Wrestling General

@Broken Adam  
I blame Vince most of all for that; typical.
 
Same with Wyatt; granted, I was angry about the WWE burrying him long before Orton beat him for the title.
 
As far as Christian, they should have booked Orton as a heel (his best work), waited until after 1 ppv, then at MITB, end in a doublle DQ that vacates the WHC, and have Christian go over at Summerslam.
 
Honestly, I was just tired of seeing Orton and Cena as champions and was ready to see some new blood.
 
Around 2006, Orton being needlessly shoehorned into the WHC match at Mania left a bad taste in my mouth; Kurt vs Rey would have been just fine, even as a Face vs Face match. And when he was suspended shortly after, on top of all the news about his behavior off camera just solidified my opinion of Vince trying to push him into the World Title scene, and I still feel he shouldn’t have dethrowned Benoit in 2004.
 
Then the No Mercy 2007 booking and the whole title run felt tiresome to me; I was given house show tickets as a Christmas gift around that time and when Cena vs Orton was announced as the main event, I made sure to leave by then.
 
Honestly, my gripes about him are similar to mine about Cena and Reigns pushes to the main event were handled; Cena for “Super-Cena” booking, Reigns because he was pushed too soon.

@Alexk13  
2004 Benoit shouldn’t have even won the title , besides what he did later on he simply did not fit the Charisma based image that Raw had going for, He should have been wrestling Kurt Angle for the WHC while Eddie takes his place against Triple H, or better yet either Kane or Rob Van Dam beat Triple H at WM 20

@Broken Adam  
Honestly, I wouldn’t have even done a brand split.
 
One World Title, two mid-card titles, one set of tag titles, a cruiserweight/light heavyweight exclusive title, a women’s title, maybe a women’s tag title when you get enough women who can wrestle decent matches.
 
A single roster with a more diverse list of opponents for each champ to defend against on TV.
 
As far as Benoit: his ring work made up for a lack of charisma, but I would have told him to easy off impacting his head earlier on (at least after he injured his neck).
 
Also, impliment a Wellness Policies much sooner (concussions, drugs and meds, mental health monitoring, etc).
 
Plus, I’d have a tournament at WM20 that includes Michaels vs Triple H vs Benoit and Guerrero vs Angle/Lesnar as the semi-finals in a tournament for the Championship; Eddie vs Chris (Champ since beating Lesnar months ago) as main event, Eddie wins the big one.
 
And with Eddie having a greater variety of opponents to have matches that could draw money (like him vs HBK, Flair, Hunter, Jericho, Edge when he returned, etc.) could have made his time as champion less stressfull (if the interviews that discuss his title reign are to be believed).

@Alexk13  
No Brand Split wouldn’t have worked in the post Invasion era with WCW and ECW guys coming in plus all the Rookies from FCW and WCW Powerplant

@Broken Adam  
I was just not a fan of the brand split to begin with.
 
Plus, many of those talents didn’t stick around very long or got lost in the shuffle.

@Alexk13  

 
No brand split just means more jobbers. The fewer titles you have, the fewer people you have at the top of the card.
 
And I don’t blame them for the lack of the wellness policy. No one was taking this shit seriously back then, drug abuse was rife in boxing, and NFL players were being put in wheelchairs by the time they were twenty six. And it certainly wasn’t popular with the wrestlers, Kurt Angle left because he refused to give up drugs, and we all know what Daniel Bryan thinks of the concussion policy.

@Philweasel  
Well, in terms of booking, there are a few solutions:
 
1: Trim down the roster of excess talents or have, say, 1/4th of roster on time off for a few months (maybe 3) with some form of pay to at least cover some basic expenses and allow them to rest up, let their bodies heal more, lessen feelings of burn-out.
 
2: Have Wrestlers who participate in particularly grueling/brutal matches sell the finish/aftermath by appearing less for a short while, or appear bandaged up during interviews to sell it, with other stars facing off against champions so we could see different matches rather than get the same repeated match-ups all the time, using interviews and SHORT backstage segments to continue feuds; don’t give away a hot feud’s PPV quality match on free TV.
 
3: Not all feuds need a title to make them interesting. Maybe on wrestler hates another for screwing them out of a title shot/victory, or they had a rivalry that started earlier in their careers or some other mater; just leave out race, religion, politics, nationality, or at least keep it to a minimum.
 
