The Wrestling Thread v. TLC delivers

Hawkingbird · January 4, 2012, 4:53am

Styles and JBL won’t work. Styles would kick his ass again if he gets out of line

toddler316 · January 4, 2012, 7:31am

That freeze and go was better then the entire show.

Da_Boogeyman · January 4, 2012, 7:35am

JBL had his back turned.

Still hilarious though. It probably was like that beatdown Ralphie put on the bully in Christmas Story

Tien_Gouki · January 4, 2012, 7:40am

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Just had to post this. :lol:

KnightWarrior · January 4, 2012, 9:24am

I’m guessing Jericho is a Face

CTG · January 4, 2012, 9:44am

Biography is airing a wrestling secrets tell-all. Nothing we don’t already know, but a few tidbits here and there are still interesting.

Geese_Pants · January 4, 2012, 9:45am

SD!

Spoiler

SmackDown! opens with a video package on the Wade Barrett/Randy Orton situation from last week.

Opener was the WWE Intercontinental Title bout between Champion Cody Rhodes and Booker T. Arena was really smoke filled due to the opening fireworks. Fans are on to clear the air and it is getting cold in the Verizon Arena!

Solid back and forth. Good near fall sequence ends when Rhodes catches Booker in the face with his springboard kick off the ropes and gets the pin to retain IC Title.

Commercial airs for RAW showcasing Chris Jericho’s return and asking what Y2J will have to say this Monday night.

*Backstage Cody Rhodes runs into his brother Dustin. Cody tells Dustin that he has accomplished more than the former Goldust ever did and that he is about to surpass their father Dusty.

*Zack Ryder is shown in Teddy Long’s office talking about being Teddy’s assistant general manager. Teddy corrected Zack and said he was the assistant to the GM. Zack said as United States Champion he is too busy and mentioned recommending a replacement as Drew McIntyre walked in. Teddy questioned the recommendation and Zack said he does not recommend Drew as Santino Marella comes in. Dialogue back and forth with Santino reminding Teddy he was supposed to fire Drew for losing last week. Out of this a match is set up with Drew vs Santino. If Santino wins he will be the assistant and Drew is fired. If Drew wins Teddy will consider not firing him. Aksana enters as the others exit.

*In another vignette, AJ is talking to Alicia Fox as Daniel Bryan walks in. The divas were discussing Bryan’s World Title defense against Big Show. Bryan seemed confident and asked AJ why she is friends with Fox.

*Hornswoggle beat Heath Slater in an over the top rope challenge. Slater attacked afterward and Justin Gabriel made the save.

*Hunico defeated Ted DiBiase.(HUNICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…)

*Wade Barrett comes out to give an update on Randy Orton’s condition. He says Orton has a herniated disk in his back and will have to miss the Royal Rumble in Orton’s hometown of St. Louis. Barrett talks about how he will win the 30 man Rumble and this brings out Sheamus. After a verbal exchange, Jinder Mahal comes out. Barrett leaves and it is Mahal and Sheamis face to face. Mahal slaps Sheamus. A brawl ensues and it ends up two on one with Barrett and Mahal against Sheamus. Sheamus gets the edge briefly before Barrett takes over and leaves. Mahal then put the camel clutch on Sheamus.(Jinder getting a push…nice!)

*A tale of the tape between Daniel Bryan and Big Show is shown.

*Santino Marella over Drew McIntyre with the Cobra.

*A video is shown of the WWE '12 video game with Michael Cole beating up Daniel Bryan and winning the World Title.

*Drew McIntyre is in Teddy Long’s office asking for another chance. Teddy says tonight was strike two. (Note: I either misunderstood the stipulation or Long says strike two instead of the actual firing.) Next week could be strike three for Drew according to Long.

In a non-title bout, Epico and Primo defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne. Finishing sequence had Epico pull Primo out of the way of Bourne’s shooting star press and then Primo got the pin.
Big Show was being interviewed when Daniel Bryan. Animosity starts to show a little more in this one.
A video advertises Sheamus vs Jinder Mahal for next week’s SmackDown on the heels of the angle from earlier.
Tamina defeated Natalya with the Superfly Splash.
Mark Henry comes out to do commentary for the main event.
In the main event, after Big Show broke up submission attempts Daniel Bryan went to the floor and talked smack to Mark Henry. Henry pushed Bryan to cause a disqualification. Bryan wins by DQ and retains the World Title to end the show with the champion kissing his title on the ramp.

Hawkingbird · January 4, 2012, 9:49am

Regarding the online rumor of Rob Van Dam returning to WWE, Power Slam confirms in their latest issue that RVD is seriously considering returning to the organization once his contract with TNA Wrestling expires. The magazine adds that the feeling is mutual as people in WWE want the master of the Five-Star Frog Splash back.

“RVD from what we’re told would receive a warm welcome in WWE,” the magazine says.

Providing that no contract extension has been reached since his arrival to TNA Wrestling in March 2010, it would appear that Van Dam will be a free agent in the near future. It was reported in 2010 that RVD had signed a two-year contract with TNA.

During his hiatus from full-time wrestling, Van Dam said he would consider returning to WWE if and when he felt ready.

“One thing that’s for sure is that WWE and I do have a good-faith understanding that if and when I’m ready to return that I’ll be talking to them. They look forward and hope that we’ll be doing business again,” he told the Baltimore Sun during an interview.

