WWE Wrestlemania 24 Thread *SPOILERS*

Man In Black · Anime Mod

RE: WWE Wrestlemania 24 Thread *SPOILERS*

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Hogan just wants to end Flairs career and hog all the spotlight.WWE doesnt need the old git.

Mollison · 500 Club Member

Flair spent so many years under The Bulksters publicity shadow. To make Flair lose to him would be a major insult to The Nature Boy.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Add Shelton Benjamin to the MitB match. Also on this weeks SD! Rey comes out and announces due to his injury he won't be at Wrestlemania before being attacked by the Big SHow.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

HBK Vs. Flair was finally confirmed on RAW last night along with Y2J joining the MitB match.

An exciting match has been signed for Mania which Im sure you'll by the PPV for alone...

New match for WrestleMania Bunny Mania Maria & Candice vs. Melina & Womens Champion Beth Phoenix

Finally from the 'please no' file:

DAVE vs Umaga is being discussed as a possible Wrestlemania match.

-- Edited by Darth Mattitude at 09:42, 2008-02-26

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Actually DAVE vs Umaga could be a pretty good,power match between the 2.Batist as much as a fool he is,can have good matchs on rare occasions and i think this would be a pretty good match up.As for the Bunny girl match..as usual with the E,they just will not allow the girls to actually have a straight up wrestling match a the biggest ppv of the year.Awful.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

The worst thing about that stupid Bunny match is the fact the WOMEN'S CHAMPION is involved!

DAVE vs Umaga could be interesting. DAVE is better when going up against big guys who can push him in the ring.

And the MITB match is a serious case of Deja Vu from last year: Kennedy - check; Hardy - check; Benjamin - check.

Lava · A List Star

A new Wrestlemania promo poster is available featuring Kelly Kelly in that Baywatch outfit...

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Mae Young is the latest announced Hall of Fame inductee.....

Umaga Vs. DAVE RAW Vs. Smackdown match and JBL vs. Finlay(Hornswoggles real dad) have been announced. So they killed off the Hornswoggle McMahon angle fairly well with that deft move. Deary me what a mess.....

Oh and Carlito qualified for MitB too.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Hornswoggle is Finaly's son?....jeez..Its getting more and more ridiculous by the minute.

Mollison · 500 Club Member

Look on the bright side... the angles over!

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Not really - it's just begun again with Finlay and JBL!

Mollison · 500 Club Member

But atleast they took old "Vinny" out of it! Mcmahon was much better "playing" a credible owner rulling the company with an iron fist. I hate all the "Kiss my ass club" and "bastard son" et al. BS!

-- Edited by Mollison at 20:12, 2008-03-04

Man In Black · Anime Mod

I think he'll still be involved because of Finlay supposedly duping Vince about Hornswoggle to get his money...

Mollison · 500 Club Member

Lets hope not. There's enough scandals in the WWE's real world without them scripting rubbish ones in their kayfabe one.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Never stopped them before....

Mollison · 500 Club Member

I know but I can dream of a return to the times when stories were fueled by a simple desire to be the best, not by a desire to show someone naked on the titantron while making simultaneous advances on there wife and sister and finally revealing that your really married to their mother! Slight exageration but you get my meaning!

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Sadly that isn't going to happen as Vince thinks he writes mini films with wrestling matches thrown in and not a wrestling show.

If that is what you want then try watching Puro like New Japan and NOAH. All Japan has some (but still sensible) storylines while HUSTLE is WWE but much better and more entertaining (as their tongue is firmly in their cheek).

DoctorOfDesire · 500 Club Member

Mollison wrote:

Look on the bright side... the angles over!

I haven't seen Raw this week yet, is the angle actually over? I know they revealed last week that Hornswoggle is not Vince's son, but is there still an anonymous 'son' out there, or have they revealed that the whole illigitimate son thing was a ruse from the start?

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Some WM news....

