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[Juan Cena]

That's what I'm hoping for too but whatever the outcome I just hope she gets featured on tv.

On second thought maybe it won't be so neat if Cena wins MITB. He'll just bury the whole Bryan/Punk/AJ storyline.

Maybe Cena decides to cash it in for the Seamus' World Heavyweight title (or whoever has it) and set up a title unification match later on.

[Jubilee]

I don't think they can. They're specifically advertising this as a World/Heavyweight champion MITB match.

[Kerny]

I think AJ will leave with the Money In The Bank winner who will cash in that night, whoever that may be

think that works, but I also think Cena's winning so Idk if that will be true or not

[kingbeavis]

Forgot to mention that I loved seeing bob backlund on raw. The crossface chicken wing was great see as well. I was waiting for him to start screaming about plebians.

[syxxpakk]

Day 192.

Started disc 2 of the Greatest Stars of the 80s.

The docs we on Jerry Lawler, Arn Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and Ric Flair. As much as I love Arn, I can't help but feel he was out of place, especially when you consider there's no Kerry Von Erich or Randy Savage in the set. Still, everything was pretty well done. Steamboat acknowledged teaming with Youngblood, but glossed over their major feud with Slaughter/Kernodle.

As for matches, I only watched two. First was Dusty vs. Ric Flair from Starrcade '84. The match is solid, but it has one of the all-time bad endings: Joe Frazier calls the match because of blood on Dusty's face. Can you imagine? They were putting something nice together, but it really never got going and the finish truly killed it.

Next was the Minnesota Wrecking Crew vs. Billy Jack Haynes/Wahoo McDaniel. I'm sure there's a nice story to this one, but overall it's just your average TV match honestly. There's a distinct pleasure in watching the Andersons do their thing, but it never kicks up to the next level. The Andersons winning via nefarious means is fine, though.

Match of the Day goes to Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes.

[iggy]

A little early but, here are my predictions for MitB:

Pre-Show Champs, Kofi and R-Truth retain against Hunico and Camacho. Still, no one cares and Vince wonders why.

WHC MitB: Damien Sandow wins. Weeks of epic briefcase strategy promos ensue. Alternate: Cody, Dolph, or Santino win and become the first guy to fail at cashing in the briefcase.

Brodus Clay fills time by dancing, having a one minute squash match, and then dancing some more.

Sheamus goes over on Alberto del Rio.

Ryder has a backstage segment. Maybe, he compares GM notes with Mick Foley. Hilarity ensues. Woo! Woo! Woo! You know it!

Bryan wins title. AJ leaves with him. Build up to SS being either an straight up iron man or ultimate submissions match. This feud is far from over.

Alex Riley is happy to get a ppv bonus for being squashed by Ryback.

The divas do diva things. Hornswaggle may show up. No one is entertained. I go to the bathroom.

In the shouldn't be the main event, Cena and Big Show become co-winners. Feud continues through SS when the winner takes advantage of the winner of Punk/Bryan having been through 30 minutes of hell. Alternate: Cena and Show wipe each other out. Last minute entrant, The Rock comes in and cleans house on Kane and Jericho. Grabs the briefcase and says see you at WM.

What is everyone else' s predictions?

[fieldy snuts]

DirecTV and Viacom did not reach a new contractual agreement before midnight eastern. Thus, Viacom opted to pull their networks from the DirecTV lineup. "Viacom, the owner of this channel, forced DirecTV to suspend it despite our many requests to keep it on," reads a statement on DirecTV where the station would normally be located. We're working to bring it back as soon as possible without an unfair increase to your bill."

Affects TNA via Spike TV. Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT and some other ones are also dark now.

[misac]

A little early but, here are my predictions for MitB:

Pre-Show Champs, Kofi and R-Truth retain against Hunico and Camacho. Still, no one cares and Vince wonders why.

WHC MitB: Damien Sandow wins. Weeks of epic briefcase strategy promos ensue. Alternate: Cody, Dolph, or Santino win and become the first guy to fail at cashing in the briefcase.

Brodus Clay fills time by dancing, having a one minute squash match, and then dancing some more.

Sheamus goes over on Alberto del Rio.

Ryder has a backstage segment. Maybe, he compares GM notes with Mick Foley. Hilarity ensues. Woo! Woo! Woo! You know it!

Bryan wins title. AJ leaves with him. Build up to SS being either an straight up iron man or ultimate submissions match. This feud is far from over.

Alex Riley is happy to get a ppv bonus for being squashed by Ryback.

The divas do diva things. Hornswaggle may show up. No one is entertained. I go to the bathroom.

In the shouldn't be the main event, Cena and Big Show become co-winners. Feud continues through SS when the winner takes advantage of the winner of Punk/Bryan having been through 30 minutes of hell. Alternate: Cena and Show wipe each other out. Last minute entrant, The Rock comes in and cleans house on Kane and Jericho. Grabs the briefcase and says see you at WM.

What is everyone else' s predictions?

Aren't the Prime Time Players #1 contenders?

[GLX]

Aren't the Prime Time Players #1 contenders?

Waiting for the prime time to get their championship match, imo.

[misac]

DirecTV and Viacom did not reach a new contractual agreement before midnight eastern. Thus, Viacom opted to pull their networks from the DirecTV lineup. "Viacom, the owner of this channel, forced DirecTV to suspend it despite our many requests to keep it on," reads a statement on DirecTV where the station would normally be located. We're working to bring it back as soon as possible without an unfair increase to your bill."

