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December Wrasslin' |OT| Sinacember to Remember
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Bully Ryback getting a kiss from Paul Heyman os one of my favourite things on Raw in the last few years.
Really enjoyed Takeover. Asuka brings an infectious enthusiasm to her matches that makes her really fun to watch. She and Emma put on a great show, and Dana's shenanigans helped elevate the match as well. Definitely match of the night for me.
I'm not a fan of anyone in the final two matches so it started to drag a bit for me, but Finn and Joe got me into their match pretty well by the end of it. My respect for those dudes went up for sure.
I'm not a fan of anyone in the final two matches so it started to drag a bit for me, but Finn and Joe got me into their match pretty well by the end of it. My respect for those dudes went up for sure.
Another poster where they don't show Rey's knees. I wonder why...#IndyPosterThursday
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They are never ever making any money back on that lineup are they
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I was interested in this until I saw the ticket prices. Good luck.
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I literally have no idea how this tour is going to happen.
So are they going full on with the "Divas division" -> "Women's division" rebranding in NXT? They seem to be going off the first 5 minutes of the Takeover commentary I caught so far.
So are they going full on with the "Divas division" -> "Women's division" rebranding in NXT? They seem to be going off the first 5 minutes of the Takeover commentary I caught so far.
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The Hardys' contracts expire in a few months, neither are expected to re-sign, and Jeff's going to be out until around this time next year (having another knee surgery)
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I would absolutely love to see Jeff back.
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Which is why as much as I want them to do Bayley/Asuka, that's going to be a tough thing to book themselves out of without turning Asuka, which I'm not convinced they should do.
Which is why Eva Marie or Dana should take the strap.
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I want to say no, but they are the best heel options with Nia out the way. I'd actually say give Nia another few months and then have her take it.
Fuck, I'd give it to Dana. Someone who actually looks like she's learning how to work and has a character with personality.
NXT did a great mini storyline with Eva vs Bayley, but they literally had to pull out all the stops to make it work.
Random thoughts on NXT TakeOver: London:
- Asuka is still great. Emma did well, too.
- Enzo was on point with his outrageous attire/look. Amazing. Dawson/Wilder, while solid enough in the ring, aren't convincing champs to me.
- Corbin/Crews didn't do much for me. Happy with the last minute or two and finish, really, but Corbin's still not great and Crews is losing his luster.
- Bayley is the best. That's twice she's pulled off a much better match than expected with sub-par talent (Eva Marie being the first). I liked the storytellin'.
- Finn/Joe was good mostly because of Joe. Dude's legit.
Good event on the whole, but not incredible like some of the past TakeOvers.
- Asuka is still great. Emma did well, too.
- Enzo was on point with his outrageous attire/look. Amazing. Dawson/Wilder, while solid enough in the ring, aren't convincing champs to me.
- Corbin/Crews didn't do much for me. Happy with the last minute or two and finish, really, but Corbin's still not great and Crews is losing his luster.
- Bayley is the best. That's twice she's pulled off a much better match than expected with sub-par talent (Eva Marie being the first). I liked the storytellin'.
- Finn/Joe was good mostly because of Joe. Dude's legit.
Good event on the whole, but not incredible like some of the past TakeOvers.
It's hard for me to endorse anyone other than Bayley or Asuka having the belt, but I'm mostly with you here, Mahonay.
but...bayley da bes tho ;_;
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Important tidbit when we're tired of negativity here, from your friend and mine, Dave Meltzer:
I wish Finn would stop holding back so much as far as not being very hard hitting in WWE. I thought Joe would push him into that but that didn't really happen.
I mean Balor has things like the double foot stomp and the corner flying drop kick, moves that are meant to look powerful/vicious, but the rest of his offense is just a bit weak looking so he doesn't come across as someone who's actually kicking ass in the ring. He sort of floats around instead. A floaty demon. Just going with some stiffer punches/kicks, being a lot more relentless and aggressive on offense would go a long way.
If we're talking about who they 100 percent absolutely should give the belt to, it's Asuka. Not a question there. But I like that they're building her character up first and getting the audience familiar. Rather them do that than put the belt on her immediately.
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Real hero is putting up the crazy M-pro show from last week
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Charlotte's theme has a sex moan in it that I'd never noticed before.
I think Roman's entrance music could use that.
Bayley's match reminded me of Hogan vs Monster of the Week, in a good way. And she bumps and sells similarly to a Babyface HBK.
She's really good.
And she'll be destroyed on the main roster in 3 months
Bayley's big advantage over the others that have been called up is she moves a ton of merchandise on the NXT level. Vince will be seeing dollar signs surely.
The issue obviously is they have to establish her character/backstory from NXT on the main roster and not just throw her out there randomly. Only a part of the Raw crowd watches that show and they can't just rely on that plus ringwork to get her over.
They've always mentioned that a lot less than the main roster (usually just replacing where they would say "Superstars"), but I did notice they basically dropped it completely now that you mention it.
Yerp. That's my thinking.
I'm sad this was edited out of these NWA episodes...
http://youtu.be/bM6DNbnJcB0
http://youtu.be/bM6DNbnJcB0
They may have to do fast, Bayley wont be in nxt much longer so their window is closing.
There was this dude in a red shirt this past Monday who was rubbing his chest in excitement as Roman walked by. Made me laugh.
Oh my god yes.
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Asuka feuds I want
Asuka vs Sasha
Asuka vs Nia Jax
Asuka vs Eva Marie (where Asuka one-hit-KO's her)
Asuka vs Bayley
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Is she being called Dangerous Dana Brooke yet? She needs that.
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Hopefully she avoids the curse of getting tons of shitty tattoos like the original
They are the same promotion. They will work it however they need.
How did I not know Rick used this for an entrance!?? That is fucking absolutely amazing.
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It is a shame that we probably wont see Asuka vs Sasha.
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30 minutes of explaining how much of a bitch Triple H is.
29 minutes or why Hulk Hogan is a bitch.
1 minute or HOLLA IF YA HERE ME
Lol I think we're too familiar with the inner workings of Scott Steiner.
Sasha coming back down to NXT to fight Asuka would be so fucking hype
She's already more over than Neville was, so I can't agree with that.