2015 Pro Wrestling Thread

Yep. Just announced it. My wife and I will be there. DEFINITELY.

 

I'll be there, even if it means selling one of my kids into child slavery.

OK, maybe I wouldn't go that far. Maybe.

 

I'd love to go but I know it's not going to happen.

 

If Mania ever came to Indy or Nashville, I'd do what I could to go.

 

Can't see it coming to Nashville, but I'd gotta think Indy is on the short list of targets for the next decade. Big, modern domed stadium, good big events city, it's been there before (but a while ago) ... what's keeping it, really?

 

Two former wrestlers, Vito LoGrasso (aka Big Vito) and Evan Singleton (aka) Adam Mercer have sued to WWE for damages related to concussion injuries.
Singleton is only 22 years old and was a developmental and NXT guy. LoGrasso bounced around a good bit, spent two years (2005-07) in WWE, and also had a brief stint in old school ECW in 1999.
Seems like a case of going after the guy with the money in hopes of a settlement. Without knowing the specifics, Singleton might have a case if it was on the job injury. He hasn't really worked anywhere else. LoGrasso, though, will probably have a hard time proving his two years as a WWE jobber were the main factor in concussions, and not the decade-plus spent mostly on the less-structured indy circuit. I'd think one tape of an indy match would blow his case out of the water.

Ex-pro wrestlers sue WWE over concussions that caused injury - Yahoo Sports

 

The 2014 Gooker winners have been announced.
Yes, winners. Apparently there was some ballot stuffing going on.
The Bella feud and Vince McMahon's "brass rings" comment during the Stone Cold podcast are the worst of the worst from 2014.

And Your 2014 Gooker Winner Is…

 

Interesting look behind the scenes of the WWE creative department.

Inside WWE: An Exclusive Look at How a Pro Wrestling Story Comes to Life | Bleacher Report

 

A few days late to the party (damn work schedule), but since I don't do spoilers it's cool.

Sting. On. Raw. Never thought I'd see the day.

And I could dig a Lesnar face turn, but not if Paul turns on him. We've seen that story that before (and again with Van Dam).

And seems like The E is putting more emphasis on the title match than the Rumble match this year.

 

Interesting, although I have a feeling the E is doing some spin doctoring and revisionist history. I know, say it ain't so!

 

The only bad thing about that was Michael Cole channeling his inner Schiavone and yelling, "It's Sting! It's Sting!" like a madman.

 

And "The Vigilante" ... I can only imagine what VKM is yelling into his ear on a nightly basis. Funny to hear Taz subtly needle Josh Matthews about having more freedom with announcing in TNA.