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August Wrasslin |OT| When Russo Shoots, He Shoots To Kill
- Thread starter Hasney
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Bret did it because that was his/Hart Foundation's gimmick, Anti-American. The Zeb-Swagger collaboration is basically United We Stand, which is okay. But it looks silly when it's used as a babyface angle against foreign heels and flip flops as a way to belittle the foreign face. Its morals are completely different.
Nose Master
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Catching up on Raw... HHH is a god damn genius. Turning the complaints about the network advertisements into cheap heat (and actually getting the crowd to chant 9.99 ffs) is amazing.
slightconfuse
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slightconfuse
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You guys are defiantly going to watch the G1 tonight. MOTY happening
People also sold the Crossface Chicken Wing like crazy when Backlund turned heel.
HerbertFish
Member
How many hours til it's onYou guys are defiantly going to watch the G1 tonight. MOTY happening
Sweeney Tom
Banned
TNA Hardcore Justice
* Tigre Uno defeated Crazzy Steve in a match taped for Xplosion.
* Gail Kim vs. Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love vs. Taryn Terrell is next. Kim gets the win and retains her title.
* Stairway to Janice with Bram vs. Abyss is next. There's a ladder at ringside and Christy Hemme points up to Abyss' Janice weapon hanging above the ring from a chain. Bram gets the win by retrieving Janice.
* In-ring segment with Ethan Carter III, Rhino and Rockstar Spud. They turn on Rhino and beat him down, blaming him for Dixie Carter getting put through a table.
* Samoa Joe defeated Low Ki.
* Mr. Anderson defeated Samuel Shaw in an I Quit Match. Gunner was at ringside and stopped Anderson from delivering a post-match beatdown.
* Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy come out for a promo and get a big pop. Team 3D are out next to an even bigger pop. The Wolves interrupt next and the three teams cut promos for their upcoming match.
* The crew comes out to set up the steel cage. It will be a 6-man match with the winner being the new #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title.
* Bobby Roode vs. Gunner vs. Eric Young vs. Austin Aries vs. Magnus vs. James in a #1 contender's cage match is next. The match ends when Roode and Young both escape the cage at the same time and hit the floor. They argue but there is no winner.
* Gail Kim vs. Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love vs. Taryn Terrell is next. Kim gets the win and retains her title.
* Stairway to Janice with Bram vs. Abyss is next. There's a ladder at ringside and Christy Hemme points up to Abyss' Janice weapon hanging above the ring from a chain. Bram gets the win by retrieving Janice.
* In-ring segment with Ethan Carter III, Rhino and Rockstar Spud. They turn on Rhino and beat him down, blaming him for Dixie Carter getting put through a table.
* Samoa Joe defeated Low Ki.
* Mr. Anderson defeated Samuel Shaw in an I Quit Match. Gunner was at ringside and stopped Anderson from delivering a post-match beatdown.
* Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy come out for a promo and get a big pop. Team 3D are out next to an even bigger pop. The Wolves interrupt next and the three teams cut promos for their upcoming match.
* The crew comes out to set up the steel cage. It will be a 6-man match with the winner being the new #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title.
* Bobby Roode vs. Gunner vs. Eric Young vs. Austin Aries vs. Magnus vs. James in a #1 contender's cage match is next. The match ends when Roode and Young both escape the cage at the same time and hit the floor. They argue but there is no winner.
canadian crowe
Member
Are we sure Vince Russo has left?
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
legit
It will air on 8/21. If they do 5 tapings like last time they have tapings to September 18
funkystudent
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The WWE Network would be available for 4.59 1985 dollars and would be a Radio Station of some shit.
FallingEdge
Member
You guys are defiantly going to watch the G1 tonight. MOTY happening
So much hype for that match. It will be good but I don't think it will live up to expectations =/
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Taken outside the arena for Smackdown today:
serenewarfare
Banned
Thursdays, huh?
Edit: why you do this to me Sweeney?
canadian crowe
Member
But what IF WWE was a sitcom in the 80s?
I still think if they ever made a movie about WCW, Disco Inferno would have to be played by Ray Romano.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Trent Acid was turned into one of my big stars in my EWR promotion thanks to an amazing developmental system. RIP.
Or it becomes a black hole.
If it's actually happening I hope it does before Impact ends. Just smack the shovel over TNA's grave and pack it down.
HerbertFish
Member
Thank fucking god Smackdown Is getting off fridays
Sweeney Tom
Banned
8/28 Impact
* Angelina Love vs. Gail Kim in a Last Knockout Standing match is first. Velvet Sky is at ringside. Gail won to retain her title.
* Tajiri came out to a nice pop and defeated Robbie E. Tajiri looked great.
* Kurt Angle cuts a promo from the balcony but is interrupted by MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley in the ring. They get heat and MVP threatens to have the NYPD start handing out chokeholds, referencing the recent death of a man. Tommy Dreamer comes out to confront them and gets a big pop. Lashley vs. Dreamer in a NYC Street Fight is next.
* Lashley defeated Tommy Dreamer in a NYC Street Fight. MVP and Kenny King joined Lashley in the ring after the match.
* Manik, Homicide and DJ Zema Ion vs. Tigre Uno, Low Ki and Crazzy Steve is up next. Team Manik gets the win.
* Ethan Carter III defeated Rhino with help from Rockstar Spud.
