The PPV Discussion Thread

[iesty wfc]

10 matches were a bit too much I think

Rollins is starting to prove he is main event material and has been solid now for the last few months. Cena must turn heel now surely?


Taker match was ok until that crappy finish

Props to steve amell too. Obviously not a wrestler but pulled his part off as best he could

 

[kopite]

I have absolutely no interest in a 3rd Brock Vs Undertaker match at Wrestlemania next year. Both guys are part timers...what more can another match offer the fans? Undertaker still has guys like Cena and Sting to have customary Wrestlemania matches with which will get interest. Brock has potential for an epic match with The Rock or even a rematch with Reigns.

In terms of the event, it didn't deliver for me. Loads of the matches were just repeated from past Raws and Smackdowns and apart from a great spectacle that was Cena/Rollins...nothing really memorable happened anywhere else.

Main event had it's moments but complete mess of an end which just sets up another Lesnar Taker match.

Shame because after Wrestlemania I felt WWE would deliver on an underwhelming card but it was just meh.

 

[Luke]

I thought it was a decent PPV on the whole.

Really enjoyed the Tag match - New Day are fucking brilliant, Cena/Rollins was a superb match, imagine how could a Rollins face champion would be, we could see him just actually get on with wrestling like at S/Slam instead of all this heel running away larky, when left to wrestling he's one of the best out there. Owens/Cesaro was also a good match. I wasn't expecting much from Taker/Lesnar after the first bout at Mania but this was an improvement and quite a good match, don't really like the ending nor having Taker use the low blow yet again.

Ambrose/Reigns Wyatt's was above average and okay.

Sheamus/Orton, Divas Match & IC Title were meh, not dreadful but hardly exciting.

Skipped the Ziggler/Rusev match as I couldn't be arsed, wasn't hugely impressed by the tag team match in with Amell in, I have no idea who he is or what Arrow is so I had no interest in this match, soon as Barrett was inserted into the match it was obvious he would take the pin, what a terrible few months he's having, he must have upset someone behind the scenes.

Not seen Raw so will be intrested to see how they build from this PPV, but I quite enjoyed it.

 

[way 4 england]

Loved Cena - Rollins and the main event too. Some of the things Seth is pulling off are incredible and really showing he could go on to be something incredible. As for the main event it was the match that mania should have been. Sure the ending was beyond hokey but those two seem to work really well together.

The upcoming rubber match is disappointing because it kills off the fantasy match but if it's to Brock that retires the great man then it's a worthy ending.

 

[Christian Slater]

Dat Lesnar announcement.

 

[Christian Slater]

Don't see why Rollins couldn't have beat Cena with shady tactics if they were going to have him go over Sting. Cena can get the title back tonight or in the next few weeks and it would have been a great boost for Rollins. Instead they managed to make nobody look good. Cena is the same, Rollins looks worse and Sting looks like shit. I predicted they'd do what they did but didn't realise how poorly it would come off until it happened.

It was a pretty average show in all. The worst is what look like the plans going forward.

Best bit of the show was the unique Lesnar vs 'Taker and other treats promo. Really looking forward to that podcast.

 

[mase]

Very meh PPV, but

Spoiler

at least now Kane might be relevant again.

 

[Christian Slater]

Mask back on = business saved.

 

[ccfctommy]

Was a decent PPV but what on earth is WWE doing with Sting? Fair play to him for finishing the match but does he need all this at 56? Losing two PPV's in a row. I really don't get it. Rollins was almost passed out when Cena won...

Enjoyed the tag match, divas match (especially Nikki's nip slip!) and Owens v Ryback.

 

[Saddlerrad]

Sting has apparently suffered a 'potentially career ending neck injury' according to Meltzer after taking a bad powerbomb from Rollins. Wouldn't it be ironic (and sad) if he had to retire during his first proper run in the company, all because he came about 6-7 years too late to give a good, healthy proper run. Can't help but feel he will regret not coming to WWE when his WCW contract ran out, but such is life.

Imagine the kind of matches you could have had back in 02/03/04 etc.

Sting vs HHH
Sting vs HBK
Sting vs The Rock
Sting vs Taker
Sting vs Kane

 

[Oaf]

"OH YES NOW WE GET THIS SETH VS KANE FEUD THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED" - Nobody, ever.

 

[Stevencc]

NEW DAY!

 

[iesty wfc]

I would like to think they caused an audible in the sting match, either way sheamus was coming down to pin the winner.

But then the Kane return was blatantly planned too. Hmmmm

Didn't look good for sting though. You could tell he was groggy after that corner powerbomb

Thought overall it was a solid ppv

 

[kopite]

Damn first Rollins breaks Cena's nose then gives Sting a career ending neck injury?!? Can you class the guy as dangerous to work with?

The ppv kept me interested throughout. I've really taken to Owens since he got called up to main roster and was interested to see how him and Ryback would pan out especially since the feud hasn't been built for too long.

