FluffSnackwell Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 The endless barrage of dumbass walk out segments are creative's fault. The dance break bullshit (or first real sign of any so-called audience connection) occurred after Carmella's title reign had already ended. As long as the whimsical old bigot is still drawing breath, at least one show's women's division is going to be dominated by some undeserving flavor of the month. Even if there are disparate elements to her character, I'd much rather see Ember have a prolonged reign than Mandy Rose or Alexa for the umpteenth time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lo-Risk Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, RIPPA said: So yet another WrestleMania update. It will not be (unless things change tomorrow) The Revival vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet at WrestleMania. Right now that match on Raw is designed to build to a different title defense and have a way to get a new program going. Hawkins/Ryder title shot confirmed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 So that makes I believe 16 official matches. Last I heard Dave was still insisting that John Cena will be on the show and wrestling in some capacity. It makes sense for it to be Angle but Dave says it is not Angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 My guess is Elias takes a dig at Cena during his set which prompts Cena to come out, have an altercation, and then el kabong him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 It will be very interesting to see if that Last Week Tonight segment gains any traction with fans and we see some signs and hear some chants calling Vince out on the independent contractor bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 More matches. This show is going to last until Easter Sunday at this point. The Undertaker will do a literal resurrection. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Do most people around here watch live? I work weekends and late nights, so I'm usually watching in the a.m. on Monday or I'll wait until Tuesday morning when my weekend starts. I'll end up fast forwarding through about 40% of it, easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 The only reason I'm going to watch it all live is because I'll be at work. But then again I get off at 7 am and the show might not be over by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I always watch it with a friend or a few friends, so I'll watch live. But damn is it looking long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, quackhell said: It will be very interesting to see if that Last Week Tonight segment gains any traction with fans and we see some signs and hear some chants calling Vince out on the independent contractor bullshit. I don't think enough people care honestly. Anyway I'm hoping the Andrade/Rey match announcement is a screener for Andrade (and a few other guys like Ali, KO and Zayn) to be added to the US Title match at Mania, hopefully in the rumored ladder match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageKong Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 12 hours ago, FluffSnackwell said: The endless barrage of dumbass walk out segments are creative's fault. The dance break bullshit (or first real sign of any so-called audience connection) occurred after Carmella's title reign had already ended. As long as the whimsical old bigot is still drawing breath, at least one show's women's division is going to be dominated by some undeserving flavor of the month. Carmella was never blowing the roof off, but audiences have been responding to her long before the dance break bit she does now. Her association with Enzo and Cass got her over in NXT. When she got called up her angle with Nikki got some decent heat. The Elsworth angle was terrible but it got over. She and Alexa struggled to pull consistent reactions at times on the main roster, but both had been kind of slow cooked in NXT to give them something to work off of. Not the same for Lacey. Lacey hasnt been involved in anything other than maybe a dozen televised matches and segments in NXT. Some of those were duds that fell flat trying to get over that shitty "womans right finish. She didnt have the time to get momentum or anything to really draw the crowd in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 6 hours ago, Execproducer said: Do most people around here watch live? I work weekends and late nights, so I'm usually watching in the a.m. on Monday or I'll wait until Tuesday morning when my weekend starts. I'll end up fast forwarding through about 40% of it, easily. I would always watch live at a nearby bar (Jimmys Seafood which is one that wrestlers tend to go to when nearby) It's generally a pretty damn great time though the past few years have been very tiresome. I remember when Orton/Bray happened I damn near fell asleep and went home as it was going on. And then I proceeded to fall asleep on the couch and groggily woke up to see 'Taker's post-match stuff. Fast forward to last year when I was there live. I had a shitton of coffee and was as amped up as one could get. But a lot of us wanted to leave before Brock/Roman save for one friend who wanted to see it. Sure enough when we left we were all zombies aimlessly trying to find a way back to the hotel. It was a goddamn long show and I ended up having to watch some of the later stuff back because I was zoning out. Basically what I'm getting at is I will not