First 9
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Extreme Rules 2016
WWE continues it's upswing after WM with angles and matches that are a lot better than the crap there was earlier in the year. Overall, with the
possible exception of the Main Event, nothing big will probably happen but it should be a fun show.
Roman Reigns vs AJ Styles: I feel this is where the story moves on the next chapter. Some trigger has to be pulled, AJ going fully heel, The
Club turning on AJ, or somebody else dethroning AJ as the leader. Match should be just as fun as their previous showdown even if we know Reigns is
walking out with the belt no matter what happens. Props to WWE for making Reigns first big feud after WM a fun one, even if he's the least
interesting thing about it.
Chris Jericho vs Dean Ambrose: The Asylum match looks stupid but these two should stil do something fun. Hard to predict winner since it
hasn't been spelled out this is the blowoff match. Jericho wins if he's staying longer, Ambrose wins if this is his last big match to cap
off his best run since 2010.
The Miz vs Cesaro vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn I'm rooting for a Title change here, something to shake things up. Both Zayn and Cesaro
haven't had a big win yet since they returned so seeing either one get one here would be awesome. While I'd love for the IC Title to find
itself back as the centerpiece to Owens vs Zayn like it did before the big Ladder match, I'm also ok with Cesaro winning by pinning Zayn,
leading to Owens blaming Sami again for costing him a match.
A New Day vs The VaudeVillians Another match where I feel a Title change would freshen things up. Despite all the doubters, The VVs have been
great ever since they got called up and could already be great tag champs.
Charlotte vs Natayla I'm hoping for a Charlotte win here and also hoping they finally recapture the magic that lead to the great match
they had at Takeover two years ago.
Rusev vs Kalisto Rusev Crush and Rusev and Lana get built back into being the force they were a year ago.
Baron Corbin vs Dolph Ziggler Ziggler is awesome but WWE obviously only wants him to be at a certain level, no need to sacrifice project Corbin
to him.
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the goon
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My picks:
Roman Reigns vs AJ Styles: Totally agree with First 9, it feels like this is where we get the next chapter in the Reigns/AJ storyline and that
some kind of trigger needs to be pulled here (and the extreme rules stipulation lends itself to all kinds of shenanigans). The question though is if
the WWE actually pulls that proverbial trigger and I'm not so sure that they do. Either way, I expect a hell of a match and Reigns of course
walking out with the belt.
Chris Jericho vs Dean Ambrose: I haven't seen anything on the gossip sites about this being Jericho's last match of his current
run, so I'm going to go with him winning here. This has been a fun feud thus far, so I wouldn't mind seeing it continue for another month
or two.
The Miz vs Kevin Owens vs Cesaro vs Sami Zayn: Speaking of fun feuds, this is probably the most entertaining one currently going on in WWE
(thanks in large part to the awesomeness of Kevin Owens). I think this match has show-stealing potential as well, since all four of these guys are
capable of putting on a great match together. I'm going to pick the Miz to retain, as the WWE seems pretty high on him right now.
Charlotte vs Natalya: Anytime the odds are stacked against the heel, it usually means the heel is going to win. So I'll go with Charlotte
to retain and think maybe they do something where Natalya injures her knee during the match and then either passes out or is forced to tap to the
Figure Eight.
Rusev vs Kalisto: I predict that Rusev wins and he'll have an eight-day run with the belt before dropping it to Cena on Memorial Day.
The New Day vs The Vaudevillains: This could really go either way: you either have the Vaudevillains win and have a ready-made feud with
Enzo/Cass upon Enzo's return or you could have Enzo return tonight and distract the Vaudevillains and cost them the match. I think I'm
going to go with the New Day to retain the titles, but it wouldn't shock me at all if the Vaudevillains do win.
The Usos vs Gallows/Anderson: What's this? Two tag team matches on a PPV and they both have actual storylines behind them? This truly is
a new era in the WWE! This could be a really fun brawl, since it's a tornado rules match, and I'll pick Gallows/Anderson to win.
Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin: Corbin wins.
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TexShark300
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OOficial picks go here
http://www.oowrestling.com/OOForums/viewthread.php?tid=31138
OOWF Historian
Life is about choices. You can choose to have a Good Attitude or you can choose to have a Bad Attitude.
- Msgt Hal D. Aaron
1953-2007
House watches TNA. He goes bowling. I Knew I liked that show for a reason.
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williamssl
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The next PPV is Money in the Bank, which flipped me from "Jericho wins and we get rubber match at next PPV" to " Ambrose gets decisive win to this
feud and minimally he of the two move on to MITB". Of course this probably means Jericho wins and the rubber match is a MITB qualifier that Ambrose
wins.
