Go2Sleep
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They absolutely must have a garbage match that tears through the set and makes use of all the beach-themed props.
Or better yet, forget the arena and really kick it old school.
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I think Floyd/Show is definitely the best celebrity match. Floyd is such a natural showman and athlete that the match didn't even feel like that much of a carry.
Always gotta throw some love to Kevin Greene when this topic comes up too. There's an alternate universe where he's a high-level babyface for some company in the 90s. In this universe, the tag with Mongo against Flair and Arn was still somehow decent.
The worst ones that come to mind are the aforementioned Jenna Morasca debacle and Jay Leno, who I'm not sure why anyone thought he should step inside a wrestling ring to begin with. Also remember when TNA brought in Pacman Jones who somehow held the tag titles without ever wrestling?
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I thought everyone stopped taking star ratings seriously like 15 years ago.
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So far I'm loving the dynamics of all the announced trios teams. The Rey/Puma/DA team is like the parallel universe ultimate babyface version of Evolution.
The Killshot video package was good too. LU is really good about giving everyone some kind of story to get invested in.
The Fenix/Matanza match was the best showing yet for Matanza. The German into the turnbuckles and the way he caught Fenix on the handspring and dive to the outside were good ways to showcase his power. Fenix knows how to take a beating. Also liked the clubbing blows Matanza was using post-match, really looked like an unhinged monster trying to splatter a guy's face. Catrina giving a look to Fenix when she made the save was a nice touch and transition to Mil/Matanza. Really looking forward to that irresistible force/immovable object showdown.
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I'm a bit surprised people are critical of Bayley's performance. Technically, she looked as good as she did in the Sasha matches, and character wise, I'm not sure she ever looked better. She kept up with Asuka in a credible way that made both wrestlers look like they were on top of their game, giving the finish maximum impact. Bayley definitely had the balance of being on the defensive a lot, but still competent enough to do damage during her openings. Unlike the Asuka/Emma matches, I never felt like Asuka was "selling because she had to" or slowing down to accommodate her opponent which makes everyone look worse. Asuka is the undisputed best, but Bayley has shown she's really versatile over the last few months and this was far from a carry job.
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17 minutes ago, jstout said:
Somebody who follows the stuffing better than me knows this:
What's the timeline of the heel authority figure in the WWE? Steph-Hunter have been at it for years now (except for that silly "authority must disband" that lasted all of two weeks), then there was Johnny Ace, etc. How long has it been since there wasn't a heel authority figure in some form, and how long did the break last?
Probably the weekly "guest host" days. Most of them acted as faces or didn't do anything.
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You're definitely right about Roman's presentation not matching up with what he can actually do. He's got a power gimmick but can't do any power moves. His one-arm lift powerbomb thing he does every once in a while is embarrassing for a guy who uses Superman imagery. Christ, even when he was in the Shield, Rollins and Ambrose did all the heavy lifting for the powerbomb. They should've transitioned him to being a striker a long time ago, which is something he'd probably be good at. His best moves are the Superman punch and his apron dropkick, but highlighting things Roman is good at and disguising things he isn't good at are two things WWE has shown no interest in doing.
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I'm not joking, Rock/Rowan may have been the legit best match of the night. When The Rock said "match" and took the sweatpants off to reveal his wrestling gear, there was a real electricity if you will in the building that was clearly not present for any other match. It also lasted the appropriate amount of time to get all the important spots in without dragging and the right person went over.
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Definitely agree about this card being hard to predict, but that's what a good wrestling promotion does. The only match I feel fairly comfortable with is Aries over Corbin since I'm guessing Aries is gonna be their next big face.
God, this show is less than 24 hours away. I don't think even the Dallas traffic will drag me down tomorrow.
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The opening match was uncharacteristically disjointed and slopped together for LU. The Crew were faces out of nowhere, and the Taya/Mundo tension was really rushed. This felt like something out of the first 3 episodes.
