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WWE SummerSlam 2013 |OT| The Spontaneous Combustion of Bryan Danielson & Cena Johnson
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FeedMeAStrayCat
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Thoughts on the Sandow/Rhodes match??
My only quibble: Should have been longer. By at least a few minutes. I almost never think that. Matches usually go on too long for my liking.
But it was pretty good. Both are entertaining in the ring, and Sandow has a great character and presence.
My only quibble: Should have been longer. By at least a few minutes. I almost never think that. Matches usually go on too long for my liking.
But it was pretty good. Both are entertaining in the ring, and Sandow has a great character and presence.
FeedMeAStrayCat
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This was pretty good
Thanks for the erection
WhoaIsThatMars
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I think this feud goes on until the contract is put on the line
It was decent. I don't know when they plan on having Sandow cash it in, if he even does
Great match
Think one of Rhodes best outing
And think it gives them momentum in the feud.
Can see them doing a re-match at Night of Champions for the briefcase.
Ninja_Hawk
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I've been reading a lot of posts...but could someone please kindly post a quick summary...been out of the loop for a while and still not exactly sure what went down tonight lol
Dark Ninja
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Im guessing this Mcmahon storyline is going towards HHH vs Cena(with Vince) at mania for control of the company. Punk is turning into Jericho 2.0 with losing every major match he's in he needs a major win soon. I bet Punk wins the rumble this year and it leads to Punk vs Bryan(c) for the WWE title at mania.
Punk and Brock had an incredible war with Brock barely winning.
Daniel Bryan and Cena had a match that was just as good with Bryan winning 100% clean in the center of the ring after a flying knee to the face. Randy Orton then came out to cash in his Money in the Bank contract, HHH (the special ref) then pedigreed Bryan, allowing Orton to win the title after LA celebrated like the Lakers just won the finals.
For the past 2ish months, Vince and HHH have been battling over the direction of the company. HHH had been fully supporting Daniel Bryan as the future of the company. Vince hates him and also hates Cena all of the sudden. It was expected that Vince would be involved in the finish by trying to screw Daniel Bryan over, but nothing happened until after the match, when HHH SWERVED the shit out of everyone (actually no one) by costing Daniel the title he just won and sending the previously elated fans home with the feeling of getting kicked in the balls right after sex.
Also, Kane had a match that was worse than the Divas match.
Killing_Joke
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Wow you guys never see the bigger picture. lol DB will be champ by Survivor Series or TLC.
While i would love DB to be champ this is the 2nd best outcome.
3-4 month title feud. Orton/Bryan work great together. Should be fun. Cena will be in the mix somehow which is shit. But hopefully at best we'll get 1-2 Otron/Bryan matches.
oops fantastic PPV btw. 9/10. Its fucking crazy how good Bork is.
While i would love DB to be champ this is the 2nd best outcome.
3-4 month title feud. Orton/Bryan work great together. Should be fun. Cena will be in the mix somehow which is shit. But hopefully at best we'll get 1-2 Otron/Bryan matches.
oops fantastic PPV btw. 9/10. Its fucking crazy how good Bork is.
Ninja_Hawk
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Sweet, thanks! Hmm, maybe i'll tune in tomorrow
bean breath
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Anyone else feel like having a bowl of gazpacho?
Spirit of Jazz
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HHH being face ruined everything he touched, thus him being heel now makes sense even if it goes against continuity. Ultimately it doesn't matter if they're both assholes, maybe they were on the same side all along, HHH pretended to be face to lull whoever won tonight into a false sense of security for the cash-in. Also I think heel boss versus face boss doesn't work anywhere near as well as face versus heel bosses.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I think I enjoyed the little segment after the Wyatt/Kane match more than the match itself. Although the flames leaping up for all the bumps was pretty cool.
I blame that spot sucking largely on the shitty job the camera guys were doing. Don't show that shit from the angle where everybody watching on TV can clearly tell the stairs never actually hit his head.
WhoaIsThatMars
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I hope he gets it at Survivor Series because I'll be there and I want to cry!!!!
Stolen, but, check at 1:30 in this old Velocity match from 2003 with Bryan Danielson as a local jobber against midcard heel Cena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf-kiUcAdVI
That's a long time to have a callback.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf-kiUcAdVI
That's a long time to have a callback.
