Mostly all of heel champs in recent memory have been booked exactly the same and it's just boring and stale. Have a heel champ who actually backs it up and is dominant.
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February Wrasslin' |OT| Observe THIS, Brother!
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Mostly all of heel champs in recent memory have been booked exactly the same and it's just boring and stale. Have a heel champ who actually backs it up and is dominant.
This is the worst idea ever.
Genghis Khan
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Jesus Christ is Raw bad. Just watched. Joe is KO without Jericho and less skill. What an awful look. What part of that match made Joe look legit or strong? That was horrible, and I'm an avid Samoa Joe hater. But that was bad.
It's like every time someone isn't sure what to do with someone on Raw, someone in creative just screams out, "DA BIG DAWG" and that's what they go with.
It's like every time someone isn't sure what to do with someone on Raw, someone in creative just screams out, "DA BIG DAWG" and that's what they go with.
More meh then fire, it was a typical Reigns match. Reigns slept until the last 5 mins.
avengers23
Banned
I'm willing to place an avatar bet if you are.
My position: at least one of the four (Dunne, Bates, Seven, Mark Andrews) gets yanked by the WWE from the WrestleMania Progress show.
HazySaiyan
Banned
FlammableD
Banned
what about mandrews?
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Perfect. And it's actually pretty true. Their constant need to involve/elevate Roman at all costs is a real detriment to the product. All roads lead to Reigns and even the only decent things they've managed to book on Raw, like Braun/JeriKO, are only ultimately being setup to fall to the guy. (Which I get is wrestling booking 101, but Reigns isn't nearly liked or talented enough to be that ace of Raw or the WWE)
Always astounds me when you have this huge publicly traded company with a board/actual stock holders and all that and it's being run (creatively) in such an old foolishly carny way where instead of listening to the fans/giving them what they want, it's all subject to the wants/whims of an out of touch 70-year-old man. And that lagging quality can safely be reflected in the falling rating numbers. It's pretty fucking insane when you think of it that way. Vince's desires to get Roman over have probably lost that company money over time.
You'd think that business is suspect as fuck if it operated similarly in another industry.
shanafan
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I will be at Raw on March 13, facing the hard cam 6 rows up lower bowl. I will mark when Roman's music hits.
Debating on a sign.. maybe.
"Look vince, i actually like him!"
Officerrob
Banned
If you want to get a close-up on TV, that's the way to do it
Roman at this point is going to be compared to Face Diesel for "faces of the company" that were a serious detriment to the overall product. Except this has been lasting way longer.
OOOOOOOOAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
THE BIG DAWG REIGNS OVER ME
OOOOOOOOAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
shanafan
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But Diesel held the belt for 358 days. Roman hasn't even come close to that.
HazySaiyan
Banned
I'm glad that you're a fan of Roman but the constant need to have him involved in stuff has just killed the product for me. It's nigh on unwatchable.
avengers23
Banned
Sure, let's include Mark Andrews in my position.
Roman has been the focus of the company for 3 years. Even him getting popped for PEDs didn't stop his push.
Reigns has been the all encompassing black hole focus of WWE for three years, with or without the belt. I'd take Diesel's 358 days over that.
The Big R/Yamamura match was amazing and then coming out to replace Yoshino and Kotoka amped them up even higher. That was easily the highlight of the night.
Aside from BxB murdering YAMATO
You're good people, uce.
newdayrocks
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From the sounds of last night, I'm glad I didn't go up to Portland to see Raw in-person. What a pile of poo.
His theme is basically Muhammad Hassan levels now. Or has been for awhile.
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also. lol.
SallyIsNow
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Luschient
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FlammableD
Banned
i almost want to take that bet, but there's JUST enough doubt in my mind.
Yeah they made Yamamura in a night. He's a legitimate performer now, not just yet another of CIMA's kids.
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PartTimeWarrior
Banned
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Nice
you won it in an unsanctioned dark match. title was revoked and given back to vacant. the record books show nothing
One thing I love about 2k17, they get custom entrances right. They have a bigger name database for the announcer to use both in your wrestler's name and in custom title names. I can have my full first and last name this year as my career CAW.
My career in 2k17 may be repetitive, grindy and long as fuck, but it has kept me entertained.
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newdayrocks
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The ESPN 30 for 30 mentioned that too. Matt Vasgersian said he had Ebersol in one year and Vince in the other
So WWE added an NXT taping at Full Sail University Wrestlemania week on Wed 4/5.
So if you're keeping track that's:
Friday : WWE Hall Of Fame
Saturday : NXT Takeover
Sunday : Wrestlemania
Monday : Raw After Mania
Tuesday : Smackdown After Mania
Wednesday : NXT After Takeover
Fuckin' A.
So if you're keeping track that's:
Friday : WWE Hall Of Fame
Saturday : NXT Takeover
Sunday : Wrestlemania
Monday : Raw After Mania
Tuesday : Smackdown After Mania
Wednesday : NXT After Takeover
Fuckin' A.
Yep, can't have any one else come out to stop Joe.