Several years later

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Remember think ouch when this first happened, still do.

But remember: he's not that guy. :roll:

I think this years Elimination Chamber match could be for the right to face Taker at Mania considering Lesnrs saying he's the #1 contender. Reigns/Bryan/Big Show/Cena/Bray Wyatt/Kane. If punk doesn't win the rumble have him in there instead of Cena.

He's a B+ player to be specific.

He's at least an A- now

<font color=goldenrod>Bryan is feared to be out several weeks with his concussion. Would mean if he is meant to be in the title match at WM 30 they'll have to either find a way to cancel out the Rumble match (probably the winner's spot being on the line, which makes the Rumble match itself rather pointless) or make it a triple threat.

I've seen it suggested that Bryan win from #30 and barely get involved physically. But no, if he's still having concussion symptoms there is no way he should be in a packed arena filled with loud fans and bright lights.</font>

That would have been an awesome 450.

Finally read the new WWE Comic Book. Marked out for Christian being in it.

Then again, Hunico and Camacho were also in it.

Hunico, or HuniCara?

I thought punk was winning

Daniel Bryan should win the Royal Rumble if there aren't plans to have him wrestle either The Undertaker or Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania. CM Punk seems, to me, the best choice for an alternative winner. Orton vs. Punk seems relatively fresh, there's history there (Orton has beaten Punk at WrestleMania before) and Punk will bring the promo work. Have Orton get a bit worried about Punk and reach out to Paul Heyman for help, then you've got another fantastic mic worker in there and a continuation of the Punk/Heyman history.

Batista will make the WWE a lot of money and such, but I wonder how much momentum his face character will get with the WWE climate the way it is. In front of a smart crowd, Orton vs. Batista could also be a risk. The crowd could "Orton/Sheamus" it. I think the better choice would be for Batista to eliminate a bunch of guys and get rid of Del Rio, but then Del Rio to grab Batista's arm after he's eliminated and hold him in position for a guy like Roman Reigns to dump Batista out, getting the massive rub. Batista then demolishes Del Rio and moves on to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. A big match with intrigue factor, but it wouldn't be last.

<font color=goldenrod>I just can't see Punk winning. Punk/HHH seems like the one WM match that appears to be set in stone already, so even if Punk won I'd be inclined to think they'll find a way to audible out of it. Would make more sense for him to have a really good showing only to get screwed near the end.</font>

My power cord kept making the screen flicker, so I jammed it in, and it hasn't turned on since.

And tonight Kanyista returns.

Concussions are never a blessing

I agree although I hated that segment.

I don't love the idea of people wanting to go through hell to in turn go through hell again, but I'm afraid you might be right.

Kind of a shame the Pats didn't win. Cena could have made a bet with him like he did with Punk on the Stanley Cup

With the announcement that Hogan's sextape can be legally released, will that affect his negotiations with WWE? Or is he bigger than any controversy?

Did Daniel Bryan watch that game on television?

Ryan Reeves @Ryback22
Do you want to start over? Erase negative memories? Create a new positive life? Drive Feed Me Morons crazy? Just Eat Tweet Delete Repeat!

Eat tweet delete repeat is catchier than eat sleep conquer repeat

For Ryback, I picture it being Eat Tweet Eat Delete Eat Repeat

<font color=goldenrod>Having an Elimination Chamber or something for the right to face Taker makes sense to me. The chance to be immortalized by being the first one to break the Streak would seem to be a sensible enough reason for guys to want to fight it out. And from Taker's perspective, it'll mean he gets a worthwhile opponent - which has been pretty much all he's wanted the last few years anyway.

Yeah from an "Internet fan" perspective it all seems a bit odd since they're basically killing themselves for a match they have no chance of winning, but I can see how it makes sense from a kayfabe perspective.</font>

Would be a bit ironic if they do it considering last year they fired the guy who thought of that type of idea to get Taker's challenger.

That idea got a writer fired last year. A match to determine the opponent of the Undertaker is stupid because it gives the Undertaker no choice in who he faces. It's a video game story nothing more. It also makes the person facing Taker look weaker that he had to prove himself worthy.

I'm sorry, STD, but this is the STUPIDEST sentence I have ever read, in the sense of wrestling logic.

Please, explain how someone defeating five other men in a cage to earn a shot at something comes out of it looking WEAKER? How does proving yourself worthy make you look WEAKER going into a match.

By this logic, what's the point of even having #1 contender matches for titles?

They don't usually have number one contendership matches for titles. Contenders are chosen.

Also the Streak isn't a title. They got in trouble by equating the streak with a title and the guy got fired for having CM Punk have to qualify for the match.

This is way better

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Than this

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Not being chosen directly by the Undertaker makes him look like he's not on Taker's level. He had to win something else to prove himself because they booked him like shit since he lost the WWE title to the Rock.

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hot explanation slickdamo, thanks for clearing that up

Smelly said the same thing also.

Was looking for a report/source from the Observer/F4W since they are more reliable.

Also ended up firing his replacement a few months later albeit for different reasons.

The problem with Punk's entry into the lore of the Streak isn't that there was a match for it. The problem was that it was thrown together haphazardly. With a proper set up, a match for the Streak can and should work.

Noid Post Alert.

Next Monday, Undertaker comes out, talking about having a match at Wrestlemania. Out comes the Wyatt Family. Bray comes out and declares that he's going to be the one to end the streak.

Out comes the Shield. Dean Ambrose calls Wyatt a come lately nobody and says if anyone's gonna end the streak, it's gonna be him. He's interrupted by Roman Reigns, who feels that he believes that he can end the Streak.

Followed up by Heyman, He says that these are three up and coming stars, but they're not the caliber of athlete that can end the Streak, but his man, Brock Lesnar, can get the job done.

Out comes John Cena. He talks about all of his accomplishments. He talks about how he has done everything one could possibly think of doing in a successful career, except one thing: Face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

After that, Daniel Bryan comes out, he's pissed that he couldn't wrestle at the Rumble due to his injuries. He blames it on Wyatt, and he says he'll be damned if he lets Bray Wyatt face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

Finally, we get Corporate Kane to come out. He says a few things to his brother. He notices that there's so many people willing to get into the ring with the Undertaker at Wrestlemania XXX. But only one man can have the honor. Luckily, he's come up with a way to figure it out.

At Elimination Chamber, it's going to be Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan. The winner of that match gets a shot to do the one thing that WWE Hall of Famers Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Edge, and Jimmy Snuka could never do. A shot to do the one thing that he, Jake "the Snake" Roberts, CM Punk, and Triple H could never do. A shot to do the one thing that not even WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton could do: Defeat the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

And there you go.