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DarkstarIV posted:Like someone else pointed out in the thread the only good part of this feud is when Roman throws a hissyfit the next night on RAW bitching about how he deserves another shot. This is the part I want to see if Brock goes over on Sunday.
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# ? Aug 17, 2018 23:36 |
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Seems like it would definitely be a good business decision to have your current champion fighting their current champion to make it seem way more important than it actually is Wrestling fans that don't watch MMA except when there's a crossover will eat that poo poo up especially if it's (in their mind only) belt vs belt Someone mentioned it in another thread but after the victories Vince has had with the TV deals, draining CM Punk of hundreds of thousands and making him lose his best friend even indirectly, and throwing Meltzer under the bus with his whole roster on social media - maybe his luck will hold and somehow Brock will win and the XFL will be a success. Edit: Only then can Vince actually die Orange Carlisle fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Aug 17, 2018 |
# ? Aug 17, 2018 23:38 |
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Mr. Carlisle posted:Seems like it would definitely be a good business decision to have your current champion fighting their current champion to make it seem way more important than it actually is Well hell. I never really thought about it like that. They get the exposure from the current WWE champ fighting "The baddest man on the planet" and if Brock somehow wins? Well that's huge. If not, well Roman was gonna beat Brock anyway and maybe the fans won't cheer loser Brock Lesaner.
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# ? Aug 17, 2018 23:41 |
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Yeah there's almost no chance Brock will beat Cormier but in the very small chance he did? That's going to cap off one hell of a year for Vince and his cronies for their personal victories. We know how badly Vince wants to be seen as a legit and mainstream sports guy.
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# ? Aug 17, 2018 23:45 |
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Girding myself for another Brock win by thinking about how the crowd may crap all over this and for how WWE will try to justify Roman getting another title shot. The main event scene is in limbo because we can't get past the point of Roman beating Brock.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 00:32 |
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Chris James 2 posted:Lanza's broken a fair amount of scoops, and Dave and rovert each said weeks ago the plan at that point was Brock winning and Reigns getting the big win over Brock at Mania. This is by no means far-fetched, and it's entirely possible the only thing that changes day of is how much F5s Reigns kicks out of before the one that puts him away Then they'll delay it to the next WM, then the next one, and the next one etc
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 00:45 |
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fatherofmustard posted:Then they'll delay it to the next WM, then the next one, and the next one etc Vince will never die but Roman has to eventually
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 00:50 |
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Accident Underwater posted:Vince will never die but Roman has to eventually The year is 2162. Robo Reigns comes out to boos at Wrestlemania. Behind the scenes Vince's head in a jar scowls and says we will crown him at Wrestlemania 2163.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 00:55 |
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Brock’s going over and Braun’s cashing in on him, duh I mean, the match’ll last a couple of minutes and Braun’ll eat some suplexes b/c it’s Brock Lesnar, but I am confident that Braun’ll win if he cashes in (that, or he’s cashing in on either Styles or Joe, whoever wins the WWE title)
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 00:59 |
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If they kept the belt in deep freeze until the UFC event on Brock would it really matter though? They've made sure the belts don't really matter so as long as he defends it a few times before then is anyone really going to care if it doesn't change hands? Seems like Roman is the bigger problem than Brock and the belt.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 01:03 |
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Venomous posted:Braun’s cashing in Was wondering when I'd see something mentioned that's somehow unlikelier than this nightmare ending anytime soon
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 01:03 |
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They must think only Roman can main event because if you want to push Roman over Lesnar eventually but need Leanar to go over someone at SS to look strong against Cormier... Don't book Roman in that match!
