WWE Discussion thread- Raw/SD/PPV

[Jericho]

Originally Posted by RedLabelRecords

Surprising that they’re giving away the hottest match for free. None of us saw that coming.

I assume you mean Brock/Oba? If so, I thought it was obvious it would be on free on ESPN, because it wasnt going to main event either night and Brock likes to get in and out if he isnt the main event.

Night Two should have had the Womens 4-way tag maybe and move Trick/Sami to night one?

After Punk's promo it would be nice if they actually started dropping ticket prices. We know it wont happen, but would be nice.

[RedLabelRecords]

Everything is costing more these days. There’s no way they’ll drop tickets. On the contrary. Think of all the fuel spent hauling the equipment from city to city.

[cdub6238]

Originally Posted by BlowoutBuzz

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[CardCollector19]

Tickets have already dropped (slightly)

I’ve been tracking three different rows/sections for the last month
They all went down about 5% overnight
Baby steps, hold the line they will drop daily a small amount
It happens with all PLE’s.
I sat 8th row at Survivor Series last year. Those tickets started at $6k and I ended up paying $1800 per the day before. The week leading up to the event they dropped every single day

[jmarascojr]

Friend of mine is going to be in Vegas WM weekend for something totally different.

But she's gonna go to the stadium Saturday with her husband and see if they can get tickets at a discounted rate.
Will be interesting to see if they drop them or not day of... Something is better than nothing, no?

[JustinVerlander07]

Anyone see this article about a continued power struggle between McMahon and Triple H?

Kinda wild (this seems like mid-late 2023)

https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/0...ative-in-2023/

[packman80]

See IWC crying that Danhausen is likely getting a match at WM while other people like Iyo, Tiffany, Melo, Ilya are off the card right now.

Thing is the WWE every year does some little funny match. I would expect Danhausen and whomever vs Miz and Kit Wilson would be like 5 minutes or less between two matches already on the card that they usually have some like 15-20 minute break full of promos anyways. Nothing wrong with that. If you put two of those other people on the card and only gave them 5 minutes you would then have those IWC crying that they only got 5 minutes.

[JustinVerlander07]

It is odd we have 2 nights of Wrestlemania and Iyo and Tiffany, both womens champions into Mania last year are probably not on the card this year. I'm not a huge fan of either, but Iyo is incredibly over and Tiffany is I guess (though not to the degree of Sky).

I'm sure Sky shows up regardless with the potential Asuka match or interfering in Rhea's match with Jade.

[Jaypers]

Originally Posted by packman80

See IWC crying that Danhausen is likely getting a match at WM while other people like Iyo, Tiffany, Melo, Ilya are off the card right now.

The go-home Smackdown usually includes talent that didn't make the WM card, so expect to see those names next Friday in some capacity. I believe it's in Vegas, so that's their consolation prize.

Who knows, maybe the men will get an Andre Battle Royal.

[mtr]

Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

It is odd we have 2 nights of Wrestlemania and Iyo and Tiffany, both womens champions into Mania last year are probably not on the card this year. I'm not a huge fan of either, but Iyo is incredibly over and Tiffany is I guess (though not to the degree of Sky).

I'm sure Sky shows up regardless with the potential Asuka match or interfering in Rhea's match with Jade.

I read that they're waiting on one of the Bella twins to be cleared before booking the Asuka/Iyo match. If the Bellas can't go then they're going to replace them with the Kabuki Warriors in the women's tag match.

[mtr]

Damian Priest on Pat McAfee's return. These are definitely his real thoughts and not a work lol. More convinced than ever that there's some kind of TKO takeover storyline in the works.

It sucks. Not a fan. (I’m) Somebody who knows Pat, get along with him. But for me, it’s not my taste. I don’t think it helps anything. He didn’t need it.

“So for me and I’m sure a lot of people aren’t gonna be happy that I said that but in the locker room specifically, a lot of us weren’t happy and that’s real.

“I was asked by some of the younger talent, like what did I think and I thought it was bull. We’re a PG show right? But he could come in and he could throw f-bombs and say whatever he wants.

“For me that’s one of those things that so many other talent, even from one word could benefit and it’s like wow, now they’re up here. Instead you take somebody who’s not even here all the time and he gets away with saying something like that, who doesn’t even need it.
“Not gonna lie it kinda pissed me off.”

[Jaypers]

McAfee promised a big surprise tonight. One would assume the Rock is returning, but we all got McAfee wrong, so it's probably someone else.

[AwesomeBrian]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

McAfee promised a big surprise tonight. One would assume the Rock is returning, but we all got McAfee wrong, so it's probably someone else.

Owens?

[jmarascojr]

Speaking of talent not being on the card, are we not getting the Andre The Giant Battle Royal and the Mae Young/Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal?

Could have easily thrown those on during the free hour on ESPN or ESPN2...

[Cracktoast]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

McAfee promised a big surprise tonight. One would assume the Rock is returning, but we all got McAfee wrong, so it's probably someone else.

Get ready for the Match Of The Year

WWE is planning to have Pat McAfee team up with Randy Orton to take on Cody Rhodes and Jelly Roll at the Backlash PLE in Tampa, Florida, on May 9.

“McAfee will team with Orton against Rhodes & Jelly Roll coming out of WrestleMania and be a key match at the Backlash PPV on 5/9, at least as of plans that were confirmed to us by multiple people and were still in play at press time.”

Fans will witness the next development in the storyline on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, where Pat McAfee has teased a massive surprise. Jelly Roll hasn’t appeared on WWE television since taking the RKO, and it will be interesting to see if the three-time Grammy winner will show up tonight and possibly announce he’d be on Cody Rhodes’ corner at WrestleMania 42.

[AwesomeBrian]

Originally Posted by jmarascojr

Speaking of talent not being on the card, are we not getting the Andre The Giant Battle Royal and the Mae Young/Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal?

Could have easily thrown those on during the free hour on ESPN or ESPN2...

I believe I saw the Andre would be on SD the night before. Not sure about the women's.

[Cracktoast]

Have also seen confirmed reports that Royce Keys will make his official SD Debut tonight. Will be interesting to see which jobber they feed to him.

[packman80]

Yeah I bet TKO happy McAfee saying Sunday night ass nobody should spend money on that night but are Saturday sales that bad they have to try 25% off for the 1st night?

[Jaypers]

So that 25% discount was his announcement, I assume.

[AwesomeBrian]

It's so bad

[packman80]

I wonder if Randy feels ashamed of having to work with McAfee.

[Jaypers]

Too long and very cringeworthy. And if that Backlash announcement is true, it's gonna be a while before it's over.

[packman80]

Sami getting booed out of the building.

[Jaypers]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

Who knows, maybe the men will get an Andre Battle Royal.

Confirmed.

[JustinVerlander07]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

Too long and very cringeworthy. And if that Backlash announcement is true, it's gonna be a while before it's over.

There's no way Triple H is willingly booking this stuff. I refuse to believe it.

It's gotta be coming straight from TKO.