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[Verendus]

YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?

PPVs have certainly been hurt with the split roster. They used to be the one thing you knew would be pretty great almost every time.

Roman Reigns isn't wearing some red belt. He's a believer of real life.

This development has been the worst for someone like me. I don't even watch the normal shows. All I watch are the PPVs, but now they feel like those normal shows everyone was subject to. It's like my feelings as a customer were never even considered.

But what about me? What about Verendus?

 

[Dark Ninja]

Are the cruiserweights off Raw now? I can't handle anymore TJ Perkins video game promos.

WHERE IS EVA!?

 

[Mahonay]

Roman Reigns isn't wearing some red belt. He's a believer of real life.

This development has been the worst for someone like me. I don't even watch the normal shows. All I watch are the PPVs, but now they feel like those normal shows everyone was subject to. It's like my feelings as a customer were never even considered.

But what about me? What about Verendus?

 

[Verendus]

https://youtu.be/d-e__-7Bsig?t=1m4s

 

[Heroman]

Are the cruiserweights off Raw now? I can't handle anymore TJ Perkins video game promos.

WHERE IS EVA!?

Fired?

 

[Zach]

Stop spoiling 2001, Verandas.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

 

[Wagram]

But...it doesn't?

Lets take a look at this weeks riveting content.

Randy Orton vs Please retire Kane.
American Alpha vs. The Jobber Squad.
3 minute Women's tag match that had more commercial time than in ring action.
The Usos vs. Headbangers (I would come up with a joke, but I mean it's the headbangers, kinda speaks for itself).
Dolph Ziggler vs. Curt "who gives a shit" Hawkins in a 3 second match.

Oh let's not forget the amazing content that is James Ellsworth in the title picture.

Must be why the ratings are through the roof on Smackdown.

 

[Bubba T]

What 50 year old will Vince bring back next?!?

 

[Verendus]

What 50 year old will Vince bring back next?!?

I hope it's Brotista.

I want him to run roughshod over the roster for an entire year. Beat Seth, beat Ambrose, beat Styles, beat Balor, beat Cena, beat Orton, beat Owens, beat Haitch again, and then finally take a bow against Roman Reigns in the main event of Wrasslin'Mania 35.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

What 50 year old will Vince bring back next?!?

 

[Pikma]

Lets take a look at this weeks riveting content.

Randy Orton vs Please retire Kane.
American Alpha vs. The Jobber Squad.
3 minute Women's tag match that had more commercial time than in ring action.
The Usos vs. Headbangers (I would come up with a joke, but I mean it's the headbangers, kinda speaks for itself).
Dolph Ziggler vs. Curt "who gives a shit" Hawkins in a 3 second match.

Oh let's not forget the amazing content that is James Ellsworth in the title picture.

Must be why the ratings are through the roof on Smackdown.

Smackdown is not about wrestling, it's more about the storylines, there's a reason the Miz is absolutely thriving there. Meanwhile RAW is the complete opposite, it's just that everything surrounding it shits all over the product so even if there are decent matches the product is still not enjoyable at all

Kinda like Wrestling vs Sports Entertainment

 

[Pikma]

What do you mean, AJ is already in the company

 

[Heroman]

Sports entertainment?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

What do you mean, AJ is already in the company

There's only one 50 year old sexy boy in that picture, friend

 

[kiguel182]

Wrestling should be reserved for PPV and Smackdown seems to get that. We don't need 20 minute filler matches with no stakes.

 

[Heroman]

Fuck , wwe found a way to basically make raw 4 hours long.

 

[slightconfuse]

Don't kid yourself you would mark out for HBK's theme

 

[Pikma]

Fuck , wwe found a way to basically make raw 4 hours long.

And SD 3 1/2 hours lmao

 

[Bubba T]

I hope it's Brotista.

I want him to run roughshod over the roster for an entire year. Beat Seth, beat Ambrose, beat Styles, beat Balor, beat Cena, beat Orton, beat Owens, beat Haitch again, and then finally take a bow against Roman Reigns in the main event of Wrasslin'Mania 35.

I enjoyed Bootista's last run. He was more entertaining in those few months to me than most of his career.

Even at 50 I'm pretty sure he's better than most of the roster.

Smackdown is not about wrestling, it's more about the storylines, there's a reason the Miz is absolutely thriving there. Meanwhile RAW is the complete opposite, it's just that everything surrounding it shits all over the product so even if there are decent matches the product is still not enjoyable at all

Kinda like Wrestling vs Sports Entertainment

....You think Raw...is about..wrestling?

.....

 

[Heroman]

Wrestling should be reserved for PPV and Smackdown seems to get that. We don't need 20 minute filler matches with no stakes.

I don't think Smackdown is a good enough show to relay on its storylines.

 

[Pikma]

I enjoyed Bootista's last run.
....You think Raw...is about..wrestling?

.....

The show is basically 1 1/2 hours of meaningless matches + 1 hour of ads + 40 minutes of stupid meaningless and badly written promos

So yeah, it's supposed to be about wrestling...

Plus all the decent-to-great wrestlers are on Raw, SD only has... AJ, AA and I guess Becky?

