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[Liquidsnake]

How come nobody had Hogan back?
How can he be over rated when he is the biggest draw in wrestling history.

 

[Aiii]

I dunno, the F5 is just another guy falls on the mat finisher, which are the worst finishers because these people fall on the mat once every minute at least in an average match.

 

[FallingEdge]

The Tomb Raider reboot is pretty rad. I never played the original games after the first, which I didn't care for as a kid. But I really like the game play of this.

There is a part early in the game where you have to cross a gap by walking on top of the log. There is no way you can fall off. She will walk like she is off balance but if you try to get her to jump off or walk her off the edge, it won't happen. It annoyed me at how "streamlined" it felt at times. Like I would have to try to miss jumps but overall, it is a fun game.

Game got a ton of flac for being so called torture porn. Not sure when gaming turned a page and players became so sensitive. Must just be... old age.

GAF and the internet overreacting imo. They always seem to latch onto something, make a big deal about it before forgetting about it and moving along.

 

[Pavaloo]

The Tomb Raider reboot is pretty rad. I never played the original games after the first, which I didn't care for as a kid. But I really like the game play of this.

I definitely wanna try it. I think I feel the same way about TR as you did (played 1 as a kid, never cared to play the rest), but I keep hearing really good things about the latest game and I really like bows. Next steam sale it is.

Damn, those guys got F-5'd so hard they were knocked in to TNA. That is truly devastating.

Haha! Didn't notice! Makes it even better

 

[Pavaloo]

I dunno, the F5 is just another guy falls on the mat finisher, which are the worst finishers because these people fall on the mat once every minute at least in an average match.

I guess why I think it looks cool is because of the idea that Brock is so strong he can hurl a 200-300 pound dude over his shoulder (and then driving in them into the matt). Probably a feat of strength thing for me.

Which is interesting, because I don't think Cesaro's Neutralizer looks devastating at all, but I will still mark out if he does it on a huge guy.

edit: whoops double post!

 

[Vylash]

Who do you guys think has the most painful looking finisher?

 

[strobogo]

Game got a ton of flac for being so called torture porn. Not sure when gaming turned a page and players became so sensitive. Must just be... old age.

I skipped a lot of the cut scenes because I just want to beat it and get it sent back before my Gamefly trial runs out, but game play wise it isn't as violent as AC games or anything. Or shooters. Or GTA or whatever. Seems pretty standard in the violence department to me.

 

[slightconfuse]

I appreciate a devastating brain bustaaaaa

 

[Hasney]

 

[bjork]

Crush's heart punch. So brutal it's banned in 47 states and provinces, or some such shit.

 

[Man God]

I want Big E to do the running powerslam as his finisher.

 

[FallingEdge]

I'm a huge fan of the spinning powerbomb

 

[jmdajr]

 

[MC Safety]

Crush's heart punch. So brutal it's banned in 47 states and provinces, or some such shit.

Ox Baker killed a guy with the heart punch.

By the way, my friend Jeff did a neat interview with Tommy Dreamer that talks about the heart punch ... and the world's grossest slam:

http://www.jeffpearlman.com/todays-quazcast/

 

[Rapstah]

The Royal Rumble commercial is actually funny.

(What the fuck is the joke with Curtis Axel's line?)

 

[jmdajr]

The Royal Rumble commercial is actually funny.

(What the fuck is the joke with Curtis Axel's line?)

Lol. Randy was actually pretty good.

 

[Evening Musuko]

Bwahahaa, like anyone's going to pay for Battleground.

Also, here's the PPV schedule I'd like to see;

01/26 - Royal Rumble
04/06 - WrestleMania XXX
06/29 - King of the Ring
08/17 - Summerslam
10/26 - Survivor Series
12/14 - Night of Champions

Put the MitB match back on Wrestlemania now there's only one belt, cut out the gimmick PPVs and pointless "gotta have a PPV this month!" PPVs. Also, I'm stealing the idea someone here had of putting Night of Champions at the end of the year, so as to potentially shake things up before the road to mania.

Hey that was my idea!

Good to see that it wasn't completely buried. I like the concept of Night of Champions, but it doesn't really make any sense having it in September right after Summerslam. It should really be held at the end as a sort of "celebration" of the champions of the past year. I think if given enough time, it could potentially be one of their bigger PPVs of the year.

Also the less PPVs and the less gimmicky PPV the better. Keep the gimmicks to feuds that actually deserve them.

 

[jmdajr]

 

[jred2k]

I definitely wanna try it. I think I feel the same way about TR as you did (played 1 as a kid, never cared to play the rest), but I keep hearing really good things about the latest game and I really like bows. Next steam sale it is.

Just a heads up, its gonna be $5 on Amazon during their PCDD sale.

