Wrestlemania XXX

I think they are fitting every single active competitor on the roster on this card.

Four way tag, six man tags,  triple threats and battle royals. Whoever gets left out of this show well I feel sorry for them.

Anyone who gets left off? Hmm...

where's zack ryder? jtg? xavier woods? r-truth? yoshi tatsu? willie regal? riley? barrett? brodus? camaco? hawkins? young? otunga? rowan? zeke? the wyatt family? jason albert? justin gabriel? tyson kidd?

---are they filling out the battle royal?

Yeah most of them are in the battle royal.

I haven't watched a full wrestling show in about 4 years. I saw a link on Twitter to the Wrestlemania line-up:

Randy Orton
Batista
Triple H
Undertaker
Brock Lesnar
John Cena
Kane
New Age Outlaws

All in matches.

Then there's a battle royale with a lot of people I've never heard of, I'm assuming lots of these guys are young and ready to explode.

What's happening. Are no new guys getting a push? Sounds like I've missed nothing since 2010.

Daniel Bryan is the biggesr star. Hes facing Triple H at Wm with the winner being added to Batista v Orton for the now unified WWE World Title.

Cesaro is alao getting a big push and The Shield and The Wyatts are the best new groups. So they are getting pushed.

The reason so many older guys are around is because WrestleMania 30 is just round the corner and they want to have a legends theme for the show.

I haven't watched a full wrestling show in about 4 years. I saw a link on Twitter to the Wrestlemania line-up:

Randy Orton
Batista
Triple H
Undertaker
Brock Lesnar
John Cena
Kane
New Age Outlaws

All in matches.

Then there's a battle royale with a lot of people I've never heard of, I'm assuming lots of these guys are young and ready to explode.

What's happening. Are no new guys getting a push? Sounds like I've missed nothing since 2010.

2010? Sheeit. You haven't missed anything since 2005. Mark Henry, Big Show and Christian are in the battle royal too.

Nothing missed since 2005?  I think that's a little unfair in that we've had some pretty big retirements recently in Shawn Michaels and Edge...  But I can't really think of anything else... 😋

Right, we've had great talents leave. Have we had any start? Maybe the Shield. Maybe Wyatt. Maybe!

Predictions:

Tag Team Titles
The Usos vs Real Americans vs Rybaxel vs Los Matadores
Usos to retain.

Kane & The New Age Outlaws vs The Shield
The Shield to win - with a possible heel turn afterwards from Rollins and Ambrose, depending how they do the finish.

Single fall invitational for the WWE Divas championship:
AJ vs Naomi vs Cameron vs Brie Bella vs Nikki Bella vs Natalya vs Eva Marie vs Emma vs Aksana vs Alicia Fox vs Summer Rae vs Rosa Mendes vs Layla vs Tamina Snuka.
We are in desperate need of a new champion. Not only is AJ stale as hell but she hasn't even had a significant feud in what feels like months. Tamina Snuka to take it and then her and AJ can finally have the feud they've been teasing since forever.

30 Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Eh... doesn't really matter... although I guess it's gonna be someone half-established because they win some sort of trophy afterwards and the winner will be the first person to win said-trophy in the now annual match. I'll go for ... Sheamus.

Daniel Bryan vs Triple H
Daniel Bryan has to win. There is no alternative. If he loses, his time on top of the WWE is over, because this is the be all and end all. So Bryan to win.

John Cena v Bray Wyatt
As much as I would like Bray to win, I just can't see Cena jobbing to him at Mania - so Cena to win.

Undertaker v Brock Lesnar
Undertaker. Nuff said.

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Batista vs ??? (Daniel Bryan)
Anything less than Bryan leaving the show as WWE Champion will be disappointing. So, Bryan to win.

Predictions:

Tag Team Titles
The Usos

Kane & The New Age Outlaws vs The Shield
The Shield

Single fall invitational for the WWE Divas championship:
AJ

30 Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Ziggler

Daniel Bryan vs Triple H
Daniel Bryan

John Cena v Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt

Undertaker v Brock Lesnar
Undertaker

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Batista vs ??? (Daniel Bryan)
Bryan

Right, we've had great talents leave. Have we had any start? Maybe the Shield. Maybe Wyatt. Maybe!

