07-30-2016, 09:43 PM | #27401 |
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Victoria needs to come back to help out the SmackDown Women's Division.
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07-30-2016, 09:51 PM | #27402 |
President of Freedonia
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I actually want to go back and re-watch some of Zack's 2011 stuff when everybody was getting really into him and he wound up taking the US Title. I thought I remembered him being decent in the ring back then but maybe I was just viewing his matches with rose colored glasses because I wanted to see his YouTube work and the following he created get rewarded.
Much like how I was into Alex Riley and it took a while to realize he was he drizzling shits. |
07-30-2016, 09:56 PM | #27403 |
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Very, very similar. I was actually going to compare him to Alex Riley.
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07-30-2016, 10:07 PM | #27404 | |
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Him winning even if it just lasted a day was one of the very few bright spots from this year's Mania. Ryder winning ended up being the perfect way for Miz to benefit the most with a quick title change. Not only does he get hated even more by the crowd, it also played into people thinking Vince pulled another gag on Ryder. If Zayn was the champ and Owens cost him the title, Miz doesn't get as big of a heel reaction than he did with Ryder. |
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07-30-2016, 10:44 PM | #27405 |
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07-30-2016, 10:59 PM | #27406 |
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I thought I read that melina is coming back. She can face sasha banks so we can have the battle of the horse faces.
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07-30-2016, 11:26 PM | #27407 |
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07-30-2016, 11:28 PM | #27408 |
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About an hour from me but I can't go
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07-30-2016, 11:37 PM | #27409 |
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I'm sorry about this
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07-30-2016, 11:52 PM | #27410 | |
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But nope. The crowd was just into him at the time because Miz was a wizard at getting people over. |
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07-31-2016, 12:05 AM | #27411 |
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Saw a match on Raw in attendance where Riley sand bagged Swagger's gut wrench powerbomb.
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07-31-2016, 01:52 AM | #27412 |
Hey Mister!
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07-31-2016, 02:14 AM | #27413 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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Saw Alex Riley at a house show in...2008 I think. Before he was on NXT. He was doing the varsity villain gimmick still. I was impressed by him then, and had high hopes when he turned on Miz.
What a bummer. |
07-31-2016, 02:26 AM | #27414 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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07-31-2016, 11:25 AM | #27415 |
In His hands...
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^ That is post-wwe Christian. Silly Guycott.
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07-31-2016, 02:40 PM | #27416 |
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07-31-2016, 06:19 PM | #27417 |
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07-31-2016, 06:35 PM | #27418 |
In His hands...
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07-31-2016, 07:25 PM | #27419 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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I don't know if Karl Anderson has beef with Jey Uso, but he was super overselling everything Jey did last night. Like Jey would punch Karl and he would fly into the corner and flop around on the top turnbuckle before falling over the ropes onto the floor and flopping around some more. Anderson was just horrible. It was bad. I wanted to cry.
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07-31-2016, 08:18 PM | #27420 | |
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07-31-2016, 08:20 PM | #27421 |
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07-31-2016, 08:23 PM | #27423 |
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I have mixed feelings about Melina coming back. She had a tremendous physique and was a notable female performer, but she seems to have a lot of attitude. I'd rather see John Morrison back.
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07-31-2016, 08:29 PM | #27424 |
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07-31-2016, 08:32 PM | #27425 |
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If that is his real name.
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07-31-2016, 08:37 PM | #27426 |
The Champ is Here!
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07-31-2016, 08:54 PM | #27427 | |
I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Besides giving the U.S. belt to John Cena did nothing to elevate it. If giving one of the "you tried" belts to a guy like Cena couldn't help it then nothing will. The IC and U.S. titles are doomed at this point. They're the TNA of title belts in that their reputations are irreversibly ruined. Short of flat out scrapping them and making totally new titles there is no way the secondary titles will ever matter again. |
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07-31-2016, 09:06 PM | #27428 | |
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Would also feel like a waste for Zayn's first main roster title be just a 1-day reign ending in possible shenanigans. Same for wasting some of Owens' star power on a meaningless reign. Everyone else would basically feel like a bigger waste of a reign assuming once again the idea was to just hold it for a day. |
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07-31-2016, 09:26 PM | #27429 |
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07-31-2016, 09:34 PM | #27430 |
The black Corey Graves
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Noid really hates Ryder in every way.
