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Yeah, you just missed a show last night. Next one is July 27th, Noam Dar vs Jimmy Havoc, London Riots vs FSU, and Samoa Joe vs Rampage Brown.
Sold out though.
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June Wrasslin' |OT-2| Money In The Bank, None In The Stock
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Sold out though.
British Monsoon
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It would be a real fun gimmick and then, once he's fixed Ryder, he could start a 'support group' stable of other down-on-their luck wrestlers and turn all their fortunes around.
I think they're going for the idea that he's an incompetent, though, rather than the brainwashing motivational speaker I'd prefer him to be.
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Deleted member 47027
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Bo needs to have SOME success before they berry him.
lovely ladies
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Lol, if only his wrestling was as entertaining.This made me laugh.
avengers23
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It would be the Straight Edge Society mixed with the Dean System. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it could certainly be something.
It's almost too bad they let JTG go. He would have been perfect, along with Ryder and Sandow.
Fourth Storm
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¡HarlequinPanic!;118906361 said:
Is The Last of Us' story that good? I've been trying to get through that one, but the only motivation I can find is when I'm in the mood to admire the textures and shader effects. I'm probably like 12 hours in at this point (though I always take way longer to finish games because I explore every nook and cranny I can find, leave games on pause for a while, etc.)
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It's ok, GAF is a den of hyperbole so temper your expectations. It's really lopsided in some weird ways. It's ok.
Can someone help me with upcoming NJPW events? The one Saturday night (Sunday morning) came out of nowhere; didn't know there was an Ishii title defense until the day of.
What have we got upcoming that's worth watching? I know G1 Climax starts July 21. What's happening before then? Any match listings?
What have we got upcoming that's worth watching? I know G1 Climax starts July 21. What's happening before then? Any match listings?
Remember when they teased Russev-Reigns during the battle royal and the crowd went apeshit? Yeah Reigns isn't going to get a one on one match with Russev until after Cena turns him into a worthless joke. Because of this, the match will bring Reigns down instead of up which is probably all part of the master plan.
I think Xavier Woods won literally 1 match before he started being enhancement talent.
lovely ladies
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JOB Squad 2K14?
avengers23
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RIP in pieces 3MB
Only if the only media you are exposed to is video games.
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Deleted member 47027
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I think the G1 is next. It's big. Prepare thyself!
British Monsoon
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There's a show on Friday, but it doesn't look like it's going to be an iPPV as it isn't up to pre-order, so the next one will probably be the G1 opening night on the 21st. For listings, purolove is a good resource;
http://purolove.com/
Meanwhile, Dragon Gate have a couple of shows before then, a smaller Korakuen Hall show on Thursday and their big annual Kobe World show on the 20th;
http://www.ustream.tv/dragonGate
¡HarlequinPanic!
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Last of Us is a fine plot and experience, Ellie is a bit weak but whatevs I'd still put it at a compelling tv miniseries (but with the budget to look like a film thanks to vidya).
fuckin' game plots. I bought this game called Cloudbuilt in the steam sale, and it suffers from D-list Speilberg manufactured emotion bullshit:
"THIS IS A GAME ABOUT DOING SWEET PARKOUR IN THE SKY..."
oh wow that sounds pretty aweso--
"BECAUSE YOu'RE A LITTLE GIRL IN A COMA IRL"
ercy
fuckin' game plots. I bought this game called Cloudbuilt in the steam sale, and it suffers from D-list Speilberg manufactured emotion bullshit:
"THIS IS A GAME ABOUT DOING SWEET PARKOUR IN THE SKY..."
oh wow that sounds pretty aweso--
"BECAUSE YOu'RE A LITTLE GIRL IN A COMA IRL"
ercy
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BronsonLee
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¡HarlequinPanic!;118909733 said:fuckin' game plots. I bought this game called Cloudbuilt in the steam sale, and it suffers from D-list Speilberg manufactured emotion bullshit:
"THIS IS A GAME ABOUT DOING SWEET PARKOUR IN THE SKY..."
oh wow that sounds pretty aweso--
"BECAUSE YOu'RE A LITTLE GIRL IN A COMA IRL"
I legit thought you were confusing this game and ThatGameCompany's first game Cloud
Then I realized, oh no, that's just a standard goddamn trope and damnit
slightconfuse
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Last of us can't hold the Roads jock strap
FallingEdge
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¡HarlequinPanic!;118906361 said:
rofl I saw this thread
The bolded is precisely because they fall back on Cena (and to a much lesser extent, Orton) and focus on him all the time.
For instance, during the NXT/Nexus invasion and angle, Wade Barrett had absolutely no problem fitting in at the top of the card, cutting a 15-20 minute promo to start off RAW, having the spotlight on him, etc. And with the deck stacked for him at... Survivor Series I think it was, with Wade Barrett vs Orton for the title, and Cena as the guest referee (and a member of Nexus, against his will), I remember the build up for the match not being about Wade Barrett and Nexus knocking on the door of greatness, of capturing the title, of conquering the WWE. No, it was "What will John Cena do?" It wasn't about Wade Barrett. It wasn't about Orton. It wasn't about the title. It was about John Cena. The fucking referee.
And Mr. Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect screwed Wade Barrett out of a title win, shoving him into an RKO.