Since 2005?  We've had Punk, Bryan and your boy John Morrison 😋.  But yeah, it does feel like time's been frozen since 2005-2007.

Back to Mania, I'm watching this year so I'm pretty stocked 😄.  As for my predictions:

Tag Team Titles
The Usos vs Real Americans vs Rybaxel vs Los Matadores
Usos

Kane & The New Age Outlaws vs The Shield
The Shield

Single fall invitational for the WWE Divas championship:
AJ vs Naomi vs Cameron vs Brie Bella vs Nikki Bella vs Natalya vs Eva Marie vs Emma vs Aksana vs Alicia Fox vs Summer Rae vs Rosa Mendes vs Layla vs Tamina Snuka.
No idea, I'll go with AJ

30 Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Sheamus, he hasn't really done anything big since returning at the Rumble

Daniel Bryan vs Triple H
My boy D-Bry right there

John Cena v Bray Wyatt
Cena, though I really really want Wyatt to win!

Undertaker v Brock Lesnar
Undertaker

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Batista vs ??? (Daniel Bryan)
I really hope it's Bryan, but I can see the 'E giving it to Batista to wind everyone up and create talk (ala the Rumble)

Tag Team Titles
The Usos: Shame that the Rhodes' brothers aren't in here because they deserve a spot based on their excellent work since last autumn but despite that, this match will be a great way to start the show.

Kane & The New Age Outlaws vs The Shield
The Shield: I think that any rumours/predictions for a Shield breakup won't apply here. That particular missile will be launched around Money in the Bank me thinks. As for this match, it'll be the second match on the card. 10 minutes with the old timers putting over the new guys.

Single fall invitational for the WWE Divas championship:
Tamina: Some sniffy comments about this match on the internet. I think it will be okay if given some decent time which considering the length of the show, will probably happen. Tamina winning the match to set up a Title feud with AJ is a good idea and I second it.

30 Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Big E Langston: I see this as WWE rebranding the King of the Ring tournament into a Battle Royal and naming it after a iconic figure in Pro Wrestling history. It's nice, allows for a lot of talent to compete on the biggest stage whilst proving the winner with a decent rub. My pick for the match follows that; they're really high on Big E and him winning here (eliminating Del Rio last maybe?) could kick-start his big push to the top and also provide reason for the two of them to feud post Wrestlemania.

Daniel Bryan vs Triple H
Bryan via DQ: WWE will string the fans along as long as they can. I see HHH bringing out the sledgehammer, destroying Bryan to the point where him competing at the main event is pointless because of the assumption that he's too hurt. More on that in a bit.

John Cena v Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt: Not really interested in the match but I am interested in the Bray Wyatt character. He reminds me of Raven and that's as high a compliment as any. I wouldn't be surprised if Cena won the match though, with the usual schtick.

Undertaker v Brock Lesnar
Undertaker: The outcome is not in doubt but what happens during the match is of interest. Both men have had 4/5 star matches and I expect the same here. To put across the brutality, I wouldn't be surprised if blood flowed. Expect the now common Tombstone kick-out which is a shame because the 'aww' response that generated when Michaels kicked out at WM25 has long gone. An F5 kickout will be huge as will the multiple Tombstone's needed to put Brock away. That will be the true story of the match, how Brock comes out the match. No doubt he'll come a badass because the Streak match at Wrestlemania has a alternate world feel to it.

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Batista vs ??? (Daniel Bryan)
Bryan: I predict a returning Stone Cold will help Bryan out, who'll hit the knee-strike to Orton to win the belts.

Other things to happen:

- Pissed off Brock Lesnar is backstage, smashing everything in sight only to turn the corner and come face-to-face with The Rock. WM31 build begins.
- DDP Yoga plug
- Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan meet backstage, Piper asks if they want to go at it again only for Mr. T to show up and Paul Orndorff to show up. Segment ends with a 'DAMN' from Ron Simmons.
- HHH getting ready backstage with Stephanie, only for Chris Jericho to walk by. Cue the 'some women never change' comment.

