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Adam Pearce is so fucking good.
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01-13-2021, 02:32 AM | #42 |
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Is anyone still following 205 Live? Does it serve a purpose now that the Cruiserweight title is a part of the NXT brand?
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01-13-2021, 02:36 AM | #43 |
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Also, (not that it matters) I won't be making PPV threads anymore. Feel like other posters should get the chance to create them...dunno.
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01-13-2021, 03:33 AM | #44 |
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01-13-2021, 04:23 AM | #45 |
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Shinsuke Nakamura is a better worker than anyone in AEW.
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01-13-2021, 07:36 AM | #48 |
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01-13-2021, 08:30 AM | #49 |
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Noid has admitted to not watching AEW, but can't stop telling people how bad it is.
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01-13-2021, 08:31 AM | #50 |
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01-13-2021, 12:11 PM | #51 |
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Yeah it could. Seemingly an out of the blue face turn in there too. All signs pointed to them setting up Daniel Bryan for Roman and that could very well some down the line despite him losing to an already tired Nakamura.
If anything they’ll swap Pearce out for Naks for the Rumble or put him in there with Roman at one of the shows between Rumble and Mania. Does booking him well for a few weeks cancel out the indifferent booking he’s received for the last number of years? And yes, I know Noid will rationalise why they’ve “wasted” him, or that they’ve brought him in specifically to fill a spot on the card and thus they’ve got out of him exactly what they wanted. |
01-13-2021, 12:27 PM | #52 |
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He also really hasn't had a lot of stand out matches.
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01-13-2021, 02:23 PM | #53 |
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Nakamura reminds me of Del Rio in that he's a great worker who phones it in 95% of the time.
Not meant to be a knock on him either, no sense in killing yourself in random matches when you're a good enough worker to get by half assing it unless it's a really big match. |
01-13-2021, 05:03 PM | #54 |
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Going all out in NXT where you might have a TV match every other week plus the takeovers made sense. Doing in WWE with their previous touring schedule was a death wish.
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01-13-2021, 05:04 PM | #55 |
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The fact that he can phone in it and still do good work is pretty great, really.
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01-13-2021, 05:51 PM | #56 |
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I’ve never seen Nakamura “phone it in.” Don’t watch every week, obvs, but whenever I see him I see a dude in the moment working exactly how he needs to work.
He’s not punching a dude as hard as he can in the fucking neck anymore. But his timing, facial expressions, how smooth some of his shit looks — he’s sublime. As far as his choices go in the ring (say what you want about his look, size, booking, the language barrier, etc.), does he have a single flaw? The guy doesn’t look lazy at all. He always looks like he’s there to be in a fight. Del Rio seemed almost hypnotized half the time. Del Rio was silky smooth too, but nowhere near as good as Naks. |
01-14-2021, 07:48 AM | #57 |
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The quality is shit, but this is still one of my favorite NXT matches.
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01-14-2021, 11:03 AM | #58 |
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That match was fucking stellar
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01-14-2021, 01:07 PM | #59 |
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01-14-2021, 02:44 PM | #60 |
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Nakamura has to be the greatest Japanese wrestler in WWE canon outside of Yokozuna.
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01-14-2021, 04:12 PM | #61 |
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Funaki?
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01-14-2021, 05:32 PM | #62 |
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How are we defining "Greatest Japanese wrestler".
Mr. Fuji arguably had a better WWF career than Nakamura (I'm aware he's Hawaiian) |
01-14-2021, 09:30 PM | #63 |
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Nakamura is this era's Kenzo Suzuki. Tons of hype, jobbed out in title programs, then permanently moved into midcard obscurity. The one plus is Nakamura actually got a title shot at Mania, which was the beginning of his end.
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01-16-2021, 09:25 AM | #64 |
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Well Pearce is out if the Rumble, KO is in.
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01-16-2021, 10:18 AM | #66 |
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01-16-2021, 10:56 AM | #67 |
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Probably because Drew has the rona so they have to take their other big title match seriously now
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01-16-2021, 03:29 PM | #68 |
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Adam Pierce v Roman Reigns was easily the most interesting program they could've run for Rumble. Hasn't Owens been feuding (and losing) to Reigns for a few months now?
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01-16-2021, 04:50 PM | #69 |
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Tbf he’s lost twice and not been pinned/made to submit.
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01-16-2021, 07:25 PM | #70 |
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I know he lost a ladder match. Idk what the other match was, but back to back losses? Even if there hasn't been a definitive loss, seems like overkill with a fresh match right in front of them and an event perfect for that type of match.
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01-16-2021, 08:34 PM | #71 |
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Imagine AEW being good enough to announce a show 2+ years in the future...THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY AREN'T THAT GOOD AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! |
01-16-2021, 09:14 PM | #72 |
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Imagine a WWE thread that is for everything WWE period...and can't get more than 2 pages in more than 2 days.
Yet AEW hits 4-6 in here weekly....preaching to the wrong choir sir. |
01-16-2021, 09:57 PM | #73 |
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They're gonna have mania in a 65k seater this yr? Why? Maybe they're really optimistic about a combo of vaccine distribution and Florida being a lot more lax on large gatherings. But still, why hold it in such a give venue when the livelihood you're gonna be able to pack is prob slim at best?
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01-16-2021, 10:56 PM | #76 |
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Verbose with a bomb. It'll be interesting to see how many people they can pack in.
Was thinking if they hadn't already blown the match, and if he was available, a heel Reigns w/Heyman taking on a returning Cena would be a fun little story for Mania. |
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01-17-2021, 12:17 AM | #78 |
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01-17-2021, 09:13 AM | #79 |
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you can bump any thread you want with Asuka videos tbh
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01-17-2021, 10:08 AM | #80 |
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Can we take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate the 8K upgrade/presentation on Smackdown?
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