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  1. I'm thinking about the way it happened in the comics, where it was so over the top brutal and graphic, and the character so loved, that it apparently turned off a lot of people from reading it further than that.  If you haven't read it, a main character got his head literally caved in and sat there stuttering the name of another character over and over through the brain damage, eye hanging out of his head, and then died in a disgusting pile of gore.

    I was wondering how they'd avoid the same senseless brutality and fan backlash on the TV show and this was a good enough way to handle it.  To me, ending the season that way would have turned a lot of people off, so they did a cheat ending that, in their minds, I guess, did less damage.

  2. Exactly.  Rick's slow realization of just how NOT in charge he is was wonderful, especially with regard to how cocky he had been getting this season.

    I didn't mind the cliffhanger.  I feel like they knew killing off a main character brutally would have caused a lot of people to stop watching, especially if you combine that with a  natural stopping point like the end of a season.  Avoiding that part at least means you can keep people watching.  A cynical creative decision, to be sure, but here we are.

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  3. 13 hours ago, odessasteps said:

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    WWE Zombie figures. No makeup require for Paige and her undead push up bra. 

    Seriously.  I caught about 15 minutes of Raw Monday and saw her for the first time in a while.  My first thought was, "she looks like a ghost from a Japanese horror movie."

  4. Warrior did when he proposed it. 

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    The award was created following The Ultimate Warrior's death. During his April 2014 Hall of Fame speech shortly before his death, he proposed that there be a special category called the "Jimmy Miranda Award" for WWE's behind-the-scenes employees.  Miranda, who died in 2002, was part of the WWE merchandise department for more than 20 years.

    Then WWE changed it so it would go to someone who "exhibited unwavering strength and perseverance, and who lives life with the courage and compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of the Ultimate Warrior."  

  5. 2014: Warrior proposes the award as an "unsung hero" award for company employees who never get rewarded for their hard work

    2015: WWE changes the definition of the award and gives it to Connor Michalek but hey, that's a really cool thing, so who cares?

    2016: Award becomes the "let's give it to a famous person who got sick and we'll get some publicity" award

     

  6. So far, I've only gotten past Steiners/Headshrinkers, which was awesome except for the botched finish.  It was funny to hear Monsoon announce there'd be no reply and throw it right to the back.  I'm pretty sure it was a WCW match, as you said.  They must have crossed paths in 89/90, right?

    I thought Michaels/Tatanka was slow and dull but I'll keep an open mind for Luger/Perfect. 

     

  7. I'm not a fan of Nakamura's shtick but looking at the final four, who else can can I realistically say might be eligible to be called the best in the world?   Bayley and Sasha are very good but are immensely overrated and haven't done much great stuff since the callups and Muertes is 20% Banderas, 80% booking and it's shocking he's gotten this far.  I don't think Nakamura's nearly as "charismatic" as he's given credit for but I can't deny how good he is i the ring and the impact he had on NJPW.

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  8. 1 hour ago, NickMD said:

    They acknowledged CZW in the past.  Mainly on the Shield documentary they had out two years ago.  And I think he brought it up in Table for Three as well.

    But it's still weird hearing mention of CZW on a WWE-produced show/video.

    They did a piece on the career of Drake (Younger) Wuertz on their site, which of course had to mention CZW pretty heavily.

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