I don't know, even if it is more "real" than wrestling, I just can't get that into it for some reason. I think it's all too overrated and overhyped, imo.

Finally someone agrees about MVP! Any way, yeah, this year's Mania doesn't have as good a card as the last three did, with 21 being the best, imo, in the last 4 Manias. And they do need more inter brand matches, because what would the point be of having every ppv from now on, feature all 3 brands and not have a few interpromotional battles?

Mark Henry is coming back to television soon And he's going to feud with Kane after Mania Which might be hard considering Kane is contemplating taking a hiatus after Mania

Cena is shit, he cant act, he cant rap, and he sure as hell cant wrestle.



HBK had better win.

Hardy should win the money in the bank, but, yeah, kennedy will, which is F'n awsome! KENNEDY IS THE FUTURE.

Ashley will beat Melina, cause shes less sluty

Kane will beat Khali, and btw, khali isnt the worst wrestler ever, remember the giant gonzolez or Kurgan.

MVP will win, and should win over benoit, so they can finally make benoit a bigger star than he is. mabey a title war in the future.

Taker will LOOSE. yes, i said it, he will loose to make batista another worthless pushed wrestler who dosent deserve it (I.E. Johnny Nitro or carlito or even Cena.)

end of story.

hiatus?

HBK will win. ive said this hundreds of tmes because i mean it so help me god i mean it. the only reason why cena is champ for all this time was just to promote his movie which even though i haven't seen it nor will i, is a waste of time to even watch. cena will lose. i was just at their event on monday (chicago yes yes we have the best crowds!) and everyone where i was sitting was chanting "fuck you cena" so yeah, basicaly its time for him to move on and go back to smackdown with the other cruiserweights

and not to mention that cena's moves are fake

i don't see undertaker losing,

and i could see flair retiring pretty soon. i mean so far all of his matches have been having him get tossed around, make him bleed and have pink hair and make him suffer until someone comes out and helps him.

and when the hell will jericho come back? honestly i have been hearing that he's not officialy retired but is exprected to come soon... i don't want it to be soon... i want it to be now!

LOL, ^^^^

How can anybody's moves be "fake"? wtf are you talking about?

It's called a vacation. Sorta like what Jericho is on. Extended leave to recover from injuries, spend time with family, rest, etc. Wrestlers do it all the time, or should do it more often, cause they get burned out

I agree HBK should win, but I doubt he will, what with Trips coming back, and the whole DX thing. But we'll see.



I still hope CM Punk wins, to give ECW some much need exposure, but Kennedy seems the logical choice, he's the only one really deserving, cause Orton sucks, and let's face it, has blown his chances of ever getting a push like that again, and well, the Hardys are better suited as US, IC, or Tag Champs.



Who doesn't remember Giant Gonzales, and yeah, Khali might not be as bad as he was, but he's up there. What a farce, can't get Show/Hogan to re-enact the Hogan/Andre WM 3 match, so we get a re-enactment of the Taker/Gonzales WM 9 crapfest!



MVP sucks ass! So, how does losing to him, make Benoit a bigger star, explain the logic? Losing to MVP makes Benoit look like shit.



Taker will NOT LOSE, cause there's no sense in it. After 17 years of loyalty to the WWE (say what you will), he deserves to have one last reign as Champion, and have his legacy of being undefeated at Mania. I mean, no offense to Batista, but bigger and badder guys have met their end at the hands of Taker at Mania.

My predictions:

Money in the Bank:
I say Kennedy for pretty much the same reasons everyone else thinks he'll win. Up and comer and they'll use this match to move him up the card.

Kane vs. Khali:
Khali. Despite how much he sucks, they're determined to push Khali and Kane's at a point in his career where's only going to be putting guys over.

Melina vs. Ashley:
I'm thinking Melina. Ashley still can't wrestle for shit and I've noticed that she's come out on top against Melina all the times they've run into each other thus far. That probably means Melina will win the PPV match.

MVP vs. Benoit:
I heard they're planning on moving Benoit to Raw, so this'll probably where they get the belt off him.

ECW Originals vs. the New Breed:
New Breed will win. Word is the originals will be pushed into the background after this match and probably won't be used much again. The final nail in the coffin of the old ECW.

Lashley vs. Umaga:
Lashley. If Donald Trump decided to lose his hair, he wouldn't do it in a wrestling angle. That, and Lashley is Vince's new pet project...so he'll be pushed strong.

Taker vs. Batista:
Taker. Supposedly Taker's planning on retiring soon, so they're probably going to give him one last title run. Also, if anyone is to end his streak, it'll be an up and coming guy with long-term potential and Batista is already on top and won't be there much longer. Also, I hear his attitude is being compared to the Ultimate Warrior....which is not good.

HBK vs. Cena:
Cena will win. This'll be pretty much Michaels passing the torch to Cena.

