Sibersk Esto
Banned
Creative has nothing for anyone. People are just told to go out and do things this week with no build.
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August Wrasslin |OT| The Sunday of Summer
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avengers23
Banned
Can't abide the Spider going in to business for himself. Match had no build, and not even TNA has a three minute cage match. The Spider's gear is below backyard indy tier. 1 star.
Half a star for the women who accompanied Bonesaw to the ring and for how Bonesaw worked the crowd.
Fantasy Booking: Neville will have Barrett ready for a pin, but Stardust will knock out the ref, and when Amell goes in to take care of Stardust, woosh, in a FLASH, Grant Gustin is in the ring in a referee shirt and lays down a lightning quick 3-count as Stardust rolls up Amell.
Your only hope is to pull a New Day and pray the crowd gives you something to work off of.
I still cannot believe VKM thought original face New Day were going to work and be over....
I haven't seen an episode but everything I've heard ranks it the worst season of the show yet.
Owens is going to be a fat jobber, no doubt about it.
The Elite
BOSS
I really want to
Oooooh, that's why she looked familiar.
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Sibersk Esto
Banned
She does good work 🌝
British Monsoon
Member
Really fun G1 show today, lots of hilarious fanboy reactions as their favourites are kept out of contention -
. All three matches were great. Also,
an AJ/Fale was a ton of fun. Great show friends, really looking forward to tomorrow's as well. Some great looking block b matches.
Ibushi lost to Yano, Shibata lost to Tenzan, Naito lost to Gallows
Tanahashi beasting and is well on his way to the finals
slightconfuse
Banned
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Last nights G1 has some fuckery
Doc Gallows pinned Naito
Last nights G1 has some fuckery
slightconfuse
Banned
Elgin with fan
That Hashin Tigers cap is pretty sweet.Elgin with Dan
Ok, I actually liked the Amell/HHH backstage segment. Amell held his own and didn't feel out of place. The guy who felt out of place was Neville, because the story was entirely Stardust vs Green Arrow and Neville looking a solid foot shorter than the other two guys was hilarious
I was entertained by Raw for most of it so I consider it a success I guess.
Only the main-event and the IC stuff made me tune out. Real shame they had Bryan there just to promote a triple threat nobody really gives two fucks about.
Also, Owens is looking more and more like a chump. It was expected but damn, really hard to see his fall since beating Cena clean just a few months ago.
Apart from that I liked the show. Cesaro is looking great, the women's segment was cool (even if Becky and Charlotte totally bombed on commentary) and the Neville/Stardust stuff was better than expected. It was also one of the rarest times Neville spoke on TV which is a shame.
Only the main-event and the IC stuff made me tune out. Real shame they had Bryan there just to promote a triple threat nobody really gives two fucks about.
Also, Owens is looking more and more like a chump. It was expected but damn, really hard to see his fall since beating Cena clean just a few months ago.
Apart from that I liked the show. Cesaro is looking great, the women's segment was cool (even if Becky and Charlotte totally bombed on commentary) and the Neville/Stardust stuff was better than expected. It was also one of the rarest times Neville spoke on TV which is a shame.
newdayrocks
Member
Elgin with Dan
He looks so much better with that beard.
British Monsoon
Member
He's got a bicycle!
Also, this is the sixth SummerSlam in the row that Cena is either in a match for the WWE Championship or in the main-event (when he beat Team Barret).
Then people are surprised that people are sick of Cena. This isn't even counting every Summerslam he has been. Just in a row ones.
Then people are surprised that people are sick of Cena. This isn't even counting every Summerslam he has been. Just in a row ones.
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Deleted member 47027
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I would hazard to guess that if WWE is doing it now, and it's official, we should be absolved...
Embrace the Burger
Yeah, it sucks. I don't think it was me that warned you, but I'll warn you now that you're too late, hah
We were told not to address his defining trait. No talk about his indie work.
It looked like WWE might really be behind him with giving him the win over Cena immediately, lots of talking spots on Raw, powerbombing a celeb alas, Cena got his 2 wins back with a tap out and Owens is in an awkward spot where he's going to hit another loss to Balor at NXT and have nothing for Summerslam.
He's going to be one of those unconvincing midcard heels, like everyone is.
His genuinely entertaining feud devolving into another CenaWinsLOL story ended up killing his momentum in the eyes of a lot of us. There was really no reason for him to not win the US Belt from Cena, especially when he was going to drop the NXT Title to Balor and Cena is fighting for the World Title.
Nooo. This is why I haven't been watching WWE. Maybe they have in Limbo till Sami comes back right right?
BronsonLee
Member
Fucking lol at Rusev's dumb ass flag, and Summer continuing the running gag of Divas using the moves of their significant other
Rusev abandoning Russia cause he broke up with Lana is also hilarity. He's still a fucking US hater, he just switched to goddamn Bulgaria again!
Rusev abandoning Russia cause he broke up with Lana is also hilarity. He's still a fucking US hater, he just switched to goddamn Bulgaria again!
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Deleted member 47027
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It was too much too soon without giving him character development, nothing meaningful at least. I know I had issues with "well, what happens after Cena?" because his ENTIRE existence was predicated on having an issue with Cena. Sure, they could have put Owens over at the end of it and had someone else move on, or stretched it out with Cena, but there's still basically no reason for him to be there right now. No good one at least. Are we supposed to believe Owens just takes his lumps and moves on? It felt, to me, like a vendetta that never had the chance to fully play out. And don't get me started on the Owens/Cena matches. Blew their load all at once. Now Owens has nothing.
They are half doing a Cesaro/Owens program right now but since Owens isn't going to be at Summerslam they haven't fully committed to it yet. The talk is that HHH is getting a lot of pushback with Owens backstage so who knows where he ends up.
As for Sami I have zero faith in them to give Owens/Zayn the gravitas and space it needs on the main roster. It'll be fucking awful more than likely, if it even ever happens.
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Meltzer claims that Owens is the subject of backstage politicking between differing opinions about his viability as a draw.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The entire Rusev storyline is funny because it's so ridiculous. The fact that Ziggler has been around for practically none of his feud makes it even weirder.
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Deleted member 47027
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Eh, they're just trying to make the fans feel like they're a part of the show. Everyone is eating the same shit pudding from WWE no matter whether you endorse that flavor or not, you're still eating their shit.
I feel like very few people are better off because of wrestling.
FTFY.
But yes, I agree.
They should just use it better.
It's a great gimmick but the gift of the gods might be better.
Although the surprise cash in can be a good holy shit moment.
Agreed. It was only good during the brand split era because you'd always have one other world title that you could hot shot and get some buzz going. Now that there's only one World Title you can't really use MITB without fucking up a story or someone's momentum. On top of that MITB cash-ins have become way too predictable.
avengers23
Banned
Daniel Bryan might be Mr. Glass, but Sheamus, Barrett, and Ziggler are definitely in contention for the title.