Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 401: Aleister Black, The Future Of Ring Of Honor!

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WrestleMania in less than 24 hours.
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I missed the first hour of Takeover, so I decided to just wait until the replay and watch the hockey game instead.

I heard they were redesigning all of the titles, though. That's pretty cool.
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ewww Heidi Lovelace is the worst
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This tag match is insane.
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DIY and Revival teaming up to take out these monsters is such a simple yet amazing story. These two teams need to fight forever.
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Tag title match spoilers

The match could have really benefited from a Revival vs DIY to crown new champs portion. Revival vs AOP is great to build face heat for Revival, but is also kind of awkward.
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Out of time...
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Nakamura/Roode is outstanding.
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That was an amazing show
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Apparently ROH Supercard of Honor set an ROH attendance record tonight.

Rumors of their demise, as usual, have been greatly exaggerated.
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WWE set an attendance record last year
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DREW MAC CONFIRMED RE-SIGNING WITH WWE


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UltimaterializerX posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

WWE set an attendance record last year

WWE makes a lot of money, they just blow through most of it on stupid s***.

Why do they bother making ANY movies?

Jakyl25 posted...

Vince will never, ever, ever give up chasing the dragon of mainstream acceptance he got in the '80s.

Yeah the Attitude Era was even bigger, but that was counter-culture. He wants to be Walt Disney.

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Catching up now. As usual, the NXT tag match will likely be the best match of the weekend.

Incredible.
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https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/848382592185446400

DELIGHTFUL chant!
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TheRock1525 posted...

DREW MAC CONFIRMED RE-SIGNING WITH WWE


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Apparently he's going to be in NXT first, which is honestly where I'd rather see him start off
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The real question is if we get Broken Dreams or some CFO$ junk.
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Kendrick got Man with a Plan so I don't see why Drew can't get Broken Dreams.

Probably up to the band though
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tag
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Watching Takeover now


Kassius Ohno's attire is all themed after the Sacramento Kings, including that crown emblem. Is there a reason for it? Because I am forced to show interest for him as a kings fan now >_>
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Kings reign supreme
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ScareChan posted...

Watching Takeover now


Kassius Ohno's attire is all themed after the Sacramento Kings, including that crown emblem. Is there a reason for it? Because I am forced to show interest for him as a kings fan now >_>

The last few years, he's been using a lot of NBA-themed attire. Had some Bulls, Celtics, and Suns gear that he wore pretty frequently, too, and he even mixed in some college teams every once in a while.

So not really any particular reason, no.
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IC champ goes to developmental, to learn how to how day become an IC champ on the main roster.
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Willing to wager that once again NXT Takeover will be better than WrestleMania. That 3-way tag match was insane as f*** last night.
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What time does the actual show start tonight?

I may watch some of it with ya'll assuming it doesn't conflict with the Timbers game <_<
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I think the preshow begins at 5 PM EST. I'm sure it was announced at least once by someone in these topics, but the preshow matches include the ARMBAR, the SD Women's title Invitational, and Neville/Aries
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And on that note, official card and my predictions...

Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton for the WWE title
Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal title
Roman Reigns vs. Undertaker
Triple H vs. Seth Rollins in an unsanctioned match
AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon
John Cena and Nikki Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse
Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens for the US title
Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin for the IC title
Anderson and Gallows vs. Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Enzo and Cass for the Raw Tag Team titles
Bayley vs. Charlotte vs. Sasha vs. Nia Jax for the Raw Women's title
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Mickie James vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. any other females that feel like showing up for the SmackDown Women's title
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Neville vs. Austin Aries for the Cruiserweight title

My predictions
Wyatt
Lesnar
Reigns
Rollins
Styles
Cena/Nikki
Owens
Corbin
Enzo/Cass
Bayley
Naomi
Zayn wins ARMBAR
Neville

The only one I'm unsure about is Reigns/Taker. I almost want to say Taker wrestles one more time at WrestleMania 34 to retire at 25-1 (or 24-2), but Vince loves strapping the rocket ship to Roman because f*** us. That and the ongoing rumor that Reigns vs. Lesnar is on the horizon, and what better way to advertise it than the idea that those two were the only ones to defeat Taker at WrestleMania?

