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[Alucard]

Man, it's starting to sink in my interest in WWE was directly linked to my interest in Daniel Bryan. I'll still watch it and stuff, but like, last night I barely watched it, I don't really feel watching Main Event today, tho I will at some point when I have a free hour to do nothing and/or people hype about it. It's like that point on comic fandom where you stop following characters or companies and start following creators, you know? You don't care so much for Batman, but you really want to see any superhero when done by Grant Morrisson.

I'll catch up on old D-Bry's stuff; on matches with him on it on the network, stuff like that. And then I guess I'll start checking out now and then if someone I like is doing something interesting. But it feels less and less like it is worth it to sit through a three hour show and then two hour shows and then a two hour show that are endless cycles of recapping, people I don't care about and misusing the people I do care about until I stop caring anymore. It's just too much for too little.

I think I'll actually start skipping RAW and watching Superstars / Main Event more because they'll just recap the good stuff anyway. I wish a bunch of indies would band together to form their own network with a monthly subscription so I don't have to be limited to one iPPV a month. Even when I dislike WWE, 10 dollars for everything they offer still is incredible value.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVR4CB78IOc

Yeah, outside of the Shield stuff and the opening promo, I barely gave a fuck last night. :-/

Sorry, bros, but I think it's time to take a break from the WWE and TNA...gonna catch up on ROH, Dragon Gate, and PWG DVDs that have been sitting on my shelf for a while.

New page.

 

[Jimmy King]

Fuck WWE, they can't bring me down after I just now find out that Def Jam Vendetta and SSX 3 work on Dolphin now.

 

[Future Foundation]

 

[Aiii]

I dunno, guaranteed title changes are always good for getting me interested.

 

[Alucard]

Results from the two latest ROH shows, entitled "Road to Best in the World." Bolded parts are interesting to me.


ROH ROAD TO BEST IN THE WORLD: Night 1
June 6, 2014
Carbondale, IL

- Tommaso Ciampa defeated Ethan Gabriel Owens

- 6 Man Scramble For An ROH Title Shot: Cedric Alexander vs. Silas Young vs. Matt Taven vs. ACH vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. Caprice Coleman-
ACH pinned Cedric Alexander after a distraction from The Decade to earn an ROH World Championship match later on in the evening.

- Bobby Fish defeated The Romantic Touch by submission

The Briscoes defeated The Decade's BJ Whitmer & Tadarius Thomas

-Jay Lethal and Truth Martini issued an open challenge for the ROH World Television Championship. Former Hoopla Hottie Selezyia answered the challenge, but she laid down for Lethal giving him the easy victory and confirming her alliance with Lethal and Martini. Cheeseburger then came to the ring wanting an opportunity. Lethal claimed that he would do Cheeseburger a "favor" and challenged Cheeseburger to a championship match. Jay Lethal defeated Cheeseburger after a low blow. Matt Taven made the save after the match and fought off the House of Truth.

-In a special attraction, Delirious made his ROH in ring return!
Michael Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis defeated Delirious

"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin defeated Jimmy Jacobs after a brutal powerbomb on to the floor!

- ROH World Championship: Adam Cole successfully retained his title against ACH. ACH earned the opportunity by winning the 6 man match earlier in the night.



ROH ROAD TO BEST IN THE WORLD: Night 2
June 7, 2014
Collinsville, IL

- Ethan Gabriel Owens defeated Zizou Middoux

-Cedric Alexander defeated Tadarius Thomas (w/ Jimmy Jacobs)

-Caprice Coleman defeated BJ Whitmer. After the match, The Decade attacked Coleman, but Cedric Alexander ran them off with a chair.

- Proving Ground Match for the ROH World TV Title: Jay Lethal was scheduled to face The Romantic Touch. Lethal didn't take the match too seriously and chose to compete in his suit rather than his wrestling gear. The Romantic Touch assaulted Lethal and stripped him of his clothing. Lethal eventually pulled the mask off The Romantic Touch and revealed it to actually be Matt Taven! Matt Taven defeated Jay Lethal giving him the upper hand in their championship match at BEST IN THE WORLD.

