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| Wrestling God | Aug 7 2006, 06:16 PM Post #26 |
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I too share to feeling that Randy Orton can't carry old Hogan. In my opinion, HBK carried Hogan by telling a good story. With a fued as Michaels and Hogan had, the match was set up to be atleast average by just the story involved alone. That being said, with Hogan out it looks as if the WWE will struggle to put up a decent fued at all. If the contest does happen, it will be kept reasonably short and no doubt Orton will keep Hogan down with those dreaded restholds of his. |
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| KOTR | Aug 8 2006, 12:12 AM Post #27 |
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Flair/Foley is going to be the finle of there careers. |
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| Cav | Aug 8 2006, 09:33 AM Post #28 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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Restholds for me aren't an issue with Orton, and haven't been since about 2003-2004. And actually I'll take the "s" off of "restholds," since he only uses that one rear chinlock where he wrenches hios opponent's neck to soften them up for the RKO later on. The bottom line for me is that Orton was damn crisp throughout 2005 and early this year until he was suspended, and since his return, he seems to have a timing/chemistry issue with his opponents that has kept him from having any ONE damn good match (and come on, he's faced Angle multiple times). If the guy can ever combine staying healthy with behaving himself and staying level-headed, he should become one of the top Superstars of our time. But right now, that's an "if" since he's still not there yet. As for carrying Hogan, I have no doubt that Hogan can deliver the crowd in the palm of his hand during the match, because despite his incessant greed, none of us can deny his charisma as far as drawing something out of the crowd. The technical/workrate part will probably be damn slow and methodical though, so it damn sure won't be the most entertaining..... I hope that, if they decide Hogan can't go, they book Orton vs. Carlito since it looks like Kane is now in the IC title picture. Why not book Orton/Carlito and have it be a #1 Contender's Match so that the winner will be first in line for Edge/Cena, probably at Unforgiven? They can't run Edge vs. Cena forever, so they have to come up with some new stuff...... |
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| Q-BZ | Aug 8 2006, 10:02 AM Post #29 |
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It would be a nice finish for both of them. Cav hits the nail on the head. I'm SO more than ready for FRESH and NEW material. The whole product is so stale right now. I honestly haven't missed watching wrestling for the last month. I can tell I haven't missed a damned thing. Sure, I'll probably go out and watch SummerSlam the night it airs, but I'll be honest: It's not a high priority for me at all. I'm 100 percent ready for football however. Wrestling is already way in the backseat vs. football for me. |
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| KOTR | Aug 8 2006, 02:11 PM Post #30 |
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Nitro V. Kane V. Shelton V. Carlito in a ladder match is what im hoping for. |
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| Q-BZ | Aug 8 2006, 02:58 PM Post #31 |
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That'd be good. |
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| Stinger | Aug 8 2006, 04:14 PM Post #32 |
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Card updated. WWE.com has announced that Booker will defend against Batista, which we all figured would happen. That match needs to be gimmicked though, because without it, it won't be anything special. And you just know The Great Khali will "accept" Undertaker's "challenge", making yet another crappy match for the event. At least the DX match could be entertaining, and the I Quit match will certainly kick ass. Outside of that, I'm not to thrilled with these matches announced so far. |
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| Cav | Aug 8 2006, 04:23 PM Post #33 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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Well, it would get all four guys on the card, and Kane has shown time and again that he's one of the best big men of all-time who has great agility for his size. I really would like to see this end up being the card (I've listed confirmed matches first): -Edge/Cena WWE title (confirmed) -D-X/McMahons (confirmed) -Flair/Foley I Quit (confirmed) -Booker/Batista World title (just confirmed today on wwe.com) -Hogan/Orton (confirmed but in question) -Khali/Undertaker Last Man Standing (pretty much confirmed) -4-Way IC title match -Big Show/Sabu or Big Show/Sabu/Angle ECW title match -Chavo/Rey -Lashley/Finlay/Regal U.S. title match That's 10 matches, and we know some of them won't run that long, so they should be able to do it. There are some on there that you definitely fear will LOOK bad (Hogan/Orton if it happens, Khali/Taker), but I think the big title matches will be decent (Edge/Cena have had enough time to get it right, Batista and Booker have looked better lately than they both have in awhile, and the ECW guys will deliver). I also think Foley and Flair will be good since anything goes, D-X/McMahons should be entertaining, Chavo/Rey and a U.S. title match would both be good, and adding an IC title match would only add to the show. So maybe a couple "downers" on there, but it has potential I think. |
