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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 28, 2015 4:54:12 GMT -5
Sheamus is the only winner who makes sense as a surprise entrant.
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Post by berlynwright on Feb 28, 2015 5:29:27 GMT -5
Andre the Giantdow
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Feb 28, 2015 9:45:09 GMT -5
Has to be Mizdow. Next night Miz demands he gives him the trophy so Mizdow clocks him with it.
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Post by Reflecto on Feb 28, 2015 10:13:22 GMT -5
Dark horse: Adrian Neville.
I am still convinced that the way this plays out, some NXT wrestlers will make the cut, and Neville makes the most sense as someone who can "seem" to be a throwin and have the "oh crap, this is actually his debut?" moment when he wins. If WWE is actually clinging to the "Mighty Mouse" thing again, having Neville win by eliminating someone huge would also help it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 14:25:13 GMT -5
In before Alex Ri- Nevermind. On a serious note, I really would like Riley to win this year. Forget about "credibility" or "relevance". Don't look at the Battle Royal as the catalyst to a future uppercard push, since that worked out so well for Cesaro. Riley would be the best choice to win just for the emotional tearjerker "WrestleMania Moment". one of the good things about Alex Riley being held down for so long is that the performer can put across the littlest victories as huge milestones. If he won, but they did nothing with him afterwards, at least he would have that one big moment that he'd be remembered for. Tell me again but what has Riley done exactly the past few years over the other way more talented and over full time wrestlers to win the Battle Royal? Dude is the definition of mediocre who is lucky he still has a job with the company to be given the opportunity to be a NXT commentator/pre-show panelist in which he is absolutely terrible at. Also what emotional tearjerker moment? To the non NXT viewing audience member which is like 85-90% of the total WWE fanbase they'll probably be like "WTF ALEX RILEY IS STILL EMPLOYED?" or "LOL I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD!" or to anyone who watches NXT "REALLY?! NOT MIZDOW, RYBACK, OR EVEN THE MIZ?!" or to the younger members of the audience "LOL THE PRE SHOW GUY WAS A WRESTLER?!" Seriously tell me with a straight face what has Alex Riley done to deserve a nice Wrestlemania Moment more then Mizdow, The Miz, Ryback, Curtis Axel, or the other soon to be announced wrestlers competing in ATGMBR? Tell me how Riley's win can possibly be more emotional then Mizdow's win both in Kayfabe of being mistreated like The Miz's bitch for months and the reality aspect of WWE Creative nearly destroying a promising very talented performer WWE Career for nearly two years by making him lose his MITB to a one armed Cena, going on a never ending losing streak, going on a never ending cosplaying gimmick losing streak, to becoming The Miz's full time stunt double in a gimmick that should of destroyed his career but somehow he did the impossible and made it work? Seriously how does a mediocre wrestler who becomes a terrible full time commentator who hasn't wrestled on WWE TV for nearly two years is deserving then any of the other more talented more over full time wrestlers?
