JesseEwiak
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Considering Reigns - Lesnar I was one of the three best WM main events in history, I have no problems with seeing it again.
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Considering Reigns - Lesnar I was one of the three best WM main events in history, I have no problems with seeing it again.
I know when I've been bested.
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Deleted member 47027
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He's not stealing, and it's not evil to give people additional exposure.
sf2fanatic
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So who's gonna be the third person in the match?
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JesseEwiak
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Rollins only brought the match down. It was a lot better before it became the usual triple threat cluster.
But my five star matches! How will I get them when Nakamura is making Roman look strong?
¡HarlequinPanic!
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Michael Cole sold me on The Miz
This is what happens when you book an entire company behind one man, and make everyone look like midcarders as you feed them to him in order to get him over.
Can we even name three genuine main eventers in WWE that are full time? That's the keyword; that already removes Lesnar.
Violence Jack
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Just finished watching Raw. Good first hour, kinda awful second hour, decent third hour with a good main event. Crowd was not good though. I like that the title is up for grabs at the RR. It might not be so predictable who wins now with it probably coming down to Brock, Roman, and Cena.
Also, who the hell did Dolph Ziggler piss off in order to job to Heath freaking Slater?
Also, who the hell did Dolph Ziggler piss off in order to job to Heath freaking Slater?
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I'm so ready for Nak America. It's gonna be GREATO
YEAH HOOOOO
YEAH HOOOOO
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Ambrose, Reigns, Cena and Rollins.
Ambrose and Rollins both have more main events than Reigns does.
I think that's a Disney/Goofy copywrite
Maybe they're finally realizing Dolph Ziggler sucks and has no desire to be anything beyond Millenial HBK
31GhostsIV
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He'll be Simon Macnamara to me as long as he's in the 'E, dammit.
He loves Queen and Michael Jackson, so Michael Mercury? Freddie 'Fat Bottom Girl' Jackson? Wacko Nako?
is it wrong that whenever i read these names from the japanese name generator i start to laugh? am i racist?
#doubts
31GhostsIV
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YYYYYEEEEE HAW!
FlammableD
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If they want to do it right, and you have to push Reigns, Roman comes out super early, like first 5, eliminates a few guys, then gets jumped by the Authority and some hired goons and then tossed. Easily sets up Roman vs HHH, and his chase back to the title, and gives you a really interesting rest of the Rumble with a guaranteed new champ.
He's not worth investing in- they know he plans to leave in a few years, they know he doesn't have ambition.
Agreed re: Reigns' early elimination. Creates tension for the rest of the match.
Rollins is injured, and Ambrose is booked like a midcarder. Hell, Rollins may only be a main eventer because nobody wanted Reigns. And this isn't even considering Rollins was booked like a wuss almost his entire run, losing most of his matches on regular television. As champ at least.
Let me remind you Ambrose was once booked that he lost to Bray with a fucking TV shock spot. If he's booked like a midcarder, feuds like a midcarder, he's a midcarder.
So, Cena and Reigns. Like I've said here before, the roster is fed to these men, and it's just boring.
Good Lord, FFS. NSFW tag that shit, man. Fuck.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
He's also completely overrated as a character and a wrestler, so there's that
sf2fanatic
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still can't believe Spirit Squad had a decent reign as tag champs
I can feel the gas pain just looking at that.
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sf2fanatic
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Looked like Lilian didn't give no fcks about his flexing in the ringposted?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
posted?
Posted, and not as a bandwidth eating 55 MB GIF, to boot.
UberTag
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Ranallo's going to be the lead. They just want to give Saxton exposure to another guy to learn under. That said, this move does tell me they don't perceive Ranallo as a long-term solution or someone that will be calling WWE Network special events. That perception might change if he excels in this new environment or Saxton's growth stagnates.
You're correct in that this is how they SHOULD book the Rumble match. I don't believe that's the direction they'll go, however.
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I guess that's it, they just want to see how he does before they go all in.
Certainly, if he was gone before entrant 10 it would probably be a very exciting Rumble with most of the match yet to come and a guaranteed new champ already.
But I expect the final two to feature Reigns and that opportunity passed by.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I guess I just don't get where Reigns character arc is supposed to be going. For a "dude who keeps getting screwed by authority" he mostly just get away with doing whatever he wants.
FallingEdge
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real talk, when was the last time this ended well?
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I mean, the Rumble will be the first main roster show I watch since Mania, but that has less to do with interest in the booking.
Lesnar vs Reigns leading into Seth's cash-in kinda counts?
Pity the followup was er...well let's not talk about that.
The face of the feud is a man who threatens to hospitalize a 70 year old man. I'm not entirely sure where they're trying to take this feud either
Another dude to learn under? Saxton has been doing commentary since FCW. If he still sucks in 2016 after six years of it it's probably time to cut your losses.
It's a shame they want the "bland stilted guy in a suit" as their standard commentator. Stick Regal as the colour commentator with Mauro as PBP, two man booth, and off you go.
UberTag
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Well, see... your first problem right there is that would make perfect sense.
Hell, had they not chased Punk away, just imagine how great a Ranallo-Punk tandem at commentary would have been.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
In fairness, for his part Vince is bumbling his way through this more than anyone.
They do have a new commentary team. But as for graphics and set, even the PPVs have the same set as Raw.
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Don't do as TNA does, though. Slippery slope.
UberTag
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That shit requires effort. Why do all that when you can front-load a show or two with "title matches and Cena appearance OMG" and then go right back to doing what you were doing a month later by making it the RAW rehash show?
Dr Duncan Steel
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How's a New Japan guy's schedule like compared to a WWE guy? I always assumed it's night and day but I don't know. I'd like to know.
Because you see someone like Orton who wrestles a very conservative style have his shoulder dislocate and miss more than a year, I shrug at the longevity Nak and Styles would have on a WWE schedule. From what I assume is a schedule.
Ranallo should be with Graves but naw that won't happen cause reasons.
Because you see someone like Orton who wrestles a very conservative style have his shoulder dislocate and miss more than a year, I shrug at the longevity Nak and Styles would have on a WWE schedule. From what I assume is a schedule.
Ranallo should be with Graves but naw that won't happen cause reasons.
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"Oh they give John Cena the US belt? For what? Placeholder for him getting the WHC and breaking Flair's record?"
"Nah relax, let's just see how it all plays out"
Summer of Cena happens, the world loves it
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Tour for a few weeks then time off then back to touring.
JesseEwiak
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Would you have been OK with the same booking to set up Bryan vs. Triple H at WM 30?
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