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| the voice of the voiceless, the new CM Punk |
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| also wondering why there was a cameraman in the women's lockerroom |
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| THE BIG DOG! |
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VJeff posted:I was all ready to mock them for doing a reaction video, the lowest common denominator of Youtube content, but they're all so into Black Panther and hell, same. Reaction videos are fun
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Liquid Communism posted:God, and how. A cocky face who can back it up and is a goddamn technical wizard who can carry a stump would be a huge benefit. If Zach Sabre JR had just a few more pounds I could see Vince going after him to fill that role given how much being in Suzuki-gun has helped his whole character
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Mar 17, 2018 16:48
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SamuraiFoochs posted:That's how I feel about literally everything WWE including the main roster. I know most people think I'm a rube but ah well. Have you watched any wrestling except WWE, Foochs? This is not meant sarcastically, I'm not sure I've seen you post in other threads and am genuinely curious as to your thoughts 
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Mar 17, 2018 16:55
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SatoshiMiwa posted:If Zach Sabre JR had just a few more pounds I could see Vince going after him to fill that role given how much being in Suzuki-gun has helped his whole character Might work until Zack mentions socialism
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Mar 17, 2018 17:06
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My boys Ed, Edd, n' Eddy told me that Roman Reigns got his steroids from Dexter's Lab. Roman's on this hormone poo poo derived from cow and chicken called Megas XLR.
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Mar 17, 2018 17:30
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Gaz-L posted:Have you watched any wrestling except WWE, Foochs? This is not meant sarcastically, I'm not sure I've seen you post in other threads and am genuinely curious as to your thoughts I had a huge rear end post 99% done and my phone ate it. I'm so mad. Short version, TNA is worse WWE, ROH doesn't grab me even though I regularly watch it, Honor Club was an exciting prospect but the limited archive is a pass right now, and I've been over my NJPW thoughts so many times, though I may reiterate then later if this conversation continues.
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Mar 17, 2018 17:33
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bartok posted:My boys Ed, Edd, n' Eddy told me that Roman Reigns got his steroids from Dexter's Lab. Roman's on this hormone poo poo derived from cow and chicken called Megas XLR. That's one hell of an Aku-sation.
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Mar 17, 2018 17:35
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SamuraiFoochs posted:I had a huge rear end post 99% done and my phone ate it. I'm so mad. Short version, TNA is worse WWE, ROH doesn't grab me even though I regularly watch it, Honor Club was an exciting prospect but the limited archive is a pass right now, and I've been over my NJPW thoughts so many times, though I may reiterate then later if this conversation continues. Please do! I'd love to hear them because I've either got a massive hole in my memory, or have missed your previous comments on the subject!
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Mar 17, 2018 17:40
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Manic_Misanthrope posted:Jake Roberts wouldn't be able to cut a good promo in this environment. Jake has stated that he thinks WWE is holding Bray back, wishes he had a longer run as WWE champ. He also has said that he made offers to WWE to help people with promos and that said offers have been ignored.
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Mar 17, 2018 17:43
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rovert posted:At the Madison Square Garden show tonight they rebooked the billed card. BOOYAKA BOOYAKA BAD-HAIR-LINE
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Mar 17, 2018 17:44
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SatoshiMiwa posted:If Zach Sabre JR had just a few more pounds I could see Vince going after him to fill that role given how much being in Suzuki-gun has helped his whole character If I'm not mistaken, WWE offered ZSJ a deal when he was in the CWC and he turned them down, so the impediment there is probably more ZSJ than Vince.
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Mar 17, 2018 17:51
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thefncrow posted:If I'm not mistaken, WWE offered ZSJ a deal when he was in the CWC and he turned them down, so the impediment there is probably more ZSJ than Vince. Both Kota and ZSj turned it down which was very much the correct decision given the mess the division ended up being. I also imagine Zach would be super unhappy working with somebody that's probably slightly to the right of the British Tories on politics
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Mar 17, 2018 17:57
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Kota and ZSJ are the smartest people in wrestling
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Mar 17, 2018 18:00
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Chris James 2 posted:FWIW Dave speculated similar regarding Bayley's spot: I would actually be okay with this. Sasha and Bayley would add star power to the battle royale and the Snickers trophy would add stakes to Sasha vs. Bayley and hopefully, let it get some time. Do the battle royale as normal, have Sasha and Bayley be the last two then have them go for another 5-8-ish minutes on their own. It's more than they'd get as a singles match with nothing on the line, one of them gets a trophy at the end and you can start their feud in earnest after Mania. Jerusalem posted:I'm rooting for Cedric to win the title, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsIyphGp0Vc SamuraiFoochs posted:I had a huge rear end post 99% done and my phone ate it. I'm so mad. Short version, TNA is worse WWE, ROH doesn't grab me even though I regularly watch it, Honor Club was an exciting prospect but the limited archive is a pass right now, and I've been over my NJPW thoughts so many times, though I may reiterate then later if this conversation continues. I know why your situation restricts you from getting and watching NJPW World easily, but I'm interested to hear your thoughts on it as a promotion.