- At this point the Triple Threat for the WWE Title is scheduled to close out this year's Wrestlemania. Triple H is considered the favorite to win the match. John Cena is the dark horse but since he is filming his new flick "12 Rounds" it is very unlikely that he will win. Randy Orton's chances of winning are even less as Wrestlemania almost never closes with a heel going over.

- There is talk of adding CM Punk vs Chavo Guerrero in an Extreme Rules match for the ECW Title to the lineup.

- Three spots remain for this year's Money in the Bank ladder match. Currently the favorites for those finals spots are Elijah Burke, Kane and believe it or not The Great Khali.

and from a card post WM:

The Sovereign Bank Arena is advertising the following matches for the
WWE house show in Trenton, New Jersey on April 8th, 2008:

DX vs. Randy Orton & Umaga

Jeff Hardy vs. Lance Cade for the Intercontinental Championship

Chris Jericho vs. Snitsky

Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes vs. Santino Marella & Carlito for the
World Tag Team Championship

Man In Black · Anime Mod

No way will Khali be in the MITB match. That is simply retarded on every level.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

I think Kanes a bad idea as well. As SoD mentioned in the ECW thread, surely Punk would be a good choice for this?

Mollison · 500 Club Member

well kane's the serial wm card filler so it wouldn't surprise me one bit. It doesn't matter who they put in because they've already decided a winner by now. I guarantee it will be won by someone who's already listed for it

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Most likely Jeff I would have thought

DoctorOfDesire · 500 Club Member

I'm thinking probably Ken Kennedy. He missed out on his shot last year due to injury, plus Jeff has just had a push and a title match. Also, if we are assuming that HHH will win the gold at WM, it would be far easier and more entertaining to run a HHH/Kennedy feud.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

THeme song announced....

March 6, 2008 Los Angeles, CA WWE has announced that Rev Theorys Light It Up along with the Red Hot Chili Peppers Snow (Hey Oh) will be this years theme songs for Wrestlemania XXIV.

Selected from among thousands of recent rock anthems, Light It Up has gotten wrestling fans pumped up and raving already for this legendary sports-entertainment spectacular. The song is included in Wrestlemania ads and will be played during the event and on the WWE website, www.WWE.com.

Wrestlemania regularly draws crowds of over 70,000 people and is one of pay-per-views largest events. This years extravaganza will include not only star wrestlers, but also music heavy weights John Legend, Snoop Dogg and of course, Rev Theory.

What else would you expect from a band who was a part of last years Bad Boys of Rock tour with rock hard heavy hitters Hinder, Buckcherry and Papa Roach? Fans of Rev Theory can also look forward to the bands debut album on Interscope Records, coming June 2008.

Wrestlemania XXIV takes place on Sunday, March 30th, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
Rev Theory Official Website www.RevTheory.com

Link to Wrestlemania XXIV video

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Darth Mattitude wrote:

WWE World Title Triple Threat

World Heavyweight Title Match

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vs. The Big Show

Career Threatning Match

Money In The Bank (3 More Superstars TBA)

Smackdown Vs. RAW

Finlay Vs. JBL

Playboy Bunnymania Lumberjack(Jill?) Match

Here is the official thread for WM 24. Please put all related chat in here. I've started this now as the rumour mills have started and you could always chat about ideal line ups etc.

-- Edited by Darth Mattitude at 16:17, 2008-03-07

There's actually 5/6 potentially good matches there....

Heygizmo66 · B List Star

What type of match is Mayweather V Big Show? Can Mayweather do anything other than box?

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

You can add MVP to the money in the bank now too as announced on wwe.com. So the US belt isn't getting defended then?

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Guess MVP vs Matt Hardy wont be on the show then :(..

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Last Friday on SD was the first time the US belt has been defended since....um....I'll have to get back to you on that one...

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

So neither the IC or the US titles will be defended on the Big One. Good to see the WWE still care about their secondary titles.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

The IC title hasent been defended at Wrestlemania for years from what i read...

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Hows this for a bit odd...

