06-20-2021, 10:13 PM | #41 |
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Jimmy Smith seems "not bad" or pretty good... seems like he makes the other commentators better also
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06-20-2021, 10:14 PM | #42 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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06-20-2021, 10:15 PM | #43 |
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Rooting for Bob Lashley
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06-20-2021, 10:17 PM | #44 |
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The fake Drew chants
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06-20-2021, 10:23 PM | #45 |
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Still can't get over the fact that Lashley is smaller than McIntyre.
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06-20-2021, 10:23 PM | #46 |
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Rhea going heel so she can drop belt to Becky in Vegas is my guess
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06-20-2021, 10:27 PM | #47 |
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Seems like most of the fake crowd noise was boos when she was given her ring entrance, so seems like she's already supposed to be a heel
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06-20-2021, 10:31 PM | #48 |
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06-20-2021, 10:36 PM | #49 |
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I don't understand why Drew wouldn't bring the sword into the Cell? It's no dq, homie.
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06-20-2021, 10:40 PM | #50 |
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Whoa! Graves actually acknowledging the referee's name
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06-20-2021, 10:41 PM | #51 |
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McIntyre is cool
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06-20-2021, 10:46 PM | #52 |
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This match has exceeded all expectations.
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06-20-2021, 10:48 PM | #53 |
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Woooooo! Bobby Lashley wins
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06-20-2021, 11:22 PM | #54 |
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Did a Hell in a Cell match really end with a roll up?
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06-21-2021, 12:16 AM | #55 |
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It’s a step above no contest. The match was pretty solid until the stupid ending.
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06-21-2021, 01:22 AM | #56 |
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06-21-2021, 01:37 AM | #57 |
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Really glad they didn’t have Drew win the belt here. Lashley feels like the fresher choice.
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06-21-2021, 01:40 AM | #58 |
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On one hand, it’s great that they didn’t have Drew take the title back just to make sure no one ever gets momentum.
On the other hand, we can officially mark him as the latest guy to go over Brock fucking Lesnar and then fall into obscurity thus making the act of beating Brock even MORE meaningless. |
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06-21-2021, 02:02 AM | #60 |
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I’ve got a feeling that Brock is going to win the belt so Drew can win it back in front of people. Which wouldn’t awful, necessarily — but I’m just a bit meh on Drew. That being said, I’d probably go that way if I were booking. I had it all worked out until about Mania 39. Do Roman vs. Brock at Mania next year with Brock winning the Rumble. The other big story for that Rumble is Daniel Bryan announcing he will retire from the ring if he doesn’t win the 2022 Royal Rumble. He doesn’t, but then turns heel on Drew to set up a feud between them for Mania anyway. Try and play off Bryan’s shoe-horning himself into Mania main events.
Drew loses the title the next night on Raw to Mr. MITB, Rick Boogs, winning the briefcase at Mania the night before “on behalf” of Shinsuke Nakamura, who was taken out in the build to Mania after he announces he wants to cash in there to redeem himself from 2018. Brock beats down Drew the Raw after Mania and Boogs capitalizes. Nakamura also moves over to Raw. Drew wants a match against Brock, and Heyman accepts. Brock has never beaten Drew, but Drew’s Achilles heel is Hell in a Cell. As for Lashley — he loses the belt to Brock, is kept relatively strong (hopefully) until he can challenge Drew in December, put him over, then he goes into the Rumble and gets eliminated by IC Champion Cesaro (gets the belt at SummerSlam from Crews). MVP forces a trade to SmackDown for Chad Gable & Otis or something, with Lashley then challenging Cesaro for the IC Title at Mania. Cesaro can beat the guy who walked out of Mania WWE Champion the year before. |
06-21-2021, 02:25 AM | #61 |
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06-21-2021, 02:28 AM | #62 |
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If they can't get Brock back or decide they don't want him, I'd assume Drew wins MITB and faces Lashley again at SummerSlam. I think MITB will be Lashley vs Kofi.
