2015 Pro Wrestling Thread

Bradley, I think your list is pretty spot on. Jeff Hardy will get a big pop when he comes back, but he might be in the Kurt Angle "we don't want him to die on our watch" category with WWE forever at this point. I could see some of the former TNA champions - Styles, Joe - getting a big pop from a smart crowd, but Vince is loathe to properly push WCW talent, and they actually beat him for a couple years. Hard to see him doing more for the piss-ant promotion that didn't even take a single week. For similar reasons, I think Jarrett will eventually go into the WWE Hall of Fame, given how much he and his dad have done for the business overall, but that he'll be treated like a mid-carder. (This is assuming that his latest promotion doesn't get off the ground.)

 

I can see Jeff Hardy coming back, get a big pop in the beginning, have a prominent match, lose, then get in a midcard feud with someone in which Matt comes back very briefly to help. Maybe a short tag champion run, then that's it. Pretty much like RVD's recent little runs.

I also can see Punk eventually coming back, but after a few years, after the legal issues are resolved, and only in a part time role, like Lesnar. I can't see him coming back full time.

 

I keep hearing that Joe is actually going to end up in WWE very soon.

But then again, you can't believe what you hear half the time.

 

I remember someone claiming a few years ago that, the last time Joe was a free agent, he would've been made Umaga if he had signed with WWE. No wonder he declined.

As much as I love Joe, he's pretty much the antithesis of Vince McMahon's vision of a top star.

 

If we're just talking about getting a good pop, anyone can get a good pop. You see it at the Royal Rumble all the time. Have Gangrel make his signature entrance at next year's Royal Rumble and it'd get a big pop.

 

May be nothing to you guys, but I'm marking out a bit. Melina favorited a tweet of mine earlier today.

 

Alright RAW. Cena vs. BNB was pretty good.

Naomi's heel turn wasn't bad until the promo. That was painful. Meanwhile Fandango's face turn was the most glorious thing in the world. Always thought a Fandango face turn was long overdue.

PTP promos continue to be good. It needs to go somewhere, though.

Wasn't a huge fan with how the Tag Champs got booked. I am a supporter of how Neville is getting booked. He's looked really good against top tier talent, even in loss.

 

No way a singles wrestler should get a win over the tag team champions unless it's someone like Andre the Giant, who outweighs them.

 

I can't do this. I don't know who can whose last name isn't Neville.

 

Neville's been really good so far.

Interesting that they showed Itami's GTS from the live event on next last week. Nice to see they're not going to shy away from it bc of Punk.

 

That Neville spot was awesome. Hopefully he'll get an Extreme Rules match OR he'll get a spot at Money in the Bank. Man that'd be fun to see.

 

Or maybe that's why they did show it, to spite him.