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July Wrasslin' |OT| All this G1 talk is making me Climax.
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This is amazing.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Mauro is the GOAT.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
To raid STARDOM
To remind us all of the greatness of a woman who lived to be 366 years old and also once gave birth to a human hand.
To basically refill a roster that was hit pretty hard by the brand split.
Don't think Storm is signed (but I think she will be the winner).
Like they do in Snooker
Storm is an interesting case because she might as well be signed due to her association with Progress.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Except the women draw ratings and someone like Toni Storm is going to be a big star in the company, whereas literally no one in the Cruiserweight Classic is anything other than D-tier.
They'll probably do the same thing they did with Ibushi/Sabre. Push them, but also give them a deadline to sign a contract and if they don't sign by the deadline, they're losing their next match.
Because they gave them nothing.
WWE made the CWC tournament.
WWE made the utter pointless 205 live and RAW "cruiserweight" division.
It doesn't matter who comes out as a big star if they do fucking nothing with them and use them as time fillers or talent to fill a pointless hour show.
If WWE actually put effort in to 205 like they did with CWC then they wouldn't just be labelled as "d-tier"
Think.
Yeah I am sure this show that is going to release 8 episodes 2 weeks before the finals is going to be a huge draw that has half the talent of the CWC or the UK tournament.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Can't wait to see the ratings the Final draws in the 205 Live timeslot
And how it's spun as a positive
And how it's spun as a positive
BronsonLee
Member
lol wtf
They put heavy effort into the CWC and 205Live
It just didn't catch
They put heavy effort into the CWC and 205Live
It just didn't catch
CWC caught on and was huge. 205 Live sunk hard though.
205 Live very much feels like them not trying, or someone along the lines not giving a shit about it.
CWC was a different beast that had actual heart poured into it. I don't even consider CWC directly connected to 205 Live because other than the roster and belt, they are presented entirely different.
CWC was super successful its probably the most successful network exclusive program and they put effort in 205 live.
BronsonLee
Member
oh my god I mean 205 Live didn't catch shut up nerds
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
205 Live is on the level with ECW 2006.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
They did it entirely to compete with the World of Sport revival, which they genuinely expected to be a thing
Now it is pretty much on hold till the deal with Progress and other companies come to fruition to bring their content to the network. I think they would tie that together nicely with their weekly show.
And it probably would have been, until Jeff Jarret got involved. Like most things in wrestling.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
John Morrison and Marquis Cor Von were bigger stars than any cruiserweight you'll ever see again, including Finn "Too ashamed to get his weight announced because fans will ask why he's not on 205 Live" Balor
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Nah, the WoS revival had problems from the beginning. For once Jeff was nowhere near the biggest issue (though him arriving to "help" definitely was a issue)
FlammableD
Banned
The field looks very solid, not sure they could have done a significant amount better. Looking forward to it.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
I feel like WWE did a lot more to push the CWC than the MYC so far, unless I've been missing it from watching only on Hulu of late.
Storm wants to go to the WWE supposedly and I think its good as done.
As for the cruiserweights vs womens tournament. I think the womens roster is desperate for an influx of not the top of card talent, and hopefully that tournament could provide either that or even better top of the card talent that will push somebody into the midcard.
I just see no way to get the cruiserweights over unless they go faction branding like they did with Tozawa - Titus Brand.
I think so too, but I think Ibushi and ZSJ were bigger names then any of the wrestlers in this tournament.
Yarr.
Plus Miz, Punk was already a bigger deal than anyone not named Neville after debuting, Big Show, RVD, Sabu, Sandman... Hell, Balls Mahoney got a pop on one PPV.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Just put them on RAW or Smackdown, without any goofy ring shit, and let them do their thing. Gallagher is a solid as hell wrestler.
There are some big names in the woman's tournament, probably more so than CWC. I haven't seen all of them but I recognize a lot of the names.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
What a hot take.
You are
The Pounce was a Top 10 finisher, and Morrison did more flips in his finisher than you see in a single 205 Live match
Unless you're calling out my Finn point, in which case: neither man ever hurt themselves, let alone doing their own finisher. His knees will be dust after one double-stomp too many, and it's not even for a good move or crowd pop. The few things I don't like about the modern indies summarized right there in one guy
We're still more than a month out from when it airs. We could see a much bigger hype for it start in a couple weeks from now.
This is true
We see Sami Zayn flounder every week so yes.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Apparently tickets for Battlegrounds are down to $20
You clearly don't like Finn and that's fine. His matches are pretty ho-hum a lot of the time. Morrison was more exciting for high flying stuff for sure.
Finn is a draw like it or not. Crowd was chanting "we want Finn" at GBOF. People want to see him.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
They will screw it up like they did last time.
There's only one Battlegrounds people want to see and its Playerunknown's
FallingEdge
Member
people hating on popular wrestlers because they are popular
nothing new to see here, nerds
nothing new to see here, nerds
Smackdown is the same place where Jinder holds the WWE Championship. I don't know, you tell me.
slightconfuse
Banned
Monty Brown was the shining light of TNA
The Elite
BOSS
It's the new reality.
Stories they have been working on for a while are finally coming together. Even Roman is starting to click.
I don't like the idea of a Punjabi Prison match. Not looking forward to Smackdown's PPV.
I know, but Smackdown has the best collection of talent in one place in the company. They have 5 guys that would legit give them a year of good main events and mid card main events. None of them are named Orton or Mahall.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
What does that have to do with literally anything?
Smackdown's booking is noticeably worse since the last trading of talent, and even just before. Just an overall less exciting product. Jinder becoming champ didn't help a show that was already starting to stall. There's awesome workers on the show, but it's being presented as B-tier at the moment.
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