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Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



There's like 300 online mahjong games alone.

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rovert
Jun 10, 2013

TV Zombie posted:

I remember an AIW podcast where they talked about Candace being the more regimented trainer in their school so hearing about how she's complacent or slacking off is kinda shocking.

I know a lot of AIW trainees. She was genuinely lovely. Would show you the same move over and over with enthusiasm if you gave any kind of reasonable effort.

TV Zombie posted:

Was this a reputation she got recently or during the first few weeks of being at the PC? Maybe she just thought about her ceiling at NXT and the like and that's given her "give no cares" attitude.

Over time. She is 33 years old and given her age and experience she should probably be a trainer if anything. Coach Serena Deeb who is is a year younger than her.

I am just managing expectations I don't expect a Takeover singles title match in 2019 or ever from Candice.

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

I hoped for better for Candace but maybe this is what she wants.

Draxion
Jun 9, 2013




Yeah, you can see elements of Candice in a lot of the AIW guys, even more so than Johnny for most (how they use blood in matches is a big one I notice all the time).

And yeah agreed. 33 isn't that old, but she's been wrestling for 16-17 years now and taking a lot more big hits for years as part of being an intergender match specialist. If it's become clear that they don't have a character or role for her in NXT I don't blame her for slowing down.

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

What are the chances that she is having trouble picking up the wwe style and that's being taken as lazy and complacent? It wouldn't be the first time WWE has a problem with someone because they have an exact way of doing things and that person has other strengths.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

TV Zombie posted:

I hoped for better for Candace but maybe this is what she wants.

She's VERY family oriented and would cancel indie booking at last moment for family stuff - if is was less liked more promotions would publicly bury her for it. A lot of her pre-NXT social media was about starting a family with Johnny. I was told she turned down NXT tryouts at least three times before doing one too.

Gumball Gumption posted:

What are the chances that she is having trouble picking up the wwe style and that's being taken as lazy and complacent? It wouldn't be the first time WWE has a problem with someone because they have an exact way of doing things and that person has other strengths.

I've liked her NXT TV matches but it is an observable factor. Even so a meh or watered down Candice is better than most.

Reading fan reports her live event matches are better than the TV ones as she can play to fans more and stuff.

rovert fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Jan 17, 2019

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/SamiZayn/status/1085994701843582983

Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
i hate Sami Zayn so much

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

congrats to sami on not just posting lyrics there like he would have done 5 years ago

ARMBAR A COP
Nov 24, 2007


Sami is my boyfriend

the escape goat
Apr 16, 2008

https://twitter.com/MustafaAliWWE/status/1085963186384392194?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

so uh Lars is still getting attention?

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Baron Corbin posted:

i hate Sami Zayn so much

Please don't spoil that Kevin Owens is eliminating your pick in the Royal Rumble.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


:3:

https://twitter.com/NikkiCrossWWE/status/1086010990691524611?s=20

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Dawwwwww :3:

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

Understated thing but a great thing. Damo trained her in Pro Wrestling.

Just hope WWE didn't put them on separate rosters

ICHIBAHN
Feb 21, 2007

by Cyrano4747
That's the best picture they could've posted?

Grant DaNasty
Jul 17, 2006


Is that really Killian Dain?

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

they turned into hands. oh poo poo.

Conrad_Birdie
Jul 10, 2009

I WAS THERE
WHEN CODY RHODES
FINISHED THE STORY

D'aw, super cute. Happy for them. So Killian Dane is super handsome under all that hair, cool cool cool.

DM Punk
Aug 24, 2004
If there is one person to take the title away from Shayna, its Mia Yim. She has the biggest upside of any of the women in NXT IMO.

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST

DM Punk posted:

If there is one person to take the title away from Shayna, its Mia Yim. She has the biggest upside of any of the women in NXT IMO.

Mia is in a weird spot right now, simply because she's been getting a lot of flak from reviewers for her performance. She was one of the weakest links in the 4HW #1 Contenders match. Either her or Lacey. And I guess she's been really sloppy at house shows as well as of late. It seems like something was lost in translation between the Mae Young Classic and NXT. I dunno what people think of her backstage, but I do feel like she's being slotted firmly into a midcard like role for now. I guess we'll see what direction they go after Takeover: Phoenix, assuming Shayna retains. Because I don't think she is leaving Takeover: New York as NXT Women's Champion.

Anyways, Asuka has been gushing over Ace Combat 7. I really don't get the hype behind the Ace Combat games to be honest.

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/1086036230947491840

DarkstarIV fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Jan 18, 2019

Your Parents
Jul 19, 2017

by R. Guyovich

DM Punk posted:

If there is one person to take the title away from Shayna, its Mia Yim. She has the biggest upside of any of the women in NXT IMO.

no, thats bianca. mia is like... i dont understand why people like mia yim tbh since i haven't watched her old stuff and every nxt match she has she looks... like, i dont want to say bad, but she looks like she just started wrestling for the first time in NXT and she's been wrestling for 10 years.

