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December Wrasslin' |OT| PUT A Z-PAK ON THE THREAD, PAL. YOU'RE WORKING TONIGHT
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Apparently they're going to shift the focus and let Smackdown advance stories and become more of a real show again when it moves to Thursdays. I mean, we've heard that before, but fingers crossed, right?
I actually agree. A straight kick right to the fucking face shouldn't be anything less than a finisher. Honestly the DDT needs to be saved too.
The DDT is still used as an impact move though.
Superkicks at this point are punches. Shit is wack.
Pandora's Box has already been opened, though. Would be hard to go back and re-educate people about the superkick, as it would take an industry-wide effort.
Probably the reason why they wanted to name HBK's superkick rather than just saying it was a superkick. I remember they used to call it a superkick up until he came back from his back injury I think?
It just needs a company wide effort. Like in WWE, have the Usos doing superkicks only as finishers. Have Neville win a match with one. Don't have dudes do them if they aren't going to end a match or get a near fall. A move can be death in one company and a joke in another.
Mr. Luchador
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If it doesn't happen in WWE, it doesn't matter. WWE can set the tone here.
probably my biggest problem with current wrestling. If HBK hit a sweet chin music the match was probably over. Dolph does 4 superkicks and doesn't even win the match.
Also a stupid thing, especially in a world where putting some guy on your shoulders and tossing him on his back/falling on your back is a finisher.
or in Dolph's case, jumping to pull someone down? I still don't know what the fuck his finisher is supposed to be and it makes him look worse than creative ever would.
Yep. When Batista returned and powerbombed some fools, it had impact because the powerbomb isn't used by 10 different wrestlers on the regular. Let the indies suffer from that problem; the fans don't mind anyway. WWE can set the tone for itself and fix the problem easily, if it so chose.
Parody account?
Mr. Luchador
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E-Fed account!
plagiarize
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Catching up on this thread it's great to see how many people think Owens is going to be a big thing. I'm not the only one who has been saying he would be great in the WWE with his look, his moveset and his personality, but there weren't many of us a couple of days ago.
I know people say things like 'blah blah blah physique, blah blah put him next to Roman, blah blah who looks like they would win?' but let him hit some of his offence and tell me who is sitting at home going 'there's no way he can win this match'... no one.
He's not Rey Mysterio. His offense looks devastating, so people will buy into him at the very top of the card no matter who you put him against and how many feet taller than him they are. His weight is an advantage when he can cannonball and suicide dive, because when someone of Kevin's size does it, it looks more damaging.
I know people say things like 'blah blah blah physique, blah blah put him next to Roman, blah blah who looks like they would win?' but let him hit some of his offence and tell me who is sitting at home going 'there's no way he can win this match'... no one.
He's not Rey Mysterio. His offense looks devastating, so people will buy into him at the very top of the card no matter who you put him against and how many feet taller than him they are. His weight is an advantage when he can cannonball and suicide dive, because when someone of Kevin's size does it, it looks more damaging.
Mr. Luchador
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Xater - no selling since 2006.
sf2fanatic
Member
Add the powerslam to the list too
Their own stories or Raw stories?
Because if they start doing 5 hours of weekly wrestling and I have to watch it all to know the story then I'm out.
Either have their own roster or keep being filler because WWE can't book a 3 hour show full of good stuff and they won't be able to do a 5 hour one for sure.
plagiarize
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UrbanDandy
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Don't worry. It'll be somewhat relevant for a month or two and then go back to being skippable outside of a match or two. They've already been trying to make it relevant lately with the Wyatt/Ambrose stuff but considering Ambrose didn't even sell getting his throat crushed with that chair like when Undertaker did it to Maven, you can probably still just watch the highlights on Raw.
"I'll hold this for you. For safe keeping."
I'm really curious how they will handle this injury angle because of how they fucked up the Ambrose one.
"I'll hold this for you. For safe keeping."
It's hilarious thinking about how all of these sentimental Triple H shots are just carefully posed photo ops.
"Do I look proud enough?"
#ExposingTheBusiness
bean breath
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"I'll hold this for you. For safe keeping."
Does he have a pulse?
I been saying that since the first TRIPS LOVES NXT photos started showing up.
"My belt...my belt"
"I'll hold this for you. For safe keeping."
Remember when Heel and Sunny were so adament that Punk's podcast was part of a WWE angle?
Eventually it will be. I have no doubt. Punk will come back and things mentioned in both podcasts will become part of the story.
Remember when Heel and Sunny were so adament that Punk's podcast was part of a WWE angle?
Is that supposed to be one long sentence or did Hogan just throw a comma near the end for kicks?
bean breath
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It's a slow burn.Remember when Heel and Sunny were so adament that Punk's podcast was part of a WWE angle?
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Deleted member 47027
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Remember when Heel and Sunny were so adament that Punk's podcast was part of a WWE angle?
It is.
What if the reason he hated part timers was because he himself COULDN'T be one? Some self loathing shit I'd expect from a carny cunt like him.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Of course DMark doesn't know that this CM Punk business is a long con.
Frecklestein
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" You either die trying to main event WrestleMania, or you live long enough to see yourself become a part-timer."
Frecklestein
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HE DID THE PHOTO SHOOT WITH A BROKEN FREAKIN' NECK!
Jimmy King
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God, Punk is going to be (even more) insufferable when he returns.
Rafa=FedKilla
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God I want to make Bayley's lunch lady face humble.
Corpsepyre
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CZW's Cage of Death in a few days! Can't wait to see what savagery they've cooked up this time. This time of the year is always exciting for ultraviolent aficionados.
This might also be the tipping point that turns UFC into a fixed contest.
Right now they are a way less corrupt boxing and only do a bit of very soft rigging to push certain agendas forward. But if this shit makes them money after a bad year?
TripleH
Thanks for the fruit basket @reddit but I'm at @WWENXT working with the future. #WWEArchivistAteIt @WWE pic.twitter.com/fs8ogk2rGa
Why didn't we send Mr. Haitch anything!?
I don't mean breaking kayfabe on Twitter but that Dean didn't even miss one show.
Also what's the Devitt documentary Bauer and Pollock were talking about on their last show?
Send him the Randy Orton gift basket!