-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. Michael Bennett (w/ Maria Kanellis) started off as a singles match until Bennett grabbed a steel chair. Elgin challenged Bennett to a no disqualification match. The match degenerated into chaos as chairs and guardrails entered the equation. Before Elgin could powerbomb Bennett onto a steel guardrail, World Champion Adam Cole interfered and hit Elgin with the title. He and
Bennett restrained Elgin to the ropes by tying his wrists. Cole took out a pair of scissors and cut off Elgin's trademark mullet while he was restrained. Cole then continued to shave the head of Elgin. Before he could blast him in the head with a steel chair, Elgin's wife MsChif hit the ring. Cole applied a Figure 4 leg lock to MsChif, injuring her leg, as Elgin had to watch on in horror. MsChif was taken to a nearby hospital as Elgin stayed by her side.

- "The Last Real Man" Silas Young defeated ACH

- ROH World Championship: Adam Cole retained against "The Sicilian Psychopath" Tommaso Ciampa

- ROH World Tag Team Championship: reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) successfully defended their titles against The Briscoes.

--------------------------

Looking forward to pics of Elgin with a shaved head. And I had no idea MsChif was his wife.

Also, Hoopla hotties are making a comeback? I'm okay with that.

 

[Alucard]

I dunno, guaranteed title changes are always good for getting me interested.

Same. I just hope they don't go with Del Rio just to swerve us. They need to go with predictable here...and predictable would be Seth Rollins. Well, super predictable would be John Cena, but I think what would make the most storyline sense would be Rollins. Summerslam could look like this:

-Rollins (c) vs. Bryan
-Cesaro vs. Brock
-Cena vs. Rusev
-Reigns vs. HHH
-Usos vs. Rybaxel
-Sheamus vs. Barrett
-Paige vs. AJ
-Ambrose vs. Orton

Yay or nay? Just wondering what The Wyatts would be doing.

 

[Macho Madness]

Whoever it is, it's a belt pillow. Doesn't matter.

 

[blackaroni]

Sweet Pea.

 

[Future Foundation]

-Rollins (c) vs. Bryan
-Cesaro vs. Brock
-Cena vs. Rusev
-Reigns vs. HHH
-Usos vs. Rybaxel
-Sheamus vs. Barrett
-Paige vs. AJ
-Ambrose vs. Orton

Maybe have Rowan/Harper vs. Usos in place of Rybaxel? Besides that, I think it looks good.

 

[Alucard]

Whoever it is, it's a belt pillow. Doesn't matter.

I really want Bryan to come back with a new cleaner look.

 

[Alucard]

Maybe have Rowan/Harper vs. Usos in place of Rybaxel? Besides that, I think it looks good.

What about Bray? Wonder if they'll do a six-man of some kind. Another Cena/Usos vs. Wyatts match?...but I kinda wanna see Cena/Rusev despite knowing how it's going to end.

 

[Jimmy King]

I really want Bryan to come back with a new cleaner look.

Barring a heel turn it's the only time they could get away with it.

 

[Data West]

When he's not in the SWAT gear, Rollins looks tiny.

That spot protection(nevermind the fact that he didn't get pinned or submitted due to him being out from doing some New Jack dive earlier in the match)

 

[Jimmy King]

I'm surprised they even have such a picture Reigns on file.

 

[Sblargh]

I still go with Bray getting the title and just defending it with Harper and Rowan circling the ring, so it's not a matter of skills and face of the company and worthy champion or nothing like that. Pure sports entertainment storyline where someone keeps the belt despiste not being the best because of outside interference.

If only Bray was at his pre-Cena spot. Having just defeated Bryan and giving The Shield a hell of a time. Then you get to a point where any of babyfaces have to get the title out of this freaking cult leader who could beat Bryan even without his followers.