The trios match was whatever. The double-double stomp moonsault was pretty sweet by Havoc.
The Mariposa video package where she killed 7 dudes in swift fashion followed by her having to slowly and incompetently lunge at Sexy Star to start their match was about to set me off, but she won fast enough and with the vertebreaker, so I got over it. I wasn't digging Moth as a solo act, but he seems to have really good chemistry with Melissa.
Pentagon... Oof. That was pretty rough. Not only getting no sold and beat with minimal offense, but literally begging for mercy for most of it. I agree with Raziel that there's some serious Batman/Bane vibes here, but Batman definitely looked a lot a better in his loss to Bane. Luckily I think Pentagon is pretty much bullet proof heat-wise. I thought for sure Mil was gonna attack Pentagon during his entrance like last week to give him a little protection.
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The JBL interview series has been really good. I'm usually skeptical of interviews with a person who I didn't see much of their career, but I still enjoyed the recent episode with Michael Hayes.
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Shane's elbow is real bad, but he gets decent distance and is willing to take big stunt bumps as a semi-trained wrestler to make his matches watchable, so we give him a pass.
No excuse for his punches, though.
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7 minutes ago, El Dragon said:
So apparently on the Raw after Mania, the Divas title is being re-renamed the Womens Title again, with a new belt.
Wow, that's pretty cool. I've been saying that's needed to change forever, but I thought they were locked in with Total Divas being a thing. Hopefully they'll drop the term diva altogether.
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Full WWN card is finally up on their website. Looks like a good show, and I don't whiff on the LU talent because Ivelisse will be there!
The Six Man Tag Team Tradition Continues - Days Of Future Past
Kota Ibushi, Johnny Gargano & TJ Perkins
vs.
Will Ospreay, Tommy End & Marty Scurll
EVOLVE Championship Match (If Thatcher Is Still Champion)
Timothy Thatcher defends vs. Sami Callihan
Best In The World Challenge Series - The Rival
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Chris Hero
SHINE Championship Match
Taylor Made w/ So Cal Val & Andrea defends vs. Ivelisse
FIP World Heavyweight Title Fatal Four Way
Caleb Konley w/ So Cal Val & Andrea defends vs. FIP Florida Heritage Champion Maxwell Chicago vs. Gary Jay vs. Jason Cade
Anything Goes
Ethan Page vs. Anthony Nese w/ So Cal Val & Andrea
The Third Chapter
Matt Riddle vs. Tracy Williams
Respect Is Earned
Drew Gulak vs. Fred Yehi -
Prediction time:
Total Divas vs. Bad and Blonde: B&B wins after Eva accidentally or purposely hits one of her teammates. Brie takes the fall since she's on her way out.
Usos vs. Dudleys: Usos in the most heatless match of the night.
Kalisto vs. Ryback: This is a toss-up, but I'll go with Kalisto since he's the babyface at Mania.
IC ladder match: Owens retains
Battle Royal: I've had a gut feeling Kane was winning this match for about 6 months, so I'm sticking with it.
Styles vs. Jericho: AJ
ND vs. LON: Is there any doubt Barrett eats the pin?
Divas Title: I thought this was MITB for Sasha, but now I'm kind of leaning towards Becky. Either way, it'll be a great spot for one of those two, probably my most anticipated moment on the show. I'm a sucker for "boyhood dream" moments.
Ambrose vs. Lesnar: Brock's the most protected guy on the roster, I don't see him losing to Dean here. If they're smart they'll give Dean a Stone Cold finish where he passes out in the kimura. Should be the best match on the show. Since the Wyatts are conspicuous by their absence, they show up after to start the feud with Brock.
Roman vs. HHH: Roman wins. So it is written, so it shall come to pass.
Taker vs. Shane: Somehow there's enough smoke and mirrors in this match to make Shane freaking McMahon beating Taker at WM seem acceptable. I've looked on wiki, and yes, all the Mean Street Posse members are still alive so they damn well better make an appearance. Taker beats up Vince afterwards and rides off into the sunset.
