bazzil Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, NoFistsJustFlips said: Brother Love taking a shit? I cant wait to hear Cornettes review of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Asuka is one of my absolute favorites but it's kinda sorta hard for me to be happy about this news because she's had an endless amount of starts and stops since she got to the main roster. I'm sort of concerned she's almost being set up to fail here. Even when she won the Smackdown title, it sort of felt like that push came out of nowhere. Otis winning I think was a good move. Dude's over, has a unique look, very likable, and strike while the iron is hot with him. Not sure how this push will pan out for him, but I support it at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) I thought MITB was terrible. The Boneyard match worked because they built it around the basic structure of a wrestling match. MITB was just a bunch of random shit happening for 20 minutes. And none of it particularly inspired. It was actually kinda staggering how completely bereft of ideas it was. All those writers, and the best they could come up with was the same backstage nostalgia cameos they would book on any random Raw? It was like Vince came up with the idea to do it on the roof so they could throw somebody off, and then they spent all of 3 minutes working out the rest of it backwards from there. And then the big stunts looked like shit anyway lol. Edited May 11, 2020 by EVA 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Bayley/Tamina was pretty decent and they did a good job working around Tamina’s limitations. Probably the best Tamina has looked since she was wrestling Kaitlyn years ago. what a cool moment for Asuka. She’s just been killing it lately. Can’t wait to see who she decides to cash in on. I’m another that enjoyed the foolishness of the Money in the Bank matches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Of course, the most death-defying stunt on any episode of WWE TV is when somebody dares to trust Nia Jax with their well-being. Holy shit, that gorilla press on Lacey was horrifying. All the camera cuts Kevin Dunn could muster couldn’t save that abomination. Lacey was very lucky Nia just kinda plopped her back down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romdam Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Corbin breaking the mirror and having that "oh fuck" look was the best. The "Doink" cameo was rather odd as it took me a second to realize it was SUPPOSED to be Doink. At first when AJ opened the door with the coffin, I thought there'd be two. They'd open and be Gallows and Anderson laying inside. Didn't know any other reason AJ to still be wearing the OC shirt since he's the only member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, romdam said: Corbin breaking the mirror and having that "oh fuck" look was the best. This was the legit probably the best spot in the match. It was the one time someone interacted with the environment in an interesting way that had actual consequences. Of course, then they overplayed their hand and had Corbin just stand there, staring, for what seemed like an eternity, like he’d seen a ghost or something. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, EVA said: It was like Vince came up with the idea to do it on the roof so they could throw somebody off, and then they spent all of 3 minutes working out the rest of it backwards from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southside Jim Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Thumbs Down for no one "accidentally" slamming Bruce Prichard face first into a bathroom mirror, and also for not flying the old All Japan pbp announcer to Stamford and having Johnny Ace lay everyone out with Ace Crushers while the All Japan announced yelled "ACE CRUSHAH!!!" over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Based on that promo, how exactly is Lacey Evans supposed to be a face. Even if you are an American and the whole "USA! Military!" thing works for you, she comes off so disingenuous. Liked MITB, it was the weakest of the three cinematic matches they've done, but still had a goofy charm to it. Only missed opportunity for me was that they had the women get to the roof and finish up before the men (besides the Corbin bit). I think they could have gotten some mileage out of some women and men pairing up and trying to help each other up the ladder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Morganti said: Cannon ball run the wrestling match was super entertaining to me. I was trying for the life of me to find the perfect analogy for the MITB matches and this is it. Kind of reminded me of the hardcore title stuff from Wrestlemania X8 in a lot of ways, highly entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Natural Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Yet to watch the show. Happy Asuka won. One of the few WWE 2020 bright spots. Edited May 11, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) LOLS. Edited May 11, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Clearly @hammerva didn't check the thread before posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 