 

[Mengetsu]

Is there a reason Seth Rollins doesn't use his Shiranui finisher since coming from NXT?

 

[SoulPlaya]

Having longer gaps between PPVs would do nothing to improve the WWE. They would just have filler shows up until three weeks before the PPV, and then start building up the show. They do that now whenever they get a big gap between a PPV. They no longer know how to write beyond three weeks, unless it's WM, and that's only for major storylines.

 

[Serpentine]

Is there a reason Seth Rollins doesn't use his Shiranui finisher since coming from NXT?

probably because it's more of a face finisher. but now I think Kalisto is gonna use it, I hear.

 

[Pavaloo]

Just a heads up, its gonna be $5 on Amazon during their PCDD sale.

Oh man, awesome! Thanks for the tip

 

[jmdajr]

Having longer gaps between PPVs would do nothing to improve the WWE. They would just have filler shows up until three weeks before the PPV, and then start building up the show. They do that now whenever they get a big gap between a PPV. They no longer know how to write beyond three weeks, unless it's WM, and that's only for major storylines.

I don't think it's a matter of knowing as much as refusing.

 

[Rapstah]

The Shiranui is totally Rollins' finisher in WWE 2k14. It's the "Sethwalker".

 

[Mengetsu]

probably because it's more of a face finisher. but now I think Kalisto is gonna use it, I hear.

Shame love the move and impact of it. Better than Blackout personally.

 

[gurudyne]

I don't think it's a matter of knowing as much as refusing.

No, they have a different approach to business than they used to and haven't figured out how to write long term for it. Not that they've had much incentive in recent years from the part-timer revenue boosts.

 

[Guzim]

 

[jmdajr]

Shit. Almost forgot about great leader interview today.

 

[Vylash]

I miss this so much

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YR3jHMWVZY

 

[British Monsoon]

I think Kalisto is gonna use it, I hear.

That'd be a good finisher for him, it's not too indy-riffic, doesn't require a crazy set-up or rely too much on the guy taking the move - I hope we get to see him bust out this at some point though;

 

[somedevil]

Well from Triple H:

Asked if there will be repercussions for Randy Orton low-blowing Daniel Bryan in the Raw main event, Hunter heelishly said he doesn't see why there should be. Hunter framed it as The Authority delivered the main event that "everyone wanted to see," and Bryan seemed to "come up on the short end" in beating Orton only via DQ.

It seems like from TV its heading toward Bryan vs Bray and Orton vs Cena at Royal Rumble.

Also as for Bryan at WrestleMania:

Regarding Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement for one more match, it's said the ball is in his court. WWE wants him to return for a singles match at WrestleMania XXX.

There is no talk of doing HBK vs. CM Punk and no talk of a potential tag match with HBK and Triple H vs. Punk and Daniel Bryan. If Shawn agrees to come out of retirement, WWE wants it to be for only one match and that match would be against Bryan. The segment with HBK and Punk on Monday's RAW was done so they could save the Punk-HHH confrontation.

So will he do the match? If he does it then these 3 matches will be possible:

Bryan vs Michaels
Undertaker vs Brock
Triple H vs Punk

 

[slightconfuse]

The case for randy Orton by the masked man

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10158206/why-randy-orton-now-champion-need

Also brock should fight Orton

 

[Son Of D]

So will he do the match? If he does it then these 3 matches will be possible:

Bryan vs Michaels
Undertaker vs Brock
Triple H vs Punk

If those 3 happen though, what would that mean for the Unified title match? Cena vs Orton yet again? Sheamus vs Orton? Rock vs Cena: We'll keep doing this match edition?

Although I guess they could do Cena vs Taker, but then Bork vs Orton would be a bit odd.

 

[Rapstah]

They could just do the "1991" and have Orton lose the belt to a comedy midcarder at the Rumble, and then have Cena beat the odds and defeat the comedy midcarder at WM.

Edit: I could retcon this into an amazing dig at Daniel Bryan.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

I still want Cena/Taker at WM.

 

[darkside31337]

If those 3 happen though, what would that mean for the Unified title match? Cena vs Orton yet again? Sheamus vs Orton? Rock vs Cena: We'll keep doing this match edition?

Although I guess they could do Cena vs Taker, but then Bork vs Orton would be a bit odd.

Bryan vs HBK and Bryan vs Cena at WM.

They could always do it old school, have Bryan be in 2 WM matches. It'd be awesome to see Bryan beat both HBK and Cena for the title at WM or something along those lines.

I really don't see Brock vs Taker happening though.

 

[Snaku]

The world is ready for Pro Wrestling U.

 

[Man God]

The world is ready for Pro Wrestling U.

It boggles the mind that...