Van Dam, who turned 41 years old last month, performed for WWE from 2001 to 2007. Should RVD return to WWE, he would join a select group of former WWE world champions—Booker T, Kevin Nash and Mick Foley—who joined TNA and ultimately returned to the Stamford based organization.

If this is true I won’t be happy. There’s no place for RVD in the WWE now. Maybe have a feud with Punk at best

Geese_Pants · January 4, 2012, 9:52am

No…no…no…NO!!!

Keep him away from CM Punk! It’ll be Punk/Hardy all over again.

Paolochun · January 4, 2012, 9:52am

Hogan with a ponytail

Grimmjow316 · January 4, 2012, 9:55am

Hmm interesting…

nothing · January 4, 2012, 1:30pm

What does RVD have to offer? What’s with trying to bring in these old guys? I thought that was TNA’s gimmick?

Grimmjow316 · January 4, 2012, 1:54pm

I would be surprised if he comes back since he already looks like shit under TNA’s schedule he would look even worse going back to the tougher schedule the E has.

Also yeah keep him away from Punk.

Zebster · January 4, 2012, 4:23pm

So I found this one article here that sounded kind of GDLK: http://pwfempire.com/2012/01/epiכ-fail-cheering-chris-jericho/

WWE is boring. That was the theme of Jericho’s 1999 debut. He came to save wrestling fans, but after cutting classic promo’s on The Rock and The Oldertaker the first week of his WWE career things went downhill pretty fast. Jericho of coursed rebounded and got through the WCW curse to become the first ever Undisputed champion but if anyone who’s read Jericho’s two awesome books know—Jericho has a real life obsession with being the best performer of all time.
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Jericho’s last WWE run was his best, he evolved into a low talking borderline psychotic version of Nick Bockwinkel (youtube him). But despite a great feud with HBK and giving Edge arguably his last great feud, the fans didn’t appreciate what he was doing. I remember going to a match at staples center and when Jericho walked the ramp me and a few other people did the customary “Legend Bow” as he passed by the guard rails. The younger fans either booed lightly or sat on their hands. Vicki Guerrero had more boos than Jericho did that night, It was not great heel heat, it was indifference and that had to hurt. Jericho was revolutionizing what it meant to be a complex heel and people didn’t care so he got bored and left.
Why would Jericho come back after that? He’s rich, he has multiple other projects, he’s won titles. It’s because of his legacy. When Jericho is remembered he won’t be mentioned in the same breath as Rock, Hogan, HBK, or even Cena despite that he could probably out wrestle all of those guys. Jericho will be talked about for the night he debuted and went line for line with the Rock. That’s it. “Remember when Jericho won the Undisputed Title in a mess of a match with all kinds of interference” that’s not his legacy, his debut is and that bothers him more than any of us will ever know.
How do you change that? How can Chris Jericho finally get from under this Y2J (something he hates to be called now) silver shirt, wild hair, debut that rocked the wrestling world? He parodies it. Jericho came out last night after an awesome build up and gave “dumb” wrestling fans something to eat up.

Wrestling fans love promo packages that they don’t understand and make no sense—Check.
Wrestling fans love a countdown—Check.
Wrestling fans love to figure out who it’s going to be so they can seem smart—Check.

Jericho came out in his sparkling shirt an obvious parody of his first night in the WWE, slapped hands the same way he did when he first debuted in Mexico, and gave them an over the top “C’mon!” the same way he did when he debuted as a pretty boy baby face in WCW. Jericho’s career went full circle in ten minutes. All of the BS you have to do in order to get over he gave wrestling fans with a cheesy smile and they ate it up like the fools they are. **Jericho’s character is a heel and to prove a point that the fans need to be “saved” he shoved every corny thing about wrestling down their throats and they cheered regardless. **They didn’t remember the way he slammed HBK’s head through the Jeritron or how he called them Gelatinous Tape Worms. These dummy’s cheered his name a week after telling wrestling fans to “fuck off and get over it” because they kept asking him if he was coming back. Jericho worked the entire WWE universe to prove a point. For those fans who are upset or confused, clearly you don’t know who Chris Jericho really is. He doesn’t want your cheap “I’m back” pop, He’s not your hero, he’s not Y2J, he’s the best in the world at what he does— expose the hypocrisy of the industry.
Enjoy the road to Wrestlemania.

AYO · January 4, 2012, 7:00pm

Ahahahaha, I love when people bring up RVD around you, it’s like the only time you express real hate and emotion on SRK.

Watching my stars of the 90’s collection, on the Manking versus HHH steel cage match. I really like this old school cage, looks like it fucking hurts if you get slammed into it, more like a prison sale. Also lol at Mankind’s first outfit, looks like a caveman.

Next is Hogan versus Luger, I’m sure it will suck.

toddler316 · January 4, 2012, 9:07pm

It sure did,I downloaded like all of the nitros(Huge file took me weeks to DL) and ffs there was alot of great stuff and a whole lot of trash involving Hogan and anything he touched.

Paolochun · January 4, 2012, 9:18pm

Hasn’t Africa already suffered enough as is?

LivewireX · January 4, 2012, 9:23pm

Hogan vs Kidman feud, anyone?

maxx · January 4, 2012, 9:54pm

that jacket is killin me hahahah

Kinniku_Buster · January 4, 2012, 10:00pm

I love how Hogan still claims he put Kidman over.