Greggulator Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 And two things:1) Did Bryan not winning the belt have a happy ending? No. Did a really good story get told? Yes. The dude never got a fair shot and couldn't pull the trigger with the odds against him. The story's also not over, mind you -- he can get that shot back right away. The Big Show's involvement ties into the story. So do Dustin/Cody. There has been a ton of great stuff. 2) I don't care about the ratings. But the ratings might have tanked because the story is more of the same -- evil authority figures rig the system. It's been well-executed but I could totally buy no one wanting to see HHH and Steph anymore. And, naturally, no one in the company can or would really say that to them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Optimism is always better than hating the show before it pays off.At this point you guys should probably just stop watching. I should know this. Citizen Kane is used for clapping but is there a standard internet gif for spittakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Optimism is always better than hating the show before it pays off.At this point you guys should probably just stop watching.I should know this. Citizen Kane is used for clapping but is there a standard internet gif for spittakes?Hey now, I watched the Summer of Punk even though it was brutally boring, and eventually I got my pay off with the People's Elbow and the reaction on here. If I'd given up on it early on, I wouldn't have had the satisfaction of seeing grown men openly weep because their favourite fake fighter job to the WORST. MOVE. EVER. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Optimism is always better than hating the show before it pays off.At this point you guys should probably just stop watching. Optimism is not the same thing as going out of your way to ignore the red flags staring you in the face. Especially when it happens literally every single year. But you already knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 If it happens every year - why keep watching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Bones Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Because matches of the caliber of Punk/Lesnar make it worth it. I'm not really bothered by how the storyline worked out, but I am somewhat annoyed that the people who got indignant whenever someone suggested that it wouldn't have a satisfying payoff won't cop to being wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I was wrong. But I enjoyed the angle a lot more than you did, so I enjoyed a lot more of the last three months than you did. So who really wins? Besides, if they really do Michaels/Bryan at Mania that's far bigger than anything they could have done with him on normal tv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgergabe Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I was wrong. But I enjoyed the angle a lot more than you did, so I enjoyed a lot more of the last three months than you did. So who really wins?Besides, if they really do Michaels/Bryan at Mania that's far bigger than anything they could have done with him on normal tv. But what will you say when they do Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan in a 18 second iron man match instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Haha the last time Sheamus and Bryan went 18 seconds it did a lot more for Bryan than Sheamus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgergabe Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Haha the last time Sheamus and Bryan went 18 seconds it did a lot more for Bryan than Sheamus. Yeah that's true it kick started his popularity, I just find the idea of a 18 second iron man match where Sheamus wins 5-0 to be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 What do people see in Titus O'Neil? The only thing that speaks for him is is his size, apart from that he's terrible all around. He was by far the worst guy on NXT Season 2 and that's saying a lot, since that season also had Eli Cottonwood and Lucky Cannon. It's because anytime he wrestles with JBL on commentary he always says something like "Cole, mark my words, this man will be a big star one day". So of course all the DVDVR puppets eat it up and regurgitate it like it's the gospel. Trust me if JBL started saying that about Davey Richards they would start praising Davey as the second coming like the typical DVDVR two-faced punks they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Both of thems. Big E can talk, we'll see if Roman can develop some mic skills. Joe can talk. He's a fairly charismatic guy. He's just kind of soft-spoken. By that I mean his voice is quiet. He's a funny dude, and was one of the more popular guys on the team at Georgia Tech. I think he's got unlimited potential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 What do people see in Titus O'Neil? The only thing that speaks for him is is his size, apart from that he's terrible all around. He was by far the worst guy on NXT Season 2 and that's saying a lot, since that season also had Eli Cottonwood and Lucky Cannon. It's because anytime he wrestles with JBL on commentary he always says something like "Cole, mark my words, this man will be a big star one day". So of course all the DVDVR puppets eat it up and regurgitate it like it's the gospel. Trust me if JBL started saying that about Davey Richards they would start praising Davey as the second coming like the typical DVDVR two-faced punks they are. You're one step away from cutting DDP promos here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Not surprised to see that response come from Matt "Scum" D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgergabe Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 .... You're one step away from cutting DDP promos here. NOOOOOOO you replied to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Bo Dallas is WWE's replacement for John Cena in 5 years, let's all just admit that. .........maybe getting back on antidepressants isn't such a bad idea after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I think Titus could have a decent run. There was that pop when he and Roman Reigns stared each other down on that Low Carders vs. Shield match on Raw. I just hope they don't split the PTP, just have Darren Young cheering him on, maybe going for the US belt. O'Neil has some charisma to him and size, which will help. Can someone please tell Vince no one tunes in to see Great Khali? The big tall guy mystique to him is not really there anymore. Although a feud between the Punjabi Playboy and Tyson Kidd for Natalya's hand would of been funny for a five minute segment every now and then. The potential card for Wrestlemania seems really bland to me, have to see how it all goes down. Another Cena/Orton match, Ryback vs either Big Show or Goldberg, and Brock/Taker... I hope we get that HBK/Bryan match and Taker/Sting instead. I cannot fathom them asking $60-70 for the current card they seem headed towards. Goldust/Cody could be intriguing. I just wish the WWE Creative could craft one storyline that doesn't flicker out, but they dropped the ball with The Nexus, with Summer of Punk and this Authority angle is not really doing anything for me. I don't really hate it, I just don't find myself caring about the next show for it. I know it is hard to balance out the egos and churn out a good show every week but they always seem to miss chances to make moments. Sandow's mitb shenanigans with Cody could of been done better, it went nowhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I was a "see how it goes" guy I guess. You know why I'm not upset? Because I haven't been holding on to unrealistic expectations for months. My expectations, that WWE would find a way to fuck up Bryan's run, proved eminently realistic. Haha the last time Sheamus and Bryan went 18 seconds it did a lot more for Bryan than Sheamus. Yeah that's true it kick started his popularity No it did not. Let's please not build up FSW's trolling fever dream into an actual myth. The people who were chanting for Bryan the night after Mania were the people he was already popular with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Christobal is right, the YES thing died down the following week and nobody ever chanted it again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 They're just building to Punk and Bryan being in the corners in a non-wrestling appearance as AJ and the flatter Bella main event Wrestlemania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Christobal is right, the YES thing died down the following week and nobody ever chanted it again.I cheered for Bryan at an indy show in 2001. Since his main event push happened after that, I am clearly responsible for his success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 You're not very good at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Trolling? Never been my thing, I'll admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The trick is to pick something that you can argue, and then make up stuff to support it. My best work was when I trolled ENO on some TNA episode that I didn't watch. I just used Jay's interminable recap to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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