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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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This.
I take the position of having so little faith in the WWE these days. Mania is still a long way off, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them in another match before facing each other at WM. However I have been seeing rumours that Cena is facing someone else, and non of them look good at all.
Rollins has re-injured his right knee, hopefully not to serious
Just tweeted about it and he seems pretty bummed. Shame, can't see him having much of a career after this if it's bad.
feck sake. They are working it into a story with Joe but it's legit it seems.
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Not think it could be a work? Have a Daniel Bryan situation again, Joe takes everyone out hen Rollins comes back into play to cost him a match to set up a match between the two, possibly at WM? That way he becomes a face too
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Seems like its serious given everything said but being built into story. That would be a huge bummer for Rollins if he misses WM.
I cant see Cena/Orton at WM. Doesnt seem like a title match next week, and im giving SD some faith, given its SD. I think they will have the match on SD (non title), Cena ends up losing the title at the Chamber (maybe after Corbin is eliminated and then doesnt leave and costs Cena for a showdown between the two), and Orton/Bray happens.
Rollins is cursed. Hurts Finn and Sting, breaks Cena's nose and misses one, maybe two, Wrestlemania's with his own injuries.
Wonder if Joe will take any heat, finishes of Tyson Kidd's career then injures Seth on his debut.
Lot of people reporting that it's Cena/Nikki vs Miz/Marsye at WM. AJ vs Shane and Ambrose to be stuck in the usual multi man ladder match.
What a waste...
Ambrose sticks out like a sore thumb there, he deserves better than the usual clusterfeck match
Wrestling Observer reckon this will be the Mania card:
Bleh.
- Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal title
- Undertaker vs. Reigns. "It was noted to us that Vince McMahon had been wanting to make this match for some time. With Undertaker’s condition the way it is, this could have been the last chance to do it. There is the idea of a generational passing of the torch."
- HHH vs. Seth Rollins. "Obviously this is in jeopardy right now."
- Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton for the WWE title
- Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens
- John Cena & Nikki Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse
- Big Show vs. Shaquille O’Neal
- Charlotte vs. Bayley vs. Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks for the women’s title
Bleh.
Some matches that I like, but a few stinkers there too.
Anyone catch NXT this week? Graves is moving on to Raw and they showed a video package for him, instantly turned him into the biggest fecking babyface. Whatever WWE does, their packages are always ace.
Probably be like when they dropped the Rollins 24 special and then tried to bring him back heel. Then later turn him face badly and now the fans couldn't care less about him.
Does anyone really want to see Goldberg v Lesnar for the title though? Its clear to see they would have Lesnar win as he's the least part time of the 2
It being for the title definitely makes me way less interested in the match.
If that is their plan for the Universal title they should just keep it on Owens and have Jericho drop the US title beforehand, maybe due to Owens to properly kickstart their feud.
Wouldn't mind Taker/Reigns if Reigns is heel and there is no 'show of respect' at the end of it. Though still would prefer Cena/Taker if this is Taker's last match.
I can kinda get excited about Cena/Miz but sticking the women in there spoils it. Apparently this might be Nikki's last match because she is having neck issues, so it's a way to have a high profile send off rather than being relegated to the preshow I guess.
The only issue I have with the women's match is that I guess a Sasha heel turn is not coming before mania.
And AJ/Shane can feck right off. What a waste of probably your best performer. Would rather see AJ in the IC ladder than having to try and sell Shane's awful punches.
Wouldn't mind Taker/Reigns if Reigns is heel and there is no 'show of respect' at the end of it. Though still would prefer Cena/Taker if this is Taker's last match.
I can kinda get excited about Cena/Miz but sticking the women in there spoils it. Apparently this might be Nikki's last match because she is having neck issues, so it's a way to have a high profile send off rather than being relegated to the preshow I guess.
The only issue I have with the women's match is that I guess a Sasha heel turn is not coming before mania.
And AJ/Shane can feck right off. What a waste of probably your best performer. Would rather see AJ in the IC ladder than having to try and sell Shane's awful punches.
And which match is supposed to compete with Omega and Okada there?
They should be looking to compete with Cena/AJ first and they wont even top that. Heeck, they probaby wont even top Charlotte/Becky/Sasha from last year.
Why don't they just do that again? They love repeating matches over and over anyway.
The state of that card
Not staying up in a work week for such crap.
Basically telling us Cena is no way winning at the Elimination Chamber. That's so poor from WWE's part.Yeah doesn't look great. Lesnar/Goldberg doesn't need the title, let Owens and Jericho fight for it as everyone seems to want. Not sure what they're playing at putting the G.O.A.T in an inter-gender match at Wrestlemania, AJ Styles also deserves so much better than that. Put him and Cena in a cell or something. And where the feck is Corbin?
Styles will face Nakamura at Mania I reckon. He wasn't on this set of NXT tapings. Styles is as hot as he'll ever be.
That would be much better.
Have Shane cost Ambrose the IC title and have them two go at it in a no holds barred 'mania match as well.
Not perfect, but Ambrose deserves better than the ladder match on the pre show with a bunch of jobbers.
Surely Braun and Corbin need to be on WM... Ideally would love to see them face off in a last man standing match
Braun wins the ARMBAR, Corbin in the IC ladder match is my guess.
Such a waste of a card. Such a waste of Taker, Cena, Ambrose and Reigns. Also a waste of a title match too.
Anyone know where I can watch the ESPN 30 for 30 on the XFL, did anyone catch it?
Ive been looking for it and cant even find a torrent. Its annoying
XWT have it if you want to check it out and report it to the police.Ive been looking for it and cant even find a torrent. Its annoying
Please don't let Roman bury Joe
I'm surprised Lesnar is accepting being humiliated by Goldberg like this. It must be embarrassing for him?
lol,. like he cares when hes getting millions for 1 minutes work.
Plus it looks like hes winning the title of Goldberg at WM anyway.
Goldberg vs. Owens at Fastlane
Either Goldberg murders Owens in about a minute, or Lesnar costs Goldberg the match.
Wonder if KO will last over a minute