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Mar 17, 2018 18:08
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VJeff posted:I know why your situation restricts you from getting and watching NJPW World easily, but I'm interested to hear your thoughts on it as a promotion. I was unaware of the first part, but otherwise I'll reiterate my desire to hear the latter too. Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7KY372PV7k WHY DIDN'T YOU LET HIM DO THIS poo poo IN THE FIRST PLACE, VINCE?
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Mar 17, 2018 18:33
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VJeff posted:I would actually be okay with this. Sasha and Bayley would add star power to the battle royale and the Snickers trophy would add stakes to Sasha vs. Bayley and hopefully, let it get some time. Do the battle royale as normal, have Sasha and Bayley be the last two then have them go for another 5-8-ish minutes on their own. It's more than they'd get as a singles match with nothing on the line, one of them gets a trophy at the end and you can start their feud in earnest after Mania. There's still a few weeks before Wrestlemania of course, but for the moment it doesn't feel like their thing has gone far enough yet. No matter how hard Corey tries to sell it, it's not Ciampa backstabbing Johnny. It's Sasha wanted to win a free for all match, so she took a chance. Bayley's mad and jabbing back at her for it but they're hardly enemies, and Sasha hasn't turned heel. Also maybe they should just delay it a bit longer because they're running the same thing with Nia and Alexa currently, but Absolution/Riott Squad so...
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Mar 17, 2018 19:01
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If anything, Bayley should be mad about her betrayals being stupidly timed more than anything. In the Rumble too but ESPECIALLY in the Elimination Chamber, turning on Bayley when she did just meant neither of them won.
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Mar 17, 2018 19:03
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Blaise330 posted:lets see... Mustafa heel turn or Cedric heel turn... I'd like to think they can both be competitive faces but there has been an edge to Mustafa's promos lately and he is of a traditionally heel background.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:00
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Chinston Wurchill posted:I'd like to think they can both be competitive faces but there has been an edge to Mustafa's promos lately and he is of a traditionally heel background. It would be the worst to make him (or either) a heel because his promos the past few months have been about fighting for the people and breaking misconceptions. It'd be completely backwards to heel him now, so of course it will happen.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:04
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Gaz-L posted:I was unaware of the first part, but otherwise I'll reiterate my desire to hear the latter too. The short version of the first half is that my streaming rig includes a Kindle Fire, a Roku, and an XBone. Not only does my laptop overheat (yes I know I need to get a new one), I've gotten used to watching stuff on TV frankly. I don't think that's a crazy take in 2018. I know I could Chromecast it but I don't want to overhaul my entire streaming setup just for NJPW. If they expand their app compatibility I'm all over that poo poo. As a promotion? I can't claim to have a ton of knowledge, but what I have seen, nothing bad to say about it. I don't think puro is entirely "for me" in all situations but that doesn't mean I don't like it. It's like a genre of music I dig and acknowledge is great art but isn't necessarily my favorite I guess? Of course it's also possible that my enthusiasm would grow with more exposure. I'm not ashamed to admit that a lot of NJPW Fans (capitalized on purpose) are off-putting to me as well but that's not a problem with NJPW.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:22
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Huh, unless this is region-locked somehow, I'm pretty sure New Japan World is available on Amazon Fire. I watched Wrestle Kingdom and a lot of last year's G1 on my mother's Fire Stick on their app. Edit: Link Gaz-L fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Mar 17, 2018 |
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Mar 17, 2018 20:25
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Also, I've heard discussion that NJPW World works on the version of IE that's on the Xbone. They have free stuff up on the site, might check that out to see if it does.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:45
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Chinston Wurchill posted:I'd like to think they can both be competitive faces but there has been an edge to Mustafa's promos lately and he is of a traditionally heel background.  SamuraiFoochs posted:As a promotion? I can't claim to have a ton of knowledge, but what I have seen, nothing bad to say about it. I don't think puro is entirely "for me" in all situations but that doesn't mean I don't like it. It's like a genre of music I dig and acknowledge is great art but isn't necessarily my favorite I guess? Of course it's also possible that my enthusiasm would grow with more exposure. I'm not ashamed to admit that a lot of NJPW Fans (capitalized on purpose) are off-putting to me as well but that's not a problem with NJPW. Brit and WXW I watch mainly from twitter gifs and clips and I can't get into Lucha.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:45
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Gaz-L posted:Huh, unless this is region-locked somehow, I'm pretty sure New Japan World is available on Amazon Fire. I watched Wrestle Kingdom and a lot of last year's G1 on my mother's Fire Stick on their app. I THINK the app library is different for the sticks but I'll check. Yeah I just checked and there's not a version on the tablet because reasons? SamuraiFoochs fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Mar 17, 2018 |
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Mar 17, 2018 20:46
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Isn't NJPW World Japanese only without a translation plugin?