But nope, we can't have good things.

 

[Heel]

Whoever it is, it's a belt pillow. Doesn't matter.

Yeah, I see them giving it to someone to either test the waters or just as a token gesture until hunting season ends and Brock season begins.

 

[Data West]

Kind of amazing that WWE had booked two super stables at the same time while making all of the members look strong.

How often does that happen?

 

[Carnby]

Who is this dude? Where's Bret?

Who let him out of jail?

 

[Macho Madness]

Yeah, I see them giving it to someone to either test the waters or just as a token gesture until hunting season ends and Brock season begins.

It's going back to Bryan, because he is facing Brock at Summerslam. What happens there, I don't know. But the plan for later in the year still is Bryan being champion in the fall.

 

[Jimmy King]

I still go with Bray getting the title and just defending it with Harper and Rowan circling the ring, so it's not a matter of skills and face of the company and worthy champion or nothing like that. Pure sports entertainment storyline where someone keeps the belt despiste not being the best because of outside interference.

If only Bray was at his pre-Cena spot. Having just defeated Bryan and giving The Shield a hell of a time. Then you get to a point where any of babyfaces have to get the title out of this freaking cult leader who could beat Bryan even without his followers.

But nope, we can't have good things.

Kind of amazing that WWE had booked two super stables at the same time while making all of the members look strong.

How often does that happen?

 

[slightconfuse]

You just know Vince is going to push Cena / Brock

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

I really want Bryan to come back with a new cleaner look.

Just the hair. The beard's fine, it's essential to his merchandise and look. It's really the hair that I can tangibly see why he gets shit on for his looks.

 

[Sblargh]

Kind of amazing that WWE had booked two super stables at the same time while making all of the members look strong.

How often does that happen?

It was an accident. They were booking The Shield to look weak and to break up. Just like this whole Bryan thing, WWE fails upward.

They have a shitty plan and when it backfires, something good comes out of it.

 

[Zach]

1983
Starrcade '83: A Flair for the Gold - B

1984
Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge - C

1985
WrestleMania - B-
The Wrestling Classic - D+
Starrcade '85: The Gathering - C

1986
WrestleMania 2 - C+
The Big Event - C-
Starrcade '86: The Sky Walkers - C+

1987
WrestleMania III - B-
Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat - C+
Survivor Series '87 - C-

1988
Bunkhouse Stampede '88 - C-
Royal Rumble '88 - C-
Clash of the Champions I - B+
WrestleMania IV - C
Clash of the Champions II - C+
The Great American Bash '88 - B
SummerSlam '88 - D
Clash of the Champions III - C-
Survivor Series '88 - D
Clash of the Champions IV - C+
Starrcade '88: True Gritt - B

1989
Royal Rumble '89 - F
Clash of the Champions V - C-
Clash of the Champions VI - B
WrestleMania V - B-
WrestleWar '89 - C
Clash of the Champions VII - C+
The Great American Bash '89 - B+
SummerSlam '89 - C
Clash of the Champions VIII - B-
Halloween Havoc '89 - C+
Clash of the Champions IX - B
Survivor Series '89 - D+
Starrcade '89: Future Shock - C+

1990
Royal Rumble '90 - D+
Clash of the Champions X - B-
WrestleWar '90 - C
WrestleMania VI - B
Capital Combat: The Return of Robocop - B-
Clash of the Champions XI - C
The Great American Bash '90 - B-
SummerSlam '90 - D
Clash of the Champions XII - D
Halloween Havoc '90 - C-
Clash of the Champions XIII - D
Survivor Series '90 - D+
Starrcade '90: Collision Course - B-

1991
Royal Rumble '91 - D+
Clash of the Champions XIV - B-
WrestleWar '91 - C+
WrestleMania VII - D+
SuperBrawl - C-
Clash of the Champions XV - B-
The Great American Bash '91 - F
SummerSlam '91 - C-
Clash of the Champions XVI - C
Halloween Havoc '91 - B-
Clash of the Champions XVII - B-
Survivor Series '91 - D
This Tuesday in Texas - C
Starrcade '91: Battlebowl - C-

