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Liquid Communism posted:If Sunday goes as it looks like it will, he might as well retire, because he'll never have the credibility to be considered even upper midcard. Go rewatch the bit where he turned on the Wyatts. That kind of intensity would be laughable out of what his character's become, because it clearly doesn't matter to him or anyone else if he loses. The best case scenario for Bryan is that he becomes the new Bret Hart. He keeps doing his thing and remains over while everything crumbles around him, causing him to become champ again out of necessity. Even the imminent IC title reign is kind of like how they tried to make it up to Bret by having him win King of the Ring.
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Shine posted:Compare this to the Rock/Austin confrontation before Wrestlemania 17. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ie7p_the-final-encounter-the-rock-austin_sport
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Mar 24, 2015 07:42
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Liquid Communism posted:It never ceases to piss me off that they have neutered Daniel Bryan so badly. I mean, he comes back after being stripped of the title and doesn't even ask for a title rematch. Think about that for a second. Picture Cena doing that. Or Edge. Or literally any other main eventer.
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CapnAndy posted:He absolutely did, it's why he got the Fastlane match. Which wasn't anything like a title shot and you know it. It was barely a #1 contender shot. I mean, I know it was inevitable because Brock doesn't work for less than $potato, but still.
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Gavok posted:The best case scenario for Bryan is that he becomes the new Bret Hart. He keeps doing his thing and remains over while everything crumbles around him, causing him to become champ again out of necessity. Even the imminent IC title reign is kind of like how they tried to make it up to Bret by having him win King of the Ring. I knew there was a reason I felt a connection with Bryan after 15+ years of not having the same connection with a wrestler.
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Shine posted:Compare this to the Rock/Austin confrontation before Wrestlemania 17. You don't even need to go that high up the chain. Miz did more in the go-home for WrestleMania 27, and that match wasn't even about him.
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Liquid Communism posted:Which wasn't anything like a title shot and you know it. It was barely a #1 contender shot.
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Shine posted:Compare this to the Rock/Austin confrontation before Wrestlemania 17. Yeah, that's not really fair. Those two guys have more charisma and "it" factor in their pinky than Brock or Reigns ever will. Don't get me wrong, Brock is an attraction in and of himself, and has a lot of drawing power but he's nothing when compared to Rock or Austin.
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Mar 24, 2015 07:58
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Corporate Kane posted:has anyone said what these two did after the camera cut? how did this get resolved? Stephanie came out and shouted at them, and they both hung their heads and said,"Sorry mom  " and shuffled awkwardly out of the ring as she glared at them.
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Mar 24, 2015 08:01
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Everybody needs to prepare themselves for the possibility of Mirror Universe Brock Lesnar showing up, switching places with our version of Brock, and shooting on Reigns this Sunday in Santa Clara. It's also entirely possible that Mirror Reigns shows up, instead. Mirror Reigns could very well be one of the most polished, likeable performers of the last few years in his universe. http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/565315/Scientists-at-Large-Hadron-Collider-hope-to-make-contact-with-PARALLEL-UNIVERSE-in-days
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Mar 24, 2015 08:02
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In the place of a big rant about how dumb WWE and their main event is, I'll just say that I don't like it very much at all. Did they ever acknowledge Paul Stanley sitting behind the commentary booth? It seemed weird that they didn't mention him when they were showing other celebrities in the crowd. NickRoweFillea posted:the real question is where are they going to fit Roman's Nap Time in the main event I thought the real question was whether or not Sting will commit the saddest of old man wrestler sins and wrestle in his t-shirt. Also, this didn't get enough love in the last thread. Writer Cath posted:"The four year dream has come true for Roman Reigns!"
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Anime Curator posted:Maybe Brock will be on Smackdown he's not
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Spermgod posted:he's not He will. And in his right hand be holding chicken fries.
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Mar 24, 2015 08:11
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If only that ending was like Wrestling Isn't Wrestling. Just have Daniel Bryan come in and beat them both.
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Mar 24, 2015 08:20
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I have to go to WrestleMania, sitting in the nosebleed section. There is no way I'm going to enjoy this, unless Brock decides to put himself into every match, and win and leave with every title. Does Levi Stadium serve hard liquor?
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Jeez, WrestleMania seems like it's gonna suck. Glad I stopped watching after Fast Lane. Might not even watch live this year.
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SoggyBobcat posted:Jeez, WrestleMania seems like it's gonna suck. Glad I stopped watching after Fast Lane. Might not even watch live this year. Okay cool. Glad to see you have other plans.
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Mar 24, 2015 08:37
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NutritiousSnack posted:until he agrees to retire So Wrestlemania 31 never, ever, ever ends? 
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Anime Curator posted:I don't want Curtis Axel to go away again. I want him and Ryback to kiss and make up
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Perry Normal posted:
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Memento posted:No. Paul Stanley is old. WWE didn't want to mention him because they're trying to trademark the KISS make-up because Bullet Club has been using it recently. Source: Dave Meltzer.
