Bluekaveli
Member
Yeah, big game changing announcement coming soon. Going to shock the whole universe(guy is pathetic).
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March Wrasslin' |OT| Don't Forget, You're Here Forever.
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What if one day... it does shock the whole universe?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
He worked heel fine in NJPW, although he didn't really do much besides standard american heel shenanigans due to the audience he was with.
He didn't do so hot when he did the whole "suited up and kind of act like Flair" thing in TNA.
The three guys I'd listen to the most, Pollock, Austin and Meltz all have been recycling the same Roman talking points for a year now, which comprise of
- Clearly talented
- Great look
- Horrifically booked (wins a lot but still never feels truly dominant like Lesnar, too much underdog fuckery)
- Schizophrenic character
- Poor promo given the current demands of WWE promos
- Presented in much the same light as Cena, drawing unfavorable comparisons to him, Cena having his best year possibly ever, thus Roman can't compete.
- Put forward as the conclusive next top guy, where the most successful of those brought on a new era or significant change in how the product looked/felt/was booked. No signs of that with Roman
- Given awful material
- Unintentional target of frustration with awful midcard 50/50 booking (why most people want their pet favorite wrestler in the main event, so they can just win...supposedly)
- HEEL TURN NEEDED (Austin/Meltz/most pro wrasslers podcasts keep egging this on)
And then of course there are the podcasts that just shit on him relentlessly, for the real diehard smarks. But yeah these talking points have been around for about a year and show no signs of being addressed or fixed and in fact seem to just get worse and worse.
Bluekaveli
Member
The only thing shocking is that Jeff hasn't decided to just get out of the booking business all together. He couldn't draw a dime and his shows can't either. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if he somehow injected himself in Lucha Underground S. 3.
Oh and Meltz with effusive praise for a recent !!!!
!!! promo, I totally agree with him on it.
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Nothing to write home about. Action wise it felt like a WWE house show for most of the night. I'd say Galloway Vs Noam Dar was the best match but Grado Vs Joe Coffey was an entertaining comedy bout. Billy Kirkwood was a good host and apparently used as many Father Ted references he could think of on commentary throughout the night. It's funny that for all the reputation ICW has for its rowdy crowds the show in Dublin was actually kind of relaxing. It wasn't a big crowd so there was plenty of space to stand around plus easy access to the bar. A good number of the crowd travelled from Scotland and England for the show so they led the way with the chants. I was still recovering from OTT the night before so I kind of appreciate how this show became my Sunday evening cooldown. Not a bad show and I wouldn't mind seeing them again but OTT blew them out of the water.
[dismisses everything and posts Roman Reigns gif]
I assume he's somehow someway making money, so what's gonna stop the guy? Good for him, I guess.
blackaroni
Member
From who?
Linda McMahon of course!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I feel like Stephanie gets her comeuppance all of the time. It just rarely involves someone beating her up; it mostly involves her booking a really bad idea of a match and having it come out the wrong way. Brie had a storyline like that but putting Brie over even Stephanie seemed pretty questionable, really.
spindashing
Banned
Waiting for more sources, but:
http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/01/bret-hart-officially-beats-cancer-says-jim-ross/
Happy for him!
TMZ.com said:
http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/01/bret-hart-officially-beats-cancer-says-jim-ross/
Happy for him!
Bluekaveli
Member
I guess he was able to use the wwe to get that big country music money.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Correct
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
People want her to be humiliated. And then pretend like last week, when she was, that it didn't happen.
Bluekaveli
Member
That's excellent, fuck cancer.
Big E is 30. Dude is young. In a year or two company will be his.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
This is how every storyline works out with Stephanie:
1) She does something cocky
2) Someone comes out and challenges her authority
3) Bad booking decision is made, e.g. Bryan gets a title shot if he beats HHH, or Roman gets to fight for the title, or Shane will run the company and get rid of Steph
4) It turns out poorly
She doesn't get beat up because all of the people in the company are big muscular men and they've gone out of their way to avoid interaction between the Female and Male wrestlers for a while now. Recently its just been HHH or Vince who gets beat up as a result of Stephanie's actions, or the title gets put on the wrong guy.
