2008 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

Have we heard anything about VKM since the stage "fell" on him?

I hope Kane returns to the monster heel role. He was a such a badass before he turned face, lost the mask and (what else am I missing? I stopped watching for like 5 years).

Where did Undertaker get drafted?

Jericho-HBK could be good. Great mic skills and talent.

Batista is far too over as a face right now to feud with CM Punk. I don't like having the two of the top three faces (Cena the other, of course) feuding. Just doesn't make sense.

Where show will Orton be on when he returns?

JBL and the martial law storyline could be a good one. With no GM or VKM, JBL will just go around with some cronies and beat the hell out of people, invoke some sort of contract clause that allows him to create matches and just be an overall dick like VKM was during The Corporation storyline in the Attitude Era.

 

Nope.

The family wants to keep it a private matter. )

Katie Vick.

Love gone awry with Lita.

"It's not my fault!"

He didn't. He was "banished" from SmackDown after he lost the title to Edge.

I can't wait to see these two in the ring. I love Y2J in a heel role. And he was still getting cheered last night.

Batista is turning heel pretty soon. Either that or Punk is going to try and become the next Randy Orton, a cocky sonuvabitch who thinks his shit don't stink.

Raw. The only top name that switched shows was Trips.

I don't care what they do with JBL at this point. Just get the fucking stiff out of the damned ring. I hate watching JBL attempt to wrestle. And it's hard to shake images of him as an Acolyte with Farouqq.

 

I think part of the problem with Jericho getting cheered is his entrance. Bischoff made a good point in his book that you can't have a heel come out to a face entrance. Everything about the heel has to be heel, including entrance music, mannerisms, etc. Though, that didn't really work with the NWO.

 

They didn't change his entrance much the last time around. Why should they do so now?

I just don't see what's face-ish about his entrance.

 

The countdown, the pyro, the popular song. That stuff is usually reserved for a big face.

 

Batista would like a word.

 

Regal's suspension ends July 18, so he is "eligible" to return for Raw on the 21st.

 

One angle you could go with JBL/Cena: Give JBL two goons (DiBiase/Rhodes, maybe?) and let them go after Cena and Cryme Tyme, which is working pretty well. I did read that CT is due for a big push, so I'm guessing serving as Cena's muscle is a start.

Taker could return to Raw once he returns, but since this is supposed to be his last ride, he could return to SD, win the belt and set the stage for HHH to go heel. The fact he's hitting Michelle McCool these days probably means he's staying on SD, though.

 

I see what you're thinking with JBL and Rhodes/DiBiase, but I still think Orton would be a better fit with R&D.

I hope Punk turns heel. His "straight edge" persona would seem to be a babyface role, but it can be used as a heelish role in a "I'm better than you" mentality. He did that role before he got to WWE, too.

 

I meant those moving from Raw to SD.

 

Didn't he use that some when he first started in WWE?

 

You're thinking about that New Breed garbage, right? It was never really given legs in that brief moment or two. It might be risky in turning him this quick and especially since he just won the title and has the fans behind him right now.

It does raise an interesting question, though, about champions. How many champions have turned heel/face right after winning the belt? It doesn't seem logical while holding the belt to suddenly make a change. It's usually done before starting a program to win it.