Go2Sleep
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Curious how they do the MITB match from here on out. I expect Roman to win it? Who else really if they want to do the Shield triple threat at WM?
When I heard Brock is supposed to work Battleground and then saw this lineup, it made total sense. Roman wins MITB, Brock vs. Rollins at Battleground (ticket purchase justified), then Roman either cashes in like Rollins at Mania and sets up a triple threat for Summer Slam, or he just waits and they do Roman/Brock 2 straight up.
On this show, I'm not sure what caused my jaw to drop more: Owens teasing the package piledriver, or Owens winning 100% clean.
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I also added Becky vs. Sasha from Unstoppable.
I don't know how many people will have it #1 at year's end, but I can easily see it being the most "universally loved" match.
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Brock vs Kofi sounds pretty damn fun actually. Especially if it's stooge-heel New Day Kofi. It'd be a nice warm-up for Lesnar/Rollins.
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Dana Brooke is bad in the same way that Mojo Rawley was bad last year. The effort is there, the skill is not.
Also "bad" sticks out like a sore thumb in NXT.
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I'll miss Owens the NXT ace, but I'll enjoy him as the next Mr. MITB.
I don't know how they'll get the strap off him in NXT. Joe is the only person who should actually beat him in a match, but Balor's the #1 contender right now. Given NXT's relatively light schedule, I suppose they could keep the belt on him for a while, even if he's working the main roster. He just won't do the NXT house shows. There's still a lot of mileage left in him as NXT champ, and it would look really good if he's also carrying the MITB case. The other option is just to strip him of the title (which I think should be done more often with NXT champions who move up) and give it to Balor. Do a slow burn heel turn with Balor culminating with him revealing that he injured Hideo. You can pull the Joe/Owens card at any live NXT show you want.
Also, the show this week was really good, and a prime example of how to make most of your roster look relevant in just one hour. Owens' opening promo wasn't perfect, but when he hit the right notes, he really hit them out of the park like ragging on Zayn's music, and his parting words to Crowe. Bliss feels like 2000 Trish, with 2004 heel Trish's talent. Blake and Murphy as T and A is pretty spot on too. Loved the Gable/Jordan segment, vintage NXT spot that keeps two low-carders feeling very fresh and important with just a minute of screen time. The main event was good too. Both guys understood their roles and blasted each other with stiff strikes.
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Booking-wise, it'd probably be best for Rusev to take some time off anyway. This laughably-acted love triangle isn't going to do anything for him, especially if he ended up jobbing to Ziggler. He's better off coming back in a few weeks with a fresh start, maybe even as a face.
Maybe after Rollins drops the belt, he can reform DIFH with Rusev. Jacobs is writing, after all.
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Brock didn't seem to care when Punk beat the shit out of Heyman.
I mean Brock helped Heyman at Summer Slam, but then he left and was like "Don't worry, you've got Curtis Axel and Ryback now" while he chilled at home.
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So, MITB is in like 3 weeks or something. Usually there are one or two guys that stand out around this time, but I can't think of anyone that looks good for it right now. Looks like Rollins/Lesnar is pretty close to locked in for Summer Slam, so it would have to be a longer-term prospect. I guess it could be Roman who, in a reversal of fortune, holds the case over Rollins' head like the sword of Damocles. Perhaps Kevin Owens if he sticks around?
Who does everyone else think is the favorite to win MITB this year?
And Becky's orange hair rules.
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My question, I guess, is how the fuck do you put the heels into a 3-on-10 handicap match? Did I miss something?
They're heels who think they're faces, plays into their persecution complex, sets up a clusterfuck brawl to promote EC.
I'm trying to remember the circumstances when The Shield had to do the same thing a couple years ago.
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Rusev's body language is way better than Lana's all over the place accent.
When I first heard the idea of making Lana American, I thought it was the worst idea for her ever. After the last couple of weeks, though, I'm starting to come around on it. She can't hold that fake accent at all during long promos or when she has to emote.
Also looks like Kevin Owens got some updated gear in preparation for his big match on Sunday. I kinda dug his DILLIGAF low-budget indy look, but I guess everyone needs some ring attire that "pops" on the big stage.
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I dug the special entrances throughout the show.
Kevin Owens walking right by Itami after the "sneak attack" was a perfect character moment. Tremendous writing there.
Becky and Sasha, in addition to being the most beautiful hair match in wrestling history, was an absolute gem. Becky has always shown great athleticism and smart match structure, but hasn't had too many opportunities for a big showcase match like this. Total break-out, star-making match for her. Sasha is Sasha. It's just crazy how far women's wrestling has come in NXT. A little over a year ago, people were going crazy over that Paige/Emma match, and honestly, that was dogshit compared to this. The bar just keeps getting higher, and the matches are rightly getting mention in MOTY conversations.
Zayn/Owens was also really good for the time it got. Sami was really fired up, and Owens bumped his ass off. The apron powerbomb will never not be a sick spot. The constant head-shots while the refs were checking on Zayn went right along with the story. Joe's debut would've been infinitely cooler had it not been spoiled for me previously, but it was still sufficiently awesome. Can't wait for that match.
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I'm kind of expecting a non-finish for Cena/Owens. Even though NXT is officially developmental, their belt is still treated like a big deal. It's well above the IC title at this point. I can't imagine HHH pitching for one of his top stars to come up just to job clean and disappear.
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For coming out of nowhere, EC looks like it should be a pretty fun show.