The Dudleys should remain what's next for Enzo/Cass, so Vaudevillians win but New Day retains to continue this one.
The Miz/Maryse pairing makes this too soon for Miz to lose the title, and when he does it needs to be in a 1:1 match, hence Miz retains.
I think the Extreme Rules match strips make this have to be pitfall to win, so Reigns via pinfall. Regardless he retains because duh
Don't Mess With Texas
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the goon
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quote:
Originally posted by williamssl
The next PPV is Money in the Bank, which flipped me from "Jericho wins and we get rubber match at next PPV" to " Ambrose gets decisive win to this
feud and minimally he of the two move on to MITB". Of course this probably means Jericho wins and the rubber match is a MITB qualifier that Ambrose
wins.
I think either Ambrose or Owens is our next MITB winner and either one would be fun as hell with the briefcase (especially Ambrose holding it while
his best buddy Reigns is champion).
Nash is only a few inches bigger than JBL and depending on how stiff he gets Punk should be able to take it. -JB King, meant in a totally non-sexual
way
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Baron Corbin over Dolph Ziggler (No DQ): WWE's almost painted all of the numbers in in this feud, so unless they
decide to prolong this feud (which they SHOULDN'T) I'm going with Corbin.
The Miz over Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (IC Title Fatal 4-Way): My heart says Cesaro, but I see him taking it
off of The Miz (who it seems they're rightfully high on at the moment) next month at Money in the Bank. Sami and Kev don't need a title to
feud over at the moment.
The Club over The Usos (Tornado Tag): Based on the outcome of the main event, I can't see The Usos going over yet
again (or ever, really. I might joke around about disliking Roman but I STRAIGHT UP LOATHE The Usos) and diminishing Anderson and
Gallows' stock. Depending on where they're going with this whole Bloodline/Club feud, it'd probably make the most sense for Anderson
and Gallows to be victorious tonight to balance out AJ's almost inevitable loss. Also: Fuck The Usos.
Rusev over Kalisto (US Title, no stipulation?): It's about time they reestablish Rusev, and I hope tonight is the
night they plan on doing so. I know a lot of people are just assuming that he's going to get the strap just so Cena can take it from him, but
I've got a whole fantasy booking scenario in my head where Cena assumes the same and gets trounced by Rusev leading to a long character arc
where Cena questions whether he still has it or not. So yeah, Rusev wins. To make things a little more interesting, I'll say it has a lot to do
with Sin Cara botching a save spot, which might not actually be a botch leading to a Lucha Dragons breakup. Rusev will just keep being awesome.
The Vaudevillains over The New Day (Tag Titles, no stipulation?): This picks a bit for me, since I'm firmly
behind Gotch & English and wouldn't mind for their inevitable feud with Enzo & Cass be for the Tag Titles. That said, I'll probably be in
the wrong on this one because New Day is fast approaching London & Kendrick's record and they're just so damned over. So in all
likelihood, The New Day retains, Vaudevillains get fed to Enzo and Casso at MitB, and then New Day vs E&C2.0; at Summerslam? So long as The
Vaudevillains don't get completely lost in the shuffle along the way I'm fine with whatever.
Dean Ambrose over Chris Jericho (Asylum Match):It's a shame that Jericho waited so long to put his foot down on
the assholometer during this current run of his, but he's gone from being groan inducing to entertaining as he's meant to be recently.
Hopefully this Asylum match is played more for it's brutality so that Ambrose gets a chance to shine. Ambrose needs the victory here more than
Jericho, who you HAVE to imagine is due for another hiatus by now, right?
Charlotte over Natalya (Women's Title, Submission): Text book Flair as heel underdog win here.
Roman Reigns over AJ Styles (WWE World Heavyweight Title, Extreme Rules): I'm going to do my best to suspend all
reasonable logic and believe that AJ has a shot here, because I think this match deserves it. But there are two things that Roman always does: be wet,
and win. I don't see that changing tonight, but am more than welcoming of any surprises. I'm going to go ahead and rehash my prediction
from last month and say that Seth Rollins somehow makes his presence felt and factors into the ending somehow. Maybe he reveals himself to be
the one pulling Anderson and Gallows' strings? It'd be a stretch, especially considering his beef would be more with Roman than AJ. But
maybe that's the point. AJ mistakenly thought he was putting his big boy pants on while The Club was following Rollins' orders and they
just played along with it. All things considered though, this should be a really fun match.
So I guess that's it, unless you want to throw The Golden Truth against FaBreeze somewhere in there... Looking forward to the show tonight.
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williamssl
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FWIW, both Rollins and Enzo are backstage tonight and supposedly both scheduled to be at Raw and SD this week. Scheduled could just be "backstage
and travelling" but insert your own fantasy booking and predictions here, which some have already done.
