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Is Sami Zayn a good friend? This poll is closed. |
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| [Truth] Yes |
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| [Truth] No, but only because I'm a monster |
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| [Lie] I'm Sami Zayn |
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May 16, 2018 12:30
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Neurolimal posted:If they went with a threeway power-struggle where Charlotte can beat Asuka, Asuka beats Carmella, and Carmella beats Charlotte that could make for some fun stories and teamups to try to tip odds in their favor. Asuka, Charlotte, and Carmella is the Rock Paper Scissors of WWE
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May 16, 2018 12:51
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Incidentally, that lines up with the gradual scale of ring performance to mic performance, with Charlotte being the boring middle.
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May 16, 2018 12:57
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Trip report from my first ever live event last night  - Birmingham is a garbage tier city, don't ever go there - Seeing people I've watched for decades in some cases actually being in front of me in person was so weird it kinda broke my brain at first - We scored killer tickets, right down by the entrance with a clear view of the ring. We spent the entire night leaping back and forth over rows of chairs every time the bell rang so that we could get over to the barricade - Finn Balor is so loving over. I'm assuming he got a little bit of a bump cause of being from our part of the world but even so he was far and away the top guy. More people were wearing his merch than anyone else's and there were chants the entire way through his match with Baron Corbin. I got the entire arena doing a duelling LET'S GO BALOR/CORBIN SUCKS chant which felt pretty awesome. - Seth Rollins was also upper tier for very understandable reasons. He defended the title against Jinder and it was very fun - Everyone went mental for Elias as well. He played along to OH WALK WITH ELIAS chants and then him and Roode did Wonderwall - The only woman the crowd gave a poo poo about was Ember who got a whole bunch of support which gives me really good hopes for how she fares on the main roster. Also thehe Eclipse looks so good in person - BRAUN was popular but nowhere near the levels of Seth or Finn although this might be cause he got lumped with Roman and Lashley in a main event against KO/SZ/Joe which was blatantly switched from Roman/Joe to stop everyone walking out early. Also BRAUN is only an inch taller than me so kayfabe is dead - Finn Balor is every bit as hot as he looks on TV and has the most amazing abs - Liv Morgan is insanely more hot than she looks on TV and has the most amazing abs - Watching wrestling is somehow the most exhausting experience I can remember. I felt more wrecked after that than I have after music festivals. Me and my friends had such a great time though and we're already working out when we can see it all again.
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May 16, 2018 13:37
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Is Kenny Williams normally a Kushida cosplayer or was that just for 205?
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May 16, 2018 13:38
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Rarity was Ember getting a big pop a Birmingham having a large Afro-Carbidden population or was it just a general deal? If you could tell?
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May 16, 2018 13:56
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rovert posted:Rarity was Ember getting a big pop a Birmingham having a large Afro-Carbidden population or was it just a general deal? If you could tell? reported for racism
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May 16, 2018 14:01
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D.N. Nation posted:Charlotte's whole deal is that she's overwhelmingly awesome; that aesthetic doesn't work with MITB, which needs to go to someone clever and opportunistic or conniving and chickenshit. (Which is also why Braun shouldn't win it.) Yeah, Cena won it once, but that was to set up the champ he was cashing in on turning heel. It was also the first failed cash-in, because they realised whoever failed would look like a loser and Cena could easily take that. Evil Canadian posted:Next week bobby's sisters segment is going to die a horrible death. This stuff never works. The fact that alexa came out right after only hammers that home since she was the last one to pull that kind of segment. A lot of that segment could have been redeemed by having Bayley talk about how Alexa made it all up, she's not a kissless virgin weirdo, she just keeps positive and allows herself to keep her sense of childlike wonder and be a positive role model! Instead, Bayley being a huge loser nerd is canon. shiksa posted:what if bobby's sisters are a sexy vampire clan and their secret about bobby's past is that he's also a vampire That would involve Bobby gaining personality, and WWE doing something different. I'd love that a thousand times more than the bullshit they Chris James 2 posted:WWE's hosed up Lashley both times they had him, and TNA didn't gently caress him up the only time they had him Can you give a quick summary of Lashley in TNA to describe why he was good? Genuinely curious, as he always seemed painfully generic apart from his physique. Son of Man posted:white fan: I forgive hulk hogan I don't. But more importantly I don't want him loving anywhere near my TV. Web Jew.0 posted:That was wrong place wrong time for Batista. If he came back without taking Bryan's spot, fans would've accepted him with open arms. .....he also had bad matches (bad opponents contributed heavily), was booked wrong, and was peak mockable Batista fashion sense. MassRafTer posted:Dave's point was a lot more nuanced. He thinks it is way too early and the wrong opponent. There's no story, you risk the crowd thinking she is being handed it, you lose out on the chase and then you get to Nia being the worst opponent. He sees Asuka as the right one for the obvious reasons and because she's worked with a lot of green wrestlers before so she might be able to keep things together if Ronda gets lost. What mad person looks a few months ahead and thinks to have Nia Jax vs. Ronda and not Asuka. God I wish it was Asuka. Rarity posted:Trip report from my first ever live event last night Glad to hear you had a great time. I love when people get surprised that the super hot wrestlers are indeed super hot.
