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Jerusalem posted:Shinsuke vs AJ at Mania is what I've wanted ever since they both came to WWE, and we're getting it this year and it is going to absolutely rule. I'm terrified they are only going to get like 15 minutes. If they don't get at least 30 I'm going to be disappointed.
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I’m back from universe B where Ronda didn’t debut and instead of water it rains candy, and it’s weird but there’s no press about Asuka winning.
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Astro7x posted:Agreed. Its funny because I absolutely know they were going for "I got the loser" but somehow they didn't seem to put any real thought in how to clearly express that without giving away who Asuka was going to choose. And her offering a handshake to Asuka and her slapping it away just kind of muddied that more.
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Aphrodite posted:I’m back from universe B where Ronda didn’t debut and instead of water it rains candy, and it’s weird but there’s no press about Asuka winning. Uh actually dude Asuka is on the front page of espn oh wait I misread that's actually Ronda Rousey whoops
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Jan 29, 2018 07:05
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lol mainstream newz has been talking about wrestling lots lately and it hasn't helped ratings rousey will get a few eyeballs and then people will shrug and, unless Braun is throwing cars at someone, turn the channel (also lol espn running a name is more important than making our own names matter guys!")
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Jan 29, 2018 07:09
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GrimGypsy posted:"lol mainstream newz has been talking about wrestling lots lately and it hasn't helped ratings
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I feel like WWE fans probably really take the whole ESPN thing more seriously than they probably should. No one who didn't like wrestling before is liking wrestling more because they have to scroll past a RAW result to get to their sport of choice. The Rousey thing could MAYBE move the needle just because non-wrestling fans might recognize her in a headline and have their curiosity piqued. But it seems unlikely she's going to kick off a boom. Even if she draws eyes to RAW its still on WWE to keep them. And, well...
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Jan 29, 2018 07:14
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DLC Inc posted:jinder getting eliminated and then immediately getting pancakes thrown all over him by E and Xavier was loving hilarious WWE completely making GBS threads on Jinder and Ziggler was amazing
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If the women had more dedicated time, this might also be a better way to draw eyes. As it is, the women will get 2 segments on a given Raw - often only 1 on Smackdown. That's not much room to build the champs and everyone else, especially when you have one character each (Asuka & presumably Rousey) who is meant to be the murdermachine of the bunch. Do you put her on Smackdown and make basically the entire women's division there just her squashing local jobbers and occasionally Riot Squad members? Do you stick her on Raw in big group matches where you tease but don't give away the Asuka confrontation, yet try to at least keep your other workers looking somewhat strong? Giving the women their own show would be rad and would solve a lot of problems but I dunno how it would do, and I don't think even "A Big Star" being added to the roster would get it much more than some initial looks
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people getting upset at transphobic megastar soiling and desecrating the memory of huge racist roddy piper
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Feels Villeneuve posted:WWE completely making GBS threads on Jinder and Ziggler was amazing oh yeah I forgot Ziggler got shitcanned immediately. that owned. im legit glad Balor made it to Final Four. Says a lot that he went from No. 2 all the way to the end. Hoping he gets a killer match with somebody at Mania but not sure who he could line up with.
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DLC Inc posted:oh yeah I forgot Ziggler got shitcanned immediately. that owned. isnt finn the new ziggler? mgiht as well match em
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DLC Inc posted:oh yeah I forgot Ziggler got shitcanned immediately. that owned. I wish they wouldn't have eaten up the surprise #30 spot with it but whatever, that just made it kinda funnier that he did squat I could see Balor Club going for the Tag/IC titles at Mania, if they're really going with them as a stable. Balor Club vs Miztourage would be a fun feud.
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Zyla posted:isnt finn the new ziggler? extremely hosed up take
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ronda direction is a tag match vs hhh and steph at mania fwiw.
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the main takeaway i had from the woman's rumble was how many of the 2000s and even Attitude women can still go
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Feels Villeneuve posted:the main takeaway i had from the woman's rumble was how many of the 2000s and even Attitude women can still go and they didn't even get Victoria, who still kills it when she does Indy shows
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Jan 29, 2018 07:28
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Astro7x posted:After years of bad Rumbles, WWE knocked it out of the park with two great ones. I think having all the legends return really made it a lot of fun, so kudos to them for making a 30 Woman Rumble work with a main roster of 20.
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Jan 29, 2018 07:35
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GrimGypsy posted:Giving the women their own show would be rad and would solve a lot of problems but I dunno how it would do, and I don't think even "A Big Star" being added to the roster would get it much more than some initial looks A women's show could totally replace 205 live if it focused on Women's Tag Titles. Hell, the women are under 205 (Sorry Nia), just make them part of the show from now on.