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Post by Big Poppa Pumpkin on Feb 28, 2015 14:29:18 GMT -5
Big Poppa Pump in a surprise return
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 28, 2015 15:52:15 GMT -5
On a serious note, I really would like Riley to win this year. Forget about "credibility" or "relevance". Don't look at the Battle Royal as the catalyst to a future uppercard push, since that worked out so well for Cesaro. Riley would be the best choice to win just for the emotional tearjerker "WrestleMania Moment". one of the good things about Alex Riley being held down for so long is that the performer can put across the littlest victories as huge milestones. If he won, but they did nothing with him afterwards, at least he would have that one big moment that he'd be remembered for. Tell me again but what has Riley done exactly the past few years over the other way more talented and over full time wrestlers to win the Battle Royal? Dude is the definition of mediocre who is lucky he still has a job with the company to be given the opportunity to be a NXT commentator/pre-show panelist in which he is absolutely terrible at. Also what emotional tearjerker moment? To the non NXT viewing audience member which is like 85-90% of the total WWE fanbase they'll probably be like "WTF ALEX RILEY IS STILL EMPLOYED?" or "LOL I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD!" or to anyone who watches NXT "REALLY?! NOT MIZDOW, RYBACK, OR EVEN THE MIZ?!" or to the younger members of the audience "LOL THE PRE SHOW GUY WAS A WRESTLER?!" Seriously tell me with a straight face what has Alex Riley done to deserve a nice Wrestlemania Moment more then Mizdow, The Miz, Ryback, Curtis Axel, or the other soon to be announced wrestlers competing in ATGMBR? Tell me how Riley's win can possibly be more emotional then Mizdow's win both in Kayfabe of being mistreated like The Miz's bitch for months and the reality aspect of WWE Creative nearly destroying a promising very talented performer WWE Career for nearly two years by making him lose his MITB to a one armed Cena, going on a never ending losing streak, going on a never ending cosplaying gimmick losing streak, to becoming The Miz's full time stunt double in a gimmick that should of destroyed his career but somehow he did the impossible and made it work? Seriously how does a mediocre wrestler who becomes a terrible full time commentator who hasn't wrestled on WWE TV for nearly two years is deserving then any of the other more talented more over full time wrestlers? if you gave the win to someone like Ryback or The Miz (who deserves more than to win for the explicit purpose of being fed to someone else), nothing would change for them. They'd still be in that awkward spot where they're nowhere near the title picture, but we still have to pretend they're "top guys" despite being a very distant second, third, fourth in importance from whatever the Authority, Cena, Bryan, etc. Is doing. At least give it to someone for whom it would be a step up. The dude worked f***ing hard to get better in the ring and I want to see that rewarded. He is far from the sloppy botch machine he was in 2011. I believe he should be given SOMETHING for his efforts. And in kayfabe and the reality of WWE Creative, everything that Sandow went through is First World Problems compared to the shit Riley had to eat, and the fact that you say a possible Riley win would be met with indifference or ridicule only proves it. I'm sure Riley wishes he could wear silly costumes every week and be a tag team champion. Instead he had his growth as an in ring performer stunted because he was stuck as a glorified manager and not working on his craft, shoved into the deep end when he wasn't ready, and then neglected to the point where they wouldn't even bother to use him for a Wheel of Aggression match with Del Rio or use him for silly comedy skits. Then he was square pegged into a role he was no good at in the commentary gig and had to watch helplessly as the IWC went from liking him to hating his guts. I just want to see an underrated performer get some opportunity to shine on the big stage.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 19:37:32 GMT -5
Tell me again but what has Riley done exactly the past few years over the other way more talented and over full time wrestlers to win the Battle Royal? Dude is the definition of mediocre who is lucky he still has a job with the company to be given the opportunity to be a NXT commentator/pre-show panelist in which he is absolutely terrible at. Also what emotional tearjerker moment? To the non NXT viewing audience member which is like 85-90% of the total WWE fanbase they'll probably be like "WTF ALEX RILEY IS STILL EMPLOYED?" or "LOL I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD!" or to anyone who watches NXT "REALLY?! NOT MIZDOW, RYBACK, OR EVEN THE MIZ?!" or to the younger members of the audience "LOL THE PRE SHOW GUY WAS A WRESTLER?!" Seriously tell me with a straight face what has Alex Riley done to deserve a nice Wrestlemania Moment more then Mizdow, The Miz, Ryback, Curtis Axel, or the other soon to be announced wrestlers competing in ATGMBR? Tell me how Riley's win can possibly be more emotional then Mizdow's win both in Kayfabe of being mistreated like The Miz's bitch for months and the reality aspect of WWE Creative nearly destroying a promising very talented performer WWE Career for nearly two years by making him lose his MITB