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  1. 2 hours ago, Technico Support said:

    It's amazing that WWE booking and overexposure have gotten so bad that the best way to book someone as a top contender is to keep them off TV.  That is some next level, outside the box shit there.  They actually realize their TV gets nobody over.  Holy fucking shit.

    That approach worked really well for Brock for a couple years, I guess.

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  2. Charlotte could be doing everything she's doing now without the belt. By keeping the belt on her, they're not only losing a chance to showcase someone as the new champ, but also a chance to showcase someone as the next challenger after the obligatory rematch. It's just a waste of a spot when airtime for the women inexplicably at a premium, and there's not any more value than Sasha taking the belt at Summer Slam than there would've been at Mania (especially with the brand new belt and Today Show appearance).

  3. It's funny because from the start of the revolution right up to Mania, they did a great job booking her strong without the title. She won 90% of her matches, and only lost by cheating or her tag partner taking the fall. Guess they don't want to do that anymore?

    Looking back, they really screwed the pooch by not having Sasha win at Mania. It's thrown everything completely out of whack. Charlotte got her moment by ending Nikki's reign and held the belt for a good 6 months, Mania was the perfect time to give someone else in the division some shine. Even though Charlotte is very "new generation," she's somehow manages to feel "last generation." It's probably Ric being the center of her angles and feuding with the definitively last-generation Nattie, but the crazy thing is that would've been a perfect non-title feud to really add depth to the division while Sasha was feuding with whoever.

    One of the reasons the NXT women's division has been great because the long-term pacing is spot on. Everyone wins and loses the belt at the right moment. It was definitely time for Charlotte to drop the strap at Mania. She already reached her peak value for her first run, and now she's getting diminishing returns at best while the rest of the division is losing value.

  4. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was scratching my head at "death box." It was like some bizarro WWE style term that was designed to sound less family friendly than what it actually was.

    Anyway, the casket match was really good. Definitely more along the lines of what I expected from these two. I was also pleasantly surprised by Cuerno's involvement. Poor Mil is going the Taker route of having a specialty match that he never wins.

    Havoc/Ivelisse vs. Mundo/Taya should be a fun program.

  5. Hopefully Dana's debut is a way to get Sasha back on tv again as Becky's partner.

    Decent enough show. The distraction finishes were a bit excessive this week, but the overall direction of the show is so much better than it's been for the last couple of years. The Roman/AJ feud is really good. It's amazing how much better Roman looks when they book him to his strengths.

  6. I don't know if Cena has a proper comp from the attitude era, but I think the closest fit is actually Taker. Stand-alone guy that succeeded through sheer force of will and a loyalty and dedication to the business that's nearly unmatched. Also supremely talented and charismatic, but his combination of work ethic and attitude are what really set him apart.

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  7. 5 hours ago, madsplash said:

    Cena also had the Money In The Bank match with Punk, Extreme Rules against Lesnar, and the series with Owens. I really can't think of any Austin matches I'd put above those or the aforementioned Umaga and Bryan ones.

    The Rock matches at Mania (17 and 19)? The 3 stages of hell with HHH?

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  8. Those 04 SD-only ppvs were dire. That GAB show you mentioned and Armageddon are both among the worst shows of the decade for WWE. JBL's reign looks better in retrospect, but it took forever to click. You just had him and Taker in a stalemate at the top. The midcard had Cena, Eddie, and Angle, but they were all being kept apart until Mania season which led them feuding with guys like Show, Dupree, and Luther Reigns. Just terrible tv all around.

    I didn't mind Batista going to SD because he would've been overshadowed by Cena on Raw. The split let them appear to be mostly equal for a while.

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  9. I remember 2004 being pretty good for Raw. HHH was finally healthy and took as much of a backseat as he ever did in the 2000s. Orton took a big step forward. Evolution was actually clicking as a stable with some solid 6-mans. You had an interesting mix of solid to good vets like Benoit, Jericho, Regal, and Shawn mixed with younger guys like Edge, Christian, and Shelton. Kane was at the apex of his career and was constantly in hilarious angles that were played completely straight. Trish also started her fun heel run during this stretch.

    It started to go to shit when they botched Orton's face turn, but Mania to Summer Slam was pretty good I think. Probably the only time during the hard split where Raw was fun and SD was garbage.

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  10. 47 minutes ago, Greggulator said:

    Also: Is Miz a HOF guy? He's a friggin' miracle worker.

    WWE HOF? Easily if he stays on good terms with the company. He'll be one of those Godfather-esque mid-week reveals before Mania 51, and you'll be like "Oh shit, The Miz. I remember when he was the host of Smackdown during the first brand split."

    Also Bo Dallas isn't going anywhere unless he wants to with those family connections.

  11. I won't go to Gregg lengths to praise the Owens/Ziggler, but I do highly recommend it if you're a fan of Kevin Owens. You can tell he was like "Welp, I'm on Main Event, guess I'll do whatever I want."

    Also shoots a rather large hole in the "wrestlers these days don't know how to work a hold" talking point.

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  12. 1 minute ago, Vader does my taxes! said:

    Phone?  Just to be safe, Swagger needs to throw himself in the ocean.  Rent some scuba equipment, jump off the pier, live underwater among the fishies for a few weeks.  Vince will never find him there.

    Don't know if that's gonna work so well...

     

  13. 2 hours ago, Burgundy LaRue said:

    And Titus O'Neill is a pick 'em bet.

    Doesn't Titus still have to accompany someone to Disney World or something? I think he's safe.

    Darren Young would've been an easy release if it wasn't such a bad look for the company. Who would've picked him and Slater as the last Nexus guys standing (presumably they'll outlast Ryback)?

    Gotta imagine the Ascension are gone based on the quality of the releases thus far, and one of them getting a wellness violation.

  14. There's a probably more than a few technical nitpicks you could make about the No Mas match, but it was a very effective spectacle. If you ever wondered what "grabbing the brass ring" is, it's what Sexy Star did in that match. She went from a lukewarm 40/60 crowd split to having everyone going crazy for her win. Say what you will about the rest of her work, but that was the performance of a lifetime.

    Dario ruled all night. In an age where nobody wants on-screen authority figures in wrestling, he makes it work.

    Hopefully this isn't the end Moth and Mariposa, I've really liked their work together. Unfortunately this show does look like the end of Cuerno. We lose him and get Chavo back, woof.

    Which disciple is getting the singles push? Is that Mandel or Mariachi Loco?

  15. 6 hours ago, JCM said:

     Has Sasha's picture been put on a milk carton yet? I really can't wrap my head around taking the most over person in the division off tv just because you want to give her the belt 4 months from now. Roman didn't disappear after Mania last year. They could run Sasha & Becky vs Paige & Emma.

    She was on the E/C show this week at least.

    I'm starting to wonder if she's hurt, because there really isn't a reason to not have her at least working some throwaway matches on Smackdown and Superstars to keep her sharp and fresh in people's minds. And that's just if you're completely unimaginative, a non-title feud with Paige or Emma would be beneficial not just for them, but for the entire division since you could show it's possible to have an important women's feud without the title. What's the plan for her now, come back "out of nowhere" and "make a statement" exactly like she did at the Royal Rumble?

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