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Does anyone think that there's any chance that Cody picks Seth for WM?
Pre-raw I would have said it was no chance, but now I'll give it an unlikely. I still think it will be Rhodes vs Reigns, but a small part of me is saying that Rhodes vs Rollins does allow for Rock vs Reigns at WM 40. Rhodes vs Rollins is also a good substitute for the previously planned Punk vs Rollins matchup.
Pre-raw I would have said it was no chance, but now I'll give it an unlikely. I still think it will be Rhodes vs Reigns, but a small part of me is saying that Rhodes vs Rollins does allow for Rock vs Reigns at WM 40. Rhodes vs Rollins is also a good substitute for the previously planned Punk vs Rollins matchup.
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I was just thinking, with so many big names missing Elimination Chamber: Perth (including both Mens world champions and IC champion) what do you think the WWE will do to make sure the Western Australian government feels like they got their moneys worth?
Big names set to not be at EC:
Seth Rollins - injury
CM Punk - injury
Gunther - visa restrictions
Brock Lesnar - tied to serious allegations
Roman Reigns - not advertised
The Rock - not advertised
Big names set to not be at EC:
Seth Rollins - injury
CM Punk - injury
Gunther - visa restrictions
Brock Lesnar - tied to serious allegations
Roman Reigns - not advertised
The Rock - not advertised
Very unfortunate for those heading over to Perth. I'm not particularly a CM Punk fan but I know many would be and big loss. Similarly I'm not a big Rollins fan ( 
) but also means no title defence which sucks.
It does feel like a foregone conclusion that Roman won't be there but would have to hold out some hope for that.
Both chamber matches should still be good (Drew/Zayn/Orton/LA Knight/Jey Uso + maybe Bronson?)
Maybe Judgement Day vs R Truth + Miz for tag champs
Rhea vs Nia for title
Not sure what Waller will do, would be great to see him vs Logan Paul for US title but both heels atm?
Cody involved somewhere
I'm sure will still be a good PLE
) but also means no title defence which sucks.It does feel like a foregone conclusion that Roman won't be there but would have to hold out some hope for that.
Both chamber matches should still be good (Drew/Zayn/Orton/LA Knight/Jey Uso + maybe Bronson?)
Maybe Judgement Day vs R Truth + Miz for tag champs
Rhea vs Nia for title
Not sure what Waller will do, would be great to see him vs Logan Paul for US title but both heels atm?
Cody involved somewhere
I'm sure will still be a good PLE
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Very unfortunate for those heading over to Perth. I'm not particularly a CM Punk fan but I know many would be and big loss. Similarly I'm not a big Rollins fan ( ) but also means no title defence which sucks.
It does feel like a foregone conclusion that Roman won't be there but would have to hold out some hope for that.
Both chamber matches should still be good (Drew/Zayn/Orton/LA Knight/Jey Uso + maybe Bronson?)
Maybe Judgement Day vs R Truth + Miz for tag champs
Rhea vs Nia for title
Not sure what Waller will do, would be great to see him vs Logan Paul for US title but both heels atm?
Cody involved somewhere
I'm sure will still be a good PLE
) but also means no title defence which sucks.It does feel like a foregone conclusion that Roman won't be there but would have to hold out some hope for that.
Both chamber matches should still be good (Drew/Zayn/Orton/LA Knight/Jey Uso + maybe Bronson?)
Maybe Judgement Day vs R Truth + Miz for tag champs
Rhea vs Nia for title
Not sure what Waller will do, would be great to see him vs Logan Paul for US title but both heels atm?
Cody involved somewhere
I'm sure will still be a good PLE
I've been thinking that WWE could organise for Roman Reigns to be at EC and do some sort of confrontation. I imagine that he wasn't meant to go to EC, but I wonder if they'll ask him to go now to add star power with Rollins, Punk, and Gunther being absent.
I've also been wondering if the Awesome Truth could win the tag titles at EC to allow for Priest to focus on Seth's title.
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Mistico/Sin Cara to debut in Major League Wrestling (MLW)
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Very unfortunate for those heading over to Perth. I'm not particularly a CM Punk fan but I know many would be and big loss. Similarly I'm not a big Rollins fan ( ) but also means no title defence which sucks.
It does feel like a foregone conclusion that Roman won't be there but would have to hold out some hope for that.
Both chamber matches should still be good (Drew/Zayn/Orton/LA Knight/Jey Uso + maybe Bronson?)
Maybe Judgement Day vs R Truth + Miz for tag champs
Rhea vs Nia for title
Not sure what Waller will do, would be great to see him vs Logan Paul for US title but both heels atm?
Cody involved somewhere
I'm sure will still be a good PLE
) but also means no title defence which sucks.It does feel like a foregone conclusion that Roman won't be there but would have to hold out some hope for that.
Both chamber matches should still be good (Drew/Zayn/Orton/LA Knight/Jey Uso + maybe Bronson?)
Maybe Judgement Day vs R Truth + Miz for tag champs
Rhea vs Nia for title
Not sure what Waller will do, would be great to see him vs Logan Paul for US title but both heels atm?
Cody involved somewhere
I'm sure will still be a good PLE
Expect them to start building up the Aussie talent on Smackdown/Raw over the coming weeks if the plan is to give Bronson, Waller or Hartwell spots in Perth.
Waller could host a pre recorded segment of his talk show with Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempalis in which they provide a tour of a Perth only for Basil to come to the ring during the PLE for Grayson to hit his finisher on him and turn babyface for one night only.
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TNA Xplosion full match - Rhino/Rhyno vs Shera from Jan 26th 2024
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First TNA match from Nic Nemeth:
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WWE Video on the career of the role model, and 2024 Women's Royal Rumble winner, Bayley.
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An article with an update re McMahon allegations:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wwe/article-13037887/Vince-McMahon-federal-investigation-WWE.html
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Need to erase Hogan from the record books.
Business wise makes sense for some misdirection from the Vince saga, Brock likely not to feature at Mania, CM Punk injury, casual/mainstream and lapsed fans but booking wise dug themselves into a hole as if there are no swerves between now and then, what purpose did Cody’s rumble win serve, why would his character hand away an opportunity to finish the story and so on.
Plenty to play out between now and then so I shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions but in isolation seems nonsensical. Right up there with Hogan VS Yokozuna at Wrestlemania 9 right after Hart lost to Yoko, but Rock still has a long way to go if he wants to match Hulk‘s politicking power.
Could lead to Roman on both nights of the mania card but then goes against the booking of his character. Bryan-esque storyline for Cody going through the chamber, a bloodline member, etc on the way to a triple threat. Could even be Rock beats Roman on Night 1 and then he owes Cody a favour in which Cody utilises on Night 2 and defeats the Rock whilst unifying both titles.
Business wise makes sense for some misdirection from the Vince saga, Brock likely not to feature at Mania, CM Punk injury, casual/mainstream and lapsed fans but booking wise dug themselves into a hole as if there are no swerves between now and then, what purpose did Cody’s rumble win serve, why would his character hand away an opportunity to finish the story and so on.
Plenty to play out between now and then so I shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions but in isolation seems nonsensical. Right up there with Hogan VS Yokozuna at Wrestlemania 9 right after Hart lost to Yoko, but Rock still has a long way to go if he wants to match Hulk‘s politicking power.
Could lead to Roman on both nights of the mania card but then goes against the booking of his character. Bryan-esque storyline for Cody going through the chamber, a bloodline member, etc on the way to a triple threat. Could even be Rock beats Roman on Night 1 and then he owes Cody a favour in which Cody utilises on Night 2 and defeats the Rock whilst unifying both titles.