Eivion
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The Priest/Jey segment was alright. I liked mostly for the nding and the general build towards a Judgement Day implosion its continuing.
Awesome Truth vs. DIY was good. Curious to see where things go as the post match showed Ciampa overly frustrated with the loss.
The Gunther promo was solid. As the New Day vs. Imperium match it led to. Not sure how I feel about the post match with poor Vinci getting beaten and ousted by Kaiser. Mostly I just think Vinci is the better wrestler of the team with Kaiser so I hope this doesn't mean he is gone from WWE though I also don't see him doing much on his own. Hopefully we get a Wolfe return or maybe another Ringkampf member joins Imperium.
That Drew/Sheamus segment was good. The digs were perfect, and I liked Sheamus's reactions. Sheamus/Nakamura right after was another solid match.
That Gable promo was cold. Hopefully Gable can keep that up as the heel turn continues. Still, I really want him to switch out Otis, Tozawa, and Maxxine for the Creeds. Just feels like a perfect heel stable. Ivy can stay with Maxxine as a face.
Andrade/Ricochet vs. Santos/JD built into something good. JD and Santos were a far better team than expected. The Priest attack post match and trash talk to Dom and JD was neat.
Dug the backstage segment with all the women that led into the battle royal. Was a nice face moment for Becky and solid build to giving Maxxine a chance to impress in the match. The match itself was pretty solid. I dug a lot of eliminations and thought they did a good job showcasing most of the women involved at some point. The finale with Liv, Becky, and Nia was expected but done well enough. I do wish Liv won, but I assume much of this is to set up a full heel turn for Liv when she finally does take the belt. Right now she doesn't quote have the reasons or ammo for it. Beating Becky down bad for the title will give it to her. I have to admit I would have rather seen Liv win straight up here, but I do think there is a noticeable drop off in how the crowd views the women after Rhea and Becky. This is probably necessary to help Liv step to the next level.
No stand out match, but everything here was pretty solid and enjoyable. weakest segment was probably the opening, but everything else did well. Solid show overall though it still suffers from the usual long Raw length.
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A pity about Von, but I'm not sure there was much else to do with him in NXT and he didn't offer much for a main roster run. He is solid so I hope he finds something good to do on the indie scene or maybe try to hit up Japan.
7 hours ago, Cliff Hanger said:Rooting for Roxy to lose tomorrow feels weird, but she's better than half the women on the touring rosters and probably should have been called up before any of last year's call-ups save Zoey and maybe Alba (who has been badly underused).
I somewhat disagree with this. I don't think there would have been anything for Roxanne to do had she been called up last year. All you have to do is see how all of those callups went to figure out where Roxanne would be. She might be better off this year with Rhea out, but I still think she will end up not doing much if she is called up with the Draft.
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Seriously? Fuck, now I have to rewatch.
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13 hours ago, sabremike said:
Omega wouldn't say anything bad about the guy his company hates more than just about anyone on Earth to the point they built an episode of one of their TV shows around burying him a few weeks back.
Sure, but he noticeably talked shit about NJPW when the Elite left despite most signs pointing to NJPW giving him and the group a ton of freedom for a good year or two. He noticeably talked shit about WWE when AEW was forming. Then when Cody left AEW he claimed all the anti-WWE stuff was Cody despite it having mostly coming from Omega and Khan back then. Not saying he is wrong, but I think Omega is far more political than he pretends to be.
Not talking crap about CM Punk when its been reported everyone but Tony Khan has basically moved on doesn't really say much.
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I kind of disagree. Omega tends to noticeably bad mouth or air grievances during political times with his promotions. Not to say he isn't wrong, but the implication he is making without actually saying it is pretty dark and rather shitty of him if not true. It seems off given how many seem to actually like Ogawa, but that doesn't necessarily say much since some predators know how to hide themselves well.
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Knight/AJ was solid though I think I liked their WM match more.
The introduction of the new tag titles was nice. The new belts look really good. The 4-way right after was clusterfuck in the best of ways. Glad the Profits won.
The whole Solo/Heyman/Tama/KO segment was damn good. Solo making moves has been great. I love that his Bloodline is so much more vicious and savage. Will be fun to see how crazy they let it get, especially if Jacob Fatu is actually signed.
