Hidden One
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August Wrasslin |OT| The Sunday of Summer
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Jimmy King
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Sgt. Slaughter can fuck off though.
FallingEdge
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HOLY SHIT they acknowledged Kana!??
WHAT
That's Kanna with 2 Ns.
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Banned
This means there is hope wwe signs hikaru shida
CreeperBlocks
Banned
HOLY SHIT they acknowledged Kana!??
WHAT
Holy shit SGT Slaughter isn't dead?
Was she the one that did the tryout in Japan? Wonder if she will do a match with Bayley or since the next special is so close a rematch with Sasha.
As far as I know she has been on a hiatus from wrestling since earlier in the summer.
slightconfuse
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How was liger/ breeze
Frecklestein
Banned
I'm not familiar with PWI but do they do men and women separate from each other in rankings? and do they do that with matches as well..?
Man, I need to go back and re watch that women's match. It's so weird to say that a WOMEN'S match is my MOTY so far. Wish it wasn't.
Man, I need to go back and re watch that women's match. It's so weird to say that a WOMEN'S match is my MOTY so far. Wish it wasn't.
HOLY SHIT they acknowledged Kana!??
WHAT
Is she the woman who dresses in Nazi gear?
Fun. It was a simple opener, but Liger looked great for 50 out there.
serenewarfare
Banned
I feel like there's no way Kana being there was a coincidence. We know they only bring these legends out there for a minute to be on-screen then they bring them back to the back. Why highlight Kana when she's nowhere near the mainstream name as all the others they showed?
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Nah, she announced earlier in the summer she was going to be taking a hiatus from wrestling. Pursuing other things starting sometime in September (having one or two last matches before the indefinite break)
Its weird she shows up in America on NXT next to ric flair.
Its just funny she announced her leave when WWE was in town as well. Plus it kinda reminds me of the whole Kenta thing when he did a tryout while still with Noah and then downplayed it like it was just him training.
serenewarfare
Banned
I think Bayley will have a relatively short reign before moving to the main roster. She's absolutely ready.
slightconfuse
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Having a awesome women's match and then doing a 9 person cluster seems like a backwards ass move.
Frecklestein
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Nakamura seems to be feeling the effects of the G1. Seemed a little slower. Love that he compensating by using the seminar as a finsher.
Meanwhile roddy dumped Okada into the front row.
Meanwhile roddy dumped Okada into the front row.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Whose bright idea was it to open RAW with a papa roach song and then a nickelback song?
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I'd imagine it's a reaction to pressure in social media that's set up to fail so that they can say it will never work. Though given how awful the entirety of the product has been over the past year or so it's also possible that they've got no idea what they're doing.
They use the vocal version of this theme once, then switch to the non vocal version, then go back to the old theme until Thorn in Your Eye version one, which is the last episode I watched. First RAW is WAR from Worcester, MA!
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Deleted member 47027
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I watched Takeover with some casuals. I always love these scenarios because I like seeing what people think of the product without knowing anything. Some notes:
Laughed at Balor's ab paint, that he clearly doesn't need
Unimpressed with Balor's entrance
Asked why Owens has all this fight stuff when it was obvious he was never in MMA
Bayley/Sasha went too long
Baron Corbin was a huge hit, a couple teenagers were watching and conveyed this to the max
Apollo Crews is a buff Kevin Hart
That's about it
Laughed at Balor's ab paint, that he clearly doesn't need
Unimpressed with Balor's entrance
Asked why Owens has all this fight stuff when it was obvious he was never in MMA
Bayley/Sasha went too long
Baron Corbin was a huge hit, a couple teenagers were watching and conveyed this to the max
Apollo Crews is a buff Kevin Hart
That's about it
British Monsoon
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Great match between Sasha & Bayley, but I'm seeing some crazy hyperbole about it already. I think it's a good example of a match where the story and emotion heading into the match help cover the flaws, not that there were terribly many.
Sibersk Esto
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First Lashley and now Kevin Hart. Didn't know Crews looked like so many black people.
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Deleted member 47027
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The story itself was really excellent. And the payoff was right on.
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Deleted member 47027
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This was a direct rib on his height, pal. and they're both black.
UrbanDandy
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So is KANA officially signed to WWE?
Jimmy King
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I enjoy Corey Graves commentary, though as with all heels it can be grating at times.
serenewarfare
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It's not that at all actually. Hunter and Steph are the ones who are really pushing that the women get a better spot, and it's obvious they want it to succeed and know how to get it there. It's just trying to wrestle that into the heads of Vince and his dumbass rat assistant.
slightconfuse
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Kana didn't even have to tryout accord ing to enuhito. Signed weeks ago
http://enuhito.com/eng/?p=157
http://enuhito.com/eng/?p=157
British Monsoon
Member
Hah, Nagata's kid won a toddler's wrestling tournament. Future IWGP Champion!
The push of women's wrestling in NXT was ideally done over a long period, really. They just started putting them in the number two match at the Takeover shows, then they started promoting them as a secondary main event with a lot of build, as well as making the matches get continuously better in quality, and now they're billing it as a double main event like Wrestlemania 8.
But I mean it all started with them just taking a chance and putting them in the number two spot. It might be a gradual progression of importance, but it starts with a big jump forward, not the baby half step the "Divas Revolution" has been so far.
But I mean it all started with them just taking a chance and putting them in the number two spot. It might be a gradual progression of importance, but it starts with a big jump forward, not the baby half step the "Divas Revolution" has been so far.
Hidden One
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Gonna be the female Sin Cara and botch up a storm trying to fight these "divas"
serenewarfare
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I really hope this is the case.
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Yeah, bet they are continuing their talks with Evolve. One of his talents
is in the tag team tournament and won a match
Jimmy King
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They look like brothers
Hidden One
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wrong thread
The reason why it works in nxt so good is that nxt is small unlike the main roster, which there is so many other going on that the diva don't get s time to shine.
Arrowgigantic
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Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I'm inclined to believe Kana's botches will result in the rest of the talent getting injured rather than herself.
serenewarfare
Banned
That's a dumb theory. That's like saying there's so much going on that Cena or Brock or Seth don't shine. With enough proper treatment and push, anything can shine.