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May 16, 2018 14:01
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Rarity posted:Also BRAUN is only an inch taller than me so kayfabe is dead Either Braun is much shorter than he appears or you're a giant.
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May 16, 2018 14:10
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Wazzu posted:Can you give a quick summary of Lashley in TNA to describe why he was good? Genuinely curious, as he always seemed painfully generic apart from his physique. I wasn't a super regular viewer but from what I remember it was just simply booking him as a MMA bad rear end who would kick rear end and not do much of the goofy stuff that undermines that kind of character. He was booked as an rear end kicker and he seemed to regularly deliver in headline matches. I'm also not watching WWE right now but it sorta just seems like the usual WWE thing where they book everyone the same way so someone who was looking good booked a certain way elsewhere at best disappears into the roster and at worst gets exposed.
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May 16, 2018 14:13
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Oh yeah, also Pete Dunne defended the UK title against Mark Andrews in the best match of the night. Never paid attention to Andrews before but he was electric. rovert posted:Rarity was Ember getting a big pop a Birmingham having a large Afro-Carbidden population or was it just a general deal? If you could tell? Almost everyone I saw in the arena was white DukeofCA posted:Either Braun is much shorter than he appears or you're a giant. 6'1"
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May 16, 2018 14:18
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Rarity posted:- Birmingham is a garbage tier city, don't ever go there
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May 16, 2018 14:23
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Braun is actually 6'8, he did strongman and powerlifting stuff pre-WWE where they use real heights.
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May 16, 2018 14:25
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STAC Goat posted:I wasn't a super regular viewer but from what I remember it was just simply booking him as a MMA bad rear end who would kick rear end and not do much of the goofy stuff that undermines that kind of character. He was booked as an rear end kicker and he seemed to regularly deliver in headline matches. Pretty much this yeah. He wasn't a goofy guy just trying to have fun and entertain fans, he wasn't a clearly-green guy being given a mic and told to cut promos with a lisp, he was taken seriously for the most part, and even when he had to do the very-rare comedy bit (fighting Edwards out of the ring and building during their match, and reappearing still fighting into the woods randomly midway through the hourlong Hardy compound main event that had nothing to do with either) it worked because it wasn't the norm and it wasn't out of place for that character. He didn't botch as much as he already has since his return, and even had legit good matches/feuds, like with Edwards
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May 16, 2018 14:27
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Isn't "real fighter who beats you up good because he fought for real" basically Brock Lesnar, though That works for TNA because I assume they dont already have a Brock Lesnar, but I dont blame WWE for not turning their programming into League Of MMAUFC: The Posterboard Square
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May 16, 2018 14:38
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Nia/Ronda will hopefully be an entertaining train wreck. Which feels like 80% of my reason for watching any main roster WWE these days. And the booking is just so aggressively bad and spiteful to fans that even hate-watching is quickly losing its entertainment value.
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May 16, 2018 14:41
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Lashley was actually there pretty much every week, so it was better
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May 16, 2018 14:41
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rovert posted:Rarity was Ember getting a big pop a Birmingham having a large Afro-Carbidden population or was it just a general deal? If you could tell? Jesus, dude
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May 16, 2018 15:05
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Rarity posted:Almost everyone I saw in the arena was white The first city to give Ember any kind of reaction reading the reports. At the Dublin show Sasha, Bayley and Rollins were even more over than their current push. The latter felt like the GUY. Davros1 posted:Jesus, dude Yawn. Parts of the UK are pretty diverse. It is a question worth asking. It was a possible reason why Jinder got cheered in London. rovert fucked around with this message at 15:21 on May 16, 2018 |
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May 16, 2018 15:18
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"I went to a show, Lashley got a huge reaction!" "Yeah but how many BLACKS were in the arena?"
