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Jim Cornette had to have booked the powder stuff. its right in his bag of tricks.
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Oct 30, 2019 01:07
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LividLiquid posted:-Super rapey Idol Stevens ad. that was regrettable lol at that non-diegetic music when rosa ran in, the NWA has a better women's division than the AEW
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Oct 30, 2019 02:15
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I was a little let down by that episode but there was still plenty to enjoy, and I like that Aldis is acting like an upstanding guy but coincidentally keeps giving his opponents ultimatums that basically gently caress them over. Tim Storm can't ever challenge him for the belt again, he set up James Storm in a lose/lose situation where either way James is at risk of losing his own title belt etc. I didn't think much of the women's match but I'm already intrigued by Thunder Rosa
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Oct 30, 2019 04:47
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Yeah, Aldis comes off like a genuine "mental chess" player who is just out thinking people. Not screwing them, just working them into a situation where they should say "no" because the deal is uneven, but their pride/competitive spirit wins out. I'm also not totally clear on Eli Drake's motivations for why he just is randomly deciding to give pep talks to people that don't seem to benefit him. Which is why I've settled on he has a secret about the Storms and is trying to win their trust for the big reveal.
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Oct 30, 2019 04:57
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It seems to me that Drake is playing his own game of trying to look like an upstanding guy so he can position himself to best take advantage at the most opportune time. If I recall correctly, his dealings with Aldis have been to continually praise him only for the fact he is the current holder of the title, effectively lauding the title itself (which makes it look valuable, which is good!) but not actually saying anything about Aldis personally distinct from the qualities the belts gives him. Edit: As I've said before, it's very straightforward and simple stuff but that is a large part of why it works so well. There's no need to overcomplicate it.
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Oct 30, 2019 05:04
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Yeah, they basically have a product simply built around "titles have prestigious, people want titles, and fight for title opportunities." Its revolutionary.
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Oct 30, 2019 05:06
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Jerusalem posted:I didn't think much of the women's match but I'm already intrigued by Thunder Rosa Thunder Rosa is someone I like a lot and want to see have a national contract. Her tag team with Holidead under the name Twisted Sisterz went being very shakey at one stage to one of the best acts in indie wrestling. I know William Regal had a long conversation with her at the Wrestlemania SHIMMER which prompted a lot of speculation WWE would sign her. Runs her own indie promotion in Texas and this year became a US citizen. There's a bunch of other stuff you can glean from her Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Rosa Overall an admirable person who is just trying to earn a crust from Pro Wrestling advance herself.
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Oct 30, 2019 05:16
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Jerusalem posted:I was a little let down by that episode but there was still plenty to enjoy, and I like that Aldis is acting like an upstanding guy but coincidentally keeps giving his opponents ultimatums that basically gently caress them over. Tim Storm can't ever challenge him for the belt again, he set up James Storm in a lose/lose situation where either way James is at risk of losing his own title belt etc. Yes, to all that.
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Oct 30, 2019 05:22
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oh but seriously I posted:lol at that non-diegetic music when rosa ran in, the NWA has a better women's division than the AEW thunder rosa looks cool but so far the women of nwa haven't been much better than the aew women imo. that match wasn't very good. their character work was better than the aew women thou. I think impact or wwe (thou they only use the same like 6) have the best women wrestlers right now. thought that episode was better than last week. I like what they're doing with the storylines. matches haven't stood out to me in a large way yet but they're entertaining most of the time.
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Oct 31, 2019 00:20
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I meant to watch 10 minutes of this today to put the viewcount up but then I watched the whole thing. Easy to get lost in. I liked the opening promo with Storm, Cabana, and Drake.
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Oct 31, 2019 00:37
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Colt Cabana just looks thrilled to be here. "Mr. Cabana!" "Cabana!" "And Mr. Anderson!" "Cabana!"
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Oct 31, 2019 01:03
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I never watched Impact when Eli Drake was there so I have no real prior opinion of him, but I really love that his role seems to just be a constant poo poo stirrer. He just shows up in other people's promos and tells them why they should be mad at someone else or antagonizes one person to challenge another. It's loving hilarious and I really enjoy it.
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Oct 31, 2019 19:50
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Ganso Bomb posted:I never watched Impact when Eli Drake was there so I have no real prior opinion of him, but I really love that his role seems to just be a constant poo poo stirrer. He just shows up in other people's promos and tells them why they should be mad at someone else or antagonizes one person to challenge another. It's loving hilarious and I really enjoy it. He was almost impossibly bland in TNA. I'm legit shocked at how well he's turned around.