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 01:54 |
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Blooming Brilliant posted:Counterpoint, this means more months of "Well you see, technically, Brock didn't beat me because..." that'll get roman over, everyone loves a pedantic rules lawyer
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 04:36 |
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Confirmed for Evolution, according to some fans in attendance tonight for Takeover is Trish Stratus vs Alexa Bliss. https://twitter.com/WrestlingNewsCo/status/1030938099864416256
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 23:08 |
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That is honestly perfect
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 23:12 |
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Yeah, the inevitable YOU'RE AN OLD LADY takes from Alexa will be OK because she'll get her rear end kicked. (Right?) Also probably means she'll be belt-less going in.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 23:14 |
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sportsgenius86 posted:That is honestly perfect Yeah that kinda rules.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 23:44 |
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This probably means Alexa will drop the belt tomorrow, so, fuckin' aces.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 23:56 |
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Don't let nostalgia make you forget that Trish is a worse wrestler than Nia Jax though.
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# ? Aug 18, 2018 23:58 |
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Aphrodite posted:Don't let nostalgia make you forget that Trish is a worse wrestler than Nia Jax though. No she isn't. You're an idiot.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 00:26 |
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Trish Stratus in 22 years of wrestling never once hit her bulldog move without botching it. Trish was awful. Lita was awful. Mickie's okay.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 00:29 |
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Their striking ability is about the same. trish could do a few more impressive moves but some of them looked bad. she had a lot more in-ring charisma and didn't look lost as often. they both set up spots real bad. though not several tiers away, i can't see nia as being on the same level, my friend.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 00:31 |
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Your Parents posted:No she isn't. You're an idiot. Alexa fans gotta spin the narrative in advance that the match quality isn't her fault, unless it ends up being good, in which case it's all on her
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 00:33 |
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in contrast to my last posting, i Suppose trish 12 years after her full-time career ended is a good candidate for being worse than nia.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 00:36 |
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Banner day for dumb screen leaks. Text from the script for a Summerslam preshow match was visible on the signs at Takeover https://twitter.com/bookert2003/status/1030985640958197760
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 03:22 |
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Chris James 2 posted:Alexa fans gotta spin the narrative in advance that the match quality isn't her fault, unless it ends up being good, in which case it's all on her Weird coincidence how everybody who wrestles Alexa Bliss is really bad.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 03:24 |
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Is Brock still going over tomorrow?
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 03:24 |
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I hope Brock wins tomorrow (he won't)
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 03:31 |
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Good wrestlers have good matches even with bad wrestlers, like how John Cena had a good match even with Shinsuke Nakamura.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 04:01 |
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Chris James 2 posted:Banner day for dumb screen leaks. Text from the script for a Summerslam preshow match was visible on the signs at Takeover the text in those graphics has always been random snippets of html from wwe.com so i wouldn't put too much stock in this
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 04:26 |
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Someone in the thread already found the source, it was from 2015. The "random code" that the Takeovers use is always like advertising server JavaScript and wwe.com and such. Got a kick out of the person who thinks a CSS class of red-arrow means that Neville is returning though, and it's not just... a red arrow.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 05:52 |
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Dave says the current planned Evolution main event is Ronda/Nikki Bella Says Vince thinks that match will get them the most mainstream attention for the show
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 11:12 |
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So you're saying they're putting on an all-women's PPV for attention and not actually trying to progress women's wrestling
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 12:58 |
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Putting this in here just in case, but Dave says there are actual plans in place for Asuka (a push I guess), and they are considering turning her heel as well.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 13:17 |
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Chris James 2 posted:Dave says the current planned Evolution main event It's extra funny because Vince is right
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 14:34 |
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The women's division is finally equal to the men, now they're also giving up main events to part-timers
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 14:59 |
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It's called the Women's Revolution because they're turning back around to what women's wrestling once was.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 15:12 |
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I like how the two possible options for Japanese wrestlers are “we have nothing for you” and “you are evil because Japan”
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 15:17 |
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The people – and I'm one of them – who wanted the 4HW showdown saved for Survivor Series just Monkey's Paw'd themselves.
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# ? Aug 19, 2018 15:17 |
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It's honestly all on you guys for thinking that a Vince run women's wrestling PPV would be good
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