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Post by mistery on Feb 4, 2022 9:12:14 GMT -5
Some of this stuff you already knew, others not so much.
From the latest newsletter:
- Roman vs Brock is slated to be title vs title as the main event of Night 2 as its the "best direction creatively" (my note: it won't merge the divisions, as MITB is the first show after WM, so expect Roman to drop the WWE title there via cash in).
- Roman vs The Rock is the planned main event for Wrestlemania 39.
- Charlotte vs Ronda is the plan for this year's main event for Night 1.
- Becky vs Ronda is the plan for next year's Mania. No word on if it'll main event or not, assuming its a two night show again.
- Bayley and Asuka are expected to be back by time Wrestlemania rolls around, Lacey has no real timetable for return
Rumble News:
- NXT was slated to be part of the Rumble this year and several talents were backstage (Dunne, Knight, Shirai, Kai), but they weren't used, and no reason was given.
- Banks and McIntyre were both late additions to the Rumble. Drew got himself cleared and will be careful until Wrestlemania.
- The finish to the Mens Rumble was going to be Lesnar winning still, but he would have been taken to his limits by McIntyre, but due to time constraints, they had to rush the finish.
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 4, 2022 9:21:11 GMT -5
My guess is that at MitB, Edge wins the titular match and then cashes in on Roman. He won his first WWE Title via cashing in, and on his return he wins the WWE title via cash in.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 9:22:30 GMT -5
- Roman vs Brock is slated to be title vs title as the main event of Night 2 as its the "best direction creatively" (my note: it won't merge the divisions, as MITB is the first show after WM, so expect Roman to drop the WWE title there via cash in). I wish I was right about actual, substantial things that could get me money instead of “Roman/Brock Title for Title for Night 2” I mean…duh. From a marketing standpoint, it’s the match. Roman would be the top dog still, Rock would likely have stuff like Red Notice 2 coming out so Netflix can pay some money for that to be a part of WrestleMania proceedings, likely the year Rock would go in the HOF so THAT can be marketed etc. It’ll be the cash cow year to end all cash cow years and the closest WWE would get to having a show that matches what the Saudi shows being in.
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Post by wildojinx on Feb 4, 2022 9:30:40 GMT -5
I wonder what happens after Rock/Roman though. Roman likely goes over, but what do they do after that? Do they call up Bron Breaker and have him be the one who takes the title from Roman?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 4, 2022 9:30:57 GMT -5
They must think they're creating the biggest main event there's ever been. Two unstoppable juggernauts, title for title, the third in an epic WrestleMania trilogy, 100,000 at Cowboys Stadium, IT’S TWO F***ING SPEEDING LOCOMOTIVES ON A COLLISION COURSE AND SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
...And fans are just like "You got anything for OUR guys worth a shit?".
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 4, 2022 9:41:55 GMT -5
I wonder what happens after Rock/Roman though. Roman likely goes over, but what do they do after that? Do they call up Bron Breaker and have him be the one who takes the title from Roman? No question Roman is going over in that match. It's clear they are building up Bron as the next guy, other options could be Austin Theory, and if they back the brinks truck up when his contract is up, Wardlow, maybe Drew (though I expect him to be fed to Roman sometime between MitB and Survivor Series). But yeah, it looks like it's going to be Bron.
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 4, 2022 9:46:40 GMT -5
The whole assumption that the Rock is a surefire bet to be there for next year and ready and capable to give them the kind of match they'll want is...well, it's an assumption.
Makes you wonder how they'll get Roman there, given that he's pretty much out of challengers.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 9:48:43 GMT -5
The whole assumption that the Rock is a surefire bet to be there for next year and ready and capable to give them the kind of match they'll want is...well, it's an assumption. Makes you wonder how they'll get Roman there, given that he's pretty much out of challengers. Oh, I either expect this company have had the foresight to actually try and get some kind of deal going so they can slot it into his calendar or do it so last minute Rock’s suddenly tied up in projects around that time so they have to rush someone there. There’s no middle ground here.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 4, 2022 9:50:10 GMT -5
I don’t mind title for title in theory, but the Raw men’s side is fairly deep and this gives them no title or stakes to fight over at Mania. Lashley, Rollins, Owens, Styles, Edge, Miz, Orton, Riddle.
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Post by Dan Royal on Feb 4, 2022 9:52:08 GMT -5
Having them wait on Becky vs Ronda is dumb in my opinion. What's Ronda's logic? Becky, you're the only person who's ever pinned me, but instead I want to face the other woman that was in our match for no apparent reason. Also, like a hundred things could happen between now and next years wrestlemania, that could prevent the match from happening.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 4, 2022 9:54:20 GMT -5
The whole assumption that the Rock is a surefire bet to be there for next year and ready and capable to give them the kind of match they'll want is...well, it's an assumption. Makes you wonder how they'll get Roman there, given that he's pretty much out of challengers. The big feud for the summer would likely be Roman and Drew. Since Roman’s turn, they’ve only had the one Survivor Series brand warfare match. Same goes for Big E, as they just had the interbrand match. Then depending on how the draft goes, there are still fresh matchups of heel Roman versus Orton, Riddle, Styles, Lashley, Priest. They can revisit Rollins as a feud given how the Rumble ended.