ARMBAR could go differently too, with the only other legitimate winner being BRAAAAAUN. SmackDown's biggest star in the match is Ziggler and it's beyond obvious that they're doing little-to-nothing with him.

While my picks seem heel-heavy, I take into consideration that 1) WWE has disappointed us with booking the last two WrestleManias, and 2) Based on crowd reactions as of late, Lesnar sending Goldberg to Suplex City (and out of the WWE) would probably get a face reaction at this point.
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Mine is pretty similar, I picked Jericho cause I think the feud goes longer, Sasha because I think Sasha/Bayley will be the direction the Women's title goes on Raw, and Harper cause he's not advertised for ARMBAR and WWE loves swerves
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I keep watching ticket prices since I might go last minute if I can get it dirt cheap, since I'm only an hour away I figure if I get one by 3 PM I have time.
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Remember that StubHub is the OFFICIAL secondary ticket marketplace of the WWE Universe!
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Yeah I keep watching stubhub.
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https://twitter.com/voiceswrestling/status/848525312375885824

Like father, like son-in-law
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I generally use Tickpick to get tickets for stuff. There's less tickets on there but the price it displays is the actual price you pay. None of this your ticket is X and now there's all these extra fees which are ridiculously high. And usually it works out cheaper too.

I'll go if I find a ticket for the right price but otherwise will just watch it at home or in a bar. You're more than welcome to join me if you don't pick up a ticket Rock

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/voiceswrestling/status/848525312375885824

Like father, like son-in-law

In regards to?
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WWE grabbed Drew Mac off the indies, grabbed the Hardys, grabbed JR, grabbed a lot of women for their tournament.

Meltzer also believes that ROH now has no one left going forward with their major feud done and he outright stated NJPW better watch out for anyone a contract running out this year.

Basically WWE is about to go full aggressive.
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I think it's more in regard to their dealings with other promotions.

1984 isn't just a reference to Vince stealing talent. That was mostly over the ensuing years. 1984 was when WWE "worked with" other territories to "give them exposure" via WWE's national platform on USA and syndication.

Win-win for wrestling and for fans!!! Yay!!!

Meanwhile WWE uses this period to find out who and what their fans like the most from these other promotions and then raid them.

Is This Progress?
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Speaking of people they poached im watching NXT and man Kassius Ohno still sucks.
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Also LOL at CZW running directly opposite NXT, ROH, and Gabe's supershow and getting crap attendance

Smooth move Deej
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That CZW card legitimately looked awesome, though. Looking forward to watching that one.
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VeryInsane posted...

Harper cause he's not advertised for ARMBAR and WWE loves swerves

Ooooh I didn't even think about that one. So there's three primary contenders for a winner.

Hell, if there wasn't already 13 matches on the roster, I'd have been down for a Harper/Braun brand vs. brand match.
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I'm going to WrestleMania
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I see some tickets for like $90 right now so might still go. Gonna see if I can round up a friend to go with me

ShatteredElysium posted...

I see some tickets for like $90 right now so might still go. Gonna see if I can round up a friend to go with me

Let me know where you're seated and we'll meet up
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I picked a section with a lot of open seats but you might find better seats with one open spot
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Yooooo I'm there too what up
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I just watched Takeover. It was hype as f***. I went in with the lowest of expectations too. The tag title match was dope as s***.

Wrestlemania time!
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TheRock1525 posted...

I picked a section with a lot of open seats but you might find better seats with one open spot

Which section did you pick? Just got out of hairdressers now

I see tickets have dropped to $65 now for nosebleeds. The rain when it's an open stadium probably doesn't help!

I'm halfway through the Pro Wrestling Revolver Pancakes and Piledrivers show from yesterday and feel compelled to let everyone know that AR Fox is the worst commentator in the history of professional wrestling.
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I didnt know people were still playing Final Fantay 14. >_>
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