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BronsonLee
Member
Real talk, he probably looked at the degrees/PHD he's getting tanks to WWE/Full Sail and laughed
UberTag
Member
I won't miss Big Dave. Hope he has fun shilling his new talking raccoon movie.
I can taste the sour all the way over here.
which will bomb
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
JTG = Jimmy The Ghost
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
He's been great since they listened to the fans and reacted appropriately.
The funniest part about Batista being the Big Dude in Evolution is he's very obviously the smallest member now, but they keep talking about him like he's the Reigns of the group.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Every Jericho return. At least Batista has heat and has been involved in great matches.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Jericho's last 3 times in
Did Jericho ever come back so out of shape that they had to redo WrestleMania plans because of it?
It's not really a "return" but Warrior in WCW is what I immediately think of when I think about 2014 Batista - a complete disaster, although for completely different reasons.
Professor Beef
Banned
How does Bryan have worse facial hair than a talking raccoon
FallingEdge
Member
You fat shit, you'll never look like your Muscle Mentor.
Did Tanahashi ever sit around for weeks because he's lazy or fat? No, he's a goddamn champion.
Be that champion, fat boy. Get your ass up and to the gym and get your diet right, you fat.
Tanahashi says:
"Don't be a lemon or a rosebud. Get your diet right, fat boy, and become a once in 1,000 grams of protein champion!"
I'M READY. WOOOOOOOSH!
I agree, I've liked Batista as a character since they logically flipped. He adds to my experience watching, so him leaving isn't good for the product. I wouldn't say he's the smallest guy though -- he's slimmed down from his King Shit days but he's still a big dude. Bigger than Orton and more impressive than Triple H given the bodyfat %.
Professor Beef
Banned
Sometimes I wish I could summon Brock like in an rpg. Have him come in like Knights of the Round and shit.
I said the same thing to a buddy during the Young Bucks match at the ROH/NJPW show.
The one time Heyman got on his knees and actually summoned Lesnar like he was fucking Odin was the best thing ever.
i dont watch nXt
It's the best thing they have besides Total Divas
FTFY
funkystudent
Member
Wait... G-Fex is called G-Fex again?
Dude just cant hold onto a gimmick.
Dude just cant hold onto a gimmick.
I don't think I can bare watching another episode. I've only seen like one or two
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Deleted member 47027
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They didn't redo Mania due to Batista's in-ring shape, it was due to assuming Bryan needed the title, and that's definitely played out differently than anyone had hoped.
With the (inevitable) neutering of Mark Henry, Brock Lesnar is the only guy in the WWE who creates a sense of danger and inspires that ever-desired OHHHH SHIT reaction when his music hits. As JR would say, business picks up to an unmatched level when Brock arrives.
Plus he might kill someone, and that's exciting..
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
And that's how he's booked. It's a perfect character right now.
Pretty much. He raises hype just by existing.
I honestly don't believe that for a second. If Batista could go more than five minutes without gassing himself when he came back Bryan would have been jobbing to Shaemus at WM30, chants be damned.
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Deleted member 47027
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One of the big reasons Bork appeals so much is that he hasn't been oversaturating shows. He's still SPECIAL, goddammit, and that's important.
Legends House is the worst thing ever
Brock is the only legit, credible badass on the roster
Pretty much. He reminds me of that sea monster thing from Pirates 2, who is only called up to do some search and destroy type shit and crush people.
Here's an example. Let's take a random heel doing random heel shit and heeling it up. Damien Sandow, for instance. Sandow is out there shitting on the crowd, on Daniel Bryan and John Cena and all the other faces, just being a smug jerk.
If some wrestler's music hit to interrupt him talking because that wrestler decided he wanted to be on TV at that moment instead of the dope in the ring talking, who would make you laugh the hardest because you knew Sandow was one million percent guaranted to get hospitalized?
Brock Lesnar. And to me, that's very entertaining.
The last time a non-Lesnar dude pulled that off at Lesnar levels I recall was twofold: Mark Henry interrupting Cena at Raw after WM29, and then the Shield interrupting Undertaker. Crowd went "OOOOOOOOH", not simply cheers or boos, but the reaction that signaled that shit bout to go down.
If some wrestler's music hit to interrupt him talking because that wrestler decided he wanted to be on TV at that moment instead of the dope in the ring talking, who would make you laugh the hardest because you knew Sandow was one million percent guaranted to get hospitalized?
Brock Lesnar. And to me, that's very entertaining.
The last time a non-Lesnar dude pulled that off at Lesnar levels I recall was twofold: Mark Henry interrupting Cena at Raw after WM29, and then the Shield interrupting Undertaker. Crowd went "OOOOOOOOH", not simply cheers or boos, but the reaction that signaled that shit bout to go down.
avengers23
Banned
He announces himself like this. It would be fantastic.
Brock really is the only one with credibility these days. Backstage bullshit like Sheamus getting rocked by Yoshi Tatsu and Sin Cara eliminates Sheamus, and Henry's been neutered by time. Harper and Rowan could have been this, but they've been neutered by Cena.
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Deleted member 47027
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Sounds like how they booked The Cat vs Scott Norton. And I loved every second of it.
Agreed with everything here. Brock is one of the only heels left who gets that reaction. Honestly, I think he'd get even bigger reactions like this if he didn't lose to Cena.
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
I cannot for the life of me find any reason to defend that finish, no matter how hard you try.
Brock ending the streak would've gone over much better if he hadn't lost to Cena and HHH
Really.
If he went over Cena and then just vanished to do his sporadic appearances like he does now, he'd probably be a god-tier GOAT heel who would be the final boss of WWE. Plus, it would have instantly made him look so much stronger for Taker.
slightconfuse
Banned
Not to far in to watch dogs but is fun so far . Fun stealth
So slightconfuse and curevylash are the confirmed cists of this thread playing their cist game. Go meet Gies at the rally
FallingEdge
Member
It was Brock's first match back in like 2011 or 2012, the match itself was pretty good mainly because it was just Brock beating the shit out of Cena for the whole match, the finish was lol Cena wins with an AA on the steps
WITH A BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE TOO!
That goes for so many people on the roster.
A part-timer monster who is a legit MMA champion shouldn't lose, to no one, ever, he should be booked more like Andre The Giant, he is an attraction, he doesn't come for titles, he is above it, he comes so people can say "ooohhh", then he demolishes people, say "I'm better than all of you and all of your heroes" and leave to nuclear heat and letting people wait for the next time someone will get a shot at him. But given how Vince has booked Andre since Wrestlemania 3, it's no wonder he thinks feeding his best attraction to his worst ever top face is a smart move.
Andre vs Hogan at WM 3 was a genius move. Barely moving Andre as a heel being defeated by anyone shows how Vince doesn't understand why the smart things he does are smart.
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Deleted member 47027
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I cannot believe Polygon ran that fucking headline.