The Wrestling Thread

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: The SNL guys (yes I'm serious)
Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal: Asuka
Cruiserweight Championship - Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese: Buddy Murphy
Career Threatening Match - Triple H vs Batista: Triple H
Farewell Match - Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin: Kurt Angle
Falls Count Anywhere Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: The Miz
AJ Styles vs Randy Orton: AJ Styles
Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre: Roman
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Samoa Joe
Intercontinental Championship - Bobby Lashley (c) vs Finn Bálor: Balor
Women's Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Boss & Hug Connection (c) vs The IIconics vs Samoan Slaughterhouse vs Natalya & Beth Phoenix: Boss and Hug
SmackDown Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Usos (c) vs The Bar vs Aleister Black & Ricochet vs Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura: Aleister Black & Ricochet
WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan (b) vs Kofi Kingston: Daniel Bryan
Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar (b) vs Seth Rollins: Bork
Raw & SmackDown Women's Championship - Triple Threat - Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte (c) vs Becky Lynch: Becky Lynch

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
ARMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Strowman
WOMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Nikki Cross
Cruiserweight - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 6:30
HHH match - will Stephanie McMahon interfere?: No
Angle match - will there be any surprise entrances at the conclusion like we were expecting with Cena?: Yes
Miz match - what Big Thing will Shane McMahon jump off of?: Off the stage spot
AJ Styles match - will AJ Styles kick out of an RKO?: Yes
Reigns match - will Drew get one last Triple Powerbomb?: Yes
United States - Can Rey Mysterio escape being caught in the Coquina Clutch?: no
Intercontinental - Will the match last over 8 minutes?: no
Women's Tag - Which team loses the fall?: The IIconics
SD Tag - Which team loses the fall?: The Usos
WWE - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec):
WWE - Who interferes: the New Day, Rowan, both or neither?: Rowan
Universal - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 14:00
Women's - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 22:00
Women's - Who loses the fall?: Charlotte
What's the first match of the main card?: AJ Styles VS Randy Orton
Which match goes on first, the Universal match or the WWE title match?: WWE
What will be the announced attendance for WM35? (2pts for closest - for reference, the last WM at the MetLife in 2013 was 80,676): They will say 81,127 but that won't be the truth.
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: AJ Styles VS Randy Orton
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Kurt Angle VS Baron Corbin

---

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman
Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal: Lacey Evans
Cruiserweight Championship - Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese: Buddy Murphy
Career Threatening Match - Triple H vs Batista: HHH
Farewell Match - Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin: Kurt Angle
Falls Count Anywhere Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: The Miz
AJ Styles vs Randy Orton: Randy Orton
Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre: Roman Reigns
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Samoa Joe
Intercontinental Championship - Bobby Lashley (c) vs Finn Bálor: Finn Bálor
Women's Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Boss & Hug Connection (c) vs The IIconics vs Samoan Slaughterhouse vs Natalya & Beth Phoenix: Boss & Hug
SmackDown Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Usos (c) vs The Bar vs Aleister Black & Ricochet vs Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura: The Usos
WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan (b) vs Kofi Kingston: Kofi Kingston
Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar (b) vs Seth Rollins: Brock Lesnar
Raw & SmackDown Women's Championship - Triple Threat - Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte (c) vs Becky Lynch: Becky Lynch

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
ARMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Apollo
WOMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Asuka
Cruiserweight - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 12m00
HHH match - will Stephanie McMahon interfere?: No
Angle match - will there be any surprise entrances at the conclusion like we were expecting with Cena?: Yeah, predicting that Corbin beats him down and Cena saves
Miz match - what Big Thing will Shane McMahon jump off of?: The stage onto something outside like a crappy version of Summerslam 2000
AJ Styles match - will AJ Styles kick out of an RKO?: Yeah
Reigns match - will Drew get one last Triple Powerbomb?: Yeah, sure
United States - Can Rey Mysterio escape being caught in the Coquina Clutch?: Nah
Intercontinental - Will the match last over 8 minutes?: Nah
Women's Tag - Which team loses the fall?: Samoan Slaughterhouse
SD Tag - Which team loses the fall?: DIRTY FOREIGN HEELS
WWE - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 20m00
WWE - Who interferes: the New Day, Rowan, both or neither?: Both
Universal - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 12m00
Women's - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 17m00
Women's - Who loses the fall?: Charlotte
What's the first match of the main card?: Miz vs Mac
Which match goes on first, the Universal match or the WWE title match?: WWE
What will be the announced attendance for WM35? (2pts for closest - for reference, the last WM at the MetLife in 2013 was 80,676): 83,000
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: WWE
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: ARMBAR

---

I need to stock up on coffee.

