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August Wrasslin |OT| The Sunday of Summer
- Thread starter Plywood
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The smart thing to do would be to just sell blue pants, but I'm sure someone will buy this shit anyway.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Maybe they wanted to milk the hype and good will of an IWC bump before disposing of him?
.Most definitely.
Armello is on my steam wishlist and at this point i should just bite the bullet and get it.
Frecklestein
Banned
Dave also said that RKO is the best worker in WWE.
So f you all. I've been telling you all this for years, and you retort with clever insults like "Blandy Boreton." Yall can't judge shit.
He should stay good guy for a long time. His finisher screams good guy. WWE needs to put in more heels in his place so Randy always has fresh matchups.
dream
Member
Absolutely agree. RKO is reaching the point where fans won't ever boo him because they love him so much. Which is bad, because RKO is a natural heel, but he's talented enough to make it work.
If WWE does elevate some heels, it will allow them to build the company around RKO, which will make the product much more appealing.
I don't know how much Randy Orton's been over-pushed throughout the years (As it's WWE, I'm going to guess at "a lot") but I don't find there to be anything particularly wrong with him. I see him as probably the best baseline "I'm a wrestler and I want the belt" guy on the main roster.
He does seem to lack some actual character, but gets by on pure charisma levels. I don't love the guy, but I certainly don't resent him either.
EDIT: Also, he's well fit.
He does seem to lack some actual character, but gets by on pure charisma levels. I don't love the guy, but I certainly don't resent him either.
EDIT: Also, he's well fit.
The crews and bull shirts would he so much better without a back.
avengers23
Banned
Holy shit Mike Bailey vs. Hero was great.
Jimmy King
Member
Watching the No Mercy with Taker/Brock HIAC and it has a cold open of Taker sitting backstage licking his wounds, Kane comes in and says "So, how was your week?" Roll intro. Nice touch.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Thanks to the new shitty WWE belt with its dumb side plates, you can tell who WWE has more faith in based on their cute little personal logo they can stick on a t-shirt.
Uhaa crews is looking good then
Sorry Breeze
Uhaa crews is looking good then
Sorry Breeze
Jimmy King
Member
Just a reminder that Brock and Heyman framed Taker as an unfaithful husband and intimidated his pregnant wife. I hope they bring that up for SummerSlam.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Man Taker must've felt super shitty after divorcing sara since he had to get rid of that neck tattoo.
Ninja Scooter
Member
a skilled tattoo artist could have easily changed it from SARA to KANE
Jimmy King
Member
I'd appreciate it if he got CORPORATE wrapped around the back of his neck
FallingEdge
Member
Thanks for the info. I think I will shoot for the entrance as a place to sit.
I'm down for lunch. I will just be roaming the city. Let's meet up and have a good time.
avengers23
Banned
Jesus Christ this Konley/Nese vs. Baretta/Rey Horus match sucked. It's a match I'd want Stro rip apart.
The PAB have a much better theme than they deserve.
The PAB have a much better theme than they deserve.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Man first run Brock was just the king of smackdown. They gave him everything but it was way more entertaining than the HHH situation.
Jimmy King
Member
Matt Hardy (version ?) was the most fearless man in a locker room with Cena and Eddie. Bring him back to slay the beast.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
HHH strikes me as a guy who never understood the concept of a heel being defeated
avengers23
Banned
Confirmed: the This Is Awesome chant is completely devalued.
LOL at the mark holding a replica Big Gold Belt in the background of this Ethan Page/Johnny Gargano brawl.
LOL at the mark holding a replica Big Gold Belt in the background of this Ethan Page/Johnny Gargano brawl.
He just needs to keep playing the I don't give a shit card.
Empyrean Heaven
Member
It's hard to believe that the guy calmly walking to the ring stretching would soon morph into the guy dancing like Michael Jackson on crack. Swagsuke was so boring before 2012.
Nocturnowl
Member
Well you see it's all about the face chasing the heel, that's where the money is.
And never actually catching them must surely be best for business on that logic, who needs a payoff?
You say that but they had more mainstream popularity when they had a long running babyface champion.
Also, the "RKO outta nowhere" gimmick from earlier this year. Except don't announce it for an evening as before, just have one unexpectedly every couple of weeks during a backstage segment.
Nobody acknowledges it outside of the 5-second reaction shot immediately after it. Randy just does it, leaves and carries on as usual.
Nocturnowl
Member
Are you trying to tell me that this current Rollins era of chickenshit heel chasing isn't stacking up to say Attitude era Stone Cold?
...you may have something here.
avengers23
Banned
Jesus fucking Christ this show went off the rails after that Hero/Bailey match.
If you have an hour to kill, watch Rumble '92. Heenan going berserk that Flair is in the rumble so early... going berserk when Flair is doing great... going berserk when Flair wasn't doing so hot... then going insane when Flair won. The drama with Hogan and Sid was great too since it seemed like Hogan was shocked at the response the crowd was giving him. How many years were we in to that Hogan run? Almost a decade? Hogan had to had known that playing bad guy doing a dick move like that to Sid would have caused that reaction from the crowd. But it was so great with Sid thinking on his feet, pointing at the fan with the "Hogan WHO?" sign, and yelling that at Hogan. Then of course, Sid being Sid, as he is leaving the ring and heading up the ramp, he yells audibly "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!"
Then you had Flair give a great promo "with a tear in my eye!" Perfect and Heenan all giddy and it was a great way to finish that PPV. This stuff got me more excited more than anything else that's going to happen on next week's Summerslam, most likely. =p
Then you had Flair give a great promo "with a tear in my eye!" Perfect and Heenan all giddy and it was a great way to finish that PPV. This stuff got me more excited more than anything else that's going to happen on next week's Summerslam, most likely. =p
avengers23
Banned
The sooner Gargano moves on so this fucking segment can end, the better.
avengers23
Banned
I think the mark wearing a Roman Reigns shirt trying his best to look like Roman while holding up a replica Big Gold Belt is getting admonished by the Evolve staff.
Cena so shooked he's wearing Hogans knee pads.
Jimmy King
Member
That HIAC match with Taker and Brock was good stuff. Paul Heyman got bloody without even being in the cell.
Next up is Kevin Nash vs. Triple H.
Next up is Kevin Nash vs. Triple H.
Hulkster wore red kneepads.
Triple H/Kevin Nash Hell in a Cell is "I'll win no matter what, because I'm the best at pro wrestling" time. See his feud with Goldberg and Booker T.
Frecklestein
Banned
prepare for Foley bumps because fuck it
Jimmy King
Member
As much of a spectacle as Hell in a Cell is, this PPV had a Redneck Triathlon between Bischoff and Austin.
Austin won the burping contest.
Edit: There's a commercial for WWE Divas: Desert Heat, why isn't WWE's pseudo-softcore stuff on the Network?
Austin won the burping contest.
Edit: There's a commercial for WWE Divas: Desert Heat, why isn't WWE's pseudo-softcore stuff on the Network?
FallingEdge
Member
show is worth watching then?
Jimmy King
Member
This is Fabio era Triple H. The video package for the match is about Mick Foley and Triple H. Even Austin and Bischoff get more time than Nash.
Oh dang I don't know why I thought they were yellow the whole time. I need to stop watch Honma matches :/
avengers23
Banned
Hot Sauce Tracy Williams vs. Biff, Gulak vs. Swann, Bailey vs. Hero, and Thatcher vs. Sabre were all very good. But that middle section with Horus/Baretta vs. Nese/Konley and Page vs. Gargano was not good.
It's almost like they wanted to cool the crowd off for Thatcher vs. Sabre.