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#69521 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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She set up her own wrestling ring apart from the main one and would only wrestle people who entered that ring
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#69522 |
CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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#69523 |
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EVOLVE has featured some really good storytelling. They’re building Luca Crusafino, Harlem Lewis and Keanu Carver as the top male stars there in short order. I guess you can add Sean Legacy to that list too.
Kali Armstrong, Dani Palmer and Brinley Reece are like that with the women too, and then you’ve got Kylie Rae, Wendy Choo and Zara Zakher doing their thing under that. You’ve also got teams building with lots of the wrestlers having their established allies/partners and then they either get along or don’t. Kalyx has got ample reason to be annoyed with Haze Jameson after this week, for example. It’s simple storytelling and it works. |
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#69524 |
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SmackDown was alright this week. It’s a long show. The tag division took a step backwards after this week and some of their women are just not over. They had some funny digs at AEW this week.
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#69525 |
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SmackDown inspired me to go back and watch WrestleMania 13 properly. I think I’ve always seen clips or fallen asleep when watching it through on the Network.
For one of the most poorly received Manias ever, this show isn’t as bad as I was expecting. So far. Lol at Vince suggesting the hypothetical that Jerry Lawler snaps and goes into the ring and beats up everyone in the four-way tag opener. |
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#69526 |
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The shoutout to Jim Cornette on SmackDown was sweet too. I get the impression Punk really appreciated there being a respected voice out there trying to cut through the bullshit as some tried to ruin his career.
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#69527 |
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Reddit mad Jey Uso is not in the main event at WM. But the Punk/Rollins storyline I feel has been the best build of the year.
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#69528 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Mid Card Gunther really dragging Main Event Jey Uso down
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#69529 |
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Gunther’s a fucking beast. I think Jey not closing the show will become part of his eventual story. Punk, Rollins & Reigns has had all its beats hit in main event segments. It was pretty clearly going to go this way.
I’m again intrigued by Jimmy Uso. I thought they missed a trick by not having return with a new gimmick around Bad Blood. Here he is out again. |
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#69530 |
Posts: 61,477
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I’m very disappointed Chad Gable won’t be wrestling in Minneapolis.
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#69531 |
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#69532 |
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Caught clips of the Char/Tiffy feud. Damn Char promos looking rough.
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#69533 |
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What is this about Pat McAfee/Mary Kate Cornett?
all the articles I'm reading won't say what he said. |
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#69534 |
CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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#69535 |
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That could very easily be a misunderstanding of the rules.
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#69536 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Very underwhelmed by this year's Wrestlemania card. Feels like there is nothing really "big" or "cool" happening.
Jey/Gunther - In theory Main Event Jey Uso finally getting the shine and spotlight is great... but in practice, he's been bumped from the Main Event, and him winning just doesn't feel like a "big moment" because it very much feels like a midcard title held by a midcard guy. Roman/Seth/CM Punk - I dunno. I feel like a one on one combination of any of the three could have been "good", but the three feels like it is just "here you go guys, you're important" Charlotte/Tiffy - Yeah, I don't think I need to even explain why my hype is low for this one. Rhea/Bianca/Iyo - Probably one of the biggest letdowns. Shot their load prematurely on "the big moment" of Rhea winning the belt back from Liv on the first Netflix show. Only to have Rhea randomly lose it to Iyo Sky who hasn't even been in the conversation. Feel really bad for Liv Morgan... sure she a tag champ and is making the card in a tag team title match... but being woman's tag champ is quite a lowly insignificant thing after she put in all that great work year round. Cody/Cena - Still a bit put off by Cena's heel turn, and still very much not in agreement with it. Just think this whole thing would have been much better face vs face and could have actually felt like a "moment". Now it is just like "meh". In any case, a big step down from the excitement of seeing if Roman Reigns would finally lose. |
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#69537 |
CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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McIntyre should have been included in the Roman/Seth/Punk match. Instead they made the central storyline about Paul Heyman. I get they wanted to pay off Damien vs Drew, but that just doesn't seem like a spot worthy for McIntyre at Wrestlemania.