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 4, 2022 9:54:59 GMT -5
The whole assumption that the Rock is a surefire bet to be there for next year and ready and capable to give them the kind of match they'll want is...well, it's an assumption. Makes you wonder how they'll get Roman there, given that he's pretty much out of challengers. They still have Edge - in his one on one match with Roman, he got screwed out of the title by Rollins. Speaking of Seth, the story between him and Reigns feels unfinished. And there is also Drew.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 9:56:26 GMT -5
Having them wait on Becky vs Ronda is dumb in my opinion. What's Ronda's logic? Becky, you're the only person who's ever pinned me, but instead I want to face the other woman that was in our match for no apparent reason. Also, like a hundred things could happen between now and next years wrestlemania, that could prevent the match from happening. I do really agree with this. Before the Rumble, the last image WWE fans had was Becky pinning Ronda but Ronda having her shoulder slightly up which, yeah, it was a botch but there was a story there you could use going into this match. If I were Ronda, I’d be going after Becky right away to try and get revenge for the loss and Becky going “Well, you should have said it at the time” to which Ronda tries to kill her every chance she gets and picks her as her title challenger.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2022 10:00:33 GMT -5
So what all can we possibly gleem from this is that really nothing is going to change between now and next years Mania atleast for the obvious matches.
Roman will either be WWE or Universal champion still or regains it in time to walk into Mania as champion.
Ronda or Becky will be champion walking into Mania.
Which likely means Rock will likely win next years rumble and we will get a twopeater with either Ronda or Becky winning another rumble
Everyone else?? get f***ed because atleast a good almost year ahead of time you know you are nothing but fodder to all the above.
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Post by Chiral on Feb 4, 2022 10:02:32 GMT -5
Can picture them going "can we really let Roman get pinned even by a MITB cash in before his match with the Rock in 11 months? Better keep him as double champion or have him just vacate the WWE title and say it's beneath him."
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Post by Legion on Feb 4, 2022 10:03:39 GMT -5
Some of this stuff you already knew, others not so much. From the latest newsletter: - Roman vs Brock is slated to be title vs title as the main event of Night 2 as its the "best direction creatively" (my note: it won't merge the divisions, as MITB is the first show after WM, so expect Roman to drop the WWE title there via cash in). This sounds awful and there is no need for it at all. Typical modern WWE- Roman vs The Rock is the planned main event for Wrestlemania 39. I'd believe simply because I can see Rock wanting to help his family - though I feel it could be a tag match or something else to protect himself at any moment- Charlotte vs Ronda is the plan for this year's main event for Night 1. - Becky vs Ronda is the plan for next year's Mania. No word on if it'll main event or not, assuming its a two night show again. - Bayley and Asuka are expected to be back by time Wrestlemania rolls around, Lacey has no real timetable for return Good. I have missed them both, all three to be fair, as I like Lacey's look even if she isnt the best in ringRumble News: - NXT was slated to be part of the Rumble this year and several talents were backstage (Dunne, Knight, Shirai, Kai), but they weren't used, and no reason was given. Shane? Don't we just blame Shane for everything Rumble related?- Banks and McIntyre were both late additions to the Rumble. Drew got himself cleared and will be careful until Wrestlemania. Typical Drew. He truly gives them everything he can, but they seem to have cooled on him- The finish to the Mens Rumble was going to be Lesnar winning still, but he would have been taken to his limits by McIntyre, but due to time constraints, they had to rush the finish.
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Post by CeilingFan on Feb 4, 2022 10:03:47 GMT -5
So what all can we possibly gleem from this is that really nothing is going to change between now and next years Mania atleast for the obvious matches. Roman will either be WWE or Universal champion still or regains it in time to walk into Mania as champion. Ronda or Becky will be champion walking into Mania. Which likely means Rock will likely win next years rumble and we will get a twopeater with either Ronda or Becky winning another rumble Everyone else?? get f***ed because atleast a good almost year ahead of time you know you are nothing but fodder to all the above. Roman vs Rock doesn't need to be for any championship. The match will sell itself, just like Omos vs Veer.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 10:09:44 GMT -5
So what all can we possibly gleem from this is that really nothing is going to change between now and next years Mania atleast for the obvious matches. Roman will either be WWE or Universal champion still or regains it in time to walk into Mania as champion. Ronda or Becky will be champion walking into Mania. Which likely means Rock will likely win next years rumble and we will get a twopeater with either Ronda or Becky winning another rumble Everyone else?? get f***ed because atleast a good almost year ahead of time you know you are nothing but fodder to all the above. Roman vs Rock doesn't need to be for any championship. The match will sell itself, just like Omos vs Veer. It very clearly will be for a championship, though.
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Post by CeilingFan on Feb 4, 2022 10:12:29 GMT -5
Roman vs Rock doesn't need to be for any championship. The match will sell itself, just like Omos vs Veer. It very clearly will be for a championship, though. The first Cena-Rock match wasn't for any Championship, and the PPV did very well.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 10:14:57 GMT -5
It very clearly will be for a championship, though. The first Cena-Rock match wasn't for any Championship, and the PPV did very well. True, it was the best WrestleMania buy rate ever with the second being at least in the top 5. I just can’t see them not doing everything in their power to make this the most marketable match ever and if it’s for the Universal title, it’s for the Universal title.
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