Big Gay Al's Big Gay Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event Hootenanny

[Sepholio]

I'm just here for Sami Zayn. Thanks for asking.

[xrodmuc316]

Wade Barrett on Pre-Show, guess Book didn't feel like flying to Canada!

[erickman]

real bizzarro world the king not there

[Sepholio]

LMAO How bout Ariel Helwani?

[Sepholio]

TK watching the preshow rn and seething as he prepares his next bitchy tweet.

[slik]

lets go roman reihnz

[Sepholio]

Ariel wants a load of hawt rasslin greatness all over his face

[Sepholio]

wait maybe that was peter rosenberg talking about wanting loads on his face, had the preshow on in the bg and didnt see who it was. IT WAS ONE OF THEM.

[slik]

My Predictions:

Asuka
Roman
Theory
Brock
Finn/Rhea

[Sepholio]

Nah i went back, it was def Ariel who wanted that hot gooey rasslin greatness showered on him. LOL @ Peter introducing Ariel as someone who is respected by everyone with any intelligence.

[Sepholio]

Roman and Sami pin each other simultaneously so they each get a title.

[Sepholio]

I would like to be victimized by psycho Asuka.

[Sepholio]

I would like to then be saved by crazy Liv Morgan who then turns out to not be saving me but also victimizing me.

[#1-norm-fan]

Sami loses via interference but then he brings out boxing legend Lennox Lewis to sing “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” with him and the loss is quickly forgotten about.

[erickman]

liv gets the 1st spot again

[Sepholio]

lol I love Nikki Cross. She taker her character work so seriously. She's just sitting intently in her cell with this crazy look on look on her face writing mystery symbols with her finger in the air in front of her lololol

[Sepholio]

Holy shit Liv jumped off the top of one of the cells and hit a sunset flip on Raquel who was on the top rope. Fucking sweet spot.

[Sepholio]

FUCK YOU HHH HOW DARE YOU BOOK THAT ASS TO BE ELIMINATED SO EARLY BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Fignuts]

Asuka vs Belair could be a stupidly good match

[xrodmuc316]

Why do they keep calling that the Asuka lock, like she didnt use a cross face chickenwing as the Asuka lock the last 7 years?

[slik]

Asuka vs Bianca set for WM

[Sepholio]

Hope Asuka destroys Bianca. Psycho Asuka for champ bay bay!

[xrodmuc316]

Bianca is not ready for Asuka!

[slik]

ronda drowsy

[Sepholio]

Feel like Bobby wins this tonight, Bray shows up to stare him down. Wyatt6 vs Hurt Business Feud there. Brock doesn't look like he has a WM program....and then SCSA shows up on RAW or SD to challenge him.

[xrodmuc316]

Feel like Bobby wins this tonight, Bray shows up to stare him down. Wyatt6 vs Hurt Business Feud there. Brock doesn't look like he has a WM program....and then SCSA shows up on RAW or SD to challenge him.

Cedric selling for Abby the Witch would be funny as hell

[Sepholio]

Shelton vs Uncle BoHowdy also works lol

[slik]

I feel bad that the winner of this match will be saddled with Bray at WM

I cannot picture either Lashley or Lesnar 'being scared' of Bray

[slik]

A DQ

Lame

[Sepholio]

Still think that Chris Masters pitching him coming back for a short run and feuding with Lashley over which of their holds is better is a legit decent idea and they should have done it.

[xrodmuc316]

Brock Smash

[xrodmuc316]

Still think that Chris Masters pitching him coming back for a short run and feuding with Lashley over which of their holds is better is a legit decent idea and they should have done it.

Lashley is the one who beat the Masterpiece Challenge, it writes itself!

[Sepholio]

Lashley is the one who beat the Masterpiece Challenge, it writes itself!

I'm saying. Could easily be a nostalgic little filler feud for a couple months when things are getting too repetitive.

[erickman]

so seth is the bitch now

[slik]

Glad the WM Parody videos are back for WM goes Hollywood

[Sepholio]

lol Helwani getting another shout out on air. This is hilarious.

[GD]

I am surprised how far the Judgment Day have come. Dom has been a boon to the group.

[Blonde Moment]

they have been good for him

[Sepholio]

That damn punk Dominik!

[Sepholio]

YES @ THE CROWD

[xrodmuc316]

Dom is doing his best Aubrey Edwards everytime Rhea gets hit lol

[Fignuts]

Fuck yeah @ beth's Bull Nakano paint

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Beth and Rhea just having a casual banger in the middle of this match

Beating the piss out of each other

[Sepholio]

oof botched false finish there.

[Triple A]

Started watching... only interested in the last 2 matches... glad the first few are almost over

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Shatter machine ahahaha love it

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That was fun

[xrodmuc316]

Bro, FTR Bald is gonna be pissed.

