Spritenaut 32 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Given the "Chris Hero is fat" talk that came out of WWE developmental, the idea of them signing Steen is amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Given the "Chris Hero is fat" talk that came out of WWE developmental, the idea of them signing Steen is amusing. I think there is a certain level of fat you can be. Like a Bray Wyatt level of fat is okay. Chris hero was too skinny fat, but not in the CM Punk sell a t-shirt way. I think Steen is a goof fat, but is acne may hurt him. And I'm actually being serious about all of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsplash Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Hero has stated that the issue was his ring style not his physique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Hero has stated that the issue was his ring style not his physique. LOL...Pat Tanaka recently claimed he made a million dollar pay off in the WWF. Hulk Hogan claimed Andre weighed 900 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Hero has stated that the issue was his ring style not his physique. LOL...Pat Tanaka recently claimed he made a million dollar pay off in the WWF. Hulk Hogan claimed Andre weighed 900 pounds. God I hate people like you. His physique was not the reason WWE let him go. You don't get fired from NXT for one reason. Triple H didn't see much marketable in him and a couple of big names on the main roster put the mouth on him after getting a poor impression of him. His lack of effort in the gym was an issue six months before he was released. B. I read Meltzer's site's recap of the NYC show. I know it's just an angle, but is the WWE even vaguely interested in Kevin Steen? I know he had a tryout... He should be in NXT within six weeks so yes very much so. Even before today developments it was rather open secret among those in the know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Given the "Chris Hero is fat" talk that came out of WWE developmental, the idea of them signing Steen is amusing. Keep in mind they're signing Willie Mack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I had a blast at the show, but I wanted to pull my fucking hair out over the chairshot falsie in MATCH TWO!!! Fuck me. Biggest thing I noticed though, was the Tanahashi and Nakamura give off a major superstar vibe in person. Just so clearly head and shoulders above everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimWresPowr Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I pretty much loved every minute of the show. I didn't get to enjoy it all live. It was kind of chaotic at my house the night of and I was trying to stream it thru my old laptop (the easiest one to hook up to the TV) and it was laggy as hell. Switched to the wife's laptop and hit refresh before Steen's match and all cleared up fine. Picture quality was pretty amazing for a stream. Then the feed evidently went down during intermission as by the time I thought to hit refresh I had missed 90% of the Tanahashi match. So I rewatched the matches I missed last night, all looked perfect on hard-wired computer after lagging again thru said old laptop. I agree with the sentiments that top to bottom this was one of the best shows I've seen in years though I haven't seen a whole lot of whole cards in recent years except for ROH & Gabe's stuff.I disagree that the crowd hindered the show but apparently Toronto was much hotter/came across better. Observer site said Toronto show was better but I still don't have any interest in that lineup enough to go back & watch it. Can't imagine it was better than this show. I'm not going to quibble over star ratings but I've seen a lot of inflated ratings thrown around. I gave the Bucks match **** and the main event ***1/2. All the matches were good to very good. I didn't seem to like the Lyger match as much as some. I agree he was working really hard & I really like both guys but the match just came off as a solid, nothing special match to me so I would vote that for "least" match of the night.ROH hit a home run with this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy-O Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 If Kevin Steen gets a WWE deal how big a blow is that to ROH? He is one of their bigger names at the moment. They'll survive like they always have but this time around they are not as deep as the days of Joe, Punk, Danielson, McGuinness, and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 God I hate people like you. His physique was not the reason WWE let him go. You don't get fired from NXT for one reason. Triple H didn't see much marketable in him and a couple of big names on the main roster put the mouth on him after getting a poor impression of him. His lack of effort in the gym was an issue six months before he was released. hate is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yeah, man. NOH8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKash202 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I was there in person, sitting in the 1st Balcony. From my angle, ACH's dive to the outside might have been one of the greatest athletic feats I have seen in person. All sports included. Which makes me ask, what is the word on ACH? Is he respected as a performer? I was impressed with his athleticism. How is he known as a worker though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I was there in person, sitting in the 1st Balcony. From my angle, ACH's dive to the outside might have been one of the greatest athletic feats I have seen in person. All sports included. Which makes me ask, what is the word on ACH? Is he respected as a performer? I was impressed with his athleticism. How is he known as a worker though? I know people who are super high on him, but I feel like a lot of people are still seeing him for the first time, and a lot of the feds he's working for are just putting him in a position to show off his spots rather than have really great matches. Having said that, his 2nd round match against Kyle O'Reilly from PWG's 2013 BOLA was solid with a crazy hot finish, and his match against Sammy Guevara from Inspire Pro's February show (which is available in full on YouTube, though I haven't seen it) is supposed to be like in the top 20 or 30 matches for 2014 at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 If any of you are planning on getting the aniversary show spend the extra $5 for the deluxe edition. The unedited version of the Styles-Elgin match alone is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I was there in person, sitting in the 1st Balcony. From my angle, ACH's dive to the outside might have been one of the greatest athletic feats I have seen in person. All sports included.Which makes me ask, what is the word on ACH? Is he respected as a performer? I was impressed with his athleticism. How is he known as a worker though? I should admit I'm pretty biased because a lot of guys I still keep contact with from wrestling are also good buddies with him, but I'm real high on him. I've got to see him work in person a few times here in St. Louis and he ALWAYS tears it up. And he has an innate charisma and likeability. He's something really special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I was there in person, sitting in the 1st Balcony. From my angle, ACH's dive to the outside might have been one of the greatest athletic feats I have seen in person. All sports included.Which makes me ask, what is the word on ACH? Is he respected as a performer? I was impressed with his athleticism. How is he known as a worker though? I should admit I'm pretty biased because a lot of guys I still keep contact with from wrestling are also good buddies with him, but I'm real high on him. I've got to see him work in person a few times here in St. Louis and he ALWAYS tears it up. And he has an innate charisma and likeability. He's something really special. I'm a big fan of the guy myself. First saw him at the first NPWD and figured him and Chiva Kid were both going to end up getting signed with someone after the show. If you can point me in the direction of some of the best stuff you've seen of him it would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 First time really watching RoH in years... Good lord to Kelly and Corino suck on commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Scary thing is that Corino was WORSE during the SCUM days and has toned it down since then. Like BigFresh, I'm hometown-biased with regards to A.C.H. but I'm a big fan of the guy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 What makes Corino bad on commentary? Based off his mic work as a wrestler, he seemed like he'd be able to transition nicely into a commentator role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'd put Corino in the same category as heel Cole or (occasionally) JBL: He has a hard time towing the line between strong heel commentary and obnoxious trolling to the point of me wanting to hit the mute button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 He still has his moments, though. I enjoy when he rips on Whitmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 He still has his moments, though. I enjoy when he rips on Whitmer. I've said it before but poor BJ Whitmer. People have been shitting on him for over 10 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Corino does have his moments, especially more recently...(someone did a suicide dive)Corino: SAY IT("soaring and scoring")!Kelly: NO! Corino: SAY IIIIIT! Kelly: He(Eddie Edwards) doesn't work here any more!Corino: *beat* He'll be back! Corino: Wow, Maria smells sooooo gooood...I mean I love my wife! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKash202 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Man I haven't seen Corino in years so when I was at the show and I didn't see blond hair I was like, "THAT is Corino?" I heard ACH had a tryout in Tampa with Steen at WWE Developmental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 That's true. Apparently they weren't impressed. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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