StylesClash
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I don't think everyone watching has the network although I do agree it's annoying.
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July Wrasslin |OT| The Rings a Field, the Field of War, Thats Where We Lay the Law
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I don't think everyone watching has the network although I do agree it's annoying.
Avon Barksdale
Member
I was at Battleground last night.
The crowd wasn't that great. They were hot for Adam Rose (or his intro), Ambrose, Swagger (or they just wanted to chant "USA"), Ziggler and Cena (because he's Cena LOL)
The ladies LOVED Roman Reigns, at least from where I was sitting.
I saw Cena shirts EVERYWHERE, not just the women and children but GROWN MEN were wearing them too.
I saw a lot of Macho Man shirts (more so than Hogan) and even a few Bullet Club shirts.
A guy two rows in front of me was wearing a Lance Storm ECW shirt. LOL.
Some chick complimented me on my nWo t-shirt. That was the highlight for me.
The crowd wasn't that great. They were hot for Adam Rose (or his intro), Ambrose, Swagger (or they just wanted to chant "USA"), Ziggler and Cena (because he's Cena LOL)
The ladies LOVED Roman Reigns, at least from where I was sitting.
I saw Cena shirts EVERYWHERE, not just the women and children but GROWN MEN were wearing them too.
I saw a lot of Macho Man shirts (more so than Hogan) and even a few Bullet Club shirts.
A guy two rows in front of me was wearing a Lance Storm ECW shirt. LOL.
Some chick complimented me on my nWo t-shirt. That was the highlight for me.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Maybe they could offer exclusive photoshoots of some of the Divas with Network subs....
StylesClash
Member
Quick question: does anyone here actually like the USA chants?
The Mango Sentinel
Member
Yeah the crowd didn't sound like they gave a shit most of the night. It was like everyone was sleep during the Bray/Jericho match. It wasn't some amazing match or anything, but c'mon.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
sf2fanatic
Member
Yep alot of older men do wear Seena shirts. My buddy bought one for himself and his kid took a Bryan shirt. I wanted to ghettoblast him every time he wore his Cena shirt.
E: Dipz, It was Mr Nelson with that sign
E: Dipz, It was Mr Nelson with that sign
bean breath
Member
Oh frick, the 'Reigns, Reigns, Go Away' sign made it onto the air.
Officerrob
Banned
You should have stopped watching right there
Why? Really enjoyed the Swagger match and Ambrose just kicking the shit out of Seth. Been the most fun I've had with a PPV in a while so far.
I will be skipping to the finish of the main event
British Monsoon
Member
Same with the Dragon Gate show - YAMATO vs BxB Hulk was pretty good, but there were at least five or six matches on the G1 card today that I'd rate higher.
G1, WOOOOOOOOO!!!
UberTag
Member
No surprises there. Nobody watches the WWE for wrasslin' any more.
That's why we have alternatives like G1 for those that do.
He's a big fan of George Takei
Who isn't? Amazing guy.
British Monsoon
Member
Not sure if it's been discussed already, but if at all possible, can you guys spoiler tag G1 results. I'm gonna try and watch it all, but I won't be able to watch it live, so I'd appreciate the fuck out of that.
Feel free to tell me how awesome matches were though.
Yeah, I'd steer clear of the G1 thread - lots of un-tagged results in there. I'll remind people to keep spoilers hidden for the next show.
Can't see why it wouldn't be fine in the G1 thread itself, easier to follow along as you watch even live and you really shouldn't be going in there if you're not watching at the time.
In here, I could see why it should be tagged for sure.
Officerrob
Banned
Welp, different strokes for different folks...
IMO the entire Ambrose/Rollins stuff was a cop out to get out of a match they put on the card (and was the final segment on Smackdown), but didn't actually want to do. Do an injury angle or something, not a ridiculous "you attacked my guy backstage jeopardizing my "plan", so I'm kicking you out of the building, even though that plan NEVER materialized because my guy was leaving before the show even ended". SLOPPY
Swagger and Rusev was OK, but another cop out ending to push things along until Summerslam
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
I think we tend to overrate NJPW a little git to justify the exorbitant prices we pay. Much like a pair of Jordan's or Marvel Comics.
You know what they should have done with BNB for this Battle Royal?
http://www.wwe.com/videos/chris-jer...ng-the-cruiserweight-battle-royal-sl-26016580
http://www.wwe.com/videos/chris-jer...ng-the-cruiserweight-battle-royal-sl-26016580
This PPV was Dungeon of Doom-era WCW bad. The opener was good, but that's just like the old Cruiser matches WCW put on, and those were often better. Give me Rey/Juvi over Usos/Wyatts.
If Summerslam does not deliver, not paying for WWEN for at least a few months if not longer
If Summerslam does not deliver, not paying for WWEN for at least a few months if not longer
British Monsoon
Member
Not a chance. The last four matches on today's show were all four star and above matches and I defy anyone to name a show from the past few months with as much quality on a single card. Well worth the price of admission and I'd be saying the same had I paid the full $25.
In comparison, the Dragon Gate show yesterday was pretty lacklustre and I kinda wish I hadn't bothered.
Serpentine
Banned
i'm not like super crazy about Layla or anything but god damn that gif
Wait, there was a Adam Rose segment in this PPV?
I skipped past most of it and with the horrible slider on the website (seriously, how can you not make a slider that's precise and just skips forward or backwards 3-5 minutes from the actual point you put it on? HOW?) I must've skipped past it? It's especially noticable since my Chrome started having Flash-crashes every 15 minutes and I keep having to reload and find where I left off.