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Ali
Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal: Mandy Rose
Cruiserweight Championship - Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese: Buddy
Career Threatening Match - Triple H vs Batista: Batista
Farewell Match - Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin: Kurt
Falls Count Anywhere Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: Shane
AJ Styles vs Randy Orton: Orton
Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre: Roman
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Joe
Intercontinental Championship - Bobby Lashley (c) vs Finn Bálor: Lashley, to finally bury both the man and the Demon forever
Women's Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Boss & Hug Connection (c) vs The IIconics vs Samoan Slaughterhouse vs Natalya & Beth Phoenix: Boss/Hug
SmackDown Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Usos (c) vs The Bar vs Aleister Black & Ricochet vs Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura: Usos
WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan (b) vs Kofi Kingston: Kofi or I riot 🤷🏿‍♂️
Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar (b) vs Seth Rollins: Lesnar (really)
Raw & SmackDown Women's Championship - Triple Threat - Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte (c) vs Becky Lynch: Becky

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
ARMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: EC3
WOMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Asuka
Cruiserweight - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 12mins 35 sec
HHH match - will Stephanie McMahon interfere?: No
Angle match - will there be any surprise entrances at the conclusion like we were expecting with Cena?: Yes. Cena will replace Corbin and still lose
Miz match - what Big Thing will Shane McMahon jump off of?: Top turnbuckle
AJ Styles match - will AJ Styles kick out of an RKO?: Yes
Reigns match - will Drew get one last Triple Powerbomb?: No
United States - Can Rey Mysterio escape being caught in the Coquina Clutch?: Assuming this match is still on? No.
Intercontinental - Will the match last over 8 minutes?: Yes
Women's Tag - Which team loses the fall?: Iiconics
SD Tag - Which team loses the fall?: Blackochet
WWE - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 35 mins 55sec
WWE - Who interferes: the New Day, Rowan, both or neither?: Both
Universal - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 17 mins
Women's - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 40 mins
Women's - Who loses the fall?: Rousey
What's the first match of the main card?: Intercontinental
Which match goes on first, the Universal match or the WWE title match?: Universal
What will be the announced attendance for WM35? (2pts for closest - for reference, the last WM at the MetLife in 2013 was 80,676): 92k
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: WWE
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Whatever the Angle match is.

Did this on mobile. Will probably clean this up tomorrow morning.

---

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Mustafa Ali
Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal: Asuka
Cruiserweight Championship - Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese: Tony Nese
Career Threatening Match - Triple H vs Batista: Triple H
Farewell Match - Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin: Angle
Falls Count Anywhere Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: Miz
AJ Styles vs Randy Orton: Styles
Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre: Reigns
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Joe
Intercontinental Championship - Bobby Lashley (c) vs Finn Bálor: Balor
Women's Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Boss & Hug Connection (c) vs The IIconics vs Samoan Slaughterhouse vs Natalya & Beth Phoenix: IIconics
SmackDown Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Usos (c) vs The Bar vs Aleister Black & Ricochet vs Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura:
WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan (b) vs Kofi Kingston: Black and Ricochet
Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar (b) vs Seth Rollins: Rollins
Raw & SmackDown Women's Championship - Triple Threat - Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte (c) vs Becky Lynch: THE MAN

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
ARMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Strowman
WOMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Nikki Cross
Cruiserweight - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 13:37
HHH match - will Stephanie McMahon interfere?: No
Angle match - will there be any surprise entrances at the conclusion like we were expecting with Cena?: No
Miz match - what Big Thing will Shane McMahon jump off of?: None. If the top-rope-to-the-announce-table elbow counts as something we need to put down as a Big Jump, then that one.
AJ Styles match - will AJ Styles kick out of an RKO?: Yes
Reigns match - will Drew get one last Triple Powerbomb?: No
United States - Can Rey Mysterio escape being caught in the Coquina Clutch?: No
Intercontinental - Will the match last over 8 minutes?: Er... yes.
Women's Tag - Which team loses the fall?: Boss/Hug
SD Tag - Which team loses the fall?: The Bar
WWE - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 21:55
WWE - Who interferes: the New Day, Rowan, both or neither?: Both
Universal - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 8:52
Women's - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 18:30
Women's - Who loses the fall?: Ronda
What's the first match of the main card?: US Championship
Which match goes on first, the Universal match or the WWE title match?: Universal
What will be the announced attendance for WM35? (2pts for closest - for reference, the last WM at the MetLife in 2013 was 80,676): 82,000
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: WWE Championship. (I think the Cruiserweight title will either tie or be one below, so going with the best option)
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Angle vs Corbin, because it'll probably be like 3 minutes.

