re: Wrestlemania Weekend: Smackdown/HOF/NXT Stand and Deliver Thread 4/18/2025

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Just spitballing here but heel champ Cena against ghosts of his past like Punk, Orton or maybe even Roman could be great.

I’ve got a sneaky feeling Rock will be involved Sunday night somehow and perhaps someone else is with him to help Cena. Why else did Cena sell his soul if it wasn’t for a guarantee that he beats Cody?

Then you circle back at the end of the run with Rhodes going over Cena and bringing him back from the “dark side”

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Yes to just about all of this. We'll have Cena's greatest feuds in the remaining months. Seth winning the title from Cena makes a lot of sense with the double turn. Cody then wins the RR and Roman/Punk cost Seth the title at WM.

If Dwayne costs him the title then that's how you move Cena along while Cody rebounds in a program with Dwayne ending at SS.

Some observations while writing this..

LA Knight's chick is indicating that it is a bit cold in there.

Uhh.... cameras just showed KO in the background seeming healthy looking around. No brace so either he's not in a rush to return or it really is the suspected swerve.

Ludwig and sTiffy are a very good looking couple. I wonder how long until they figure out how to get him going as a face? HE might be a good option for Gunther's next program.

The Fightful guys are hyping NXT Stand and Deliver while shitting all over Wrestlemania. Just listening for 20 minutes reminded me of why I stopped listening to their BS.

You know you've got to respect how well Jay has done keeping his wife and kids completely off the map.

And how freaking drunk will he be at the press conference 3 hours after winning the title?


Somebody needs to tell Charlotte that saying she 'doesn't celebrate birthdays [she] celebrate[s] anniversaries" is probably not the best thing to say two weeks after her trainwreck promo.

Someone showing up appearing to help Cody until you get the swerve with the Rock directing them to attack Cody could be a really good moment and in line with the turn at EC imo. It’s why I keep going back to Seth. He’s the reason Cena won in the first place and he would appear as a friend to Cody. It makes so much sense for him to align with Rock and Cena especially after what he said about Punk tonight. Cody kinda did the same thing

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Well I guess the question is whether they signed CJ as well. If she comes out as Lana, that crowd is going to pop big.

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I saw on twitter she’s rumored to have signed a legends deal. I really want to see Rusev get a run with some sensible booking. I know he had his issues but I think he could be really good in the right spot. Talk about a fricking heat magnet if he’s booked correctly in today’s political climate

Am I the only one that thinks them putting McCool in just cheapens it for everyone who actually belongs in there? AT MOST it should've been LayCool as a team. The "match" induction is nearly as bad.

Yeah....Paul is definitely turning tomorrow night.

ETA: Sitting together Seth-Becky-Paul (on the edge of his seat)-Bianca-Montez

That was really awesome for them to go into the archives for some footage so Sting could be part of this intro.

Anyone else’s sound out?

I'm watching it via YouTube and it's perfect.

A bit disgusted that he didn't even acknowledge Liz.

Going from previous years, this should be McCool's slot.

Did McAfee really just laugh during the Undertaker intro?

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A bit disgusted that he didn't even acknowledge Liz.

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he pretty much just sat around and let her die before finally calling 911.

they were both addicts at the time, but he's still a bitch for that.