New Day vs Dudley Boyz...love both of them and ending of the match made sense. Xavier and the trombone is just pure gold.

Divas title...Again had me interested to see what was going to happen. No interference or Paige turn...kinda just ended suddenly.

I marked out massive when Jericho came out and looks like an Ambrose vs Jericho feud is on the cards which will be great. Kept expecting that big NXT guy from leaked photo to come out so I was mega surprised.

Dolph/Rusev...ok just end it now. It's gone on for months and still not been concluded and just looks odd without Lana in the mix.

Cena Rollins was expected...But fair play to them, it was entertaining match.

Right Sting vs Rollins...so many times I kept changing my mind...blatantly Rollins will win....hmm Sting is actually gonna do it (he can't lose twice surely?!?) and Sheamus will cash in....so that was good. End of it...I'm seriously questioning why Sting came back to be fodder for authority. If next year it is him vs Taker....that will be 3 losses in a row!?!

Brock vs Taker next month...phew! It needed a last match and in the cell and not at Wrestlemania is best place for it.

 

[Libertine]

Bit meh. Poor crowd for the most part. Chuffed with those Lesnar announcements though.

Kane even in masked form = Yawn.

 

[Christian Slater]

Bit meh. Poor crowd for the most part. Chuffed with those Lesnar announcements though.

Kane even in masked form = Yawn.

It's remarkable how much investment a lot of fans will put in a prop; a mask with a fucking wig. It's Kane for fuck's sake.

 

[Libertine]

It's remarkable how much investment a lot of fans will put in a prop; a mask with a fucking wig. It's Kane for fuck's sake.

True. Went crazy when he first returned with the mask back in 2011 and attacked Cena. Was cool for a very short while but I just can't buy into it any more, he just looks old and fat. (I know he's still in great shape for his age! Just not monster Kane like back in the day)

 

[Oaf]

Wow, just looking around online it seems that Sting really is in a bad way. Could tell, he looked fucked after that buckle bomb.

Still though, on the topic of Sting... credit where it's due, he actually put in an admirable performance at NoC. As a 56 year old, taking that particularly sick looking table bump (those bruises that came up on his tricep and back!), flying off of the top rope and still managing to eek out an ending despite being clearly badly hurt. And, overall, the match was more than acceptable as well.

 

[Saddlerrad]

I've read around the net a few times that his doctors have told him to retire now and that WWE's lawyers couldn't insure him if he bothered to get himself back to fitness. Such a shame he didn't trust Vince 10-15 years ago, it really is. WWE and it's fans missed out on one of the all time greats because of the way Vinny Mac did his business.

 

[Luke]

Couple of my mates had watched NOC before me and informed me they were very happy at Reigns/Ambrose's mystery partner, when I watched it and it turned out to be Jericho I was actually dissapointed, he's only been gone a year and I had got my hopes up of a Daniel Bryan return.

Decent PPV on the whole though.

 

[iesty wfc]

Couple of my mates had watched NOC before me and informed me they were very happy at Reigns/Ambrose's mystery partner, when I watched it and it turned out to be Jericho I was actually dissapointed, he's only been gone a year and I had got my hopes up of a Daniel Bryan return.

Decent PPV on the whole though.

If you count the event in Japan he has been gone even less. plus he has been wrestling live event house shows since his last TV appearance

 

[Libertine]

Thought the countdown ruined the pop for Y2J. Better with the immediate pyro entrance. Not that his returns really interest me any more when they seem to happen every five minutes and he's largely irrelevant when he is around. Hopefully he'll have a heel run this time around.

 

[Saddlerrad]

Sting on Seth Rollins.

 

[iesty wfc]

so whos watched the MSGLive event then?

overall i didnt think it was bad, but it isnt worth going out of your way for

thought the main events finish was rushed too, but then it was technically a house show, albeit a tv version so there was never going to be any big bumps from the cage

 

[Libertine]

Just a house show really + Lesnar, but I was very surprised that the tag titles didn't switch, it was an identical ending to NoC. Thought that'd have been the ideal place to do it.

 

[Christian Slater]

I didn't watch it at all but you can't help but laugh at John Cena pinning Seth Rollins clean for the 4th time in two months, also tapping him out in that time. Now Cena is going to take time off. Why the fuck should anyone care about the losers that will be carrying the show? Outside of Cena and Lesnar everyone is on the same level; midcard losers.

 

[Baz]

Hell In A Cell is on Sunday yet I have little interest in the event. My only hope is we see Taker destroy John Cena at somepoint, but we know that isn't going to happen sigh. Maybe a Sheamus cash in then?

 

[Christian Slater]

Why would 'Taker destroy Cena?

 

[Baz]

Why would 'Taker destroy Cena?

To finally setup a Taker vs Cena feud that's been needed for many, many years. A bit of fantasy booking for me but still stranger things have happened.

Oh and Cena is having like a month off so yeah.

 

[Christian Slater]

Couldn't see 'Taker destroying Cena and then wrestle a main event with Brock Lesnar.