2017 Pro Wrestling Thread

Sooo, I was on vacation all last week and just got back into work today.

I went to the ROH show and got to see the most incredible Ladder match for the Tag titles. Great show all the way around. Became a fan of "The Villain" Marty Scurll and "The Party Peacock" Dalton Castle almost immediately from their entrances alone. Both put on great matches.

As for Mania, I see a lot of people online shit all over it, I thought it was pretty damn good. I get goosebumps watching The Hardys' return every time still. Is this Taker's last match or do we get a "surprise" return next year?

HELL FUCKING YES to The Revival coming back and showing how you get true heat in your first minute of being on the main roster.

Love that Tye Dillinger and Shinksue "Shillinger" got paired on Smackdown. Hell, even Loney Orcan got the 205 Live call-up. Was half-expecting to see DIY get a call-up as well to challenge the Usos.

And I guess I was right about the "Superstar Shakeup" happening after Mania. Technically not a draft but still needed to be done.

I can see The Club moving to SmackDown and American Alpha moving to Raw, other than that, who knows.

 

I guess Meltzer went pretty hard in on JBL over the Mauro Ranallo stuff.

Wondering if Roberts will touch it given his business relationship with them. Rosenberg and espn surely won't. Maybe Shoemaker and Ringer.

Pretty disgusting if it's all true, and the E won't do shit about it unless it becomes a mainstream story.

 

I just looked up what was going on with that.

Geez, didn't JBL learn anything from having Joey Styles kicking his ass?

 

So Raw essentially has the IC, US and Cruiserweight belts now? Sounds like Owens to SmackDown only makes sense.

 

#ThankYouStrowman

 

Yeah, reading between the lines of his promo, he's going to SD. Figure Jericho interferes tonight to get the last shot in.

I'm wondering who Smackdown is getting.

 

Loved the obvious camera cut right before Braun rolled Roman off the loading dock. And how the camera was always directly behind Braun.

Must've been the Kofi blowup doll from earlier, because a stretcher with a 280-pound man wouldn't have flipped like that.

And really, he flips the fuckin' ambulance! All while the crowd cheered it.

Funniest Raw in a long time!

 

That was so cool with Strowman. Loved it. Loved the "you deserve it" chant while Romans getting loaded up.

I dont understand this shake up. What were the trades? It feels like they just didnt feel like writing coherent reasons so they skipped that step. Confusing show all around.

 

I didn't like the whole "shakeup" thing. It's lazy writing. Have a fricken draft. Or show Angle and Bryan picking out ping-pong balls with names in them and each guy gets to pull out ten names/teams to switch and the rest of each roster stays the same.

Braun and the ambulance thing was funny. I'm wondering if he had some hydraulic thing on the other side helping him out. Either way, it was a great visual.

 

I'm confused about Bray Wyatt. He's coming to Raw and starting a feud with Finn Balor, but hold on a sec because he has to have a WWE championship match with Randy Orton over on Smack down first?
Huh?

 

I guess AJs not moving either? That seemed to be the biggest rumor going into the week?

Amazing that the Hardys were by far the most over wrestlers on the show. Biggest reaction besides Strowman by a mile.

 

Yep. Storyline-wise, he wants to avenge Cabin-gate, win the title and go to Raw to feud with Finn.

Of course, barring something nutty like Brock going to Smackdown, Bray ain't winning it.

They could do something where Bray beats up Finn, then Finn coats Bray the match.