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| Cav | Aug 9 2006, 03:32 PM Post #34 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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SPOILER (highlight below) After reading the SmackDown! spoilers, it looks like WWE has decided not to waste a SummerSlam match slot on Undertaker vs. Great Khali after all. Khali and Daivari decline Undertaker's challenge to a Last Man Standing Match to start the show, and after Undertaker comes out and takes out them both, Teddy Long makes a match between them for next week's SmackDown!. So it looks like that match is off, which opens up more possibilities for stuff like the U.S. title (Lashley/Finlay/Regal and the IC title as well). END HIGHLIGHT |
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| KOTR | Aug 9 2006, 04:21 PM Post #35 |
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Well according to WWE.com he will be at SS and ready to compete. |
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| Cav | Aug 9 2006, 11:12 PM Post #36 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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I'm not sure who, exactly, you're talking about Psychosis. I'd imagine it's one of the two guys I referenced in my spoiler, but that SmackDown! taping hasn't aired yet so Teddy Long's decision to hold that match on SmackDown! instead of at SummerSlam technically hasn't been made public as of yet. It seems like a smart move to me that they've made in order to fit other, better matches on the SummerSlam card, especially since they're essentially booking for three brands instead of two now on these big, joint-brand events. |
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| Chad Matthews | Aug 10 2006, 07:51 AM Post #37 |
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I think he's talking about Hogan...I dont know why...just a guess... Well, there are five confirmed bouts... Here's my guess as to how the rest shapes up... Rumor has it that Edge will feud with Carlito...they just started that feud, so to speak, on Raw...Carlito is kept away from the IC belt to feud with Edge post-Summerslam...Cena wins the belt back... No IC title match... Show vs. RVD vs. Angle vs. Sabu for the ECW title when Show interrupts a ladder match and grabs the #1 contendership himself...Extreme Rules...That could be fun.... Chavo vs. Rey gets added from SD... Lashley vs. Regal vs. Finlay gets added to round out the card... Not actually looking too bad...It has potential... |
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| Cav | Aug 10 2006, 12:27 PM Post #38 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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If Cena wins the belt back--and I hope he doesn't--he feuds with who after SummerSlam? There are more potential opponents for Edge to retain, though I know WWE Creative doesn't give a shit about anything but getting the belt back on Cena so he can sit on it again for months at a time.... Edge could feud with Carlito over the title... I'm not saying Carlito has to win since it's too soon to make him WWE champ, but it's still a new and fresh feud..... There's also the possibility of wrestling either member of D-X, as well as Kane even........ Cena wins, and he faces........ ...............Orton? And? |
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| Chad Matthews | Aug 10 2006, 12:43 PM Post #39 |
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I hate to say this, Cav...but the obvious opponent for Cena when he wins the belt back is the guy that has steamed rolled thru everyone from HBK to HHH to Cena himself... UUUUUUUUMMMMAAAGGGAAAAA |
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| Q-BZ | Aug 10 2006, 12:57 PM Post #40 |
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Terminal. That just assures me probably not watching RAW that much longer. I don't want Cena get the belt back and especially if that's the kind of feud that it all leads to. Edge totally should keep the belt for all the obvious reasons. It's better for business in every respect. |
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| Stinger | Aug 10 2006, 01:51 PM Post #41 |
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There's a rumor going around some sites that claim a cable company promotional video for Unforgiven is listing Edge as defending the title against John Cena in a TLC match, which would mean these two will feud for at least another month. I don't put much stock into that, but quite frankly, it's better than Cena vs. Umaga. The RAW main event scene is downright terrible right now. Yeah I'll say it, imagine how much better things would look if RAW and SmackDown shared a roster and it was the WWE and ECW brand. Everything would be ten times better. |
