KB Answers Wrestling Questions

[klunderbunker]

I would be down for John Cena vs Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and Brock Lesnar vs Randy Orton at Wrestlemania. What do you think?

I'd buy that.

Do you think they're wasting Ryback's return push by going against Rusev so early? I am going off the assumption that Ryback loses. Even protecting his losses won't do much, as evidenced by his losses to Punk when he had the championship.

To a degree yeah but it makes Rusev look all the stronger.

This.

It is actually something I fear, given it makes the ending too predictable for what is supposed to be a Huge Main Event.
I understand the rub and all, but beating Cena I feel, could possibly even do more for Reigns in the long-term.

It would. Cena doesn't lose often in big matches.

 

[Alex]

Was Finn Balor's bodypaint at NXT Revolution an original concept or based on something. I'm normally good with comic characters but I didn't recognise it

 

[klunderbunker]

I think it's something he's done before but I don't know if it's inspired by something.

 

[L@RISANO]

Rubs aren't tied to the heel/face dynamic other than coincidentally (given that face/face heel/heel matchups are relatively rare). The rub is tied to the perception of how good the wrestler giving the rub is. Any rub Lesnar gives is tied into the perception of him as a "monster" rather than how much he's hated (or not hated). No matter how hated a wrestler is, if the perception of him is that he's not particularly anything special in the ring there won't be much of a rub. On the other hand, if a "cool" heel is seen as a killer in the ring the rub is enormous despite the fact he isn't particularly hated. Yes it's all a work and nobody is really a killer in the ring but perception is based off the suspension of disbelief. The problem with Cena is that suspension of disbelief goes out the window with him: When he wins he isn't seen as a killer he's seen as Vince's darling who's being booked as "SuperCena". A product of his booking. Manufactured. When he goes down he'll be seen as the same. Because of that he's not going to provide much of a rub from himself to whoever he puts over nor is he going to transmit Lesnar's rub vicariously. Cena is where Lesnar's rub will go to die.

Bear in mind I'm not one of those moronic Cena haters you see spamming the forum: I just understand that at this point Cena is "damaged goods" from a fan perception standpoint and that needs to be repaired before he can give a rub to anyone.

I don't disagree that kayfabe wise, based on the booking, beating Lesnar means more.

However, given how there are dirtsheets and stuff, I have started to look at Lesnar vs Reigns as too predictable for the rub to be a as good as it should be, given that Reigns would become the 1 to beat the 1 in 21-1.

Cena-Reigns would be more unpredictable, given as KB has pointed out in answering one of my questions, that Cena rarely loses the matches that truly matter in a clean fashion. Thus, given that Reigns obviously has the "rocket strapped to his back" as the Top Brass' pick for the Main Event, beating Cena in a match that could go either way might prove better for him in the long term than beating a Lesnar that could well be in his last match in the WWE at Mania 31.

PM me, if you want to discuss more, as this discussion between us is sort of hijacking KB's thread.

 

[L@RISANO]

I think it's something he's done before but I don't know if it's inspired by something.

I think it could be inspired by Spidey villain, Carnage. or perhaps Venom. Seems similar to those.

 

[Nate DaMac]

When he goes down he'll be seen as the same. Because of that he's not going to provide much of a rub from himself to whoever he puts over nor is he going to transmit Lesnar's rub vicariously. Cena is where Lesnar's rub will go to die.

Most of what you say makes a lot of sense but I just think you're wrong on this point. Going over Cena in a big PPV match is still very much a big deal. Just look at the reactions the last few times it happened. Punk, Daniel Bryan, and Lesnar all received huge boosts after beating Cena for the title on a big PPV.

The fact that it would be at Wrestlemania would also be a huge factor. The last few Wrestlemanias have had huge a"smark" presence. Someone pinning Cena in front of a Wrestlemania crowd will get a huge pop.

I'm fully aware that Reign isn't universally loved by smarks like Punk and Bryan are/were and I'm aware that he doesn't necessarily have the backing that someone that Lesnar has already built in, therefore the match with Cena wouldn't be a guaranteed success. The build would be important. Reigns would have to find a way to appeal to the smarks in a broader fashion. I just think that would be easier to achieve than building him to look like someone who can legitimately take Lesnar.

Sorry for hijacking your thread, KB. I'll be on my way now.

 

[Shadowmancer]

I think it's something he's done before but I don't know if it's inspired by something.

