07-26-2021, 08:43 PM | #60721 |
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They are in dire need of babyfaces for both shows right now and one guy they could protect and push is Keith Lee. Don’t why they won’t.
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07-26-2021, 08:54 PM | #60722 |
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Keith Lee is incredibly lovable and turning him heel makes no sense. I'm still not over Sami Zayn's turn. I for one do not care for his conspiracy nut character. But as long as he's making a real world impact...
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07-26-2021, 10:21 PM | #60723 |
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Damien Sandow could have been better than he was, but there was a limit. He didn’t really “get it” and even if they had jammed him down our throats, he would have just been another guy jammed down our throats.
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07-26-2021, 10:40 PM | #60724 |
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Watched the MLW Battle Riot battle royal from this weekend. Basically it’s a 40 man Royal Rumble with pins and submissions. Winner gets a title shot anytime anywhere. Holy shit what an overbooked clusterfuck of nonsense. But kinda fun. Savio Vega pulled double duty as himself and as Kwang. Theyve got some black luchador who did like 7 Kofi elimination saving spots in one match. The ring was constantly too crowded so nobody could get their spots in cleanly. They’ve got this guy EJ Nduka who is an absolute monster. The winner stabbed the monster heel multiple times with a spike.
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07-26-2021, 11:05 PM | #60725 |
Higher. Further. Faster.
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Getting Botchamania videos as recommendations in my YouTube feed. Like, fuck off, man.
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07-26-2021, 11:54 PM | #60726 |
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have never heard the audio of this clip before
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07-26-2021, 11:59 PM | #60727 |
quesque fuck?
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Audio? It’s the video dawg.
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07-27-2021, 01:22 AM | #60728 |
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I kind of feel sorry for Meltzer. I suppose he probably has a lot of money though.
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07-27-2021, 01:29 AM | #60729 |
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The Bucks should've renamed their flippy finisher after he creepily objectified female wrestlers for getting surgery.
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07-27-2021, 01:41 AM | #60730 |
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07-27-2021, 01:48 AM | #60731 |
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I remember that brief period when the bucks moved up to heavyweight in njpw, and actually put effort in to telling better stories in their matches rather than just doing moves.
Damn. What could have been. |
07-27-2021, 01:50 AM | #60732 |
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I saw one match, and I can’t remember who it was against, but one of them tried to sell an injury getting in the way of a springboard. The crowd LAUGHED. They’re not very good.
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07-27-2021, 02:18 AM | #60733 | |
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07-27-2021, 02:37 AM | #60734 | ||
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WWE will do whatever bullshit they think is a great idea, wheather it actually is or isn't, then usually blame the talent when it's revealed it actually wasn't a good idea... and then when they get serendipitous gold dumped on their lap, like being in the throes of the Ryder Revolution, The Summer of Punk, The YES! Movement, or the pre-Stephanie co-opted Divas Revolution, they decide to go in a different direction. And I say that as a guy who is still not super high on Keith Lee personally. I still can't not picture him as anyone else other than the other big guy in RoH teaming with Shane Taylor. Even with my own bias, I see there is *something* there that the crowds apparently want to see, and I don't understand how WWE has yet to pick up on that. |
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07-27-2021, 03:17 AM | #60735 |
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Because Vince doesn’t care. It is logical to protect a handful of wrestlers on the roster in all divisions so that you have gatekeepers and guys ready to be elevated if they break out or there’s suddenly a need or injury. Vince doesn’t think that way. Nobody other than Roman and Lashley are special. Nobody gets ahead or goes on a tear.
