Dolfan in NYC Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 You know what match deserves a "Fight forever" chant? That god damned Rey/Andrade match. Like I said on twitter, I was expecting them to pull out crazy shit you never see anyone do like Screwdrivers and Emerald Flowsions. Lordy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 No hyperbole, Rey/Andrade was the perfect wrestling match. Just flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I think Mysterio vs. Andrade was the best match I've seen this year and I watched Wrestle Kingdom. SDL was fantastic again. Yes, I even enjoyed the Usos/Naomi/Mandy stuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIShane Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Mysterio/Almas was awesome, Becky/Peyton, was well, the opposite of awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Last week I said we wouldn't get this match because nice things suck. Guess I was wrong. They really need to keep this program going and let them tear it up on a PPV. When Heavy Machinery were called up I was hoping for a Dozer/Big E interaction and that was a good taste. With as good as Smackdown is now, the Usos/Mandy/Naomi angle is straight attitude era bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldcupfever Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Jim Cornette would be very disappointed by that cake spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Rey/ANDRADE was fantastic. ShaneOMiz are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, HumanChessgame said: With as good as Smackdown is now, the Usos/Mandy/Naomi angle is straight attitude era bullshit. You know damn well if this was Attitude Era that segment would have played out with the Usos pulling "twin magic", the unmarried Uso sleeping with Mandy and then shaming her on Smackdown the next week. Not gonna lie, part of me though was secretly hoping that segment would be going with the camera inside the hotel room, theres a knock on the door, and it turns out he gave Dozer the key. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 27 minutes ago, clintthecrippler said: You know damn well if this was Attitude Era that segment would have played out with the Usos pulling "twin magic", the unmarried Uso sleeping with Mandy and then shaming her on Smackdown the next week. Not gonna lie, part of me though was secretly hoping that segment would be going with the camera inside the hotel room, theres a knock on the door, and it turns out he gave Dozer the key. and if he showed up as Mandy Rose..... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Corey Graves should have done the Vince eyeroll/fall-backwards-out-of-chair when seeing Mandy in her lingerie. Becky randomly walking by and taking a drink from the blender was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, clintthecrippler said: You know damn well if this was Attitude Era that segment would have played out with the Usos pulling "twin magic", the unmarried Uso sleeping with Mandy and then shaming her on Smackdown the next week. I absolutely thought they were gonna at least have Jey show up in Jimmy's place to trick Mandy, when they were all "What are you gonna do? "I don't know.." Also just remembered they advertised Carmella/Sonya but it never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Or there would have been a Bob and Ted and Carol and Alice scene with the four of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaPerez Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Loved the star with Becky drinking Heavy Machinery's concoction. Becky/Peyton started off fine, then for some reason they had a longer and far more competitive match than necessary. Asuka murdering Billie shortly afterward was nice. I enjoyed the Mandy/Naomi brawl and hope they get a decent stip match in the future. Mystertio/Almas was awesome and easily MOTY so far for me. Glad Almas finally got a bit singles victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Rey/Almas was good, but holy fuck I hate that Canadian Destroyer spot they are doing. It just totally kills whatever suspension of disbelief I have. There is nothing for Rey to build momentum from to make that work. Like, I hate Canadian Destroyers in general, but that one is way less plausible than even a normal one. Beyond that, good match. This Mandy/Jimmy/Naomi angle is just the fucking worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Awesome match by Andrade and Rey Mysterio. The athleticism and crispness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I would like Rey to share his fountain of youth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just caught the highlights, ANDRADE THE GIANT will be the breakout star of 2019 I reckon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Fandango needs to be traded to Smackdown so he can finally be snapped out of his amnesia, and revert back to his “Dirty” Curty persona by chloroforming everybody in the Mandy Rose angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: Rey/Almas was good, but holy fuck I hate that Canadian Destroyer spot they are doing. It just totally kills whatever suspension of disbelief I have. There is nothing for Rey to build momentum from to make that work. Like, I hate Canadian Destroyers in general, but that one is way less plausible than even a normal one. It at least needs to be the finish. Nothing should top that. My disbelief can't take all the "I bumped but I better sit back up so the other guy can hit me again" spots. Had to be at least three in this match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It's not someone surviving it. It's that there is no way humanly possible for Rey to hit that move from that position and it's painfully obvious Almas is the one doing a backflip onto his own head. I mean, I know wrestling is a work and cooperative, but that move in general, and especially the way they have been doing it, for me, just shatters any pretext I can possibly have about them actually fighting. Moreso than nearly any other spot/move in wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 As for the survivability, we've been conditioned for a decade that a DDT is just a transition move or a set up move in WWE (Almas is an exception ironically). The sort of impact you get on Rey's destroyer feels like sort of like the same. As for the believability, I'd rather he not be doing it, sure. I sort of buy it as Rey's a master of manipulation of leverage or what not, but yeah, it's better if he wasn't doing it. I had more of an issue with Graves going on and on about it when it's a 13+ year old move that a huge majority of the crowd is familiar with (it's apparently in the WWE2K video games for instance). That came off as pretty disingenuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Y’all are crazy. That’s match of the year so far. And they have a better match in them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Re: name change Isn’t his real last name Andrade? Isn’t this doing him a favor if / when he leaves WWE? I’m in favor of Andrade “Cien” or Andrade “Tranquilo” like a Mirko Cro Cop or Cris Cyborg. Andrade “Cien” Almas was always too extra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I thought it was a really good match (not moty, because I've seen at least four matches I liked more so far this year), excellent even. But taking one of my least favorite moves and making it even worse just drags me right out of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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