John from Cincinnati Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 7 hours ago, Ultimo Necro said: My retribution member guesses 1. Lio Rush 2. El Torito 3. Hornswoggle 4. Tiny Adam Cole And their big man enforcer, Austin Aries! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 27 minutes ago, Edwin said: I wasn't watching when Nexus debuted or was around, so I enjoyed it. Thought it was much better than those folks who debuted under hoods and one of them was throwing punches to the air from a mount position some months ago. If you haven;t yet watch the Nexus debut. This and that don't really compare at all in quality. 12 minutes ago, D.Z said: Smackdown ratings up again. Nearly at 2.0. This is what worries me about Raw Underground and Retribution. Both are half baked/half assed ideas that could actually be good with actual work and thought behind them, but I just don;t feel like WWE will actually adjust if ratings do well enough at the shitty early stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 The Golden Role Models remain the best thing the fed has at this point. Just so obnoxious. Yet I still was on their side against Stephanie lol I am digging that Sonya and Mandy are getting a proper feud. These brawls have been great and I like Mandy’s haircut. Just like when Peyton cut hers, I think it makes them stand out more, “soccer mom” or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Townsend Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) To me, Retribution seems more like a z-grade retread of SAni†Y than Nexus. I guess it depends who's under the masks. They do look kinda tiny. The WWE's statement (before the debuted) about the angle not being a political statement makes me think they'll ham-fistedly try to inject some sort of pseudo-BLM relevance into the angle and enrage nearly everyone. I'm already kinda bored by them, to be honest. Not really the sort of thing that's going to get me to watch a crowdless show. It is amusing that apparently WWE only employs security at arena shows with crowds. Good to know. Edited August 8, 2020 by Doc Townsend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) Between the all black outfits and their diminutive stature, whenever These Retribution geeks jump around and throw their hands up to celebrate their anarchy, all I see are the apes from 2001. Edited August 8, 2020 by EVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Anyone else with a toddler? I’m seeing Ninjalinos from PJ Masks. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Maybe Tozawa and his ninjas are taking over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, EVA said: Between the all black outfits and their diminutive stature, whenever These Retribution geeks jump around and throw their hands up to celebrate their anarchy, all I see are the apes from 2001. There has to be an angle in wrestling where someone gets beat into oblivion by a loose femur bone just lying around. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 7 hours ago, For Great Justice said: What a bunch of geeks. They are going to do the Aces and Eights angle with this and unmask then one by one aren’t they. It's Bruce Prichard, so yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Eivion said: If you haven;t yet watch the Nexus debut. This and that don't really compare at all in quality. This is what worries me about Raw Underground and Retribution. Both are half baked/half assed ideas that could actually be good with actual work and thought behind them, but I just don;t feel like WWE will actually adjust if ratings do well enough at the shitty early stages. That Nexus debut was still one of the wildest things I think I've ever seen in WWE. Just that shot of the one dude with the MMA background standing at ringside with the mask on before they all attacked is haunting as hell. And WWE and John Cena killed them dead within weeks. It makes me wonder what would have happened if Cena listened to Edge and, I forget the other person, and just put Barrett over. Cena instantly regretted not doing so and even he knew it killed the whole thing. Then again, it's still up to Vince for what would happen next. Although, if Cena did put Barrett over and the Nexus was kept strong, we likely never get Punk leading the Nexus, or the pipebomb promo, or MitB 2011, or the 2 week long Summer of Punk. It's always fun to look back and see what one little change would do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 This isn’t in the same stratosphere as the Nexus debut. Wade Barrett ain’t carry no chainsaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Craig H said: And WWE and John Cena killed them dead within weeks. It makes me wonder what would have happened if Cena listened to Edge and, I forget the other person, and just put Barrett over. Cena instantly regretted not doing so and even he knew it killed the whole thing. Then again, it's still up to Vince for what would happen next. I think the other person was Jericho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 If they were making