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July Wrasslin' |OT| All this G1 talk is making me Climax.

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Syder

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Zach said:
Okada/Cody deserves at least nine starz.
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HashtagLapsed

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For me, Cody/Okada was 3.5 at best. Everyone has their preferences though and Meltzer usually says he just gives it a rating depending on how it makes him feel at the time. Nothing to get worked up about.
 
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Tall4Life

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It's one dude's ratings for a fake sport good lord what does it matter how close it is to another match

do y'all want "I give this a low to a medium 4.5 stars" instead now?
 
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excelsiorlef

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Heroman said:
What in the world is this?
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Nothing you're right

All matches are basically the same when you consider it. So I shouldn't be upset I mean Okada, Jinder, Hornswoggle, Omega... They're all just not that different from each other.

Nak vs Roode was better than Okada vs Cody though
 
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excelsiorlef

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I mean it's not like I'm mad at him or something I just thing giving it 4.5 is absurd.


And Meltzer can say his ratings don't mean anything to him but he's basically the Roger Ebert of wrestling.
 
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Heroman

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excelsiorlef said:
Nothing you're right

All matches are basically the same when you consider it. So I shouldn't be upset I mean Okada, Jinder, Hornswoggle, Omega... They're all just not that different from each other.

Nak vs Roode was better than Okada vs Cody though
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Using math or whatever that was to compare matches what is this a review thread?
 
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DMczaf

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Raw64life said:
No Mercy the GOAT, but as the first 3D wrestling game I ever played this game blew me away when I first played it. To go from RAW and Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game to this was just mind blowing.
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I would book my territory through that game

And script my matches
 
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Syder

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HashtagLapsed said:
For me, Cody/Okada was 3.5 at best. Everyone has their preferences though and Meltzer usually says he just gives it a rating depending on how it makes him feel at the time. Nothing to get worked up about.
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I hate that I was right about Okada/Cody being 4+ stars. I think 3.5 is a fair rating based on New Japan and Okada's standards but I was expecting 4 stars from Meltzer because of his bias.

First half of the match was 2 star, second half was worthy of 4 stars.
 
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HashtagLapsed

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Syder said:
I hate that I was right about Okada/Cody being 4+ stars. I think 3.5 is a fair rating based on New Japan and Okada's standards but I was expecting 4 stars from Meltzer because of his bias.

First half of the match was 2 star, second half was worthy of 4 stars.
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Yeah I completely agree. I was going to say in my initial post, it was really only the last 1/2 of the match that was actually good and you could see Okada basically willing it to be good.

OwensIsNow said:
Man
This is such a Heroman post.
4.5 stars.
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Hahaha
 
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Foggy

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excelsiorlef said:
I mean it's not like I'm mad at him or something I just thing giving it 4.5 is absurd.


And Meltzer can say his ratings don't mean anything to him but he's basically the Roger Ebert of wrestling.
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He might be seen as such but he doesn't owe people a greater standard of criticism. He's never positioned himself as a critic, he's just doing this because he's always done it. He'd probably drop them alltogether if not for an inevitable backlash. Star ratings and grades and numbered ratings were a terrible terrible mistake.
 
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Sweeney Tom

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Fox318 said:
Meltzer's piece about his father's death is a must read.

He is a fantastic writer.
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Agreed 100000000000 percent

That bit about the Bucks was particularly great, that tribute really meant a lot to him and the family when they really needed a reason to smile
 
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avengers23

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I saw four fluorescent light tubes on the street today.

I was tempted to pick them up and smash them on something.

Nick Gage and light tubes though?

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Hope he doesn't die.
 
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The Ummah

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Sounds good so far 2K...can't fall for the hype yet. I need some screens and gameplay, shawty. Don't boast these new features and don't show us shit until September. I hope they don't...
 
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excelsiorlef

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Foggy said:
He might be seen as such but he doesn't owe people a greater standard of criticism. He's never positioned himself as a critic, he's just doing this because he's always done it. He'd probably drop them alltogether if not for an inevitable backlash. Star ratings and grades and numbered ratings were a terrible terrible mistake.
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That's why I talk about him here and don't go bug him on Twitter or something :p

And bullshit he doesn't present himself as a critic, he runs review podcasts of every PPV, Raw and Smackdown and major NJPW event
 
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Toki767

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excelsiorlef said:
That's why I talk about him here and don't go bug him on Twitter or something :p

And bullshit he doesn't present himself as a critic, he runs review podcasts of every PPV, Raw and Smackdown and major NJPW event
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It's not his fault people want to hear what he thinks of them.

Plus he probably enjoys talking about what he watches.
 
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Anth0ny

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serenewarfare said:
That was already the plan. They are just moving faster on it. The new info is that they want to do a US Tour by March or April.

Meltzer is saying they are talking about doing NOLA for WM weekend.
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Jesus fuck, friends.


Reality is following the #5years timeline to a T.





Also, Meltzer pls. The okada bias is real ;_;
 
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Foggy

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excelsiorlef said:
That's why I talk about him here and don't go bug him on Twitter or something :p

And bullshit he doesn't present himself as a critic, he runs review podcasts of every PPV, Raw and Smackdown and major NJPW event
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There's a crucial, but subtle difference between giving an opinion and presenting yourself as a critic. I talk about action movies on a weekly basis, but I would never present myself as a critic, just someone relating my experience to other people. I can guarantee he would scoff at the idea that he sees himself as some gateway to taste in wrestling. It's not on him that this fake sport has had such a dearth of quality critics.
 
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excelsiorlef

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Toki767 said:
It's not his fault people want to hear what he thinks of them.

Plus he probably enjoys talking about what he watches.
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I'm sure he does.

He's still a critic. A critic is not a bad thing

Foggy said:
There's a crucial, but subtle difference between giving an opinion and presenting yourself as a critic. I talk about action movies on a weekly basis, but I would never present myself as a critic, just someone relating my experience to other people. I can guarantee he would scoff at the idea that he sees himself as some gateway to taste in wrestling. It's not on him that this fake sport has had such a dearth of quality critics.
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He literally reviews and gives ratings...

He's a critic... and again that's not a bad thing.


He's also a journalist
 
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RecRoulette

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SomewhatGroovy

You don't know who I am, but I know where you live, and if you teach that sex-ed class so help me I will make you tap at GWF6: Great Bans of Fire Pay Per View Digital Streaming Event

HeavenlyE said:
When you see Cody/Okada got 4.5 stars and immediately rush to Wrasslegaf

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(Kenny/Ishii deserved 5 stars tho)
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Cody/Okada was as good as Bate/Dunne at NXT according to Da Meltz. I disagree, but it's his ratings, and I don't give him any money so more power to him.
 
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