1992
Royal Rumble '92 - B-
Clash of the Champions XVIII - B
SuperBrawl II - B+
WrestleMania VIII - B-
WrestleWar '92 - B-
Beach Blast '92 - B+
Clash of the Champions XIX - B

Well that was confusing. I apparently did these out of order. Clash XIX was apparently taped before Beach Blast and aired afterward. During Beach Blast they kept talking about the NWA tag tournament starting up "on Tuesday night" or some such nonsense and I was all like "uhh... I just saw that... right?" So after using THE INTERNET, I figured out that the chronological reddit list I've been using is a bit wonky. So I've gone ahead and put these in aired date order, because that's how wrasslin' works, am I right?

Anyway, Beach Blast '92 was a lot of fun. I could say a lot about it, but I'm not gonna. Mostly because I'm disappointed that stro didn't warn me about this whole taping date/airing date fiasco.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

How come I have this sinking feeling that Bryan is gonna do a run-in in that MITB match and will get cheered senselessly even though as a face it wouldn't make sense?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Keep going, Zach. I'm still enjoying your simple approach to reviews. 1992 seems like a strangely good year.

 

[Spider from Mars]

Anyone who doesn't have Ground Zeros and doesn't take advantage of the PSN sale tomorrow is a fucker.

Give tithe to our Lord

 

[Data West]

Keep going, Zach. I'm still enjoying your simple approach to reviews. 1992 seems like a strangely good year.

Not that strange. Some amazing wrestlers at the top of their game and even enough of competition for Vince to kind of give a shit.

 

[Future Foundation]

What about Bray? Wonder if they'll do a six-man of some kind. Another Cena/Usos vs. Wyatts match?...but I kinda wanna see Cena/Rusev despite knowing how it's going to end.

Cena/Rusev just seems like the eventual endpoint. Hell, I could probably see Rusev fucking with Cena during a MiTB qualifier or match just to set it up. I imagine LANA going on about how John is the "ultimate embodiment of American arrogance" or some such shit.

Actually, now I'm just imagining LANA.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Seth Rollin's titantron reminds me of this masterpiece.

 

[Heel]

It's going back to Bryan, because he is facing Brock at Summerslam. What happens there, I don't know. But the plan for later in the year still is Bryan being champion in the fall.

That may have been the case, but I don't see how there can be any concrete plans for Daniel Bryan right now.

I'd say if Sina wins they've moved on completely. Anyone else would be seen as a belt warmer until Summer Slam. I'd welcome Cesaro vs. Brock.

 

[Data West]

His theme reminds me of this masterpiece

 

[Sblargh]

1992 is awesome. My favorite year so far. Royal Rumble '92 is all about Ric Flair and it is amazing, Hogan feels like a sideshow attraction that only barely fucks things up.

Wrestlemania 8 is great, too, in my opinion. Shawn Michaels have a good match. Undertaker and Jake Roberts is good, too. Bret Hart and Roddy Piper surprised me how great it was. Randy Savage and Ric Flair was very good, too. And the rest was simply boring. I guess if I was there or if it was today, we would be pissed that Hogan vs Sid Justice, arguarbly the worst match of the night, got the main event. But with the power of not giving a shit about those people's future because it already happened, you can appreciate that the good is great.

And Beach Blast '92 is maybe my favorite PPV of the Network so far, with the possible exception of WM 30.

How come I have this sinking feeling that Bryan is gonna do a run-in in that MITB match and will get cheered senselessly even though as a face it wouldn't make sense?

Bryan will get cheered regardless of what he does. As he should. I don't even care how much of a fanboy I sound like when I say these things, but it's my honestly belief that everyone else dropped their balls around him since WM. D-Bry still the champion in my book and still deserves his reign.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Is is Slow Brooding Promo Tuesday?

