Official Pro-Wrestling Thread (WWE, TNA, ROH etc.)

[Pratters]

Watched 4-5 hours of wrestling including Hell in a Cell and Raw. Smackdown sounded boring, so I didn't watch my recording of Smackdown. WWE is 2.5 days delayed in India, so I think I will watch regularly now. Cena-Orton rivalry is really going well.

Taker-Punk match at Judgement day was crap. Taker just squashed Punk.

I like the look of Dibiase a lot. He hit a high flying drop kick on superstars which hit the other wrestler on the head. He can talk too. The man has potential to be a WWE Champ.

TNA is 5 days delayed or more in India. Will have to check this Tuesday when the show airs. Don't know whether I will watch TNA, Smackdown, ECW or Superstars regularly but I will definitely watch RAW regularly.

 

[Pratters]

Is quite significant in some ways to be actually, Shane O'Mac was another one of the "old guard" so to speak for me, always amongst the scenes and on the screen when I was growing up watching. Really wish there was some place where you could download all the old episodes of Smackdown and RAW from about 1998 through to 2005.

Most WWE episodes are available online if I am not wrong.

 

[Pratters]

Sad to see Shane quit WWE as well. Would have better if he had lead the company post Vince.

 

[GIMH]

Watched 4-5 hours of wrestling including Hell in a Cell and Raw. Smackdown sounded boring, so I didn't watch my recording of Smackdown. WWE is 2.5 days delayed in India, so I think I will watch regularly now. Cena-Orton rivalry is really going well.

Taker-Punk match at Judgement day was crap. Taker just squashed Punk.

I like the look of Dibiase a lot. He hit a high flying drop kick on superstars which hit the other wrestler on the head. He can talk too. The man has potential to be a WWE Champ.

TNA is 5 days delayed or more in India. Will have to check this Tuesday when the show airs. Don't know whether I will watch TNA, Smackdown, ECW or Superstars regularly but I will definitely watch RAW regularly.

Smackdown is so much better than Raw that it isn't funny, and Taker-Punk never fought at Judgment Day

 

[Pratters]

Nah, I like Raw more. I meant Hell in a Cell.

 

[sledger]

Haha, there is literally nothing about RAW that can possibly make it better then Smackdown, unless you like media pazzaz and not wrestling.

 

[Pratters]

The big superstars - Randy Orton (whom I like a lot), John Cena (the biggest superstar in the WWE right now), Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kofi Kingston (who is a talent though not a big superstar), Batista, Kane, Chris Jericho and Big Show are all on Raw. It is the show which gets the higher ratings too if I am not wrong. Smack Down used to be a better product in the days of Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio but now, it is a pale shadow of what it used to be. The wrestling difference between the two shows is not that much IMO and Raw is more superstardom.

I must add though that I am watching WWE after 18 months. I watched the last 2 PPVs but that has been it. So I am not informed enough to say which brand is better right now but Raw seems better to me.

 

[sledger]

RAW will always get better ratings because it has a better timeslot on a better network, if Smackdown was ever to overtake RAW in the ratings then that would be a massive cause of concern for the WWE. I prefer Smackdown because you actually get to see Wrestling on it.

 

[GIMH]

The big superstars - Randy Orton (whom I like a lot), John Cena (the biggest superstar in the WWE right now), Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kofi Kingston (who is a talent though not a big superstar), Batista, Kane, Chris Jericho and Big Show are all on Raw. It is the show which gets the higher ratings too if I am not wrong. Smack Down used to be a better product in the days of Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio but now, it is a pale shadow of what it used to be. The wrestling difference between the two shows is not that much IMO and Raw is more superstardom.

I must add though that I am watching WWE after 18 months. I watched the last 2 PPVs but that has been it. So I am not informed enough to say which brand is better right now but Raw seems better to me.

Batista, kane and Jericho are all on Smackdown actually

 

[Pratters]

Cody Rhodes, Dibiasi.

 

[masterblaster]

I guess if you're watching WWE after 18 months you probably don't know who the new faces are and you'd probably feel better watching the older stars. Raw is really stale on most days and I think we're all really sick of John Cena, Randy Orton and Triple H.

Since you haven't watched in 18 months you haven't been exposed to Randy Orton vs John Cena in their 235th match for the WWE Championship or Randy Orton vs Triple H in their 376th match for the WWE Championship or Triple H vs John Cena in their 182nd match for the WWE Championship. Not to mention the Guest Host stuff which while it can be entertaining, it's often terrible. Raw is really only good for Kofi Kingston and The Miz.

Smackdown is far better in terms of actual wrestling and logical storylines. A roster of CM Punk, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, Edge, The Undertaker, Matt Hardy and Dolph Ziggler has produced some of the best matches on television in recent times. Smackdown has been the best show on television for the last year.

ECW is excellent too, even though it's underrated. Christian, William Regal, Shelton Benjamin, The Hurricane, Goldust, Paul Burchill and Sheamus is a fine roster and they always have a really solid show with more emphasis on actual in ring performances rather than promos.

 

[duffer]

Shane O'Mac announces his retirement from the WWE today, dark day for me, was always my favourite McMahon. Also means the company is getting ever closer to HHH's grubby fingers

Mine too, but that was a false award imo as by default he's the only McMahon who is even remotely likeable. The Steph-HHH era draws ever closer tbh.

 

[Majin]

Nah I do love some Vinnie Mac as well, some of the things he's done have been some of my favourite wrestling moments of all time, easily the best facial expressions in wrestling and has at times literally put himself through hell for the company, but at other times he just went way too far or pushed himself way too much and got sickening. But used sparingly he can be a total genius imho. But Shane was always gun for mine.

 

[duffer]

Vince was rarely boring. Just a complete ****.

 

[masterblaster]

I think I'll have to take my comments back about TNA being second rate to WWE. Bound for Glory seemed like an incredible PPV. I'll try and catch the show tonight but it seemed like one of the most exciting PPV's in recent times.

 

[sledger]

Yeah just had a quick look at it, shows that I must have missed TNA for the past few weeks, I had no idea that the Amazing Red was the X division champion, that is awesome mind you, as I have always liked him. Sounds like a really amazing show though, particularly the main event, will try and watch it sometime this week.

 

[GIMH]

On Bravo on Wed IIRC, if I get home in time then I shall give it a whirl

 

[sledger]

RAW from last night looks pretty damn good tbh.

Apparently the Orton/Di Biase segment was absolutely fantastic and got a major reaction from the crowd.

We also got, HHH vs Cena and....HBK vs Jericho, which is bound to be awesome.

Snoop Dogg hosting as well, which is bound to be entertaining, so may have to watch this week.

 

[Manee]

Apparently the Orton/Di Biase segment was absolutely fantastic and got a major reaction from the crowd.

Was a pretty good segment, imo. Hoping to see the two square off at Wrestlemania.

 

[cover drive man]

Bad news about Shane, wouldn't say he was my favourite Mcmahon though, think Vince personally.