If they can get Brock back, I assume he beats Lashley for the title at SummerSlam and then drops it to Drew in Saudi Arabia, which I think is scheduled for September or October. |
06-21-2021, 02:35 AM | #63 |
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Feel like Brock and Roman Reigns would be the more obvious feud, but they might want to hold off on it I guess, esp if they are gonna do Reigns vs. Cena at SummerSlam
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06-21-2021, 03:05 AM | #64 |
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They should probably have worked on making him mean something BEFORE pushing him as the world beater face who toppled Lesnar. Now he’s just got that Seth Rollins fraud stigma. Beating Lesnar doesn’t mean shit anymore and no stars were built. Kudos.
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06-21-2021, 03:23 AM | #65 |
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Since Brock returned in 2013 the person whose benefited the most from beating him has been Goldberg. I'd rank Drew eliminating him from the Royal Rumble after that though.
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06-21-2021, 03:24 AM | #66 | |
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06-21-2021, 03:51 AM | #67 |
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I would be fairly surprised if Roman v Rock happened at a non mania show
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06-21-2021, 04:23 AM | #68 |
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Rock might not be available for Mania per his insane schedule
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06-21-2021, 06:55 AM | #69 |
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Book a cell match to ensure Drew and Lashley can finally fight with no interference, match ends in an interference spot. Lmao.
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I haven’t followed everything they’ve done with Drew. I don’t agree with The Miz beating him. Orton beating him in HIAC was a fine wrinkle. In my opinion. It wasn’t necessary, but it doesn’t hurt as much as a lot of people cried about. He got right back on the horse. The silly shit with him was reminding people he was a loser that got fired. Gave me a sour taste from the feel of it. It hasn’t been perfect, but he’s another guy that’s among their ranks by their standards. Whatever. Quote:
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06-21-2021, 01:15 PM | #71 |
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Roman vs Rock has no chance of happening at Survivor Series. Rock coming back for a Mania match or nothing at all.
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06-21-2021, 01:58 PM | #72 |
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I can see Rock Making an appearance at Survivor Series. As for actually wrestling, I think he's done for good.
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06-21-2021, 02:03 PM | #73 |
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I think The Rock and Stone Cold should headline one last Wrestlemania!!
Or at the very least a "Wrestlemania-like Card" live from Saudi Arabia!!!! |
06-21-2021, 02:33 PM | #74 |
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Yeah I think if Rock ever does another match it's gonna be one like against Rowan at WM36. Maybe not 6 seconds long but it'll be a quick Goldberg-esque squash where someone runs straight into a Rock Bottom, maybe a People's Elbow for good measure.
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06-21-2021, 08:02 PM | #75 |
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Rocky versus Nia Jax. That'd retire him from wrestling for good
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06-21-2021, 08:32 PM | #76 |
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I don’t necessarily think The Rock needs to work Mania. If he REALLY wants to wrestle, it might be a scheduling thing. He’s come back at Survivor Series before, and it’s where he made his debut. If he worked it this year, it’d be 25 years since his debut. It’s just where do you go after that?
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06-21-2021, 08:33 PM | #77 |
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I didn’t think an Austin return would be too crazy at the start of the year, but then I saw him recently. While he’s obviously been looking after himself, he doesn’t look like he’s gearing up to a return. Looks like he’s trimmed down tremendously, which is probably good for neck and knees.
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06-21-2021, 08:36 PM | #78 |
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If Austin came back, wouldnt he come back to face someone that can take care of him in the ring. Someone who has no rust. I'm spitballing, but someone like AJ Styles maybe? I would think he would want to wrestle someone that can draw and that can be careful. I dont know. I dont even watch this shit anymore.
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06-21-2021, 09:49 PM | #79 | |
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Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar are all good shouts (Brock isn’t as dangerous as people think). All HUGE matches. I had him fantasy booked to win the 2021 Rumble, warm up against AJ and then go against Goldberg at Mania, I think. Fuck me, that’s all money. |
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06-22-2021, 12:06 AM | #80 |
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Whatever movie Rock is working I would doubt the movie studio would be fine with him wrestling...even a squash.
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