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I still expect Undertaker to interfere in some way in the title match. Undertaker's loss last year has been brought up so many times by Heyman that it's sounding like foreshadowing of retribution by UT. Then again, with the way the booking has been, probably nothing will happen with that.
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I love how at the end Vince goes nuts and calls literally everyone from the back to break them up.
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Viper_3000 posted:Yeah, that's not really fair. Those two guys have more charisma and "it" factor in their pinky than Brock or Reigns ever will. I was referring less to the star power and more to how one pair tried to kill each other, and the other played tug-of-war like two giant infants.
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I'm rooting for Triple H, cause having facial hair when your face is painted looks stupid as gently caress. Also, Sting should have remained silent, at least until this feud was done with.
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Rhonne posted:I love how at the end Vince goes nuts and calls literally everyone from the back to break them up. It always saddens me to see how good WWE can be while they're in the middle of their frequent doldrums.
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So I decided to buy into the WWE network for Wrestlemania after not really paying attention to wrestling since 99/00. My friend and I are kind of excited to sit around, get drunk, and play No Mercy on the N64 before Wrestlemania, but even after not watching wrestling in forever after binge watching a bunch of stuff over the last couple of weeks I can't help but feel the card kind of writes itself as far as winners goes. Hopefully we'll be too drunk to care, or perhaps a miracle will happen and there will be some upsets. I guess I'm just disappointed with how the WWE still refuses to push people despite what the fans react to, and how the product has seemingly deteriorated without any kind of competition.
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Yechezkel posted:I still expect Undertaker to interfere in some way in the title match. Undertaker's loss last year has been brought up so many times by Heyman that it's sounding like foreshadowing of retribution by UT. Then again, with the way the booking has been, probably nothing will happen with that. WWE have already gotten a crowd to boo The Rock this year, might as well go all the way and get Undertaker booed too.
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I am sort of disappointed that the Undertaker decided to no show in his match against Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania 31. We had plenty of Undertaker moments last year with Brock Lesnar and it obviously led to him losing and thus ending the streak. All that build up between Brock, and Taker, and then of all people Brock killing his legacy. For the Wyatt/Taker match I just don't seem totally invested in the match. What are the gains? These two people facing off in the squared circle have never interacted with each other. I guess Wyatt wants to take up the mantle as the true evil of WWE, but I have never thought as Undertaker as a true evil. SUre he is dark, mysterious, and supernatural, but I've never seen him as true evil (American badass doesn't help either). It just feels like this match is being forced on the fans because they obviously need an Undertaker match, and I guess Bray Wyatt fits the bill. My problem with that is that Wyatt has been the only active player in this match. I don't even know if Undertaker is even set for this match. You have one player promoting that he will becomes his opponent's essence, but you hear nothing from the opponent; just sound bites and cheap special effects. WWE is being really weird now because you see two matches are being promoted by opponents that hardly show up to the events (Taker and Lesnar). It's come down to Taker only showing up to Mania, and Lesnar only showing up what his contract says. It's funny that the build up to these matches have been mostly negative because people like Reigns, and Wyatt have been ostracized. Sad, but True.
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This is a spectacularly bad card to buy back in on. Not every year can be a 1987, or '96, or '98. You're still gonna be disappointed, but it'll get good again at some point. Then it'll get really poo poo again.
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I still can't believe this has been the build to the main event title match of the biggest show of the year: Pre-taped segment: "Grr. Rarg. Mean faces." Ring promo: "You can't win." Pre-taped segment: "Yes I can." (loses to Big Show) Ring promo: "Nuh-uh." Pre-taped segment: "Yeah-huh." Ring promo: (literal tug of war over the belt) Add in several instances of HEY THIS GUY IS COOL AND GOOD AND YOU SHOULD LIKE HIM SO PLEASE LIKE HIM. It's utterly baffling that this was their plan.
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WrasslorMonkey posted:
The little smile at the end was a nice touch. Also I am so loving glad I turned Raw off when I did, seeing the belt tug of war would killed any hype I have of seeing that match at all
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I wonder if that belt tug of war was more or less depressing than the last time they did it with Ryback, Cena, and a dejected looking CM Punk.
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Delsaber posted:I wonder if that belt tug of war was more or less depressing than the last time they did it with Ryback, Cena, and a dejected looking CM Punk. Lesnar is the undisputed WWE champion. Why is Roman trying to grab a belt that doesn't belong to him?
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Carver Crisis posted:I'm rooting for Triple H, cause having facial hair when your face is painted looks stupid as gently caress. 
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Carver Crisis posted:I'm rooting for Triple H, cause having facial hair when your face is painted looks stupid as gently caress. Also, Sting should have remained silent, at least until this feud was done with. triple h is also down to eat rear end go triple h!
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