---

So mania was pretty good,let's see you smarks shit all over it.

---

It’s like the complete opposite of 34. They had a pretty meh build for this one and overegged every one of their feuds (except for the Universal one because good luck getting Brock to appear for more than a week before the show) and it came through really well on the night. Good Manias don’t have to have swerves.

Preshow was shite though.

---

Didn't get to watch the pre show cause of work but I'll catch up later

Also WWE finally got my 9.99 now
Let's see if they can keep it.

---

It helps that the next event is Money in the Bank, which is up there with Royal Rumbles as the "even the bad ones are fun to watch" kind.

---

Solid show, definitely better than 34. Probably like a 6.5/7 out of ten.

---

Despite seth rollins, becky lynch, and kofi kingston pushes, the best match on the whole mania card was the shane/miz match.

Well, that was fun, wasn't it?

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun. Of course. He's like the Big Show in these things, except he actually wins.
Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal: Carmella. Although you'll have to google who won in a month.
Cruiserweight Championship - Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese: Tony Nese wins!?
Career Threatening Match - Triple H vs Batista: HHH wins in a match that's got things I WANT to see but is too slow and plodding I don't want to see it.
Farewell Match - Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin: Corbin wins. Oof.
Falls Count Anywhere Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: McMahon's arm wins.
AJ Styles vs Randy Orton: Styles wins it.
Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre: Of course it's Reigns.
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Joe murders him in a minute. I don't know why Bleacher Report gave this an F, it makes PERFECT sense.
Intercontinental Championship - Bobby Lashley (c) vs Finn Bálor: Bálor kills him, lol
Women's Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Boss & Hug Connection (c) vs The IIconics vs Samoan Slaughterhouse vs Natalya & Beth Phoenix: IIconics sneak it! Are they face now because of the crying? Who knows.
SmackDown Tag Championship - Fatal 4-Way - Usos (c) vs The Bar vs Aleister Black & Ricochet vs Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura: Usos retain.
WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan (b) vs Kofi Kingston: OUR BOY DID IT
Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar (b) vs Seth Rollins: OUR BOY DID IT
Raw & SmackDown Women's Championship - Triple Threat - Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte (c) vs Becky Lynch: OUR MAN DID IT

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
ARMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Colin Jost. I can't believe only one of us got this.
WOMBAR - Who is last to be thrown out?: Sarah Logan. Asuka can't even get the silver medal in her apology match.
Cruiserweight - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 10m41. Highflyer right in there with the three, K-Step gets a bonus by one second.
HHH match - will Stephanie McMahon interfere?: Nay.
Angle match - will there be any surprise entrances at the conclusion like we were expecting with Cena?: Nope, he appeared like ten minutes later. And then Lars Sullivan did it on Monday.
Miz match - what Big Thing will Shane McMahon jump off of?: A scaffold? It was difficult deciding points here, so I think nobody gets any. I'm not gonna do these open questions any more.
AJ Styles match - will AJ Styles kick out of an RKO?: He bloody did.
Reigns match - will Drew get one last Triple Powerbomb?: Surprisingly, no. Ambrose didn't appear at all did he?
United States - Can Rey Mysterio escape being caught in the Coquina Clutch?: No, good luck escaping anything in a match that lasted 56 seconds.
Intercontinental - Will the match last over 8 minutes?: It did not, it was 4 and done.
Women's Tag - Which team loses the fall?: Bayley ate it for the Boss & Hug Connection. Aww.
SD Tag - Which team loses the fall?: DE BARR
WWE - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 23m43 in all. Quickman close but waaaay out.
WWE - Who interferes: the New Day, Rowan, both or neither?: Both did, didn't they?
Universal - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 2m30 minutes officially. There was a lot of crap before the bell, but that don't count. Quickman scores again, but even waaaaaaaaay more out.
Women's - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 21m27, with Pandy getting the full three, which is nice recompense for not putting anything for the last time one.
Women's - Who loses the fall?: Ronda gets what looks like accidentally pinned, but apparently real? Dunno.
What's the first match of the main card?: The Universal match. No way in balls would we get this. Shoutouts to everyone who put an announced as pre-show match for this.
Which match goes on first, the Universal match or the WWE title match?: By process of there being no place for anything to come earlier, Universal match was first.
What will be the announced attendance for WM35? (2pts for closest - for reference, the last WM at the MetLife in 2013 was 80,676): 82,265. This was a fun one, a lot of REALLY close guesses with Highflyer being less than 100 out (must make this a bonus next year)
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: As if the WWE match wasn't gonna get an A+! The Universal match got an A.
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: The WOMBAR got a D. For those keeping score, the ARMBAR got a D+, and the Angle match got a C (I don't know why or how)

