12-04-2021, 11:22 AM | #601 |
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Brock spoke more tonight than he has since he returned near 10 years ago.
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12-04-2021, 04:50 PM | #602 |
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Brock was great tonight.
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12-04-2021, 04:50 PM | #603 |
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Or well yesterday.
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12-04-2021, 06:01 PM | #604 |
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SmackDown — the only show that holds.
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12-04-2021, 07:08 PM | #605 |
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Going all the way back to when he started, it was never that Brock was bad at talking, it was that his voice did not match his look akin to Mike Tyson. It was a perceived weakness by Vince, that he didnt sound like the monster he looks like. Thats just one of those McMahonisms, like how he disliked that Brodie Lee looked like a southern but didnt have a southern accent.
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12-05-2021, 02:43 AM | #606 |
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I watched some highlights this week. SmackDown seems like a surprisingly good show. It sounded like it got a bit off track there for a while.
* Starting with Brock is always a good idea. He did a really good job talking, and it told a story. Zayn didn’t look out of place with Brock. * A hype video for Shayna makes her look like a deal. Sasha is a star. Smart to go from her after the Zayn and Brock stuff. * Toni Storm is not the best promo in the world. God the Australian accent is awful on television. She looks good, but she doesn’t feel there as the whole package. But it’s building to something. * Happy Corbin’s outfit was ridiculous in a good way. The segment was terrible in terms of its content, but if AEW did it Meltzer would defend it as hilarious and that it’s the heels making lame jokes. Drew and Jeff look good together. * Xia Li’s packages are indeed good. * I’m not into the Naomi/Sonya stuff on the face of it, but it told a story and seems to be going somewhere. It’s not offensive. * I’m so over The New Day together. I get the value in never splitting them up and having them rip each other to shreds and stuff, but their content is just there. The Usos are stars. Feels like they’ve had a billion matches against each other, but it’s something advertised for Day 1. Big PPV feel to it so far. * Sheamus and Cesaro is a good match. I like that they didn’t ignore their history as The Bar. * Brock kicking Sami’s ass is fine. It gives Sami an “out” and a way to be annoying and keep complaining about conspiracies and the like. Rubbing shoulders with the top stars on your show isn’t a bad thing either. I feel like I might be forgetting something, but it was way easier to watch than I remember (granted I was catching highlights). Everything on the show felt like it had some sort of functional purpose, even if some of it was cheesy or not executed the best. |
12-05-2021, 02:46 AM | #607 |
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Oh yeah, Los Lotharios vs. Viking Raiders. They’re obviously pushing Angel & Humberto as Hispanic stars. Makes sense they’d win, but The Raiders don’t look especially great just zigging out to Boogs on the guitar. Whatever. The priority is this Nakamura thing with them, which is weird because they actually feel like a tag team but seem to be going after the IC Title.
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12-05-2021, 02:48 AM | #608 |
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I dunno, I really see the argument that SmackDown is probably the best wrestling show on television. Nothing was absolutely horrible. It may not be the most invigorating program ever, but a lot more work goes into “WWE = bad” in regards to this show than seeing why it’s the only show that really holds its ratings.
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12-05-2021, 03:33 AM | #609 |
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This motherfucker over here writing thesis after skimming through highlights :smh:
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12-05-2021, 05:29 PM | #610 | |
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12-06-2021, 04:22 AM | #611 | |
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12-06-2021, 04:41 AM | #612 |
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While I’m a fan of Roman Reigns’ work since his return, I’d love to see Noid sit through one of his title defenses. Doubt he’s even seen his match against Zayn either.
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12-06-2021, 11:11 AM | #613 | |
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12-06-2021, 01:58 PM | #614 | |
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To me it’s more like leaving a club of pretentious pricks, going to another club full of potential pricks, saying “there are some pretentious pricks out there” and the pretentious pricks there getting upset and saying “Not us!” Well, I didn’t say it was you. But it totally is them too. But oh well. Sorry you feel I’m projecting. I don’t think I’ve ever spoken specifically to it, even though I wouldn’t disagree with the suggestion that it is more rampant here than you are giving it credit for. |
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12-07-2021, 11:07 AM | #615 |
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12-07-2021, 11:12 AM | #616 |
In His hands...
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WWE is just an advertisement vehicle at this Poit.
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12-07-2021, 11:15 AM | #617 |
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I can't even feel bad for fans who buy a ticket to a wrestling show and see barely an wrestling.
WWE TV has been "spend long periods of time watching on the screen" for ages now. You know what you're getting into. Go to a house show if you want to see wrestling. |
12-10-2021, 09:34 PM | #618 |
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Sheamus and Drew was predictably great and violent. Way too short though.
Charlotte and Toni was surprisingly terrible. Timing was way off. New Day vs Usos vs RKBro is your main event with 25 minutes to go. Could be great! Let’s see. |
12-10-2021, 09:54 PM | #619 |
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Good match so far. One of the best hot tag fakeouts I’ve ever seen. Crowd is hot.
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12-10-2021, 10:32 PM | #620 |
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I was wondering if Charlotte being bad intentionally to try and make Toni look bad, because yeah it seemed really off.
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12-10-2021, 11:05 PM | #621 |
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Why are RKBro on SmackDown?
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12-10-2021, 11:05 PM | #622 |
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Toni Storm has been bad on the main roster from what I have seen.
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12-10-2021, 11:16 PM | #623 |
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12-10-2021, 11:16 PM | #624 |
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Is Sonya Deville doing a dominatrix gimmick now? Because I would go out of my way to watch that. |
12-11-2021, 12:36 AM | #625 |
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lol xia li
Fucking terrible debut |
12-11-2021, 07:18 AM | #626 | |
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12-11-2021, 11:17 AM | #627 |
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Lol THERE’S a random reference.
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12-11-2021, 07:25 PM | #628 |
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12-17-2021, 08:31 PM | #629 |
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CNN Sucks bros..#watchsmackdown
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12-17-2021, 08:54 PM | #630 |
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Tuning in now. Didn’t know this was a Chicago show
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12-17-2021, 08:55 PM | #631 |
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Baron Corbin on now. Will check back in later. Cya guys
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12-17-2021, 09:37 PM | #632 |
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New Day and Usos in a “momentum building” match before their title match at Day One. This is the dumbest shit in the history of wrestling but these teams are also in the “fight forever” group so a bit conflicted
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12-17-2021, 09:41 PM | #633 |
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Pretty good. Usos and New Day definitely up there for best modern tag feud. Maybe all time?
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12-17-2021, 10:52 PM | #634 |
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12-17-2021, 11:03 PM | #635 |
Trickster Demon
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saw on twitter roman fired paul heyman and attacked him until brock saved his advocate from a heinous beatdown
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12-17-2021, 11:31 PM | #636 |
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12-18-2021, 10:36 AM | #637 |
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This is tough. Because recently I’ve been watching more classic wrestling (Thursdays at 9:00 pm EST) than current WWE programming. They’re both just so boring.
At least Garvin gets a fireball in his face eventually. Corbin’s gotta go. |
12-18-2021, 11:22 AM | #638 |
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I don't get it. Reigns has been amazing for over a year now it seems. Lashley has been on a tear and most of the RAW main event stuff has been golden for the past year. Why can't the mid card storylines come anywhere close to the main event stuff.
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12-18-2021, 11:27 AM | #639 |
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Brock looks like he just got back from felling some trees and feeding the pigs.
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