Tag Team Titles
Real Americans to get the win.. They will either win it all or split up (or my pick is a bit of both)

Shield vs NAO & Kane
The Shield should win this one and solidify them as big faces, building for the eventual spkit at Summerslam

Divas
Not sure but if AJ doesnt retain then it will be used to push Total Divas and one of them will get the win

Battle Royale
Big E should win this, im guessing the last 4 will be shaemus, Christian, Big E and ADR

Triple H vs D-Bry
I will go into this a little more at the end and the only way Triple H can win is if someone like Cm Punk returns to attack Trips, costing Bry the match.. Otherwise D-Bry will win this match but will not escape uninjured
I also think this may start the show with one of them doing double duty

Cena vs Wyatt
I would hope that Wyatt wins this or it kibd of buries him and his Super Cena theory very quickly.. But it is Cena so who knows..

Taker vs Brock
I really thought they should have made this a Casket match, to give it some kind of edge.. Not expecting anything great on this, although I am expecting Taker to retire on Raw the nect night after saying that he has defeated everyone, only for then Sting to appear... They could even do sonething on Wm to tease this retirement angle to make people tune in the nectxt night on Raw.. This will give a 12 month build like they gave Rock v Cena

World Title
I think anything less than a D-Bry win will send the fans home crazy mad and surely they want an amazing feel good end to the show... But perhaps thats too predictable and they will try save that for Summerslam just because they obviously know sonething different than everyone else

Or

I can almost see a Cm Punk return costing Daniel Bryan the main event or something along them lines... If they ever did work out a secret deal then having him either save Bryan in a Triple H post match beat down or cost Bryan the title victory, infuriating the crowd about no fairytale ending but leaving them screaming for a returning punk instead...

Be interestibg to see what Stone Cold will do at Wm and hopefully with him agreeing to be there it is somethibg more meangingful than a backstage segment.. And The Rock is ecpected to be there in some shape or form, I like Imty's idea for Rock v Brock tease though

- Pissed off Brock Lesnar is backstage, smashing everything in sight only to turn the corner and come face-to-face with The Rock. WM31 build begins.
- Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan meet backstage, Piper asks if they want to go at it again only for Mr. T to show up and Paul Orndorff to show up. Segment ends with a 'DAMN' from Ron Simmons.

I would actually mark out if these two happened!

Belly's post reminded me about Stone Cold.  I read somewhere he didn't want to be involved if it was just some meaningless backstage cameo.  So hopefully he'll have something big to do.  Maybe involving Punk?  Fingers crossed!!

Predictions:

Tag Team Titles
Real Americans.

Kane & The New Age Outlaws vs The Shield
The Shield

Single fall invitational for the WWE Divas championship:
Who cares? Chyna to return and win it.

30 Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Ziggler

Daniel Bryan vs Triple H
HHH

John Cena v Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt

Undertaker v Brock Lesnar
Undertaker

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Batista vs ??? (HHH)
HHH

All these crazy theories about Sting, Austin, Punk and Rock have got me mad excited for the show. Watching with my brothers on a brand new 51 inch tv so looking forward to it. 😄

So reports are saying that The Rock is indeed in New Orleans and has been rehearsing his segment... So should be interesting to see what that is exactly...

Also, someone posted a picture on Twitter of Kofi Kingston with CM Punk in New Orleans, but it has been since removed... Be interesting to see whether CM Punk is just in town to be with AJ or is in going to have a role to play perhaps costing Triple H the match against D-Bry, would be a logical feud, moving it to Summerslam and putting D-Bry into main event perhaps.

Stone Cold has confirmed he is taking part in the show aswell, and knowing that he had previously said if he was going to be involved then he would want it to be something bigger than a backstage segment, it does make you wonder.

For the first time I am actually excited about Wrestlemania... I havn't been excited or really bothered this year yet, but now its less than 12 hours away, I am excited for it.

The Hall of Fame was really good.