I find your bloodlust for Stephanie to eat a fake beating to be a lot weirder than the concept of her getting humiliated as a result of her cockiness and insistence that she's always doing the right thing. They're not going to have one of the dudes go out and beat the shit out of the female chief brand officer in 2016. The attitude era was 15 years ago.
Bluekaveli
Member
Zach, why did you give KoTR 97' such a low grade. I felt it was pretty decent.
FlammableD
Banned
hello
Liquidsnake
Banned
The one bad thing I can say about Flair is that he is not a very good manager. Its just not in his DNA.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
FlammableD returns by getting the thread locked
blackaroni
Member
Correct. She doesn't have to get beat up to get her comeuppance.
Bluekaveli
Member
I really wish I didn't click to reveal that gif
Stephanie has been in matches, so this is moot, I feel. And regardless, I, personally, will never find no physical comeuppance as being satisfactory in professional wrestling. That's just ridiculous. Who enjoys such a thing? I'm baffled and amazed.
And before you guys yell, I'm in no way endorsing dude-on-laday violence. If they don't have a chica who can crush Stephanie, that's on them, though. Not my fault they have no one at that level.
I'm just rambling but I'm in a state of Dean Ambrose Lunacy right now.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
That's a wrap, folks. See you guys in April
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Isn't that the key thing though?
It just keeps happening over
and over
and over
and over
and over
and over
I ask for a moment of catharsis. A time when it feels like it's over and done with.
FlammableD
Banned
sf2fanatic
Member
But no recap on the tourney? For the ones that didn't see the live event?That's a wrap, folks. See you guys in April
funkystudent
Member
She cut through that crowd like a knife through butter.
A shame she cant be that compelling more.
Bluekaveli
Member
That's what you're saying now, see you all on Thunder
I dunno. It probably had something to do with how unimpressive I find Triple H. And I'm guessing there was some sloppy wrasslin' on that show looking at the card.
Gotta cut 'em off, brother.
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Deleted member 47027
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I haven't received any new news on results
sf2fanatic
Member
Oh ok.Thank you
Bluekaveli
Member
I think it was dumb that they revealed mankind to make him a fan favourite when they should've just had him win and be the tormented king.
I think the Bullet Club is the only interesting option there assuming Reigns is going to stay face. You could make them a threat pretty quickly just due to numbers (assuming they add a couple people to Balor/Anderson/Gallows) and strong booking.
Even if you turn AJ heel he's going to need backup because of his size. Samoa Joe would need a bit of time to get established on the main roster before he goes into the main event.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
3rd Mania in a row with shit build
To be honest, it can't be an accident anymore. You have to work to be this consistently bad
To be honest, it can't be an accident anymore. You have to work to be this consistently bad
Let's face it. There is no interesting option with Reigns as a face.
He's not some underdog and no one believes he's an underdog.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I was gonna say Samoa Joe would be a good option. He is one of the few guys they've got that is obviously ready to be a player on the main roster. More so than Zayn or Balor, particularly since he's heel.
What do you mean by "revealed"? Is this when he's doing those interviews with Ross about his childhood and stuff? Because I'm happy with how the Three Faces of Foley business played out, even if the tormented king schtick could've worked.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
You're asking for Steph to get fired but she actually owns a lot of the company so it doesn't seem very likely. It's a lot more likely that whenever they get bored of the Authority storyline she and HHH turn into William Regal rather than go away.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Kidani, the owner of Bushiroad and New Japan, is hyping up three announcements coming up on the March 3rd anniversary show. I'm guessing one will be related to njpworld but hopefully one is also about bringing in some new talent to replace all their losses.
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