11-17-2018, 09:37 PM | #161 |
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Jesus, even backflipping he overshot everybody
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11-17-2018, 09:37 PM | #162 |
It's a blood match!
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LOL Wow he really only hit Hansen I think haha.
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11-17-2018, 09:41 PM | #163 |
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Damn, this match delivered.
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11-17-2018, 09:41 PM | #164 |
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Good match
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11-17-2018, 09:42 PM | #165 |
I'm Something Else
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11-17-2018, 09:42 PM | #166 |
President of Freedonia
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That was fun
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11-17-2018, 09:43 PM | #167 |
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Fuckin love the War Raiders
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11-17-2018, 09:43 PM | #168 |
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Great show
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11-17-2018, 09:43 PM | #169 |
I'm Something Else
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11/10
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11-17-2018, 09:43 PM | #170 |
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TakeOver’s great reputation lives. Quality matches.
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11-17-2018, 09:44 PM | #171 |
President of Freedonia
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Lol the War Raiders don’t even get a moment to celebrate
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11-17-2018, 09:44 PM | #172 |
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11-17-2018, 09:44 PM | #173 |
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That was a blast
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11-17-2018, 09:57 PM | #174 |
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Every single takeover reminds me of why I watch wrestling and why I still have hope
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11-17-2018, 09:58 PM | #175 |
Triple A
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720 moonsault was freaking sweet
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11-17-2018, 10:08 PM | #176 |
It's a blood match!
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Great main event lots of fun but my internet cut out for 4 or 5 minutes and I lost my momentum with it.
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11-17-2018, 11:40 PM | #177 |
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I went into this takeover the least excited I've been for a Takeover since the days when Neville champ.
I could have done without the impromptu squash match at start, but that is just because they built to that match, but didn't promote it on the card, so it doesn't feel as impactful. I wasn't sure of a 2 out of 3 falls for the woman's title since it was more of a personal issue fued instead of a who is the best, but they delivered. Knew Black and Gargano would be a lot of overselling followed by sudden recovery, but it was as great as expected. War Games match itself was pretty good, but I don't think it was as good as last years, although I didn't expect Undisputed Era to lose, and certainly not by Adam Cole taking the pin, so that was exciting. For me match of the night was again the NXT Championship match. Just incredible. I wish WWE could have a Men's Revolution where they bring up a bunch of NXT guys and just insert them as the new stars of Raw and Smackdown going forward. Or just fire all the main roster writers, that would help. |
11-17-2018, 11:48 PM | #178 |
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Lol, did they really turn Johnny Gargano heel?
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11-17-2018, 11:51 PM | #179 |
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Show sounds pretty whatever, to be honest. I've been down on WWE lately (obviously) and that's kind of filtered into NXT too. I've got no hope anyone is going to get to do what makes them good down there, and I just don't care tbh. Usually I like the presentation of the Takeovers, but I kind of feel like the spot-based War Games they do where everyone falls down are a bit "lame," as the kids would say.
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11-17-2018, 11:55 PM | #180 |
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Best wrestling show I’ve ever attended.
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11-18-2018, 12:09 AM | #181 |
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11-18-2018, 03:38 AM | #182 | |
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11-18-2018, 04:54 AM | #183 |
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11-18-2018, 04:56 AM | #184 |
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Do love me some Velveteen Dream. Ciampa has been good too, so I will check out that match, I'm sure. I'm hearing good things about Black vs. Gargano too. I don't know what it is about Black. He's v. good, but something about him doesn't pop out like it could. I dunno, it's like he's less than the sum of his parts somehow. But he's got this great aesthetic around him.
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11-18-2018, 09:15 AM | #185 |
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Sorry dude I agree with Dave. Watch the show and you will see it was great. But then you don’t want to watch the show, read results that some fan boy who wishes the attitude Era was still around and then you are like “eh show sounds whatever personally”. “I’ve been down on WWE recently and that’s filtered into NXT”. As soon as I read that I knew you were going to trash it
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11-18-2018, 09:35 AM | #186 |
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WarGames isn't about doing contrived spots. It's about pounding and beating your opponent into submission. That match was about a 1.5/5
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11-18-2018, 09:37 AM | #187 | |
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11-18-2018, 10:22 AM | #188 |
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I really liked the middle 2 matches. Women's match was a let down with all the interference (why didn't Kairi's friends come out sooner?) war games match was ok but I couldn't get into it
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11-18-2018, 11:39 AM | #189 |
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11-18-2018, 11:59 AM | #190 |
boop/bop/beep
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11-18-2018, 12:04 PM | #191 |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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11-18-2018, 12:43 PM | #192 |
You know that’s right
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I very much enjoyed the Dream/Ciampa match. Really excellent. I also enjoyed the War Games match but I agree with Gertner in that it is way different than the NWA version.
I also liked how everyone sold that metal strip between the rings like death. Most brutal ring accessory we’ve seen in years. |
11-18-2018, 12:45 PM | #193 |
You know that’s right
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Possibly more brutal than an exposed turnbuckle.
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11-18-2018, 03:46 PM | #194 | |
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Like w/ superhero films, wrestling requires a suspension of disbelief. One of those things many older fans seem to have a hard time accepting. It can't all be bearhugs and headlocks in 2018. This type of move will look fantastic to someone channel surfing who spies SDLive on FOX in the future. It's something you don't see in the NFL, UFC or Baseball. It's unique and good branding, I hope to see more things like it in WWE. |
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11-18-2018, 04:18 PM | #195 |
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I'm not talking headlocks and bear hugs. I'm talking about all out brawls. Not spot fests. That's what War Games are about.
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11-18-2018, 04:21 PM | #196 |
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Sorry bruh. Dudes fake punching for half an hour doesn’t sell in 2018
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11-18-2018, 04:22 PM | #197 |
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Real talk. If I can’t see anyone bleed or almost get murdered by a Sid botch then I’d rather see them try something different. So I’m cool with this.
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11-18-2018, 04:23 PM | #198 |
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If you're not gonna bleed then don't do the match
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11-18-2018, 04:28 PM | #199 |
I am the cheese
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11-18-2018, 04:44 PM | #200 |
Hey Mister!
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Dunno what to tell you. The sanctity of classic war games isn’t so important to me that I’d rather see nothing, over what we got last night.
Classic War Games is great and it’s there whenever I want to watch it. I don’t mind them doing something else with it even if it uses the same name. I just sat back and enjoyed the creativity on display. War Raiders and Pete Dunne in particular were a lot of fun to watch. |