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May 16, 2018 15:44
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Neurolimal posted:Honorable samurai duel, nakamura comes out dressed like guan yu and wielding a bat'leth OK, we're inching into Westworld here, pull it back.
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May 16, 2018 15:47
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Alan_Shore posted:"I went to a show, Lashley got a huge reaction!" If it was a city known for a fairly big population yes. If Almas got an especially big reaction in Texas what would you put it down to? I am a big Ember Moon fan even before she was Ember Moon you can check for evidence in the Indie and NXT thread. Your post is reaching very hard. She's great and should be a lot more over than she should be. She was more over in front of NXT/WWE crowds before she got on NXT TV and given a half-formed gimmick and was wrestling as Adrienne Reese on live events. Also lol at the idea at Lashley getting a big reaction anywhere these days.
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May 16, 2018 15:54
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rovert posted:It was a possible reason why Jinder got cheered in London. We all know the answer, cmon
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May 16, 2018 15:58
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Alan_Shore posted:"Yeah but how many BLACKS were in the arena?" I am pretending your avatar is asking this line and I can't stop laughing.
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May 16, 2018 15:59
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rovert posted:Yawn. Parts of the UK are pretty diverse. It is a question worth asking. It was a possible reason why Jinder got cheered in London. It's because he was in angles with Roman hth
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May 16, 2018 16:00
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Rarity posted:It's because he was in angles with Roman hth Obviously. But there is an affinity for Indian culture in London too. The Bhangra Knights were a big early act in PROGRESS Wrestling.
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May 16, 2018 16:03
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rovert posted:If it was a city known for a fairly big population yes. If Almas got an especially big reaction in Texas what would you put it down to? Yeah but what about the Romani demo?
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May 16, 2018 16:07
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DoctorGonzo posted:Yeah but what about the Romani demo? Too busy buying merch. Well.... getting merch anyway.
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May 16, 2018 16:08
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rovert asked a reasonable question and you guys need to stop letting your white guilt get the best of you regards, a brown person
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May 16, 2018 16:10
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rovert posted:If it was a city known for a fairly big population yes. If Almas got an especially big reaction in Texas what would you put it down to? 
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May 16, 2018 16:12
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Actually she got a huge cheer because of the high werewolf populous in that country. Just ask Warren Zevon.
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May 16, 2018 16:13
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Next, I will be attributing Bruno Sammartino's popularity to the number of Italian Americans on the East Coast of America. Saint Freak posted:Actually she got a huge cheer because of the high werewolf populous in that country. Just ask Warren Zevon. lol
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May 16, 2018 16:21
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Anyway what did you guys think of the UK dudes on 205 Live?
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May 16, 2018 16:22
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piss tape israel posted:rovert asked a reasonable question and you guys need to stop letting your white guilt get the best of you Again, I'm imagining your avatar is 100% seriously saying this and I can't stop laughing.
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May 16, 2018 16:23
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I'm just glad we're past the days when everyone on here was totally fine talking about the Latino tv ratings for SmackDown. it's god damned horrifying
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Reddit: yeah I forgive him I mean who hasn't had a a *momentary lapse in character during a difficult time. * = Tokyo bombed the n-word when you're crabby
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May 16, 2018 16:44
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I still think about Latino TV every day but he's been gone 13 years now, it's time to let go.
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May 16, 2018 16:44
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rovert posted:Anyway what did you guys think of the UK dudes on 205 Live? All of them except for Tyler Bate have star quality. Which is fine I guess, if they're building a division they need guys to fill out the roster and none were bad.
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Kaveman posted:All of them except for Tyler Bate have star quality. Which is fine I guess, if they're building a division they need guys to fill out the roster and none were bad. Flash has gotten over in PWG so he can get over but his physique will really test the theory that bodies don't really matter anyone. Massive Kenny Williams fan. Was the star of the ITV World of Sport pilot.
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