4: Title holders should have a higher win-loss ratio as champions, and should defend more often. To make the non-title holders look less like jobbers, they could be booked to win more often when facing each other or actually land decent offense in competitive matches rather than getting squashed. Plus, Champions look stronger when they’re like “the Cobra who struck down the mighty lion rather than a sick monkey”.
 
(Honestly, I’d rather save jobber for the dark matches, house shows, and opening matches for the lower mid-card wrestlers to get built up)
 
5: Quality over quantity when it comes to title runs; make them meaningful, competitive, not overly long nor pointlessly short, try not to have title changes be predictable, avoid being too repetitive with the same champions/match-ups, etc.
 
And honestly, the heavy work scheduel and rushed, inadiquate injury recovery time are big reasons wrestlers become addicted to stuff to cope with the pain.
 
As far as a wellness policy, I wouldn’t follow McMahon’s as there are sever aspects that I 100% disagree with (such as the “only form OUR doctors” mentality), but I’ve got a few ideas that are outside the box but might work:
 
Health care and say that taking certain precautionary measure would make it easier to keep providing it, like minimizing direct high-impacts to the head and cooperating in drug/medical testing to avoid certain unnecessary risks to safety. And as I said before, adjust schedueling to allow more rest/recovery time, have contingency plans incase someone is out of action for extended periods of time due to serious injury/illness/etc.
 
There’s no garuntee it would work and many promoters would disagree, but I’m not going to try to think like them; I’m looking at it as somebody who would be making decisions based on sucesses and mistakes of others, being sent back armed with hindsight and knowledge.

@Philweasel  
If I sounded rambly, it’s because I am exhausted after going to the gym, cooking diner, and working on a character design project I was commissioned to do.

@Alexk13  

 
There’s a lot of good points here, but this is one where I agree with the WWE. Doctors, especially celebrity doctors, especially doctors in America, are not paragons of virtue. All those steroids, illegal drugs, painkiller addictions… they were all facilitated by doctors. You pay the right doctor enough money and he’ll medically certify you as a space monkey from mars. The doctors telling Daniel Bryan that he’s fine? I’m sorry, but he’s paying them to tell him he’s fine, and they know that. That’s going to dampen their objectivity slightly.
 
‘Only our doctors’ is fair. If they allowed anyone with a doctorate in medicine to inform their corporate policy, everyone would still be high as a kite with needles sticking out of their ass.

@Alexk13  

 
I didn’t like it either seeing Orton go over Guys like Christian & Wyatt as Example, Christian deserved to have a Run for atleast a few Months before he could’ve dropped it to Henry in 2011.  
Wyatt definetly should’ve retained at WM 33, but Vince/Corporate obviously saw it otherwise, not even talking about the Trasharaja laughable Stuff right after….sighs
 
Is it wrong for me to think that CM Punk should’ve held the WWE Title from MITB 2011 to WM 29 atleast? That would’ve been a damn Cool looking Title Run right there in my Book! The entire Del Rio/Johnboy playing Hot Potato with the Title throughout the Fall of 20111 was just Stupid & completly unnecessary & don’t get me started on the Dwayne BS from 2013, absolutely Garbage, Punk deserved to be in the WM Main Event no Question! :o
 
#BestInTheWorld #sXe #VoiceOfTheVoiceless #KingOfTheIndies #SecondCitySaint #sXeMessiah #GreatestWWEChampionOfTheModernEra #RetireVince

NXT Takeover New York/Brooklyn V is tonight!
 
Predictions:
 
Pete Dunne(c) vs WALTER  
Winner: WALTER (Dunne’s Title Run was definetly pretty Fine, but I think it ends with this Match)
 
War Machine(c) vs Aleister Black & Ricochet  
Winner: War Machine (should be the Best Tag Team Match on the Weekend in the WWE Umbrella)
 
Velveteen Dream(c) vs Matt Riddle  
Winner: Velveteen Dream (But I can see Riddle getting the Win too, is NXT ready to let him Lose & his Undefeated Run to be Over?)
 
Shayna Baszler(c) vs Kairi Sane vs Io Shirai vs Bianca Belair  
Winner: Io Shirai or Bianca Belair (Baszler is going to be called to the Main Roster finally. I heard Theories that Kairi could turn Heel on Io, is that Possible imagining the Pirate Princess as a Heel?!)
 
Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole(Bay Bay) for the Vacated NXT Title  
Winner: Adam Cole(Bay Bay!) (This should be the Best Match of the entire Weekend when I hear these Two being so Motivated! I heard People say they can imagine seeing Candice LeRae screw over her Husband & joining Undisputed Era, that would be Crazy to say the f#cking Least! Is it happening possibly? I personally say No, but who knows.)
 
This Show should be Incredible, only ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard could be Competition to this from a Quality Standpoint! :)
 
#NXTTakeOver #NXT

Haha CM Punk responded to John Oliver very positively, he enjoyed it very much! :)
 
#BITW #sXe #RetireVince

NXT Takeover New York/Brooklyn V was a Amazing Show, I know what a Surprise right?! ;)
 
Cole/Gargano was my MOTN, especially everything in the Third Fall Phase of that Match was just Insane! It made sense giving Gargano the NXT Title for the Payoff, I just hope Undisputed Era are not being called down to the Cancerous Main Roster & stay in NXT for atleast another Year! :o
 
Aleister Black & Ricochet’s Farewell Match against War Machine was definetly Fun, hope Both don’t get completly ruined on the Main Roster just like so many Others had to witness unfortunately.
 
Dunne/WALTER was a Nice Old School like British Wrestling Match, it was clear the Bruiserweight’s Title Run would come to an End on this Event, couldn’t have been against an better Opponent than WALTER, a fine Way to put a “Bitter End” on Dunne’s Title Reign. :)
 
Dream/Riddle was pretty Nice aswell, a Fun Bout with an clever & logical booked Ending! :)
 
Baszler/Sane/Shirai/Belair was a Fine Match(Sky Pirates made the Match definetly), the only odd Thing is when is Baszler going to get called up to the Main Roster finally?! Would’ve rather had Shirai win the Title here but whatever I guess. :)
 
Um good luck for WM 35 trying to even come close to this Show, they will certainly need It, it’s absolutely Impossible to be happening! ;)
 
#NXTTakeOver

Dash Wilder’s Move last Night could maybe bring Revival’s Chances to be portrayed better a bit more Higher! They are one of the Best Tag Teams on the Planet period, their Classic Bouts in NXT prove that 100%! :o
 
G1 Supercard was overall a fine Show, Best Matches were Ibushi/Naito, Ospreay/Cobb & Ishimori/Lee/Bandido in my personal Opinion! It’s sad that Omega wasn’t in that Main Event against Okada or an Ibushi instead. Very unfortunate we missed a potential Classic in that Building, Omega/Okada or a Omega/Ibushi could’ve been the perfect Main Event for that Show! Okada/White in the End was a Fine to Good Match but not that Magical Classic. :o
 
Guerillas of Destiny’s New Theme has been Released, it’s absolutely motherf#cking Amazing! Arguably one of the most Badass Theme Songs in Pro Wrestling today without a Question! ;)
 
#BCOG #TooSweet #BizCliz #BC-4-Life
 
I won’t do WM 35 Predictions, because I don’t care too much for this after I saw a Incredible NXT Takeover Show!  
I will say this, the only Matches I really care about are Styles/Orton, Rollins/Lesnar, Becky/Charlotte/Rousey & maybe Bryan/Kofi(just for seeing if Bryan wins & then Upset/Overreacting People possibly jump over to AEW LOL! :D ).
 
I guess WM 35 has the Chance to be a Fine Show overall, but it absolutely won’t even come close to what Takeover New York/Brooklyn V brought to the Table! :o

WrestleMania 35 was overall a Thumbs Up Show I guess, but NXT Takeover New York/Brooklyn V was by far the superior Event on the Weekend & it’s not even Close! :D
 
Some People out there may overrate WM 35 because of the Results they got, but we all know Vince/Corporate had to give you these Moments because of AEW lurking at their Throats XD In the End it won’t matter anyway, because the Booking & Writing on the Main Roster will still be Cancerous going forward & AEW shall be the Savior for Professional Wrestling hopefully. :o
 
Talking about AEW, it looks like they will really be on TBS/TNT, that’s a very Big Deal! That’s Awesome News for Pro Wrestling Fans that want a Alternative, it’s a Good Thing for everybody! :D
 
#AEW #AllEliteWrestling #SupportTheAlternative

Apparently Sasha Banks & Bayley are Unhappy & want to Leave WWE, can’t say I’m surprised about That, they’ve been treated mostly like a Side Act on the Main Roster, seeing Vince/Corporate valuing People like Bliss, Evans, Iiconics, Jax, Charlotte etc. far more than Banks & Bayley, it’s very Pathetic.
 