Then they had Cena bury Nexus and Wade, literally. You built up all this momentum for someone, then instead of giving them that one push to stardom, you ignore them, and fall back on Cena. And Barrett's been stuck in the midcard ever since, neglected and forgotten until BNB.
Similarly, Cody Rhodes has always been entertaining in the ring and on the mic, popular, and safe to work with. After Legacy, we got his successful Dashing character, and they went with the logical step of a lengthy IC title run, which really elevated the midcard and the status of the title. But after he lost the title, instead of doing the logical thing and doing a lengthy singles feud with someone in the upper card, or pushing him into the title picture, they paired him up with Damien Sandow and made them a tag team. The push never came. He's 29, so there's still time for him to become a huge star with 5 or 10 years of upper-card credibility (for reigns of his own and rubs to other wrestlers), but he could have been a generational star like Orton, Cena, The Rock, HBK, etc.
There's no reason why Barrett should have fallen off the face of the earth for 3 years after Nexus, or why Cody should have gone from his IC title reign to the tag division instead of a title feud, or non-title feud with someone in the upper card. Let's hope they don't fuck up Bray Wyatt or the Shield like they have with so many others, but after that Cena feud with Wyatt, and with reports from dirt sheets over the last year of HHH constantly having to prevent Vine from dissolving and depushing the Shield and its members... I'm still worried.
I know that the G1 is the next big event, but I'm just wondering if there are any smaller ones between now and then with title defenses like the Kizuna Road event Saturday night.
Thanks, totally not read for G1 either. Still debating on whether or not I should sleep during the day or if I should just get home after work and watch the prior night's event each night.
As for Dragon Gate: Not enough interest yet. I watched the six man cage match from Dead or Alive expecting something serious as I always assumed Dragon Gate was serious, but I got pretty much the opposite. Not sure how to feel.
Dunedain_Ranger
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Finally a real world champion !!!!!
lovely ladies
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someone give him his spotlight
British Monsoon
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Dragon Gate alternate quite a bit between serious and goofy and it can be a hard product to follow, lots of promos and guys defecting from one stable to another, etc. Generally, the smaller shows will be less serious - Thursday's show, for example, has a fun looking main event with Masaaki Mochizuki teaming up with BxB Hulk and calling himself BxB Mochi, but it's one for those who are already fans of the promotion. The Kobe World show is where all the title matches will be featured, so it will definitely be the more serious of the two.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I can understand their reluctance to give Reigns the belt, but I feel like Reigns winning was the right story to go with. Rollins had to sell out just to get a title shot, but Reigns would've won the belts directly. I get that Cena's the only guy who's realistically on Brock's level, though.
serenewarfare
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I think the issue is more that they want the belt on Brock and don't want Reigns to have a 2-month title reign in his first run as champion. By giving it to Cena you can get both. Lesnar can take it off of Cena, then Reigns wins it from Lesnar.
BronsonLee
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WWE Money In The Bank GETS SLIMED
Then Rollins cashes in and Reigns has a 2 minute title reign instead of 2 months.
He probably gets his clothes washed for free there.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Yeah I understand, and Brock/Cena will be huge for Summerslam. It would've been funny if Rollins cashed in pretty quickly only for Brock's music to hit the next week.
Liquidsnake
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Relive the fun:
I saw that, was that done because there was a spot right there ?
Fourth Storm
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I'm holding out for the supposedly great ending. We'll see if I make it that far. Mario Kart has distracted me greatly and I just picked up the Amnesia games and Guacamelee on the Steam sale. It may not happen...
I wonder how some on the Gaming side are able to simultaneously play/beat all the games they do and still find time to constantly post.
¡HarlequinPanic!;118909733 said:Last of Us is a fine plot and experience, Ellie is a bit weak but whatevs I'd still put it at a compelling tv miniseries (but with the budget to look like a film thanks to vidya).
fuckin' game plots. I bought this game called Cloudbuilt in the steam sale, and it suffers from D-list Speilberg manufactured emotion bullshit:
"THIS IS A GAME ABOUT DOING SWEET PARKOUR IN THE SKY..."
oh wow that sounds pretty aweso--
"BECAUSE YOu'RE A LITTLE GIRL IN A COMA IRL"
Ellie as a character grates the shit out of me. She basically seems like Carl from The Walking Dead in female form. I may be losing it, but "The Last of Us" and "The Walking Dead" having the same number of syllables seems like no accident.
lovely ladies
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I can't wait for Bork to F5 Cena tonight.
Singularity42
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After think more about the PPV last night I have come to realize just how shallow the WWE's talent pool really is.
Just about every big spot for the whole show is ruined because GifCam sees the green LEDs in one spot and treats it like green screening.
Jimmy King
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I do find it funny that Bryan doing a Q&A and Ambrose got better reactions than Reigns, or anybody in the title match for that matter. That's the kind of main event scene we're dealing with.
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IT HAS BEGUN
Good start to dismissive gifs
British Monsoon
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Do it the old fashioned way, stro - use VLC or PotPlayer to capture the clip to .flv, then use GIMP (with the GAP add-on) to turn the .flv into a .gif.
Morrowind.
Morrowind.
avengers23
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As far as video games go, all I know is that I keep playing Terraria, but I have no idea why I'm playing or what I'm doing. It's too unstructured for me.