WWE Until Mania

First, my only issue is his role on creative.  If he's purposely keeping guys from getting too hot, so he always has to save the day, that's a major problem.  I don't THINK that's the case.  Second, he can't stay away from the ring.  What used to be called an "attraction" is now a part-timer stealing paychecks from the regulars.  When Andre the Giant came in to pop a town, the only guy bitching was Michael Hayes.  I really like Dean Ambrose.  I think positioned properly, he can be a huge star.  But he's not selling 110,000 seats in Dallas.  Third, I don't think Hunter was going to be in the main event against Rollins.  It was scheduled to be a grudge match.  Finally, the wins and losses.  The only one I have an issue with since he left the active roster is Lesnar.  Doesn't make sense to beat him.  There's a case of marginalizing a guy through creative.  However, I don't think they wanted Brock getting too big because of his contract.  Whether that makes sense, I'm not sure.  But he can't lose every Mania match.  If he does, he becomes Jericho.  I know it has been unpopular, but Jericho isn't as big as he used to be because of the returns.  Hunter has taken the pin quite a bit.  Ultimately, I'd like to see four young guys white hot like Austin, Rock, Taker, etc.  But it's not horrible or unprecedented.   

REWRITING WRESTLEMANIA WITH MY BULLMASTIFFS, DONALD AND FLEX. PAUL IS CALLING EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES TO SEE IF HE IS STILL CLOSING THE SHOW. WHAT PART OF WIFE SWAP DON'T YOU GET, PAL? I WILL PUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP ON ROCK AT SMACKDOWN AND MAKE REIGNS THAT WAY. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? OR WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE STEPHANIE AND YOUR LITTLE ORLANDO DEAL? FLEX IS SUGGESTING PAUL STAY IN THE TITLE MATCH WHILE DOMINATING HIS CARPET DRAGGING TESTICLES. I RARELY QUESTION FLEX ON BOOKING DECISIONS, BUT THIS COULD BE A SHOWDOWN.

Hell any of those options I'd be more interested in than Trips. I had even pitched Samoa Joe winning the Rumble, Trips guy, in Orlando, where NXT's home base is. You could build two months plus off a Samoan backstory between the two, who cares if it's not real. This is Trips boy, have him be right by his side in the main event of Mania. Guess they want an established name & not a "rookie" in the main event spot. I do however think that's something they could do.

Like the Bryan idea, but I honestly think they believe he's made of glass & don't want another concussion to fall on their hands. Which is why I sadly think we've seen the last of him.

With the exception of Rock/Cena, which was literally made a year in advance, this Reigns ending Mania with the title held high is the most predictable outcome in a very long time. I get it makes sense logically, but this is Wrestlemania, people want to be surprised & not pre-programmed for once.

I'm not buying the Strowman stuff. I firmly believe Cena will be back to face Taker.

Ryback's new gear.  

The best part of that picture is the EXIT sign, which one can only hope he utilizes to the fullest.

That's really going to make the crowd NOT want to chant for Goldberg during his matches.

I'd prefer a Ryback/Gillberg feud more to be honest.

Just spouting here and maybe some of this has been said as I can't keep up with anything these days but:

* scorejr and I were talking and he said that Lesnar vs Ambrose at Wrestlemania would be awesome. I agree.
* As much as I love Jericho the above match should take precedence over any sort of Ambrose/Jericho talk.
* If you're not doing Ambrose/Lesnar then it should be Ambrose/Styles with AJ having turned beforehand and doing some sort of stuff with Anderson/Gallows.
* If you do that then you can have Lesnar/Owens. But if you do Lesnar/Ambrose then you can do Owens/AJ.
* Hell I don't even know which I prefer.

Not sure if there's been any updated word on the Balor injury but regardless of the severity I will continue to pine for my 9 months on/3 months off proposal.

The injuries just keep piling up, as do the deaths.

It's just something that was on my mind and triggered that thinking again. Axl Rotten's death also was a trigger. But yeah the ankle correlation is poor.

You're exactly right. There's no reason an independent contractor cannot receive three months off per year from a publicly traded sports entertainment company. It's the biggest joke, as creative suffers because of their 2016 standing in society. It wouldn't have to be a set three months off. They wouldn't have to do an injury angle to sell it either. However, this is similar to football. 98 percent of these guys and gals would rather be dead. They don't want to sit at home. Especially with the advanced training staff that goes with them on the road. But some of that is a variation of Stockholm Syndrome, and all of this is ultimately possible.

What they need to do is still work a few days a week but lose the house shows. You should have 2 performances per week, 3 days in the gym and 2 recovery days. You don't have to make shitty 3 on 3 matches on tv just to get guys matches. They have a deep enough roster to spread it out so they don't have people only doing tv or only doing house shows.

This would also keep guys/girls from being overexposed.  The problem is they would have to pay them less, or make less profit.  I could find a way to make more money with your scenario.  But I'm not Vince.  

And I actually think that creative could flourish in this scenario. Vince & Co never stick to or probably even attempt long term booking anymore anyways. Not to mention that even when you love a wrestler you might start getting a little tired of them after 9 months.