Now, Zero-1 is ran by DSE, isn't it? Well, with the dissolving of DSE this week, due to all the ufc / pride shit going on; how will all that affect Zero-1? Also, isn't Sakakiraba the president or something of Zero-1. He's stepping down from pride, i now that much. Just curious if any of you puro dudes have info / speculation.

jim ross has got a song out
it might be on the next wwe cd
i give it a 10/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgpa6hjlUbY

ecw doesnt need exposure.

ecw = wwe wearing a ecw t-shirt.

Apparently, and this is just another internet rumor, the ECW Originals, some of them might get the boot after Mania, so it could spell the end of ECW period.

does anyone when this thread is gonna get stickied?

anyway my wrestlemania picks

kennedy
kane
ashley
benoit
originals
lashley ( trumps trademark is his hair, easiest pick ever)
batista
HBK ( makes it more interesting since they are tag team champs )

TheMKGeek, Benoit losing to MVP could be a blessing like, say for example, Cena losing to Orlando Jordan was a blessing.

I guess, I don't know. Benoit putting over MVP makes it look like Benoit, unlike some others, is willing to put the new talent over.

Big Update:

** Here is the updated lineup for the WWE Hall Of Fame. **
Scheduled to be inducted at this time:

- Dusty Rhodes (to be inducted by Dustin Rhodes & Cody Runnels)
- Curt Hennig (to be inducted by Wade Boggs)
- Jerry Lawler (to be inducted by William Shatner)
- Nick Bockwinkel (to be inducted by Bobby Heenan)
- Mr. Fuji (to be inducted by Don Muraco)
- The Sheik (to be inducted by Sabu)
- The Wild Samoans (to be inducted by Samu & Rosey)
- Jim Ross (to be inducted by Steve Austin)

Here is the current Wrestlemania lineup for this Sunday:

- World Champion Batista vs. The Undertaker.

- WWE Champion John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels.

- ECW Champion Bobby Lashley, with Donald Trump, vs. Intercontinental Champion Umaga, with Armando Alejandro Estrada & Vince McMahon in a hair vs. hair match, with Trump and McMahon putting their hair on the line. Steve Austin will be the special referee for the bout.

- Money In The Bank ladder match: Edge vs. CM Punk vs. King Booker vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Ken Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Fit Finlay vs. Randy Orton.

- ECW Originals (The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu & Rob Van Dam) vs. New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von & Matt Striker).

- WWE Women's Champion Melina vs. Ashley.

- Kane vs. The Great Khali.

- U.S. Champion Chris Benoit vs. MVP.

No idea, but it would be sweet if it did happen. Likely won't though, as popular as this thread seems

Wrestlemania Perdictions:

- World Champion Batista vs. The Undertaker: UNDERTAKER

- WWE Champion John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: JOHN CENA

- Bobby vs Umaga: Bobby

- Money In The Bank ladder match: Edge vs. CM Punk vs. King Booker vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Ken Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Fit Finlay vs. Randy Orton: FINLAY

- ECW Originals (The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu & Rob Van Dam) vs. New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von & Matt Striker):
ORIGINALS

- WWE Women's Champion Melina vs. Ashley:
MELINA

- Kane vs. The Great Khali: KHALI

- U.S. Champion Chris Benoit vs. MVP: MVP

the new breed vs originals storyline is nothing more then the wcw new blood vs millionaires club rehashed.

Exactly what I was thinking.

And subzeroisgod, is like me, thinks someone other than Kennedy will win the MITB Ladder match. Finley is a long shot though, like the Hardys and CM Punk.

Regarding Benoit vs MVP, I think Benoit might actually retain for now, but down the line, he'll defenetely drop the belt to MVP.

yeah i was thinking hardys cause kennedy already got his push.

but then im like finlay is almost like 40 and hes a really good wrestler (imo same reason batista won his title so early in his career) so im thinking a green money in the bank breefcase.

Kennedy hasn't gotten his push. He won the United States title and got dirty victories over Undertaker and Batista. That's hardly ''the'' push, especially not the push that the ladder match is supposed to give. There is absolutely no way on Earth that either Hardy is winning it. Jeff has already been pushed as much as he can, and Matt's been nothing but depushed so if he won this, it wouldn't make any sense and it would pretty much hurt both the ladder match and every participant in it (Except for V1, of course). And Finlay isn't winning it because he's a VETERAN. He doesn't need a push, he's not getting a push, and he's a road agent- why should he get into a major angle? Booker T has bigger chances of winning the ladder match than either the Hardyz or Fit Finlay.
The only person who has a chance of winning the ladder match besides Kennedy is CM Punk, and it's still a long shot.

yeah let me think the last big payperview he was one of the main-eventers for the world heavyweight... i guess that really isnt a push. Has fought a lot of main-eventers and champions. The guy got like multiple chances to fight lashley for ecw title. so what if hes a veteran... i think i heard somewere like a few months ago vince saying finlay might win the championship... but w/e i dont like to start flame wars and shit so im just gonna end it at that.