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Jerusalem posted:And I know we talked about it in a previous thread for its comedy value, but it's even kinda heartwarming to hear them discuss stuff like Perkins putting on a mask and wrestling at 13 just for that sense of how unsanitized, unfiltered and different from WWE the background of a lot of these guys are. There is real character here beyond the gimmicks, as well as history (THE Brian Kendrick being a prime example). Yeah definitely agreed. The only one on the show who really came off as a 'character' in the WWE sense was Gallagher.
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IcePhoenix posted:
I believe the finals are supposed to be their own 2 hour show. Assuming the semis are also on that card, you could do a third place play-off match and maybe a multi-man tag showcase and it'd be around the same length as a Takeover card.
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If only they moved Tony Nese into the bottom right and then that whole bracket could be a perfect containment zone of ex/current Evolve guys I don't love.
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I hope Anthony Bennett is wearing at least three pairs of sunglasses for his entrance. I am also curious to see if they give Daivari his brother's old music.
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How many matches are expected in the first instalment, is it a one or two hour show? I love that they're giving this the treatment it deserves, the bracketology show was perfect buildup. I feel like I'm watching the World Cup of Wrestling.
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I loved the bracketology show. Kudos to WWE. Worth my $10. (Let's go Swann.)
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Depending on where they are in the tournament by the time Brooklyn comes around, it would be loving incredible to see an 8-man Tornado Tag, or a Four Corners match, or even just some random make-shift tag-teams with guys eliminated to pump the crowd up. People keep joking about it, but Baron Corbin coming out for a surprise return to NXT to talk down about the cruiserweight open then having an Underdog come in and have a great match with him would be really cool too.
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flashy_mcflash posted:That song is good as hell and was really popular here in Canada and the UK. Did it not make much noise in the US? Jay Z rapped over it in one version. Vaguido posted:My final four are Gran Metalik, ZSJ, Ibushi and Swann. CMLL not allowing Mascara Dorada to use his normal ring name makes me think that WWE is trying to sign him so I expect him to go far, but I think everyone expects the finals to be ZSJ vs Ibushi so they're at least going to push him to the semi-finals. Although, someone mentioned in the other thread that WWE might want there to be a US/Japan/Mexico/UK final four to display the tournament's international flavor, and the logic of that booking is too predictable to ignore.
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I'd be thrilled to see something representing the CWC in Brooklyn. We already know 4 matches that seem likely for it (the 3 championships + whatever austin aries/andrade are up to) and they probably will have a 5th match on the card. As much fun as No Way Jose/Dillinger would be, it's not like they have any other singles stars.
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Gentleman Jack Gallagher is also handy in the nerdlinger-vaunted shoot-style of pro wrestling, being the only guy in the Tetsujin tournament to keep it real the entire time. So it's 100% illogical but I'm pulling for him.
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Possible Bad news about Gran Metalik https://twitter.com/Jocay19/status/751603999330209792
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LvK posted:Gentleman Jack Gallagher is also handy in the nerdlinger-vaunted shoot-style of pro wrestling, being the only guy in the Tetsujin tournament to keep it real the entire time. It's also 100% illogical that I'm anti-pulling for him because he beat Pete Dunne in the qualification match for the CWC, despite those matches not actually meaning anything other than some easy promotion for some indies.
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I'd have liked Pete to be in it just to show a bit more variety of British wrestling Bit of a shame its 2 very technical guys with no strong style
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Skarsnik posted:I'd have liked Pete to be in it just to show a bit more variety of British wrestling Marty Scurll would've been good
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Skarsnik posted:I really like jack, such an excellent wrestler, but I have a feeling its the 'tally ho pip pip' bollocks that Americans seem to have a hard on for that got him selected I'm guessing they wanted Will Ospreay, but then he signed to NJPW, so they were like 'poo poo, who can we get on the show that's really English' and he was the next best thing
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Skarsnik posted:There's a huge number of guys who'd have been perfect to represent BSS Eh if it was the main roster I'd see where you were coming from but none of the other foreign picks seem tradionally WWE-style typecast so I'd assume it's just more that he has a character in general
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Knowing what we know now how badly does him missing out on the CWC suck for Amazing Red?
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Aesop Poprock posted:Eh if it was the main roster I'd see where you were coming from but none of the other foreign picks seem tradionally WWE-style typecast so I'd assume it's just more that he has a character in general Yeah I suppose that's true (Well aside from the Indian fellas)
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rovert posted:Knowing what we know now how badly does him missing out on the CWC suck for Amazing Red? Wasn't Amazing Red so badly injured from wear and tear like a decade ago that he retired for a good amount of time? I know they're more forgiving when it comes to injury histories now but he's not one I ever would've thought about for the CWC
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:They probably wanted will until they heard his potty mouth His swearing in nj is so over the top and obvious I wonder if he's been encouraged to do it. Maybe it's seen as cool? He didn't swear nearly as much before he left
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MinibarMatchman posted:still confused that in Bracketology, literally the only matchup not touched upon was Daivairi v. Ho Ho They want Lun vs Cedric Alexander to be the surprise final. Or I don't know.
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MinibarMatchman posted:still confused that in Bracketology, literally the only matchup not touched upon was Daivairi v. Ho Ho They skipped like three or four, I thought. They didn't talk about Gulak's match or Dorado's, iirc.
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MinibarMatchman posted:still confused that in Bracketology, literally the only matchup not touched upon was Daivairi v. Ho Ho Political hit
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Does anyone have a version of the printable bracket without the obnoxious purple background? Trying to print a few copies out but also not trying to use all of the ink in my printer. Edit: Nevermind. Realized that if I open the PDF in Illustrator, I can just remove the background. Here's a black and white version in PNG and PDF for anyone who wants it! http://imgur.com/a/vhwvM Ganso Bomb fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Jul 12, 2016 |
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MysticalMachineGun posted:Want Slater to win it all but he's going to be murderlized by Tajiri in the first round Oh poo poo aus goon? I work with slater all the time when he comes to EPW and I also want to him to at least progress beyond the first match some how but I don't see it happening. I'm so tempted to ask him or check spoilers but arghh.
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I mean the first rounds are all more or less obvious bookings with the exception of Ciampa / Gargano. A bit surprised that Sami would call Dux a better wrestler than ZSJ but they're probably buds
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Basic Chunnel posted:A bit surprised that Sami would call Dux a better wrestler than ZSJ but they're probably buds Wrestlers value different things than fans do quite a lot too. Also Dux is kind of a sad case as he has had a million tryouts, "looks" and dark matches going back over a decade. Zayn might just throwing him a bone.
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An article on the alternates: http://www.wwe.com/shows/cruiserweightclassic/article/cruiserweight-classic-alternates
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Did they make Dux grow a beard so he doesn't look like a dime store John Cena?
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rovert posted:An article on the alternates: Alright, who do we Tonya Harding to get cyborg Puerto Rican Jesus in this thing? 
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