Kevin Owens getting hurt has Orton in limbo, but it seems he will have a match against somebody, maybe a returning superstar. Also not sure if K.O.'s injury is keeping Zayn off the show, but it certainly felt like Sami would have been involved as well. It seems weird that Strowman and Sikoa are not in the U.S. Title match. Not sure what they are doing with Kross. They spent months having him vaguely stir shit up, then finally seemed to start paying it off with him wanting to make sure AJ Styles doesn't lose to an outsider like Logan Paul, but then they had Kross help Paul try to beat up AJ, so I don't know. Austin Theory not being on the card considering his last 3 Manias seems like a lack of focus. Alexa Bliss had probably the biggest reaction at the Royal Rumble, and they have done nothing with her since. Chelsea Green has been a top highlight for months, it is criminal she isn't on Mania. Nia Jax being out of the mix is also weird, not that I am complaining about it, but just weird. Smackdown's tag division is much deeper than Raw's, so it is also strange they have nothing for the Street Profits, DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Melo/Miz, Pretty Deadly, or Legado Del Fantasma, but managed to throw a Raw tag title match on the card. Bayley and Lyra were thrown together last week just to get Bayley on the show. It's fine, but a very pointless match that already seems like a downgrade for Liv, and there is virtually no way Bayley/Lyra are going to win. Cody vs Cena was probably the biggest match they could make on paper, but it just doesn't feel as big as it would have if they just kept Cena a babyface going for 17. The heel turn was great, but it has fizzled out with Cena not being there enough. |
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#69538 |
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I was hyped about this year’s Mania, but then I found out Chad Gable wasn’t wrestling.
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#69539 |
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The card’s had a great “soft” build. No one is hitting anyone with cars or anything ridiculous. But everything has got a story to it. I like that not everything has months and months of “I’m going to kill you at Mania!”
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#69540 |
Posts: 61,477
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The Cody Rhodes booing has begun lol.
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#69541 |
Higher. Further. Faster.
Posts: 21,062
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#69542 |
I am the cheese
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6 diff people...same surgeon
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#69543 |
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Looking forward to Worlds Collide in June.
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#69544 |
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Raw was good, but they need to stop their faces acting like they’ve never watched wrestling before and turning into blubbering messes when things don’t go their way. People want to live vicariously through the heroes. Just kick some ass.
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#69545 |
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Is Gunther really going to be fighting Pat McAfee?
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#69546 |
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Well if Cena wants to ruin wrestling a boring match with Orton should help.
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#69547 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Cena/Orton was pretty good actually.... like 1000x better than Cena/Cody at Mania was
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#69548 |
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Didn't you say it was overbooked? Or was that Smeat?
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#69549 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Smeat did.
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#69550 |
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Tired of wrestling youtube count down shows telling me that:
Kofi missed his punt spot with Orton Brock calling Hogan grandpa was unscripted Mickie James got yelled at for groping Trish stratus |
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#69551 |
RIP SABU
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R.I.P. Sabu.
Dude actually had a residence in my hometown, and anecdotally, my late mother was friends with a woman who is part of the Farhat family, albeit someone who never had anything to do with pro wrestling. |
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#69552 |
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#69553 |
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#69554 |
Hey Mister!
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#69555 |
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Not wrestling but I really wish Jon Jones would stop pissing away his legacy and drop the belt.
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#69556 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Jon Jones is a duckling
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#69557 |
Posts: 61,477
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EVOLVE is starting to cook. I liked it better than SmackDown this week.
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#69558 |
Posts: 61,477
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14th & 1 is the name of Vince McMahon’s new company. It takes its name from the address of the old Capitol Wrestling Federation headquarters. They are aiming to specialize in majority buyouts, making exceptions for strategic minority investments.
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#69559 |
Posts: 61,477
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Good Raw. CM Punk and AJ Styles wrestling each other was pretty surreal. The only thing that would have made it better is if Chad Gable was there too.
I’m excited for Worlds Collide. |
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#69560 |
It's a blood match!
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I am also excited for Worlds Collide. But I am also worried for AAA. They called in Savior Vega, and the have another Puerto Rican producer if I'm not mistaken. I'm worried that WWE will attempt to change the culture, I don't understand Lucha, I don't think that Triple H does either. I am excited for the ride though.
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