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[JavyOO7]

The crowd popped huge for Joe winning the title


because Finn is boring

Sami, Owens and even Neville were better I feel.

 

[MG310]

@brydertna
Finishing up a great first night of @IMPACTWRESTLING tapings in Orlando. Morale = high. Sorry haters.

@JamesStormBrand
Dear God can today be over already.....

lmao

Only video I've seen so far of the crowd at the Impact taping

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEe1u9dC8cl1_qN1O8cOA_yPQnb_BelF9oBf0g0/

 

[mreddie]

WM 13 match with Bret. If you look at it he's likely not on the card at all if Shawn hadn't lost his smile a few weeks back. Bret/Shawn rematch is the obvious fight. Then Taker/Sid. Chicago Street Fight. HHH/Goldust. If Mero wasn't injured then maybe he fights him for the IC belt instead of Sultan/Rock.

Oh right, wow, so basically, the Kilq helped make Austin accidentally.

 

[KingBroly]

They are 100% setting up Styles vs Balor w/ Balor Club at Payback.

Reigns is facing AJ at Payback

 

[RBH]

 

[avengers23]

I wonder....

Spoiler

if they're gonna build towards Joe/Nak now for the next Takeover special...

Joe vs. Nakamura at one of Japanese shows during the July Japan tour?

 

[mreddie]

They are 100% setting up Styles vs Balor w/ Balor Club at Payback.

Extreme Rules, I get the feeling Styles/Reigns ends in DQ and Booman will feud with some other guy until Seth comes back.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Another one claimed by Joe.

 

[Bronx-Man]

How does Reigns factor into this?

Reigns is facing AJ at Payback

Reigns wins via DQ. Balor vs Styles happens at Extreme Rules, Seth comes back on the Raw after Payback to challenge Ramen.

 

[RBH]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jd0Ak8sZJQ

 

[KingBroly]

Joe vs. Nakamura at one of Japanese shows during the July Japan tour?

*faints

 

[Heroman]

If you are going to do a title change then do it where most of your audience can see it, Joe winning the belt means nothing if I couldn't see the match. If they wanted joe to win why didnt they just do it at nxt takeover?

 

[Jimmy King]

Reigns is really looking limp dick. Management must be stalling because they don't even trust him to do promos longer than his catchphrase, and they're using him to set up more important stuff like the Bray face turn and likely Balor Club. Interesting.

 

[jpv_13]

Having Joe win the title at a house show also keeps Balor undefeated as "The Demon", which is something they seemed to like to say.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Oh right, wow, so basically, the Kilq helped make Austin accidentally.

Stuff like this happens all the time. Example: the opportunity for Bryan to get his Mania moment never coming if Punk doesn't leave.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Aww yeah.

I suspect he'll hold it for a while until Nakamura beats him. Might be heading to the main roster after that to feud with AJ (after Vince buys the TNA library)?

 

[somedevil]

Joe vs. Nakamura at one of Japanese shows during the July Japan tour?

Joe seems to be not scheduled for that show right now. It looks like Jericho is going fill in that role.

 

[WouldYouKindly]

Extreme Rules, I get the feeling Styles/Reigns ends in DQ and Booman will feud with some other guy until Seth comes back.

Ding ding ding We have a winner lol

I seriously love the fact he lost at a house show they are moving fast on the aj vs fin (which is awesome) joe deserved it and will be a better champion going forward bayley and fin will be at raw mark my words

Spoiler

i still think they swerve and make aj champ (i can dream damnit)

 

[Mengetsu]

Looks the best he's been in years.

 

[Heroman]

Here: https://vimeo.com/102825529

You aren't even joking. My god the way Suzuki kept working submissions and beat down moves and the desperation counters back and forth. Suzuki just comes across scarier than any pissed off Shamrock gimmick ever could in the 90s. Especially with his MMA record of 30 wins 19 losses with 20 of his wins via really REALLY nasty submissions (doctors stopping one fight, armbars, knee bars, naked chokes, MULTIPLE GROIN SHOTS). When AJ went for the Bullet Club pointing a gun at his head thing during a hold to mock him and Suzuki snatches his finger and bends it back and starts locking armbars while trying to break his finger was just nasty. Had some real bend on that fucker too at times.

Suzuki is a helluva performer and this was one of the best matches I've ever seen either man in.

Man, it been awhile since I saw this match,Suzuki is so good.

 

[Data West]

what a time to be alive

 

[avengers23]

2016: shitty year for genius musicians, great year for HOSSES

 

[mreddie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jd0Ak8sZJQ

SHANE = MANY PUNCH MAN

 

[Heroman]

what a time to be alive

Who is the last guy?

 

[mreddie]

Stuff like this happens all the time. Example: the opportunity for Bryan to get his Mania moment never coming if Punk doesn't leave.

Yep, I think it was Wyatt-Bryan and Punk-HHH if Punk stayed with Bootista-Orton-Cena Main eventing I think

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jd0Ak8sZJQ

Pure Striker.

 

[Data West]

Who is the last guy?

Takashi Sugiura

the modern day Arn Anderson

 

[JavyOO7]

WWE app says the location of event was at Lowell, Mass... same city where he won TNA title against Angle in Lockdown 2008. Don't think event was at Tsongas arena though.

 

[UberTag]

Reigns wins via DQ. Balor vs Styles happens at Extreme Rules, Seth comes back on the Raw after Payback to challenge Ramen.

How many times does Seth get humbled by Roman until they elect to reform the Shield to face the Balor Club? Do they roll with that program before Summerslam or not?

Also, I have to assume Styles is losing to Balor. Wonder when he'll win a WWE program. Maybe when he has an actual feud against Owens. If not, perhaps when Joe gets promoted.

