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SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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bartok posted:

Saturday afternoon wrasslin' it's like I'm a kid again.

Seriously this is so loving cool and the WWE Network owns because of stuff like this.

2017 is an amazing time to be a wrestling fan, full stop.

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SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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LMAO "YOU'RE NOT BALOR"

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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NickRoweFillea posted:

I wish I could understand half these chants and songs from the crowd.

:same:

Holy poo poo that lariat

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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I was NOT expecting Heel Devlin but it's cool and good

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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J-Ro posted:

I'm sold on Burch.

Agreed.

Also HOLY gently caress WHAT HAPPENED :gonk::

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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The_Rob posted:

He absolutely kicked out.

I think that's the point. I think the gently caress finish was planned, the blood was not.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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What an amazing heel, holy poo poo.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Dude lookin' like lovechild of Kit Harrington and Luke Harper.

vs. British Kaval

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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I'm dying :lol:

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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This is loving killing me LMAO

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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100% serious question how do crowds coordinate the songs on the fly like that? It doesn't sound like it builds, it just...happens.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Eltoasto posted:

Initial face and hometown guy wins to a divisive response because the other guy looks like jesus

wrestling is great

Anyone who can't get behind :10bux: for the Network is just wired differently from me. It's loving wonderful.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Skinty McEdger posted:

Football chants. They just happen organically.

I know, the part that impresses me is like...it'd be one thing if it started quietly and built as people heard it, but it doesn't generally happen that way. It's full volume right off.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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loving JIMMY HAVOC namedrop

On WWE programming.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Dr. rear end posted:

What Benne said, he's a fine play-by-play when he's actually focused on the action and not trying to play up other angles or repeating whatever sound bites Vince gives him. He was good at Beast in the East too

True story.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Pete Dunne got started at 12?! :stare:

Holy gently caress.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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So does WWE have an actual relationship with PROGRESS? When WWE was floating around the idea of indies on the Network (which I hope still happens tbh) was PROGRESS one of them?

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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KungFu Grip posted:

This gonna be a nasty brawling match right?

Look at these two

There's your answer

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Accident Underwater posted:

I like both these dudes

The best part is the only guy who didn't stand out to me at all was Johnson.

The rest? I'd 100% watch a UK show with these dudes and some others.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Gorn Myson posted:

Its like Ibiza club owner vs Ibiza club regular

And it loving owns

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Benne posted:

This tournament owns

ftfy

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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T-Bone nooooooo

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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When Cole doesn't have Vince in his ear you can really tell he likes wrestling :unsmith:

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Something I'm not clear on: if/when they do the UK show, will it be a sort of international NXT?

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Literally my only lament about this tourney is the lack of Joe Hendry. Otherwise it's aces.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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NickRoweFillea posted:

If they wanted some they should have come and gotten sooooooome

Literally swayed my hands to this post, too sweet me Nick

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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The_Rob posted:

Connors seems way better than the other dude.

Well yeah, Connors is probably one of the best in the field

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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I thought that punch was the finish hahaha.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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THIS TOURNAMENT loving OWNS

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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oatgan posted:

see y'all tomorrow night for round 2

I am excited oatgan

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Bate/Devlin is going to have nuclear heat

GET OUT OF MY HEAD NICK

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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WWE established better storylines for 16 guys in 2 hours than Raw has with a known roster in 2 months.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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The_Rob posted:

Wwe is a weird weird place.

It really is like 90% Steph. I used to think people exaggerated but no. Say what you will about HHH but at least when he shows as an authority figure there's an obvious endgame. With Steph it's "bury everyone kinda for heel heat I guess but the point is to make her seem cool, not to lead to anything".

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Benne posted:

Also when it's time for HHH to show rear end, he shows rear end. Dude sold a Brie Bella baseball slide like Sweet Chin Music.

Also that one Bryan kick after the beatdown, Also every sell ever of the Dirty Deeds.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Balls to the Mall posted:

Just finished it. Thought it was great fun throughout. Matches are good, but not as great as the cruiserweight tournament, but there is a lot more character in this one in my opinion.

I'd call this 100% accurate.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Jerusalem posted:

Also the crowd was loving amazing.

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYY

HEY JESUS

OOH AHH

I WANNA KNOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWOWWWOHHH

WILL YOU BE MY LORD

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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This tournament rules.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Basic Chunnel posted:

do we know who booked the tourney? Ppl were all "this field sucks" but aside from a handful of the first night jobbers they've done really well building characters out of the supposed slim pickings

Probably Regal and HHH? Just my guess.

SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Mark Andrews reminds me of pop culture from when I was in high school and it makes me happy because there's some bizarre nostalgia associated with it even though the dude is like 7 years younger than me I think.

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SamuraiFoochs
Jan 16, 2007




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Benne posted:

Early 2000s nostalgia is about to blow up, he's just ahead of the curve.

I would be sort of okay with this for like a year and then I'd probably get sick of it again.

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