John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, NoFistsJustFlips said: Cody's debut was about perfect. Presentation was perfect t lest. Still hate all the AR graphics, and Cody's neck tattoo graphic is up there with the worst. The match was a little sloppy. And a little too forced epic. But you can't deny Cody & Seth have chemistry together. It took 4 Crossroads to beat Seth. On night one of Cody's return. Idk if that was a well thought out idea lol. Re: some sloppiness in the match, it was noticeable but not crippling. There's some stuff they did in the Shield days almost a decade ago that didn't work as clean because time has passed and both guys' bodies are different. That disaster kick on the outside into the barricade bomb didn't miss like that back in the day. And I knew they didn't stand a chance at that bridge attempt with Cody on the bottom late in the match. But good recoveries on both. Re: the four Crossrhodes, I'm just happy Rollins didn't kick out of three. The last while, Cody's trended towards overkill with finishers rather than risking a kickout. See: vs Ethan Page for the TNT title. Re: other sentiment in the thread about Cody being a better fit for WWE, remains silly to me that "stuff I don't like = WWE stuff, stuff I like = something else" is a binary classification. At the end of the day, WWE's capable of putting on a first-class presentation like that for anyone's favourite. I'm happy Cody got that treatment. I was worried they'd go with Smoke & Mirrors or something new and change things up. Thankfully, they didn't. This was perfect, down to him having a kid at ringside to hand the belt off to. As with Punk and Hardy on the other channel, there's power to bringing in a big star and straight lifting much of what they were doing elsewhere. Not sure if their modern TV set-up can accommodate the Codyvator, and I can't see them changing things that dramatically for Cody, but I was happy it was there for night one. Edited April 3, 2022 by John from Cincinnati 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Oh man, totally forgot about Shield/Rhodes Bros. Like the sleeper great ***** 2010’s WWE match. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Best match either Rhodes or Rollins has had in WWE to my estimation. Wild that those two have never had a televised singles match before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprintingFromAmerica Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, EVA said: I’m not a Rollins guy at all, but I think he deserves a lot of credit for how the Cody debut came off (specifically, the crowd being wildly pro-Cody). Going in, I thought there was at least some chance of the crowd splitting, but Rollins worked his ass off to be as obnoxious and uncool as possible in the build-up. You might not like Cody, but Rollins made sure you weren’t going to cheer for HIM. In the end, Rollins is a guy who the fans turned on and ultimately made peace with that. Cody otoh.......yeah not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, RunningFromAmerica said: In the end, Rollins is a guy who the fans turned on and ultimately made peace with that. Cody otoh.......yeah not so much. Judging by what I read as mild deflation, they might be on Cody's double-underhooking, non-Pedigreeing ass in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I used MENTAL COGNITION to watch the Rhodes/Rollins match (a mental cognition with lots and lots of anti-vaping ads) and that was really good. My only criticism is that Seth Rollins should have been more pissed off. Cody Rhodes strolls up after being gone for 6 years while Rollins has been holding down the fort. This should have been a prodigal son match, and Seth Rollins should have been the son that stayed behind and ran the farm while Cody had the life of riotous living. He doesn't punch Cody in the face until 20 minutes in. Compare this to Dax Harwood and Jay Briscoe and how Dax got over his disdain for Jay by spitting in his face and flipping him off when he was bleeding and tied up in the ropes. Seth Rollins should have made it a brawl from the beginning instead of just saying things. This was good, it just didn't have the level of sheer hatred that would been there if like Dusty Rhodes was involved. But it was good. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprintingFromAmerica Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) @John from Cincinnati Well I don't think we're seeing a Tiger Driver '98. Yes agreed, crowd will turn on him soon enough. Pairing him with Roman sounds nice, until Reigns bodies him in a promo. Then it's One and Done and to the midcard with ya. If anything, I'd pretty much redo The Authority with Cody as the chosen WWE guy and turn Roman babyface. Edited April 3, 2022 by RunningFromAmerica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) Oh yeah, Cody should probably be ready for plenty more "Welcome back to the big league, bitch!" Speaking of which, does Rollins feel such statements are "tacky" and "low-brow" like it is when others make them? Or is he merely making an affirming statement about his workplace? Edited April 3, 2022 by John from Cincinnati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Re: Owens: I've never seen a big guy make a broken down old guy look so believably strong. Amazing performance out of him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DEAN Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Oh man, Becky Lynch vs Bianca Bel Air was fucking awesome. Becky Lynch was the best Ric Flair and Bel Air was a Waaaay Better Sting. So fucking good. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Oh, wow. Turns out what I took as Corey rambling nonsense at the beginning of Cody/Rollins was actually a Zelda reference. The corny man really got everything he could have wanted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 45 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: Not a Ronda fan, but it did seem weird for people to go with this as she is a big wrestling fan and someone like Austin is the exact type she isn't going to be bothered by not main eventing over. Its also not like her matches were main eventing every ppv before. Aside from Wrestlemania I think the only WWE main event she had was Evolution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Becky vs Bianca was the only match on either night of Wrestlemania I was interested in, so I watched it just now. And yeah, it was fucking awesome. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I know I know, enough already, but this is a good listen after months of radio silence: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 59 minutes ago, Matt D said: Re: Owens: I've never seen a big guy make a broken down old guy look so believably strong. Amazing performance out of him. Austin looked good for such a physically decimated guy. He must be doing DDP yoga. That match was Owens being 1989 Terry Funk and Austin being 1999 Masa Chono. That was great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, DEAN said: Oh man, Becky Lynch vs Bianca Bel Air was fucking awesome. Becky Lynch was the best Ric Flair and Bel Air was a Waaaay Better Sting. So fucking good. This was my favorite match of night one, not on NXT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) Night two match order I've seen being attributed to Fightful: Spoiler Raw tag titles Lashley vs Omos Knoxville vs Zayn Women's tag titles Styles vs Edge McAfee vs Theory New Day vs Sheamus/Holland, for real this time Lesnar vs Reigns Edited April 3, 2022 by John from Cincinnati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 4 hours ago, The Natural said: It is a shame Sasha Banks is stuck in the multi-tag this time around. I really wanted her in one of the two women's championship matches which she'd win, her first at a WrestleMania. I'd save that for next year. Next year is supposed to be Becky vs Ronda yeah? I'd love to see Belair go over Bayley to keep the "Beating all the Horsewomen at Mania" story alive and put Sasha in the 'legends' match against Trish that she's been begging to have for years. That, or Belair vs Charlotte and we get the glorious return of the Golden Role Models to elevate the Women's Tag Titles again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ziggy Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I enjoyed Rollins vs Rhodes , unless you really can't get into them spamming their finishers and other spots it's really good. There was even a bear hug but it only lasted a few seconds. Charlotte vs Ronda wasn't good, they don't click at all. It made me think it was a good thing they did add Becky to their match a few years ago because Becky was over enough that people were actively rooting for her and she made the match atleasr watchable. Based on Charlotte tapping last night, it's not over between those two. Ronda has match better chemistry with Sasha or Becky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 3 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said: This SO makes me want Kingston/Punk II and for Kingston to kick the shit out of Punk, just saying, lol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Apparently Rick Boogs injury is a "a torn quadriceps to patella tendon" (in Boogs Instagram post he said the tendon ripped right off the bone) He will be having surgery this week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 10 hours ago, The Natural said: I like 1 and 3. 1 the most. 2 is too much. I feel like the back should say "In a world of sheep be a wolf" or some nonsence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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