- Lita went on for 40 minutes telling stories but didn't really have the knack to make them interesting.
- Jake Roberts' was brilliant, really engrossing speech and emotional.
- Mr T's speech was unintentionally funny. He spent twenty minutes honouring his mum. Then Kane came out told him to leave and Mr T, made his apologies and left.
- Paul Bearers' was fairly short with a speech from Kane and acceptance from his sons. Undertaker came out in full gimmick raising the urn.
- Scott Hall only had a short but sweet speech. He looked in really good nick and then the kliq came out for this photo.

- Carlos Colon was inducted by Carlito, Primo & Epico. The speech wasn't very long and most of it was in Spanish.
- Ultimate Warrior's speech was very long but interesting until he ran out of steam in the last five minutes. He called WWE out on the Self Destruction DVD and how it upset him. But the rest of it was positive and thanked Vince and the WWE for believing in him.

Yeah, it was a really good show. Shame it went on until 5:30am, that was a little much for me, but I was entertained throughout. People often say the WWE Hall of Fame doesn't mean anything because guys like Koko B Ware and Drew Carey are in it, but Jake Roberts' speech changed all that. Every other day of the year wrestling is a massive joke, but during that speech wrestling became the most important, amazing thing in the world.

Excellent show. Here's links to it if you're interested, I recommend it: http://full2movies.net/watch-wwe-hall-o … ideo-hdtv/

I watched this on a stream last night, might go ahead and get network sometime today it seems pretty good.... anyways i enjoyed the HOF, first one i watched in a few years too..

I liked everyones speech for the most part....

Lita's stories were ok, the first 20 mins were kinda like listening to annoying girl tell you about her day...

Jakes was good and emotional with many inspiring messages.

I pitied Mr. T, he was really in the wrong place, i don't even think he thanked anyone inside of the wwe or mentioned a second of his run in the 80's at all... it just went on and on... i love my mother too, but damn.... i did feel bad that they sent Kane out to shut up him up... kinda made him look stupid.....they should probably do what the awards do and have a clock infront of the stage to tell them to wrap it up.

Happy for Scott Hall, it was nice to see the whole gang come out at the end of his speech since Scott, wasn't able to do that when Shawn, was inducted a few years ago.

Carlito obviously wanted attention... good to see him make an ass out of himself on his fathers big night. also the highlight of that.

Mean Genes jokes really went over the audiences heads....

Warrior was fantastic, i'm happy for him and i'm glad they gave him a lot of time to talk... i don't blame him for bringing up that dvd either... you could tell all over his face that its release and what was said about him really hurt more then anything... i was a warrior fan as a kid... sure looking back his matches aren't very good, but you can't take away the matches he had with Hogan at WM6, Savage or Rick Rude.

all in all it made me nostalgic more then anything else.

So reports are saying that The Rock is indeed in New Orleans and has been rehearsing his segment... So should be interesting to see what that is exactly...

Also, someone posted a picture on Twitter of Kofi Kingston with CM Punk in New Orleans, but it has been since removed... Be interesting to see whether CM Punk is just in town to be with AJ or is in going to have a role to play perhaps costing Triple H the match against D-Bry, would be a logical feud, moving it to Summerslam and putting D-Bry into main event perhaps.

Stone Cold has confirmed he is taking part in the show aswell, and knowing that he had previously said if he was going to be involved then he would want it to be something bigger than a backstage segment, it does make you wonder.

For the first time I am actually excited about Wrestlemania... I havn't been excited or really bothered this year yet, but now its less than 12 hours away, I am excited for it.

This might be the first wrestling show I've ordered in about 10 years.  Prob wont stay up to watch it, but will record and watch it tomorrow.  I've seen a couple of RAWs in the last month or so, and they have been poor, but not completely terrible, so thinking I might give Mania a chance, as its the 30th one.

I'm only excited because of the apparent surprises we might see, otherwise the card lacks anything interesting.

Anyone else watching it live? I've been awake since 5, so by the time this finished I'd have been awake 23 hours. Hopefully I can stay awake for it all.