It would be Nice seeing Them in AEW, being a important Part of the Womens Division there! :o
 
#AEW #AllEliteWrestling
 
 
Wow! AEW & CM Punk Chants happened on the Raw after Mania Show, that’s something Special for sure heh! Not forgetting the CM Punk Chants on SmackDown after Mania Show aswell, these Chants shall never Fade Away as long these Main Roster Shows(especially Monday Night Bore/Snore) are being complete utter Garbage! :o
 
#KeepChantingForPunk #AEW #AllEliteWrestling #RetireVince #GoAwayBuckyBeaver #PunkWasRight

What a Pathetic Shitshow Monday Night Raw was again this week, even a pretty Fine Balor/Almas Match couldn’t save the Horrible Decisions that were made on this Dumpsterfire of an Episode! Don’t get me started on the Name Changes of War Machine/Raiders, completly Stupid & Idiotic. Everything that NXT made Awesome & Meaningful, Vince & his Corporate Goons are Killing it on the Main Roster it’s absolutely Sickening….sighs in Disgust
 
Oh & not to forget, CM Punk Chants happened once again on that Dumpsterfire of a Show, his Words are still remaining to be True 100%. The Philosophy & Mentality of Vince & his Shameless Asskissers are never going to Change. :o
 
#PunkWasRight #RetireVince #Pipebomb #TruthHurts

Luke Harper requested for his Release, can’t blame Him! One of the most Underutilized & Wasted Talents in recent Memory, for his Size he can Wrestle pretty damn Good to say the Least! I gladly would welcome seeing Brodie Lee back in the Indie Scene or go to a Company like AEW or NJPW! :)
 
#YeahYeahYeah #AEW #njpw
 
The recent Being The Elite Episode was as usual pretty Enjoyable, can’t wait for new People like Punk, Moxley or someone like that to be possibly seen on these Episodes hehe! ;)
 
#BeingTheElite #AEW #AllEliteWrestling
 
Kenny Omega & Young Bucks vs PAC & The Lucha Bros at the CEOxAEW Event in June should be pretty Great! :D
 
By the way, I would absolutely Love if a AEW Videogame could be happening at somepoint in the Future, I would get that instantly! :)

Alexander Wulff apparently requested his Release & said already Goodbye to WWE, that means SanitY is officially Dead, good job Vince/Corporate….
 
 
LOL! With Boreman Drains being on SmackDown now going forward, that Brand will be less exciting to watch by default period! Guys like Balor, Owens, Murphy, Ali etc. will never get the Chance to be at the Top of that Show as long The Uncharismatic Anathema is on there unfortunately…. :o
 
I hope Kairi Sane won’t be ruined that quickly, she deserves to be treated with Respect! :o
 
#PiratePrincess
 
 
The recent Botchamania Episode was as usual pretty Good! :)

Oh my f#cking Gosh can it Be?! CM Punk possibly appeared at a Indie Event in Wisconsin & gave to someone a GTS(Go To Sleep)! Was it really Him under the Mask or could’ve been it somebody Else? That’s the Topic of the entire Month for damn Sure! :D
 
#BestInTheWorld #sXe #VoiceOfTheVoiceless #SecondCitySaint #KingOfTheIndies
 
 
Cody vs Dustin is happening at the AEW Double or Nothing Event! Card looks pretty Good so far in my Opinion, Matches like Omega/Jericho, Bucks/Lucha Bros, Hangman/PAC & now Cody/Dustin makes it look like a possible pretty Fine Show on May 25th in Las Vegas! :)
 
#AEW #AllEliteWrestling

Bray Wyatt’s tweaked Character reminds definetly of Mr Rogers & Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared! Some People out there even call it being a Darker Version of Blues Clues, hmm I’m certainly intrigued on how it will Continue the upcoming Weeks, hopefully Vince/Corporate don’t ruin it that quickly. :o
 
