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Post by Fade on Mar 18, 2023 21:04:09 GMT -5
WWE has a lot of momentum right now, that will all come crashing down if the Bloodline don’t get swept at Mania Yea, Bloodline should lose. I feel the crowd’s gonna be hot for Cody too. But like I said..lmao.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 18, 2023 22:27:11 GMT -5
WWE has a lot of momentum right now, that will all come crashing down if the Bloodline don’t get swept at Mania Yea, Bloodline should lose. I feel the crowd’s gonna be hot for Cody too. But like I said..lmao. You don’t build up Cody to the degree that WWE has done so just so that Roman retains.
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Post by Chiral on Mar 18, 2023 22:29:20 GMT -5
Yea, Bloodline should lose. I feel the crowd’s gonna be hot for Cody too. But like I said..lmao. You don’t build up Cody to the degree that WWE has done so just so that Roman retains. I desperately hope that you're right but then WWE slides over a printout of this to me and I weep
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 19, 2023 11:45:04 GMT -5
I think Cody and KO/Zayn get the job done, because otherwise, I don't see anyone else left on the full-time roster that's a threat to The Bloodline.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 19, 2023 12:28:15 GMT -5
When Roman turned heel and won the title in August 2020 it would have sounded so weird to hear that he was going to have a legendary run and the ragtag group of Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens would be the ones to take him and his group down. Cody had just been squashed by Brodie Lee for the TNT title and as an EVP was expected to be with AEW for life. Sami was feuding with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles over the IC title. Owens had just started a feud with Aleister Black. KO and Sami even still being in WWE in 2023 wasn't guaranteed as they were expected by a lot of people to join AEW when their contracts expired in late 2021.
Seeing those three guys all in the ring together on Smackdown and the reactions they were getting just made me think even more that they all have to win. Make it one of those celebratory Wrestlemanias with all the faces coming out on top. Like 2019 with Seth/Kofi/Becky all winning titles except this time not being a single, draining 7 hour show.
In general it feels like years since they've had so many really over babyfaces. On top of Cody/Sami/KO you have Seth getting great reactions every week. Sheamus in the past year is more popular than ever. Bobby. Drew. Despite whatever's going on with him Bray always gets big pops from the crowd. Then your legends like Cena/Brock/Edge/Rey.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Mar 19, 2023 12:37:12 GMT -5
If WWE does anything else but have the Bloodline complete collapse by losing all their titles to the respective challengers at Mania then they will have f***ed up this entire thing. There is no 2nd try at this because if they try and drag it out till summerslam..everyone is just gonna be in"get this over with already should have happened months ago" mode by that time. The entire story has been great so far...but if they fart up the ending no one will talk about anything else except how they completely botched it at the end. Honestly, they've been lucky they've managed to get a few people over enough to challenge for the belts only to pull the football away... I really think if they do it again at Mania they've basically sunk all of their chances. otherwise we have another Starrcade 96 on our hands. The Bloodline doesn't have to completely disintegrate now... but they should be in disarray for a bit. maybe have one of the others try to usurp Roman's leadership... but Roman absolutely should lose... but then again I'm still of the opinion he should have lost like two years ago... cause his reign absolutely did not need to be as long as it is.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 19, 2023 12:50:09 GMT -5
When Roman turned heel and won the title in August 2020 it would have sounded so weird to hear that he was going to have a legendary run and the ragtag group of Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens would be the ones to take him and his group down. Cody had just been squashed by Brodie Lee for the TNT title and as an EVP was expected to be with AEW for life. Sami was feuding with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles over the IC title. Owens had just started a feud with Aleister Black. KO and Sami even still being in WWE in 2023 wasn't guaranteed as they were expected by a lot of people to join AEW when their contracts expired in late 2021. Seeing those three guys all in the ring together on Smackdown and the reactions they were getting just