Go2Sleep
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Why the fuck is Shamus in this tourney?
Kayfabe wise, it's because he's definitely in the top 16 and why would he turn down a title opportunity where he doesn't have to use the case? Edge competed in the gold rush tournament when he held the first MITB too.
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MITB is still good as long as it's on the right person. It helped Seth Rollins immensely as recently as last year. It's the most-protected and credible prop WWE has. You could make a pretty good case that means more than all the belts except the main one and the Rumble. Nothing says "this guy is now a big deal" like holding that briefcase. It's basically what the Rumble meant until the mid 2000s, and the rise of MITB in the same timeframe is no coincidence.
I know Sheamus holding the case is terrible, but that's a problem with him, not the concept of MITB itself. The list of successes with the case is a lot longer than the list of failures.
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They need to hurry up and build that giant stadium in LA so Mania can go somewhere decent again. Dallas and Minneapolis back to back, wtf?
That said, I'll still be making the trip. I know some people there, plus it's close so I know a lot more people from home are going this year. With NXT blowing up over the last year, there will be even more good wrestling so I won't have to worry about finding too many other things to do in Dallas. No way ROH runs a show at the same time as NXT this year.
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If there's one flaw in the NXT training process, it's that someone there is telling people to do way too many reps of their entrance pose.
Still, I like Finn's jacket. It's a good, simple prop when he's not in demon mode.
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Good thing sports medicine has improved to the point where Rollins should make a full recovery. The injury looks/sounds bad, but professional athletes have come back from similarly ugly knee injuries in the last few years. Even if he wasn't booked the best, he really seemed like he tried to make the most of everything he was given, including having consistently solid matches. The time off could be beneficial to his character, though. He could come back in any number of ways and seem like a big deal.
In the short term, I think now's just the time to pull the trigger on Roman. He's been sitting in that "next in line" spot for months, and well, everyone ahead of him is now out of the way. He really is the highest ranked full-timer at the moment, so it would look bad if someone else bypassed him out of the blue. Give Roman the strap and use him to give the rubs to guys like Owens, Ambrose, etc. Bray Wyatt would be the best heel option, but the problem with that is Roman is still the top face, and those two just got out of a 4-month program. There's still a lot of fresh heel options outside of Bray to go through Roman if he has the strap. It should be noted that the "fresh heel options" do not include Sheamus, who should be fed to Roman the following night on Raw in a competitive tv match. I suppose a surprise-cash-in-fail is on the table, but I think that comes across as too forced and there's really no reason to completely kill off Sheamus who can still contribute in the tag division.
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Eva's new finisher... Woof.
I wish NXT had a richer tag team history so someone other than the Ascension could be used for a rub.
I liked the main until the finish. It was basically two CAWs with maxed out attributes trading moves, which is kinda how both guys (especially Crews) are built up. Felt like a NJ juniors match at times, in a good way. The ending angle doesn't seem like it'll make a ton of sense. Why is Corbin going to be content to let Joe get the title shot while he dicks around with Crews for nothing (maybe a #1 contender spot if he's lucky)? There's probably better ways to get there, but heel Joe vs. Finn Balor is money.
It's a shame Gionna Daddio can't use her real name because it's probably the most NXT Name Generator name ever. Marley sounds like some Disney live action dog movie name.
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Also they really screwed up with Sheamus winning thr MitB didnt they?
I think I've said it before, but literally every other person in that match would've been a better winner (including Bray Wyatt who wasn't an official participant). Sheamus has replaced Sandow as the worst MITB holder ever.
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Cena leaves, Raw is good two weeks in a row.
makes u think
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Does WWE put anyone under 21 on tv? I guess Jojo did a couple spots on Raw to hype Total Divas, but I don't think she went full-time as a ring announcer until she turned 21. I don't think it would matter if Nhooph was the second coming of Manami Toyota, she probably isn't traveling with them for another couple years.
I had no idea Sabby Piscatelli was training in WWE. He looked like he could be good (based on a very small, selected sample of footage, I know). Can't imagine the concussion is a good sign for him after already playing football for 10+ years, though.
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Isn't Gargano and Ciampa's gimmick that they're outsiders who have worked hard and are now getting their first big break?
I mean it's a simple backstory that's been used lots of other times, but it seems pretty obtuse to say they don't have one. It's been clearly established from their introduction with Regal, how the announcers talk about them, and their one or two quick backstage promos.
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Great all-around episode of NXT.
The tag division is really strong right now. I want a lengthy Jordan/Gable vs. Dash/Dawson feud for the titles. Gargano/Ciampa, Enzo/Cass, and the Vaudevillains are good complementary teams, but those first two are the aces. Dash and Dawson got the first legit heel heat in Full Sail in months with that beatdown on Cass tonight.
Blake and Murphy are lot better as Alexa's mantourage than as a featured team.
Thought Nia Jax looked a lot better this week too. I think part of it was her jobber was better (I'm pretty sure Kay Lee Ray main evented the Shimmer show Mania weekend), but Nia was also smoother and more comfortable too. I love the addition of the leg drop as a finisher.