Do they bring Rollins/Styles already because of Double Or Nothing happening 6 Days later after MITB? That’s a realistic Explanation for sure, because in my Book Styles vs Rollins should be happening at SummerSlam in Toronto or next Years WrestleMania instead, but whatever I guess. Can’t really be Mad getting Rollins/Styles even if it’s too Soon in my Opinion. :o
 
Owens beating up the Stale New Day Act is a Thumbs Up for Me! Wouldn’t mind seeing Him win the WWE Title at MITB, but I know already if Owens is Champion, then Boreman Drains is ready to Annoy the living F#ck out of Me…sighs in Disgust
 
#FightOwensFight #KillOwensKill #RomanSucks #StopTheRomanAgenda
 
 
It’s now been 100% confirmed that it was Punk at that Indie Event, a lot of Evidences & Sources have proofed It! Oh Gosh what does it Mean? Is CM Punk possibly going to AEW in the near Future? :D
 
#BestInTheWorld #sXe4Life #VoiceOfTheVoiceless #SecondCitySaint #KingOfTheIndies #CMPunkInAEW? #AllEliteWrestling

The recent Being The Elite Episode “Dead Friend 1” was definetly pretty Enjoyable, it’s clear that “The Villain” Marty Scurll is AEW Bound when his ROH Contract is up hehe! :)
 
#BeingTheElite #TheVillain #WoopWoop #AEW #AllEliteWrestling
 
 
Gargano/Strong was pretty Good on this Weeks NXT Episode, shouldn’t be a Surprise whatsoever! :D
 
#NXT #JohnnyWrestling #MessiahOfTheBackBreaker
 
 
I’m definetly checking out this years NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament again without any Question, it’s always pretty damn Fun to watch! :)
 
#njpw #njbosj #KingOfSports

AEW is very interested to get CM Punk, Tony Khan pretty much confirmed that in a recent Interview! Fun Fact: Punk was supposed to be AEW’s First Signing before a Jericho or Omega but he obviously denied that Offer back then in the End of 2018.
 
Could it truely be happening sooner than later seeing “The Best In The World” in AEW?! We shall see….. :)
 
#BestInTheWorld #sXe #VoiceOfTheVoiceless #SecondCitySaint #AEW #AllEliteWrestling
 
 
WWE/Vince won’t let Taker & Angle appear at Starrcast in May, definetly not being scared about AEW or anything mhm….. ;)
 
 
Luke Harper was denied his Release & now his Contract has been extended to 6 more Months & everytime he’s not been used, more Days gets added on his Contract. Definetly a Fantastic Company to work for Right?! :D :D :D
 
#RetireVince #GoAwayKevinDunn #FreeLukeHarper #SaveUsAEW #PunkWasRight

Giggles Man oh man What a Ratings Crisis the Main Roster Product of WWE has, horrible Writing, awful Booking, pushing Pathetic Agendas are just Examples of why the Ratings are Low & they will go even Lower trust Me! :D
 
#RetireVince #SaveUsAEW #PunkWasRight #StopTheRomanAgenda #StopPushingNarratives
 
 
Botchamania 385 was as usual pretty Enjoyable to watch! :)
 
#YouTalkTooMuch #FackingBullshit
 
 
Cody mentioned CM Punk on the recent Road To Double Or Nothing Episode, is it a possible Tease of Punk joining AEW soon?! By the way, Cody’s 4 Minute Promo was better at selling for a Big Event than Weeks & Months of WWE Main Roster Stuff combined pretty much! :)
 
#AEW #AllEliteWrestling #CMPunkInAEW? #SupportTheAlternative #SupportTheCompetition

Raw & SmackDown this Week sucked! Fun Fact: Monday Night Bore got the lowest Non-Holiday Viewership in its 26 Year History, gee I wonder why…. ;)
 
#RetireVince #OutOfTouchVince #GoAwayKevinDunn #PunkWasRight #StopTheRomanAgenda
 
 
Dash Wilder’s Contract got extended for 2 more Months, this f#cking Company man, but they’re not Afraid/Worried about a so-called “Glorified T-Shirt Company” right? :o
 
#SaveUsAEW
 
 
Jon Moxley is Back Bitches! His Video yesterday on Twitter was more interesting than his last few Years in a Prison known as WWE (Main Roster literally is like Prison at this Point of time) combined period! Can’t wait where he shall go from Here on out haha! :)
 
#JonMoxley #MOX #JonMoxleyInAEW?