made me think even more that they all have to win. Make it one of those celebratory Wrestlemanias with all the faces coming out on top. Like 2019 with Seth/Kofi/Becky all winning titles except this time not being a single, draining 7 hour show. In general it feels like years since they've had so many really over babyfaces. On top of Cody/Sami/KO you have Seth getting great reactions every week. Sheamus in the past year is more popular than ever. Bobby. Drew. Despite whatever's going on with him Bray always gets big pops from the crowd. Then your legends like Cena/Brock/Edge/Rey. I have a big feeling WM39 will largely a lot of face wins. Only heels that’ll win are probably Theory, Rhea, and Dom (assuming he gets a match). Maybe Finn.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Mar 19, 2023 18:32:36 GMT -5
When Roman turned heel and won the title in August 2020 it would have sounded so weird to hear that he was going to have a legendary run and the ragtag group of Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens would be the ones to take him and his group down. Cody had just been squashed by Brodie Lee for the TNT title and as an EVP was expected to be with AEW for life. Sami was feuding with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles over the IC title. Owens had just started a feud with Aleister Black. KO and Sami even still being in WWE in 2023 wasn't guaranteed as they were expected by a lot of people to join AEW when their contracts expired in late 2021. Seeing those three guys all in the ring together on Smackdown and the reactions they were getting just made me think even more that they all have to win. Make it one of those celebratory Wrestlemanias with all the faces coming out on top. Like 2019 with Seth/Kofi/Becky all winning titles except this time not being a single, draining 7 hour show. In general it feels like years since they've had so many really over babyfaces. On top of Cody/Sami/KO you have Seth getting great reactions every week. Sheamus in the past year is more popular than ever. Bobby. Drew. Despite whatever's going on with him Bray always gets big pops from the crowd. Then your legends like Cena/Brock/Edge/Rey. I have a big feeling WM39 will largely a lot of face wins. Only heels that’ll win are probably Theory, Rhea, and Dom (assuming he gets a match). Maybe Finn. I’m betting on a Finn win over Edge. Kinda surprising but I feel like Finn needs a bit of heating up as I’d have him be Cody’s first challenger following mania
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Post by chazraps on Mar 19, 2023 18:38:40 GMT -5
If WWE does anything else but have the Bloodline complete collapse by losing all their titles to the respective challengers at Mania then they will have f***ed up this entire thing. There is no 2nd try at this because if they try and drag it out till summerslam..everyone is just gonna be in"get this over with already should have happened months ago" mode by that time. The entire story has been great so far...but if they fart up the ending no one will talk about anything else except how they completely botched it at the end. Honestly, they've been lucky they've managed to get a few people over enough to challenge for the belts only to pull the football away... I really think if they do it again at Mania they've basically sunk all of their chances. otherwise we have another Starrcade 96 on our hands. Did you mean Starrcade 97? Because Starrcade 96 was marred by the main event suddenly being non-title two weeks before it happened with the already announced and promoted "World heavyweight championship" match being repurposed as "grudge match of the century" and never explicitly saying it's no longer for the title. Surely WWE wouldn't be quietly making the Wrestlemania main event with the world champion a non-title match, right?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Mar 19, 2023 18:39:40 GMT -5
Honestly, they've been lucky they've managed to get a few people over enough to challenge for the belts only to pull the football away... I really think if they do it again at Mania they've basically sunk all of their chances. otherwise we have another Starrcade 96 on our hands. Did you mean Starrcade 97? Because Starrcade 96 was marred by the main event suddenly being non-title two weeks before it happened with the already announced and promoted "World heavyweight championship" match being repurposed as "grudge match of the century" and never explicitly saying it's no longer for the title. Surely WWE wouldn't be quietly making the Wrestlemania main event with the world champion a non-title match, right? yes, I meant 97. Was in a rush.
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Post by Vincent Whiney on Mar 19, 2023 23:40:26 GMT -5
I still think Roman holds on but the Usos don’t.
