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December Wrasslin' |OT| Dreaming of a Vanilla Christmas
- Thread starter Bronx-Man
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It isn't?
How old is the youngest? Just wanna know when I can pencil in the inevitable WarGames match.
Carny world of wrestling politics + McMahon craziness and disconnect from reality = It's probably Game of fucking Thrones in that household.
sf2fanatic
Member
First for me to say this but glad Steph was on RAW. Got us a great tag match out of it
Oh, I guess you've never read a little something called the Bible.
#prayingforyou
keep doing it - even though i didnt comment on the last one much i enjoyed seeing your opinions
Uno Venova
Banned
Didn't bother watching Raw, but reading the results, first, I'm so glad New Day kept the titles, the story of them trying to beat the roster in one night to make history is 100 times better than the fucking Club having the belts.
It would also be nice if WWE just took the hint from the crowds and twitter users that they'd rather have him on Smackdown instead, but hey, he's doing better than Neville.
It would also be nice if WWE just took the hint from the crowds and twitter users that they'd rather have him on Smackdown instead, but hey, he's doing better than Neville.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
In twenty-five years we'll have an all-female Evolution group in HHH's daughter, Randy's daughter and Batista's daughter with a fifty-something year old Charlotte wooing and following after them. Then the daughter will go into a critically-acclaimed feud with Brie and Bryan's daughter.
All the while Nikki Bella cries in the background.
All the while Nikki Bella cries in the background.
HashtagLapsed
Member
I started watching around 1996 I think. So I would have been about 9.
My friend's family owned the local VHS rental place and they had a bunch of Mania/SS/Summerslam/Starrcade and those WWF home video documentaries about guys like Foley. So I got to watch a lot of earlier stuff but didn't really have the context for the matches. Terry Funk vs Flair's I Quit match had a huge impact on me back then.
Australia has a lot of student exchange programs with Japan. We had a bunch of Japanese students we became friends with and they had some tapes too, not much but I remember having my mind blown watching Jushin Thunder Liger vs The Great Muta as a kid.
Lapsed in about 2002. Would watch rarely up until something like 2014. I am amazed I got sucked back in given The Authority angle thing was complete and utter shit.
It is great to be a wrestling fan now. So much great wrestling around there isn't enough time to see it all.
My friend's family owned the local VHS rental place and they had a bunch of Mania/SS/Summerslam/Starrcade and those WWF home video documentaries about guys like Foley. So I got to watch a lot of earlier stuff but didn't really have the context for the matches. Terry Funk vs Flair's I Quit match had a huge impact on me back then.
Australia has a lot of student exchange programs with Japan. We had a bunch of Japanese students we became friends with and they had some tapes too, not much but I remember having my mind blown watching Jushin Thunder Liger vs The Great Muta as a kid.
Lapsed in about 2002. Would watch rarely up until something like 2014. I am amazed I got sucked back in given The Authority angle thing was complete and utter shit.
It is great to be a wrestling fan now. So much great wrestling around there isn't enough time to see it all.
I must've missed previous posts in this acclaimed series. Keep doing it, though. I like to read things that are different than our same ol' same ol'.
shaowebb
Member
Started researching some of the Killer Instinct stuff I had misses about character unique stuff and some Instinct abilities. Some of these are just plain insane. That two headed dude sounds insane in Instinct mode...essentially sounded like if Dormammu got permanent access to all his power of moves for a time and that using some would cause more than one to pop off at the same time automatially. Cinder sounds great. Has his own enders and if he gets fired up gets what looks like free EX properties to moves. Instinct is permanent fired up EX stuffs.
Just fun sounding all over. Hope I can get into the concept of breakers linkers and enders comfortably.
So far the top dudes I'm curious about playing the most.
Might try the two head guy, but not certain if I can flip so quick between pure rushdown to pure zoning until instinct pops off.
Just fun sounding all over. Hope I can get into the concept of breakers linkers and enders comfortably.
So far the top dudes I'm curious about playing the most.
- Cinder (ex tools and a permanent ex move looking state)
- Omen ( I knew this dude. Looked broke as fuck on reveal lol. KI proves me wrong)
- Aria (Marvel 3 man teams in one character plus assist calls and an all in form)
- Tusk (special cancels yay!)
- Aganos ( I liked the concept of chunking. His stone walls parallel some scrapped ideas we had at one point for a "Stone Monk" in what I'm doin'. I love their idea of cashing out walls that push folks closer to him by knocking folks through them. Max walls= deaaaaaaad and amazing to watch.)
- General Raam...Kryl look fucking crazy and sound fun.
Might try the two head guy, but not certain if I can flip so quick between pure rushdown to pure zoning until instinct pops off.
Does that mean you don't like reading your own posts, brother?
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
The devil is inside Angry Grimace, by god. You need some healing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaPscKdCw-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaPscKdCw-0
From what I gather, WrassleGAF's boyfriend Batista is too smart to involve his daughter in this business.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I know we can get off topic here now and then but this post is extensive enough to make me think it's in the wrong thread.
I am not immune to the seduction of routine.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Did you roll-up Khan Academy yet, Zach?
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Anybody refusing to job to Br*ck or Bryan, no matter the show, no matter the reason, isn't a bad guy for it
HHH has done a fuckton of bad things. Forever fuck HHH. But if he said flatout "I won't lose to Bryan any day but Mania, and I won't lose to Br*ck unless I get to beat him at least once", it is the one good thing he has ever done in his life.