Your Parents
Jul 19, 2017

by R. Guyovich
also i dont know why people are saying bianca's promos on yesterday's nxt were bad. they were fine. she's got great delivery and tons of personality.

No Irish Need Imply
Nov 30, 2008

Your Parents posted:

also i dont know why people are saying bianca's promos on yesterday's nxt were bad. they were fine. she's got great delivery and tons of personality.
I thought it was a mix of not great delivery (it felt, to me, like maybe she was forgetting the lines?) and the promo itself being bad. I think Bianca/Shayna is going to be a great match, but they're maybe struggling with a heel vs heel match where the heel champion's dynamic is changing a little now that she has backup and a heel challenger.

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST

Your Parents posted:

no, thats bianca. mia is like... i dont understand why people like mia yim tbh since i haven't watched her old stuff and every nxt match she has she looks... like, i dont want to say bad, but she looks like she just started wrestling for the first time in NXT and she's been wrestling for 10 years.

I don't think Bianca is going to be the one to take the title from Shayna, to be honest. Bianca isn't at the level where she should be undefeated, and NXT is trying to push her like she's some sort of Velveteen Dream like character (where EVERYONE loves her despite her being a dick to everyone). When she's far from it, and not in a good way. While she has potential in the ring, I don't think she'll be winning the title at Takeover: Phoenix. Maybe she'll win the title later in the year, but it won't be from Shayna. Bianca is a tweener at the absolute best.

And people are criticizing her promo because she came across as pretty rough last night. It felt like she was channeling some generic mean girl/nicki minaj like character. I'm not saying Bianca doesn't have significant upside, but her time isn't now, and it won't be at the expense of the top female heel. You generally don't have a tweener (although closer to heel) take the title from the top heel in a division. It's bad booking. You have a babyface take the title from the top heel, and work from there.

I also don't see Shayna losing the title now that the MMA 4HW are firmly established in NXT. Especially to someone who has no backup at all, and is also pretty widely despised by the locker room, kayfabe wise.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Bianca's music owns though and I don't pay attention to any of her promos because I'm busy dancing around the room

Your Parents
Jul 19, 2017

by R. Guyovich

The Kimoa Kid posted:

Bianca's music owns though and I don't pay attention to any of her promos because I'm busy dancing around the room

This guy gets it. Also the audience does the same thing, idk if you all watch but everyone in the crowd does love her

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!

Your Parents posted:

This guy gets it. Also the audience does the same thing, idk if you all watch but everyone in the crowd does love her

The crowd that chanted “overrated” at her the other week?

fatherofmustard
May 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/Zelina_VegaWWE/status/1085971441873342465

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST

dsriggs posted:

The crowd that chanted “overrated” at her the other week?

And also this week when Shayna tore into her with that promo.

Anyways, it seems like Sasha will be on the Edge and Christian podcast later this week.

https://twitter.com/EdgeRatedR/status/1086066223383826432

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


The crowd alternated yelling "undefeated" and "overrated" because that's what crowds do. Having this argument makes me feel like

I'M ON MY OWN
AGAINST THE WALL
THE PRESSURE'S BUILDING BUT NO I WILL NEVER FALL

Beef Jerky Robot
Sep 20, 2009

"And the DICK?"

DarkstarIV posted:

Oh, I'm referring to her ceiling in NXT. I can't see much room for character development as long as she's this attached to Johnny, character wise. Like I find it hard to believe she'll win a title with her current character of being almost exclusively focused on Johnny. And I think a lot of people were hoping she was signed to be more than just the wife of Johnny Gargano.

In other news, Asuka is bragging about how many PS4 games she has.

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/1085651456030461953

...I think I have maybe 15 PS4 games. :negative:

Jesus I buy like 3 a year and can"t find time to finish them

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


I have like 6 because the last time I got into getting all the games I wanted+could afford without waiting to finish what I had first, I realized I had 200 games in my Steam account and the closest I got to finishing any of them was getting halfway through Super Meat Boy :negative:

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

You wanna get through this?
Good to know AC 7 is going to be good.

MrBling
Aug 21, 2003

Oozing machismo
https://twitter.com/ringfox1/status/1086083090257190912

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


https://twitter.com/suzuki_D_minoru/status/1086142288756174848

Suzuki vs Okada fishing match needs to happen stat

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


The Kimoa Kid posted:

The crowd alternated yelling "undefeated" and "overrated" because that's what crowds do. Having this argument makes me feel like

I'M ON MY OWN
AGAINST THE WALL
THE PRESSURE'S BUILDING BUT NO I WILL NEVER FALL
im also on team bianca :)

RealFoxy
May 11, 2011

I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.
The first time I met Asuka we talked about Big Macs, FMW, and Fallout 3, so it's not a big stretch she's a big nerd.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Was the Fallout 3 discussion "Fallout 3 was kinda fun but New Vegas was way better"? because I won't believe it was an actual conversation about Fallout 3 otherwise.

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jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Fallout 3 is one of the most unfairly maligned games of the last 10 years or so

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