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| Crim | Aug 10 2006, 04:57 PM Post #42 |
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Show vs. Sabu ECW World title match (Extreme rules) RVD vs. Kurt Angle Sandman/Tommy Dreamer vs. Test/Mike Knox (Extreme rules) -That's the ECW matches Im pulling for. I would have gone with Show/Sabu/Angle/RVD world title match, but I would like to see a fair number of matches representing ECW. |
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| Chad Matthews | Aug 10 2006, 05:34 PM Post #43 |
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I would, too, Crim, but I'm not too keen on the Knox and Test vs. Dreamer and Sandman match...That'd be a good ECW on Sci-Fi main-event, though. That's one thing ECW needs to start doing...showcasing some of their other top feuds in the main-events of their TV. That's been a decent feud...and could easily headline a TV taping...PPV? I dunno... As for the Raw main-event scene...I could stand another month of Edge vs. Cena if the blow-off is a TLC match. I'm a big fan of Edge...especially in gimmick matches. The guy makes you remember why he's a main-eventer every time he steps into a gimmick match...I'm talking four-star bouts... Make that happen... |
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| Q-BZ | Aug 10 2006, 06:25 PM Post #44 |
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^^ Agreed, Chad.
That, and some real writing and booking. |
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| KOTR | Aug 10 2006, 07:53 PM Post #45 |
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I was actually talking about Hogan. |
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| Cav | Aug 11 2006, 12:04 AM Post #46 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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Gotcha. Should've put two and two together, but I wasn't sure if you were responding to my posted spoiler above about two other Superstars. I don't want to see a Cena/Umaga feud, and unless they plan on trying to ride that feud for MONTHS, it still makes little sense for Cena to win it back. I had read not too long ago that the plan was for Edge to be champ for awhile. I think it's total bullshit how his first treign went, and he's only had the belt now for just over a month. It would be utter crap if he lost it next weekend. |
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| Cav | Aug 11 2006, 02:51 PM Post #47 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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As it pertains to Cena and Edge, here's a tidbit reported by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter: For Unforgiven, the main event is all but confirmed to be Edge Vs. John Cena for the title in a TLC match. The idea currently is that Cena will win the title at Summerslam in his hometown, but Edge will then win it back the next month in his hometown and in his specialty match. The feud is currently planned to end around Survivor Series time with Edge being scheduled to be champion afterwards, but things change rapidly in WWE so it is not written in stone. Now if they go that way and swap the title back to Edge next month in a TLC Match no less, I can dig that. I'd then have Edge keep the title all the way into early-2007, setting up the Edge/Triple H feud that they had wanted to do before that H shot down since it was "too soon." That would be the fresh RAW main event to run in Detroit at WrestleMania. |
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| Crim | Aug 11 2006, 03:38 PM Post #48 |
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I like where your comming from Cav. |
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| Cav | Aug 11 2006, 09:32 PM Post #49 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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I'm thinking you're on the money Chad, as far as which matches are left to be announced. We have six on the table now: -Hogan/Orton -Edge/Cena WWE title -D-X/McMahons -Foley/Flair "I Quit" -Booker/Batista World title -Big Show/? ECW title I'm figuring Show probably will interfere in that Ladder Match on ECW and end up defending against Sabu, Angle and RVD.... And I figure Finlay vs. Lashley vs. Regal for the U.S. title and Chavo vs. Rey will probably both be added next week on SmackDown!.... Although, does anyone find it odd that Chavo is still technically "retired" in the storylines, even after turning on Rey three weeks ago? Makes me wonder if they're holding off on that match and not doing it at SummerSlam for some reason..... |
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| Snowman | Aug 12 2006, 02:14 AM Post #50 |
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i guess that would be cool. HHH vs. Edge will be solid. |
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