The Wrestling Thread

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight Championship - Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari: Tony Nese
Roman Reigns vs Elias: Roman Reigns
Steel Cage Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: Shane McMahon
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Samoa Joe
Raw Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans: Becky Lynch
SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte: Charlotte
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: Andrade
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: Nikki Cross

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight match - how many matches on the main card will Cultaholic rate as or better than this?: 2
Reigns match - will there be a guitar shot at all, before, during and after the match?: After
Steel Cage match - we know Shane is going to jump off the cage top, but will he jump INTO or OUT of the cage?: Out of, he's going through the Spanish table
US - will Dominic get involved?: Yeah
Raw Women's - is Becky going to kick out of the Woman's Right?: Yeah
SmackDown Women's - will anybody interfere?: No
Which women's title match will take place first?: Raw
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): 21m00
Women's MitB - Who will be the last person to be knocked down a ladder at the end of the match?: Bayley
Women's MitB - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 19m30
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: Universal
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Steel Cage

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CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight Championship - Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari: Nese. Although the heat generated by Daivari entering Jeddah as champ would be delicious.
Roman Reigns vs Elias: Reigns.
Steel Cage Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: Shane.
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Joe.
Raw Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans: Becky
SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte: Also Becky
WWE Championship - Kofi Kingston (c) vs Kevin Owens: Kofi
Universal Championship - Seth Rollins (c) vs AJ Styles: Seth
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: Andrade
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: Ember Moon

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight match - how many matches on the main card will Cultaholic rate as or better than this?: 1
Reigns match - will there be a guitar shot at all, before, during and after the match?: During
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?: No? I hope?
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?: Raw.
Which women's title match will last longer?: Smackdown.
WWE - will the match end cleanly?: No
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): 25mins 39sec
Women's MitB - Who will be the last person to be knocked down a ladder at the end of the match?: Natalya
Women's MitB - How long does the match last? (2pts for closest time, 1pt bonus for all within 60sec): 17mins even
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: Cruiserweight
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Miz/Shane

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CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight Championship - Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari: Tony Nese and his 8 abs
Roman Reigns vs Elias: Roman Reigns
Steel Cage Match - The Miz vs Shane McMahon: Miz
United States Championship - Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio: Samoa Joe
Raw Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans: Becky
SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte: Becky again
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: Andrade
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: Nikki Cross

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight match - how many matches on the main card will Cultaholic rate as or better than this?: 2
Reigns match - will there be a guitar shot at all, before, during and after the match?: During
Steel Cage match - we know Shane is going to jump off the cage top, but will he jump INTO or OUT of the cage?: Out of the cage
US - will Dominic get involved?: Probably not, to be honest.
Raw Women's - is Becky going to kick out of the Woman's Right?: Yep
SmackDown Women's - will anybody interfere?: Nope
Which women's title match will take place first?: Raw
Which women's title match will last longer?: Smackdown
WWE - will the match end cleanly?: Yep
Universal - will there be a kickout of the Stomp?: Yep
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): 22:25
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): 20:00
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: Cruiserweight
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Steel Cage

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Quickly before it gets underway

CARD PREDICTIONS (WORTH THREE POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight Championship - Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari: Nese
Roman Reigns vs Elias: Elias
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: Lynch
SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte: Charlotte
WWE Championship - Kofi Kingston (c) vs Kevin Owens: Kingston
Universal Championship - Seth Rollins (c) vs AJ Styles: 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: McIntyre
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: Rose

SPECIAL PREDICTIONS (WORTH TWO POINTS EACH):
Cruiserweight match - how many matches on the main card will Cultaholic rate as or better than this?: 5
Reigns match - will there be a guitar shot at all, before, during and after the match?: Yes
Steel Cage match - we know Shane is going to jump off the cage top, but will he jump INTO or OUT of the cage?: In
US - will Dominic get involved?: Yes
Raw Women's - is Becky going to kick out of the Woman's Right?: Yes
SmackDown Women's - will anybody interfere?: Yes
Which women's title match will take place first?: RAW
Which women's title match will last longer?: RAW
WWE - will the match end cleanly?: Yes
Universal - will there be a kickout of the Stomp?: No
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): 28:28
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): 17:25
Which match will Cultaholic give the best grade to?: Rollins - Styles
Which match will Cultaholic give the worst grade to?: Elias - Reigns