It's Jason Reigns!!!!

 

[Zach]

Keep going, Zach. I'm still enjoying your simple approach to reviews. 1992 seems like a strangely good year.

Hey, cool. I appreciate that. And yeah, 1992 is legit thus far.

1992 is awesome. My favorite year so far. Royal Rumble '92 is all about Ric Flair and it is amazing, Hogan feels like a sideshow attraction that only barely fucks things up.

Wrestlemania 8 is great, too, in my opinion. Shawn Michaels have a good match. Undertaker and Jake Roberts is good, too. Bret Hart and Roddy Piper surprised me how great it was. Randy Savage and Ric Flair was very good, too. And the rest was simply boring. I guess if I was there or if it was today, we would be pissed that Hogan vs Sid Justice, arguarbly the worst match of the night, got the main event. But with the power of not giving a shit about those people's future because it already happened, you can appreciate that the good is great.

And Beach Blast '92 is maybe my favorite PPV of the Network so far, with the possible exception of WM 30.

Glad someone else enjoyed Mania VIII. Some of these scoundrels were giving me a hard time for grading it so high.

Spoiler

Love you, guysss.

 

[Sblargh]

This is how bummed I am with WWE: I'm actually working today. And when I get lazy like I usually do and say "nah, I'll just watch this wrestling show", I give up and go back to work. (or I post here about how I am working thus not working). I have more strenght to work than I have to watch wrestling right now.

Glad someone else enjoyed Mania VIII. Some of these scoundrels were giving me a hard time for grading it so high.

Spoiler

Love you, guysss.

I guess I had kind of low expectations, I saw the card and went "well, there's the Undertaker", because I did not knew that El Matador was my boy the handsome Tito Santana. And for some reason, I had no faith that Ric Flair and Piper could deliver good matches, but holy hell, they did. And as corny as it was executed, Roddy's face turn during the Bret Hart match was great. It was very well told, it's like he just gave up being evil, he just went "why am I such an asshole? Maybe I should stop being an asshole", so he did.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Just finished up 2001, which ended with Booker T and Austin fighting in a Supermarket. Good stuff.

 

[Jimmy King]

Just finished up 2001, which ended with Booker T and Austin fighting in a Supermarket. Good stuff.

That doesn't sound right...

 

[Data West]

I love how the Natural Disasters promos are just them screaming.
Of course, so were Demolition's and LoD's

 

[Zach]

That doesn't sound right...

Oh, yooouuu...

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Summer and Renee


huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh, i'll be back.

.....what in the love of Jesus is going on?!?!

 

[G-Fex]

Summer and Renee


huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh, i'll be back.

.....what in the love of Jesus is going on?!?!

ones a bird, the other is a dingus

 

[Data West]

Fave Five Tag Teams

5.The Brain Busters or Benoit & Malenko
4. Miracle Violence Connection
3. Brody & Hansen
2. Natural Disasters
1. Steiner Bros

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Why in the fuck is Rollins still in swat gear?

Am I the only one watching Main Event?

 

[Jimmy King]

Why in the fuck is Rollins still in swat gear?

Am I the only one watching Main Event?

I'm here, brother, and just as shook as you are about the swat gear.

 

[Spider from Mars]

Why in the fuck is Rollins still in swat gear?

Am I the only one watching Main Event?

You are the only one who still watches WWE

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

I'm here, brother, and just as shook as you are about the swat gear.

Here here, brother. Hoping for a barn burner between Rollins and Dolph!

 

[JavyOO7]

Man... Dolph is a bad promo. And Rollins was yelled at with 'Boring!' chants from the crowd I believe. Shieeeet.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Man... Dolph is a bad promo. And Rollins was yelled at with 'Boring!' chants from the crowd I believe. Shieeeet.

Rollins is still gonna need some work if they're serious about making him a star

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Dolph and Rollins overdid it. Would have been better as a squash, honestly.