[GD]

Whoa @ Edge and Phoenix using the Big Rig

[slik]

Well, I guess they had to let one Canadian win tonight in Montreal

[slik]

Good tag match

[slik]

That was the best mixed tag I can recall in WWE

[Fignuts]

That was way more fun than I was expecting.

[Triple A]

Edge and Beth Phoenix theme is horrendous...

[Supreme Olajuwon]

This is a pretty good work rate chamber match. Could be great. Let’s see!

[Fignuts]

Another non reaction for bronson reed.

Poor guy.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Oh no i didn’t know they gayed up Gargano’s theme. That’s awful

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Seth and Johnny starting this. I’m pretty hyped for this match. Hope they let them go.

[slik]

White gear looks good on Rollins and Gargano

[Fignuts]

Seth vs gargano to start will be good

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Workrate chamber is good so far

[slik]

zero reaction for Bronson Reed again

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Bronson did a Ryback!

[Sepholio]

You know I feel like Elimination chamber should be moved to like September maybe. Switch it with whichever PPV is right after SS. The mechanics are basically mini Rumble in a cage. It's too similar. Need to spread them out.

[Sepholio]

Bronson Reed doesn't even his neck to hold his head up. His chin just casually chills on his chest.

[slik]

Montez a future main-eventer

[Sepholio]

Ffffuuuuuu they shoulda let Theory have that on Bronson.

[Fignuts]

Oof that was scary

[Sepholio]

Montez a future main-eventer

Indeed. /Funaki

[Triple A]

damn thought Gargano was gonna die there

[Fignuts]

Glad reed at least looked strong

[Sepholio]

lol what the hell is he doinGETDOWNFROMTHERE

[Fignuts]

wtf gargano

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Definitely going for best chamber match here

[Sepholio]

This is totes mcgoats amazeballs. Super sunshine sparkle.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Mandatory mark out for doomsday blockbuster

[Triple A]

Is McAfee still not back on commentary after the Rumble...

[Fignuts]

Wow the wrestlemania card shaping up to be a banger

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That’s a top 10 chamber match of all time

Really good

[Triple A]

Eating "Pirate's Booty Cheddar Blast"... extremely highly recommended... the best damn snack I've ever had maybe!

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Whsx9luXL._AC_.jpg

[Triple A]

Montreal crowd always sounds like they're chanting "Sahmmy"

[Sepholio]

Eating "Pirate's Booty Cheddar Blast"... extremely highly recommended... the best damn snack I've ever had maybe!

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Whsx9luXL._AC_.jpg

Extra White

[Sepholio]

Nice little bit of history there from Cole.

[Fignuts]

lol at heyman peeking from behind the belt

[Triple A]

nice @ using his old theme... have they been using it since he turned face

[Sepholio]

Hot damn Sami is on fire

[Fenix122]

Last night was the first time I think

[GD]

I'm so glad that they're using his old theme. Really stoked for this main event.

[GD]

Sami looks crazy nervous.

[Sepholio]

holy shit this is the hottest angle in at least a decade. Roman is so good now.

[Triple A]

Who's that braud Roman Reigns was yelling at in the crowd

[slik]

this has been a really good ppv so far

[Triple A]

sommy sommy sommy

[DAMN iNATOR]

Who's that braud Roman Reigns was yelling at in the crowd

Probably just a random fan.

[Sepholio]

I wish I was there.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Who's that braud Roman Reigns was yelling at in the crowd

Referring to Sami's wife?

[Fignuts]

Thats the best gear sami could come up with for the biggest moment of his career?

[Fignuts]

Buncha letters glued to some goodwill sweatpants.

[Sepholio]

Hope Roman didn't rerupture his eardrum.

[Triple A]

Thats the best gear sami could come up with for the biggest moment of his career?

lol yeah looks like shit

[slik]

I agree w Fignuts

[DAMN iNATOR]

Cole telling Sami to “Make them believe” gonna be a part of Roman retaining tonight the same way as J.R. exhorting Jeff Hardy to “Make yourself famous!” in the RAW ladder match v. Undertaker in 2002 when ’Taker successfully retained the Undisputed WWE Championship.

[Triple A]

Referring to Sami's wife?

Yeah I guess that's his wife

Arab woman also, cool... "Khadija"

[DAMN iNATOR]

Thats the best gear sami could come up with for the biggest moment of his career?

Hey at least he’s back to using his classic “Worlds Apart” theme.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yeah I guess that's his wife

Arab woman also, cool... "Khadija"

Yeah, think Sami is half Arab and half Canadian IIRC.

[Triple A]

Yeah, think Sami is half Arab and half Canadian IIRC.

Full Arab brother!!