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wwe no more goodwill in the bank "reviews"

bryan/rowan vs usos: -6/10. an extra -1 for pinning the champions on ppv and still it being non-title
women's mitb: "at least it wasn't carmella"/10. come to think of it, at least it wasn't mandy rose either
joe/rey: screw/job. i hope this was a work or that ref is getting fired in the morning. aew chants
shane/miz: shirt finish/10 (equivalent to -23). stop putting shane on our screens. he's x-pac. he's fucking x-pac
cruiserweights: ???/10. i reckon vince put the cruiserweights on main show specifically when there are 2 such aggressively boring competitors, just to prove a point. at least nese won
becky part 1: okay/okay. the confederates lost, lacey, get over it
becky part 2: of/course. charlotte has to have a title
cash-in: 10/10. bayley is saved. at least i hope she's saved. please spare us more charlotte.
reigns/elias: i'll be real with you, my stream cut out and i had to restart my computer. that lasted a good 3 minutes, and between then this match had already started and finished. i saw none of it, and i'm pretty sure i'm better off than if i did see it
seth/aj: apparently good/10??? my enthusiasm had already been sucked dry
kofi/ko: kofi retains/10, see above
mitb: no rating. not even a minus infinity out of 10, because that's an insult to minus infinity. fuck this company.

overall rating: die vince die

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I need to actually watch this before I start the prediction results.

Incidentally, remember way back when I suggested there'd actually be the Money In The Bank case? It's real, and has actual value:

- The person finishing in second place will receive the MitB case, which can be exchanged at ANY point between NOW and WrestleMania.
- The case is a single-use power-up, that will automatically give you a seven point advantage straight out of the gate. This means you naturally have an advantage, but you CAN easily lose it with bad gameplay.
- As they're special events, using it during a Big Four PPV (Summerslam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, WM36) will give you a ten point advantage.
- If you are holding the case, and win the belt, you STILL hold the case, and you can use it as champion to make your defense more likely.
- The person with the case can cash in by stating that they want to cash it in with their predictions. Do it nice and bold in gold text like this, so I can tell that you're doing it, yeah?

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So that was certainly an event..... I liked it overall, but that ref should be fired and RIP Kofi. (because you KNOW Brock is going back to Smackdown when they start on Fox, right?)

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I think the predictions are dead.

If WWE aren't caring about their product, why the hell should I care?

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Maybe you should come in the thread once a week, say you're going to post the winner and money in the bank winner, and then fail to do so in the subsequent post.

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Oh, Lesnar isn’t anywhere CLOSE to the worst thing here. The Wild Card rule is the straight-up worst decision WWE made in the 2010s outside of Saudi Arabia. In one month they went back 4 years. Shane McMahon is taking up 25% of each show, as the Baron Corbin role with added nepotism, the constant recycling of talent means that we are stuck in a rut even worse than they usually are post-Mania, and they decided to fucking neuter SmackDown because Fox told them to. The state of the women’s division took a huge back step since MITB (although, let’s be honest, it’s not had a good 2019), to the point the No.1 contender for the SmackDown title is someone from Raw whose character motivation is ‘I like coffee I guess’.

When AEW comes knocking properly in the autumn, WWE are going to have to step their game up HARD. Like, Backlash 2016 hard. Or they could do the rumour and have Kofi drop the title to Shane McMahon. That could totally work.

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I think Kushida made a big mistake signing in WWE.

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Oh, I'm not doubting that Brock isn't the worst part of the product right now, it was just what fit

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The company is doing just fiiiiine. Thanks for ruining my missus' birthday, mate. I can't wait for my apology cheque to be stolen by the mailman.

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I hate being right. Almost as much as I hate the fact that Kofi doesn't seem to care that he's lost the title in less than 10 seconds.

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It feels weird not seeing regular posts to here. We're basically giving this thread the same effort that they're giving the main roster writing.

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It's a bad thing you're wrong about WWE stepping up after AEW started.

It's a good thing you're wrong about Shane McMahon taking Kofi Kingston's WWE championship.

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is this gonna turn into a AEW circle jerk thread now?

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Nah, NXT’s stepped up to the plate. I just wish the rest of the company could follow suit.

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speaking of NXT, reactions to Finn Balor turning heel?!

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is this the first time he has gone heel in wwe?

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