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Post by theironyuppie on Mar 20, 2023 0:14:29 GMT -5
Sami and KO seems a lock. The questions around Jey make it easy to book. I'm only 60/40 on Cody taking the title. Even if he wins I can't help but think it has some sort of Dusty finish leading to the belts being split.
Yeah, I'm more confident on Sami/KO winning than I am Cody. It also wouldn't surprise me if Sami/KO don't have a hugely long reign, and more common tag title changes become a thing again.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 20, 2023 0:16:26 GMT -5
If Bloodline doesn't full on fall at Mania with Cody and Sami/Kevin winning, I think WWE are risking a lot of people, even diehards, wanting to see how this continues, because at this point there needs to be some sort of weakness, some hurdle, SOMETHING, and it will not feel like that if one or the other loses, they both need to lose. If Cody doesn't win, it's going to permanently damage him for the rest of his career imo.
This NEEDS to be a triumphant Mania where the heels go down, and if HHH wants to prove he's not Vince, that needs to happen.
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Post by schma on Mar 20, 2023 0:28:25 GMT -5
The story for the bloodline needs to move forward. Wrestlemania is supposed to be like a season finale, though they have used it to start angles in the past. That said, the best story here is a sweep of the bloodline and how they handle that. They've been on top so long, how they handle this road block is the next thing. I doubt they fall apart over night, but those cracks need to get a lot better. Hell, have the final dissolution at summerslam. In the meantime, do the right thing wwe. Get those belts off the bloodline.
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Post by Perd on Mar 20, 2023 1:23:59 GMT -5
More kick outs than the Rockette's Christmas Spectacular.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Mar 20, 2023 2:19:31 GMT -5
Roman pins Cody (not clean) and the celebration goes on for long enough for people to get really angry before the refs reverse the decision and restart the match which Cody wins. Some of us on the live thread are going to disgrace ourselves with our behavior before looking very silly a few minutes later.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 20, 2023 2:21:31 GMT -5
Roman pins Cody (not clean) and the celebration goes on for long enough for people to get really angry before the refs reverse the decision and restart the match which Cody wins. Some of us on the live thread are going to disgrace ourselves with our behavior before looking very silly a few minutes later. I feel like at this juncture any sort of Dusty finish before Roman loses would be colossally dumb because it’d just raise the question why it didn’t happen the other 97 times he retained through cheating.
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Post by thehottag on Mar 20, 2023 3:52:57 GMT -5
This HAS to be a decisive win for the heroes. Not just a victory, but an undeniable, clean, vanquishing victory. We've entered Sting at Starrcade '97 territory now, where the audience is clamouring for their hero to finally take down the all-conquering villainous champion. If Cody or KO/Sami win in cheap fashion (or, heaven forbid, lose) it would absolutely deflate the crowd, & make Sami's loss to Roman in Montreal absolutely criminal. It has to feel cathartic, triumphant.
With that said, can I see WWE carry on with Roman? Yes, for three reasons:
1) They still want to hold out for a match with The Rock (although why this has to be for the title is anyone's guess) 2) They want to get Roman to 1000 days for marketing purposes 3) Trips is still petty over Cody smashing his throne etc.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 20, 2023 6:34:05 GMT -5
Roman pins Cody (not clean) and the celebration goes on for long enough for people to get really angry before the refs reverse the decision and restart the match which Cody wins. Some of us on the live thread are going to disgrace ourselves with our behavior before looking very silly a few minutes later. I feel like at this juncture any sort of Dusty finish before Roman loses would be colossally dumb because it’d just raise the question why it didn’t happen the other 97 times he retained through cheating. Not that I’m in favor of this idea, but it could be something different than just interference, like Cody kicked out and the ref didn’t see it, Cody’s leg was under the ropes, things like that.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Mar 20, 2023 9:42:00 GMT -5
I wonder what the original plan was if Covid never happened. Roman would obviously have beaten Goldberg for the title at Wrestlemania 36 but it's interesting to think how things would have gone after that.
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