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die sting haters die
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#1482 |
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I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Pretty sure this is the first time I've interacted with you in months if not a year. Anyway as fun as it's been I really don't want to overdo my Gerty exposure in one sitting. Too much of a good thing and all that.
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#1483 |
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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How the fuck has the thread for probably the most OVERPERFORMING Wrestlemania ever turned into this?
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#1484 |
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Resident drug enabler
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I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Celestia's Left Hand
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it actually would've gone dark just a bit before his match started and even better it's now raining lots of lighting and thunder it would've been unreal |
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The black Corey Graves
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Resident drug enabler
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Yeah, Shadrick seems like good people now. Be like him, dick.
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#1490 |
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Painkiller
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I wasn't following Wrestlemania (don't watch wrestling anymore) but I saw a picture of Hogan / Hall / Nash on imgur, and immediately marked out.
Headed to youtube and found the Triple H vs Sting match in super low resolution quality. Just finished watching it. Weak ending, but loved seeing Hogan, Hall, and Nash. I would have lost my mind with nostalgic joy if Scott Hall had actually landed the Razor's Edge. This match was the perfect epitaph to mark the end of TPWW as we know it. We basically got a match 15 years in the making, which takes us back to the halcyon era of the Monday Night Wars and the birth of TPWW. nWo 4 life! ------------ edit: I should clarity my statement about not watching wrestling anymore. More accurately, I don't watch the current product. I do still enjoy watching my era of wrestling - 80's to early 90's WWF and late 90's WCW on youtube or netflix. Beautiful memories. |
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#1491 |
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I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Figure I got a bit more left in the heel gimmick's gas tank. Especially since I'm working the Lesnar schedule and only appear here occasionally. Besides if I'm gonna turn face it's gotta be big. Maybe for my 3000th post or something.
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#1492 |
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I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Taller than Adam Cole
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Wyatt is in a rough state right now. If it was me, the match would have been last year, when the Family was still together. During the build, Taker says something to the effect of "The man who has the power to beat me is standing in that ring." Everyone thinks they're talking about Wyatt. During the match itself, the Family gets involved, Rowan gets taken out, and there's an intense stare down between Taker and Harper, This leads to a near fall for Wyatt. In the end, Taker won, but we see a development in Harper's character from then on. It starts very subtle, with Harper starting to do the eye roll, but no one really catches it, thinking he's just being nuts as usual. During a big match at Summerslam, he's hit with something that should beat him. There's a bit of a stall from the opponent, he staggers to his opponent, and Harper sits up. There is an eventual split with Wyatt and Harper debuts a new move to his arsenal during their match at Survivor Series: A chokeslam. It builds up to Harper vs. Taker this year, and it is Harper who ends the streak. From that point on, Harper is the new phenom, not unlike how 'Taker became the phenom after Superfly. But that's a bridge that was already crossed. Sorry for the accidental Noid post. |
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#1494 |
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Resident drug enabler
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Looking back now, Bryan and Cena winning the US and IC Title doesn't make as much sense. Having them around as champions while the World Title wasn't there meant you could have major title matches on PPV still. Now there's just a weird situation where the IC and US champion are WAY more over than the World Champion.
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#1495 |
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I'm debating calling busted open and complaining about the show. Everyone's been overwhelmingly positive
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#1496 |
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Thoroughly enjoyed this Mania. The pacing was superb right from the start, and all the bouts had at least a 'moment' to remember them by.
Of course, hindsight is 20-20, but i genuinely think the biggest benefactor of CM Punk's departure has been Seth Rollins. The crowd would have shat on a Reigns victory, although a lot of us were expecting a Heyman turn to facilitate that. The Rollins idea had been talked about, even by Heyman in a promo. But the end result was brilliantly planned and executed. What's next? I'm curious. Good job WWE! |
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Let me talk to ya
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Rollins is way over as a heel.
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#1498 |
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Is Finkle
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Not as good as last year, but turned out to be a solid Mania.
Best match was probably Cena/Rusev..... Orton/Rollins also pretty good, especially Rollins Super Marioing himself into an RKO. |
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#1499 |
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Is Finkle
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Didn't see them actually doing the cash in, but I'm just glad Roman isn't the champ.
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Is Finkle
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Watched with some chick who isn't really a wrestling fan. I think she got most into the Cena/Rusev match because of how hard hitting and agile Rusev is.... and into the Lesnar match because of how much of a beast Lesnar looked like and how they were legit hitting each other.
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Resident drug enabler
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The fact that Triple H and Sting shook hands only for Triple H to talk shit about him later on as if they didn't makes it seem like a "this moment is more important than the storyline" thing. Which makes it seem like that was likely Sting's only match in WWE.
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It's a blood match!
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I reeeeeealllly hope we get The Rock and Rhonda vs Triple H and Stephanie in Dallas.
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Former TPWW Royalty
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Have confidence they will be able to rebuild the IC status with Bryan but would be shocked if they haven't dropped the plans with Cena by SummerSlam. Its going to take a long time to rebuild both belts prestige and Cena's been their #1 fallback plan whenever they change plans or panic about the main event scene. |
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#1505 |
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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#1506 |
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Hey Mister!
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Undefeated streaks, while a good shorcut to looking strong in a hurry, can be creatively stifling. This loss will give the writers a lot more freedom in booking Rusev, and it doesn't really hurt him at all because it's Cena. Losing to superman doesn't hurt your rep at all. |
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Hey Mister!
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Love all the people in this thread arguing about logic in a show that has a lightning summoning zombie vs a teleporting crabwalking cultist.
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#1510 |
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Taller than Adam Cole
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Hey Mister!
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I didn't get that at all from the match. Cena did a great job of selling Rusev's beatings and really looked like he was struggling, and even then he still needed a distraction to get the win.
I don't think it hurts Rusev at all. Especially if he has a strong showing tomorrow. We'll see I guess. |
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Resident drug enabler
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Like I said before, Rusev had to lose eventually. You either have it be to some younger midcard guy who likely ends up being a jobber eventually and making Rusev look kinda weak in hindsight or you have it be to the face of the company. With a shady ending, no less. It's kinda the perfect way to keep Rusev looking strong without carrying the overdone "undefeated" distraction with him.
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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I'm not sure I want to reopen the MitB argument wound, but, rewatching the main event, Seth Rollins does specifically tell the referee he's cashing it in to this match to make it a Triple Threat.
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King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Also hear Seth tell Reigns "Thank you so much" in between the 2 and 3 counts.
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Hey Mister!
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If we're using logic, every wrestler who ever existed would be in jail for multiple counts of assault and battery for all the ambushes and sneak attacks.
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Hey Mister!
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Except for Ricky Steamboat that goody two shoes
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the heartbreak king
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whoa yeah
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Doin' It Right
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Excellent Mania IMO
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the heartbreak king
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that was a hell of a show. no complaints.
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