Dolfan in NYC Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Nia & Becky in a Last Woman Standing match tonight on Raw! Also, Seth is gonna try, probably hilariously ineptly, to call out the Rock! The Road to Philly continues! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Nia has been so fucking good during this latest run. What an awesome bully cheapshot artist. She’s had a bunch of banger matches. (I actually didn’t see her against Ripley yet either.) Becky is always at her best when she gets to be defiant in her matches — I’m not a fan of Becky as the world beater best in the world, but she’s fantastic having to work from underneath. She’s been positioned this way during the past few months and it has really clicked for me. I think the match tonight is going to be a really fun brawl. Becky vs. Rhea absolutely could main event WM but understandably isn’t because of the absolute star power in the main events. I am also really intrigued by the Sami/Gunther/Gable angle. They have to get Gable involved. Sami getting the win was such a great and intriguing choice. What a great three years Sami has had with WrestleMania — the big (and pretty incredible) celebrity match, a Night One main event in the angle of the century (and just an all-time banger match, too), and now in the show stealing position against Gunther and very likely Chad Gable with him playing as “the other guy.” 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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onelegbrynn Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I think I might have to check out Raw tonight, if nothing else for the Becky vs Nia last woman standing match. Also, I’m so over Seth Rollins and his goofiness especially after the whole cringe inducing “diarrhea Dwayne” thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 For a second, thought was the HOF announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 59 minutes ago, odessasteps said: For a second, thought was the HOF announcement. I imagine they'll want to wait a few years until his youngest kids are old enough to remember/appreciate something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 1 minute ago, Peck said: I imagine they'll want to wait a few years until his youngest kids are old enough to remember/appreciate something like that. You haven't seen the leak yet, have you? (Go to the HOF thread.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 The trailer for the Wyatt doc looks good. He was someone who at moments I really loved his character but at others I wasn't into it at all. Don't know why they had Hogan in it. Doesn't feel like he would have any insight to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 40 minutes ago, RazorbladeKiss87 said: The trailer for the Wyatt doc looks good. He was someone who at moments I really loved his character but at others I wasn't into it at all. Don't know why they had Hogan in it. Doesn't feel like he would have any insight to add. I think it's because they're paying him enough to be available for these things that they want to get as much as they can for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I only got to see the Last Woman Standing match and that was a damn good garbage match brawl. Thought they did a good job at going from spot to spot and plunder to plunder. Nia has become a really good bully and Becky is at her best selling and selling and selling and then firing up. Loved that Becky had to use her resiliency to get the win (as highlighted by the announcers) and find a way to put Nia down after the Manhandle Slam through the table didn’t work. The leg drop from the ladder was pretty gnarly. Fun match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 I hate that Drew is doing the best work of his career and he has to deal with Seth cackling like a moron and using the crowd singing as a crutch when he doesn't have a comeback. Punk's comeback next week is going to be odd as both Seth and Drew hate him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Said it on the Discord but whatever Nia was wearing was NOT flattering. And the Ode to Bull guillotine from Becky was gnarly. Most I watched was a chunk of the Creeds/DIY match and it's nice they've moved the brothers up and gave them a bunch of false finishes but after the second one it's way obvious they are not going over. Maybe just one next time and lay extra heat on it. WWE: "Okay so we're gonna give you some homework for the interview, here's a couple matches we'd like you to watch so you know who you're talking about" Hogan: "Okay" WWE later: "So what do you think of Bray Wyatt?" Hogan: "I would have made a ton of money with him brother" WWE: "You can lie" Hogan: "Okay then. *pause* It was so sad when he died, I knew his dad real well..." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Matt Hardy was spotted in attendance at Raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Ok who knows the story about Cody's mom beating up an undercover cop at a Willie Nelson concert cuz I gotta hear that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eivion Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 The Usos' faceoff was fine. Was nice to see Cody make the save. DIY/Creeds built into a damn fine match as expected. Was great seeing the crowd into both teams a good deal. Hopefully the Creeds get more build so the crowd is into without them having to go all out each match as the future persists. KC Squared vs. Indi/Candice was another angle masquerading as match to push Candice's new heel character. I kind of dig it, especing the absolutely dickish pride she had post match. Cody's segment was solid. Ricochet/Dom was pretty fun with Ricochet getting in a good showcase. Will be interesting to see what happens when Judgement Day breaks up post Mania. I kind of hope JD sticks with Dom as they two play well to each other. The Sami/Gunther contract signing and Sami's segments with Gable were all good. I like the idea that Sami can't just rely on his underdog energy to take him through it. I don't ant Sami to win, but I have to say I would kind of love for Sami to maybe get some extra training from Gable to push himself to the next level and come close. Awesome Truth vs. Indus Sher was fun. Loved how Awesome Truth made their entrance. Was neat seeing one segment bleed into the next with some different camera angles in use. Its been good seeing WWE trest some new ideas out production wise post Dunn. Hope it continues. The Seth/Drew segment was another solid on between the two. Drew continues to give some of the bes t character work of his career. Seth is a goofball, but I d actually give him credit for stepping up the past few months during a lot of these segments. He isn't close as good as his opponents, but he also isn't so far behind its embarrassing like he has been in the past. New Day vs. Otis/Tozawa was another fun match. Was nice seeing Otis and Akira actually get in a decent showcase against a team like New Day. Becky/Nia wasn't as good as their last match, but was still a solid garbage brawl. Most of the matches and segments ranged from pretty decent-solid, but we did get a great standout match in DIY vs. Creeds. That is match that deserves to happen again with the belts on the line and one of them as champs. Another solid show with Wrestlemania taking shape and unfinished business finally ending on Becky's journey to Rhea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eivion Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Forgot to mention, but I did enjoy Pat referencing that Dom was booed at his wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Cody had a fire promo last night but the one last week was great as it gave Rock something to mock and in turn led to what Cody did last night. Things just feel right with the buildup to the two nights of Cody/Bloodline and Seth aside this is going to be a fun one to watch. I just hope we're past the point of staff giving out signs for the fans as with the Cody love there's no real need for that anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Had to work last night so I'm just catching highlights although I need to find Creeds/DIY in full Really dug the developments in the IC title hunt. One thing Sami has learned in WWE is the small movement of TV acting, his expression after Gunther started psyching him out was great McAfee referencing pumas for Ricochet was a nice little nod. Ric is one of those wrestlers like Adam Cole who always seems to be mid-thigh slap in the youtube thumbnail Rollins and McIntyre is a ton of fun. Seth deserves credit for being a part of the top two programs for this Mania even if he's the Other Guy in both You know what? I'm into Candice LeRae's turn Does Cody think Homelander is an aspirational character? Could be part of the problem Lynch/Jax was up in full and it was a pretty good brawl. The Samoan drop onto the chairs had to suck, in fact Becky took quite a beating throughout. Jax has improved since returning but I had to laugh when she stumbled into position for the final table spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 The Creeds have a lot of potential. I really like their moonsaults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I found Creeds/DIY and it was pretty dope. The Creed Bros have a lot of fun signature spots already like Julius suplexing a guy from his knees which is my kind of wrestling physics. They're still rough though and there's at least a couple of things in every match that don't quite work but thankfully they're strong enough that they can compensate and land guys like DIY pretty much anywhere. One day they will hit one of the impressive spots they try to do, this one was Julius trying a one-armed powerbomb to Gargano while holding Ciampa in an ankle lock with the other hand. Total madness to even try really and yet he almost got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 30 minutes ago, Godfrey said: I found Creeds/DIY and it was pretty dope. The Creed Bros have a lot of fun signature spots already like Julius suplexing a guy from his knees which is my kind of wrestling physics. They're still rough though and there's at least a couple of things in every match that don't quite work but thankfully they're strong enough that they can compensate and land guys like DIY pretty much anywhere. One day they will hit one of the impressive spots they try to do, this one was Julius trying a one-armed powerbomb to Gargano while holding Ciampa in an ankle lock with the other hand. Total madness to even try really and yet he almost got it He's done it a few times in NXT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Stevie did an analysis of how dangerous that cannonball type maneuver is to both the guy giving it and the guy taking it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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