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March Wrasslin' |OT| The NXT Era Has ArRIVED
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They are, but it could still be a match at Mania instead.
Either way, either Ambrose or AJ is losing their belt today. If only because they need viewers to watch live Main Event if they want to do any kind of even a remotely realistic stress test for Mania.
I have never seen anyone substantiate this claim. I think someone on some forum (this one?) just said it as an extrapolation of Batista being put in the main event, intended to be his big babyface return.
But I haven't seen anything that has indicated he literally has it in his contract.
Aren't there self-help groups for this condition?
PHOENIXZERO
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Yeah, that opening segment was kinda sorta awful, got the feeling that "trophy" will be about the size of a Slammy from how it was presented.
WWE had their ring, trucking, rigging and various other behind the scenes crew along with one of their kids and the annoying red hat wearing "sign guy" to pose as fans to "Occupy" Raw to finally get what we wanted. Maybe my speakers weren't turned up high enough but it seemed like for a big part after the obvious plants were brought up the crowd died down a bit.
The kick resulted in just one of a series of concussions he got from that match but biggest issue from the kick is that it tore a hole the size of a quarter in his neck muscle which never healed.
WWE had their ring, trucking, rigging and various other behind the scenes crew along with one of their kids and the annoying red hat wearing "sign guy" to pose as fans to "Occupy" Raw to finally get what we wanted. Maybe my speakers weren't turned up high enough but it seemed like for a big part after the obvious plants were brought up the crowd died down a bit.
The kick resulted in just one of a series of concussions he got from that match but biggest issue from the kick is that it tore a hole the size of a quarter in his neck muscle which never healed.
It's hardly a major victory, it's probably going to be the opening match. It's actually the ideal mid level victory that would spotlight Cesaro without making him one of the main events.
The Mango Sentinel
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Ziggler is never winning shit again.
The only way to help yourself is by injecting some vitamin Impact into your veins.
I'm gonna assume Trips vs Bryan is the curtain jerker since Bryan will need some time to get ready for another match.
PHOENIXZERO
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EDIT: Well goddammit, I searched Amell and got nothing, guess I should have looked up Arrow too. Fail.
Impact is a weird name for NXT
There's room for more than one quality wrestling show on Thursday nights, brother.
MAtgS
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No, the classic heel move would be HHH having the matches back to back & give Bryan zero rest in between.
Arrow is great.
Also, not the only CW actor that likes wrestling...
Shane West from Nikita also watches.
Raw moves to CW! Guest Hosts everywhere!
Lambda Pie
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NJPW - MINORU SUZUKI vs SHINSUKE NAKAMURA - 2004
part 4 of the ongoing Suzuki series. after retiring from MMA, Suzuki when back to his roots. in 2003 he returned to NJPW and would become a staple in the puro scene with a new look: dressed in all black, funky haircut and a towel on his head. Nakamura was, at this point, a CAW. nothing distinctive about him at all, a far cry from the quirky, exotic character he is nowadays.
match starts off methodical, lots of circling from both men. first clinch attempted but they go against the ropes. back in the center of the ring. nice counter sequence into wristlock from Nakamura.
Suzuki spins out of Nakamura's hold. back in the middle of the ring, collar-and-elbow tie up. side headlock takedown by Nakamura. Suzuki locks in a headscissors but Nakamura escapes. Suzuki tries an armbar from which Nakamura rolls out. both men are back up. single leg takedown by Nakamura, now works on a kneebar. funny spot as Suzuki bites Nakamura to try and escapes as Nakamura pays him back in the same coin.
both wrestlers are standing up again. clinch. they trade back body clinches. Nakamura pulls a drop down reverse takedown, gets top position. forearm choke. now working on a sleeper hold but Suzuki stands up and throws him. hard kick by Suzuki. now it's him with a forearm choke. ref breaks the action. Suzuki resumes with a single leg boston crab attempt which Nakamura counters with a triangle choke. Suzuki escapes and stomps Nakamura, follows with hard kicks.
half camel clutch by Suzuki. lets go of it and decides to stomp Nakamura some more. stiff knees. Nakamura tries to comeback with forearm smashes but Suzuki dodges and beats him up with kicks and hard knees.
snapmare by Suzuki, more stiff kicks. Nakamura fights back with a low spinning kick. brings Suzuki up by the head but gets hit with kicks to the mid-section. he grabs one of them and counters with a mid height weird powerbomb.
