I'd say Kurt was a top level guy though. I'm not saying THE guy. I'm saying in that Undertaker tier. I don't think I could see Rusev there. More of a 'you're before the main event' and occasionally main event and we'll give you like one reign' kind of guy
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I'd say Kurt was a top level guy though. I'm not saying THE guy. I'm saying in that Undertaker tier. I don't think I could see Rusev there. More of a 'you're before the main event' and occasionally main event and we'll give you like one reign' kind of guy
Dark Ninja
Member
Well they already had Brock lose to those young kids HHH and John Cena
Completely agree, unfortunately.
Funny thing about that is, both Kirk and Jericho got put over by the likes of Austin and Rock especially on PPV's. How often have you see Rusev or other such heels (Wyatt) going over the likes of Roman or Cena? Problem came when Triple H would go over both and have himself feud with a dog and Stephanie instead of making both Kirk and Jericho a legitimate threat.
Briefly watched the PPV, but fell asleep little after the tag match. I have seen what people are writing about the later events so I'm not quite sure if I'm even going to watch.
-The first match with Enzo/Cass vs. Jericho/Owens was fine. The opening dialogue went too long, I get the pandering but none of it was funny or engaging. Guess it was just for the audience.
-Women's match was good for what it's worth. Don't care for either character but no serious complaints.
-IC match was the same, albeit short. Crews is terrible on the stick and seems to have no real direction. Why was he brought up? What happened with Darren Young?
-The AJ and Cena bout, while good, felt like the same modern style WWE stuff we see each time. Big move after big move. False start nonsense. Overall it was the best match thus far, but none of it was anything new. Cena taking time off and leaving his armband in the ring felt reminiscent to The Rock leaving in 2002. Fans knew it then and booed him a bit during the match; fans booed Cena but it's a meme thing to do with the awful chants.
-Last match being New Day vs. Anderson and Gallows. OK, I've seen some New Day stuff in the past and why is it acceptable they keep cheating? For instance, they'll be in a match and all of a sudden Kofi intervenes, or Xavier does something to throw off the heel while just being a manager to create a 3v2 advantage. They do this while being babyfaces. This was stupid and made no sense. It also feels like they're milking New Day's title run for whatever reason to pass some sort of milestone but none of their feuds are anything noteworthy.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Cesaro won't even beat Sheamus 4 times, he's not beating Br*ck
Cena was a fluke and a great match.
HHH matches though are among his worst since coming back. I'd rank them right in between the Ambrose match (the worst Bork match) and the Big Show Royal Rumble beatdown.
Professor Beef
Banned
Rusev just couldn't get it done tonight. And something tells me that if he can't get it done in the ring, then he can't get it done in the bedroom. But I'm sure the Big Dawg Roman can show him how to handle Lana.
believe THAT
believe THAT
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Imagine if Rusev not only beat 'Cena last year, but made him tap. What a star he could have been.
serenewarfare
Banned
Maybe she thought she could tough it out, but it just became too much to deal with given her style. It's really not that big of a deal. She'll be back and she'll still be over.
I'm sure the Big Dog's wife would take issue with that.
blackaroni
Member
Beautiful
BewareTheBatsie
Member
My guess is she asked to drop it after getting the belt. I say good for her for wanting time off to heal. She can easily bounce back and can clean up any injuries she might have in the process. Plus her and Charlotte's feud pushes more giving time for Nia Jax to develop a bit more until she has her turn.
I just find it darkly ironic that the match in which she drops the belt was like the last kind of match you wanna have if wanting time off to heal.
John Cena never tapped!
He didn't tap, Maggle! He did something worse, his body quit on America!
etc, etc.
(I love the passing out gimmick honestly. Too stubborn to give up. The best is Foley submitting himself via mandible claw and Shamrock losing it.)
Jimmy King
Member
So WWE uploaded footage of the GMs and commissioners hyping up the crowd on YouTube.
for SmackDown their bosses were more over than their world title competitors
for RAW you can hear the crowd's utter disgust upon seeing the title unveiled
for SmackDown their bosses were more over than their world title competitors
for RAW you can hear the crowd's utter disgust upon seeing the title unveiled
Why do you want to borrow my jacket?