The entire PPV (not counting kickoff) was 2 hours and 25 minutes I approve of this development 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, RIPPA said: The entire PPV (not counting kickoff) was 2 hours and 25 minutes I approve of this development Ditto. Less is more. Time management is a crucial component of wrestling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I pretty much agree with everything EVA said. This was really bad. Really, really bad. We've made tons of fun of TNA for less. There was so much unfunny, pointless, dumb shit during the MITB match. The shitty background music didn't help either. It was clear they thought they were making the Boneyard Match 2.0 and this was like the shitty Vince McMahon version of the Boneyard Match. The one highlight was when Corbin broke the mirror because that felt like a very real reaction that was unforced and funny...and then in natural WWE fashion they dragged it out for far too long. All of the cameos sucked. The Steph cameo was especially weird and felt like something out of a Sega CD game. And then Nia completely fucking up a press slam was something else. She has the nerve to talk a lot of shit about Ronda for Ronda being dangerous when Nia is even more dangerous. About the one positive thing I can say is that two of the most entertaining people in WWE won. As for the rest of the show, Seth's new music is shit and that whole match was especially extra, but not bad. I like how protected the Claymore has been and continues to be. I also liked the handshake at the end. I don't even remember much of what happened in the tag titles or women's championship matches. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Possible spoiler on a cash in: Spoiler In an interview before the PPV, Otis said he'd use the briefcase on a tag title shot for him and Tucker. So, yes, Otis is a fucking moron. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Craig H said: I pretty much agree with everything EVA said. This was really bad. Really, really bad. We've made tons of fun of TNA for less. There was so much unfunny, pointless, dumb shit during the MITB match. The shitty background music didn't help either. It was clear they thought they were making the Boneyard Match 2.0 and this was like the shitty Vince McMahon version of the Boneyard Match. The one highlight was when Corbin broke the mirror because that felt like a very real reaction that was unforced and funny...and then in natural WWE fashion they dragged it out for far too long. All of the cameos sucked. The Steph cameo was especially weird and felt like something out of a Sega CD game. And then Nia completely fucking up a press slam was something else. She has the nerve to talk a lot of shit about Ronda for Ronda being dangerous when Nia is even more dangerous. About the one positive thing I can say is that two of the most entertaining people in WWE won. As for the rest of the show, Seth's new music is shit and that whole match was especially extra, but not bad. I like how protected the Claymore has been and continues to be. I also liked the handshake at the end. I don't even remember much of what happened in the tag titles or women's championship matches. After WrestleMania XXXVI, I was concerned WWE would overuse something that worked in the Boneyard and Firelfy Funhouse matches though the latter did split opinion. I was a fan of both, more the Boneyard match. I enjoyed the Undertaker bringing back Biker 'Taker and his trash talk. So, Seth Rollins has new music? Edited May 11, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Just now, Dolfan in NYC said: Possible spoiler on a cash in: Hide contents In an interview before the PPV, Otis said he'd use the briefcase on a tag title shot for him and Tucker. So, yes, Otis is a fucking moron. If that turns out to be the case, forget the one positive thing I said about the MITB match. Spoiler Getting a tag title match match or even a tag title run is the easiest thing ever. All you have to do is ask for your release. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Possible spoiler on a cash in: Hide contents In an interview before the PPV, Otis said he'd use the briefcase on a tag title shot for him and Tucker. So, yes, Otis is a fucking moron. Oof. I've just beat 'Taker for eye rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) MITB was bad. "Doink" and Steph were especially embarrassing for a company that, if nothing else, can pride itself on production values. Vince looked rough. Asuka is the 2020 MVP of the entire company. Edited May 11, 2020 by For Great Justice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wasn't an awful show, the cameo's were fun. Had no clue Otis was going to win so the surprise was there. I have a feeling they are going a different route for the hacker. Maybe they changed their minds and are going with Eva Marie. It would suck but it's a name no one would predict. Also thought it was odd Rollins only had the 1 glove on until they did the handshake when it all made sense. #covidsafety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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