[slik]

Sami's wife a good promo

[Triple A]

Reigns good at kicking out at the last millisecond

[slik]

Wowza that was a close kick-out

[XL]

Is Roman the Kickout at 2.9 GOAT? Who else is up there? Angle?

[Sepholio]

COME ON SAMI

[Sepholio]

He makes the blue thunder bomb look so smooth

[Fignuts]

lol the ref bumping to the floor from sami touching him

[Fignuts]

lol 2 refs down

[Triple A]

this is very good

[Fignuts]

Would be funny if they did an angle where the refs went on strike because their occupational hazards

[#1-norm-fan]

Is Roman the Kickout at 2.9 GOAT? Who else is up there? Angle?

HBK definitely top 5

[Triple A]

damn

[Sepholio]

Boo

[Triple A]

Thought Owens would come out...

[Triple A]

Don't like this ring announcer...

[Ben Rodrigues]

...

[#1-norm-fan]

Would be funny if they did an angle where the refs went on strike because their occupational hazards

I’m sure I remember this happening before. Feels like early 2000s.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Where was he during the match?

[Fignuts]

lol heyman

[DAMN iNATOR]

Full Arab brother!!

But like, by citizenship he’s Canadian...wearing “Honorary HAB” shirt and introduced as from Montréal, so I see him as half and half, tbh. 🤷

[slik]

lololol I love Paul Heyman

[Ben Rodrigues]

Man. Flat. I get Cody is the one... but if there was ever a time to change gears.

[slik]

Absolutely fantastic show - A+

[Sepholio]

That was the best thing I've seen in years.

[Sepholio]

oh god they are doing a media scrum AHAHAHAHAHA

[Ben Rodrigues]

I hope it's not Zayn and Owens vs the Usos at WM. Feels like a backward step.

[slik]

I assume Sami/KO will main-event night 1 of WM against the USO's

[#1-norm-fan]

Ladies gotta main event one night. Forced equality and whatnot.

[slik]

Do not besmudge Big Match Char

[slik]

You have to be Fair to Flair

[slik]

I think Cody beats Roman, by this time next year the fans turn on Cody for the same reason they did in AEW, the self-aggrandizing schtick

[Sting Fan]

I really hoped they might have Zayn win.

Watching a couple clips on social the hanging from the cage onto a crowd of guys spot felt really stupid. Hopefully the clip just lacked context.

Logan Paul seems to really have a presence but I do hate in wrestling when the timings off. Him standing there staring at Rollins while Rollins pretends not to see him is silly. One of my biggest pet peeves with wrestling and the thing I dislike most about AEW tbh.

[slik]

I feel like Roman goes part-time after WM tbh

It's time...he's had the same length on top as Cena did and way longer than Rock, Hogan, Austin

That's really the 'subtext' of Cody winning at WM is HHH starting to build to people he wants to carry the show in the future

Cody
Theory
Montez
Seth Rollins still A+

etc

[XL]

I’m sure I remember this happening before. Feels like early 2000s.

Wanna say October 99.

[XL]

Ladies gotta main event one night. Forced equality and whatnot.

They didn’t last year did they? Austin/Owens Night 1, Brock/Reigns Night 2 or am I misremembering?

[xrodmuc316]

Nope, they have only done it twice. Once because Becky was red hot and Ronda has mainstream appeal, and the other time because they wanted to do it again so they could point out it happened more than once, and they had 2 nights. I don't see them putting Charlotte vs Rhea in the main event of either nights unless.they were planning another forced feather in the cap victory for Charlotte. Asuka vs Bianca will surely be the better match, but I don't see them heating up the rivalry enough in 6 weeks time to justify it.

K.O. and Sami vs Usos will have the steam, but how about a Triple Threat for the IC Title, Gunther vs Brock vs Lashley would be a solid option.

[Ben Rodrigues]

How does the WM main event not get hijacked? Coming out of that match I want Sami to be champion even more. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[XL]

Re: xrod

Looks like we’re getting Brock vs Lashley vs Bray which is just a really odd fit.

[Blonde Moment]

What if it ends up being Sami and jey vs Jimmy and Solo for the titles

[xrodmuc316]

Re: xrod

Looks like we’re getting Brock vs Lashley vs Bray which is just a really odd fit.

I just don't see Brock agreeing to any part of that. He didn't want to work with Wyatt at I believe it was Mania 32, which was before any of the spookiness special effects. I just see no way with the stroke he has that he would agree to do anything with the Bray character, outside of what happened last time, a brief encounter in something like a Rumble match.

What if it ends up being Sami and jey vs Jimmy and Solo for the titles

I havent rewatched it, but didn't K.O. also attack Jey when he came out? Could be the clarity Jey needed to get fully realligned with his family.