I love that they're going back to Seth/Dean one on one for the title. Those two have great chemistry and it's nice to see Ambrose being relevant again. Also no Roman or Orton in sight.
Cena/Owens is worth the price of the network alone.
Neville/Dallas is a neat call-back to their NXT days, and it'll be good for Neville to have a program he can definitively win.
The tag chamber should be a spectacular clusterfuck. I'm pretty surpised Harper/Rowan weren't involved but both The Matadors and The Ascension made the cut. It's all about New Daw/BRC anyway, with Kalisto throwing in a couple big spots I'm sure.
The IC chamber is really the only uninteresting match. Same old aimless midcarders (plus R-Truth who is inexplicably still hanging around a title scene of any kind), and yes, Rusev is part of that crowd now too. He just got initiated with the "fail going after the IC/US belt, immediately go after the other with no transition" angle. The Lana/Ziggler stuff is really flat too.
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I know this is dumb fantasy booking but my ideal booking for Rusev/Lana tonight:
Rusev berates Lana in the ring. Then we get the GLUURRRTTTTTTTT,with the reformed Wyatts now in the ring. Bray then takes Lana and turns her into some creepshow child bride as Rusev realizes he was awful to the love of his life and now does whatever he can to get her back.
A boy can dream.
That's such a good idea, it'll never happen. It would save both of those guys right now.
Turning Lana American would be so stupid. She's already massively over as a Russian. Obviously she'll need to speak more English as a face, but she definitely needs to keep the accent. She can take some middle ground political stance where she still loves her "native country" but realizes there's a lot of good things about the US too. Of course, this is far too nuanced for Vince, so she'll end up dancing on the Russian flag in a stars 'n stripes bikini or something.
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That was an interesting edit of the main event promo. I assume the extra long crowd shots were replacing Sami raising his left arm during his entrance. It made Owens look kinda silly saying he "knows Sami's injury" or whatever in ominous tones when they just had a video package explaining it all in detail. I assume we were in store for a concussion angle prior to his injury on Raw. All in all, guess you just gotta chalk it up to the hazards of taping weeks in advance. Decent coverup, all things considered.
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The King Barrett gimmick reeks of "creative has nothing for you." It's very telling that the actual British guy comes across as a poor man's King Booker.
Thank god they put Ambrose in the title match. I love Rollins, but his feuds with Kane and Orton are doing absolutely nothing for me. Despite not being likely to make an impact, Dean freshens up the whole thing quite a bit.
I'm so glad The New Day is finally getting a chance to live up to their heel potential. These guys are the best thing on the show every week, and pairing up against babyface Cesaro just makes it doubly fun. If they're looking to salvage Big E, they're headed in the right direction. I get a lot of "Rocky Maivia in the NOD" vibes from him (in terms of character direction, not necessarily max potential).
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Owens should definitely not be dropping the belt any time soon.
I think the best play here is Owens/Balor/Breeze triple threat. It's a quick fix, logical, and protects everyone involved.
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Like everyone else, the answer is too much. Doesn't help that I've incorporated "insider terminology" into my everyday vocabulary.
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Maybe I'm weird, but I will definitely be going out of my way to see Kofi/Cesaro. Those two always have good chemistry and the face/heel reversal is interesting.
Main sounds interesting too. 2/3 of the classic Shield/Wyatt matches re-arranged in a way that you wouldn't immediately notice.
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Rollins' finisher this week was hot garbage. Just go back to the curb stomp at Extreme Rules and pretend this whole thing never happened.
Orton attacking two different heels after (relatively) big wins was stupid, but the Slater RKO was awesome. Perfect camera angle and Heath's cheesy reaction made it.
This was an ideal show to illustrate that Raw needs to be 2 hours instead of 3. There were some quality moments, but way too much filler for the main angle.
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I don't see any way that WM fills up JerryWorld. It's just too enormous and the venue is a prohibitive clusterfuck that's difficult to get in and out of and parking is silly expensive. That's probably fine for the country music awards, but I can't imagine that there are enough wrestling fans willing to pay for all that. Personally, I'm in Houston and while I was happy to travel to the Nola for 30, there's no fuckin way I'm making the much shorter trip to Arlington.
But it's very possible that I have no idea what I'm talking about and Vince will find a way to fill it up. I guess.
I wish there were exact numbers on the demographics of the Mania crowd. In my experience, it seems like a huge chunk are die-hards who travel from everywhere and money is no object.
That said, Jerryworld is still 20-25k more seats than the stadiums they've been running, so who knows?
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Weren't the Ascension really over in NXT as recently as December?
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I think Bryan only knows one speed. He's a true professional or has a serious case of Kurt Angle disease, depending on how you look at it.
Compare Bryan's recent run towards the end of Punk's WWE run (where he openly admitted he wasn't trying) and you can see a huge difference.
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Fandango is so getting future endeavored this year.
"Hey remember that time you were unintentionally over like 2 years ago and we did nothing with you? Well, now we're gonna use that thing to turn you face! If we force it, it'll be even more over!"
*A few weeks go by and nothing happens*
"Welp, can't think of anything else for ya. Thanks for all the hard work, yada yada."
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Wouldn't this spot have made a lot more sense if he was scheduled to enter #3, then did the reveal after everyone else came out?
I also figured Henry's thing was planned as a way to cut 5 minutes out of the match, but the whole thing was weird and not very good.