Victator Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 2 hours ago, KidNatural said: Dear God... the definition of hell is Jerry Lawler calling any women's match. With a Rumble in play? Oof. Really? Lawler would be a million times better than Stephanie was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Web Conn said: I'm not going through 15 pages of DVDVR message board forum pages as thats a worm hole I do not want to mention but has there been any mention of Roman tossing Rollins out of the Rumble. Maybe they are planting the seeds for a turn? Probably not with the understanding smirk Seth gave Roman. It was actually kind of neat the way they played it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, L_W_P said: Can we also highlight the difference between how NXT handled Shayna Baszler and how the main roster handled "Baddest woman on the planet" Rhonda fucking Rousey. The build from Shayna's debut has been incredible while Rhonda looked like a celebrity pretending to be a wrestler. Those couple of years in the indys really make a hell of a difference... Actually, Rousey looks like a huge big fucking deal, even if her theme music just reminds everyone of Shrek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Per Meltzer - the reason they ended up using more "legends" in the women's match that original planned is that they are now filming a documentary about women's wrestling. And similarly - Nikki eliminating Brie was done entirely for Total Bellas since (not surprisingly) they were filming last night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 41 minutes ago, L_W_P said: Can we also highlight the difference between how NXT handled Shayna Baszler and how the main roster handled "Baddest woman on the planet" Rhonda fucking Rousey. The build from Shayna's debut has been incredible while Rhonda looked like a celebrity pretending to be a wrestler. Those couple of years in the indys really make a hell of a difference... The story at Mania is a celebrity athlete transitioning to pro wrestling, so it's a little different than a wrestler who has an MMA background. I expect that she'll get some more training in the next couple of months and be fine for some good spots in the tag match. After that she can spend plenty of time at the PC to get polished. I do agree with whoever suggested she'd need a mouthpiece, at least to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 It's too bad Roddy isn't around anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 56 minutes ago, Victator said: Really? Lawler would be a million times better than Stephanie was. I didnât know the menâs rumble was first and assumed the women were about to start, and when Lawler came out I was like â What the fuck? â I love Jerry but the puppies guy calling the womenâs rumble? Then I assumed Steph would come out and kick him out. When the match started was when I realized they were doing the men first.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 52 minutes ago, Victator said: Really? Lawler would be a million times better than Stephanie was. Stephanie didn't say much and nothing she said was really a WTF moment. Lawler calling the women's rumble would have been nothing but a creepy old man fawning over women more than half his age while saying things that make you embarrassed to be a wrestling fan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Probably just bad camera work, but looked to me like Sasha could've saved Becky on the outside, and chose not to during Becky's elimination. Heel Sasha really came out last night and it was awesome, hope they do something with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Yeah, I don't really care how much y'all hate Stephanie, to say Lawler would have been better is outright ridiculous. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Nikki being able to say what the rest were thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Overly Critical Man said: Actually, Rousey looks like a huge big fucking deal, even if her theme music just reminds everyone of Shrek. Â 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Nikki being able to say what the rest were thinking YAS QUEEN ...that's what the kids say these days, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I think I was most surprised by the mention of Wendi Richter than Chyna last night. I figured she was erased from history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Well she's in the HOF, unlike Chyna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, Overly Critical Man said: YAS QUEEN ...that's what the kids say these days, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Womens rumble was my fav match and thought it exceeded expectations, loved finally getting a Rumble match full of surprises after expecting very few. Kelly was one of my favs so glad to see her, the headscissors thing being overblown cause sometimes it's okay for moves to look like there's a struggle. The one thing I hoped for in the eventual Rousey debut was that she get Bad Reputation so that was cool. I liked McCool in her time but her eliminating so many was a bit much, mainly Sonya Deville who I hoped would last longer. Mens rumble was very good as well with an exciting finishing stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Stephanie didn't say much and nothing she said was really a WTF moment. Lawler calling the women's rumble would have been nothing but a creepy old man fawning over women more than half his age while saying things that make you embarrassed to be a wrestling fan. Woulda entertained me on multiple levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 They could put a literal trigger warning icon on the screen whenever Lawyer talked... damnit, now I want that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 15 hours ago, Overly Critical Man said: Dolph Ziggler making an indefensible and idiotic career move because he thinks he's much bigger than he actually is and then making a grand return to an even lesser position than he was in before to zero fanfare may be some of the most accurate in-character writing the WWE has done in years. Based on this post alone, I motion for your username to be changed to âPerfectly Critical Man.â 8 hours ago, Casey said: Why was the yachting thing "legendarily" bad? It's an actual fact from her life and it plays into her gimmick. Is Chad Gable a grappling enthusiast? Is Mark Henry a picking up heavy things enthusiast? 6 hours ago, Mickie Zeidler said: Because she was wearing a string bikini top and they were worried it'd slip. They should have been after the nip slips from Braun and Kane. 5 hours ago, Eivion said: Probably not with the understanding smirk Seth gave Roman. It was actually kind of neat the way they played it off. IIRC, the Shield guys have had a habit of eliminating each other.   As distracting as it was for so many women to chill outside for a while, it created an infinitely better visual than when several guys are all taking an obvious breather laying down near the apron. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 It'd be weird for the announcers to go on and on about Mark Henry being the world's strongest man and not mention that he used to be a strongman and won actual competitions in the past that influence his pro wrestling gimmick. Same thing with Kairi Sane. The wording of the entire thing was odd, but it's no different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 hours ago, JonnyLaw said: As distracting as it was for so many women to chill outside for a while, it created an infinitely better visual than when several guys are all taking an obvious breather laying down near the apron. Neither is good. They should all be fighting, in the ring. It's a Rumble. It's not about two people in the ring working spots unless all but two people are eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcosLoura Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I think this might be a - Everybody hates Ronda - work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, MarcosLoura said: I think this might be a - Everybody hates Ronda - work. Surely that is the case. They're not going to let a bunch of the wrestlers s*** on their shiny new star, unless it's part of a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Lol, "a picking up heavy things enthusiast". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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