WWE is planning to have a ten man cruiserweight Battle Royal at WrestleMania XX. The plan is to have the Battle Royal be a pin-fall one and not over the top, so that the cruiserweights aren't confined. The participants would include Rey Mysterio, Tajiri, Chavo Guerrero, Nunzio, Kidman, Akio, Jamie Noble, and three others. One rumor has Dean Malenko coming out of retirement for one night only to participate in the match. Of course, that is just a rumor at this point.
I actually like the Cruiserweight battle royal idea, as I'm all for giving as many people a spot on the 'Mania card as possible. Plus, with no "over the top rope" rules, it'd give them free reign to flip and fly around all they want. It sounds like one of those awesome openers WCW would have on their PPVs.
As far as Malenko goes, I don't see what he would benefit from by coming out of retirement. Give up his job as a road-agent to become a Velocity jobber? If he's REALLY itching to get back in the ring, then he should go for it. If not, though, then he should just save his body and continue with what he's doing now.
Originally posted by JMShapirobut with no over the top elimination they'd be free to flip fly dive and jump all over the place.
I would love that - reminds me of the ECW days, in matches like FBI vs Mikey/Tajiri vs Super Crazy/Kid Kash. But the E is encouraging all their wrestlers and cruisers to slow down their style and keep it more mat-based.
I'm sure there'll be a couple high spots just to stick out amongst all the wrestling. Hopefully Ultimo Dragon is around long enough to be part of the match - just so he can participate in a Wrestlemania at the Gardens.
Originally posted by chill Hopefully Ultimo Dragon is around long enough to be part of the match - just so he can participate in a Wrestlemania at the Gardens.
Another good thing about this match: It's probably the ONLY chance Ultimo has at being involved in the MSG WrestleMania, which I'm sure he's dreamed about forever.
Is there a set limit for the number of guys in this bout? There's Ultimo, Scotty 2 Hotty, Funaki, Shannon Moore, Hurricane, Matt Hardy and Spike (if RAW is included) as well as Malenko that could be added. With that amount of talent in the ring, this could very well be the show-stealer at WrestleMania.
(edited by Big Bad on 28.1.04 0340) Wait…if it’s MLK Jr. Day AND Pat Patterson’s Birthday…who gets the token win here?-- Matt "Excalibur05" Hocking on a match between Mark Henry and Rico
MH: What’s a clever way to say that I have a penis? CJ: Uh…Mark, nobody’s going to buy that shirt. MH: How about if I say that I’ve got…a…uh…? CJ: Coming up with T-Shirt ideas is hard Mark, why not leave it to the WWE marketing department. MH: I know! I’ve got it! CJ: Got what? MH: Stank! That’s Mah Stank! I’m gonna make a fortune!! CJ: “That’s Mah Stank”? MH: On the front it’ll say “Can You Smell It?” and on the back it’ll say “That’s Mah Stank”. Everybody’ll buy it because they’ll think it’s a Rock shirt. CJ: You know…you might be on to something there, sad to say. MH: I can’t wait to show mah stank to Trish.
You know, I have a feeling that Spanky didn’t quit, he was fired. Why? So they could repackage Mark Henry as “Stanky.” Think about THAT! --Matt "Excalibur05" Hocking, 1/19/04 Raw Satire
Well, it is good the WWE is finding ways to the Cruiserweights WM paydays.
January 4th 1999 - The day WCW injected itself with 10 gallons of Liquid Anthrax...AKA...The day Hogan "Defeated" Nash to win the WCW title in front of 40,000.