Affects TNA via Spike TV. Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT and some other ones are also dark now.

That really sucks considering the improvement. I guess I'll have to watch on their site.

[iggy]

Aren't the Prime Time Players #1 contenders?

You are having an attention span of more than two hours. What kinda WWE fan are you?

Sadly, the filler I put in there because the show is less than a week away and they have only announced FOUR matches for the actual broadcast is more likely to happen than anything else I predicted.

[syxxpakk]

Day 193.

I finished the Greatest Stars of the 80s today.

First, I finished off disc 2. The first match I watched on it was Kerry Von Erich vs. Jerry Lawler to unify the AWA and WCCW World titles. Hell of a match, here. Lawler is great as a heel and Von Erich is a great as a babyface. Even better is that it uses the same finish as the Rhodes/Flair-match from yesterday, but it's done EFFECTIVELY. See, Von Erich is such a bloody mess that you might think his face is genuinely red - so when the ref calls it for blood, you feel like the ref is legitimately saving Kerry's life! Great match.

Next is Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat from WrestleWar. This would be their initial encounter for this trilogy, where Ricky wins the title. I don't think I need to say whole lot about this one, all three are legit *****-matches. Everything is perfect here down to the near-fall finishes. Even better, the keen eye will see Dave Meltzer in the front row having a bit of a spasm for one near-fall. Another great match.

Next is Ric Flair vs. Jay Youngblood. This match is like watching Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho. You're given a hint that, with time, Youngblood could be a major deal. Sadly, Youngblood passed before his time. The match is brief and goes to a time-limit, but it's a good enough to make you want to see more.

The extras on disc 2 are great as well. Some really good promos from Lawler, Rhodes, Flair, etc. Excellent stuff.

With that out of the way I popped in disc 3.

The wrestlers covered were Jimmy Snuka, Bob Orton, Paul Orndorff, the Iron Sheik, and Hulk Hogan. So Snuka and Hogan I get. But this set doesn't include: Randy Savage, the Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Ted Dibiase, Nick Bockwinkle, Kerry Von Erich... I mean, Bob Orton over those guys? I love Arn Anderson, but over those guys? At the very least, they need to do a second set one of these days to incorporate them. Probably not going to happen, though. The profiles were good, at least.

The matches, on the other hand? What a horrid set.

First you got Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Snuka in a cage, which probably ended up being the best match on the disc. Backlund escaped the cage after Snuka missed the Superfly off the top. Kind of weird to see Snuka here as a heel when he's played up as such a wonderful face during the profile. Why not Snuka/Muraco or Snuka/Piper?

Next is Bob Backlund vs. the Iron Sheik. This is the match where Sheik wins the world title. It's a boring display, with Sheik just using submissions most of the time. Backlund is game and shows a lot of the stuff that would later influence one American Dragon, but Sheik is Sheik and that's really it, isn't it?

Next is Paul Orndorff vs. Salvatore Bellomo. Essentially it was a 14-minute squash. Boring as hell. Why not Orndorff vs. Hogan in the cage? Wouldn't that make more sense? This match, ugh.

Next is Iron Sheik vs. Hulk Hogan. Blink and you'll miss Hogan winning his first World championship. It's noteworthy for that alone, but the match is as passable as they get.

Next is Bob Orton vs. Jimmy Snuka and I'm completely dumbfounded at this point. The match is a bore, although I can't help but wonder if I'm more unhappy with the selection of it than anything.

Finally Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper caps off the DVD from the War to Settle the Score. As a match, it's nothing, but as an angle it's one of the best ever. Orndorff ends up ganging up with Piper on Hogan and hell breaks loose. Cyndi Lauper gets on the apron to protest, and when Orndorff/Piper try to attack - Mr. T saves the day! Bedlam ensues and this sets up the first WrestleMania.

The extras on this disc are great as well, with the notable exception of the Tony Atlas/Paul Orndorff-posedown.

Match of the Day goes to Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat.

[kingbeavis]

The wrestlers covered were Jimmy Snuka, Bob Orton, Paul Orndorff, the Iron Sheik, and Hulk Hogan. So Snuka and Hogan I get. But this set doesn't include: Randy Savage, the Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Ted Dibiase, Nick Bockwinkle, Kerry Von Erich... I mean, Bob Orton over those guys? I love Arn Anderson, but over those guys? At the very least, they need to do a second set one of these days to incorporate them. Probably not going to happen, though. The profiles were good, at least.

I think DiBiase's and Rude's best matches are from Mid South which they just acquired I believe. Randy Savage and Warrior weren't on good terms at the time. I assume they had the AWA and WCCW libraries at the time, so I don't know about the other two. Maybe they were thinking that Bockwinkle was more of a 70s star?

[syxxpakk]

DiBiase had the Savage-main event, probably tons of Savage-matches from MSG mains, the Roberts-feud, etc. Rude had matches with Warrior and Roberts. No excuse for not including Andre. Savage and Warrior I guess I see your point, but they're noticeable absent. There's tons of footage and clips on the set from AWA and WCCW as is, so no excuse there for Bockwinkle and Von Erich.

[Bianco]

Waiting for the prime time to get their championship match, imo.

according to WWE their manager refused to put them in the match because it was the pre-show so they will wait until they get a better spot on the card