The Wrestling Thread 2015 - IN THE BOOKS! PLEASE LOCK THREAD MODS!

New NXT PPV buildup, new general manager, finals of the tag tournament, all next week.

One more time: if you are not watching NXT, you are literally missing the best weekly wrestling show at the moment.

I like how adam rose’s first loss was to sin cara

Adam Rose and Sami Zayn and the Luchadores worked segments as heels. Adam Rose doing the regal mule kicks in the corner is stuff we need to see from him in wwe.

Rey Mysterio’s successor has been found in Kalisto. The moment he debuts is going to be nuts.

They paired Kalisto up with Hunicara to fast track him to the main roster.

Right now with Epico injured and los matadores being jobbers. Rey Mysterio basically retired. This seems like the perfect time to debut him.

Craziness of Usos/Luchas

I’m so mad.

The last 2 weeks, my NXT has been replaced by Main Event.

And I just found out why.

FUCK MY FUCKING LIFE. I’D RATHER BE DEAD.

Hey dude, just get one of those free browser VPN’s and watch it that way. I did it for months before the network became available in Australia.

Specifically I used Hola in Firefox and worked like a charm, I even watched Mania that way.

Ya, I’m sure I’ll have to watch it online now.

I used to be so excited for Thursdays…

I know. But they’re going past the "reigns will have great matches to win people over then become super reigns"
To just “super reigns” for no reason when he isn’t ready

Tor works too plus it’s easier to set it up with other services imo.
Had to do this for the UFC fight pass events here in the states since they are under contract with fox.
Like fuck ya’ll i already pay for fightpass and order ppv’s fuck cable.

I remember a dude that was built as a mega superstar from day that the fans violently turned on:

The Rock.

WWE is banking big time on Roman. I really am not worried about this at all.

the rock is teflon…fans turning on him doesnt effect him at all.

Rocky was turned on because he was a Hogan-esque baby face on the cusp of the Attitude Era.
Reigns is in the PG Era and all he has to do is appeal to kids and their soccer moms.

originally he got turned on because of the hollywood thing. fans felt betrayed. the rock used that to go heel and have one of his best heel runs.

i dont count his premiere run in this.

Why not? It’s pretty close to what’s happening right now with Reigns.

Reigns in the Shield and current is more brooding and edgy then this ever was…

Yeah, that pic of Rocky Miavia definitely reminded me of how gay The Rock used to be, Reigns definitely has the advantage in his rookie years over his cousin :rofl:

The major difference was that once The Rock was allowed to turn heel and had better control over his character he showed right off of the bat that he could cut a great promo.

Rock’s insult punchline was such a beauty

I like how people are acting like Reigns has anywhere close to the level of charisma and charm that Rock had, even when he was a pineapple-haircut having teenybopper or being Farooq’s bitch…

I like Roman, and I think he has a lot of upside, but this forced push is going to stunt his growth and kill his goodwill with the fans.

Reigns has the advantage of looking like a total badass. This allows him to be booked w the Goldberg factor. Still, if he’s going to be the guy, they are going to have to keep building him.

Catching up on NXT
Sweet fuck Becky Lynch is a cute girl but she needs to knock that screaming shit off it’s fucking irritating and it detracts from your character.

Is Swagger actually injured?

No way he can suck that much dick at wrestling and be part of the WWE’s primary lineup.