a stable called Retribution, shouldn't the membership consist of Luke Gallows, Carl Anderson, EC3, Eric Young, Matt Cardona, Heath Miller et al? Who has a better reason to be seeking revenge on the WWE than the guys who got fired during a pandemic? Although considering they're all tiny guys, maybe Drake Maverick is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I can’t wait for this to be the Undisputed Era main show debut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I’ll play along with this dumb angle: One is obviously Ali. Maverick is also highly likely. As is Ciampa. Not sure about the other guy or female yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I believe Chelsea Green is rumored to be one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 6 hours ago, EVA said: Between the all black outfits and their diminutive stature, whenever These Retribution geeks jump around and throw their hands up to celebrate their anarchy, all I see are the apes from 2001. Or Age of the Fall from ROH. What did they really disrupt at the end of the day? They tore the Performance Center apart, but they didn't attack other major starts or lawn dart Rey Mysterio. I mean Seth Rollins is gouging out people's eyes. He's sort of the king a-hole at the moment. I'm pretty sure gouging out wrestlers' eyeball is worse than this low-grade RAGE ROOM bs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 They should mess around with people. Have the midgets attack week after week but when they get the reveal it's Bronson Reed, Damien Priest and the Indian tag team of Rinku and Saurav. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Eivion said: I think the other person was Jericho. Correct. It was Edge and Chris Jericho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) did I hear this right? Braun basically saying to The Fiend "I don't give a fuck what happened to Alexa.." Way to book the babyface champ. Edited August 9, 2020 by Niners Fan in CT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: did I hear this right? Braun basically saying to The Fiend "I don't give a fuck what happened to Alexa.." Way to book the babyface champ. Alexa is Sister Abigail. She was the higher power of the Wyatt Family. Edited August 9, 2020 by TheVileOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: Alexa is Sister Abigail. She was the higher power of the Wyatt Family. But isn't the idea that Braun should care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Niners Fan in CT said: did I hear this right? Braun basically saying to The Fiend "I don't give a fuck what happened to Alexa.." Way to book the babyface champ. This plus their team in Mixed Match Challenge. Team Little Big has chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 11:32 PM, The Natural said: I'll never tire of Krusty the Clown "What the hell was that?" Such a perfect reaction GIF. I feel that's all that gets posted in the weekly WWE show threads. For very specific reasons. 22 hours ago, Vgmastr said: It's like someone watched the Nexus debut and said, "How can we do this worse?" It's a good thing they showed up or else Smackdown would have had 10 minutes of dead air. Why wasn't there a main event that they could have interrupted, beat down a couple of name guys and maybe get a little bit of heat? Don't you dare bring the good name of The Nexus into this. Also, I find it ironic that for the past month or so SD has ended early, consistently. The average being around 4-5 minutes. One week it was even like 8! 13 hours ago, D.Z said: Smackdown ratings up again. Nearly at 2.0. HOW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Craig H said: That Nexus debut was still one of the wildest things I think I've ever seen in WWE. Just that shot of the one dude with the MMA background standing at ringside with the mask on before they all attacked is haunting as hell. And WWE and John Cena killed them dead within weeks. It makes me wonder what would have happened if Cena listened to Edge and, I forget the other person, and just put Barrett over. Cena instantly regretted not doing so and even he knew it killed the whole thing. Then again, it's still up to Vince for what would happen next. This. That was brilliantly shot. I can remember that night just like it was yesterday. "Hey it's Wade Barrett....what's that on his arm? (cuts to Michael Tarver in the audience with mask on) HOLY CRAP WOAH IS THAT TARVER?" Quote Although, if Cena did put Barrett over and the Nexus was kept strong, we likely never get Punk leading the Nexus, or the pipebomb promo, or MitB 2011, or the 2 week long Summer of Punk. It's always fun to look back and see what one little change would do. This is known as The Chaos Theory. It's always fun to look at these kinds of scenarios. Although I'd love for all of those things said above to have happened (for The Nexus' sake) I'm not sure things overall for end up for the better. Always nice to think about what-if's though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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