Carlito/Santos was alright but easily the weakest match tonight.
Naomi/Bayley built into something good only to be ruined by Tiffany as it felt like they were reaching a new height. I assume we get a triple threat at Backlash.
Pretty solid episode with some worthwhile matches and a standout segment with Solo taking over the Bloodline and a bloody KO.
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I mostly feel sorry for Xia Li. I think she had more potential, but the start/stop push of her kept her from really doing much.
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I feel like people should be less surprised about that raid date as I want to say they hinted towards it before. I think the final campaign mission won't even launch until the raid is done so there was no chance in hell of them waiting two weekends.
Did Whisper solo last night. I think I had a minute or two left on the timer when I was done. I probably would have finished faster had I not been stupid and freed all of the bosses at once like a cocky dumbass. Its nice to finally have it done. Was never able to finish the original since every death kicked you out. Went ahead and rand through some of it again to get the currently available oracles. Now I just need to do a legend run which I'm definitely looking for a fireteam for.
I also finally used Whisper for the time. I like it and kind of feel dumb for never really trying it until now.
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41 minutes ago, Craig H said:
Finished it. Fucking loved it. More than that, holy shit, my hypothesis was right!!!
I don’t ever remember it being spelled out in the games, but I had long suspected that Vault Tec was behind the end of the world just because so many of the vaults were setup for experimentation and control groups and it can’t be good for your bottom line of the thing you’re selling never has a purpose. The only thing I couldn’t figure out was the how behind it all, like how did the pull it off.
And then in FO4, if memory serves, it makes it sound like the Institute was responsible. Or maybe it was the Enclave. So that put a dent in my hypothesis that Vault Tec started it.
So I was basically flabbergasted when the show confirms that Vault Tec indeed started the Great War. My guess is they got a hold of some weapons here and in China, set them off, made it look like the war was on, and everyone launched their missiles. I was even correct on the why behind it all. I’m sure others had the same idea, but it’s fun to nail a guess every now and then.
Even still, that scene with Coop hearing what was being planned juxtaposed with what Lucy was learning was incredible. And sad.
SpoilerI don't think FO4 ever presented a theory. The Institute was definitely not a possibility as it didn't exist until post bombs drop. From my understanding the games have always presented multiple theories with the Enclave, Vault Tec, Aliens, China shot first, etc. all being possible. Its looking more and more like some combo of the first two made it happen as the show hinted that the Enclave are the ones in charge of the main vault overseeing all of the vaults based on comments from Emerson's character. They are also likely the ones hiding in the shadows as the big businesses discuss sharing the vaults.
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I think they avoid running Wrestlemania outside of the NA due to logistics and time differences. They would probably test out Summerslam, Royal Rumble, or Survivor Series first before they did Wrestlemania.
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Todd Howard did confirm certain events actually are post New Vegas so the game is still canon.
SpoilerShady Sands was bombed not long after the events New Vegas occurred. Will be interesting to see how bad the NCR has actually fallen since they were spread out thin and had a lot of shit that could have easily led to their downfall mentioned within New Vegas. I just hope next season we get a Danny Trejo as Raul cameo.
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4 hours ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said:
Things have cooled down between him and the Crush Gals, but he had a major problem with Chigusa Nagayo for a loooooooong time. Things were better between him and Lioness Asuka for a couple of years in the early-2000s, and she even booked for Arsion for a few months, but they fell out again shortly thereafter. Rossy takes credit for the Crush Gals' success when he was nothing more than an errand runner for them; Fumi Saito touts Rossy's version of things.
Rossy and Chigusa have been good for a over a decade now. Never heard the Crush Gals claim. Was he even booker in AJW when the Crush Gals were at their height?
4 hours ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said:Rossy and Manami Toyota also do not get along, but I don't recall what the basis of that was. Same with Kyoko Inoue.
He and Toyota were fine until Bea Priestly/Blair Davenport started using Toyota's finisher. Toyota was pissy about it because she felt only people she bequeathed the move to should use it. She got mocked for her reaction by fans and wrestlers.
Rossy and Kyoko Inoue were fine with each other last time I checked.
