(BP) Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I guess if you're reviewing something from the perspective of what it's trying to accomplish I can see being that high on the match. It's certainly one of the best multi man ladder matches of its kind in that everyone came out of it more over than they were going in. It also helps that they're all fresh acts and not guys that we've seen working MITB matches for the last decade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: I think I'm the only person who thought Moon/Baszler was the second best match of the night, but I stand by it. I'm with you. Nearer to first than third, honestly. It felt more earnestly violent for having less of it, and really cleverly so, in places. In general I guess it's nice that Dave's tastes align with the zeitgeist so well, whether because of his own influence or not. I'm almost always going to think the stuff he loves could have shaved a few minutes and spots--once we're into "ok, this is an Avengers movie" territory, I get a bit detached--but that's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I really want to know who the one person who gave Takeover a thumbs down was in the WON poll NXT TAKEOVER POLL RESULTS Thumbs up 634 (96.9%) Thumbs down 1 (00.2%) In the middle 19 (02.9%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 51 minutes ago, RIPPA said: I really want to know who the one person who gave Takeover a thumbs down was in the WON poll NXT TAKEOVER POLL RESULTS Thumbs up 634 (96.9%) Thumbs down 1 (00.2%) In the middle 19 (02.9%) My guess: Ciampa. 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Still not the worst thing Ciampa has done with his thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 So Lars Sullivan has more 5 star matches than Daniel Bryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 2 hours ago, nofuture said: So Lars Sullivan has more 5 star matches than Daniel Bryan. Amazing Dave Meltzer's never given Daniel Bryan a 5 star match. 6 from me ; ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 55 minutes ago, The Natural said: 6 from me ; ). Naturally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 1 hour ago, The Natural said: Amazing Dave Meltzer's never given Daniel Bryan a 5 star match. 6 from me ; ). Between 1998 - 2011 - Dave only gave 9 matches 5 stars (5 had Kenta Kobashi in them and 3 of those were Kobashi vs. Misawa) Since the Tanahashi era began is when Dave started handing them out left and right to New Japan. Every single year since 2012 - he has given at least one Tanahashi match 5 stars. 2012 - 2017: 23 matches got 5 (or more) stars. 20 of the 23 were NJ. The other 3 were PWG And the other helpful reminder - the amount of stuff Dave actually rates is like maybe 5% of all wrestling. The only indie stuff he did (does) was Ring of Honor. He maybe reviews one lucha a show a year (usually TripleMania) So in short - using star ratings to judge wrestler quality is as stupid as judging a player's worth based on number of All Star Game appearances. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 He did give a TNA match 5 stars, Joe vs. Styles vs. Daniel's so I am surprised Bryan didn't get a few especially since Bryan was winning all those WO awards every year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: He did give a TNA match 5 stars, Joe vs. Styles vs. Daniel's so I am surprised Bryan didn't get a few especially since Bryan was winning all those WO awards every year If you look through the list - he had like two or three 4 3/4 ones in ROH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Star ratings are fun and all, but it shouldn't bother anybody that a Daniel Bryan match has never gotten a five star rating from Meltzer or whoever. Just enjoy what you like and move on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I do them for fun, don't know that says about me ; ). I'm not all if I can be serious for a minute Lance Storm(c). Make an opinion but you don't have to rely on others to verify yours (Meltz' ratings, Rotten Tomatoes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 3 hours ago, TheVileOne said: Star ratings are fun and all, but it shouldn't bother anybody that a Daniel Bryan match has never gotten a five star rating from Meltzer or whoever. Just enjoy what you like and move on. This. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 9 hours ago, (BP) said: Naturally I'm objective! There are Daniel Bryan matches I don't like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Roderick Strong with the Undisputed Era just feels right. It would have made more sense at War Games, but at least we have it now. Shayna looks kinda cute in that pic. I'm pysched for the Bethlehem house show next Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyuubi Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 4/13/2018 at 3:49 AM, Brian Fowler said: I think I'm the only person who thought Moon/Baszler was the second best match of the night, but I stand by it. I honestly thought Dave was gonna go over five for the main event. Like *****1/4 based on the way he talked about it and the write up. I'm with you. But then again, I wasn't sold on the ladder match and I thought Almas and Black was a close third best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 4 hours ago, The Natural said: What these pictures really show is just how small Adam Cole is. Shayna looks bigger... and Aleister might just pass on the main stage size wise. Almas must be tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On another note - Kyle O'Reilly continues to climb my ladder of favorites as his Twitter feed is totally kayfabe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said: Almas must be tiny. He is 5'9/5'10 depending on what source you want to believe That's another reason having Vega with him helps - he always looks bigger because she is so tiny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Baszler looks totally badass in that picture with HHH. Holding that title and looking like an early Fury Road character sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Meltzer gave a Smoky Mountain Rage in the Cage match five stars. So Brian Lee, Jimmy Golden, Robert Fuller, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Stan Lane, Dr. Tom Pritchard, Kevin Sullivan, Tazz and Killer Kyle all have more 5 star matches than Daniel Bryan does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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