Nakamura gets up and shoots for a double leg takedown but Suzuki hits him with a knee to the jaw. back to hitting more stiff kicks on Nakamura's back. Suzuki pulls Nakamura and spikes him with a Gotch style piledriver.
Suzuki now locks a guillotine. switch to rear naked choke. Nakamura manages to reach the ropes and the ref breaks the action. disrespectful slaps by Suzuki to Nakamura while taunting him and the crowd. Nakamura draws from his fighting spirit and trades blows with Suzuki but loses the exchange. Suzuki finishes up with a loud stiff kick.
abdominal scretch attempt by Suzuki but Nakamura just collapses. Suzuki picks him up, goes for an irish whip but Nakamura quickly jumps in for a triangle choke. Suzuki tries to counter but gets rolled up in a pin. 1, 2, 3, it's done. winner via pinfall, Shinsuke Nakamura. pretty enjoyable match, even if Nakamura barely got any offence in.
https://legitshook.squarespace.com/straight-shooters-with-lambda-piscium/
next match is the Suzuki vs Kobashi one in NOAH. most detailed review i ever done, almost as big as some of stro's full event reviews. i'll have to downsize it, almost 20 gifs to follow the play-by-play. won't post it today.
part 4 of the ongoing Suzuki series. after retiring from MMA, Suzuki when back to his roots. in 2003 he returned to NJPW and would become a staple in the puro scene with a new look: dressed in all black, funky haircut and a towel on his head. Nakamura was, at this point, a CAW. nothing distinctive about him at all, a far cry from the quirky, exotic character he is nowadays.
match starts off methodical, lots of circling from both men. first clinch attempted but they go against the ropes. back in the center of the ring. nice counter sequence into wristlock from Nakamura.
Suzuki spins out of Nakamura's hold. back in the middle of the ring, collar-and-elbow tie up. side headlock takedown by Nakamura. Suzuki locks in a headscissors but Nakamura escapes. Suzuki tries an armbar from which Nakamura rolls out. both men are back up. single leg takedown by Nakamura, now works on a kneebar. funny spot as Suzuki bites Nakamura to try and escapes as Nakamura pays him back in the same coin.
both wrestlers are standing up again. clinch. they trade back body clinches. Nakamura pulls a drop down reverse takedown, gets top position. forearm choke. now working on a sleeper hold but Suzuki stands up and throws him. hard kick by Suzuki. now it's him with a forearm choke. ref breaks the action. Suzuki resumes with a single leg boston crab attempt which Nakamura counters with a triangle choke. Suzuki escapes and stomps Nakamura, follows with hard kicks.
half camel clutch by Suzuki. lets go of it and decides to stomp Nakamura some more. stiff knees. Nakamura tries to comeback with forearm smashes but Suzuki dodges and beats him up with kicks and hard knees.
snapmare by Suzuki, more stiff kicks. Nakamura fights back with a low spinning kick. brings Suzuki up by the head but gets hit with kicks to the mid-section. he grabs one of them and counters with a mid height weird powerbomb.
Nakamura gets up and shoots for a double leg takedown but Suzuki hits him with a knee to the jaw. back to hitting more stiff kicks on Nakamura's back. Suzuki pulls Nakamura and spikes him with a Gotch style piledriver.
Suzuki now locks a guillotine. switch to rear naked choke. Nakamura manages to reach the ropes and the ref breaks the action. disrespectful slaps by Suzuki to Nakamura while taunting him and the crowd. Nakamura draws from his fighting spirit and trades blows with Suzuki but loses the exchange. Suzuki finishes up with a loud stiff kick.
abdominal scretch attempt by Suzuki but Nakamura just collapses. Suzuki picks him up, goes for an irish whip but Nakamura quickly jumps in for a triangle choke. Suzuki tries to counter but gets rolled up in a pin. 1, 2, 3, it's done. winner via pinfall, Shinsuke Nakamura. pretty enjoyable match, even if Nakamura barely got any offence in.
https://legitshook.squarespace.com/straight-shooters-with-lambda-piscium/
next match is the Suzuki vs Kobashi one in NOAH. most detailed review i ever done, almost as big as some of stro's full event reviews. i'll have to downsize it, almost 20 gifs to follow the play-by-play. won't post it today.
