Skelemania Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I used to be pretty high on Justin Gabriel. I thought he had a ton of potential. I thought he could have even been a modern era Ricky Steamboat: look handsome, wrestle well as a clean cut babyface but not be a great promo. Instead, WWE just sort of made him a jobber that barely makes TV, he has a bad haircut & looks generic. Shame. After the Nexus debut, he really impressed me. It wasn't so much him doing the 450 Splash, it was his facial expression before he did it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 What is this all about? https://twitter.com/UniversalAllSta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newb82 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 So are to read anything into the name change of the "Over the Limit" PPV to "Battleground"? War Games?Keep getting your hopes up lad, haha.Yeah, on the off chance they ever did a War Games, that's on a PPV at MSG, not Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 You couldn't fit the stuff needed for War Games into MSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Plus, WarGames would get more of a reaction in the South.... Which doesn't explain Buffalo... But does rule out MSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 It will be a brand new Vince concept, just imagine the production meeting. "I have a new idea, its brilliant, you'll love it, it's called BATTLEGROUND, two teams of four battle it out in 2 rings surrounded by a cage... no, no, no wait... not a cage... it takes place... in A HELL IN A CELL..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I really doubt WWE would ever do the two rings, even if Triple H did talk him into War Games. No way Vince wants to lose good seats up close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Jesus Christ. You miss a couple weeks and next thing you know there's 45 pages of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 What is this all about?https://twitter.com/UniversalAllSta Stealing Universal Pictures' logo while trying to book indie guys over Twitter. Not at all promising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I feel like HHH has to play out a real life version of Inception with Vince to get a pass on any of his ideas and that mouthy wife of his is one of Vince's defense systems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 What is this all about?https://twitter.com/UniversalAllStaStealing Universal Pictures' logo while trying to book indie guys over Twitter. Not at all promising.I've heard some people say things like, "There's a reason they're using the Universal logo. And the Impact Zone is empty."Could be BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Universal owns USA & Syfy, not going to happen. Didn't Vince want to use the Impact Zone for a physical Hall of Fame location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Universal owns USA & Syfy, not going to happen. But they did let TNA in there for years and years. I WANT TO BELIEVE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 There's a difference between leasing out studio space to a show that is airing on a competitor and setting up your own business to compete with a longtime business partner who is literally the biggest fish in the particular sea you'd be jumping into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Uh Oh. a Phantom Wrestling Promotion in Florida saying they're the next big thing on Twitter. I've seen this fucking movie before. And it ended in a Steel Davey Richards. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Someone needs to use their mad Photoshop skillz to whip up a Steel Davey Richards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Isn't the Elimination Chamber meant to be the WWF version of War Games anyway, new DVD or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I used to be pretty high on Justin Gabriel. I thought he had a ton of potential. I thought he could have even been a modern era Ricky Steamboat: look handsome, wrestle well as a clean cut babyface but not be a great promo. Instead, WWE just sort of made him a jobber that barely makes TV, he has a bad haircut & looks generic. Shame. After the Nexus debut, he really impressed me. It wasn't so much him doing the 450 Splash, it was his facial expression before he did it. I never understood the Nexus hate when the angle ended. They were such great heels, especially Gabriel with his 900-mile stare into the distance with smug glare. Everyone in the original Nexus group has had a good spot in the company -- Wade, Skip/Ryback and Bryan all headlined PPV's, Slater's the best jobber of his era, Gabriel's had a bunch of good matches this year and is a good babyface, Darren Young's a good enough tag guy, Otunga's a great leech and Michael Tarver's tearing up FCW and would have had a good WWE run if he wasn't a nutjob. Even their backup entrants have become something -- Curtis Axel's good for what he is and Husky/Bray leads one of the hottest acts in eons.Someone in the WWE read the talent they had on NXT Season One perfectly.That whole story arc was pretty much Orwell Writes The WWE. The peasants of NXT revolt against the machine and do so without mercy while rallying behind a charismatic leader in Wade Barrett. Then the group becomes less of a peasant revolt and more about serving Wade's interests of humiliating Cena/winning the title and eventually leads to his ousting. And in the backdrop was the Big Brother anonymous GM.Oh well. I'm a lone wolf used to riding these roads alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I used to be pretty high on Justin Gabriel. I thought he had a ton of potential. I thought he could have even been a modern era Ricky Steamboat: look handsome, wrestle well as a clean cut babyface but not be a great promo. Instead, WWE just sort of made him a jobber that barely makes TV, he has a bad haircut & looks generic. Shame. After the Nexus debut, he really impressed me. It wasn't so much him doing the 450 Splash, it was his facial expression before he did it. I never understood the Nexus hate when the angle ended. They were such great heels, especially Gabriel with his 900-mile stare into the distance with smug glare. Everyone in the original Nexus group has had a good spot in the company -- Wade, Skip/Ryback and Bryan all headlined PPV's, Slater's the best jobber of his era, Gabriel's had a bunch of good matches this year and is a good babyface, Darren Young's a good enough tag guy, Otunga's a great leech and Michael Tarver's tearing up FCW and would have had a good WWE run if he wasn't a nutjob. Even their backup entrants have become something -- Curtis Axel's good for what he is and Husky/Bray leads one of the hottest acts in eons.Someone in the WWE read the talent they had on NXT Season One perfectly.That whole story arc was pretty much Orwell Writes The WWE. The peasants of NXT revolt against the machine and do so without mercy while rallying behind a charismatic leader in Wade Barrett. Then the group becomes less of a peasant revolt and more about serving Wade's interests of humiliating Cena/winning the title and eventually leads to his ousting. And in the backdrop was the Big Brother anonymous GM.Oh well. I'm a lone wolf used to riding these roads alone. Wow, The Nexus being the Animals of Animal Farm would have been incredible. Too bad the WWE didn't have the balls to pull the trigger on the Nexus and kept making them look weak come crunch time. But God forbid we don't end a show where the fans go home happy (WWE lingo there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Walters got squashed by Masters while Pure Champion.Speaking of the Pure title, I remember seeing an AWESOME Nigel title defense VS Strong. Probably the best match I've ever seen with a count-out finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nigel vs. Strong is easily my favorite pure title match. I think it wouldn't seem so forgotten if it weren't on the same card as the ROH vs. CZW Cage of Death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I miss the hell out of the Pure Title and wish RoH never got rid of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I really doubt WWE would ever do the two rings, even if Triple H did talk him into War Games. No way Vince wants to lose good seats up close. Trips should try to explain that he's actually gaining good seats up close by adding three more sides of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 The first WWE War Games happening in Buffalo would be no absurd than, say, the new WCW's first tv taping being in Red Deer, Alberta. Oh wait... I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I think the unification match with Danielson was probably the best pure title match, but my fondest memory of anything involving the pure title was during a Nigel v. Chris Hero match when the lights went out mid match. When the got them back on, Larry Sweeney got the mic and tried to convince the ref that during the black out, Nigel had used all three of his rope breaks. Man, I miss Larry Sweeney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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