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07-31-2016, 09:41 PM | #27431 |
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....and loves juice clenses.
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07-31-2016, 10:40 PM | #27432 |
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07-31-2016, 11:07 PM | #27433 |
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07-31-2016, 11:08 PM | #27434 | |
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The business has changed, but arguably not for the better. I'm really glad Zack Ryder has got lots of friends that want to put him over and stuff. That's the sort of mentality that would get Brutus Beefcake in main event matches though. There's a reason Zack Ryder is a not a legitimate mid-card threat. I used to think it was because he got over on his own, but I think there's more to it. Competition is what drives those in WWE to get better. When everybody is safe and has got a great cushy spot, why would anyone ever get any better? Who in the WWE full-time, besides John Cena, is an actual draw? |
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08-01-2016, 12:16 AM | #27435 |
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If I ever shook hands with Zack Ryder I would have a slight feeling of awkwardness knowing I've fapped to his girlfriend before.
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08-01-2016, 12:16 AM | #27436 |
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The feel good moment was possible because it was just the IC title. The days of it being the #2 or "workers title" are long gone. You can use it and it's legacy to have a feel good moment because it means dog shit present day.
The question of who is a draw besides Cena is more interesting to ponder. Throw out all "they should have booked abc xyz and they'd have been the next Cena" arguments and just look at it on paper. Who brings eyeballs to the product? Rock, Lesnar and 'Taker I'm guessing. Full time guys? Dunno. |
08-01-2016, 12:24 AM | #27437 |
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So uhh...how much cocaine has Teddy Hart actually done?
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08-01-2016, 04:57 AM | #27438 |
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Frank Drebin besmirching the name of my beautiful Victoria. Unacceptable.
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08-01-2016, 06:33 AM | #27439 |
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She's actually pretty nice. Very flighty and could never remember our names but still nice.
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08-01-2016, 11:35 AM | #27440 |
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Yeah, I'm kind of surprised at the amount of hate Noid is showing for Ryder.
I always thought two things: 1. Ryder is a guy you just can't hate 2. Noid is a guy who doesn't hate anyone Clearly, I'm wrong with both. Personally, I've always liked Ryder. Sure, he'll never be the top guy and even I don't think he's that good that he could be the top guy, but seeing him challenging for either the Intercontinental or United States Championships just feels right to me. But I do think a change is needed. He's been pretty much the same since around 2009. He's been this happy and somewhat goofy underdog for what has felt like forever. There's a new underdog on the scene and that's Sami Zayn. Ryder can't really be the underdog anymore. These days, he's pretty much just himself, whereas before he had the gimmick of an arrogant Long Island "guido". I think maybe he should return to that but with more focus being on his arrogance than the whole "guido" thing. Have him forget about the fans and claim that they were just jumping on the bandwagon when he was rising up the ranks during the run of his YouTube show, but as soon as he fell to the bottom, they forgot about him. Have him cheat, attack people and even objectify women to a degree and claim they can't wrestle and so on. (Which in turn, will have the women "prove him wrong" yadda yadda yadda) Just have Ryder be a dick and chase the Intercontinental Title until eventually he cheats to win it. Seeing a heel Ryder title run will be different and refreshing. Better than him winning a championship and then the announce team being shocked and yelling that he's achieved his dream, and then the next night, Ryder constantly reminds us that he's wanted to win that championship since he was a little boy watching a former champion win the championship. He did it both times when he won the US and IC Titles. |