Dolfan in NYC Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 You're talking it all sounds fair. You promise your love how much you care... So your favorite Dolfan has flown back from the land of pizza, tzatziki, and well, lots of Game of Thrones merchandise. And boy are his arms tired. But not nearly as tired as Seth Rollins! Now, thanks to Bronson Reed (kayfabe), he's injured (legit), and will be out for a long ass time. I'm guessing til about #17 or so in the '25 Rumble.  I'm still listening and still unsure; your actions are lacking, nothing is clear. And over on the other show, Roman Reigns made his monthly contractually obligated appearance to annihilate Temu Bloodline. (Shop like a billionaire!) So, we'll just see if that leads to a match in Berlin or Bad Blood, or you know whenever he decides to wrestle again. No more words! You're telling me you love me while you're looking away. No more words, no more words! And no more promises of love! And speaking of Berlin, both our champs have their stepping stones/opponents for the new Bash in Berlin PPV. We'll just see if a mixed tag match joins them, since it really looks like JUDGMENT DAY EXPLODES~! will be on the card.  It's Monday, and you know what that means!  I miss when videos did just insane shit like having the band pretend they were gangsters from 50 years ago. Enjoy the week! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Also, Carlito vs. Damien Priest and American Made vs. American Alpha. Oh, also this...  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Didn't realize Rollins was legit injured. Thought the entire point of him time away after Mania was to rest up and heal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Dolfan takes my breath away. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Caught the last hour of that and I'm glad I tuned in! - Mark's kid is gonna be huge if he wrestles. Not only is he big as hell he's handsome too. - Miz took waaaaaay too much of that match to make Bronson look good, but Truth says "fuck that" and dies like ten times to do so. We salute you, Ron Killings. - It may have just been huge moves and bigger bumps but the 2/3 falls was killer. Bron is a monster and it's great that we're getting a Bron push, a Bronson push, and a Gunther push all at once. Sami clearly has no regard for his own well being. - I also saw the Shayna trio talking and shuddered at the thought of what Vince would have done with them in the Attitude era. What Lawler would have said would have been so fucking gross. Now, they're a top women's tag team -- and read that again... women's? And TAG TEAM? Boy, things have sure changed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I gotta say, Pure Fusion Collective is an awful name. Â The way they filmed that crazy Sami/Bron lawndart spot in the main made it look like he legit died. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I thought this was a good episode of RAW. Loved the opening with Dom and Liv in the crowd and Damian showing up behind them. The following match with Carlito was all right. I liked how they put some respect behind Carlito's career outside of the WWE. Mcafee even named dropped WWC. The Texas tornado tag match between Alpha Academy and American Made was awesome. Otis is so great doing the small things that get the crowd behind him. I popped for that superplex off Julius's shoulders. That is some freak strength to hold up Otis for that. Poor Maxine has to get beat up as usual. But it was a good ending. Odyssey Jones had a really good debut match. Xavier is so turning on Kofi next week. Good segment between Orton and GUNTHER. It led to a nice RKO and then all hell breaking loose with Punk showing up to attack Drew. Looks like we're getting a strap match in Berlin, which should be fun. The women's tag match was all right. I liked the ending and it set up for the three way next week. Sami vs. Bron was good, but it seemed too rushed as they didn't give them enough time this week. I think the match started at 10:40 EST and when they got to the third fall they really had to rush since they can't go over 11pm. But it was good as I said. Sami can take a spear like no one else. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 11 minutes ago, username said: I gotta say, Pure Fusion Collective is an awful name.  The way they filmed that crazy Sami/Bron lawndart spot in the main made it look like he legit died. Sounds like a Dragon Gate/Toryumon stable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Watching the top view of the lawn dart, Sami bounced. Oofta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 3 hours ago, username said: I gotta say, Pure Fusion Collective is an awful name. "It took me two months but I finally got dinner reservations at Pure Fusion Collective." 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) 4 hours ago, blitzkrieg said: 8 hours ago, username said: I gotta say, Pure Fusion Collective is an awful name. "It took me two months but I finally got dinner reservations at Pure Fusion Collective." Â That sounds really fancy. For some reason I think they'd rather eat at the Y. Edited August 13 by Iron Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 4 hours ago, blitzkrieg said: "It took me two months but I finally got dinner reservations at Pure Fusion Collective." I can see that perfectly. I was also thinking it sounds like a Freestyle group, maybe one that opened for Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Change it to Puro Fusion Collective and it would have been a stable in ROH. And I'd bet a dollar that Davey Richards would be the leader. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Priest/Carlito was fine as a showcase for Priest. Enjoyed the Rhea/Dom/Liv segment that led into the match and the post match shenanigans setting up Priest/Rhea vs. Liv/Dom at bash. Odyssey's Jones debut squash was decent. The setup for him teaming with New Day vs. Final Testament was fine as well. Still not really digging the idea of the Woods heel turn they are building. Just doesn't like there is a great place for him to get pushed, and Final Testament doesn't feel like a good fit for him at all. Alpha Academy vs. American Made was solid. Ivy's heel turn was predictable but welcomed as a good way to give Ivy some much needed showcase as a character. Io/Kairi vs. Shayna/Zoey was pretty decent while it lasted. Wasn't fond of the non-finish though it at least served as a decent setup for the triple threat tag titles match. Hopefully they keep the gradual turn of Damage CTRL going. Kairi has always worked better as a face, and I think Io will have an easier time pulling in interest as one with the crowd right now as well. The Pure Fusion Collective is a choice as a name. I don't hate it, but I also don't think its particularly good. The Orton/Gunther segment was solid. Miz/Bronson was solid, and the murder of Truth post match was another good segment building Bronson as such a merciless bastard of a monster. Still, its been a bit disappointing seeing the crowd a bit too into it. Guessing they are finally starting to draw back in smarkier crowds with reactions like this. I admittedly don't miss those. Bron/Sami III was good, maybe the best of their matches yet despite being more of a bomb dropping match. Felt like it played out perfectly and Bron came out looking like more of a star than ever before on the main roster with this one. I wish they got more time as I prefer more breathing room with 2/3 fall matches, but this delivered. Bron/Sami was the standout here with the other matches still being fairly enjoyable. Dug most of the segments as well and thought the build towards Bash at Berlin and other stories was generally well done. Pretty solid show though a shorter run time might have elevated it to good. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldcupfever Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, NikoBaltimore said: Change it to Puro Fusion Collective and it would have been a stable in ROH. And I'd bet a dollar that Davey Richards would be the leader. terry funk don't wear no mouthpiece Edited August 13 by worldcupfever 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 "She gives me Tendys whenever I want. She lets me play video games whenever I want. She lets me be me." And we're supposed to boo this woman?? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 SRS is reporting that (though not confirmed) that Jacob Fatu's injury is a work.  The theory is it's cover for him not being allowed to enter Germany.  (You know, him being banned from the EU makes me think he's more terrifying than ever) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 14 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: SRS is reporting that (though not confirmed) that Jacob Fatu's injury is a work.  The theory is it's cover for him not being allowed to enter Germany.  (You know, him being banned from the EU makes me think he's more terrifying than ever) I never considered that. I thought Jacob Fatu was either legit hurt or selling so to keep him and Roman Reigns apart at SummerSlam 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, worldcupfever said: terry funk don't wear no mouthpiece I still watch that NSFW promo every now and then: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOn2amIn_w&pp=ygUVdGVycnkgZnVuayBtb3V0aHBpZWNl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 11 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: What Lawler would have said would have been so fucking gross. Â 2 hours ago, Iron Moose said: That sounds really fancy. For some reason I think they'd rather eat at the Y. You see? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, Eivion said: I wish they got more time as I prefer more breathing room with 2/3 fall matches, but this delivered. I think this worked better as Sami thought he knew what Bron was about in the first match until Bron nuked him in the second. So I could see Sami getting desperate and trying to just end Bron in two short falls before Bron had a chance to end him. Plus with Bron taking everything and beating Sami now three times (if we're counting the 2 out of 3 part) it built up his star power and I think we're in for a wild ride. I believe it was done before but at the rate we're going I am hoping we get Bron/Bronson at either Royal Rumble or the PPV before that. They hit the next level in short time and that shit is going to be wild. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU1HKwFXMAAvgx6?format=jpg&name=medium Drew McIntyre's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 20 hours ago, odessasteps said: Dolfan takes my breath away. I was gonna make a "Sex (I'm A...)" joke but I'm not sure anyone wants my sexual roleplay list for Dolfan laid out...or do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 Whoever makes a "Riding on the Metro" joke before I get to is getting banned.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 4 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: SRS is reporting that (though not confirmed) that Jacob Fatu's injury is a work.  The theory is it's cover for him not being allowed to enter Germany.  (You know, him being banned from the EU makes me think he's more terrifying than ever) Interesting that he was able to get in to Canada. I'd imagine this isn't the only time we'll have this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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