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May Wrasslin' |OT| Dontaku about Legit Shook
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Mr. Luchador
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Yes. It is my constant.
LiquidSolid
Member
Yeah, best Raw they've had for what feels like months. Still would've been a hell of a lot better if it were just 2 hours though. And had put the Bret Hart Appreciation part on the actual show.
Oh and happy birthday to Sunny and slightconfuse.
British Monsoon
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I think the fact that they needed him back so soon and that they're using his return on a random, nothing of a feud with Jericho speaks volumes about how unstable WWE is at the moment. They seem to make crazy, knee-jerk reactions while being perpetually afraid to shake things up, try something new and sacrifice short term gains for what's, ultimately, good for the product in the long run.
In an ideal world, Punk would take as much time off as he needs and come back fresh, it'd be a big surprise and kick-start a meaningful angle and open a new chapter in his career - but very little about WWE's product is ideal, these days.
Shelton Benjamin replacing Zema Ion at the PCW event I'm at on Friday
Nice! That's a pretty good upgrade, real shame about Ion though.
That was the first match in a while I watched fully. Usually skip through most of the show, awesome match. You almost forget sometimes that Bryan Danielson existed.. showed a bit of him there.
British Monsoon
Member
Taichi is killing it in the Super Jr's this year!
, plus, he defeated
by locking him out of the building, lol.
Here's the standings so far after 3 days;
Block A:
1.
-.
3.
4.
-.
-.
-.
8.
-.
Block B:
1.
2.
-.
-.
5.
-.
-.
8.
-.
Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait for these shows to appear.
3 victories so far, over Romero, Shelley & Liger
Liger
Here's the standings so far after 3 days;
Block A:
1.
Prince Devitt [6]
Taichi [6]
Rocky Romero [4]
Jushin Thunder Liger [2]
Ricochet [2]
Titan [2]
Baretta [2]
Alex Shelley [0]
Hiromu Takahashi [0]
Block B:
1.
BUSHI [6]
TAKA Michonoku [4]
Jado [4]
Alex Koslov [4]
Tiger Mask [2]
KUSHIDA [2]
Brian Kendrick [2]
Kenny Omega [0]
Ryusuke Taguchi [0]
Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait for these shows to appear.
funkystudent
Member
I think I have a cold or hay fever but I dont know which
slightconfuse
Banned
Wait ate they really doing punk : Jericho ??
That is the biggest waste of punks time .
This company .
Also good to see taka wrestling!
That is the biggest waste of punks time .
This company .
Also good to see taka wrestling!
LiquidSolid
Member
Holy shit.
So did Brian Kendrick drop out of the tournament or something? I'm sure he was on the lineup originally.
Sami Callihan too. WWE is just poaching Dragon Gate USA/Evolve's roster like nothing else.
British Monsoon
Member
NXT really is the best US indy that isn't PWG.
Oh, whoops, Ricochet's listed twice - Kendrick's in block b.
Oh, whoops, Ricochet's listed twice - Kendrick's in block b.
British Monsoon
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Ah, man, Beautiful Bobby's back in hospital - from the Observer;
"Details are sketchy, but Bobby Eaton of the Midnight Express tag team, one of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling history, is currently hospitalized and on a breathing tube."
Get well soon Sir Robert, Earl of Eaton
"Details are sketchy, but Bobby Eaton of the Midnight Express tag team, one of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling history, is currently hospitalized and on a breathing tube."
Get well soon Sir Robert, Earl of Eaton
Bobby Eaton was SO good from 1980-1995ish. From Memphis all the way up to Blue Bloods era. He's every bit in the Rude/Perfect/Owen/DiBiase group of guys who should have been a champion. Despite a terrible look and terrible promo skills, the crowd lost their fucking minds when he pinned Flair clean in a 2/3 falls match.
I actually think WWE should keep it that way for a while. Build the roster on NXT as it's own brand and selectively move guys up instead of quickly moving their champs to the main card like they are.
and Richie Steamboat is awesome.
He's definitely a guy that has a future in WWE.
Phoenixazure
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Is Richie Steamboat still injured? I would think he'd come back by now.
Also, wanna do some fantasy booking for the Wyatt Family? I got 2 scenarios in my head.
1. Harper and Rowan start jumping face champions with Wyatt winning singles matches, eventually getting the IC title and possibly feuding with guys like Sheamus/Orton and whoever's the face from Bryan/Kane.
2. A much more unlikely scenario is a slow face/tweener turn for the Shield as they can start targeting heels instead of faces (they're starting to get cheers anyway). Then have Shield feud with the Wyatt Family in a series of amazing matches as we preach more people to watch NXT
Also, wanna do some fantasy booking for the Wyatt Family? I got 2 scenarios in my head.
