The rumble would be cool if we didn't know the winner of it 6 month before.
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January Wrasslin' |OT2| Stop watching this garbage and get HBO Go
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TimeEffect
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Roman Reigns is literally Seth Rollins.
Perspicacity
Banned
Does Jarrett still do his MMA thing? If so that is a great shirt
Mr. Luchador
Member
Perhaps, but Reigns is LEGIT that guy. So why not use it.
HeisenbergLannister
Member
Would nXt's "more wrestling focused/less sports entertainment nonsense" approach work on a grander scale for the WWE?
Vince's WWF has always had soap opera elements, but I think the culture in the late '90s was the right time for more sports entertainment nonsense.
But nowadays, I think they should try to follow nXt and see if they could win back some of the fans who bailed out for UFC.
Vince's WWF has always had soap opera elements, but I think the culture in the late '90s was the right time for more sports entertainment nonsense.
But nowadays, I think they should try to follow nXt and see if they could win back some of the fans who bailed out for UFC.
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If CM Punk's Ultimate fight is in town here, which is semi-likely as far as timing goes, a friend has to dress in full Cena gear (Jorts, wristbands, hat, and shirt) due to losing a Rumble bet. Should be a good time
Kacho
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Truth'd
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The only things Reigns has in the "Vince McMahon's vision of Wrestling" department that Rollins doesn't have is being related to the Rock and not being Hispanic in any way.
Rollins isn't really hispanic, he just has an acquired Hispanic last name
Of course. Not exactly transferred, now, but the general approach of protecting titles and champions, giving everyone a distinct character and freedom with said character, planning out stories and angles and keeping booking simple and fairly logical, those are the qualities that would improve the main roster shows.
You wouldn't literally do the same thing, it's the philosophy behind it that works. Accentuate the strengths, hide the weaknesses.
slightconfuse
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Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Except that would also be Hunter's sextape, so how about no
LET'S GO!
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Ideally, I would love a wrestling promotion with more of a sports like focus. This doesn't mean a lack of storylines or characters, but just something more legit. A tale of the tape before every match. Promos done almost exclusively backstage unless right after a big win. How you do while you're a mid tier champion decides if you move on to a world title. Weight divisions. Different championships headline their own ppvs. Big tournaments to pick a no.1 contender for different titles. Contract signings that are used as hype and trash talk instead of an excuse for a really long brawl.
Deadly Joker
Member
I just started watching NXT and I can't get his theme song out of my head. I love Balor's theme too.
Also, Enzo and Big Cass are fucking great. Love them. SAWFT.
slightconfuse
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New Japan has a lot of this. They also used to have championship ceremonies each time the IWGP Heavyweight title was either won or successfully defended. The person who won, in addition to having/keeping the title would also get a trophy and a certificate presented to them and then they would take pictures with some important looking people that I didn't know because I don't speak Japanese. I don't think they do those as often or at all anymore.
CJ's theme > The rest of NXT theme
if me and big cass had a dime for everytime we got beat up in school, we'd have... ZERO DIMES HOW U DOIN
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I remember when Gorilla Monsoon would refer to the "Winner's Purse" being on the line for various matches.
This is pretty much the most "babyface" theme ever.
Yeah, Regal did it on NXT at first too.
AJPW 1987 Battle Royal
This is a fun match just to play 'spot the star.' So far I've seen Jumbo, Curt Hennig, Riki Choshu, Misawa(Tiger Mask), Tenryu(who just sort of waits while Jumbo kills everyone around him) and I think I saw Johnny Ace? Masa Saito, I think?
This is a fun match just to play 'spot the star.' So far I've seen Jumbo, Curt Hennig, Riki Choshu, Misawa(Tiger Mask), Tenryu(who just sort of waits while Jumbo kills everyone around him) and I think I saw Johnny Ace? Masa Saito, I think?
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Well yeah I know it's the japanese wrestling way which is why I like it so much. I would just like an american version because there are american wrestlers I like and no language barrier.
Did she lose
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I get that they've given up on maintaining the traditional illusion that its real, but the soap opera elements are too much of the show at this point.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Am I the only one who can also see an amazing heel in Sami Zayn as well. His mic skills are above average enough to do it well. That's because I can't really see anything he can't do to be honest.
Jimmy King
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Pretty good screencap promo from Ziggler on Twitter.
Him and Bryan would be amazing no doubt, but it would be such a fall from grace for Bryan. Better than Sheamus, but it's not Brock or Rollins.
Sibersk Esto
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NJPW should fund an anime. I'd watch pro wrestling Ippo.
Nearly every indie wreslter's tshirts are just rip-offs of a popular shirt that came before them. Browsing through prowrestlingtees.com it amazes me that they don't get hit with a bunch of copyright violations. Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan are probably the worst offenders.
It'd be moe garbage version of all your favorite wrestlers going by most modern anime
Doesn't affect me one way or the other
Sounds like ROH might be for you, friend.
New Japan is probably the better option with the reporters and sports feel, though.
El Pescado
Member
Wait. Is this a real anime?
Macho Madness
Member
Nah. Good action is good action. It helps if you do some side reading about some of the matches, though.
I've come to enjoy the Japanese commentary just because of how outrageous it is. You can hear the excitement and emotion even without understanding what's being said. You also get great moments like these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk21JebXL6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoRClRfv4HE
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If I liked more ROH Wrestlers, I'd probably give it more of my time.
Give it to the Ping Pong people
StevieWhite
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Seconded. It's easy to follow. Plus the Japanese commentary "hysterics" are fun in their own right.
That was excellent, thanks for sharing those. Just those two commentaries alone will probably sway me.
The only Japanese wrestling I'm familiar with were some old VHS tapes of Misawa, the wrestler whose finishing move was the Burning Hammer (Kobashi?) and some death match barbed wire stuff.
Here's a 4-minute vid I found about some wrestling animes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLhn2IZCCCs
Sibersk Esto
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