be doing any of that shit this year. I'll see if any friends want to watch it at the house but we'll check out other shit in the meantime. I'll be mainly fast forwarding to the good stuff and I'll spend the rest of the week catching up on whatever I skipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lo-Risk Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 8 hours ago, HumanChessgame said: My guess is Elias takes a dig at Cena during his set which prompts Cena to come out, have an altercation, and then el kabong him. You know, that would make sense considering Elias interrupted Cena last year (which Elias sorta referenced a few weeks back) before Taker came out. So....it probably won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Execproducer said: Do most people around here watch live? I work weekends and late nights, so I'm usually watching in the a.m. on Monday or I'll wait until Tuesday morning when my weekend starts. I'll end up fast forwarding through about 40% of it, easily. I used up until this year. I'll get to watching some matches eventually, but the overbooking of the women's triple threat and Vince's involvement in Kofi/Bryan have killed my interest in both. Going to three shows in two days, plus watching Takeover at home will be more than enough wrestling for me this weekend. Edited April 1, 2019 by Nice Guy Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I used up until this year. I'll get to watching some matches eventually, but the overbooking of the women's triple threat and Vince's involvement in Kofi/Bryan have killed my interest in both. Going to three shows in two days, plus watching Takeover at home will be more than enough wrestling for me this weekend. I'm actually debating skipping seeing this live as well. I'm beyond pumped about the final four, and the length of this show combined with other stuff that is watched throughout the weekend usually makes me want to give up wrestling for a couple of months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 9 hours ago, quackhell said: It will be very interesting to see if that Last Week Tonight segment gains any traction with fans and we see some signs and hear some chants calling Vince out on the independent contractor bullshit. Wait you mean they need a show on HBO to make dumbass CM PUNK chants on the show? The same fans who needed beach balls to enjoy themselves in the last main event? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I guess we'll find out about the main event stips tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Going off the WON update from last night Quote As of yesterday the plan was to announce on Raw the tag line "Winner Take All" for the main event and to announce the stipulations of the match. Earlier this week the working idea was that if Rousey loses the fall, whoever beats her gets the Raw title and if Flair loses the fall, whoever beats her gets the Smackdown title. If Lynch loses the fall, no titles change hands. Of course that is the opposite of "Winner Takes All" means but whatever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 10 hours ago, quackhell said: It will be very interesting to see if that Last Week Tonight segment gains any traction with fans and we see some signs and hear some chants calling Vince out on the independent contractor bullshit. Not bloody likely. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I'm also contemplating not seeing this live. My wife is changing nursing schedules so it will be our last weekend off for awhile, so I'd rather spend time with her than watch whatever this shit show is going to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, Craig H said: I'm also contemplating not seeing this live. My wife is changing nursing schedules so it will be our last weekend off for awhile, so I'd rather spend time with her than watch whatever this shit show is going to be. With that being the case I would say to hell with WM and have fun on that last weekend off. WM is on demand, stuff like that isn't. I swear that line sounded a lot better in my head but hopefully you get the idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I'll be doing HOF and NXT live - not so sure of the main show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said: With that being the case I would say to hell with WM and have fun on that last weekend off. WM is on demand, stuff like that isn't. I swear that line sounded a lot better in my head but hopefully you get the idea. Well, the other issue is that she'll be up at 5 am on Monday morning to go to work at 7 am so who knows what I'll be doing on Sunday. That and we just spent probably $500 in Chicago this weekend so we may just be doing a whole lot of chilling out. Still, if she has an early bedtime on Sunday, I may say to hell with and just get some extra sleep instead watching WM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 22 minutes ago, ChesterCopperpot said: I'll be doing HOF and NXT live - not so sure of the main show. Actually, NXT will be the only thing I watch live. I'll have the house to myself since my wife's work schedule will keep her at the hospital until probably midnight or later. With nothing to do, I might as well watch NXT and then gush about it afterwards on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Looks like Braun may have some more kids in the battle royal to play around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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