A. People love Pro Wrestling.
B. People love Aki Pro Wrestling games.
C. Nintendo needs sports games.
D. Nintendo has a close working relationship with what remains of Aki.

and that Pro Wrestling on the DS/Wii/3DS/Wii U by Syn Sophia hasn't happened

 

[Snaku]

It boggles the mind that...

A. People love Pro Wrestling.
B. People love Aki Pro Wrestling games.
C. Nintendo needs sports games.
D. Nintendo has a close working relationship with what remains of Aki.

and that Pro Wrestling on the DS/Wii/3DS/Wii U by Syn Sophia hasn't happened

And there is a total vacuum in the genre on Nintendo systems since WWE dropped their support.

 

[strobogo]

I'm thinking about a 2007 show.


Backlash 2007: Team McMahon vs Lashley, Batista vs Taker, Cena vs HBK vs Edge vs Orton

ONS: RVD vs Orton, Hardys vs WGTT Ladder match, Lashley vs Vince, Edge vs Batista cage match, Cena vs Khali

GAB: Carlito vs Sandman cane on a pole match, JoMo vs Punk, Orton vs Dusty bull rope match, Cena vs Lashley

No Mercy: Orton vs HHH, HHH vs Orton, HHH vs Youmanga, Punjabi Prison match

Or maybe a 2008 show:


Armageddon: Punk vs Rey, Cena vs Jericho, Batista vs Orton, Jeff vs Edge vs HHH (Plus Chinese Democracy as the theme song)

Unforgiven: Scramble matches, HBK vs Jericho street fight






Or maybe a suggestion.

 

[Dark Ninja]

If they have Punk vs HHH that means Vince has to be in Punks corner that's just weird, like constant smiling Punk weird

 

[British Monsoon]

Or maybe a suggestion.

How about a show from 2001?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVre3NzLvTc

 

[DominoKid]

The case for randy Orton by the masked man

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10158206/why-randy-orton-now-champion-need

Also brock should fight Orton

I am embarrassed for this dude:

Writer Andrew Shaffer has this to say about Orton's magnetism: "Last time I saw him live, he was chewing gum for the first few minutes of his match against Daniel Bryan. He spit it 10 feet in the air and it landed on the mat. Five minutes later, he found the gum, picked it up, and popped it back in his mouth. When Bryan clocked Orton later in the match, the gum went flying again — and landed on the ground between me and some 6-year-old kid. He got to the gum first. I'd never been so disappointed in my life. When I found myself scrambling for gum on the floor, I thought, damn, maybe I do like Orton. Then he stared at me taking his picture from the top rope. The look in his eyes says it all. 'Are you taking pictures of me in my underwear? You're a grown-ass dude. Put the camera down.' That's when I knew I was a total mark for Orton."

 

[G-Fex]

It boggles the mind that...

A. People love Pro Wrestling.
B. People love Aki Pro Wrestling games.
C. Nintendo needs sports games.
D. Nintendo has a close working relationship with what remains of Aki.

and that Pro Wrestling on the DS/Wii/3DS/Wii U by Syn Sophia hasn't happened

That's ok, I'm sure xbox and wwe will make you a kinect wrestling title

 

[Vylash]

I'm thinking about a 2007 show.


Backlash 2007: Team McMahon vs Lashley, Batista vs Taker, Cena vs HBK vs Edge vs Orton

ONS: RVD vs Orton, Hardys vs WGTT Ladder match, Lashley vs Vince, Edge vs Batista cage match, Cena vs Khali

GAB: Carlito vs Sandman cane on a pole match, JoMo vs Punk, Orton vs Dusty bull rope match, Cena vs Lashley

No Mercy: Orton vs HHH, HHH vs Orton, HHH vs Youmanga, Punjabi Prison match

Or maybe a 2008 show:


Armageddon: Punk vs Rey, Cena vs Jericho, Batista vs Orton, Jeff vs Edge vs HHH (Plus Chinese Democracy as the theme song)

Unforgiven: Scramble matches, HBK vs Jericho street fight






Or maybe a suggestion.

Do Unforgiven because the Championship Scramble is great

 

[darkside31337]

It boggles the mind that...

A. People love Pro Wrestling.
B. People love Aki Pro Wrestling games.
C. Nintendo needs sports games.
D. Nintendo has a close working relationship with what remains of Aki.

and that Pro Wrestling on the DS/Wii/3DS/Wii U by Syn Sophia hasn't happened

There wasn't a single sports game released for the Wii U in 2013. Not one single game.

And yeah its a total bummer.

 

[Serpentine]

Ya gotta keep doing the GABs. you already started, might as well do them all!

 

[strobogo]

How about a show from 2001?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVre3NzLvTc

You fuck head. You couldn't even recomened me an XPW show without KONNAN?

 

[Rapstah]

Reading about the Great American Bash:

In 1986, there were 13 Great American Bashes and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defended his title at each one

Fucking JCP.