I'm assuming it was only a 3 minute segment here.
I skipped past most of it and with the horrible slider on the website (seriously, how can you not make a slider that's precise and just skips forward or backwards 3-5 minutes from the actual point you put it on? HOW?) I must've skipped past it? It's especially noticable since my Chrome started having Flash-crashes every 15 minutes and I keep having to reload and find where I left off.
I'm assuming it was only a 3 minute segment here.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Yeah that AJ/Paige match was... Not so good, sloppy, many botches, hesitation and some clear miscommunication. I know AJ is short but for some reason this is the first time it really registered how small she is and made me say "ga-damn", Paige looked like a giant. Pretty sure she's the smallest woman on the main roster at least until Alexis Bliss gets called up.
Cheapest heat a face in the US can get, Jim Duggan made a career out of it.
Cheapest heat a face in the US can get, Jim Duggan made a career out of it.
Serpentine
Banned
Preshow. Match against Fandango in what i assume is his FINAL Final Test
Trying to remember the last time there was a good "uncontrollable face going apeshit through the crowd and backstage to attack slimy heel repeatedly" and all that's coming to mind is Savage eliminating himself at Royal Rumble to get to Jake. I haven't been following, but what's the motivator for Rollins and Ambrose fighting, just that they're not homeboys any more?
...Rollins stabbed him in the back and destroyed the group that dominated for 2 years just to side with The Authority?
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
And he is Steph's submissive leatherly plaything now....
Plus Ambrose had MITB in the pocket and got cheated out of that win by Kane in favor of Rollins.
It's a pretty cut-and-dry story really, no complaints there.
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Friend Heel, why isn't Carlos Condit in movies? I swear he looks like The Punisher when Rucka was writing it.
RandyBobandy
Banned
Is the main event worth watching? Or is it just Lol cena wins.
Had to get up early so I skipped it
Had to get up early so I skipped it
It's atrocious in every way, skip it
Saw up the PPV up until the ending of Jericho-Bray Wyatt's match. Such an uneventful show. The tag match was really good, although it really didn't need to be 2/3 falls. Two pinfalls were a running boot (?) and a roll up. The third was a lineup of big spots followed up kickouts and finally a double splash. Too many big moments and false finishes but good overall. AJ-Paige was terrible - both getting out/kicking out of each other's finishers with sloppy flow throughout, commentary was joking about things the entire time and the crowd could give no shits. Swagger-Rusev was okay at best. Ending was fine, since it'll go into SummerSlam. But Swagger is a bore. Without Zeb I wouldn't know where that feud would be. Rusev had a better contest against Big E, but Jack "I give concussions/injuries to other guys but still get pushes" Swagger gets another chance on a big show. Jericho winning made sense because it's not a proper feud if he outright loses all the time.
Carnby
Member
He didn't just spoil an episode. He spoiled a huge moment which was basically the series finale. Technically it was the episode before the finale. But anyone who is familiar with the show knows that the most important events of each season always happen on the second to last episode of each season.
The reason he did it still kills me...
Nocturnowl
Member
The main event finish felt so filleriffic (as did the PPV but that's expected), I mean it basically ended the same way the MitB ladder match ended only with a pinfall instead of climbing a ladder If I'm remembering correctly though all things Cena sort of blend together so who knows.
Fans didn't seem to be really behind anyone strongly in that main event including Reigns, hmm.
Alas that was likely the end of Kane events in 2014, he went out the way he entered them, eating the pinfall, I'm also wondering now if he's had to knock the flying clothesline out of his moveset which really tells me its time to wrap it up otherwise he'll have a moveset as minimal as Reigns.
Opening tag match was the highlight even if too reliant on near falls, granted it took a while to get into seeing as I'm sure I've seen the same guys fight every week for the past two months, reminds me that the sudden abandonment once more of an expanded tag team division is a damn shame.
If things don't pick up for Summerslam then this will be the first time in a while that the Summer period for WWE has lacked something genuinely compelling, is this the price we pay for actually having a decent Wrestlemania for once?! apparently so.
Fans didn't seem to be really behind anyone strongly in that main event including Reigns, hmm.
Alas that was likely the end of Kane events in 2014, he went out the way he entered them, eating the pinfall, I'm also wondering now if he's had to knock the flying clothesline out of his moveset which really tells me its time to wrap it up otherwise he'll have a moveset as minimal as Reigns.
Opening tag match was the highlight even if too reliant on near falls, granted it took a while to get into seeing as I'm sure I've seen the same guys fight every week for the past two months, reminds me that the sudden abandonment once more of an expanded tag team division is a damn shame.
If things don't pick up for Summerslam then this will be the first time in a while that the Summer period for WWE has lacked something genuinely compelling, is this the price we pay for actually having a decent Wrestlemania for once?! apparently so.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
The Shield breakup and signing KENTA were the big storyline moves for the summer in The E's eyes. Alas, it was not enough.
I wish WWE had bigger women wrestling. AJ and Paige look they should be cosplaying Oreimo chars at an anime con or something. (you know AJ and/or paige would make a good Kuroneko)
I miss the days of Medusa- who had talent and size. Even Beth Phoenix wasn't that big. I think WWE is just afraid of having their girl wrestlers be taller than Bryan.
RandyBobandy
Banned
FlammableD
Banned
Even if I like them both?
Some botched spot, crowd didn't care much (until the end when there was a mild dueling chant). Wasn't great, but wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be.
Nothing special, but if you're into them it's definitely watchable.