Go listen to him on Colts podcast. He talks about his relationship with the office and how he is enjoying this more than the WWE.
Then again he could be working to come across like an indie fav.
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Then again he could be working to come across like an indie fav.
slightconfuse
Banned
He is the only person that could work
Evolve
New Japan
TNA
ROH
At the same time it's impressive and he seem to enjoy himself
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Dude didn't have one standout performance in BOLA. I get he's doing a checklist and all, but 1) I refuse to believe Bullet Club is anyone's checklist and 2) as Fox said, he's no main eventer. He hasn't fucking done anything in the indies besides be carried. Time and again.
I think we all knew he was coming back someday, but in-ring it's been a constant slide downhill since even shortly before he left in the first place. Bullet Club isn't impressing anyone back home when they already have the only non-Bucks people they ever cared about in that stable
I think we all knew he was coming back someday, but in-ring it's been a constant slide downhill since even shortly before he left in the first place. Bullet Club isn't impressing anyone back home when they already have the only non-Bucks people they ever cared about in that stable
Sweeney Tom
Banned
That shirt and a hat
Really that was it and it was somehow enough to garner years of support
sf2fanatic
Member
Fucc that crowd tonight. Cruiserweight match was good
Bluekaveli
Member
Will you stop it
sf2fanatic
Member
Go to bed Blue. Rest up for SD friend
Sweeney Tom
Banned
sf2fanatic
Member
RIP Titus. Roflmao @ the match
Uno Venova
Banned
I like the new PG Plus WWE programming.
Bluekaveli
Member
Funny, your say that when I actuary dozed off.
Are you drunk bluce
Better than seeing hornswaggle or santino every week.
Bluekaveli
Member
Drunk off pretzels. Brother, I don't poison my body with those disgusting liquids and substances.
AND GOLDBERG SQUASHING MOTHER FUCKERS
sf2fanatic
Member
Bluekaveli
Member
I'm glad we lost, we need to dip one more time in the lottery especially since Philly has our pick. We've won enough.Blue M Punk
Lakers
No thanks, I'll take Santino.
Cruiserweight apparently. I'll look that up. Everything else sounds like hot garbage.
excelsiorlef
Member
Absolutely agree
Jericho and Reigns put on a solid match.
Owens and Sami did a decent match for a Raw version of their matchup
The Enzo stuff had a nice payoff.
Charlotte Flair had an amazing main event segment
sf2fanatic
Member
So Are you "Good Enough?"
Dental Plan
Member
I'll say it here. Ric turns on Sasha at Roadblock and rejoins Charlotte.
excelsiorlef
Member
Probably....
Lol they should do it so there's a tie (after several great falls) with 15 seconds or whatever left.
Flair is there and he gets into a verbal fight with Charlotte, he slaps her Sasha gets DQ'd as a result, so Charlotte wins holding her face in shock that her father slapped her which then turns into a smile as they hug and celebrate being the dirtiest players in the game
Then Ric Flair should call Sasha as gullible as Sting.
British Monsoon
Member
Cody?...I'd actually prefer Ryback.
If you haven't noticed, NJPW has factions but doesn't exactly do faction warfare - this isn't Dragon Gate. Factions don't just come and go, look at CHAOS ffs.
If you haven't noticed, NJPW has factions but doesn't exactly do faction warfare - this isn't Dragon Gate. Factions don't just come and go, look at CHAOS ffs.
The last re-debut they hyped up this much was Brodus Clay. If we are going to be blessed with something even approaching the magnificence of The Funkasaurus, then we are truly living in a golden age of Sports Entertainment.
AJ Styles' 2016 WWE PPV Match list
#Royal Rumble Match
#Fastlane - AJ defeated Jericho
#Wrestlemania - Jericho defeated AJ
#Payback - Reigns defeated AJ
#Extreme Rules - Reigns defeated AJ
#Money in the Bank - AJ defeated Cena
#Battleground - Enzo, Cass & Cena defeated AJ, Anderson & Gallows
#Summerslam - AJ defeated Cena
#Backlash - AJ defeated Ambrose (World title win)
#No Mercy - AJ defeated Cena & Ambrose
#Survivor Series - AJ on winning team of 10 man tag.
#TLC - AJ defeated Ambrose
#Royal Rumble Match
#Fastlane - AJ defeated Jericho
#Wrestlemania - Jericho defeated AJ
#Payback - Reigns defeated AJ
#Extreme Rules - Reigns defeated AJ
#Money in the Bank - AJ defeated Cena
#Battleground - Enzo, Cass & Cena defeated AJ, Anderson & Gallows
#Summerslam - AJ defeated Cena
#Backlash - AJ defeated Ambrose (World title win)
#No Mercy - AJ defeated Cena & Ambrose
#Survivor Series - AJ on winning team of 10 man tag.