 

[Bubba T]

Fuck , wwe found a way to basically make raw 4 hours long.

And SD 3 1/2 hours lmao

With an hour of NXT that is 8 1/2 hours of wrestling content in the first three days of the week.

Jeez

 

[Heroman]

With an hour of NXT that is 8 1/2 hours of wrestling content in the first three days of the week.

Jeez

Almost 9 of bad to mediocre wrestling.

 

[Pikma]

Almost 9 of bad to mediocre wrestling.

Well, it's not like we're obligated to watch it all

 

[Bubba T]

The show is basically 1 1/2 hours of meaningless matches + 1 hour of ads + 40 minutes of stupid meaningless and badly written promos

So yeah, it's supposed to be about wrestling...

Plus all the decent-to-great wrestlers are on Raw, SD only has... AJ, AA and I guess Becky?

Meh, they've done a great job trying to bland the hell out of their product, even down to their title belts. Red and blue titles for everyone!

Almost 9 of bad to mediocre wrestling.

I can't remember the last time I've watched a Raw or Smackdown as it aired. They recap the hell out of everything so you don't even need to watch.

 

[Bluekaveli]

He's not coming back for you geek(s).

 

[Heroman]

Well, it's not like we're obligated to watch it all

But how else will I know about the epic raw vs Smackdown rivalry?

 

[Pikma]

Meh

Such a deep response

 

[Menome]

I've yet to make the Zach Power Rankings. Probably because he keeps posting them during my Monday-Wednesday absence whilst I'm catching up behind you Yanks.

 

[somedevil]

They did not zoom in on Aries eye injury. lol

 

[Pikma]

But how else will I know about the epic raw vs Smackdown rivalry?

Through 10 minute recaps on YouTube, how else

 

[Mahonay]

Wrestling should be reserved for PPV and Smackdown seems to get that. We don't need 20 minute filler matches with no stakes.

This.

 

[Zach]

Menome left out of the Power Rankings? But Menome is, like, our 26th best poster!

...Oh.

 

[Menome]

Menome left out of the Power Rankings? But Menome is, like, our 26th best poster!

...Oh.

Beats being 27th best.

 

[Pikma]

Beats being 27th best.

You know what they say, if you're not 25th you're last

 

[Zach]

Menome, you treat!

 

[Bubba T]

Such a deep response

I'm sorry, were you expecting a soliloquy?

 

[somedevil]

Shane Thorne worked well with Strong. Good match.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

The wrassleGAF power rankings are a bigger work than Jerry Lawler and Andy Kaufman on the late night show.

 

[Menome]

You know what they say, if you're not 25th you're last

If I'm last, does that mean I'm also next?

 

[Mahonay]

WrassleGAF Power Rankings | Nov. 2, 2016

1. Browny
2. Xion385
3. illmatic22
4. Jamie OD
5. The Silver
6. HazySaiyan
7. Silexx
8. -Pyromaniac-
9. UrbanDandy
10. strobogo w/ moustache
11. jmdajr
12. Syder
13. Zach
14. SomewhatGravy
15. LiQuid!
16. Saitama
17. Toki767
18. Recall
19. serenewarfare
20. Pikma
21. DMczaf
22. Fox318
23. Tagyhag
24. slightconfuse
25. Mahonay

Dropped from the rankings: klonere, imbask

Bottom of the card. Where I feel most at home.

 

[British Monsoon]

Shane Thorne worked well with Strong. Good match.

Nice, they had a couple of good matches in NOAH a few years ago - I remember a TMDK vs Strong & Gallows tag that was a lot of fun.

 

[Bubba T]

WrassleGAF Power Rankings | Nov. 2, 2016

1. Browny
2. Xion385
3. illmatic22
4. Jamie OD
5. The Silver
6. HazySaiyan
7. Silexx
8. -Pyromaniac-
9. UrbanDandy
10. strobogo w/ moustache
11. jmdajr
12. Syder
13. Zach
14. SomewhatGravy
15. LiQuid!
16. Saitama
17. Toki767
18. Recall
19. serenewarfare
20. Pikma
21. DMczaf
22. Fox318
23. Tagyhag
24. slightconfuse
25. Mahonay

Dropped from the rankings: klonere, imbask

 

[Zach]

Wow. The crowd is fairly hot for EZ Money Jason Jett at WCW Greed.

 

[somedevil]

Nice, they had a couple of good matches in NOAH a few years ago - I remember a TMDK vs Strong & Gallows tag that was a lot of fun.

Thats probably why they went with him to do the match with strong. It was good for 7 minutes they showed. I wonder how much they cut out of that match to show on the network.

 

[Original Famous Ray]

Pretty solid match between No Way Jose/Swann and the Authors of Pain.

Swann and Jose are two entertaining son of a guns.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Wrestling should be reserved for PPV and Smackdown seems to get that. We don't need 20 minute filler matches with no stakes.

We've seen AJ Styles fight Ambrose twice on SD now.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

If I'm last, does that mean I'm also next?

This is how the Curse ends

A spear counter

 

[Hex]

El Jefe Dario is still the best character in Wrasslin