HHH has done a fuckton of bad things. Forever fuck HHH. But if he said flatout "I won't lose to Bryan any day but Mania, and I won't lose to Br*ck unless I get to beat him at least once", it is the one good thing he has ever done in his life.
I'm just sitting here waiting for blue's kayfabe nitro marathon, twiddling my thumbs in the meantime and watching best of the worst
Dude, I am getting squashed at the end of Algebra I. Sitting at 96% completion now, but this last 5-10% has been brutal.
Professor Beef
Banned
Fuck man, don't give him any ideas.
Welp Charlotte v Bayley sure didnt save this show. It was ok at best compared to what they can do, lots of botches, Bayley barely got any moves in and the ending was weird with Bayley kicking out of a moonsault, looking at Charlotte all angry and Charlotte just non-chalantly gives her Natural Selection for a anti climatic end.
I would say maybe the 4-way saves this show but theres no saving this show really :/
I would say maybe the 4-way saves this show but theres no saving this show really :/
serenewarfare
Banned
I thought that ending was fantastic. It showed that Bayley had all the heart in the world, but she just wasn't good enough yet. Pretty much the best way to tell that story.
I want a full review by the downloader.
I think that was the intention, but it didnt come across. Like, kick out of the moonsault, be angry and shit and then have Charlotte sneak in NS from behind or something. Dont just stare each other lying on the mat, the look at charlotte while she gets up, walks behind you for the finisher.
Also lol at Tyler Breeze laying on the ropes throughout ALL the entrances
Cheers, I'll give it a shot!
Sure, probably play it after work tomorrow so please be excited.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
So is AJ healed enough to have his Ellsworth match tonight?
But what if HHH and Steph's daughters Google Batista's daughter?!
He was off house shows this weekend so probably not.
FallingEdge
Member
Nah, he is talking about a trash game while we are talking about the WWE.
Same thing.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Great, more padding.
This title match with Ellsworth better be just a quick squash but of course it won't be.
serenewarfare
Banned
So the past few months of ratings have taught us this:
Things that maintain viewership
- Goldberg
- Sasha and Charlotte in a match
Things that don't
- Literally everything else
Nah, I love those "kickout of a big move and then get finished" sequences. They work. And that particular one helped tell Bayley's story really well. The kickout of the moonsault was a last ditch effort, but she really didn't have anything left (see: HBK against Taker at WM 26)
Things that maintain viewership
- Goldberg
- Sasha and Charlotte in a match
Things that don't
- Literally everything else
I think that was the intention, but it didnt come across. Like, kick out of the moonsault, be angry and shit and then have Charlotte sneak in NS from behind or something. Dont just stare each other lying on the mat, the look at charlotte while she gets up, walks behind you for the finisher.
Also lol at Tyler Breeze laying on the ropes throughout ALL the entrances
Nah, I love those "kickout of a big move and then get finished" sequences. They work. And that particular one helped tell Bayley's story really well. The kickout of the moonsault was a last ditch effort, but she really didn't have anything left (see: HBK against Taker at WM 26)
Filth
Glad to see that Emma realises that the best way to stay clean is to never debut. You can't be filthy if you're not on camera.
Especially not Reigns always opening and closing the show standing tall
BewareTheBatsie
Member
They should main event again this time around but probably won't since it seems Vince is all about HIAC being a failure.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
He didn't say "I need the strap-on" Menome.
Into the Light
Banned
RAW rating? Over Under 3.00
Ill take under.
Ill take under.
MVP: Tetsuya Naito
Best Bout: Okada vs Marufuji - NJPW G1 Climax
Best Tag Team: Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi)
Fighting Spirit Award: Katsuhiko Nakajima
Distinguished Service Medal: Kento Miyahara
Technique award: Kenny Omega
Rookie award: Chihiro Hashimoto
Joshi Wrestling award: Io Shirai
Lifetime Achievement Award: Hayabusa
Best Bout: Okada vs Marufuji - NJPW G1 Climax
Best Tag Team: Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi)
Fighting Spirit Award: Katsuhiko Nakajima
Distinguished Service Medal: Kento Miyahara
Technique award: Kenny Omega
Rookie award: Chihiro Hashimoto
Joshi Wrestling award: Io Shirai
Lifetime Achievement Award: Hayabusa
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Dude must have never heard of MMA King of Cheating Jon Jones if he thinks that's unrealistic
8 p.m. 2.93 million viewers
9 p.m. 2.71 million viewers
10 p.m. 2.63 million viewers
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
HIAC was a booking mess, the failure was all on them
Oh, I am.
Do you mean viewership cause the last time Raw did a 3 or over rating was the Post Mania Raw this year?
FallingEdge
Member
Agree with them all except for Best Bout. Which is amazing because that was a fantastic match as well.
4-way was great, kinda clusterfuckery but what 4-way isnt. Lots of good spots and cool little stories during it like Breeze constantly trying to sneak in a pin after someone else's big move, Kidd constantly throwing Neville out of the ring and Sami bouncing all over the ring as usual to make everyone look like a million bucks. Great ending aswell with Neville having the match won and Neville pulling the ref out which is very heelish for a face, and would lead to Neville v Sami I guess.
Show overall was still terrible tho. R-Evolution up next which is when I remember starting watching nxt because I remember all you marks marking out over Finn's first demon entrance even if you shit on it now :3
Show overall was still terrible tho. R-Evolution up next which is when I remember starting watching nxt because I remember all you marks marking out over Finn's first demon entrance even if you shit on it now :3