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Dijak/Dar was good. Was glad to see Dar pick up the victory. Curious if this is a turn for Dijak as the crowd were all in behind him here..
Sol/Lola was a nice showcase for Sol. Lola did fine but didn't show off as much. The finish and post match worked well enough as setups for Sol/Blair II and Nattie/Lola NXT Underground.
Ridge/Wilde was solid.
The Family/NQCC segment was alright but lasted a bit too long.
Ilja/Evans was good and a damn fine showcase for Evans. Evans is going to be a star if his personality/character can manage to even be half as interesting as his ring work.
Was nice to see Thea and Chase finally bury the hatchet. Also dug Tatum's promo vid explaining her devotion really being the Women's title itself opposed to the holder. Thea/Tatum was pretty decent while it lasted. The Jacy interference was expected. The post match attack by Lyra slightly less so. Enjoyed Roxanne's backstage interview setting up the triple threat next week.
AoP vs. Enofe/Blade was a good semi-competitive slaughter. The Authors are still great a monster hosses, and Enofe/Blade were perfect counters to them stylistically and personality wise.
Ivar/Briggs was decent, but I'm not sure it was a necessary match. Feels like they haven't been going the right direction with Briggs's character since he went solo. I rarely find myself or the audience ever really rooting for him.
Trick/Solo was good though I dug their Stand & Deliver match more. Will be interesting to see if this is the end of hayes in NXT with the Draft coming up.
Could have been stronger match and segment wise though there was some worthwhile stuff here like Dijak/Dar, Trick/Hayes II, Thea/Chase reconciliation, etc. Overall this felt like a solid enough episode for building up the coming Spring Breakout shows.
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1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said:
Since Hunter took over ... damn almost 20 months ago now... is Rhea the first truly story altering major injury he's had to deal with? Cause I can't imagine she was going to lose the title to Liv almost immediately after her triumphant Mania match. Now I can't see anyone else winning it, barring someone huge returning.
Also, supposedly Becky hasn't signed her extension. Which makes me think that Mania match could have been a soft farewell while she goes to AEW or Japan for a while for a *much* needed freshening up. But then again, she may just re-sign now that Rhea's sidelined for however long.
CM Punk was the first. I don't think they really knew what they were doing with Rhea as far as her title reign goes. Her injury is probably more damaging to Judgement Day plans than the women's title direction.
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Rhea having to vacate the belt sucked, but I did enjoy them tying it into Liv's attack from last week along with Liv's later backstage interview. Not sure they really go with a Liv heel turn, but I'm definitely curious to see how things shake out. I assume Rhea comes back no sooner than Summerslam since they had her vacate.
Sheamus/Ivar was pretty solid as expected. Nice return for Sheamus. Dug the post match celebration with Pat and Cole.
The presentation of the new tag titles to Awesome Truth was fun. You could tell having an idea of what was to come HHH still wasn't sure what words would eventually come out of Truth's mouth. He clearly had to hide his chuckling a couple of times. Was nice to see this lead into the DIY vs. New Day vs. Creeds. The match was good, and I'm pleased DIY came out on top.
Ivy/Maxxine vs. Indi/Candace was surprisingly decent. Maxxine is slowly improving. Was nice to see Indi finally make her choice in wanting to be a horrible winner or kind hearted loser.
Andrade/Dom was solid though it felt like it could have been stronger. Post match attack was expected, but it was nice to see Ricochet make the save. Was also nice to see him do it without his music.
KC Squared vs. Chelsea/Piper was alright.
Nia Jax's promo as solid and felt like a hint of Jade or someone new potentially being moved over to Raw.
Cody's promo was alright. Dug that it led into Jey/Finn which was a pretty solid match. The post match beating leading to Jey's escape and catching up with Sami was neat. Loved Sami's entrance through building and hyping up the crowd the whole time. Sami/Gable was a damn good match. Gable's heel turn post match was unsurprising, but I loved how they did it as gave a false sense that it maybe wasn't going down. that final shot with Gable having Sami in the ankle lock was perfect.