No reason, just need it for a moment.
I'll be over this stupid belt by the morning, for now, it still looks like brain matter.
Top show but gets the Player 2 belt.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Charlotte's gonna have a filler feud with Dana until Sasha returns, isn't she?
Summer Rae demands justice.
Summer Rae demands justice.
If just the background of the logo was red I don't think it would be that bad, but for the WHOLE THING to be that color? Truly ugly. And what happens if they draft a current champion to the new show, which has happened numerous times? Are you going to have a bright red belt on Smackdown?
Why do you want to borrow my jacket?
No reason, just need it for a moment.
I'll be over this stupid belt by the morning, for now, it still looks like brain matter.
If they start selling little WWE Title jellies then maybe I can get over it but for a main title all red leather looks hideous.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Good thing they laminated the belt so Balor doesn't stain it with body paint.
Balor got injured in the match. Fuck.
http://www.pwinsider.com/article/10...ther-major-injury-blow-at-summerslam.html?p=1
BewareTheBatsie
Member
So was it this or just pure disgust for the title which is why he didn't raise it?
I give it two weeks before
Rollins is clearly marking his territory. He will injure/retire anyone who gets in his way at being on top. Cena,Sting and now Finn.
I'm saying this sarcastically before anyone works themselves.
JesseEwiak
Member
Once is a coincidence...
UberTag
Member
Two weeks for Bret. Two minutes for WrassleGaf.
Jimmy King
Member
No surprise, but the SmackDown women's title is the same design as the others, but blue.
UberTag
Member
How coincidental that Shane and Stephanie would design their belts the exact same way despite being "competing brands"... that's sure believable.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Background text is appropriate.
Had time before work to watch AJ/Cena and Balor/Rollins.
AJ/Cena was an even more excessive version of Owens/Cena II. Just kicking out of shit with no real flow. Definitely underdelivered for me, very disappointed.
Balor/Rollins was better in my mind although probably because I'm still a Rollins guy and even though all the rational, factual arguments about Balor are true, he's still my boy. Popped huge for Gods Last Gift. Even more kudos to the guys for having gotten the crowd back into the match after that belt reveal.
AJ/Cena was an even more excessive version of Owens/Cena II. Just kicking out of shit with no real flow. Definitely underdelivered for me, very disappointed.
Balor/Rollins was better in my mind although probably because I'm still a Rollins guy and even though all the rational, factual arguments about Balor are true, he's still my boy. Popped huge for Gods Last Gift. Even more kudos to the guys for having gotten the crowd back into the match after that belt reveal.
Well fuck
blackaroni
Member
So I guess he didn't lift the belt in the air because he couldn't and not out of shame at the belt's design. #InjuredByRollins
Red belt would be great with Roman's new red vest.
there's a reason he doesn't wrestle on TV
FlammableD
Banned
RIP in peace Boots. Twitter clearly got their priorities straight.
reptilescorpio
Member
Wait Cesaro & Sheamus are doing a 7 match series? Jeez. They already wrestled twice recently but those matches don't count so 9 matches?
FlammableD
Banned
Wait Boots got got on Twitter? Nooooooooo!
So many indie shows I never would have bought, so many Japanese matches I never would have looked for if it wasn't for his lovely GIFs
Yep. WWE will lose or gain nothing from this, there'll always be someone GIFing shows, and it makes no difference. The indies these guys promoted will take a knock.
Huh, guess I'm the only one who isn't over the moon about the Cena/AJ match. Do people really think its a MOTY? Just couldn't get into it at all.
Yeah Quildan was out there saying how much he thinks it helps promotions of his size. Plus he's done more for NJPWWorld for English speakers than NJPW itself.
Yeah Quildan was out there saying how much he thinks it helps promotions of his size. Plus he's done more for NJPWWorld for English speakers than NJPW itself.