* Kurt Angle comes to the ring for a promo. American flags are handed out to fans in the crowd. Team 3D are out next with Mr. Anderson. War hero Chris Melendez is out next, making his debut. He's also from the Team 3D Academy. They did a really feel-good segment to introduce Melendez.
* The Hardys vs. Team 3D vs. The Wolves is next. Team 3D wins. This is the first of a series of matches between the team. The next will be a Tables Match.
* Tajiri came out to a nice pop and defeated Robbie E. Tajiri looked great.
* Kurt Angle cuts a promo from the balcony but is interrupted by MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley in the ring. They get heat and MVP threatens to have the NYPD start handing out chokeholds, referencing the recent death of a man. Tommy Dreamer comes out to confront them and gets a big pop. Lashley vs. Dreamer in a NYC Street Fight is next.
* Lashley defeated Tommy Dreamer in a NYC Street Fight. MVP and Kenny King joined Lashley in the ring after the match.
* Manik, Homicide and DJ Zema Ion vs. Tigre Uno, Low Ki and Crazzy Steve is up next. Team Manik gets the win.
* Ethan Carter III defeated Rhino with help from Rockstar Spud.
* Kurt Angle comes to the ring for a promo. American flags are handed out to fans in the crowd. Team 3D are out next with Mr. Anderson. War hero Chris Melendez is out next, making his debut. He's also from the Team 3D Academy. They did a really feel-good segment to introduce Melendez.
* The Hardys vs. Team 3D vs. The Wolves is next. Team 3D wins. This is the first of a series of matches between the team. The next will be a Tables Match.
serenewarfare
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That picture is really recent, considering the fact that it has the new logo. So right now it seems they may be moving it to Thursdays.
serenewarfare
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You're right. Next week on Raw we should have Lesnar make fun of all the dead Make-A-Wish kids Cena has spent time with. I mean, he's a heel, so it'll be fine, right?
Sweeney Tom
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All dirtsheets get their SD spoilers from the same guy (the one who does them for WrestlingInc)
Dude got kicked out early tonight (like during the first segment early), so nobody has spoilers. Want to know the Ambrose/Rollins stip? Tune in Friday unless the Observer has them.
Dude got kicked out early tonight (like during the first segment early), so nobody has spoilers. Want to know the Ambrose/Rollins stip? Tune in Friday unless the Observer has them.
HerbertFish
Member
I'd laugh
Not just fine but AWESOME.
serenewarfare
Banned
The point isn't whether you would laugh, as you aren't the audience WWE caters to or the general public they don't want to piss off.
Do you hold actors to the same standards? Do you think Leonardo DiCaprio is a real scumbag for being a slave owner?
If it helps make the crowd want to see him get his ass kicked and increases the intensity of the match, then I think it makes sense to do.
This.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Cena retorts "at least i got a healthy colon", the c-word causes Brock to double over and heave. Repeat at Summerslam, Cena Wins
serenewarfare
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I think the WWE is, for all we try to argue, an amalgamation of sports and entertainment. As Roddy Piper said, there is very little separation between on-screen and real life. Every performer is uniquely tied to their role. DiCaprio plays many parts in many movies. Brock Lesnar is ever only Brock Lesnar, on and off-screen. John Cena is ever only John Cena, on and off-screen. I don't think that comparing it to movies or TV in any way is a 1:1 comparison. I think the more comparable situation is athletes and what they say in the media and on Twitter. I think the performers, and by extension the company, are more held accountable for their words and actions than a movie star would be because there is, by design, less separation between the character and the person.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
hahahhahaha oh god some SD spoilers are apparently being revealed and if they're real,
Full un-detailed:
Ambrose/Rollins is a fucking lumberjack match
Full un-detailed:
* Dean Ambrose kicks off SmackDown with an in-ring promo. Seth Rollins interrupts from the stage. Ambrose announces a Lumberjack Match for SummerSlam. Rollins picks Ambrose's opponent for tonight and it's Randy Orton.
* Sin Cara defeated Damien Sandow.
* Paige defeated Natalya.
* There was a promo with Chris Jericho talking about Bray Wyatt and SummerSlam.
* Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton ended in a No Contest when Seth Rollins interfered and a brawl broke out.
* Sin Cara defeated Damien Sandow.
* Paige defeated Natalya.
* There was a promo with Chris Jericho talking about Bray Wyatt and SummerSlam.
* Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton ended in a No Contest when Seth Rollins interfered and a brawl broke out.
serenewarfare
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Sure, but there's a far better alternative than that one.
njean777
Member
Yeah they could have done Hell in a Cell or A cage match, but idk maybe it will be good? I haven't seen a lumberjack match in a long time. I didn't even know they still had them.
serenewarfare
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If only they had some sort of cage or something to keep them in.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
If they want to make it interesting, they'll make the lumberjacks a bunch of Tumblr fangirls pissed at Seth for breaking up The Shield.
I'd rather not witness a live sexual assault.
Maybe they didn't want to do a cage match because they're planning a Hell in a Cell match for that ppv/network special event. Not like the feud is ending at Summerslam.
EDIT - Not that I'm defending a lumberjack stip. That pretty much guarantees this match won't be as good as we know it can be.
EDIT - Not that I'm defending a lumberjack stip. That pretty much guarantees this match won't be as good as we know it can be.