2008 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

WM24 picks:

Flair-Michaels match --- HBK/Flair goes 60-minute draw. What if they had Steamboat or Arn Anderson in there as a ref?

Orton/Cena/HHH --- HHH wins title when he pins Cena.

Big Show/FM --- Floyd wins with the help of Rey Mysterio who, despite his injury, should be involved in some way to both help Mayweather and to exact some kind of revenge against Show.

Edge/Taker -- Taker wins, retires as champ (more to come from this development)

MITB -- Whoever wins this match challenges the Smackdown champ (if it's a Raw guy, he shifts to Smackdown as an instant challenger to the title). I'm torn between Jericho and Kennedy, but I'll take Jericho to win.

Batista/Umaga -- Umaga wins

Divas match -- Ashley/Maria win.

JBL/Finlay --- Hornswoggle returns, sides with JBL and they beat down Finlay.

Battle Royal -- If Colin Delaney or Stevie Richards is a late add to this match, one of them will win it. Otherwise, Chavo will be facing a "monster" opponent and that's not good.

ECW title match -- Chavo vs. Delaney or Richards or Kane. Chavo retains if he faces Kane, but will lose the title if Delaney or Richards gets the shot.

 

I expect a Hornswoggle/Vince run-in after a few minutes of brawling. I honestly don't think the WWE even knows where it's going with this angle, so I sure as hell don't. But look for a dramatic Hornswoggle return where he helps Finlay win the match. JBL has been trash since returning and I'd rather see the conventional ending...which would end this angle once and for all. It still hasn't been explained why Finlay never admitted he was Hornwoggle's father.

Maybe put Finlay/Hornswoggle as one of the first father/son tag teams in wrestling and have them make a mini-run at the tag gold?

 

Triple H vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton (c) for the WWE Title
Who should win: Randy Orton
Who will win: Triple H

Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels -- if Flair loses, he must retire
Who should win: Ric Flair
Who will win: Shawn Michaels

The Undertaker vs. Edge (c) for the World Heavyweight Title
Who should win: The Undertaker
Who will win: The Undertaker

The Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather
Who should win: The Big Show
Who will win: Floyd Mayweather

Fit Finlay vs. JBL in a Belfast Brawl
Who should win: Finlay
Who will win: Finlay

Maria/Ashley vs. Melina/Beth Phoenix in a Lumberjack Match
Who should win: Melina/Beth Phoenix
Who will win: Maria/Ashley

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Who should win: Chris Jericho
Who will win: Mr. Kennedy ... Kennedy!

Chavo (c) vs. Winner of the Battle Royal (Prediction is Kane) for ECW Title
Who should win: Kane
Who will win: Chavo

Umaga vs. Batista
Who should win: Umanga
Who will win: Batista

I'm hoping they make the HBK-Flair match the main event, but it'll never happen. If Flair is losing tomorrow, he at least deserves the final match on the card of the biggest spectacle in wrestling (still hate them calling it sports entertainment...).

 

TNA actually was good this week.

I'll post my Mania picks if I have time before the big event.

 

A "mini" run at the tag gold. Classic.

I will add one thing to my wrestling sentiments: There is only one man who is qualified to induct Ric Flair into the Hall of Fame, and that man is currently employed by WWE. There's no excuse that he wasn't invited to do the induction, which says even more about what an asshole HHH is.

Arn Anderson

 

How about Tully? Or is he no longer with us?

 

The boys at Kentucky Fried Wrasslin', Scott Bowden and Prof. Tipton (who runs Comics 101, the host site of KFW), weigh in with their picks for Mania: http://comics101.com/?page=KFR

 

Tully splits his time between preaching and doing indy dates. You wonder what would have become of him had he not fucked around with the nose candy when the WWF had the drug test that day ...

 

Arn & Flair were best friends before 'Naitch started schmoozing with Trips.

 

I know that.

 

Watching the HOF ceremony makes me miss The Rock and Austin and Foley.

 

Hey Dusty, you eight-ton bitch, think you could actually give a "wooooo" like everyone else instead of trying to get yourself over?

Best moment: seeing Umaga in an all-black suit and sunglasses