---

Should've been 56 points but I was very tired when I submitted my predictions and accidentally left out the tossing WWE title match. Oh well, victory. Six-time champ, woop woop

---

I know that we're supposed to be really shocked by Bray Wyatt's new thing, or War Machine finally having a sensible name, but the most important change of the Superstar Shakeup has to, of course, be Bobby Robert Roode's new 70s-German-pornstar-meets-every-sitcom-neighbour moustache.

---

"Your mother and I are getting very close and I don't want to force you to see me as your new dad, but"

---

It feels like it's been forever since we done this, but here comes Money in the Bank! Enjoy it while it lasts, we're going to hell Jeddah reeeal soon.

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight Championship - Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari:
Roman Reigns vs Elias:
Steel Cage Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon:
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio:
Raw Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans:
SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte:
WWE Championship - Kofi Kingston (c) vs Kevin Owens:
Universal Championship - Seth Rollins (c) vs AJ Styles:
Men's Money in the Bank - Sami Zayn vs Ricochet vs Drew McIntyre vs Baron Corbin vs Ali vs Finn Bálor vs Andrade vs Randy Orton:
Women's Money in the Bank - Natalya vs Dana Brooke vs Naomi vs Nikki Cross vs Bayley vs Mandy Rose vs Ember Moon vs Carmella:

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight match - how many matches on the main card will Cultaholic rate as or better than this?:
Reigns match - will there be a guitar shot at all, before, during and after the match?:
Steel Cage match - we know Shane is going to jump off the cage top, but will he jump INTO or OUT of the cage?:
US - will Dominic get involved?:
Raw Women's - is Becky going to kick out of the Woman's Right?:
SmackDown Women's - will anybody interfere?:
Which women's title match will take place first?:
Which women's title match will last longer?:
WWE - will the match end cleanly?:
Universal - will there be a kickout of the Stomp?:
Men's MitB - Who sets up the first ladder spot that gets an instant replay?:
Men's MitB - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec):
Women's MitB - Who will be the last person to be knocked down a ladder at the end of the match?:
Women's MitB - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec):
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?:
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?:

---

AEW TV deal is official: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/05/aew-to-officially-launch-on-tnt-654117/

Thank god.

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight Championship - Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari: Ariya Daivari
Roman Reigns vs Elias: Roman Reigns
Steel Cage Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: The Miz
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Samoa Joe
Raw Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans: Lacey Evans
SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte: Becky Lynch
WWE Championship - Kofi Kingston (c) vs Kevin Owens: Kofi Kingston
Universal Championship - Seth Rollins (c) vs AJ Styles: Seth Rollins
Men's Money in the Bank - Sami Zayn vs Ricochet vs Drew McIntyre vs Baron Corbin vs Ali vs Finn Bálor vs Andrade vs Randy Orton: Baron Corbin
Women's Money in the Bank - Natalya vs Dana Brooke vs Naomi vs Nikki Cross vs Bayley vs Mandy Rose vs Ember Moon vs Carmella: Mandy Rose

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight match - how many matches on the main card will Cultaholic rate as or better than this?: 4
Reigns match - will there be a guitar shot at all, before, during and after the match?: no
Steel Cage match - we know Shane is going to jump off the cage top, but will he jump INTO or OUT of the cage?: Into
US - will Dominic get involved?: Yes
Raw Women's - is Becky going to kick out of the Woman's Right?: No
SmackDown Women's - will anybody interfere?: No
Which women's title match will take place first?: Smackdown
Which women's title match will last longer?: Smackdown
WWE - will the match end cleanly?: Yes
Universal - will there be a kickout of the Stomp?: Yes
Men's MitB - Who sets up the first ladder spot that gets an instant replay?: Ricochet
Men's MitB - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 20 minutes
Women's MitB - Who will be the last person to be knocked down a ladder at the end of the match?: Dana Brooke
Women's MitB - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 18 minutes
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: Men's MITB
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: They're all gonna be great...maybe the US Championship?

---

Nikki Cross has replaced Alexa Bliss. Updated the predictions to suit.

---

Noted. I just edited my predictions.

---

RIP Ashley Massaro

---