In the latest issue of WWE Magazine there is a feature where they list the top Wrestlemania dream matches they want to see. The list includes: Steve Austin vs Hulk Hogan, Victoria vs Beth Phoenix, Chris Jericho vs Edge, Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker, Carlito vs DH Smith vs Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton, The Rockers vs London & Kendrick, Boogeyman vs Papa Shango, JBL vs HHH and The Rock vs MVP.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Boogeyman vs Papa shango? Obviously someone very insane had to suggest that,while they are at it,how about Giant Gonzales vs Great Khali vs Kurrgan? ^-^

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

You missed Bastion Booger

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

I say Jeff Hardy for the win in the MITB because:

Spoiler: Jeff lost the IC to Jericho on RAW thus freeing him up for a proper title challenge. Still means the IC isn't getting defended at WM though...

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

How wrong could i be^^^^^^^^^^^^^

New match for mania:

Armando Estrada announced on ECW that 24 superstars (or guys who don't have matches for 'Mania) from Raw, Smackdown and ECW will compete in a battle royal. The winner will immediately face Chavo Guerrero Jr. for the ECW title.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

And Khali was the first qualify.....

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

If CM Punk wins this he better get the title, but then if he does, doesn't this just become a pointless exercize when they could just announce Punk vs. Chavo...? Although it must be said Im holding a candle that Punk gets a MiTBplace now Jeff's out.

+++ EDIT +++
Ant he next site I visit is wwe.com to see it announced that CM Punk defeated Big Daddy V to be entered in the MitB. So looks like a new champion for ECW then?

-- Edited by Darth Mattitude at 11:57, 2008-03-12

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

John Morrison takes one of the last two spots in the MITB after this weeks SD! tapings. Hmmm, if rumours are true and Kane gets the final spot and Undi wins the belt at Mania, anyone want to put a few quid on Kane winning the MITB and facing his brother for the belt?

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Kennedy will probably repeat his win from last year and they'll give him the push he would have got last year.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Kanes never going to get another shot at a world title.The guy has been jobbed to death that no longer is he seen as a threat to anyone.Im guessing Kennedy will get the title shot,but i have no idea why,the guy is a terrible wrestler and just plain dull to watch.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Wrestlemania update and potential spoiler....

Spoiler: The current plan for Umaga vs. DAVE at Wrestlemania is for the match to end controversially. Umaga would then switch to Smackdown to continue the program with DAVE.

For the summertime, the current direction has Umaga feuding with The Undertaker for the world heavyweight championship.

(credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

As long as it involves DAVE losing I don't care either way....

Heygizmo66 · B List Star

With Jeff out of the picture i reckon Jericho will win the MITB match. If Kane is last entrant then i can only see Kennedy or Jericho winning. CM Punk could win it but if he did i'd hope they moved him from ECW to Raw.

I also think Chavo will lose title to someone who isn't on ECW, haven't decided who yet though.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Jericho won't win as his push has been slowed down (nice one Steph!) and he is the IC champ so Kennedy is the likeliest choice.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

More Mania News...

The latest news from the celebrity side of WrestleMania XXIV is that Kim Kardashian will be involved in the Playboy Bunny Mania lumberjill match, which Snoop Dogg will be hosting. Kardashian - known for her big assets - is
a Playboy cover girl herself and she confirmed her involvement in the show on MTV's TRL earlier this week. Previously she was being listed as a guest hostess of WrestleMania. Kardashian made headlines last year when a private sex tape she did with hip-hop star Ray J was released on the Internet. (thanks to Colin Vassallo)

Heygizmo66 · B List Star

WWE.com is reporting that John Morrison has filled the last spot of the MITB match at Wrestlemania which means there will only be 7 participants, unless they throw a "surprise" entrant in on the show

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Surprise entrant eh? *Cough* Matt Hardy *Cough*

Symphony Of Destruction · Metal Mod

I'd like to see Matt win the Battle Royal then beat Chavo for the ECW gold, because I doubt they'd let Matt win the belt without some major build up. I mean the best singles title he's ever won is the Cruiserweight strap. Typically M.I.T.B winners have always had midcard straps before they won the match.