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[Rockandrollclown]

Corbin was probably the best pick. Could you imagine Nak promo'ing with the briefcase? Not good.

I'll continue to be bummed whenever it's not Sami. Also Owens with the case would be fun, unnecessary as it would be. AJ and Nak don't really need it I guess.

 

[serenewarfare]

It wasn't fine because there's no explanation for Corbin being up and the other 3 being dead. Also the opportnist heel briefcase owner is tired as fuck and there's no reason Corbin couldn't have gone over the other guys. If Corbin's an opportunist than fine, he should have won due to smarts rather than due to magic recovery.

There totally is an explanation. He was the first to get beat up by Nakamura, so it makes sense he'd be the first to get up from said beating.

 

[GunBR]

And I have to say how amazing Sami looked tonight

Not selling a injury most of time or looking weak like he did in some matches in the last months. He finally looked like a main eventer since his feud with Owens

 

[Syder]

Forgive my ignorance here, as wwe lost me many moons ago... but thats the jinder mahal with the fuckin belt? The same guy that used to put his turban in a little perspex box before a match?

I mean, yeah, it's the same guy technically...

but it's a different body.

 

[Officerrob]

Forgive my ignorance here, as wwe lost me many moons ago... but thats the jinder mahal with the fuckin belt? The same guy that used to put his turban in a little perspex box before a match?

Yes, they literally flipped him from jobber to #1 contender in one week

 

[TheSkullPrince]

The brand split was a mistake.

 

[gaiadyne]

And I have to say how amazing Sami looked tonight

Not selling a injury most of time or looking weak like he did in some matches in the last months. He finally looked like a main eventer since his feud with Owens

We should restart that feud. Fight Forever!

 

[serenewarfare]

The brand split was a mistake.

Brand split was the best decision they've made in years. The booking is just bad.

 

[orioto]

Real talk, mega props to KO for those bumps, dude ate some serious shit tonight.

But people will only talk about Nakamura and Styles all week.
Zayn did all the work in that match and Owens took all the sick bumps.

But yeah that was one of the best mitb in history i think. The winner doesn't matter, it's always like that. MitB is always about the guy who wasn't deserving it. That's the point.

It was really well booked.

 

[mreddie]

MON-EH IN THE EH
Just eh.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

tfw i thought summerslam would definitely be bayley vs sasha and charlotte vs becky because they're the best possible feuds on both rosters but neither are happening and bayley got buried, sasha's dancing, charlotte hasn't turned yet and becky keeps taking the l

 

[serenewarfare]

tfw i thought summerslam would definitely be bayley vs sasha and charlotte vs becky because they're the best possible feuds on both rosters but neither are happening and bayley got buried, sasha's dancing, charlotte hasn't turned yet and becky keeps taking the l

Sasha's dancing? Did you watch Monday? She's probably gonna be #1 contender.

 

[ambar_hitman]

Canceled my sub. It ends on 13th July. If Great balls of fire PPV is crap like this, I am not reactivating.

 

[TimeEffect]

Sami should take the title off Jinder, not Cena.

And then Baron should cash in on him immediately

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

There totally is an explanation. He was the first to get beat up by Nakamura, so it makes sense he'd be the first to get up from said beating.

Okay, I don't hate that. I still don't like guys magically going out of the match for 10 minutes due to whatever but that's a fair point. Just, one of the things that I really liked about Okada vs Omega was how they addressed finisher spam, moves being move devastating that other moves and it all made sense within the context. You shouldn't just have dudes being dead to knees in a ladder match.

 

[cordy]

Jinder speaking that real.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

The brand split was a mistake.

It always comes back to both shows being bad. You can delay it, sure, and you can even temporarily make one successful in terms of talent being treated right and booking at least appearing to make sense, but in the end it'll always come right back to square one.

 

[Syder]

The brand split was a mistake.

The "Superstar Shake-Up" was a mistake.

 

[Officerrob]

Brand split was the best decision they've made in years. The booking is just bad.

The brand split was bad for women and tag teams

 

[GunBR]

The brand split was a mistake.

Before the split we had a boring Raw and a useless Smackdown

Now he have a boring Raw and a okay to great (depending on the week) Smackdown

 

[serenewarfare]

Okay, I don't hate that. I still don't like guys magically going out of the match for 10 minutes due to whatever but that's a fair point. Just, one of the things that I really liked about Okada vs Omega was how they addressed finisher spam, moves being move devastating that other moves and it all made sense within the context. You shouldn't just have dudes being dead to knees in a ladder match.

If we're comparing everything to Omega and Okada, we'll never have a good match ever again.

 

[Pizoxuat]

i'm not going to pretend I am going to cancel the network tonight because I do want to watch the Mae Young Classic. I am giving up on Smackdown and Raw. No more live events or merch for me either.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

So Jinder is basically a face here now.