It's probably more an Irish Demon based thing than Comics, since Regal made a tiny bit of a deal out of it.

Anyway KB, What are your thoughts on Matt Striker and Jim Ross as the broadcast team for Wrestlekingdom 9

 

[klunderbunker]

Ross is fine, Striker makes me want to punch a small child. I picture JR trying to do a standard call and Striker going into his ultra smark mode and JR kind of rolling his eyes at him.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

I remember you saying Vader vs Sting was your favourite feud of all-time (I loved it too for the record). With that said, do you find the White Castle Of Fear segment so bad it's good?

 

[The Fabulous Rougeau's]

Was was Flair's best match in the 80s? And in the 90s?

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Have you seen the Ascension promo for their arrival to the main roster?

What's with the LOD style 'dine on destruction and feast on fear'- are they trying to make them into this generations Animal and Hawk??

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Have you seen the Ascension promo for their arrival to the main roster?

What's with the LOD style 'dine on destruction and feast on fear'- are they trying to make them into this generations Animal and Hawk??

That's what I thought as well. Except they're way less intimidating than Hawk and Animal.

 

[klunderbunker]

I remember you saying Vader vs Sting was your favourite feud of all-time (I loved it too for the record). With that said, do you find the White Castle Of Fear segment so bad it's good?

Totally.

Was was Flair's best match in the 80s? And in the 90s?

Clash VI vs. Steamboat.

Wrestlemania VIII vs. Savage.

Have you seen the Ascension promo for their arrival to the main roster?

What's with the LOD style 'dine on destruction and feast on fear'- are they trying to make them into this generations Animal and Hawk??

More or less yeah.

 

[Bockwinkel's Class]

Have you seen the Ascension promo for their arrival to the main roster?

What's with the LOD style 'dine on destruction and feast on fear'- are they trying to make them into this generations Animal and Hawk??

That's what I thought as well. Except they're way less intimidating than Hawk and Animal.

I was wondering if anyone else noticed the Road Warriors knockoff look.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

I was wondering if anyone else noticed the Road Warriors knockoff look.

I don't see the logic in a performer getting to grips with a gimmick on NXT and then WWE changing it when they arrive on the main roster, I inow its not a drastic change for The Ascension but why change it at all?

I've read Adrian Neville's gimmick may change when he gets brought to the main roster permanently...why? KB can you explain? He'd be starting from scratch again surely?

 

[klunderbunker]

Well given that he really doesn't have a gimmick it won't mean much. It depends on what he's changed to of course.

 

[L@RISANO]

Wanted to run this by you, though I think it is a long shot...
What if, Rollins attempts to cash-in on Brock at the Royal Rumble causing another non-finish between the latter and Cena. However, we get an RKO out of nowhere to setup Rollins-Orton for Mania whilst Reigns wins the Rumble to insert himself into the Brock-Cena equation heading towards Mania.

I know it is a long shot but it would make sense to an extent though another Triple threat might not be in WWE plans again this year.
Reigns defeating both Cena and Brock in the same night might work out well for him especially in the eyes of casuals,lMO.

 

[klunderbunker]

It's possible but I'm not wild on three ways.

 

[Барбоса]

Why are New Day not heels?

 

[klunderbunker]

Kofi is one of the hardest people ever to make a face.

 

[Thriller Ant]

Kofi is one of the hardest people ever to make a face.

And by face, he means heel.

 

[klunderbunker]

Indeed. This is what jury duty and WWE Week do to you.

 

[The Fabulous Rougeau's]

Is the punishment that Hunter received for his part of the curtain call overblown?

I mean outside of having his KOTR win pushed back from 96 to 97 it seemed that by the end of 96 Hunter was rolling with the IC title and a good feud with Goldust that would carry him through the first part of 97 before teaming with Shawn, forming DX and being on his way.

So I guess was the 6 months or so between the curtain call and his IC feud with Goldust really that bad?

 

[klunderbunker]

Yeah it's overblown.

 

[Vincent Michaels]

On the off chance that Brock actually does resign with WWE after Mania, what do you think his future would hold?

Idea for Wrestlemania: Andre Memorial Battle Royal. Miz & Mizdow are the final two, so Miz tells Mizdow to throw himself out. Mizdow says no because Miz would have to leave first so he could copy him. This leads to Mizdow turning full on face and winning by eliminating Miz. Thoughts?