Slickster 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 WrestleMania hype package spotlighting WM1. So, "Shoot To Thrill" by AC/DC is apparently the PPV theme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slickster 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Odd to see HBK enter to JBL's music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Haven't the Oscars already been voted on anyway? And do people really give a shit about the Oscars in 2009? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Looks like Flair will make a WM appearance as well. I'm not feeling the angle, because in the movie wrestling is exposed as fake, and in the storyline world of the wwe wrestling is real. So Jericho is bringing attention to wrestling being fake in a wwe storyline... What does Rourke get out of wrestling? Did the movie need the pimping on wwe programming? I think the WWE wanted to siphon off some of the publicity as well. They must have figured, "Well... we don't really like how wrestling is portrayed in this, but when people think 'wrestling' - they think us... so we might as well get some benefit out of it." As for the Oscars, they will be given out on February 22nd, a week after No Way Out. My guess is that Rourke won't make an appearance until the night after the Oscars, and I wouldn't be shocked if he showed up with the award in hand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 I like the dorky looking white kid in a Wu Tang shirt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHK 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Odd to see HBK enter to JBL's music. I like it though. It gives more legitimacy to the angle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 For a very brief second, I really thought Charlie Haas was going to come out as Cena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 So let me guess.. Cena wins and he nominates HBK to take a spot in the EC match? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheTomster 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Damn that was a nice lookin punch from Cena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 I'm calling the finish: JBL punks out Shawn, gets Cena disqualified, and JBL gets the spot in the Elimination Chamber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanks for the Fish 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 When are Oscar votes cast? If they were before the "Rourke will wrestle" news was known, it might not hurt him, but if they vote now or later, well his chances are finished. I know folks that can see The Wrestler, know that wrestling is fake, but for storyline purposes wrestling has to be real, and the storyline is being based around the fact that Rourke played a wrestler in all it's fake glory. So basically the wwe is running a storyline admitting that wrestling is fake. So right now they're saying HBK vs Cena is all a scripted act, like the character Rourke played in The Wrestler showed. I guess it's similar to the shoot-esque angles of "No, we really hate each other, and we're going to real fight" angles we've seen in the past. It just bugs the hell out of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Why doesn't JBL just jump in and beat the shit out of HBK, getting Cena DQed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 When are Oscar votes cast? If they were before the "Rourke will wrestle" news was known, it might not hurt him, but if they vote now or later, well his chances are finished. I know folks that can see The Wrestler, know that wrestling is fake, but for storyline purposes wrestling is real, and the storyline is being based around the fact that Rourke played a wrestler in all it's fake glory. So basically the wwe is running a storyline admitting that wrestling is fake. So right now they're saying HBK vs Cena is all a scripted act, like the character Rourke played in The Wrestler showed. Oscars, from my best interpretation, can be voted on up until about the Monday or Tuesday before the ceremony. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 I'm guessing JBL is "punishing" Shawn before he decides to jump Cena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Why doesn't JBL just jump in and beat the shit out of HBK, getting Cena DQed? 1)He's still hurting from last night's match 2)He doesn't want to do any work to get his shot. ...those are two thoughts I had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Why doesn't JBL just jump in and beat the shit out of HBK, getting Cena DQed? 1)He's still hurting from last night's match 2)He doesn't want to do any work to get his shot. ...those are two thoughts I had. Maybe cause he doesn't like either Cena or HBK and is just letting them beat the shit out of each other before ruining the match in the end like a heel does? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanks for the Fish 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Something is off between these two (HBK and Cena) tonight - last week was much better. That's how you crank a neck to sell the submission Cena, I hope you were taking notes. Edit to add - Nope he wasn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chui 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 I just got home. Someone give me the short version of what's happened so far? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Odd to see HBK enter to JBL's music. I like it though. It gives more legitimacy to the angle. I agree. It was either last week or the week before, JBL came out in the limo with Michaels and when Michaels walked to the ring from the limo they played his music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Cena wins!! He's going to the Elimination Chamber!! Wait a second... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Another unexpected finish. I should just stop predicting things now before I bat .000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Well, JBL looks retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Start of the build to a JBL/HBK match at Mania? Does JBL have to work for himself to get into the match, or was this his last chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCH 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Cole just called the FU "The Victory" (John Cena going for the Victory). Also, what's happened so far: Orton claimed he had a medical condition that made him kick Vince in the head. He threatens a lawsuit if he's fired, as well as a 2nd lawsuit about his Wrestlemania 25 title shot. Kofi beat Kane to qualify for the EC at No Way Out Jericho came out, hyping an angle between him and Mickey Rourke, regarding the Wrestler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 I love how King is saying that Orton had the "nerve" to read a prepared speech. Ummm...isn't that what you do with a speech? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCH 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 What's so bad about reading a prepared apology? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Orton has fantastic lunatic eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 What's so bad about reading a prepared apology? Ever see the Ryan Leaf "prepared apology" video when he throws it in the locker after reading it? Orton should have so thrown the piece of paper aside as if it was nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chui 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 KOFI is in the Chamber? Did he and Kane botch as much shit as they did in their IC Tournament match? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2009 Steph's gonna set off Orton's Intermittent Explosive Diarrhea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
