2016 Pro Wrestling Thread

Raw's been meh, so far, but I like the Smackdown to USA commercial with Bray talking politely to the receptionist.

 

Main event starring without a Cena sighting yet doesn't bode well for a decent finish....

 

Ending was a nice mess, and the Rumble just got a heckuva lot more interesting.

 

Your winner ... and NEEEEEWWWWW WWE World Heavyweight Champion ... CURTIS AXEL!!!

 

But seriously, with Brock apparently on the show next week ... do they actually put him IN the Rumble? Cena, too?

 

I'd say yeah. They'll have it so Reigns doesn't actually get beaten for the belt, then invokes his rematch clause for WM.

 

Not so sure about that, only because I can see the Rumble booking now.
Reigns gets No. 1 and spends the first 20 minutes pulling an Austin -- a far less entertaining Austin -- and cleaning house against a parade of jobbers. Knowing WWE and the hard-on they have for Reigns, they'll probably have him never face more than one person at a time.

 

Yeah, that'll probably happen. The interesting part comes at the end when we find out who Vince has to screw Reigns out of the title.

As much as it won't happen, it'd be a perfect setup for a Cena heel turn.

 

I'd be OK with Reigns dropping the title at the Rumble to either Cena in a heel turn situation (Though it won't happen) or a returning Lesnar.
More than anything I want Lesnar-Reigns as the WM main event. That match was awesome last year and Reigns is much better built this year to believably go toe-to-toe with him.
My guess is this is being done to give Reigns the big coronation he never got but was probably in line for last year before the world turned against him.

 

It's exciting the way the Survivor Series tourney was exciting, but I'm afraid its going to turn out the same way.

I was a little more excited to see a Rumble without Roman because his opponent is so wide open for Mania......I could envision Roman vs so many guys, Lesnar, Cena, Jericho, Ambrose. If Reigns was just squashing Sheamus elsewhere on the show it feels less predictable somehow.

Now it kind of feels like an easy way to get the belt off Reigns so he can fight HHH.

 

So, who does AJ Styles get jobbed to first?

 

Cena. "Dream match" although you know they won't have an Indy wrestler who the smarks like get over on their guy. Owens, at least spent enough time in NXT to lose some enough of his indy cred for them.