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Have to say I'm enjoying Shane/Taker way more than I thought I would when it started. It's amazing what good heat can do. They're gonna need to do an extra good makeup job on Taker to cover that shiner he's gonna have this Sunday.
I think it's looking more like Becky's gonna win this Sunday.
The only question about Roman/HHH is where it ranks against HHH/Jericho and HHH/Orton for his worst WM program.
I'm glad to see Emma back on Raw, but am I the only one who sees a clown face in her top?
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As long as it doesn't lead to ZZ on tv, I'm good with it.
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Just re-watched the Matanza part of AW... Holy shit, the part where Chavo was trying to make a deal, then when he slides in the ring Dario gives Matanza the throat slash gesture behind Chavo's back was amazing. Great multi-layered heel work from everyone.
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I don't know if there's such a thing as a "good injury," but much like Seth Rollins, it's not hard to imagine how Harper's injury could help him in the future. The Wyatt Family is a dead end, and Harper is possibly the most under-utilized guy on the roster. Perhaps in 6 months, the Wyatt Family will be dispersed again, or they'll realize that nearly any warm body could fill Harper's current role, leaving Harper to do something else when he returns. The time off tv is built-in cover for character change or a full gimmick overhaul, as he can say he had a lot of time for introspection or no contact from Bray or whatever. They missed the boat on him last year, but now they have a chance to still get max value from him. They'd be crazy to not try something different.
Of course, that means he'll come back as a surprise run-in to help Bray beat whoever in the first of a 3-ppv series then stand in the background during promos and occasionally wrestle on Main Event.
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Looks like they've found the best approach is to go for full shoot comedy. It probably is, since that's a niche that hasn't really been tapped on a large scale.
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19 hours ago, RandomAct said:
Can we talk about how Mundo has actually been a damn good heel? The spot where he was getting stomped, rolled out, then tried to join in on the stomping was so fantastic.
Mundo's been great from the moment he turned. The window moment with Alberto, his work in the all night long match, and his total cowardice against Cage while Taya was taking an obscene beatdown have all been top-notch heel work. He also had a great moment in S1 where The Crew jumped Texano during their match, and Mundo just shrugged and joined in because why not. And he said Prince Puma wore "giraffe tights." I thought he was perfectly fine as a face too, but he's had that upper midcard heel spot on lockdown since he turned.
Unrelated, but I also can't wait to see what poor jobber gets fleeced out of his money by Famous B.
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I'd say there's a pretty decent chance of that. Even if the crowd is lukewarm to negative about Taker losing, there are lots of worse ways to end the show than "Thank you Taker" chants. Alternatively, Taker wins and there's some big angle that gets good heat.
Or they can just hope the overly long nature of the show wears the crowd down and HHH/Roman goes as written to mostly neutral silence.
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Mike Bailey is out of Wrestlecon due to his legal problems. His spot on the show is now advertised as "mystery opponent."
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Jack Evans took a fucking beating in that match, good lord. That wide shot of the action in the ring with Jack rolling down the steps in the background had me laughing so hard.
I thought they did a good job showcasing the new guys. Rey looked more spry than his last year or so in WWE, Dragon Azteca looked good in his limited action but didn't give too much away, and TMMC wrecked things as he should. I wonder if Catrina has any recourse against Los Hermanos Cueto for not being an offical entrant. I mean she can keep Pentagon out, but Matanza can just waltz in as #21 with no invite? The Pentagon/Mil interaction was perfect and is a good way to keep them away from the Matanza destruction. One little thing I liked early in the match was Evans teaming up with Mundo and Taya. I'd like to see those three challenge for the trios belts after Cage/Mundo finishes up.
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NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
in WWE PROGRAMMING
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Has anyone compared Zayn/Nakamura to Kobashi/Joe yet? Because that's what it reminded me of.