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Oct 31, 2019 19:57
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Ganso Bomb posted:I never watched Impact when Eli Drake was there so I have no real prior opinion of him, but I really love that his role seems to just be a constant poo poo stirrer. He just shows up in other people's promos and tells them why they should be mad at someone else or antagonizes one person to challenge another. It's loving hilarious and I really enjoy it. I was trying to understand what his endgame in all this is every time he comes out when he's not even supposed to be involved but if they're going to play it up that he's just messing poo poo up in everybody's business, that would be funny. he's definitely a great talker so it works out.
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Oct 31, 2019 20:01
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DuhSal posted:I was trying to understand what his endgame in all this is every time he comes out when he's not even supposed to be involved but if they're going to play it up that he's just messing poo poo up in everybody's business, that would be funny. he's definitely a great talker so it works out. I mean, in the past two weeks he has: - Talked his way into a tag team with a former World Champion in an (unsuccessful) effort to work toward the Tag Team Titles - Talked some other guys into having a match where the secondary title in the company could possibly be vacated (again, unsuccessfully) It seems like he's trying to get himself a title shot through ridiculously unconventional means, or at least that's how I'm reading it. Who knows if that's the true intention or what, but after hearing about how bad he was in Impact I'm finding myself pleasantly surprised at how much I'm enjoying him here.
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Oct 31, 2019 20:18
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Ganso Bomb posted:I mean, in the past two weeks he has: Didn't pick up on that, that's pretty clever (and somewhat subtle for most wrestling really) if that's what they're doing.
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Oct 31, 2019 20:32
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Eli Drake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJRL5iXg8Qo
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https://www.nationalwrestlingalliance.com/news/statement-by-national-wrestling-alliance-on-jim-cornette
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Nov 1, 2019 20:09
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smart of them to design a form letter for that
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Nov 1, 2019 20:33
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nwa is cancelled sign kamille, coward tony
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Nov 1, 2019 20:34
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I'm very happy to see my boy Trevor Murdoch on the regular again. He satisfies my desire to see barrel shaped middle aged men punching other people.
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Nov 1, 2019 20:42
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i am ready to feel the powerrr gently caress off jim cornette
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Nov 6, 2019 00:01
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Ugh. Colt.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:11
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hahaha the official Ric Flair youtube account is watching and distracting the live chat
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Nov 6, 2019 00:12
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gently caress shakespeare, apparently
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Nov 6, 2019 00:13
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"Petitioned the NWA." aka "Asked Billy." Jesus, Stevens sucks.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:13
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got a game before AEW edit: the dawson's offence is p. meaty gently caress off jim cornette Trying fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Nov 6, 2019 00:14
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I wonder if Homicide doesn't talk because he just knows Kingston should do the talking or because they think Kingston is marginally less likely to start cursing up a storm. Of course its not live, but still.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:20
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thunder rosa works snug and has a cool tilt-a-whirl backbreaker i do not fully understand the music thing but i do not hate it Trying fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Nov 6, 2019 00:24
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Well that was...awkward. Good match tho!
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Nov 6, 2019 00:28
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i manage to edit my old post rather than reply but it was mostly praise for storm & aldis oh, a swerve edit: i predict stevens will lose in a swift fashion edit: what is with orange santa? Trying fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Nov 6, 2019 00:32
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What the gently caress are with those flesh colored trunks
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Nov 6, 2019 00:34
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The flesh colored trunks are uh quite a choice
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Nov 6, 2019 00:34
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Oh God, he's still wearing the nude trunks.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:35
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stevens' barbie doll crotch was p. much the only thing of note, total nothing of a match edit: reusing the same advert twice is not ideal edit: eli drake continues to play 6 dimensional backgammon Trying fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Nov 6, 2019 |
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Nov 6, 2019 00:38
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oh but seriously I posted:stevens' barbie doll crotch was p. much the only thing of note, total nothing of a match However I am interested in a new wrestling video game I hadn't heard of before.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:41
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smikey posted:However I am interested in a new wrestling video game I hadn't heard of before. it currently has a totally weirdo roster 
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Nov 6, 2019 00:43
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oh but seriously I posted:it currently has a totally weirdo roster
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Finally, someone comes up with the idea to create a wrestling game that just already has all the random rear end CAWs you don't really want enough to seek out but totally still want to add once you remember they exist.
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