: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:32 am  

Roofs wrote:

So any more clues on Y2J's opponent?

He's wrestling Snuka, Piper and Steamboat in a 3-on-1 handicap match, with Flair 'in the corner of the Legends' and Mickey Rourke at ringside.

A heel turn on the cards for someone there, I'd have to say. If they make Jericho do the job at 'Mania, I might have to go back into a WWE exile.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:38 am  

Is the Hall of Fame being televised? On US TV or anything?

NVM just found it on the Sky planner. Only on for an hour. 3am - 4am.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:40 am  

MrPhilb wrote:

I'm loving the build up to the Michaels and Taker match

Agree with that, I thought the ending to SmackDown was great.

Wrestlemania line-up looks complete now:

Money in the Bank ladder match
CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay

Battle Royal
25-Diva battle royal

WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship Unification Lumberjack match
Carlito and Primo vs. John Morrison and The Miz

Handicap Match
Chris Jericho vs. Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka (with Ric Flair)

WWE Intercontinental Championship
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

Extreme Rules match
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy

Singles Match
The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels

WWE Championship
Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Championship
Edge (c) vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena

One more match will probably be added as a wwe.com dark match opener. Probably for the ECW title i'd guess.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:28 pm  

wrestlemania is looking very good

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:34 pm  

But why does the tag match need to be a lumberjack match?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:47 pm  

To get lower-midcarders onto the show?

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:27 pm  

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

He's wrestling Snuka, Piper and Steamboat in a 3-on-1 handicap match, with Flair 'in the corner of the Legends' and Mickey Rourke at ringside.

A heel turn on the cards for someone there, I'd have to say. If they make Jericho do the job at 'Mania, I might have to go back into a WWE exile.

i don't think so, jericho will lose and get shown up getting punched out by rourke or something, it's the sort of poop housing that jericho can just take, and to be honest, whilst it'll mickey off all the jericho marks out there to get treated like that, it'll just add to his character after WM, where it's another thing for him to sulk and whine about.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:40 pm  

Roofaldo wrote:

But why does the tag match need to be a lumberjack match?

To get more guys onto the card so they get the 'Big 'Mania Payday'

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:29 am  

Tony Catsmith wrote:

i don't think so, jericho will lose and get shown up getting punched out by rourke or something, it's the sort of poop housing that jericho can just take, and to be honest, whilst it'll mickey off all the jericho marks out there to get treated like that, it'll just add to his character after WM, where it's another thing for him to sulk and whine about.

I see what you're saying there, Phil, but he's been laying into them for so long now, almost burying them. If he was to lose to, in all fairness, three old men, then bang goes the credibility of the company's top heel.
What I see happening is perhaps him to get a sneaky victory and then use it to elevate himself in his promos, proclaiming that he is surely a shoe-in for the Hall Of Fame and that he is not only on par with, but better than, Piper, Steamboat and Snuka combined.
I honestly can't see any of those three or Flair being involved past 'Mania, and I can't see Mickey Rourke's name getting mentioned on WWE TV again tbh, so I see little point putting them over.

The problem here lies with who is left for him to work with after Mania? I can't see any obvious names at the minute.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:51 pm  

I see little point in the match. Poor Jericho, a guy of his stature having a match against 3 old men at the biggest wrestling event of the year. It's a no win situation for him really.