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Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Watching Burch here makes me wonder why NXT didn't do more with him

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Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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:stare:

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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I guess that was the planned finish but holy gently caress that cut

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Is there a reason why British wrestling rings are like 5 feet long?

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Pete Dunne looks like Fit Finlay's Juggalo son

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Cavauro posted:

What are the feelings on mike cole

Pretty good when he doesn't have Vince screaming in his ear

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Roy Johnson takes like 50 steps running across the ring

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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This tournament needs more fat dudes

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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This match owns

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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I love that half of Nigel's backstories for these guys is "he got in a pub fight"

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Mark Andrews is cool and I'm happy he's finally free from TNA

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Dan Maloney looks like a buffer Alfred Molina

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Tyler Bate got an airplane spin over in 2017

Push Tyler Bate

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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SamuraiFoochs posted:

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".

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.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Given the emphasis on character work and storylines (much more than the CWC), I wonder if this whole thing is a backdoor pilot to an eventual UK show.

I certainly hope so, because I need to see more of T-Bone.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Let's go Dunne

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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I know they have a bunch of matches to get through, but I like the sense of urgency with guys trying quick pins instead of the typical "feeling out process"

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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SamuraiFoochs posted:

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.

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

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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oatgan posted:

Mark Andrews is the music video for Steal My Sunshine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA

Nailed it

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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My body is ready for big ugly guys doing swanton dives

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Wolfgang nooooo

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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HELL YEAH WOLFGANG

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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"Finn Balor's Evil Twin" isn't a gimmick I would've come up with but Deviln surprisingly makes it work

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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This match is loving insane

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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I didn't think much of Nigel's commentary on ROH but he's really good here

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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TYLER BATE

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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SamuraiFoochs posted:

if Bate won this thing (I expect Dunne to take it though) would he be the youngest champ in WWE history, or was Paige younger?

Paige was 21 or 22, so yeah this would be a record

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Darren Fletcher, huh

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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gently caress YEAH NEVILLE

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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I love that Neville's new gimmick is being left out of tournaments and getting pissed about it

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Welp, that's the last time they try voiceover reporting

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Finn Balor is a very handsome man

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Regal finally got rid of Samoa Joe, he doesn't have time for Dunne's poo poo.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Tyler Bate is a goddamn prodigy for his age

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Oh my God this match is incredible

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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The CWC had better matches, this had better storytelling. I don't think it's really fair to compare the two, they had completely different objectives.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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The Vaudevillains peaked with that silent film of them beating up the Lucha Dragons

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Capsaicin posted:

The #1 thing this tournament has made me want is Regal vs Dunne and I'm gonna be really upset if that does not happen.

Prepare to be upset because Regal has Edge Neck and can't take bumps anymore. That's probably the one reason why Regal vs. Joe never happened.

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Benne
Sep 2, 2011

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Yeah, the Empress Ballroom is a great venue for wrestling. If I ever travel to England one day, I'd love to check out a show there.

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