Recent content by resignedknight

I think some of you may be overthinking it. Looks to me like Angle vs. Jordan at Wrestlemania. The waterworks on Kurt at the reveal make me think Jordan will be the heel after he turns on Kurt (so they can play that at the beginning of every video package), but there are other ways it could...

People keep saying this, but there's no way USA sells them that ad space.

I'm intrigued by the last two spots. The fact that they're holding those spots open through raw and smackdown, with a certain colorful former top guy coming back suggests to me that Cena might take one of them, but the earlier poster talking about Cena-Styles makes sense too. So I'm curious to...

Nobody is really saying he can't still go in the ring because of his age, so you're countering an argument that nobody is making. The discussion seems to be more focused on finding ways to get him energized and a fresh appeal. One of the side effects of being the youngest WWE champion is that...

Even if he used as an enhancement talent, he is GREAT at that role. I honestly think his match with Rollins at WM was absolutely paramount in how well the whole surprise later in the night went down. He also had what I consider one of the most underrated matches in recent memory with Roman (I...

Others of you guys just don't get it. If you are going to be a main event level talent that the crowd is really backing, the kind of backing that propels a mid-carder to the main event, then there should be nothing the booking can do to you to stop that momentum. If a few losses while...

I think the more interesting question is how much the fan response was a result of the perception that he was being held back. In other words, would we have even liked it if he got pushed that far? I, for one, was a big fan of the intellectual savior gimmick from day one. I remember JR...

I might be alone on this, but I'm old enough to remember the WCW/New Japan days, and I have to say that I never enjoyed it at all. For one thing, it always felt like they had to stop whatever angles they were building and do these off shows with little narrative momentum. Also, even when...

All fair points, and I appreciate the substantive discussion both in favor of the idea (or some portion of it) and those against it. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.

The similarities are obvious. New Japan established the Bullet Club as a group of fan favorite cool heels very much in the style of the nWo, but obviously couldn't use the name since Vince owns it. Vince can't use the Bullet Club for the same reason. So why not just cut out the middle man and...

No, I knew someone would say that, but it's not about realism. I don't care about realism. It's about optics. Whether he's supposed to be a face or a heel, he's supposed to be a badass, so the costume undermines the essence of his character. To me that's a problem.

Can I ask everybody a random question that's been bothering me? Does it bother you that Roman wears a freaking flak jacket while he wrestles? I know it's the look he came in with as a Shield member, and I know they wanted to give the Shield identity to him (ring music, etc.), but he's supposed...

The saddest part is that Graves is so damn good, and he's exactly what Vince wants. Why try desperately to make JBL seem less out of touch when you already have a guy who is actually hip AND does a thousand times better job of building up guys, their characters, and the psychology of their...

I'm trying to keep it all in perspective and remember that, going back years and years, it's usually pretty bad this time of year (DX In Your House, anyone?). And every year they get it ramped up right about the time the new year turns. We could just be in a particularly bad example of that...

I disagree. I think Taker can and should put over Wyatt, and then next year you announce early that Mania 32 is his last match. The storyline then becomes, "Can the once dominant deadman return to form and go out on top?" And that match needs to be a veteran, I vote Sting but others would...