#TLC - AJ defeated Ambrose
It's still Emma, and the shine will still have worn off the week after she debuts.
At least this way the WWE can keep a portion of its viewership interested.
All 8000 of 'em, half of whom already hate it.
HashtagLapsed
Member
It seems crazy they would 'reboot' Emma like this, fuck knows where it will lead.
WWE's big problem is they can't write for shit. The faces they 'create' are boring as all fuck and likely more controlled so it makes that aspect of the product seem stagnant and boring. Then people like AJ come along who can't help but be entertaining in the ring, or with how entertaining The Miz, Owens, Jericho etc have been in general lately, it is no wonder they get over. They are the only really entertaining people on the show.
I find it hard to sit back and criticize someone like Kevin Owens for being an actually entertaining part of the show instead of being a heel proper, because even if he was doing normal heel shit, it wouldn't get over because nobody gives a shit about the boring, soulless faces in the first place and I really doubt being a 'normal' heel would generate any heat for someone like Reigns anyway. And they botched the shit out of Rollins returning so nobody cares he is a face for some reason now.
It is a bit of a predicament.
WWE's big problem is they can't write for shit. The faces they 'create' are boring as all fuck and likely more controlled so it makes that aspect of the product seem stagnant and boring. Then people like AJ come along who can't help but be entertaining in the ring, or with how entertaining The Miz, Owens, Jericho etc have been in general lately, it is no wonder they get over. They are the only really entertaining people on the show.
I find it hard to sit back and criticize someone like Kevin Owens for being an actually entertaining part of the show instead of being a heel proper, because even if he was doing normal heel shit, it wouldn't get over because nobody gives a shit about the boring, soulless faces in the first place and I really doubt being a 'normal' heel would generate any heat for someone like Reigns anyway. And they botched the shit out of Rollins returning so nobody cares he is a face for some reason now.
It is a bit of a predicament.
Chewing the scenery is fun as hell so at least Enzo & Cass have that going for them on the face side. But yeah, WWE's storytelling for most of the faces has been especially dog shit this year.
Rusev was basically a gritty reboot of Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC.
The only faces with any personality besides the bog standard "hero" type WWE writes are The New Day, Enzo and Cass, and Dean Ambrose. And I'm sure all of them have some measure of creative control.
That's not to say WWE's hero archetype hasn't worked for some people. Becky does really well with it, partially because it seems to be a natural extension of her personality. So she has a genuineness that most lack. It fits Bayley and Sami Zayn like a glove, but both have been hurt by poor booking (and the former's poor promos haven't helped either). Heath Slater had this too with his contract/kids storyline, but they killed his push dead because reasons.
Beyond those few examples, yeah. Faces in the WWE are sterile and boring. Sasha might be one of the worst offenders; they scrubbed every bit of edge away from "the Legit Boss" character and turned her into Joann Cena. Roman isn't fairing much better as we all know, and Seth Rollins isn't doing nearly as well as he could be as a face for this same reason. And then you look at the midcard and see guys like Apollo Crews or American Alpha struggling because they aren't allowed to develop a character beyond "happy to be here smiling babyface."
That's not to say WWE's hero archetype hasn't worked for some people. Becky does really well with it, partially because it seems to be a natural extension of her personality. So she has a genuineness that most lack. It fits Bayley and Sami Zayn like a glove, but both have been hurt by poor booking (and the former's poor promos haven't helped either). Heath Slater had this too with his contract/kids storyline, but they killed his push dead because reasons.
Beyond those few examples, yeah. Faces in the WWE are sterile and boring. Sasha might be one of the worst offenders; they scrubbed every bit of edge away from "the Legit Boss" character and turned her into Joann Cena. Roman isn't fairing much better as we all know, and Seth Rollins isn't doing nearly as well as he could be as a face for this same reason. And then you look at the midcard and see guys like Apollo Crews or American Alpha struggling because they aren't allowed to develop a character beyond "happy to be here smiling babyface."
It will be on this week's NXT episode.
FlammableD
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flipcemberrr
The piledriver ban from back then wasn't because of kids, it was because of the number of injuries they were inflicting for a move that is just used as a signature at most.
I thought is was spurred on by some kid piledriving somebody?
I know growing up I remember that was the one move that when some kids met up in the park to wrestle they wouldn't do because a kid got hurt getting his skull driven into concrete.
Dick Justice
Banned
What game is that?flipcemberrr
The WWE bans moves that are injurious to wrestlers.
It relies on the common sense of its audience, plus the diligence of parents, plus televised disclaimers that people should not try this at home, to ensure its maneuvers aren't copied by impressionable children.
HashtagLapsed
Member
I think the last straw on the piledriver was Austin getting injured. That cost the carnival barker to lose money, see.