turk128 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 You guys weren't kidding when you said ZSJ is at his best when challenged by someone, Gulak wasn't going to put up with any BS. Gulak was clearly the one dominating and dictating the pace but both of them were able to counter each other at every step, Gulak was just more fired up but that also was his downfall. Graves with the dig at twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I feel kind of justified in my liking ZSJ. I'll admit the first round was hot garbage. But before this all started I saw him at the Joppa Evolve show and saw him get challenged by Chris Hero. That was one helluva match and it was because of that sense of urgency. Good to see this kind of match this week, I'm hoping they can do more matches like as it'll better showcase ZSJ than any first round silliness will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Swann/Dorado wasn't bad. Swann's splash LOOKED like it broke the masked man's noggin. ZSJ/Gulak was my match of the night and I'm of the opinion that the wrong guy won. I would much rather watch bad ass, smash mouth Gulak moving forward in the tournament. TJP/Gargano was perfectly acceptable wrestling. I sorta guessed that Perkins was going to go over but they built it up to a "anyone's match to lose" finish and the crowd reacted like they'd seen an upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Sugar Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I would like to see Gulak signed and become the big bully of the Cruiserweight division. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Yeah I've wanted them to sign Gulak for a while. He had a pretty high profile match at the latest NXT tv tapings so that's a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 14 minutes ago, JCM said: Yeah I've wanted them to sign Gulak for a while. He had a pretty high profile match at the latest NXT tv tapings so that's a good sign. Isn't the deal with Gulak is that he has much more range than just being a grapple guy? He has some serious comedy wings that he hasn't used in a few years? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Gulak really has "Next Dean Malenko" potential. Dean's the most slept-on guy from the WCW Cruiserweight era. All the other guys had flash and flair. (Especially young Rey.) But Dean brought in a style that was really similar to Tully Blanchard. It was a bit flashier (he used a gutbuster from the ropes) but The Man of 1,000 Moves was a throwback style, which worked well in connecting the division to the southern audience. That's at least my very overly analytical theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 You would hate Dean if he was around now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 I hated Dean Malenko then too so Gregg doesn't speak for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 6 hours ago, Marty Sugar said: I would like to see Gulak signed and become the big bully of the Cruiserweight division. Yes, this. He can be the Tatsuhito Takaiwa of the entire division. I'm all for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 10 hours ago, Ramsey said: Yes, this. He can be the Tatsuhito Takaiwa of the entire division. I'm all for this. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........ Sorry, too many years of Takaiwa and Kendo Ka Shin having every TOSJ matches on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 8 hours ago, Rev Ray said: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........ Sorry, too many years of Takaiwa and Kendo Ka Shin having every TOSJ matches on TV. I too struggled with the Takaiwa reference. I feel your pain. I couldn't come up with a other solid "physically imposing jr. heavyweight bruiser" analog off the top of my head. I'm willing to help you get through this. I know a therapist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I really liked Gulak/Sabre, thought Sabre was far more at home countering some of Gulak's ambitious stuff, and Gulak is pretty much my favorite guy around and he was tops. Really don't see the problem some have with the strike exchange. I did, however, really hate the Swann/Dorado match. Maybe I was in a grumpy mood watching it, but it just felt like two guys doing wind sprints for 8 minutes. http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2016/08/wwe-cruiserweight-classic-82417.html And Takaiwa working against heavyweights is awesome. I'm in the middle of a Z-1 revisit and Takaiwa is definitely a guy who has aged well from that early Z-1 stuff. Now him against juniors would probably be more tiresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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