The matches were generally solid, but it was the triple threat tag and Sami/Gable that really stood out as something worthwhile here. Rhea dropping the belt sucks on many levels, but this also feels like a good chance for them to reset the division a bit. Rhea was almost too strong as champ, and they really never figured out how to raise many of the other women's profile due to Rhea's heel-face status messing things up. I think only Nia really got much out of it. Feels like now they have a shot to realign things. Still not sure if anyone else can really build themselves up to the next level without some sort of character change. Will be interesting to see. The entire sequence from Cody's promo to the end of the show was kind of amazing with the matches and segments bleeding into each other perfectly from story connectivity point. HHH has been doing a nice job of this, but the production changes in particular add so much more and make it all feel more alive. The episode was solid even before all of that, but that final hour carried it to something good.
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AWG stuff sounds like a mess, Marigold or not. The departures to Marigold does seem to give Rossy more of a solid foundation than he had when he started Stardom in 2010/11.
Still feels weird to see Rossy, Fuka, and Nanae all together again to started a new promotion.
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Sad about Lower Decks ending, but it also felt like that was coming soon regardless.
Very happy to see Strange New Worlds renewed. That has been the best of new Trek by far though I still hope we get a post-Picard series following Seven and Jack Crusher at some point.
3 episodes into Discovery's final season and its fine so far. Not big on the major story path this season as it feels like something that was ignored for good reason, but the stuff beside it focused on characters is solid.
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1 hour ago, TheVileOne said:
Is Dogmeat OK at least?
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1 hour ago, TheVileOne said:Spoiler
Yes, but that is clearly after Shaw and Frost have already been involved in the government. The X-men clearly had no say before then and weren't likely to try and argue over it now, especially Magneto who hasn't necessarily been at odds with the group.
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1 hour ago, TheVileOne said:Spoiler
I doubt they were happy with it, but the X-men don't run Genosha and likely weren't involved in the process that saw Shaw and Frost put in such high positions in the first place.
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33 minutes ago, TheVileOne said:
What did the show do with regard to New Vegas?
SpoilerShady Sands was nuked in 2277 and seemingly led to the downfall of the NCR. Actually it seems like the NCR never really spread far even before then. It basically de-canonized New Vegas if the show is considered canon.
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2 hours ago, TheVileOne said:
I was confused why Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost were not only in Genosha but allowed to have roles in the governing council. Maybe Frost turned over a new leaf after the Apocalypse incident, but Shaw weaseling his way in there didn't compute. Both were major red flags considering their roles in the Dark Phoenix Saga.
SpoilerGuessing its been a few years since that incident in the show, and their involvement is realistically probably not well known by anyone but the X-men. The Hellfire Club is a group of mutants with power and influence in literally every way. It makes sense they would take up leadership if given the chance. In general though that council felt like a bit of a shout to the Krakoan era that just ended.
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Opening Cody promo was fine and thankfully not super long.
Knight vs. Lashley vs. Escobar was solid and fun even with the expected interference.
Loved the Bloodline segment. Solo making his move with Tama's debut was great. The fear Heyman showed as it all went down was just perfection. Will be fun to see where this all leads. Is Solo trying to be the new Tribal Chief? Has the Rock taken over? Does Jacob Fatu join? Or maybe we Umaga/Jamal's son debut? Curious to see if they actually elevate Solo to world title challenger.
Bron/Grimes was a quick serviable squash.
Bayley segment served as a solid lead into Naomi/Tiffany. Was nice to see the two get more time together and pace themselves for something good. This was a good way to put over Naomi a bit more and leave the door open for a rematch for Tiffany with the flash pin. Looking forward to Naomi/Bayley next week. Its match I don't actually recall happening before even though I'm sure it has a few times.
Chelsea/Piper vs. Bianca/Jade was another quick squash to put over Jade.
Rey vs. KO vs. Styles was good and the superior triple threat from tonight. Loved the double german suplex and finish with the Styles Clash. Both were so perfect.
The matches that go time were good and worth checking out while the Bloodline segment felt like a big step forward to a potential new gen of the group starting. Stuff like that and bits of promos and segments building to future title matches made for a pretty solid show.
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DESTINY 2: Lightfall
in COMPUTERS & GAMES & TECH
Posted · Edited by Eivion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNh1KBRluC0
Have to say I did not call Savathun coming with us into the Pale Heart.