce. 

Dean Ambrose Vs Luke Harper: Dean needs a win...bad. I think he will get it tonight. It suck though because Harper needs one worse than him but since he is a heel they will find a way for him to lose tonight and move on to a new face to go after. But Ambrose as a face can't lose again. It will make his "lunatic fringe" persona look weak and pointless. I do think this is gonna be one helluva match though and both men are gonna beat the crap outta each other. Might even be the best match of the night. 

John Cena vs Rusev: Oh how I just want this rivalry to be over. Rusev finally got his loss and was fed to Cena and Cena got a belt to keep the kids happy. Move on already. Rusev needs a new rival. I like how Cena is defending the title each week at raw. You never know who is gonna get in there. A rivalry should come from that. I see Cena winning and it being another boring match. Maybe a little better than the Reigns/Show much since they got a chain involved. 

Randy Orton vs Seth Rollins: No doubt this will be a good match. Rollins has proven he is the top heel and Orton proved he still deserve to be main event material. I think rollins wins and I'm hoping it is a relatively clean win. I'm ok with the whole angle of how the authority pretty much groomed him and help him to become the champ and that his is their guy but he needs to prove as a champ he can win without help. It will only help him go over even more. Otherwise it still makes him look like a weak champ. Beating someone like Orton clean is whats "best of business" I'm just hoping that by having Kand as cage gatekeeper there is some surprise to set up something going forward. Im hoping the Big Red Monster comes back and starts a feud with the Authority.

What are you guys referring to with Wyatt? Who is he feuding with? I can't believe he isn't on the card. Dude doesn't get used enough. Anyways, hope you all enjoy the PPV. I think its going to be average at best but hopefully I'm wrong

MetalHorrorGuitarWhat said
Might just be me, but Natalya has been hella sexy lately.  

 She sure does. Tyson Kidd is one lucky mofo 

 

I think Luke Harper is so fucking boring.  

I think he looks more and more like Skinner. They even got him talking like Skinner. He needs to be re-branded. Same with Erik Rowan

phreakcore said
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no Daniel Bryan..Neville in. Sucks the YES man is out but happy to see Neville get a shot. Its free too on the kickoff show now. Dunno if they will have him win but why not. Ain't like they are doing much with Bad News except for Bromancing with Sheamus

Neville is beyond fucking boring.  I do not get the pops he gets because he's close to putting me to sleep every time he steps into the ring.

MetalHorrorGuitarWhat said
I get the feeling that Bryan is injured more than he's trying to let on. If this isn't kayfabe, he might be making an Edge speech sometime soon. He's been trying to keep it up like he used to, but he just can't and his matches -- not mention his booking -- plainly show that. Get well soon, D-Bry

I think you might be right with the neck injury. Your comment earlier talking about how he couldn't wrestle Brock for the title due to the risk of neck injury makes a whole lot of sense. They definitely book him and all the main guys a hella lot. He jumped right back in there and maybe he should of taken it slower. Guess he didn't want to lose his heat. I would hate to see another injury force them to strip Bryan of the title. It would just go to another mid carder and it would be a joke title that changes hands on Smackdown.