1. Harper and Rowan start jumping face champions with Wyatt winning singles matches, eventually getting the IC title and possibly feuding with guys like Sheamus/Orton and whoever's the face from Bryan/Kane.
2. A much more unlikely scenario is a slow face/tweener turn for the Shield as they can start targeting heels instead of faces (they're starting to get cheers anyway). Then have Shield feud with the Wyatt Family in a series of amazing matches as we preach more people to watch NXT
British Monsoon
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Man, booking Minoru Suzuki in Ice Ribbon just seems unnecessarily cruel, lol;
bean breath
Member
Man, booking Minoru Suzuki in Ice Ribbon just seems unnecessarily cruel, lol;
This jif is like a visual representation of all of Aiii's posts.
British Monsoon
Member
Ugh, please don't tell me you pronounce it 'jif'? For shame, old bean.
aiii couldn't step foot near a girl let alone pin one
At least he's not awkward on the mic like I thought he might be. That could have been all for the Generico character though.
Pristine_Condition
Member
Yup.
Hey Boots, I forgot to ask you when I posted the picture of Jessica James in her Power Ranger bikini...is there any way to see the Pro Wrestling Diana shows from Japan? Jessica is over there right now, and I'd love to see her matches sometime.
bean breath
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Nope. I say it like 'gift' minus the 't'. I've seen people here change the spelling out of spite because of all the news after the inventor made that speech. Like, "ok assholes you want to say it like that, let's go all the way then".
It also works tonally to convey that my post is simply in jest. It sounds so ridiculous pronouncing it that way that you can't help but feel the person is simply taking the piss.
I liked the butcher's apron he wore before a couple of those matches. I guess his nose is better now, because he didn't wear the mask at all during the last taping, although he did still claim to be the "eater of worlds(?)."
I'm not sure how I feel about Erick Rowan being called up. He doesn't seem near the caliber of Bray or Luke Harper.
Of course.. It stands for Giraffical Image Format.
My name is not John Cena, I cannot simply rise above hate like he does. I am no Superman!
British Monsoon
Member
They should show up eventually, but it may be quite a while, unfortunately - joshi isn't on TV much any more, outside of STARDOM, JWP and the occasional OZ Academy, but some of the shows usually trickle through to western traders a few months down the line. Especially those with gaijin talent, as they know western fans will be more interested. Failing that, there's the bi-monthly 'Occupation of Joshi' digest program that has clip round-ups for most of the recent joshi action. Either way, hopefully we'll get to see Jessica's work over there soon enough.
bean breath said:
Phew, then we have no quarrel. Good day.
I feel like that would have the opposite effect. I never would have watched NJPW if it weren't WrassleGAF's constant badgering.
Pristine_Condition
Member
Yeah. That's what I figured. I guess the next time I'll see her in action will be live in Austin for the American Joshi Queen of Queens show on June 24.
Keyser Soze
Member
EMMA
Punk should be involved with the Wyatt Family. As long as he doesn't do the gimmick busting pipe bomb stuff, I think it could be great for him and Bray Wyatt.
Also, I'm not into Emma. I don't get her. She's not awkward, she's just dumb and does TERRIBLE prat falls. I can't accept someone doing terrible prat falls, especially someone who is trained to fall for a living.
bean breath
Member
I think subconsciously, it's simply the fact that Curtis Axel has main evented Raw for two weeks straight. You just don't realize it.
British Monsoon
Member
First two matches announced for AIW - Absolution VIII live, worldwide, via iPPV on June 30th;
Love both those match-ups, Elgin vs Alexander should be all kinds of awesome in AIW.
Oh, nice, always look forward to hearing about the Queen of Queens shows - I see ACW finally are catching up with the MP4 releases at SMV. Gonna have to pick a few up come pay-day, probably the shows from October & November. I remember hearing that Vega vs ACH match was pretty great.
Love both those match-ups, Elgin vs Alexander should be all kinds of awesome in AIW.
Oh, nice, always look forward to hearing about the Queen of Queens shows - I see ACW finally are catching up with the MP4 releases at SMV. Gonna have to pick a few up come pay-day, probably the shows from October & November. I remember hearing that Vega vs ACH match was pretty great.
CM Punk return + Wyatt Family = Power of June!!
No. Not at all. The Wyatt family needs to be isolated from everyone else. It's what makes that kind of gimmick work. No one wanted to see Waylon Mercy team up with Shawn Michaels. They wanted to believe he was such a crazy person that he could kick the face and heel's teeth out
British Monsoon
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Noooooooooooooo, Rob Conway & the NWA are coming back to New Japan;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFzbingnU8A
But whhhhhhy? Kojima barely managed to carry Conway's ass to a half-acceptable match last time. I was hoping this NWA shit was done with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFzbingnU8A
But whhhhhhy? Kojima barely managed to carry Conway's ass to a half-acceptable match last time. I was hoping this NWA shit was done with.