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Mar 17, 2018 20:47
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Aphrodite posted:Isn't NJPW World Japanese only without a translation plugin? Not the case anymore. There's a Japanese/English selector in the upper right corner. EDIT: Misread, ignore.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:50
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SamuraiFoochs posted:I THINK the app library is different for the sticks but I'll check. Huh, that link was from a search i did on the tablet app section on the site. 
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Mar 17, 2018 20:50
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Gaz-L posted:Huh, that link was from a search i did on the tablet app section on the site. When I search for it on my Kindle Fire HDX, nothing. It's fuckin' weird man.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:53
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Can't you just side load on Amazon stuff?
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Mar 17, 2018 20:54
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NJPW World definitely works with a Fire TV stick, that's how I watch it on TV. The distribution of the app in general is really loving weird, I have no idea why it's not on Roku/XB1/PS4. Forget getting Chris Jericho, that's what they need to do to get more subs.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:55
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Aphrodite posted:Can't you just side load on Amazon stuff? Yeah but that requires a level of effort that's just blah to think about.
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Mar 17, 2018 20:55
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Incessant Excess posted:It's tough to get any definitive measurements for this but I don't think Roman is as much of a star as Austin was during the attitude era. Nobody has been as over as Austin in his prime since then, in my opinion. Rock was his only real competition then, and I'd put Rock at about where Cena or CM Punk at the height of their popularity were, but Austin was just at a whole other level. You'd get a big pop for Rock, and then the pop for Austin would make you think Abe Lincoln just came back from the dead and walked to the ring to cut a promo. I hope we get the semi-traditional Austin or Rock show up to screw around for 10 minutes or so at this year's Wrestlemania, that's always fun.
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Mar 17, 2018 21:01
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I consume most of my media through Kodi, sadly there doesn't seem to be a way to access NJPW through that.
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Mar 17, 2018 21:04
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Not only does my laptop overheat (yes I know I need to get a new one) Have you tried looking into a cooling pad (an affordable stand for your laptop that has fans that help cool it and works via USB)? My laptop overheated all the time too, and I got one on Amazon and it's pretty much fixed the issue VJeff posted:NJPW World definitely works with a Fire TV stick, that's how I watch it on TV. I think I said this a couple times before when the issue came up but, at least for the gaming ones, the gaming companies have to accept it. If a wrestling streaming service doesn't have an app on Sony or Microsoft's game system, it's almost entirely not the wrestling company responsible for that decision. (I say almost entirely because there's always a chance the wrestling company didn't submit their service for an app request, but that's a very slim possibility in the case of companies wanting expansion to a US audience like New Japan.) Roku, I don't know if it's a different situation or not
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Mar 17, 2018 21:09
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An example that comes to mind in a different field of streaming services is a big reason why LU took forever to get on Netflix. It wasn't for lack of attempts on LU's part to be more available, it was more lack of demand for wrestling on platforms
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Mar 17, 2018 21:11
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Wrestling in North America still hasn't shaken it's image as a lower class form of entertainment and that it's viewers don't spend a lot. WWE has somewhat shaken it but than it does stuff like the Moolah battle Royale and welp.
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Mar 17, 2018 21:14
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SatoshiMiwa posted:Wrestling in North America still hasn't shaken it's image as a lower class form of entertainment and that it's viewers don't spend a lot. WWE has somewhat shaken it but than it does stuff like the Moolah battle Royale and welp. lol no
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Mar 17, 2018 21:15
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SatoshiMiwa posted:WWE has somewhat shaken it It's tried to, but I wouldn't go that far
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Mar 17, 2018 21:17
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Roku will just put up loving anything as long as it passes basic certification stuff.
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Aphrodite posted:Roku will just put up loving anything as long as it passes basic certification stuff. This is true. There's a ton of z-grade indy wrestling channels on there, and if you go into the new channels area, a lot of it's just local ministries or college sports teams having their own little corner.
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