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President of Freedonia
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Was at the Mets game tonight but I'm actually really intrigued by the results I've read on this. Will catch the Hulu version tomorrow.
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Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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Why couldn't Eva Marie have been drafted to Pornhub....
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Dolph Ziggler getting a main event push? I'm on board with that.
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BAY BAY
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That was fun. Really rooting for Dolph after the promo earlier in the show, but weird they had AJ eat the pin.
Feel like Dolph might turn in the lead up or after Summerslam though, which could be fun. |
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Let me talk to ya
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Smackdown just didn't feel new in any way. I do like the announce crew better than Raws though. Not sure if SD isn't going to have a ramp or if that was just for that arena but the set didn't look new at all. I expected to see something about new women's and tag titles but nothing. I like the SD roster a lot better than Raws but if SD doesn't change it doesn't have a chance to compete with Raw. Not sure what the point of bringing Daniel Bryan and Shane out at the end of the show was about was expecting some sort of announcement but they just came out and gushed over a Ambrose vs Ziggler Summerslam match. Personally not a big fan of Ambrose vs Ziggler. Orton and Lesnar should be the main event of Summerslam in my opinion.
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The black Corey Graves
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I enjoyed the show thoroughly.
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It's a blood match!
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Rhyno looked so fat with such tiny arms.
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I do think the Smackdown women's division has a lot more depth than Raws. I really like Bliss and Eva Marie. Not sure about Carmella trying to be Enzo but she could get better and add her own flavor to it. All around the division seems better than Raws they just need a title to compete for.
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Inno Knows.
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Awesome that Shelton is coming back...can he bring Minoru Suzuki with him?
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Taller than Adam Cole
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Rhyno looked like a Brolic Tomato
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( ._.)
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Or maybe the "Cheese D-LUX" from the Group X flash animation "17 years"
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President of Freedonia
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I wasn't really big on the Wyatt Family but I have to say the way they broke the group up was very arbitrary and clumsy. The Lucha Dragons explained they wanted to enter the draft separately to try singles careers. The Wyatt Family decided to enter separately because...?
Then they go on to win at Battleground and look triumphant. Strowman goes on to do his own thing on Raw, that's all fine. But seeing Wyatt and Rowan not stand anywhere near each other during the opening segment yesterday didn't sit well with me. Why are they no longer affiliated with each other? I really couldn't care less about Rowan but he's clearly not going to be doing anything important if he's not Bray's muscle. I just felt like an explanation would have made sense even if it was just some typically cryptic Wyatt promo about setting his followers free again. |
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MVP Mark
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I think he will reappear in some form with Harper to help Bray defeat 9ne of his enemies really soon.
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Taller than Adam Cole
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There are creepy montages with the words "You Have Forsaken Me" as the end. It seems to play around the time of Bray Wyatt matches. Harper comes back and joins them. There is a full, creepy version of the Wyatt Family doing a sit down type interview, with Rowan wearing the sheep mask and Wyatt talking about control. Cole asks Harper why he doesn't wear a mask. He simply replies "Because I don't want to." It seems like a throwaway remark, but we start seeing that Wyatt asks Harper to do things, and he starts resisting. Ultimately, it all comes to a head. Wyatt asks him what his deal is, and Harper says "You have forsaken me." He brings up how he was thrown to the wolves against Lesnar. He mentions how he was completely forgotten about while he was injured. Wyatt says something to the effect "But you have always done what I have asked of you, why do you fight my control over you now?" Harper says, "You never had control of me. Everything you wanted me to do was things I wanted to do myself. But you never had control over me." Wyatt sic's Rowan on Harper, but he doesn't attack. Harper says, "You never had control over Rowan, either. I did! He only listened to you because I wanted him to." And thus, the Wyatt Family dies, and the Harper Family is born. |
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MVP Mark
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Taller than Adam Cole
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The only advantage Wyatt has over Harper is age. That is it. Wyatt is overrated as a talker. That's right, I said it. Harper is better at getting to the point. Kevin Sullivan talked about the Tree of Woe and the Cosmic Cookie, but he ultimately was leading people to see the match with the Windhams or Dusty Rhodes. Wyatt can't sell the match as well. Bray has been on the shelf more than Harper, who has only really had the knee injury in WWE. Harper is the better in ring worker. I even had the running joke for the Brothers of Destruction vs. Wyatts of "who is Harper's partner?" That said, the guy is popular, let him lead the Wyatt Family, where the "Family" is his fans. That can draw. |
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Let me talk to ya
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When he does turn face he will be a huge star. The fireflies fit in with him as a heel because he has them under his control like the rest of the Wyatt Family. As a face though I wouldn't want him to be a normal one where he helps others out.
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SD was trash!
Was Raw really that great or more hyped internet BS? I'll watch this weekend to see. |
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Cranky Kong
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This was a pretty good show. You guys are expecting a whole lot from the very first show. Give them some time to establish things, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised down the road.
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Agree that it should get better. This week had everyone clustered in to a few matches and was pretty much just an introduction. Styles and Cena should continue til Summerslam. Ambrose and Ziggler build could be good, I'd like to see one of them turn heel, preferably Ziggler. Tag teams should be showcased more next week with AA debuting, and possibly a new set of Team Championships being created. I really think the Womens division has alot of depth than Raws and look forward to them getting a new title as well. Feel like Benjamin will come right in and contend for the IC title. A lot left to be determined so SD should get better.
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Cranky Kong
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See, I think heels DO want to be cheered, kayfabe wise. Some of them, anyway. The best heels are the ones that truly believe that they shouldn't be heels, seemingly oblivious to their glaring flaws that everyone else seems to recognize. Honestly, what kind of person WANTS to be hated by everyone? That's too cartoonish. In modern times, things aren't so black and white as they used to be. Bray Wyatt is a nice line walker.
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Cranky Kong
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K-Fed's struggle is simply for relevance. Trying to get far on limited skills. Somewhere, someone can relate to that and is a fan because of it. It's all gimmicks, this life.
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I see what you did there.
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Dolph Ziggler turning heel and winning the World Title would be a breath of fresh air, I just wonder how he goes about completing the turn. He doesn't really need Kevin Nash as a bodyguard, but someone of that ilk would make sense. Maybe they could bring in Cody Hall for that sort of role? There haven't been any mumblings of him being signed, but weirder things have happened.
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I've kind of thought for a while that Bray Wyatt and his family destroying John Cena and AJ Styles at SummerSlam would be a good way to segue into the next chapter of their careers. Cena & Styles being forced to team up to face this imposing threat has got a fair bit of potential to it. I'm just not sure who they get as a third partner. Shinsuke Nakamura getting the call-up would be tremendous. SmackDown feels like it needs that charisma boost.
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