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May Wrasslin' |OT| Super Strong Style 16 - Thread Edition 2015

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blackaroni

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Chamber said:
What's wrong with being mid tier for awhile? Fans complain about the lack of a midcard, then complain when talented guys are placed in the midcard. Not everyone can be Hulk Hogan, somebody has to push Dolph Ziggler further down the card.
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snk2 said:
at the end of NXT Unstoppable were the fans chanting "water bottle" or "what a bummer"?
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"One more follower"...Twitch reference I believe.
 
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MC Safety

Member
klonere said:
generally because mid card means you don't have any compelling storylines with consquences and you flounder for months if not years with no forward moment unless you are hot-shotted to the top within a year or two.

best example of this right now would probably be Cody Rhodes
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It also means you are gainfully employed.

If you're a wrestler, you will likely have to come to terms that you are not Hulk Hogan or the Rock or Ric Flair. There is almost nothing you can do to become them except under very impossible circumstances -- and that's only if you have some kind of natural charisma/speaking ability that 99.9 percent of the world's population simply doesn't possess.

Even with the right promotion and storyline and backing, it's really hard to say, turn a Roman Reigns into a Stone Cold Steve Austin.

This doesn't mean you can't be a good wrestler with a lot of appeal and a lot to offer a crowd. And people here should stop talking as if being Cody Rhodes or Damian Miznow or Dolph Ziggler is a terrible thing.
 
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Hasney

Member
jmdajr said:
Digital streaming world is a mess.

Got my kid a 99 dollar kindle and now I find out the vudu app don't work on there..or the google play store for that matter.

I mean I guess I knew, but I'd figure the amazon store would have that app. Vudu is on fucking everywhere.
NOPE.

At least it has flixster which sees all my ultraviolet movies. But...not the disney ones.

so fuck.
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Kindle Fire HDX? If you didn't update it yet, you might be able to make it a real Android tablet like I did mine.
 
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Kaladin

Member
You know, I'm actually surprised they gave KO the heat of murdering Sami Zayn again. On the main roster, Sami would have got his win back and the feud would have continued on in tag matches and in lower card matches on Superstars.

It makes me very curious to see what he does to John Cena and if he can back up what he says on the main roster.
 
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Snowman Prophet of Doom

Member
MC Safety said:
It also means you are gainfully employed.

If you're a wrestler, you will likely have to come to terms that you are not Hulk Hogan or the Rock or Ric Flair. There is almost nothing you can do to become them except under very impossible circumstances -- and that's only if you have some kind of natural charisma/speaking ability that 99.9 percent of the world's population simply doesn't possess.

Even with the right promotion and storyline and backing, it's really hard to say, turn a Roman Reigns into a Stone Cold Steve Austin.

This doesn't mean you can't be a good wrestler with a lot of appeal and a lot to offer a crowd. And people here should stop talking as if being Cody Rhodes or Damian Miznow or Dolph Ziggler is a terrible thing.
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It's not a terrible thing, but considering that enjoying a wrestler is a long-term investment of time, energy, and emotion, it's disappointing to see uber-talented fellows stuck in creatively meaningless positions. Inevitable, certainly, but disappointing. I don't think people would complain if the modern Ricky Steamboats could be Ricky Steamboats, could be made to feel like a big and important deal even if they're not at the top, but the reality is that even after how many years in the WWE, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, and Damien Sandow have how many memorable moments versus how many utterly throwaway ones?
 
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Hasney

Member
Mr. Sandman said:
You know, I'm actually surprised they gave KO the heat of murdering Sami Zayn again. On the main roster, Sami would have got his win back and the feud would have continued on in tag matches and in lower card matches on Superstars.

It makes me very curious to see what he does to John Cena and if he can back up what he says on the main roster.
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I don't think it was the original plan until his shoulder went out. It certainly didn't feel like a main event.

KO still might have won, but I don't think it would have been another murder.
 
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Hasney

Member
jmdajr said:
I'll probably root it once warranty is up. If I can.

It's not the hdx though.
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Ah bummer. They did the HDX's for £99 over here just after Christmas and I grabbed one, but I barely used it because the software and Amazon app store just is not good to use. Someone managed to unlock the bootloaders on them a couple of months back thankfully and now I just have the latest Android and Google Play Store. Hopefully you can do yours as well.
 
