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[Angry Grimace]

Yeah, that No Mercy card is not good.

I mean, SD has been fine but Becky vs. Alexa probably needed a little more time to play out, Nikki v. Carmella actually has had time to play out but Carmella isn't a good enough worker for me to have decent expectations and for whatever reason the Usos feud revolves around American Alpha and not the actual champions. Bray/Orton is just a nothing match because it's Bray who never wins anything so why would I expect him to win when they're obviously acting like Orton is gonna be the face of SmackDown?

The Ziggler/Miz match has had a good build though and the Triple Threat is just another Triple Threat (there's just way too many of these recently). The writing and such is obviously better on SD, but it just feels like they legit don't have enough important, popular guys on the roster and putting literally all of them in the main event feels off.

 

[Mahonay]

What if Bray Wyatt dies and becomes Brother Abigail?

 

[Oersted]

They managed to turn Slater from the hottest thing on both rosters to who cares.

 

[Mahonay]

They managed to turn Slater from the hottest thing on both rosters to who cares.

RAW did this with Seth Rollins. So..

 

[Uno Venova]

For reference, everyone was shitting on Backlash's card prior the the event if you check the OT, and it turned out to be one of the better PPV's this year. SD has been overachieving with their roster since the split.

 

[FallingEdge]

They managed to turn Slater from the hottest thing on both rosters to who cares.

lets be real, that was his endgame anyway, got the happy story, usos will win and feud with AA

My opinion is very biased as I've always not been very into Tanahashi.

Looked at purely objectively, yes, Tana vs Okada is one of the very top matches of the year.

Fair enough. What makes you not very into Tanahashi?

 

[Angry Grimace]

What if Bray Wyatt dies and becomes Brother Abigail?

I can't wait for Nikki Cross to turn out to be Sister Abigail and Sanity is their competing backwoods hillbilly cult.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

I mean, most people were saying Backlash was going to be shit looking just at the card so I'm a lot more optimistic.

Edit: what BlackFlip is saying basically.

 

[Angry Grimace]

It just feels like a PPV I can safely watch later and not watch live because I don't expect anything interesting to happen. Then again, lots of throwaway PPVs have turned out good before - Backlash was throwaway in concept, too.

 

[Data West]

Naming a stable 'Sanity' is like the most TNA thing possible

which fits with modern NXT

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

The Slater story-line always had the overlooking question of 'what next' when he actually got the contract given that's the whole driving point of the story. Rhyno probably needs to leave soon to focus permanently on political stuff so our best hope is they try to make him a solid midcarder.

Usos vs American Alpha is where the Survivor Series focus will be for the tag-division.

 

[Mahonay]

lets be real, that was his endgame anyway, got the happy story, usos will win and feud with AA



Fair enough. What makes you not very into Tanahashi?

He's NJPW John Cena to me. It's not a character I can get invested in. I can appreciate him as an absolutely incredible wrestler, but the character does zero for me.

 

[Recall]

I hope Tanahashi passes on the Dragon System to a protege like how Tatsumi Fujinami passed it on to him.

Dragon Suplex
Dragon Screw
Dragon Sleeper

 

[Recall]

Fastlane is another card that comes to mind (PPV before Wrestlemania) and it was really solid.

Quality of matches is all that matters

Was Roadblock the bonus PPV this year too?

 

[Angry Grimace]

I hope Tye Dillinger finally gets a call-up. I don't expect him to be super over on SmackDown - in fact, I'd expect him to job, but he's really good at jobbing if that makes sense. He's over enough to bring some heat to matches and he makes his opponents look great.

Was Roadblock the bonus PPV this year too?

Roadblock was just a random house show they showed on the Network because of a Brock Lesnar match on the card that never really occurred. Technically, the match occurred as Lesnar vs. Wyatt/Harper in a handicap match, but it was a quick squash where Bray never entered the match at all (because he was hurt).

 

[Mahonay]

For reference, everyone was shitting on Backlash's card prior the the event if you check the OT, and it turned out to be one of the better PPV's this year. SD has been overachieving with their roster since the split.

I feel like a lot of people here are completely forgetting about this.

It's WWE, of course it has a good chance of being shit. You can say that about pretty much any WWE PPV, RAW or Smackdown.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Crowd was weirdly hot for Swagger-Corbin match on Tuesday. Hopefully Sunday has a hot crowd.

 

[Heroman]

2016 has been a very weak year for wwe ppvs, I mean compare the best wwe ppv card to the ROH show last week and there is a might and day difference.

 

[Mahonay]

Crowd was weirdly hot for Swagger-Corbin match on Tuesday. Hopefully Sunday has a hot crowd.

That San Diego crowd was hot for everything.

 

[Recall]

2016 has been a very weak year for wwe ppvs, I mean compare the best wwe ppv card to the ROH show last week and there is a might and day difference.

No different to 2015 or 2014 though we've had both Kevin Owens and AJ Styles to give us excellent matches.

Sasha, Charlotte and company have also helped this year too.

 

[Angry Grimace]

That San Diego crowd was hot for everything.

We here in San Diego are hot for any show that has Becky Lynch on it

 

[klonere]

We here in San Diego are hot for any show that has Becky Lynch on it

I was going to work in San Diego a few years ago.

Now I'm sad that didn't come to pass.

 

[jmdajr]

I really am dreading having to move away from Toronto after Survivor Series if the crowd Full Sails.

Is Corpus Christi nice this time of year?

You must really hate yourself.

I don't know, lets ask them!

*silence*

Corpus Christi is the shittiest city in Texas bar none.

