The Wrestlemania Thread - 'It's Real Damn It!'

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Sad news about big Sid, such a great wrestler and one guy to stand up to Vince about Hulk Hogan, yet suffered one brutal leg injury.

That injury was truly nasty... and GENUINE

Your post should come with a *warning* for anyone who has never seen the footage

[Susan Foreman]

Coming to Netflix on September 25

"'Mr. McMahon' chronicles the rise and fall of Vince McMahon, controversial businessman and co-founder of WWE. From his transformation of the WWE from a small, regional business into a global entertainment powerhouse to the explosive sexual misconduct allegations that led to his eventual resignation, this six-episode series offers a deep dive into McMahon's life and his enduring franchise. Culled from over 200 hours of interviews with McMahon himself (prior to his resignation), his family members, business associates and some of the most iconic names in wrestling history, as well as the journalists who uncovered McMahon?s allegations ? filmmaker Chris Smith ('Tiger King') and executive producer Bill Simmons ('30 for 30') present an unflinching, no-holds-barred look at one of the most enigmatic figures in sports entertainment"

[Susan Foreman]

We are at the end of August, so that can only mean one thing - the 'Bash In Berlin' Pay Per View has just been held, somewhere in Germany:

SPOILER:

• Kicking things off was a Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship where Cody Rhodes defeated Kevin Owens by pinfall to retain the title
• This was followed by a Tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship which ended when Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill regained the title that they had lost in June in Scotland when they defeated The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) thanks to a pinfall from Cargill onto Dawn
• Mid-point and it's a Strap Match which ended when CM Punk was able to touch all four corners of the ring before Drew McIntyre
• The penultimate bout was a Mixed tag team match where The Terror Twins (Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley) defeated The Judgment Day ("Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan [assisted by Finn Balor, JD McDonagh and Carlito]) by pinfall to get the win.
• The main event was a Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship which ended when Gunther retained the title by defeating Randy Orton by technical submission

And that was it. 5 matches at a major PPV. Admittedly all the bouts were quite lengthy [ranging from 12 minutes to 34 minutes] but compare that to the AEW 'All In' PPV at Wembley stadium a week ago [August 25] which had 12 matches - shortest being 8 minutes, longest being 26 and I can't help thinking that we are being taken for a ride by the WWE

Anyway, 'Bad Blood' is the next WWE offering, coming from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 5

[Susan Foreman]

Cody as Kurt Smoller in a 2010 episode of the comedy / fantasy television show 'Warehouse 13' entitled 'Merge With Caution' (series 2, episode 8)

[Susan Foreman]

Another month, another PPV! We have just had the 4th 'Bad Blood' event, which was held 27 years after the 1st 'Bad Blood' event [which coincidentally featured the 1st 'Hell In A Cell' match]

Not that this means anything, of course

SPOILER:

• We opened with a 'Hell In A Cell' match where CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre by pinfall. It has to be noted that, in a throwback to the classic HIAC matches of yesteryear, blading took place and blood was spilt
• This was followed by a Singles Match for the WWE Women's Championship where Nia Jax performed a super Samoan Drop and an Annihilator on Bayley to gain a pinfall and retain the title. Sadly, there were a lot of botched moved during this match
• The mid-point match of the evening was standard Singles match where Damian Priest defeated Finn Balor. During this bout, we were treated to 'run-in's' from Balor's 'Judgement Day' stable-mates JD McDonagh and Carlito
• The penultimate fight was a Singles match for the WWE Women's World Championship which concluded when Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan by disqualification, but because the title cannot change hands on a disqualification... Morgan remains the champ. Oh, 'Dirty' Dom was suspended above the ring in a shark tank! Makes you wish for the return of a 'Judy Bagwell On A Pole' match really
• Finally... I'll get to that in a moment. The main event was Tag team match where Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns defeated The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu) when Reigns scored a Pinfall on Sikola. Of course there were run-in's during the match. Last seen at WrestleMania, 6 months ago, both Jimmy Uso and The Rock returned to the ring - Uso who was instrumental in the ending of the match and Rocky to presumably set in motion something that will come to fruition at the November PPV - Survivor Series: WarGames

And that's that. A pretty pointless PPV with the best match easily being the brutal Hell In A Cell thing that opened the event. The other matches were average at best

The WWE return to Saudi Arabia on November 2nd for the next PPV - the 6th Crown Jewel event

[Susan Foreman]

Liv Morgan comes to a sticky end in the 'Chucky' series 2 episode 'Death On Denial'

[Susan Foreman]

The Legend of WWE's Spanish Announce Table / Ring The Damn Bell

"It was at Survivor Series '95 in a match pitting Bret 'The Hitman' Hart against Big Daddy Cool Diesel aka Kevin Nash. During the course of the match, Diesel threw a shoulder block into Bret Hart causing Hart to fall from the ring apron directly onto ... you guessed it ... the Spanish announce table! The fans in attendance at the US Air arena in Landover, Maryland went into a frenzy. Why you may ask? It was the very first time in WWF history that a spot like that was ever attempted."

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

The Legend of WWE's Spanish Announce Table / Ring The Damn Bell

"It was at Survivor Series '95 in a match pitting Bret 'The Hitman' Hart against Big Daddy Cool Diesel aka Kevin Nash. During the course of the match, Diesel threw a shoulder block into Bret Hart causing Hart to fall from the ring apron directly onto ... you guessed it ... the Spanish announce table! The fans in attendance at the US Air arena in Landover, Maryland went into a frenzy. Why you may ask? It was the very first time in WWF history that a spot like that was ever attempted."

The Spanish announcers always lost their tables after that

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

The Spanish announcers always lost their tables after that

The Spanish Announcers Table:

A) Should be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame
and
B) Should have had a special DVD release