Originally posted by StingArmyI'm not so sure there will ever be a big reveal that Hart is faking his leg injury. I think it's just as likely that they play the leg injury as legit. After all, they need a kayfabe excuse for why Bret can't wrestle up to his normal standards. I doubt they'd say "he's really old and had a stroke and is generally immobile" but they'd have no problem constantly referring to his recent leg full of broken bones and torn ligaments.
I believe they've already referred to his stroke in the storyline, so they could always just bring it up again as an excuse.
Out of a 2 hour show, they put in less than 20 minutes of action into the match (pretty disappointing even if WM is weeks away).
I had a feeling tonight's GM's were going to do something stupid and wishfully forgettable (C'mon, it's Cheech and Chong, and anyone knew it would be stupid).
2 squash matches for MITB qualifiers and was pretty surprising that Zack Ryder got squashed by MVP (Jack Swagger doing the squash match wasn't too surprising). They have 6 people now for MITB and assume they are going to do 8 and Christian looks like the heavy favorite thus far.
Orton and DiBiase was a pretty good match and the only one that lasted for a minute perhaps but it was a solid match. I also don't get Orton for being a face but the fans have been cheering him for a couple months now and it seems that the WWE may go with this (even though Randy Orton is a natural heel)
Hart with his final "farewell speech" was interesting but I and probably a few people out there are guessing that Bret Hart is faking his injury to lure Vince McMahon into a false state of security and beat the heck out of Vince in a few weeks.
As for the Batista and Cena segment, that was good. Batista has done better vocally as a heel than a face.
Originally posted by StingArmyI'm not so sure there will ever be a big reveal that Hart is faking his leg injury. I think it's just as likely that they play the leg injury as legit. After all, they need a kayfabe excuse for why Bret can't wrestle up to his normal standards. I doubt they'd say "he's really old and had a stroke and is generally immobile" but they'd have no problem constantly referring to his recent leg full of broken bones and torn ligaments.
I believe they've already referred to his stroke in the storyline, so they could always just bring it up again as an excuse.
I know they've already mentioned his stroke, but I just can't see them using it as part of a storyline. Wrestling with a broken leg would seem heroic or courageous or something along those lines. Wrestling with the lingering effects of a stroke, on the other hand, just seems dangerous - or stupid. I mean, the fact that he had a stroke really COULD cause him harm.
I dunno, for some reason I just can't see Michael Cole screaming about how Bret Hart is "gutting it out through that stroke."
So we're supposed to believe that Shawn Michaels, a ring veteran for over twenty years, is so distracted by an image of his opponent on the Titantron that he is rolled up and loses like that?
This is the man who has wrestled 60 minute iron man matches and done a kip up after being pummeled and bloodied for twenty minutes. A guy who got a shoulder up after taking finishing move after finishing move, yet doesn't have the strength or wherewithal to get out of a pin by The Miz?
In case we didn't get it, he's obsessed with The Undertaker it seems.
Originally posted by StingArmyI'm not so sure there will ever be a big reveal that Hart is faking his leg injury. I think it's just as likely that they play the leg injury as legit. After all, they need a kayfabe excuse for why Bret can't wrestle up to his normal standards. I doubt they'd say "he's really old and had a stroke and is generally immobile" but they'd have no problem constantly referring to his recent leg full of broken bones and torn ligaments.
Exactly what I think will unfortunately play out. I also would think a big reveal would be awesome to see, but it's looking like it's not gonna happen.
Expect most of their Wrestlemania match to be Vince kicking and working on Bret's injured leg.
Originally posted by dwatersSo we're supposed to believe that Shawn Michaels, a ring veteran for over twenty years, is so distracted by an image of his opponent on the Titantron that he is rolled up and loses like that?
When I become king of the universe, outlawing this match ending will be in the top 50 things I do.
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Originally posted by dwatersSo we're supposed to believe that Shawn Michaels, a ring veteran for over twenty years, is so distracted by an image of his opponent on the Titantron that he is rolled up and loses like that?
This is the man who has wrestled 60 minute iron man matches and done a kip up after being pummeled and bloodied for twenty minutes. A guy who got a shoulder up after taking finishing move after finishing move, yet doesn't have the strength or wherewithal to get out of a pin by The Miz?
In case we didn't get it, he's obsessed with The Undertaker it seems.
Not to mention the fact that this isn't even Shawn's first feud with Undertaker. He should KNOW all of these tricks by now and should be way beyond letting them distract him by this point.
Originally posted by dwatersSo we're supposed to believe that Shawn Michaels, a ring veteran for over twenty years, is so distracted by an image of his opponent on the Titantron that he is rolled up and loses like that?
When I become king of the universe, outlawing this match ending will be in the top 50 things I do.
Go you make it retroactive to cover SummerSlam 88?
Elizabeth drops her skirt to reveal an outfit every female wrestler wears as ring attire and it stops two grown men in their tracks, mesmerized for what felt like a full minute.
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Someone replied to a previous thread started by me*cough*Hardcore Title*cough*, and it got me thinking. What would I do if I were the WWE? So here it is. Ok, for starters, Brock's jump to Smackdown for the next few weeks means *nothing*.