I'm still confused as to why they keep going to Corpus Christi

10,000 seats

it's Vince's safe space

lolz

 

[Angry Grimace]

The reason they go to Corpus Christi is obvious: they sell tickets there and the crowd doesn't shit on the show.

 

[FallingEdge]

I love SD. Feels like Denver with beaches which is my dream city.

Maybe when I get a new car, I will road trip out there and drive up and down the PCH.

He's NJPW John Cena to me. It's not a character I can get invested in. I can appreciate him as an absolutely incredible wrestler, but the character does zero for me.

got it

 

[ReiGun]

The Slater story-line always had the overlooking question of 'what next' when he actually got the contract given that's the whole driving point of the story. Rhyno probably needs to leave soon to focus permanently on political stuff so our best hope is they try to make him a solid midcarder.

Usos vs American Alpha is where the Survivor Series focus will be for the tag-division.

Slater still gets big reactions, so people haven't cooled on him completely.

They should have Rhyno turn on him and have Heath go over in the feud before Rhyno leaves. Make Heath look like a credible midcarder (something SD desperately needs) like you said.

 

[Mahonay]

I love SD. Feels like Denver with beaches which is my dream city.

Maybe when I get a new car, I will road trip out there and drive up and down the PCH.

Been to San Diego once, one of the most pleasant cities in America I've been to. I need to go back

 

[Uno Venova]

The reason they go to Corpus Christi is obvious: they sell tickets there and the crowd doesn't shit on the show.

It's probably just the first reason, they'll just spin any 'shitting' as crowd interaction and don't care much at this point.

 

[Kaladin]

A wild Bruiser Brody appears!

 

[Sephzilla]

The reason they go to Corpus Christi is obvious: they sell tickets there and the crowd doesn't shit on the show.

exactly, it's vince's safe place

 

[Caderfix]

I tried to watch the new Berserk CGI anime. I'm sad now.

 

[Sephzilla]

I tried to watch the new Berserk CGI anime. I'm sad now.

the CGI for it looks so awful

 

[jmdajr]

Same but back in February. I lost sleep deciding what to do but opted to remain Independent



You a Port A guy, jmdjr?

I'm from Laredo. I was shocked to see they actually had RAW there.

 

[jmdajr]

I tried to watch the new Berserk CGI anime. I'm sad now.

the CGI for it looks so awful

I'm getting sad now too.

And I haven't even watched it....

 

[Caderfix]

the CGI for it looks so awful

I'm getting sad now too.

And I haven't even watched it....

It looks even worse in motion.

 

[Vaux]

I'm from Laredo. I was shocked to see they actually had RAW there.

I was more shocked that they had a NXT show at Robstown. Im sure the wrestles were saying 'where the fuck are we??'.

 

[Kaladin]

So I got an invite to a PS4 Closed Alpha this weekend. Can't say which game though (NDA). It's not 2k17.

 

[Oersted]

RAW did this with Seth Rollins. So..

The brandsplit didn't get me worked enough to join #TeamRAW or #TeamSmackdown. So...

 

[Mahonay]

The brandsplit didn't get me worked enough to join #TeamRAW or #TeamSmackdown. So...

I watch RAW whenever it isn't a giant fucking waste of my time. Which is about 10 times a year.

I wasn't watching RAW or Smackdown at all before the split.

 

[wild wild rice]

So I got an invite to a PS4 Closed Alpha this weekend. Can't say which game though (NDA). It's not 2k17.

Titanfawl?
Cawladoody?





Last Guardian?

 

[Kaladin]

Titanfawl?
Cawladoody?





Last Guardian?

Nope.

 

[Caderfix]

I watch RAW whenever it isn't a giant fucking waste of my time. Which is about 10 times a year.

Same with SmackDown or are you watching weekly? I've stopped watching RAW even though my favs are there, but I've been watching SD every week and they were even able to make me care about Dolph Ziggler... DOLPH ZIGGLER. I'm really enjoying it.

 

[Zach]

So I got an invite to a PS4 Closed Alpha this weekend. Can't say which game though (NDA). It's not 2k17.

...Okay.

 

[Sephzilla]

So I got an invite to a PS4 Closed Alpha this weekend. Can't say which game though (NDA). It's not 2k17.

For Honor? Injustice 2? Mass Effect?

 

[Nekofrog]

It just dawned on me, I get to sing the John cena sucks song live in person

I wish dean had a song that lent itself to easy derogatory lyrics

 

[Mahonay]

Same with SmackDown or are you watching weekly? I've stopped watching RAW even though my favs are there, but I've been watching SD every week and they were even able to make me care about Dolph Ziggler... DOLPH ZIGGLER. I'm really enjoying it.

I watch Smackdown every week. On average there is one segment I don't enjoy. FAR better ratio compared to an average RAW.

The only Smackdown episode post brand split that I consider dogshit was the very first one after the draft. I thought I was not going to be watching new Smackdown at all after that, but they turned it around pretty quickly.

 

[Barrage]

Pre Brand Split, there was one ok-to-bad show and one ok show.

Post Brand Split, there's one bad show and one great show.

Thats a net gain to me.

 

[Fox318]

WCW Nitro 2017 for PS4 must be real great.

 

[Uno Venova]

They can't do this again to Bray this Sunday ;_;

Pre Brand Split, there was one ok-to-bad show and one ok show.

Post Brand Split, there's one bad show and one great show.

Thats a net gain to me.

For the first time in like 11 years, I'm excited to watch an episode of main roster WWE programming every week.

That's huge for me.

 

[Mahonay]

WCW Nitro 2017 for PS4 must be real great.

Who leaked the TNA rebrand to you?