to a one armed Cena, going on a never ending losing streak, going on a never ending cosplaying gimmick losing streak, to becoming The Miz's full time stunt double in a gimmick that should of destroyed his career but somehow he did the impossible and made it work? Seriously how does a mediocre wrestler who becomes a terrible full time commentator who hasn't wrestled on WWE TV for nearly two years is deserving then any of the other more talented more over full time wrestlers? if you gave the win to someone like Ryback or The Miz (who deserves more than to win for the explicit purpose of being fed to someone else), nothing would change for them. They'd still be in that awkward spot where they're nowhere near the title picture, but we still have to pretend they're "top guys" despite being a very distant second, third, fourth in importance from whatever the Authority, Cena, Bryan, etc. Is doing. At least give it to someone for whom it would be a step up. The dude worked f***ing hard to get better in the ring and I want to see that rewarded. He is far from the sloppy botch machine he was in 2011. I believe he should be given SOMETHING for his efforts. And in kayfabe and the reality of WWE Creative, everything that Sandow went through is First World Problems compared to the shit Riley had to eat, and the fact that you say a possible Riley win would be met with indifference or ridicule only proves it. I'm sure Riley wishes he could wear silly costumes every week and be a tag team champion. Instead he had his growth as an in ring performer stunted because he was stuck as a glorified manager and not working on his craft, shoved into the deep end when he wasn't ready, and then neglected to the point where they wouldn't even bother to use him for a Wheel of Aggression match with Del Rio or use him for silly comedy skits. Then he was square pegged into a role he was no good at in the commentary gig and had to watch helplessly as the IWC went from liking him to hating his guts. I just want to see an underrated performer get some opportunity to shine on the big stage. So it doesn't matter because everyone will remain in the exact same spot on the card if they win the match? If that's the case why don't you give the win to one of the most over wrestlers in the crowd so it's a nice moment for the fans? Give it to Mizdow for he would probably get the biggest pop from the crowd and it'll be a feel good moment for the crowd even if he's stuck on the same spot on the card or even lower then a year from now. I'm sure everyone who works in the WWE works f***ing hard to improve everyday in the WWE whether it's in the ring, mic skills, etc. Judging by Alex Riley's time on NXT as a commentator, he has not improved on the mic at all when he was probably given the biggest opportunity of anyone to improve on the mic and to present himself. And the reason why Sandow was regulated to terrible cosplay losing streak gimmicks was because he was simply better then Riley period and it was sad Sandow was regulated to such a role was because he was simply way too good for this stuff. This is a guy who could of been booked to become the WHC or possibly WWE Champion during 2012/2013 and nobody would of batted an eye or complained. Hell I'm sure if Riley was booked like Sandow during that time, he would probably be released or sent back to NXT or they dropped the gimmick so fast and he would make really random rare appearances at Main Event for he would of probably bombed. Also I swear during NXT Season 2, WWE tried really hard to get Alex Riley to win the competition but you know legitimate voting and Kaval's indy/TNA cred got in the way. Stop acting like he's the only underrated/under appreciated wrestler who works hard to improve in the ring.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 28, 2015 19:49:02 GMT -5
Roman Reigns.
He also wins the US Title, the IC Title, the Divas Title, is the Special Guest Host of Wrestlemania and he pins the Tag Champs and wins those too.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Feb 28, 2015 19:55:39 GMT -5
In before Alex Ri- Nevermind. On a serious note, I really would like Riley to win this year. Forget about "credibility" or "relevance". Don't look at the Battle Royal as the catalyst to a future uppercard push, since that worked out so well for Cesaro. Riley would be the best choice to win just for the emotional tearjerker "WrestleMania Moment". one of the good things about Alex Riley being held down for so long is that the performer can put across the littlest victories as huge milestones. If he won, but they did nothing with him afterwards, at least he would have that one big moment that he'd be remembered for. But to get an 'emotional tearjerker Wrestlemania moment', you need people to care. You need an arc and a story and people to be invested, and you are literally the only person invested in Riley. He hasn't been on a main roster show for almost two years, so there is literally zero ability for the audience to learn how to give a shit about him, especially since he wasn't notable before he went down to NXT commentary to begin with. The thing you're saying Riley's victory would bring is something that quite simply wouldn't happen. It would be confusing and out of nowhere, met by and large with apathy. He isn't over as a face and that is the main qualifying factor in getting a big moment.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 20:48:20 GMT -5
