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SamuraiFoochs posted:Okay okay then I just agree with the last one about the hyperbole. So we should only be positive about WWE? Come on, people loving something shouldn't make you want to see it less.
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MassRafTer posted:So we should only be positive about WWE? Come on, people loving something shouldn't make you want to see it less. Of course not. I watched the matches. They were loving spectacular matches. It's more that I think rewriting the book on ratings twice in a few months because of how incredible it supposedly was is a bit excessive. That's all. It feels like trying too hard. And trust me, I know all about that.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 22:44 |
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Of course not. I watched the matches. They were loving spectacular matches. It's more that I think rewriting the book on ratings twice in a few months because of how incredible it supposedly was is a bit excessive. That's all. It feels like trying too hard. And trust me, I know all about that. Twice? You are aware that Dave gave out a six star match back in 1989, right?
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 22:58 |
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rare Magic card l00k posted:Twice? You are aware that Dave gave out a six star match back in 1989, right? And again for All Japan in the mid 90s.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:13 |
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MassRafTer posted:And again for All Japan in the mid 90s. Fine but I just think it's a little silly, especially given how rare 5 star matches are anyway. I'm not trying to impugn the quality of NJPW, Okada, or Omega either on their own or in relation to anything else. I just think the extent of the love affair is a little much.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:20 |
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If you think it's over-rated but can't name anything better, what is it?
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:38 |
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Fine but I just think it's a little silly, especially given how rare 5 star matches are anyway. I'm not trying to impugn the quality of NJPW, Okada, or Omega either on their own or in relation to anything else. I just think the extent of the love affair is a little much. In the aftermath of the match NJPW World subscriptions shot up 20% and Kenny Omega became way more in demand than he'd ever been, it's hard for one match to have more of an impact on a company.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:39 |
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If the match had been anywhere but Japan, Big Dave would have only given it *****3/4
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:44 |
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I watched their first match the other day having never seen a match with either of them save Omega's against that 9 year old. I heard people say it was an amazing match, but I also remember people saying that Paige was going to totally change the Divas division for the better, so I didn't pay much attention to them. Fuckin' match blew me away. Definitely the best match I've seen and if the 2nd one is supposed to be even better, I don't think it's just mindless overhyping.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:46 |
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I have for one, never felt like accusing Meltzer of overrating anything. I may not always agree with the guy, but I can't fault him for liking what he likes.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:48 |
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Omega/Okada isn't in my top 10 all time but I sure won't argue such a tiny difference of opinion when so many people reacted that way.
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# ? Jun 25, 2017 23:53 |
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Fine but I just think it's a little silly, especially given how rare 5 star matches are anyway. I'm not trying to impugn the quality of NJPW, Okada, or Omega either on their own or in relation to anything else. I just think the extent of the love affair is a little much. There is no human being on earth who cares less about star ratings than Dave Meltzer. He only does it because for some reason people care about them a lot, so acting like there's some sort of purity to them is incredibly stupid. rare Magic card l00k fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Jun 26, 2017 |
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Dave's ratings for matches he saw in person deserve much more conversation than NJPW ratings people complain about. It's also kind of endearing when Dave tries to separate the mask vs. mask ceremony from the match itself. Like somebody is going to stop watching Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero at the finish and get mad the bell to bell action was well below Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi.
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# ? Jun 26, 2017 00:03 |
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:Dave's ratings for matches he saw in person deserve much more conversation than NJPW ratings people complain about. Wrestling fans have proven that in fact someone will.
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MassRafTer posted:In the aftermath of the match NJPW World subscriptions shot up 20% and Kenny Omega became way more in demand than he'd ever been, it's hard for one match to have more of an impact on a company. Well that's loving impressive as hell! I dunno, maybe I'm underrating it. Ignore me I guess.
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# ? Jun 26, 2017 00:34 |
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rare Magic card l00k posted:There is no human being on earth who cares less about star ratings than Dave Meltzer. He only does it because for some reason people care about them a lot, so acting like there's some sort of purity to them is incredibly stupid. People obsessing about his star ratings are far worse than any star rating he's ever given
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# ? Jun 26, 2017 00:43 |
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"lets all listen to the numbers the dumb autism man says, and not believe in our own justice" - The Marks, 198x - 2017
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# ? Jun 26, 2017 02:45 |
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Dave overrated the pwg 5* match and it hurts me to say it.
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 02:29 |
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I can't wait for the Usos to split up so Left Uso can finally show his superiority over Right Uso.
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 02:56 |
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Endless Mike posted:I can't wait for the Usos to split up so Left Uso can finally show his superiority over Right Uso. I miss when only one of them wore a shirt. Shirt Uso and No Shirt Uso was the best configuration of Usos
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 03:20 |
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wrong thread im dumb
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 03:27 |
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best configuration was when the samoan fat genes hit one of them about a year before the other one now they're both fat
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 03:27 |
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Endorph posted:best configuration was when the samoan fat genes hit one of them about a year before the other one That was when one wore a shirt
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 03:47 |
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Remember when an Uso got injured and the other Uso did commentary because they were afraid he'd get over as a singles star and the crowd would resent the injured one when he came back.
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# ? Jun 27, 2017 12:55 |
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Web Jew.0 posted:Remember when an Uso got injured and the other Uso did commentary because they were afraid he'd get over as a singles star and the crowd would resent the injured one when he came back. Well he's related to Roman OF COURSE he will get over
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# ? Jun 28, 2017 10:21 |
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Defiance Industries posted:Well he's related to Roman OF COURSE he will get over The Rock only got over because people knew that Roman Reigns would be along in 15 years.
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# ? Jun 28, 2017 19:22 |
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Yes, this is the problem with the storyline.
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# ? Jun 30, 2017 19:22 |
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# ? Jul 17, 2017 04:42 |
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Guy posts list of every move Roman Reigns did in his last match. He then blocked me.
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 04:48 |
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https://twitter.com/BohsJohnny/status/887096730419961856
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 04:54 |
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Maybe it's that irony stuff you hear about these days.
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 05:00 |
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I was catching up on this thread and lmao
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 06:03 |
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He's always been like this. I used to post on DVDVR and he was a schmuck then, too.
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 06:28 |
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I literally have no idea who this is, I've tweeted about wrestling maybe three times ever (once calling Vince Russo a moron and twice generic questions to Dave) and he has me blocked. Please if you're posting some inducing tweet from an idiot, use the screenshot feature. Thanks posting friends!
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 12:35 |
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Marquis de Pyro posted:I literally have no idea who this is, I've tweeted about wrestling maybe three times ever (once calling Vince Russo a moron and twice generic questions to Dave) and he has me blocked. Please if you're posting some inducing tweet from an idiot, use the screenshot feature. here you go friend
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 12:42 |
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So the Big Guy is a real big pile of garbage. Who would have thought? https://twitter.com/nicolesbrianna/status/887425838341382145/video/1
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 16:29 |
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"Women should use their sexuality, it's very subtle" he says, only example he's given being that they should get on the top rope and shake their rear end. Also the other guy calling Trish's implants "gimmicks"
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 16:52 |
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But wait, there's more! He posted this as a reply later on, via snapchat. Someone took it and uploaded it to Streamable. https://streamable.com/qapmh He is literally this tweet right now: https://twitter.com/dril/status/134787490526658561?lang=en DarkstarIV fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Jul 19, 2017 |
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He's spent two weeks on his podcast defending that by saying he was joking when he said women can't climb ladders with no mention of the "you should smile more" esque stuff
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