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jmdajr

Member
Hasney said:
Ah bummer. They did the HDX's for £99 over here just after Christmas and I grabbed one, but I barely used it because the software and Amazon app store just is not good to use. Someone managed to unlock the bootloaders on them a couple of months back thankfully and now I just have the latest Android and Google Play Store. Hopefully you can do yours as well.
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I wish I didn't have to and it just worked.

edit:



Has anyone here ever bought anything based on a add from gaf?
 
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Sweeney Tom

Banned
Mr. Sandman said:
You know, I'm actually surprised they gave KO the heat of murdering Sami Zayn again. On the main roster, Sami would have got his win back and the feud would have continued on in tag matches and in lower card matches on Superstars.

It makes me very curious to see what he does to John Cena and if he can back up what he says on the main roster.
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His shoulder's done and he needs surgery. Their hands were pretty much tied.
 
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Kaladin

Member
Hasney said:
I don't think it was the original plan until his shoulder went out. It certainly didn't feel like a main event.

KO still might have won, but I don't think it would have been another murder.
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Still, now he's got the perfect heat to step up to bigger challenges like John Cena and Samoa Joe.

It's to the point where you want to see how far this guy will go to back up his claims.
 
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Striker

Member
jmdajr said:
Two weeks plus of not having cable tv and I be doing ok!

edit: Total Divas and Tough enough will be on Hulu right? Well I hope so.
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It's easy. I have the usual 12 or so channels and it's been completely normal. I still have CBS, FOX, ABC, the usual. So I still get almost all the football games coming on, including college.

Use the Network for WWE PPV's and use the thread/YT channel for clips for the weekly shows/updates. I would like to see more of LU, though.
 
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somedevil

Member
Here is Dave Meltzer Payback Star Ratings:

3 Sheamus def. (pin) Dolph Ziggler (c) 12:22 ***¼
Big E (c) & Kofi Kingston (c) def. (pin) Cesaro & Tyson Kidd 11:55 2 out of 3 falls Tag Match WWE Tag Team Championship
***½
Bray Wyatt def. (pin) Ryback 10:52 **¾
John Cena (c) def. (sub) Rusev 27:59 "I Quit" WWE United States Championship
***½
Naomi & Tamina Snuka def. (pin) Brie Bella & Nikki Bella 06:09 *
Neville def. (CO) Bad News Barrett 07:22 *½
Seth Rollins (c) def. (pin) Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns 20:42 fatal 4-way WWE World Heavyweight Championship
***¾
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Reigns 4 star streak ends 1/4 of a star short.
 
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klonere

Banned
MC Safety said:
It also means you are gainfully employed.

If you're a wrestler, you will likely have to come to terms that you are not Hulk Hogan or the Rock or Ric Flair. There is almost nothing you can do to become them except under very impossible circumstances -- and that's only if you have some kind of natural charisma/speaking ability that 99.9 percent of the world's population simply doesn't possess.

Even with the right promotion and storyline and backing, it's really hard to say, turn a Roman Reigns into a Stone Cold Steve Austin.

This doesn't mean you can't be a good wrestler with a lot of appeal and a lot to offer a crowd. And people here should stop talking as if being Cody Rhodes or Damian Miznow or Dolph Ziggler is a terrible thing.
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Cody could probably cut a better promo than Hogan but I see your point

I'm not saying its an awful thing or being those people must be suffering incarnate or even that they should be headlining the next WM. just that its disappointing to see dudes being used for really dumb shit. Cody is doing sillyshit with toy spiders and R-Truth. He is 100% capable of doing something more compelling that could make the company more money. Sandow is another - he isn't going to be Shawn Michaels in the ring or anything but he was genuinely over with the crowd and they stuck him in the same comedy jobber shtick that had him around the bottom of the barrel on the first place. They are just leaving money on the table. As I said, its disappointing that's all.

Main roster mid card males aside, everyone who watches NXT knows deep down that once the girls get called up, its over for them. No more co main events, no more stealing the shows. No more real storylines. Its disappointing to have invested into a character and then see them get mangled by the system.
 
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Sibersk Esto

Banned
Got around to seeing the Samoa Joe debut

All the generic rap themes wwe puts out and you give him that? Shiiiit give him the godzilla thing in front of shad gaspard's heel theme and he'd be set.
 
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Heel

Member
Statement from TNA Regarding IMPACT WRESTLING

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NastyBook

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This ref on NXT Unstoppable is killing me. First he no counts Finn Balor, then he 4-counts him on the pin. Dude had to be trolling at that point.
 
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