 

[Heroman]

Yep, I think it was Wyatt-Bryan and Punk-HHH if Punk stayed with Bootista-Orton-Cena Main eventing I think

IIRC want it suppose to be Bryan vs Sheamus?

 

[slightconfuse]

WWE app says the location of event was at Lowell, Mass... same city where he won TNA title against Angle in Lockdown 2008. Don't think event was at Tsongas arena though.

Same city where hbk lost his smile

 

[Bronx-Man]

what a time to be alive

Yep.

 

[somedevil]

WWE app says the location of event was at Lowell, Mass... same city where he won TNA title against Angle in Lockdown 2008. Don't think event was at Tsongas arena though.

Also in Lowell is where Shawn lost his smile.

edit: beaten

 

[Lemmy Caution]

RIP Chyna

In honour of her passing tonight she defeated Bull Nakano for the Women's Championship. She then proceeded to destroy the Bella twins in back to back title defences.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

In a perfect world, I would build up Joe vs. Nakamura for next year's WM weekend TakeOver. A monster heel Joe title run, and Nakamura gets a few more "big" wins in nXt.

But, what other faces are there for Joe to face? Doing it in Japan might be too much to resist, plus they might want to get Joe and Nakamura to the main roster quickly (although who would be left?).

 

[serenewarfare]

Joe winning the title at a house show is cool. I like when they do stuff like this out of nowhere. Makes the house shows seem like more of a big deal. I wonder if this was always the plan or if the Balor Club stuff has been accelerated to a point where this was necessary. Either way, it does give him the out of not being the demon, which he still hasn't ever lost as (I'm sure that honor will go to Roman one day).

 

[Heroman]

In a perfect world, I would build up Joe vs. Nakamura for next year's WM weekend TakeOver. A monster heel Joe title run, and Nakamura gets a few more "big" wins in nXt.

But, what other faces are there for Joe to face? Doing it in Japan might be too much to resist, plus they might want to get Joe and Nakamura to the main roster quickly (although who would be left?).

In a perfect world Joe vs. Nakamura would be WM33 semimain or main event.

 

[Man God]

I said it maybe a week before she died but Chyna, well, deserved to be Champion.


Yes, it would have been a stunt champion...in the era of Stunt Champions. Vince Russo. Vince McMahon. David Arquette. She's at least as credible as McMahon and much more so than the other two. She always looked legitimate in the ring which is why the act worked. Doesn't matter that her wrestling talent wasn't great. She had the look. She was over. She had a great act.

 

[Bluekaveli]

NXT house show spoiler

Spoiler

it looks like Samoa Joe just won the title

Lmfao yes!

 

[avengers23]

In a perfect world, I would build up Joe vs. Nakamura for next year's WM weekend TakeOver. A monster heel Joe title run, and Nakamura gets a few more "big" wins in nXt.

But, what other faces are there for Joe to face? Doing it in Japan might be too much to resist, plus they might want to get Joe and Nakamura to the main roster quickly (although who would be left?).

 

[somedevil]

In a perfect world, I would build up Joe vs. Nakamura for next year's WM weekend TakeOver. A monster heel Joe title run, and Nakamura gets a few more "big" wins in nXt.

But, what other faces are there for Joe to face? Doing it in Japan might be too much to resist, plus they might want to get Joe and Nakamura to the main roster quickly (although who would be left?).

Aries, Gargano, Ciampa and Itami who is almost ready to come back.

 

[slightconfuse]

NOAH needs some reps on the G1

 

[Jimmy King]

Yep.

so lame

 

[Heroman]

I said it maybe a week before she died but Chyna, well, deserved to be Champion.


Yes, it would have been a stunt champion...in the era of Stunt Champions. Vince Russo. Vince McMahon. David Arquette. She's at least as credible as McMahon and much more so than the other two. She always looked legitimate in the ring which is why the act worked. Doesn't matter that her wrestling talent wasn't great. She had the look. She was over. She had a great act.

She was garbage in the ring and I don't think anyone who was champ at that time would let her go over, also Vince would have never let her do it.

 

[Zach]

RIP Chyna

In honour of her passing tonight she defeated Bull Nakano for the Women's Championship. She then proceeded to destroy the Bella twins in back to back title defences.

Look at those guns.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Maryse's outfit on smackDown.

But Lawler's shirt. . .

 

[Bluekaveli]

I said it maybe a week before she died but Chyna, well, deserved to be Champion.


Yes, it would have been a stunt champion...in the era of Stunt Champions. Vince Russo. Vince McMahon. David Arquette. She's at least as credible as McMahon and much more so than the other two. She always looked legitimate in the ring which is why the act worked. Doesn't matter that her wrestling talent wasn't great. She had the look. She was over. She had a great act.

Rumour has it, Chyna told the story that they were going to make her champion. She had to choose between the championship or Playboy because Vince had some reason. Reason why I say "rumour" is because Chyna told the story lol.

 

[Zach]

I said it maybe a week before she died but Chyna, well, deserved to be Champion.


Yes, it would have been a stunt champion...in the era of Stunt Champions. Vince Russo. Vince McMahon. David Arquette. She's at least as credible as McMahon and much more so than the other two. She always looked legitimate in the ring which is why the act worked. Doesn't matter that her wrestling talent wasn't great. She had the look. She was over. She had a great act.

I said it a couple months ago, too!

...I don't hate the idea [of Chyna winning the World Championship]. >_____>

High-five, Man God!

 

[ngower]

Just got back from NXT Lowell. Crying.

SPOILERS: https://streamable.com/c90m

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

Did smackdown do a tribute to chyna