Curt McGirt Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I keep thinking his tights say "BACON" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 This was disappointing after the last two shows. Not bad, just sort of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Man, 20 minutes of Rusev foreign-heeling on the audience and making them watch wedding slides, and the crowd still didn't want anything to do with Roman. At first I thought, "Well, that's a tepid approval" but when the music died down it was "Nope." I almost wondered if they were going to put Cesaro in there in a triple threat just for the crowd to have someone to cheer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 54 minutes ago, El Dragon said: Also, can we talk about no fucking Sami Zayn? WTF? How, with your roster cut in half, can you not find a spot on the show for the guy who had the MOTN at your last PPV? He's probably in Australia with Cena and Styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 5 minutes ago, piranesi said: Man, 20 minutes of Rusev foreign-heeling on the audience and making them watch wedding slides, and the crowd still didn't want anything to do with Roman. At first I thought, "Well, that's a tepid approval" but when the music died down it was "Nope." I almost wondered if they were going to put Cesaro in there in a triple threat just for the crowd to have someone to cheer. The crowd wasn't that lively in general. I'm sure they will boo Roman and cheer Rusev at the actual ppv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 They were pretty lively for Cesaro/Sheamus (even a "This is Awesome") and got close to it for Cesaro/Rusev, which says a lot. "YOU RESPECT MY WIFE" from Rusev was pretty great btw. Simple fury from him always works. In comparison whoever writes Cena's "funny" promos apparently wrote the Club sketch and Reigns' lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bink_winkleman Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Enjoyed the show. Rusev was so amazing but it's depressing that this is all for sad ass Roman. Jericho doing 1998 Jericho is the best. Sasha is great even when doing dumb shit. Only real complaint is the return of the Attitude Era. Bunch of yelling "ass" and homphobia. Sounds silly as hell in 2016. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Come on, folks. "Put away all that beef" was 31 flavors of awesome. (flicks snotty tissues in everyone's direction) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 39 minutes ago, Ace said: He's probably in Australia with Cena and Styles. Nope, he's on Superstars this week against Curtis Axel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: Okay what did the new dead guy say this time since I missed it Literally nothing. Byron asked his usual "why the fuck would you take this match" question and the dude just stood there. For some reason they gave him entrance music and had him come out after Strowman too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleavy Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 so what was Foley's plan for a main event before Rusev and Cesaro interrupted his discussion with Daniel Bryan, or were they just going to continue their mutual admiration society until the show ended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 minute ago, BrianS81177 said: Literally nothing. Byron asked his usual "why the fuck would you take this match" question and the dude just stood there. For some reason they gave him entrance music and had him come out after Strowman too. And he tried to flee...and failed at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I did something else whenever the show got boring, but Rusev and Cesaro were both great tonight and Owens saying "That's not even how you spell it!" in response to being called SAWFT got a laugh out of me. Jericho is like the Miz in that I can recognize that they're both currently being very, very effective heels, but I'm so burned out on them that I don't enjoy it as much as I should. I say it all the time, but three hours is way too long for this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Eivion said: The crowd wasn't that lively in general. I'm sure they will boo Roman and cheer Rusev at the actual ppv. A lot of that is that the acoustics in the Honda Center are awful. Even when the crowd pops, it doesn't carry over well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Cleavy said: so what was Foley's plan for a main event before Rusev and Cesaro interrupted his discussion with Daniel Bryan, or were they just going to continue their mutual admiration society until the show ended? A Debate ala Zandig vs. Cornette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 First, they actually acknowledged Demolition's long tag reign. That's gotta be the first time in a long time. Second, why was Gallows/Kofi a Wrestling Challenge-style match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Man I tapped out after that awful Rollins promo. "Demon King? Amirite guys? guys?" That was like watching a comic die on stage. Rollins is just so fucking terrible with this character. I mean... The difference between his promos and the great heels they have (Owens, Jericho, Rusev, Miz), it's that they make it clear that they believe their own bullshit. Rollins is like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar just making up lies he knows no one buys just to delay the inevitable. He's got a clean win over Reigns. He held his own with Cena and Lesnar. The "dirty, insecure coward" things just doesn't fit the wrestler. Cowards don't bust their ass to rush back from injury. Cowards don't do twisting backflips into 450 splashes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I hope the Balor/Rollins program ends in a double turn. Balor would be more interesting as a heel, especially if they put the Balor Club back together. The aforementioned points bring out while Rollins often lacks as a heel and he really should have returned as a face when he was coming back from injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 6 hours ago, Ace said: He's probably in Australia with Cena and Styles. Cena and Styles were there. They had a confrontation just for the live crowd during one of the commercial breaks since they had advertised both being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 41 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said: The aforementioned points bring out while Rollins often lacks as a heel and he really should have returned as a face when the Shield broke up. Fixed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Anyone who did not mark during Finn Balor's Celtic Mythology promo is an illiterate asshole that needs to go to a fucking library and do something other than surf porn in the computer lab. Finn's face paint and Juggalo headpiece gimmick did not deserve that epic level of foreshadowing. Also mad love for the Club's ringpostitist clip. Bad puns not withstanding, they actually had Luke Gallows speaking in complete and coherent sentences. The only thing that disturbed me was the vid of Big E getting nad posted. I can believe that was a legit injury even though it's being sold as a work. The matches felt more like filler than the promos did. The ladies match was great but it didn't really add value to the feud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 8 hours ago, Cleavy said: so what was Foley's plan for a main event before Rusev and Cesaro interrupted his discussion with Daniel Bryan, or were they just going to continue their mutual admiration society until the show ended? Hardcore nudity! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bink_winkleman Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 4 hours ago, The Comedian said: Man I tapped out after that awful Rollins promo. "Demon King? Amirite guys? guys?" That was like watching a comic die on stage. Rollins is just so fucking terrible with this character. I mean... The difference between his promos and the great heels they have (Owens, Jericho, Rusev, Miz), it's that they make it clear that they believe their own bullshit. Rollins is like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar just making up lies he knows no one buys just to delay the inevitable. He's got a clean win over Reigns. He held his own with Cena and Lesnar. The "dirty, insecure coward" things just doesn't fit the wrestler. Cowards don't bust their ass to rush back from injury. Cowards don't do twisting backflips into 450 splashes. I'm probably the last one here, but I actually enjoy Rollins being a corny prick who just doesn't get it with the "amirite!" stuff and the jokes that make you want to kick him in the shins. It works because it really does get under your skin. I see what everyone is complaining about, but I think it's the entire point of the gimmick, not a failure of Rollins to pull off what he's trying to do. And with that nasally voice of his, it works perfectly. The character is grating, but not Stephanie grating. Again, I don't think that's the general perception around here, but I do think it's the general perception. The crowd has also been begging to cheer for him for some time, so this is really the only way he stays heel. Which I don't mind at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The best part is Lana covering for when she trips over her own two feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Glad this didn't go over well here - I was watching thinking "this is awful, which means the guys on the board will like it, guarantee it." Nice to show Xavier Woods show some fire when the shit was ready to hit the fan, though. Did anyone else notice the "Steroid City" sign in the crowd during the Brock video package? You'd think whoever was putting that together would've seen that and found another clip to use. "Fans seem to like Cesaro. Put him with Sheamus, that'll take care of that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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