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[BewareTheBatsie]

Please don't remind me the Smackdown women were used as little more then a prop for Bayley vs Charlotte.

 

[Bluekaveli]

to those saying a goldberg title run makes no sense -

one of the reasons wwe brings old timers back for these exhibitions or nostalgia runs is because it gets reported in places where old fans who have grown out of wrestling, and have no idea who aj style or roman reigns are, see those headlines and think 'huh, maybe i'll check that out'. in the process, since wrestling is addictive for some reason, there is a chance they will get sucked into the other stuff. then you have renewed fans, who might just pay for the network and help their ratings out.

there's every chance that without the likes of goldberg, lesnar, undertaker, triple h, sting, the rock and others who could come back still that the ratings and interest in the WWE would be declining much faster than it is right now. they'll watch those indicators much more closely and with much more information than any of us, and they keep returning to these wells in light of that.

the thing is, within 5 or so years, most to all of these attitude era stars will actually be too old and/or beaten up to appear in anything other than a promo, so they really should extract everything they can out of this well before it legitimately dries up forever.

at that point they might see the decline that they are delaying for now take place and be forced to create new interest in whatever stars they have then. the people they have now are absolutely not on the level in terms of expanding interest in the company as the stars they had during the attitude era. it was the last boom period, and until there is another one it will be impossible to conquer the nostalgia that both the company and the fans feel for that time.

so goldberg having a title run, which it is still at least mildly plausible (he looks as good as he used too, just a bit older, and he is good on the mic, apparently better than he ever was before), makes complete sense and generates interest on a level that kevin owens, and every single star under 40 they have, likely never will.

if you don't like it, and just want to appreciate workrate and an illusion of legitimate competition, there are indies.

Lettem know baby. No one gives a shit about these new stars. Fuckers can't pop ratings!

 

[RBH]

That Charlotte/Bayley graphic was not very flattering for either lady

 

[excelsiorlef]

KO going on the list

Maybe but the fact that he didn't say it outright makes me think they'll swerve it and blame someone else

 

[Pikma]

Isn't that the second time New Day have used heel tactics to beat Cesaro and Sheamus?

Definitely smart booking, IMO.

Don't forget Big E's run in to get DQ'd vs The Club...

 

[Fox318]

Cesaro is a god

 

[Sanjuro]

That Charlotte/Bayley graphic was not very flattering for either lady

 

[ReiGun]

Please don't remind me the Smackdown women were used as little more then a prop for Bayley vs Charlotte.

Becky got to eliminate Nia Jax. That's something!

...Of course, she also jobbed to one of the worst Bayley-to-Bellys ever. So idk.

 

[Syder]

Heel Day rocks. They need to heel it up again when they drop the titles and let Xavier wrestle more.

 

[ReiGun]

..... Bruh.

 

[Sanjuro]

Male Locker Room

Penis

Penis

 

[bbd23]

hmmm?

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

The Kay Community?!

 

[ramoisdead]

Well this suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure ain't PG.

 

[PreFire]

Lmao wtf

 

[Ultratech]

That ain't PG.

 

[Hidden One]

uhh

 

[Bluekaveli]

Wow

DM!

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

the fuck is this

Becky got to eliminate Nia Jax. That's something!

...Of course, she also jobbed to one of the worst Bayley-to-Bellys ever. So idk.

I fully expect that tap out to not be mentioned at all.

 

[RBH]

............................

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Well I guess Enzo isn't a never-nude

 

[Indelible]

WTF is going on.

 

[somedevil]

WTF is going on.

Vince

 

[Beefy]

Lol at trying to make out he is naked but have a bright yellow pixelated part

 

[CreeperBlocks]

This is a Vince scene or Vince Russo

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

I ain't ready to see Rusev job to Enzo.

 

[ramoisdead]

Rusev is the best. Although I'm guessing he's going to get jobbed.

 

[PreFire]

So Enzo is hung lol

 

[BlazinSkatinAxel]

True, but the first time they done it to a over face like Cesaro. They are losing the titles at Roadblock though.

They did it like two month ago at the PPV.

 

[DMczaf]

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

LMAOOOO AT COLE'S LOOK AFTER SAXTONS COMMENT

 

[shanafan]

Liked that segment. Better than hearing Goldberg chants over and over.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Second you name it meme reference on the show...

Lol Rusev is the face in this btw...

That was textbook sexual harassment.

 

[SquashMatch]

LOL Cole was trying not to crack up

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[NastyBook]

This is how they've been retaining the belts since Summerslam. One of them causes a distraction and that results in them getting a cheap win.

They've done that the entire time they were champs.

Ahhh, okay.

 

[LiQuid!]

What is it with Vince's infatuation with male genitalia?

 

[Master Thespian]

Goldberg cussin
Enzo nekkid
we AE now

 

[Keyser Soze]

I did not mind this to be honest.

At least no one farted.

 

[Anth0ny]

surprised they're using false alarm so much

like an actual, real, new song by a real artist

 

[galvatron]

Man, ratings are attitude era dire? Or is this to rope in returning 90s era wrestling fans?

 

[Fox318]

OH MY FUCKING GOD

JUST RENAME THE DAMN SHOW AFTER HER ALREADY IF THIS IS WHAT ITS GONNNA BE

 

[Syder]

Just fuck off, Enzo.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Face Foley really gonna fire him

 

[GoldandBlue]

Those animated images, Im dying.

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Set Sami free.

 

[PreFire]

Zain to SD

 

[somedevil]

Please run off to Smackdown.

edit: damn it.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Sami getting fired lmao

 

[ramoisdead]

Heel Mick Foley.