KB Answers Wrestling Questions

[MrHashasheen]

Also, this is just me and this is typical online fantasy booking thinking, but...

Wyatt family reunites at the Rumble as all-heel, Bray begins taking shots at Undertaker in the lead up to Mania...

And the Ascension debuts, acting as acolytes to the Undertaker, as his emissaries, fighting the Wyatt Family up until Wrestlemania (perhaps with the occasional grudging support of Kane, much to the Authority's bewilderment). Won't lead to a three on three at Mania, a singles is so much better of an idea, but considering the similar motifs between Ascension/Undertaker...

Meh.

Are you sure you're not thinking of Friday Night Raw? WCW had some internet pay per views but they were audio only.

I was told it was a Friday Night Nitro. The person in question was hoping it would be uploaded to the Network.

 

[klunderbunker]

Eh....I'm not wild on Taker having backup at this point.

 

[MrHashasheen]

Eh....I'm not wild on Taker having backup at this point.

I'm not so enthused about it myself, but it just bugs me they don't do more for some of the guys. A rub doesn't always have to be a victory or a match and all that, and being a tag team that worked for the Undertaker gives the Ascension a hell of a lot more to go off than currently.

Ideally, they'd work against Wyatt's brothers with Bray directing traffic, with occasional interventions from Kane, but Bray holds himself back to give some semblance of balance, so focused on the Undertaker is he...

Taker comes in in the last month before Mania, clearing rings and cutting promos, maybe working a six-man on Raw.

 

[klunderbunker]

Those guys were dead the second the announcers buried them. I don't like it either.

 

[MrHashasheen]

I just don't get this company sometimes. When TNA buries someone, it's usually not intentional.

 

[klunderbunker]

I don't understand it. They spent a year building these guys up as monsters and then they have the New Age Outlaws and JBL beat them up?

 

[Alex]

What makes it weird is some people say The Ascension are 'cartoony' isn't that something WWE seems to do a fair amount of right now

 

[klunderbunker]

They're not even cartoony. They're over the top ala 80s power teams. They were supposed to be a tribute to teams like Demolition, the Powers of Pain and of course LOD. Somehow that got turned into "these guys are NOT the LOD and they haven't beaten anyone but jobbers so let's bury them on commentary and have JBL get their heat with no comeback in sight."

 

[MrHashasheen]

I still don't understand the face-paint. Or why they have hair, considering they have so little of it to begin with.

Debut them bald, ignoring the dumb armour in favour of some tribal tats, cloak them in blue light, call themselves the Ascension with a couple of promos like what they had when they started out in NXT (when Bram was still with them) and run with them as a couple of bruisers. With the Undertaker, without the Undertaker, people love bruisers. Just give them some bruisers, and after three months throw them against a mix of Big Show, Kane & Mark Henry.

 

[klunderbunker]

It's more of the tribute to the old school teams. They looked weird.

 

[MrHashasheen]

It's more of the tribute to the old school teams. They looked weird.

The old school guys looked like they had war-paint. Except Sullivan, but his schtick was being a satanic weirdo.

 

[scomvp316]

With Lesnar re-signing IYO whats the % of Lesnar retaining the title

The way I would build Reigns after his Mania loss is for the next year you have him tear through every competitor on the weekly shows and have no more than 10 Minute matches on the PPV's. Something like how Bischoff built Goldberg. In fact at SSlam or SSeries he defeats Goldberg in less than five minutes. Then at WM 32 Reigns defeats Lesnar in a NO DQ Main Event with the help of the Rock. That sets up Lesnar/Rock at SSlam and then a re-match at WM. What do you think

In the event Reigns loses who and when defeats Lesnar

Do you think Sting will wrestle just once or when he soaks all the WM stuff in he feels that organic nostalgia and want more than just one match as a performer

 

[klunderbunker]

With Lesnar re-signing IYO whats the % of Lesnar retaining the title

The way I would build Reigns after his Mania loss is for the next year you have him tear through every competitor on the weekly shows and have no more than 10 Minute matches on the PPV's. Something like how Bischoff built Goldberg. In fact at SSlam or SSeries he defeats Goldberg in less than five minutes. Then at WM 32 Reigns defeats Lesnar in a NO DQ Main Event with the help of the Rock. That sets up Lesnar/Rock at SSlam and then a re-match at WM. What do you think

In the event Reigns loses who and when defeats Lesnar

Do you think Sting will wrestle just once or when he soaks all the WM stuff in he feels that organic nostalgia and want more than just one match as a performer

I'd put it at 60/40 that he retains now.

Nah I think he'll have 2-3 matches.

 

[scomvp316]

I take it you didn't like my idea of how I would build Reigns for 1 year if he loses to Lesnar

With all types of rumors surrounding Brock do you think a double switch could happen in their match as Heyman sides with reigns

If Lesnar turns face in the future when do you think it will happen and what face will turn heel

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Just a small idea for something a little different with the MITB briefcase: the MITB PPV rolls around and a big deal is made that Rollins has to cash in that night or lose the briefcase. HHH makes an announcement that Rollins gets an extension because HHH said so. That night face wrestler beats heel wrestler and celebrates appropriately with the crowd. Rollins cashes in and they pull the "we tricked you" promo.

Not really that different but it's something, right?

 

[klunderbunker]

I take it you didn't like my idea of how I would build Reigns for 1 year if he loses to Lesnar

With all types of rumors surrounding Brock do you think a double switch could happen in their match as Heyman sides with reigns

If Lesnar turns face in the future when do you think it will happen and what face will turn heel

I didn't read most of it, like I don't read most fantasy booking.

It could, but I'd save it for the next night.

Probably Reigns.

Just a small idea for something a little different with the MITB briefcase: the MITB PPV rolls around and a big deal is made that Rollins has to cash in that night or lose the briefcase. HHH makes an announcement that Rollins gets an extension because HHH said so. That night face wrestler beats heel wrestler and celebrates appropriately with the crowd. Rollins cashes in and they pull the "we tricked you" promo.

Not really that different but it's something, right?

I've heard worse.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

It could, but I'd save it for the next night.

I like this idea if I'm reading it right. So you're saying have Reigns go over Lesnar clean at WM, then the next night Heyman decides to jump ship and turn on Lesnar for Reigns?

This could provide the double turn, put Reigns over huge and write Lesnar off TV for a few months.

 

[klunderbunker]

Not exactly clean but the rest yeah.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Not exactly clean but the rest yeah.

You thinking an "accidental" distraction by Heyman?

 

[klunderbunker]

Something like that.

 

[L@RISANO]

Something like that.

It could tie into the 'wink' the Paul Heyman gave last RAW before Reigns came out...

I'd dig it if that happens.


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Why can't we get more of this guy^^?

 

[klunderbunker]

Because then we would be wasting the 900 writers Stephanie hired.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Because then we would be wasting the 900 writers Stephanie hired.

How much freedom do you think wrestlers should get with their promos? Does it depend on their skill level? Maybe bad promo guys should get scripts, or let everyone sink or swim?

 

[klunderbunker]

Yeah it does. Also their status. I'd try some sinking and swimming. Try it once and if it doesn't work, script them.

 

[L@RISANO]

That promo around the end of 2014 by Ryback was obviously not scripted(or very little of it was) and needless to say, it went across rather well with many fans, didn't it? Even though he stumbled at points, it still helped people get somewhat invested in who Ryback is...

More of that wouldn't hurt, would it?