2023 Pro Wrestling Thread

Charlotte was with Rhea and Dom on Friday and they had a big brawl.

The "strange bedfellows" match is a registered trademark of WWE, so I don't see that going anywhere anytime soon.

 

Ah, I was busy Friday and missed the show.

The CAN THEY COEXIST!?!?? thing is so overdone.

 

I guess they're trying to treat Rhea as the heel to Charlotte, but it's so hard to root for Charlotte, even if she's trying to garner the sympathy, just because she's so plastic. Rhea's much more real.

I mean, they have to have Rhea win, right? They can't make her lose again to Charlotte at Mania, can they?

Along those lines, I'm trying to envision if they're going to switch all the major belts, because that's what the builds have been -- the undisputed, the tags, both women's belts. IC is a toss-up, but I could even see Cena winning the US belt and dropping it the next night to a big debut (Jay White? Bron Breakker?).

Unless they totally reboot things, some challenger(s) gotta lose, but who?

 

I think Cena loses somehow. Not sure if he'll win clean, but I think he wins. This is a chance to make something of him, and a loss will set him back a bunch. And I think they keep the IC belt on Gunther. But I think the rest will all change hands. It's going to be a hard reset at the top of the card, opening things up some.

 

If you’re wondering what the follow-up to the end of last week’s Dynamite will be …

Spoiler: Communication breakdown?

… the last two minutes of this week’s Being The Elite may be for you.

 

Has Cena won a match at Wrestlemania since he beat Rusev? I think he has to go over he’s gotta win one at some point …. I mean yeah people will always care about Cena but most of the legends go 50/50 at worst even when they’re putting guys over, Goldberg beat Owens and Ziggler for example, I cant think of anybody thats lost as much as Cena has

 

I can't think of anyone who's willing to lose as much as Cena is. A lot of those older guys come back but say they have to win because they want the big check but they don't want to tarnish their legacy. Cena seems more secure about his legacy than anyone and doesn't seem to mind coming back to take a pin for someone. I think if he really believes Theory can be a megastar, he'd do the job to make it happen.

But I could see them having Cena win and work it as him telling Theory he needs to humble himself and build himself up more, leading to Theory working his way back up and getting a title and a rematch with Cena next year or at Summerslam.

 

I agree some short program where Cena wins the battle and Theory wins the war seems more likely

then you got Cody out there saying he wants Cena, maybe itll be in full Peacemaker gear on the 4th of July

 

Word of the warning: don't watch NXT tonight.

 

I’ve been watching hockey. Sounds like I’m not missing much.

 

Though I must say: Gargano vs. Waller in an unsanctioned match, and the North American 5-way with Wes Lee, Dragon Lee, Dragunov, McDonagh and TBD are going to be worth the price of admission (or Peacock) for Stand and Deliver.

 

So FTR puts their AEW careers on the line against the Gunns. That's a way to explain them leaving -- or them staying.