I think HHH will interfere. Wouldn't be surprised if Bryan gets screwed.
Bryan to win and Snoreton to cash in.
Would have said Orton cash in but the way WWE have openly talked about it on a weekly basis suggests to me it won't happen on Sunday, I think Bryan will beat Cena via a roll up. Cena is having elbow surgery afterwards so I can't see him leaving with the title. Wyatt will manage to beat Kane because again Kane is going off to film See No Evil 2. The mixed tag match is a strange idea and I think AJ and Big E will win somehow. Could have been a good time to maybe do an 'open challenge' and bring back Victoria maybe? She was billed from Los Angeles when she was in WWE, could have been a nice idea. Christian to beat Del Rio and retire the next night I think the way they have been talking about Christian. Can't remember the other matches
Would have said Orton cash in but the way WWE have openly talked about it on a weekly basis suggests to me it won't happen on Sunday
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I agree with that
I suppose Kane could win but is then attacked by the wyatt family leaving him out of action (to film)
Would Vince allow someone to leave as champion. The Vince of old wouldn't so i think Del Rio will retain
I can see orton or sandow cashing in and failing. They are saying "next champion" far too much with them both
They've built this Cena/Bryan match to where i can only see it transpiring one of two ways.
If Cena remains healthy after Summer Slam.... clean Cena victory/SS07 all over again. Bryan isn't a serious WWE championship contender, though he'll probably have the World Heavyweight Title all to himself by the time Survivor Series rolls around.
If Cena is off after Summer Slam.... Bryan wins, Orton cashes in, Cena intervenes on Bryan's behalf preventing Orton winning. Orton punts Cena - reaffirms heel turn next night. Beats Bryan for the title within the month.
And tbh, either of those outcomes is fine with me. I like Bryan much as the next guy, but i don't want to see him with the title. The way WWE book champions they don't truly believe in is horrible, look at Punk's reigns for christ sake. If he can be utilised to transition the belt from Cena to a heel Orton i'll accept that, otherwise i don't want him going near it anytime soon.
I like Bryan much as the next guy, but i don't want to see him with the title
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That's such a hot topic in the industry.
I think it's a mentality that goes back to the 70s/80s were the champions were huge men - the muscles of the industry.
You only have to read the wrestling autobiographies to see that many of them don't like the idea of 'smaller' guys reaching the top.
I, on the other hand think it's a farce and a stance that holds back truly talented wrestlers.
If we kept the mindset that dominatd the 80s then we wouldn't have seen the likes of Benoit, Guererro hold the belts.
People seem to be forgetting the most important thing - ability.
Bryan, Eddie and Benoit probably possess more ability than the last 10 wwe champions put together
Not forgetting Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.
WWE is changing. Daniel Bryan will signify a huge change for the company which is what they are doing as trips slowly takes over. He fully deserves the title.
Metro, you misinterpreted why i don't want Bryan to be WWE champion. That probably is the reason WWE don't believe in certain individuals, and it's unfortunate, but if WWE can't commit to someone it makes it very hard for me to as a viewer. The idea that Bryan could ever be booked as more than either a transitional champion or a pitiful excuse for a long term champion is a fantasy i'm afraid.
Digby, that's optimistic thinking. CM Punk entered 2012 with alot more buzz than Bryan has now and WWE ended up first booking their own title as an irrelevance, then Punk himself. As i briefly touched on, this match reminds me of SS07 considerably when Orton came into the PPV with shed loads of hype, dirtsheets effectively declaring that match to be the passing of WWE's marketing face, and instead we got what we all didn't want to admit to ourselves. He probably will be WHC before the years out, he'll restore alot of credibility to that belt too, but he won't ever be a serious WWE champion.
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posted on 14/8/13
I think HHH will interfere. Wouldn't be surprised if Bryan gets screwed.
posted on 14/8/13
Bryan to win and Snoreton to cash in.
posted on 14/8/13
Would have said Orton cash in but the way WWE have openly talked about it on a weekly basis suggests to me it won't happen on Sunday, I think Bryan will beat Cena via a roll up. Cena is having elbow surgery afterwards so I can't see him leaving with the title. Wyatt will manage to beat Kane because again Kane is going off to film See No Evil 2. The mixed tag match is a strange idea and I think AJ and Big E will win somehow. Could have been a good time to maybe do an 'open challenge' and bring back Victoria maybe? She was billed from Los Angeles when she was in WWE, could have been a nice idea. Christian to beat Del Rio and retire the next night I think the way they have been talking about Christian. Can't remember the other matches
posted on 14/8/13
Would have said Orton cash in but the way WWE have openly talked about it on a weekly basis suggests to me it won't happen on Sunday
....
I agree with that
I suppose Kane could win but is then attacked by the wyatt family leaving him out of action (to film)
Would Vince allow someone to leave as champion. The Vince of old wouldn't so i think Del Rio will retain
posted on 14/8/13
I can see orton or sandow cashing in and failing. They are saying "next champion" far too much with them both
posted on 16/8/13
They've built this Cena/Bryan match to where i can only see it transpiring one of two ways.
If Cena remains healthy after Summer Slam.... clean Cena victory/SS07 all over again. Bryan isn't a serious WWE championship contender, though he'll probably have the World Heavyweight Title all to himself by the time Survivor Series rolls around.
If Cena is off after Summer Slam.... Bryan wins, Orton cashes in, Cena intervenes on Bryan's behalf preventing Orton winning. Orton punts Cena - reaffirms heel turn next night. Beats Bryan for the title within the month.
And tbh, either of those outcomes is fine with me. I like Bryan much as the next guy, but i don't want to see him with the title. The way WWE book champions they don't truly believe in is horrible, look at Punk's reigns for christ sake. If he can be utilised to transition the belt from Cena to a heel Orton i'll accept that, otherwise i don't want him going near it anytime soon.
posted on 16/8/13
I like Bryan much as the next guy, but i don't want to see him with the title
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That's such a hot topic in the industry.
I think it's a mentality that goes back to the 70s/80s were the champions were huge men - the muscles of the industry.
You only have to read the wrestling autobiographies to see that many of them don't like the idea of 'smaller' guys reaching the top.
I, on the other hand think it's a farce and a stance that holds back truly talented wrestlers.
If we kept the mindset that dominatd the 80s then we wouldn't have seen the likes of Benoit, Guererro hold the belts.
People seem to be forgetting the most important thing - ability.
Bryan, Eddie and Benoit probably possess more ability than the last 10 wwe champions put together
posted on 16/8/13
Not forgetting Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.
posted on 16/8/13
WWE is changing. Daniel Bryan will signify a huge change for the company which is what they are doing as trips slowly takes over. He fully deserves the title.
posted on 17/8/13
Metro, you misinterpreted why i don't want Bryan to be WWE champion. That probably is the reason WWE don't believe in certain individuals, and it's unfortunate, but if WWE can't commit to someone it makes it very hard for me to as a viewer. The idea that Bryan could ever be booked as more than either a transitional champion or a pitiful excuse for a long term champion is a fantasy i'm afraid.
Digby, that's optimistic thinking. CM Punk entered 2012 with alot more buzz than Bryan has now and WWE ended up first booking their own title as an irrelevance, then Punk himself. As i briefly touched on, this match reminds me of SS07 considerably when Orton came into the PPV with shed loads of hype, dirtsheets effectively declaring that match to be the passing of WWE's marketing face, and instead we got what we all didn't want to admit to ourselves. He probably will be WHC before the years out, he'll restore alot of credibility to that belt too, but he won't ever be a serious WWE champion.
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