The Sandow and more recently Otis MITB wins is a prime example of Vince just making a decision with no long term plan hashed out. They gave Sandow the MITB and 3 months later burned his cash in to lose to Cena, who was feuding with Randy Orton again to unify the titles. 3 months. They booked Sandow to win MITB and in three months they punted because the decision to give him the briefcase was done without actually having a game plan of how to use it. Otis was a mistake from day one. Nobody in their right mind viewed him as a champion. At least not the top champion the show. But whatever. He gets the briefcase, he loses it, and now he’s clean shaven and playing Chad Gable’s muscle as they both circle the toilet that is the WWE midcard. A year ago Otis was heavily featured and a seemingly popular babyface who’s greatest career accomplishment prob ruined any chance he had at elevating it celebrating himself. |
07-27-2021, 04:38 AM | #60736 |
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Some of the anti-WWE bias has basis, another part of it is all myth. I mean, you can say that no one other than Reigns and Lashley is special, but Lashley is a relatively new thing for them. He was US/IC Title level last year. Occasional opponent for Drew. Reigns has been pushed, but his heel turn happened only about a year ago didn’t it?
There’s a period of time where the WWE didn’t want stars. They don’t want to hand talent the cache to be able to value themselves. The irony of that is that when there is a mindless millionaire throwing money around, there is that chance for talent to go elsewhere. And at some point you do need stars. I thought the XFL would necessitate the WWE getting more of their ducks in the row. And prior to WrestleMania, it actually did seem like that with Drew. But Covid changed those plans, and they’re only getting back into things now. You’d THINK they’d want stars now. You can kind of see it with Roman, Lashley, Drew, The Usos and Big E. Maybe a few others. But their programming largely sucks, so who knows how effective it will be? |
07-27-2021, 09:24 AM | #60737 |
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Thoughts on Roman and Lashley only being "stars" because of the lack of other stars or the absence of a few (i.e. Cena).
They've absolutely made Lashley look like a beast, no question. Roman talks a lotta shit, but still seems the same boring superman punching ooooh-aaahhhing shield guy. Still find Roman boring, if I am being 100% honest. He's just a boring asshole now. |
07-27-2021, 02:08 PM | #60738 |
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RIP Super Porky
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07-27-2021, 02:29 PM | #60739 |
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Was just coming on here to post that. I remember first watching Porky like 20 years ago. Great character.
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07-27-2021, 03:20 PM | #60740 | |
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07-27-2021, 03:26 PM | #60741 |
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If this Vince were around in ‘87 Andre would have beaten Hogan clean at WM 3 and right after the pinfall there would just be 5 minutes of crowd shots.
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07-27-2021, 03:56 PM | #60742 |
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RIP Super Porky |
07-27-2021, 04:09 PM | #60743 |
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Ok I totally forgot how good Palmer Cannon was in this role.
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07-27-2021, 05:18 PM | #60744 |
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07-27-2021, 05:27 PM | #60745 |
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07-27-2021, 05:34 PM | #60746 | ||
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07-27-2021, 05:40 PM | #60747 | |
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07-27-2021, 05:42 PM | #60748 |
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1.81 million for RAW this week
635k viewers were aged 18-49 in the ever infamous tweener known as 'The Demo'
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07-27-2021, 05:57 PM | #60749 |
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Those darn tootin Olympians!
Seriously, on one of the more recent Fan Council questionnaires, the WWE wanted to know if there was any interest in having any current gold medalists on WWE TV. |
07-27-2021, 06:00 PM | #60750 |
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The Olympics had 13 million viewers last night on NBC so I could see it
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07-27-2021, 06:02 PM | #60751 |
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Please refer to the aforementioned flow chart, sir.
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07-27-2021, 06:02 PM | #60752 |
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And then see the follow up from COO Gertner, advising on the facts.
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07-27-2021, 06:41 PM | #60753 |
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07-27-2021, 06:52 PM | #60754 | |
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07-27-2021, 07:06 PM | #60755 |
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Who exactly pushed for Ryder to win the match and what dirt did they have on Vince to force him to book it?
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07-27-2021, 07:33 PM | #60756 | |
CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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07-27-2021, 08:49 PM | #60757 | |
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07-28-2021, 12:25 AM | #60758 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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07-28-2021, 12:34 AM | #60759 |
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07-28-2021, 01:03 AM | #60760 |
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