That sounds nasty.
The Mango Sentinel
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Man he totally looked like Devitt at first glance.
Why don't you just go and suck a Dixie!
HerbertFish
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The match was created to put over Rusev.
That would be hot. Dixie's a GILF. Stro would be all over that.
Nocturnowl
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Deleted member 47027
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CureVylash, great write up!
Beats an endless stream of boring promos I guess.
British Monsoon
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Yep, then then got stupid and got this idea that bringing in WWE and WCW rejects and jobbing out all of the TNA people that made TNA what it was to them and making all of the TNA vets second class citizens to WWE amd WCW cast offs would be the way to go.
All downhill from there.
WhoaIsThatMars
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The placement on the card is what's interesting. Depending on how the match is done, the crowd may be completely exhausted after it lol
It's funny, that when this build started it was always a little awkward with Bryan using the YES Movement and "give the fans what they want" while pushing for a match with HHH, which wasn't what the fans really wanted. So it was a little cynical, using the verbiage of the fans to push something WWE wanted, not the fans.
But as soon as Bryan said "that's not all we want...", it became an actual reflection of what the fans wanted and it all worked. So it's a great use of a real reaction turned into a wrestling angle.
But as soon as Bryan said "that's not all we want...", it became an actual reflection of what the fans wanted and it all worked. So it's a great use of a real reaction turned into a wrestling angle.
Plus giving Bryan 2 potentially amazing Wrestlemania matches in one night kind of makes up for screwing him over 2 years in a row.
He has A title in his contract, Wrestlemania has nothing to do with it.
He does not need the belt until before Guardians of the Galaxy comes out and they can build his face turn more naturally though him saving helping Bryan against some major run stuff from HHH and crew at Mania could be a quick face turn but it would be a waste and too soon.
IF Bryan wins - Batista will need to stay heel to stay in the title picture.
IF Batista wins - Batista will need to stay heel to keep Bryan in the title picture.
Sunny Mac! Book it!
Arrowgigantic
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The funniest thing on Raw last night was Batista's completely smooth forehead revealing itself as incapable of preventing sweat from going directly into his eyes.
Arrowgigantic
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Well, the Chicago crowd was just mistaken. They thought, well, he'll have a match with HHH and that'll be it. Anybody should boo that.
It is uncertain where D. Brine will take this. It could fizzle. But it could be great.
Kane is super smelly.
Hmm, why do you think Misawa is overrated?
Daniel Bryan wins the belt at Mania, feuds with Batista after Mania, Batista steals title during feud and goes on promotional tours with it, claiming he is the champion, Bryan is the underdog again and is fighting to get back what is rightfully his (again) without losing the belt.
This shit is simple to book.
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Oh Jesus Christ
Also Steph is a promo goddess. Amazing.
ALSO got word via communiquè that Shark Johnson is out for an entire month.
A whole month! Why? Here's what got him banned: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=103814526&postcount=475
Remember Omerta guys, but I thought you should know.
BronsonLee
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How dare he say that!
Oh wait I should read what he said
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I'm never going to Gaming-Side again
Oh wait I should read what he said
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I'm never going to Gaming-Side again
... I'm saying nothing. BUT I shall be taking up his Captain Charisma banner for this month. Hashtag peep movement or something. Or peep this *points to crotch*.
Also, I'm hyped for Mania now. I knew they couldn't be stupid enough to have Orton and Batista in a singles match, so this let's Bryan and Orton have some action while Batista has a little nap. My avatar bet is for the HHH match only though, don't think he'll be taking the title.
If they're actually listening to the internet and not planned this since Punk walked out, we need a Kofi heel turn with a giant Flava Flav clock to check what time it is in his push schedule.
Seriously, just stay here and occassionaly go to OT for the funny threads. I guess TV/Movie threads are relatively save to. Stay away from Gaming, stay away from other communities, stay away from political threads, LBGT threads, gender threads and religious threads.
It's good here, safe, enjoyable.
Perspicacity
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That's worth a month and yet telling some nerd about his promiscuous mother only got me a week.
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