Don't Mess With Texas
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the goon
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
I'm going to go ahead and rehash my prediction from last month and say that Seth Rollins somehow makes his presence felt and factors into
the ending somehow. Maybe he reveals himself to be the one pulling Anderson and Gallows' strings? It'd be a stretch, especially
considering his beef would be more with Roman than AJ. But maybe that's the point. AJ mistakenly thought he was putting his big boy pants on
while The Club was following Rollins' orders and they just played along with it.
I would be okay with this and Reigns/Rollins/AJ at Money In The Bank next month would be pretty damn awesome.
Also: in addition to Extreme Rules, Preacher debuts on AMC tonight, Warriors/Thunder is on, and Game Of Thrones as well. Fuck.
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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I have problems taking Baron Corbin seriously as a "lone wolf" when he wears skinny hipster-pattern pants as his ring gear.
Furthermore, "Baron Corbin" sounds like an investment banker, not a "lone wolf". 
/rant OOver
PRESHOW RESULT~!
Baron Corbin WINS via cheat-skills.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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Paddlefoot
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Start calling him Corbin Bernsen as our next meme? 
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Start calling him Corbin Bernsen as our next meme?
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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da1rocksez
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I'm working tonight's event here in Newark. Can't say I saw Rollins but I definitely saw Enzo before. Perhaps they cost the
Vaudevillains the title chance. The crowd went nuts for Big Cass, they'll explode for Enzo.
I don't comment on here often but I'll be here tonight. Damn, the Usos getting murdered by the crowd, does everything Reigns touches turn
to shit?
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the goon
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quote:
Originally posted by da1rocksez
Damn, the Usos getting murdered by the crowd, does everything Reigns touches turn to shit?
Yeah, I think the "Roman effect" has rubbed off on them and it probably doesn't help that tonight's show is in Jersey. Crowd reaction
aside, really solid opener!
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Paddlefoot
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Start calling him Corbin Bernsen as our next meme?
Suddenly Corbin Bernsen mentions on the internet spike 2000%. You're welcome, Arnie.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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Paddlefoot
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I want to see Rusev kibosh the little guy through all of the un-American announce tables.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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da1rocksez
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I wasn't complaining about the crowd reaction 
Rusev has a small contingent of fans here too. Glad everyone is having a good time!
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DKBroiler
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Rusev knows the rules. RUSEV CRUSH!!!
Get off my lawn.
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da1rocksez
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I was annoyed in the past that Maggle uses the non-word "interducing." Noticed Lillian Garcia says it too.
Seriously, as a ring announcer, that's probably one of the most important words you have for the night, and you can't get it right?
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derfsucks
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I can't stop laughing at Xavier and Big E ... That was awesome.
Nine Pound Hammer. Kinda like my genitals.
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DKBroiler
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And now time for our regularly scheduled Game of Thrones interlude.
Get off my lawn.
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janerd75
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Jesus and the Donkey motherfucker.  So Sami and Cesaro to start then.
ETA: Add Cesaro's shoulder tape to the Inanimate Object list. 
[Edited on 5-23-2016 by janerd75]
"Kid, you got this thing. The stuff. The shit. The fuckin' grit, you got it, like me. But like me, that's all you fuckin' got. And
like me, you're no good to anyone doing anything else. All I'm saying is don't go trying to be a human being. You'll get your
fuckin' heart ripped out." - Ross "The Boss" Muthafuckin' Rhea, Master of Fucking Guys Up 101.
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the goon
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
I think this match has show-stealing potential as well, since all four of these guys are capable of putting on a great match together.
I was right.
And we're two pages in and there haven't been any stupid gifs posted yet.
And I'm 5/5 on my picks.
Nash is only a few inches bigger than JBL and depending on how stiff he gets Punk should be able to take it. -JB King, meant in a totally non-sexual
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williamssl
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You went out on limb making that prediction, and are incredibly deserving of the kudos for having been right with it.
EDIT: it's only page 1 for me, and
[Edited on 5-23-2016 by williamssl]
Don't Mess With Texas
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
And we're two pages in and there haven't been any stupid gifs posted yet.
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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janerd75
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
And we're two pages in and there haven't been any stupid gifs posted yet.
Because I'm on phone only right now. I'm sorry and you're welcome. 
"Kid, you got this thing. The stuff. The shit. The fuckin' grit, you got it, like me. But like me, that's all you fuckin' got. And
like me, you're no good to anyone doing anything else. All I'm saying is don't go trying to be a human being. You'll get your
fuckin' heart ripped out." - Ross "The Boss" Muthafuckin' Rhea, Master of Fucking Guys Up 101.
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