I love that Brock plays a hulking, unstoppable monster, but he knows how to sell when the time is right. And doesn't do that HBK/Dolph selling that makes him look like so over the top that it breaks the illusion that they could ever win a match with how they're getting manhandled
Only if it's warm.
Sweeney Tom
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This was one of the best PPVs of 2013, and Cena/Bryan and Brock/Punk were legit MOTYCs. The Orton title win was expected, and I like seeing a fresh Orton, even though I still think it's dumb to put the belt on a guy who is one bad piss test away from being gone (last one was a year ago) and is always potentially one concussion away from forced retirement (last one was a month ago).
The thing I refuse to agree with is the people who think HHH just had to turn heel and just had to be the main focal point. Again. The average fan isn't going to remember stuff like Bryan winning against Cena clean, they're going to remember HHH fucking another person over. The last time this type of thing happened, he was in a feud with Punk, and that didn't go over well for anybody.
For some reason, over the last 3 years they've put him in big angles, and none of them have been good. I'll believe that changes if it happens.
The thing I refuse to agree with is the people who think HHH just had to turn heel and just had to be the main focal point. Again. The average fan isn't going to remember stuff like Bryan winning against Cena clean, they're going to remember HHH fucking another person over. The last time this type of thing happened, he was in a feud with Punk, and that didn't go over well for anybody.
For some reason, over the last 3 years they've put him in big angles, and none of them have been good. I'll believe that changes if it happens.
FeedMeAStrayCat
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Honestly, when I saw them setting up the stairs, I thought they would kind of lower it down on his head , so that it looked like one of the things executioners used before they beheaded someone. Dammit, why can't I remember the name of that thing that held the head in place before the executioner cut it off? With the two wooden pieces? It's really bugging me lol
Edit: Almost like a guillotine setup?
It was a touch obvious. If they're going to push Wyatt hard they really need a better killer move.
Spirit of Jazz
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It's just a bad spot, it doesn't matter where the camera is they're always hitting them with the triangle where no steps exist. They should have just gone with a better spot or fake steps.
The whole match was a victim of watered down gimmicks and being a Kane match.
Sweeney Tom
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I love that Brock plays a hulking, unstoppable monster, but he knows how to sell when the time is right. And doesn't do that HBK/Dolph selling that makes him look like so over the top that it breaks the illusion that they could ever win a match with how they're getting manhandled
That was a great match, and that was an awesome sell
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Hell, it wouldn't be surprising to see them flip it right back on Raw.
Spirit of Jazz
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I really hope they build it up over the next year. Have it so Bryan can beat all challengers but can't take out Orton due to the interference until he eventually wins the rumble and finally defeats Orton at wrestlemania. I don't see why they need to rush it as it is.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Kane held the WWE Title longer than Daniel Bryan.
Mysterio held it longer than Bryan.
WhoaIsThatMars
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FALSE!!! I think so lol
Dr Duncan Steel
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LOL dude had it for like 5 minutes.
Honestly though, Is this gonna be one huge heel corporate faction now?
How is Steph gonna play into this?
Honestly though, Is this gonna be one huge heel corporate faction now?
How is Steph gonna play into this?
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Rey Mysterio had it for at least an hour.
WhoaIsThatMars
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God, one would hope she doesn't get any airtime lol
Dr Duncan Steel
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C'mon, what Hunter just did, How is Steph NOT gonna get airtime?
Bryan/Punk team up against the Corporation at Survivor Series. Book it.
Bryan/Punk team up against the Corporation at Survivor Series. Book it.
Yeah I'm curious, what the counter-balance is to this faction
Do we get the return of Linda?
Mr. Enigma
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If she wears that black dress she wore during the Heyman segment from last year, Steph can be on my TV all she wants.
Oh god no.
Maybe they should finally give Shield some direction and turn them face, team them with Bryan/Punk, and have them fight the injustice of HHH/Orton. They did prevent Orton from cashing in on Raw, after all. They can stay heels even, but they're still fighting injustice, and there has been no bigger injustice this year than what HHH and Orton did.
JehutyRunner
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Please say someone has a GIF of the bitchslapping Cena and Bryan did near the end.
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