The Crews/Balor hype videos were solid as usual.
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Is it just me or do I just find Bray Wyatt a really shitty wrestler?
Most of his singles programs have been underwhelming, but I don't know if I'd go so far as "really shitty." If Bray's really shitty, what does that make the Ascension?
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So, if Reigns is getting the title shot, and Ambrose goes off doing something else, who teams with the Brothers of Destruction in the Survivor match?
Brock and Sting /fantasy booking
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It was like 4 years into the HIAC gimmick that they finally had a match where someone didn't break into/out of the cell at some point (at least it made sense the way they did it in Foley/Taker).
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Edit: Wrong thread, I'm stupid.
Uh, Baron Corbin is getting better. I don't mind his look too much, but his promos need work. I think he'd be really good in an "enforcer that eventually breaks free" role like Diesel or Batista.
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The "blading vs drawing blood" thing has to be one of the stranger production quirks/policies in WWE. If you're going to let guys bleed on rare occasion, why wouldn't you want them using a small blade to just break the skin as opposed to having guys bare-knuckle each other or ram their heads into solid metal?
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Blading is strictly forbidden in WWE. The last guy who did it and was caught trying to hide it was Dave Bautista several years ago, fined $100,000 for doing so in a match with Chris Jericho. He was caught by one of the cameras and everyone involved in the match was called into McMahon's office, heavily reprimanded and fined.
I'm curious what Brock was doing then when he raked his head across the bottom of his glove exactly where the cut was.
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Another pretty whatever show, but what else do we get from WWE these days?
When Del Rio came back, it felt like he was never gone. It was supposed to be a special moment, but he just blended right back into the current uninspired landscape. At least the match wasn't pointless overkill like most of Cena's recent work.
Roman/Bray was fine, but these guys needed the blood more than Taker and Lesnar. They were pretty creative within their limitations and both guys took some good bumps.
Really glad New Day retained the tag belts. Hope that's the end of the Dudleys as contenders. That attempted double team is a legit Botch of the Year Candidate.
The women's match was probably Nikki's best match ever. Thought they went to the finish too fast after that awesome Alabama Slam on the apron, but other than that, very solid.
The WWE title match was better than I expected. Rollins getting the decisive clean win was impressive.
Totally forgot about the IC match, and based on the way it was executed, I feel like WWE did too. Felt very last-minute and rushed.
I honestly didn't care for the main at all. Between Lesnar blading on an obvious non-contact spot and the fucking cut doctor cleaning up his crimson mask, they actually managed to make me wish they had just stuck with the "no blood" protocol. The match should be minus five stars just for having a doctor inside the cell the whole match. The action was pretty dull for stretches, more like Mania 30 and less like Summer Slam. The camera angle for the tombstone was Linda-McMahon-bad and the most of their "exposed ring" spots missed the exposed ring. And if they wanted to put Lesnar over as the new phenom or whatever, why did he use the low blow? That was a seriously lazy attempt at storytelling, a callback like that only works if it makes sense for the characters. You can't just be like "Oh that's what Taker did at Summer Slam... That's DEEP man!" A better spot would be Taker using the low blow and Brock fighting through it to still get the win.
Anyway, that match annoyed me more than it probably should have. The post-match would've been interesting had the WM angle not happened. Typical Bray job/randomly appear to feud with someone else booking, without the month layoff this time. There's potential for it to be interesting, but look inside yourselves and ask: Do you think it will be?
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Jericho's turn on Michaels in 08. Shawn had to fake an injury to beat Batista, and then he kept up with charade for weeks. Jericho was telling the truth!
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I thoroughly enjoyed Dolph getting his ass kicked the second he used "millennial" as a pejorative.
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Is anyone bothered that Stardust and the Ascension were cheering Cesaro on? Please don't drag Claudio into the realm of suck that is Stardust and the Ascension.
WWE has found a way to turn Cesaro (potentially a Cesaro/Neville team) into x4 material. Bravo.
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I don't think Breeze/Ziggler is a bad idea. I mean the writers could easily screw it up and Breeze can't in good conscience call Dolph an uggo, but Dolph's a credible midcarder who can make Breeze look good to a new audience. Plus the name Summer Breeze writes itself and they should be a good comedy duo with Breeze still being a midcard threat in the ring.
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I kinda appreciate Brock's honesty. Everybody always kayfabes the "I love the business, I always loved the business" element but that's statistically impossible. No chance everyone loves the business.
Eh, I think this is true more often than not. I think you'd have to be really passionate about being a wrestler to make it to the level where people want to hear a shoot interview with you. I think the big difference is that unlike 99.9% of wrestlers, Brock didn't grow up as a fan. It's really impressive how quickly he picked it up and how good he is, but it makes for a dull interview about wrestling.
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The Yeti might work if he was going to do a d-bag jock heel gimmick. DVDVR is not an accurate representation of the amount of current fans who remember the WCW Yeti.
Also, I didn't watch Tough Enough. Is ZZ kind of slow, or is he just always kayfabing the backwoods gimmick?