2024 Pro Wrestling Thread

Wrestlemania card, from Cultaholic's YouTube feed:

NIGHT 1​

• IC title: Gunter vs. Sami Zayn
• Uso vs. Uso
• Tag titles: Six-pack ladder match with Balor-Priest vs. DIY vs. R-Truth/Miz vs. New Day vs. New Catch Republic
• Damage CNTL vs. Bianca Belair-Jade Cargill
• Rey Mysterio/Dragon Lee vs. Dominick Mysteri/Santos Escobar (losing Mysterio must host both Thanksgiving and Christmas kidding!)
• Raw women's championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch
• Main event: Cody Rhodes/Seth Rollins vs. The Rock/Roman Reigns

NIGHT 2​

• Philadelphia Street Fight (whatever that means): Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits vs. Final Testament
• LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
• US Championship: Logan Paul defending against both Kevin Owens and Randy Orton
• Smackdown women's championship: Iyo Sky vs. Bayley, who used to be such good friends
• World heavyweight championship (Raw belt): Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
• Universal World of Smackdown Championship, the main event: Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns, with stips

I feel like WWE is missing out on a night of championships opportunity, but it'd take all the weight off the first night.

 

Looks like Night 2 still has one slot available. Let’s hope it’s a wrestling slot and not some concert by some random singer that we’ve never heard of (now get off my lawn).

 

Just finished it myself. Yeah, that was very heavy.

Yean, that last moment after the credits to as great.

 

Lil Wayne has been teased.

But there could also be the HOF intros -- probably before the main event, considering Heyman and Granny Rock. And I'd expect the two world championship matches to be the longest of the weekend -- at least 30 minutes apiece easily.

Then all the requisite cameos, probably a comedy bit with Chelsea somewhere.

 

Meek Mill as well. Gotta imagine he sings ... whatever the hell Meek Mill sings.

 

I figure anything less than a clean pin for Cody is a disappointment. There can be run-ins, but only for Sami taking out Solo, or Jey taking out Jimmy. One for one, even exchanges. But make sure the action is outside the ring. This has to be Cody’s moment. Don’t take the shine off him, and onto anyone or anything else, in any way.

I can see where Cody beating Roman could lead to the Rock turning on Roman, saying the loss is embarrassing for The Bloodline, that there’s no excuse. And then it turns into a Civil War of sorts, Bloodline members taking sides and pushing that 12 months for Rock-Roman to determine who sits at the head of the table.

And maybe, just maybe, the WWE finally gets uber-over babyface Roman that they tried to force on its fans for years along the way, thanks in part to Rock being such a great heel. I mean, look at how much it’s helped Cody in recent weeks.

 

Meek Mill has to be paired with Trick Williams at Stand and Deliver, right? Was signed by the Eagles at one point, had that vignette where he talked about Philly being a special place.

 

Agree with all of that. I don't think we need Rock to turn on Roman in the traditional sense to still get to Rock vs. Roman, probably at Summerslam. Just have Roman lose clean and Rock starts questioning him and doubting him, leading to their head-to-head match.

One thing to keep in mind is that the clock is starting to tick on Damian Priest's briefcase. I don't see how he walks out of Wrestlemania still holding it. So, considering all the historical callbacks to Rhodes family history, does he cash in on Cody for the ultimate Dusty Finish?

 

I think the end game there has to be Priest cashing in on the other champion -- which I think has to be Drew -- playing off the distrust Priest had when Drew affiliated with Judgment Day. They also keep planting seeds with the fracture of the stable that it really seems to be coming soon.

I don't see JDay coming out with either of the tag belts Saturday, but I can see Rhea beating Becky to retain that belt. I can also see Dom/Escobar beating Rey/Lee, on a heel turn by Carlito for Rey picking Dragon over him. If JD wins the Andre Battle Royal and Rhea and Dom also win, I could see Priest getting the heave ho as the loser, especially if he is the one to blame for losing the tag belts.

Another thing to consider? WWE is going to be in Scotland in June -- one month before Priest's contract theoretically expires. I think WWE would want Drew to go into that event as champ, but Priest cashing in on Drew in Scotland would be a great way to get massive heat.

 

Holy shit, what a return from his social media sabbatical.

 

This might be one of the dumbest excuses ever given since Bill Clinton said he didn’t inhale.

 

Copeland delivered a heck of a rebuttal to CM Punk.