2014 Pro Wrestling Thread

I was looking at the sign-up details for the Network the other day, and was surprised to see that you can't buy it until Monday morning.
Not sure if that's silly or calculated. It seems silly because the thing launches 14 hours later and there's the very real possibility of a server crash and PR debacle if they have half a million people trying to buy this thing in one day.
Or, it's very calculated so they can tout in one of their WWE Bullshit Fun Fact bumps that a half a million people purchased the Network on the first day. Also calculated in the sense that, if the pre-sales are slow, word doesn't leak out and hurt momentum.

 

I certainly hope The E's servers are better than Hulu's. Took me nearly three hours to watch a 90-minute Raw the other night. Of course, the fucking ads are in 1080p. Every time.

 

Hogan is returning Monday night in conjunction with the rollout. He's expected to be at Raw and appear on the E's "Backstage Pass" show at 11.

 

Undertaker is also supposed to return this week.

 

This guy?

 

Could be that they don't want confusion of people signing up before Monday and thinking they can see Elimination Chamber on the network. It's pretty clear that you can't, but why chance it?

 

Elimination Chamber predictions

Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: John Cena def. Randy Orton [c], Sheamus, Christian, Cesaro, Daniel Bryan.

The Shield def. The Wyatt Family

Intercontinental Championship: Big E [c] def. Jack Swagger

Batista def. Alberto Del Rio

WWE Tag Team Championship: The Usos def. The New Age Outlaws [c]

Titus O'Neil def. Darren Young

Cody Rhodes and Goldust def. Curtis Axel and Ryback

 

I'm going Orton, Wyatts, Batista, Big E, NAO, Rhodes, and Titus.

 

http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/23/jake-the-snake-roberts-cancer-tumor-knee-surgery/

Jake has a tumor behind one of his knees. Surgery to remove it so he can hopefully make the HoF in six weeks.

 

Predictions: Orton, Wyatts, Big E, Batista, Usos, Titus, Rhodeses

 

Hope that doesn't lead him to overdo the painkillers, and back down the road of addiction. He seems to have made a lot of progress.

 

I'm taking Cena, the Wyatts, Swagger, Batista, Usos, Titus and the Rhodes family.