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February Wrasslin' |OT| WrassleGAF. In 2016.
- Thread starter FallingEdge
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#bloodcapsule
Injuries are so in vogue. Maybe giving Reigns a fake one will garner fan support.
The Silver
Member
So what will Mr.Hs entrance be this year?
We had Shao Kahn and Terminator, might as well go full viking Thor.
We had Shao Kahn and Terminator, might as well go full viking Thor.
Well No, HHH vs roman was there best chance for them to get the 50/50, since no one wanted HHH to be champ , while a lot people would have seth be champ than roman.
I was expecting a beat down to explain why Enzo and Cass aren't seen on a taping until at least after Takeover, but looks to me like Cass did more damage to them.
Whatever it is, i cant wait for Lapsed Fan to tear him a new asshole and further explain what a geek that man is.
The ratings speak for themselves.
The mainstream audience is ready for the Shoot-Era.
#FromTheHip
I try to turn my brain off and skip over posts about my boys Enzo and Cass being called up, but should I be concerned about them not making it to NXT Dallas? The ladybird I'm going with will be crushed if Enzo isn't there. And she's already not jazzed about Sasha being a no-show.
UberTag
Member
There's going to be a multi-man spotfest match of some kind that will steal the show.
It just hasn't been announced yet because the outcome isn't important and none of the participants are being built for anything.
And it will likely involve both KO and AJ.
What movie franchise does Triple H want to pretend he's the star of this year? Star Wars?
I mean, we are in... The Donald Trump Era.
Spot-fests are fun, but Match of the Night? I sure hope that's not the case.
And I'm thinking he'll do a Fifty Shades of Black theme.
The Silver
Member
Kylo Ren then? That seems oddly fitting for HHH.
You should be concerned. It's the main reason a large majority were expecting them Sunday night.
I would like to point out that this would have worked perfectly had fucking Saxton not been the handoff man.
Saxton just fucked up a mania build single handedly
TimeEffect
Member
Dear god, the commentary when Shane returned was atrocious. Michael Cole didnt give a fuck, JBL pretends that he is supporting Stephanie, Byron is Byron.
It takes out so much of the magic of these things
It takes out so much of the magic of these things
Hey Verendus, how do you feel knowing how close Big Dave was to having a starring role at Wrestlemania 32 as the special ref in the main event?
It's funny that they're trying to make Roman look like an underdog when everyone in the audience sees him as the most blessed wrestler on the roster.
Well son of a gun. I better start softening the potential blow now.
I don't see any problem with this. I mean, JBL sucks hard, but there's nothing wrong with him initially believing Shane was there to show his support.
The Silver
Member
BAH GAWD ITS SHANE O MANIA!! SHANE O MANIA IS RUNNING WILD!!
shanafan
Member
Speaking of Snickers.. recall!
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/23/news/companies/mars-snickers-chocolate-recall/index.html
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/23/news/companies/mars-snickers-chocolate-recall/index.html
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I was marking the fuck out too much to notice what commentary were saying.
I was just screaming jumping up and down while my gf looked at me like I was crazy.
There's at least some chance that they used the fake packet and then accidentally did bust his nose.
I like it, it'll probably be the best thing about the show.
doesn't matter, because he fucked up he exposed the business and probably made an easy story of a injured reigns fighting to get back from "real" injuries to now those fans doubling down on those boos,
Look at fucking big show. One podcast interview and the smarks are rooting for him. This could have been that for Roman but that empty husk of a personality couldn't even try to do a better handoff.
BFIB
Member
Going to the well way too often to get a guy over. The crowd bought into Bryan because the crowd willed it to happen. The fans aren't buying this shit at all. Kind of hard to root for the guy when he has so many fucking chances. It's Hogan WCW level.
Perspicacity
Banned
What is Fox talking about?
Byron Saxton being caught on a camera he didn't know was there, handing the blood capsule to Roman.
EDIT: I mean, none of us were 100% certain if Reigns had legitimately busted his nose or not, because Saxton did what was needed and passed the capsule whilst the official cameras were looking the other way. It's not his fault an audience member decided to break the spell.
UrbanDandy
Member
Just saw the youtube vid. Based Shane is back! He can still shift like no one's business.
So, I assume the Vincent J. McMahon Award for Excellence was a work?
So, I assume the Vincent J. McMahon Award for Excellence was a work?
PHOENIXZERO
Member
If Shane is legit back and winning at WrestleMania his first in character act of business on Monday night should be "firing" the commentary team and moving Mauro Ranallo to Raw.
sf2fanatic
Member
If God Of Egypt was coming out later he probably use a character from the movie
UberTag
Member
The commentary was garbage the entire night... and it will kill the mystique of Shane "taking over Monday Night RAW" on Night 1 if they pull the trigger at Mania.
The crowd popped because they want change. They didn't pop because they want the Wizard of Oz to sell them on pretend change. And the WWE has dangled this carrot far too many times before.
Shane McMahon is the hat.
They could give him Kane's old voice-module and make him a Romandroid.
UrbanDandy
Member
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Yes, I am legit asking. Why else would the winner be announced (I have no problem with Steph winning), if Shane was going to steal the show?
JesseEwiak
Member
The whole point of having commercials during matches is so people watch the commercials because they want to know how the match ends. If the match ends and there's a stopping point, I can go see what's on Animal Planet or TBS during the commercial break.
As for jobber matches, sorry, the WWE has told the audience for 20 years that the only matches that matter are name vs. name matches. You want to see ratings drops? Start putting midcarders like Ziggler or Goldust in jobber matches.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
Ryback got over for a time doing jobber matches, but you're right that nobody would give a fuck enough to watch people squash jobbers on a weekly basis, especially when WWE can achieve the same effect without having to pay freelancers.
JesseEwiak
Member
Right. You can have one roided out dude squashing dudes in 30 seconds because everybody knows there's a point to them and it stands out. But, seeing Goldust or some other lower midcarder squash a dude so he can be more over to job to I don't know, Dolph Ziggler on the pre-show at Payback ain't going to work.
UberTag
Member
This is a concept that makes sense for main event matches and matches with legitimate stakes. It does NOT make sense for matches where the outcomes have no consequence in a product mired in 50/50 booking.
It also really does NOT make sense for live shows... because cutting away from a match for 5 minutes "when it could feasibly end at any second but 100% of the time never does" to give the advertisers time to shill stuff clearly evokes the image of this being a scripted dance and not two people who are fighting to win a title or a match or do anything but perform. This idea works for boxing or UFC because there are rounds with desginated break periods. It doesn't work in wrestling where those are substituted with rest holds and a person getting the obvious laid out spot outside the ring (where the threat of a countout ought to be in play).
Hell, even a "tape delay" approach for a "live event" would be a fitting workaround for this. Cut to commercial. Cut back to that exact point in the match after the commercial. Fans at home didn't miss a thing.