Dolfan in NYC Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Whenever a face brings out a prop for their promo, the results are always atrocious. After this one, my thoughts were (in this order): 1. Hey, that's actual money. 2. Hey, that's not a lot of money. 3. This is the same promo Becky's been doing since last Mania. 4. Everyone in the Elimination Chamber not named "Shayna Baszler" will die by her hands. 5. In one promo, Shayna has become a bigger badass than Becky's been in a year. I, for one, welcome the Queen's upcoming long and very cruel reign. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Four awesome things on this show: - The kid in the crowd being consoled by his mom. - Shayna’s incredible promo. - Buddy Murphy’s stunner sell - Montez Ford But yeah Shayna, damn. The parallels to Samoa Joe as a character and performer are all over the place IMO and unlike what they’ve done with Joe they need to go all the way with her and have her steamroll Becky, who’s lost a lot of steam. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I think the biggest problem is that Rollins comes off as someone playing a cliched one note bad guy and it all just screams out FAKE. He's not convincing in the role at all. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I'd point out that Matt Hardy, pro wre... er, sports entertainment legend gets killed for what seemed to be longer than those endless WrestleManias of recent times by Orton and none of the babyfaces care enough to come to his aid, but I already ranted about this a few weeks ago on how bad the booking of this sucks so why bother doing so again 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Rollins is just straight up doing SES at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 And yeah, Becky is doing the same old shit and it's not even the good shit that got her over in the first place. I'm ready for Shayna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Would have been a nice touch for KO to come out wearing a Seattle Supersonics jersey tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 37 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I, for one, welcome the Queen's upcoming long and very cruel reign. So you think Charlotte’s going to eventually bury Shayna too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I wish they weren't doing Elimination Chamber matches for these title opportunities. Obviously Shayna and Roman are winning, you can't even entertain the idea of someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, sabremike said: I'd point out that Matt Hardy, pro wre... er, sports entertainment legend gets killed for what seemed to be longer than those endless WrestleManias of recent times by Orton and none of the babyfaces care enough to come to his aid, but I already ranted about this a few weeks ago on how bad the booking of this sucks so why bother doing so again The total of two (2) referees that ran out to stand at ringside and complain was hilarious. As were the crowd reaction shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Orton getting cheered for murdering Matt was something . Black/Rowan was pretty good while it lasted. Dug the Shayna/Becky segment. Nattie/Kairi was solid. I think the stuff with Rollins and co. is generally done well, but as has been mentioned by others Rollins is not believable at all in the role. Was nice to see Street Profits come to the rescue tonight. 2 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I wish they weren't doing Elimination Chamber matches for these title opportunities. Obviously Shayna and Roman are winning, you can't even entertain the idea of someone else. Is there some way they could convince you otherwise that someone else has a chance? They haven't even hinted Roman will be heading to Wrestlemania. He is just the most obvious choice and the ones the rumors have brought up. Offhand I'm not sure there is even a better choice (at least on Smackdown). Edited February 18, 2020 by Eivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I was super disappointed in Rowan tonight, he wears a shirt I keep trying to read the logo of and then I figure it out and it's a band with a singer in a fucking goblin getup and a bunch of keyboards. Dude has the worst taste. Giving Seth and co. a podium, etc. reminded me to mute the TV and flip the Cardiac Arrest album on my turntable though so that was nice 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIShane Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 God bless Sarah Logan, but how on earth can they justify having her in the Elimination Chamber? Well it's because 'why not, everyone knows who is winning' but ffs, they could have at least thrown her a win over Lana or something. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Overly Critical Man said: So you think Charlotte’s going to eventually bury Shayna too. I'll take a long term Charlotte - Shayna feud, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Rusev 'getting his heat back' in the lamest way possible but the crowd still being broadly happy to buy into it was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Had this on while doing other things. Black-Rowan was fun. Muted Rollins promo. I personally am scared of Shayna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Is it just me, or was the arena setup tiny last night? I'd love to know what the attendance was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I guess the crowd loudly cheering the eye-rollingly extended heel beatdown isn't enough reason for them to call an audible and cut it short. The announcers going on about how offended the crowd were that Orton would dare do that to Matt Hardy was hilarious. Like, just cut the fucking crowd mics if you aren't going to live in reality? Just dub in the reaction you want, since you obviously aren't going to listen to the real one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 10 hours ago, sabremike said: I think the biggest problem is that Rollins comes off as someone playing a cliched one note bad guy and it all just screams out FAKE. He's not convincing in the role at all. Has Seth Rollins ever been convincing in ANY role? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w. josh Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, AxB said: Has Seth Rollins ever been convincing in ANY role? He really needs to be someone's sniveling underling. He's got a dorky creep energy similar to Kyle O' Reilly - I don't buy him as a mastermind or evil boss at all, but they could have gotten some mileage out of him as the second-in-command who's too dumb to know he's being used by the top guy. Too late for that now, though - we're stuck with him doing this bad Evolution hybrid cosplay for the long haul. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, AxB said: Has Seth Rollins ever been convincing in ANY role? Annoying whiny dickhead on Twitter. The rest, your point stands. Edited February 18, 2020 by The Natural 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) "Becky, I'm going to tear the living shit out of you!" Edited February 18, 2020 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Eivion said: Is there some way they could convince you otherwise that someone else has a chance? They haven't even hinted Roman will be heading to Wrestlemania. He is just the most obvious choice and the ones the rumors have brought up. Offhand I'm not sure there is even a better choice (at least on Smackdown). I'm not saying it shouldn't be Roman or Shayna, I'm saying creative is bankrupt. It's the laziest booking imaginable. They beat you over the head with who Becky is going to be facing but then have a dumb contenders match on a PPV anyway where the winner has already been determined by how they've beat you over the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) They've been doing that since time immemorial. At least Shayna has to earn her shot. Sometimes obvious is fine. Edited February 18, 2020 by Rehabilitated Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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