[ron the dial]

But like, by citizenship he’s Canadian...wearing “Honorary HAB” shirt and introduced as from Montréal, so I see him as half and half, tbh. 🤷

amazing

[ron the dial]

also that was a really good show, the main event especially. sami and roman operating on a higher level right now and that crowd was perfect. i'll be damned but i'm kinda hyped heading into mania.

[Lock Jaw]

Just finished watching the show.

Enjoyed both chamber matches. The women's match was a bit rushed at the end when they decided "time to eliminate everyone and end this thing". The men's suffered a bit from having a lot of "underwhelming" guys in there.... Bronson Reed is obviously gonna end up in a tag team with Otis sometime.

Wasn't hyped up for Edge/Beth v Finn/Rhea but ended up really liking it. Mainly due to Beth/Rhea.... I know she didn't take the pin, but "weird" at having Rhea lose a big match and lose "momentum" going into her WM title shot. Maybe they will have her fight Beth on some show in between WM and now and "get back some heat" via "decimating" her....

As for the main event... it has left me with even LESS desire to see Cody Rhodes vs Roman. I want Roman to win and somehow hold the title for ANOTHER year. Meanwhile, during that year have Sami Zayn actually put some work in at the gym and try to get back to the respectable shape he was in when he was first in NXT, get him some better ring gear, maybe a haircut.... have it be the year of Sami "revitalizing himself" and "finding himself again" and proving himself once again not as an "underdog" but a "skilled competitor" in the ring.

In the meantime I guess you have to go with Owens/Zayn vs Usos at WM...

[Lock Jaw]

I know WM should probably in an "ideal world" be a one-on-one match..... but I wouldn't have minded if it was building to a Roman vs. Sami vs. Owens vs. Jey Uso match. (Cody Rhodes not pictured)

Speaking of Jey.... "lol" at him taking a spear from Zayn and just disappearing off the face of the earth.

[Lock Jaw]

I guess Lashley/Lesnar also happened.....

Confused at what the deal is.... in the buildup past few weeks seemed like they had turned Lashley heel again vs Brock... but then in the match they have Lesnar (while getting heavily cheered) take the heel way out...

Then you had Wyatt say he wanted next... but with no definitive winner, are they gonna do Lesnar/Lashley/Wyatt at WM? Wyatt seems like he has no business being in there with those two just randomly inserting himself into their "beef"

[Mr. Nerfect]

I completely forgot this show was on. Hopefully Brock nixes working with Bray, because that program sounds horrible.

[Team Sheep]

Really don't understand now how we are supposed to be invested in Cody Rhodes taking the title from Roman after we've just been witnessing the payoff of a 10 month long story. Why are they shoehorning Cody into Wretlemania and why do WWE suddenly think he is box office?

[Wehttam]

your soul lacks adrenaline

[Fignuts]

So far I think triple h has done a good job navigating the sami/cody problem, as cody is still getting great reactions.

Still willing to wait and see how it all plays out. I'm excited for it, in fact.

[Lock Jaw]

Cody should lose at WM because of Sami trying to "help him" but it backfires. Cody snaps and becomes a heel badass submission machine and feuds with Sami for awhile.

[Blonde Moment]

Sami worms his way in to a triple threat and it ends in a clusterfuck where Sami and Cody both pin Reigns splitting the Universal

[Triple A]

Seems inevitable to me that the crowd will eventually turn on Cody...

[Sepholio]

This sounds nuts but Romans current title reign is now longer than all 16 of John Cenas reigns combined.

[Sepholio]

https://i.imgur.com/HvP8yTf.jpg

[DaveWadding]

Sami worms his way in to a triple threat and it ends in a clusterfuck where Sami and Cody both pin Reigns splitting the Universal

They should bring back that Angle/Jericho/Vacant stip where one fall is for one belt and the 2nd fall is for the other.

[xrodmuc316]

They should bring back that Angle/Jericho/Vacant stip where one fall is for one belt and the 2nd fall is for the other.

Poor Kurt losing 2 belts without getting beat. Jericho beat vacant vs one, vacant beat Jericho for the other. Not cool

[Tom Guycott]

Sami worms his way in to a triple threat and it ends in a clusterfuck where Sami and Cody both pin Reigns splitting the Universal

I feel like this, especially since folks are so horny for the belts to be split. It seems like the logical out for both over guys to both win and accomplish writing off Roman to go fuck off and heal up-slash-do whatever he's supposed to be going to do with long rumored wind down/time off.

Then it of course eventually cycles back around to putting both belts on one guy a couple years down the line because everyone will be back to being all like "two world champions are stupid" while the company puts all their effort behind one of the title holders WAAAAAYYYY over the other for whatever marketing needs they have in the moment instead of sustained separate focus.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Don’t split the belts.