I was thinking Chris Jericho until I looked again and realized it doesn't say ARMBAR. Eh...Big Show wins. I mean, really, who can eliminate a guy that size?!?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 28, 2015 22:18:17 GMT -5
if you gave the win to someone like Ryback or The Miz (who deserves more than to win for the explicit purpose of being fed to someone else), nothing would change for them. They'd still be in that awkward spot where they're nowhere near the title picture, but we still have to pretend they're "top guys" despite being a very distant second, third, fourth in importance from whatever the Authority, Cena, Bryan, etc. Is doing. At least give it to someone for whom it would be a step up. The dude worked f***ing hard to get better in the ring and I want to see that rewarded. He is far from the sloppy botch machine he was in 2011. I believe he should be given SOMETHING for his efforts. And in kayfabe and the reality of WWE Creative, everything that Sandow went through is First World Problems compared to the shit Riley had to eat, and the fact that you say a possible Riley win would be met with indifference or ridicule only proves it. I'm sure Riley wishes he could wear silly costumes every week and be a tag team champion. Instead he had his growth as an in ring performer stunted because he was stuck as a glorified manager and not working on his craft, shoved into the deep end when he wasn't ready, and then neglected to the point where they wouldn't even bother to use him for a Wheel of Aggression match with Del Rio or use him for silly comedy skits. Then he was square pegged into a role he was no good at in the commentary gig and had to watch helplessly as the IWC went from liking him to hating his guts. I just want to see an underrated performer get some opportunity to shine on the big stage. So it doesn't matter because everyone will remain in the exact same spot on the card if they win the match? If that's the case why don't you give the win to one of the most over wrestlers in the crowd so it's a nice moment for the fans? Give it to Mizdow for he would probably get the biggest pop from the crowd and it'll be a feel good moment for the crowd even if he's stuck on the same spot on the card or even lower then a year from now. I'm sure everyone who works in the WWE works f***ing hard to improve everyday in the WWE whether it's in the ring, mic skills, etc. Judging by Alex Riley's time on NXT as a commentator, he has not improved on the mic at all when he was probably given the biggest opportunity of anyone to improve on the mic and to present himself. And the reason why Sandow was regulated to terrible cosplay losing streak gimmicks was because he was simply better then Riley period and it was sad Sandow was regulated to such a role was because he was simply way too good for this stuff. This is a guy who could of been booked to become the WHC or possibly WWE Champion during 2012/2013 and nobody would of batted an eye or complained. Hell I'm sure if Riley was booked like Sandow during that time, he would probably be released or sent back to NXT or they dropped the gimmick so fast and he would make really random rare appearances at Main Event for he would of probably bombed. Also I swear during NXT Season 2, WWE tried really hard to get Alex Riley to win the competition but you know legitimate voting and Kaval's indy/TNA cred got in the way. Stop acting like he's the only underrated/under appreciated wrestler who works hard to improve in the ring. Except he did. Look, I thought Riley was frap at commentary too, but it allowed him to showcase personality that he didn't get to show before. And while he was pure shit when it came to calling matches, he shined as a member of the preshow panel with Booker T and Byron. Having him do commentary was them just trying to force something that was never going to happen, something that WWE can't help but do. He is a great talker; but WWE didn't see the commentary gig as an opportunity for him to "improve on the mic". They were just trying to force him into retirement from the ring until the #FreeRiley stuff forced them to start giving him more Matches. If Sandow is too good to be enhancement talent, then they shouldn't have made him one. Riley was good enough to at the very least be used in a jobber capacity. If they had the thought to use Riley as an enhancement guy, then better, more deserving talents wouldn't be stuck jobbing or in shit gimmicks to begin wih because lesser guys can take that hit for them. People want to act like Riley is STILL that Super green dude from 2011 who botched every third move and sandbagged Swagger (after getting potatoed in the back of the head and knocked out), but he's come a long way since then and no one wants to acknowledge it because they'd rather carry on the unfunny running Joke of me being the only one who likes him. And no. WWE didn't want ANYONE to win NXT Season 2. Season 2 only existed as a way to give the midcard pros something to so. If Riley was such a "company golden boy", his booking didn't show it. When he was with the Miz, he was the comedy jobber geek of the roster. They didn't give him the superman booking that usually comes with being an office pet project. Okay so he shouldn't win the Battle Toyal, but he should be in it and get some kind of shine. I didn't say he was the only guy who works hard. I just want his efforts to be acknowledged in some meaningful way.
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