The Wrestling Thread

[Gamerforlife]

Just watched the first 19 minutes of Raw. Wow! they're getting pretty edgy here with Bryan. He really, really feels like a Steve Austin type character right now and the way he told off Steph was very Jericho-like too.

I really like this. Bryan is so freaking cool right now and the crowd loves it! With Cena stepping out for surgery for a few months, I think Daniel Bryan is about to grab that top spot.

[Gamerforlife]

Wow. So we've got Randy Orton, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Vince and The Freaking Shield standing against Daniel Bryan

Yup, he's Steve Austin now. Bryan 3:16. And he's up against some kind of Corporation/Evolution/McMahon-Hemsley/Shield hybrid faction

It would be pretty amazing if him and Punk teamed up, but Punk's still got business with Heyman

I freaking love the WWE right now

[Gamerforlife]

This story with Bryan has become about so much more than the title. Last night I heard "face of the WWE" get mentioned a few times by the McMahons in reference to this new feud between Bryan and Orton

Also, if you listened to Cole in the past few weeks leading up to Summerslam, he kept saying, "Will Daniel Bryan be the next Steve Austin, the next Rock, or the first Daniel Bryan?"

WWE is VERY high on Bryan right now, and the pops he is getting from audiences is insane. It's going to be interesting seeing what they do with him leading up to the next Mania. It's fascinating and exciting to watch. There's something amazing we're witnessing right now with Bryan's recent rise within the WWE. I think he's even hotter right now than Punk was in 2011 with Money in the Bank

[Luke]

John Cena's elbow is gross.

[TheSegaSaturnGuy]

Yeah actually last night was the first time I actually watched Raw and didn't get bored in a long time. I watched Summerslam to see what they were going to do and I called Orton cashing in from the beginning of the match. The fans like the edgy character and Bryan has always been a perfect fit for that. I think that the WWE is finally gearing themselves away from having great "performers" and are turning back towards having great "wrestlers".

[BurningDoom]

I just started watching this week's Raw, but great news to start the show!

John Cena will be away from the WWE for 4-6 months! Woo hoo!

[Luke]

You just turned Dish on.

[BurningDoom]

You just turned Dish on.

Huh? Am I not getting something?

[Gamerforlife]

I just started watching this week's Raw, but great news to start the show!

John Cena will be away from the WWE for 4-6 months! Woo hoo!

It's a good week for Cena haters. He loses clean on Sunday, and then leaves. I gotta put aside my hate for a moment though and give Cena props again for really putting Bryan over on Sunday and on Raw too. Cena MADE Bryan this week and solidified Bryan as a main eventer for good.

For those of you who missed the awesome Cena/Bryan match, I just want to point out that Daniel Bryan used Cena's own submission hold against him. That was awesome! They're finally making Bryan the submission expert he's supposed to be

There was also a great spot where he back body dropped Cena off the turnbuckle, but held on to the turnbuckle with his legs and pulled himself back up.

Great match. Three straight awesome pay per views from the WWE. They're getting their shit together finally.

[Rurouni_Fencer]

I'm just worried WWE will do the same thing they did to Punk a couple years ago. Once they catch lightning in a bottle they have a tendency to let it die out.

Although it is nice to see that WWE is pushing Bryan, Punk, and Ziggler to be the future talent of the organization.


Now, if only they'd give Kofi that kind of push... Jesus Christ.