Sasha's dancing? Did you watch Monday? She's probably gonna be #1 contender.

It's gonna go to Nia for Summerslam.

Or worse, Sasha does feud with Alexa and gets the Bayley treatment.

 

[Professor Beef]

Friend Vylash has a message for us all:

https://twitter.com/MiraVylash/status/876635532930854912

 

[TheSkullPrince]

What's keeping them from Raw going back to 2 hours again, their deal with USA Network?

 

[mreddie]

Sasha's dancing? Did you watch Monday? She's probably gonna be #1 contender.

Over Vince's Blonde?

Nah.

And Jinder is keeping that belt for Cena? IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW.

What's keeping them from Raw going back to 2 hours again, their deal with USA Network?

USA loves the ad money

 

[Dio Brando]

What's keeping them from Raw going back to 2 hours again, their deal with USA Network?

and advertisers, i believe.

 

[Wagram]

Owens took so many bumps in that match.

 

[ReiGun]

Put Jinder in the pile of people who cut better promos on Talking Smack than on the main show.

 

[Officerrob]

Jinder is basically a different character here

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

The brand split was a mistake.

It wasn't though. Smackdown after the brand split showed how a limited roster could flourish thanks to good booking. AJ became a legend after being nothing. They made their women's division one of the most exciting things on the show despite RAW getting the big names.

Good booking and good matches could get any show over. The split's a good idea because it shifts the focus from one small set of guys being stars.

 

[serenewarfare]

It's gonna go to Nia for Summerslam.

Or worse, Sasha does feud with Alexa and gets the Bayley treatment.

Probably. By as of right now today, Sasha is being presented just fine. WWE fucks enough things up in the present tense to talk about that we don't need to bash them for things they haven't fucked up yet.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

I can see Jinder vs Cena now. Probably 90% promos of Cena saying Jinder is on roids.

'Jinder, you love your juice and I ain't talking about the fruit kind.'

 

[Babyshams]

Corbin was probably the best pick. Could you imagine Nak promo'ing with the briefcase? Not good.

Or we could have months of him walking out with a violin player as a taunt to a heel champion.

Random violin players in the audience playing psyching the heel champion out.

Would be awesome.

 

[cordy]

This Jinder?

This is the one we need to see. He's speaking that real shit.

 

[GunBR]

What's keeping them from Raw going back to 2 hours again, their deal with USA Network?

The big money that 1 hour more of TV makes in advertising

Raw will never be 2h again
But I can see SD getting another hour in the future

 

[Bubba T]

I can see Jinder vs Cena now. Probably 90% promos of Cena saying Jinder is on roids.

'Jinder, you love your juice and I ain't talking about the fruit kind.'

Cena is one of the last people who should be talking about that.

 

[norm9]

Gangster Jinder keeping it real.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

This is weird.

Jinder is acting like a babyface and Renee and Booker are too.

 

[HashtagLapsed]

Cena is in that comedy thing abiut drug cheats in bicycle races as the blatantly obvious roid freak.

 

[serenewarfare]

Over Vince's Blonde?

Nah.

Who the hell is Vince's Blonde? Alexa? She's the champ.

Sasha was absolutely presented as the next challenger on Monday. I'm not saying she'll win, but she's gonna get a shot.

 

[ReiGun]

Jinder is basically a different character here

Much prefer him talking about how he works harder than everyone else and deserves it more as a result than evil foreigner #500.

 

[TheSkullPrince]

The big money that 1 hour more of TV makes in advertising

Raw will never be 2h again
But I can see SD getting another hour in the future

Christ. An even more watered-down product.

 

[ambar_hitman]

Jinder shooting

 

[cordy]

This is the best promo Jinder's ever cut. Man, he's not forcing anything he's just speaking form his heart. Yeah, keep this shit up. Keep THIS Jinder on.

 

[Officerrob]

This is weird.

Jinder is acting like a babyface and Renee and Booker are too.

He's not reciting Vince's standard evil foreigner promo. Don't worry, I'm sure we will get that on Smackdown

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Cena is one of the last people who should be talking about that.

Cena is all nattie. /s

If Cena can cut promos of how he won't leave for Hollywood and then leaves for Hollywood to film a move, he can do this.

 

[TimeEffect]

What if Baron cashes in right now

 

[Kusagari]

Put Jinder in the pile of people who cut better promos on Talking Smack than on the main show.

This promo wasn't written by Vince.

 

[mreddie]

Who the hell is Vince's Blonde? Alexa? She's the champ.

Sasha was absolutely presented as the next challenger on Monday. I'm not saying she'll win, but she's gonna get a shot.

Yeah, I don't see Bliss dropping the belt.