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MazelTovCocktail posted:That show was soooooooo goddamn awesome live.  Yes it was, that was a great show and my ears are ringing and I'm hoarse. Also today I learned that Trish Stratus is loving tiny and that if you get floor seats they let you literally take the seat home with you, so that was cool, it's fun to learn things. I'm very tired now.
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Jan 29, 2018 09:04
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Astro7x posted:A women's show could totally replace 205 live if it focused on Women's Tag Titles. Hell, the women are under 205 (Sorry Nia), just make them part of the show from now on.
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DLC Inc posted:oh yeah I forgot Ziggler got shitcanned immediately. that owned. My frontrunner would be Rollins, who's also a talented guy who will need something to do and has no opponent lined up. If you want to do proper unstoppable megapowers holding the tag titles (like Ambrose and Rollins probably would have been for awhile with no injuries), you could have Rollins and Balor team and go after the tag titles, but that doesn't seem like a good fit. You could also throw Rollins or Balor at Braun, another big-deal guy who will need a match. Maybe Rollins and Braun vs. the Balor club?
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Jan 29, 2018 13:02
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Both the winners of the Rumbles were the right pick but the womens one was not very good because it was basically a bunch of people who haven't wrestled for a decade or more making the crowd pop with their entrance music before they went back to deadly silence again once they remembered that most of these people were poo poo even when they were active wrestlers. Also, they sort of buried a lot of the current roster by having them eliminated by people we won't see in the ring again until the next Rumble. The Rousey bit sort of sucked as well. "Hey guys, your fan favourite won, isn't that cool? Let's all enj.................... gently caress THAT! RONDA ROUSEY!"
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The women’s rumble wasn’t a very pleasant viewing experience, the announcing was awful and it was hard to keep track of who was still in the match because they’d all roll to the floor to get out of the way. Really happy they found a way to book Asuka to win while also getting their Ronda moment. Was afraid they’d do a cheap elimination of Asuka then trot out the “undefeated in SINGLES competition” line (I know she lost some tag matches years ago, but it’s different)
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I enjoyed the PPV skipped the Rollins Jason match but thought it was good. Glad at the rumble winners, bit confused at how they did the Rousey segment I kinda think she stole some of Asukas moment (guess it was to cover her lack of English) And I've got to sound like a creeper here but drat did Trish Stratus find the fountain of youth or something?!
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triplexpac posted:The women’s rumble wasn’t a very pleasant viewing experience, the announcing was awful and it was hard to keep track of who was still in the match because they’d all roll to the floor to get out of the way. She had 2 non wins in 2017, so it's not like it was that long ago.
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Pretty fantastic weekend of pro graps all around.
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GrimGypsy posted:and they didn't even get Victoria, who still kills it when she does Indy shows i know she was in philly she was wrestling for tommy dreamer's promotion plus yeah she's still wrestling on a fairly regular basis unlike basically all of the other returnees wonder if they're irrationally angry at her for some reason
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Feels Villeneuve posted:WWE completely making GBS threads on Jinder and Ziggler was amazing Also while not obvious on the network. Everyone booed the poo poo out of Baron.
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Jan 29, 2018 16:14
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GrimGypsy posted:lol mainstream newz has been talking about wrestling lots lately and it hasn't helped ratings I would watch an ESPN that leads with Braun flipping cars with his bare hands every night.
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I mean, if an internationally famous athlete came up to me interested in doing my downtrodden sports entertainment thing, I'd probably give them the spotlight for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if Punk as a freak show pulled better PPV numbers than Mighty Mouse ever did as champ. Ronda is big enough, and has actual combat sports pedigree so you can sell her as a true contender real fast to your benefit.
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Jan 29, 2018 16:41
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I was at the show last night and an underrated moment (because it wasn’t on camera) was Kairi doing a Naruto run back up the ramp after getting eliminated
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Jan 29, 2018 16:49
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I don't even think there's a single yacht in Naruto
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Jan 29, 2018 16:51
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Shawn Cotureier posted:I was at the show last night and an underrated moment (because it wasn’t on camera) was Kairi doing a Naruto run back up the ramp after getting eliminated Kairi Sane rules
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Jan 29, 2018 16:53
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Thinking back, none of the returning women are currently working right? They probably didn't want to have anyone who could show up on another show later this week.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:00
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SalTheBard posted:I'm terrified they are only going to get like 15 minutes. If they don't get at least 30 I'm going to be disappointed.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:06
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Shawn Cotureier posted:I was at the show last night and an underrated moment (because it wasn’t on camera) was Kairi doing a Naruto run back up the ramp after getting eliminated Last night was my introduction to Kairi and I love her
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Jan 29, 2018 17:28
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Coaaab posted:I accepted a while ago that if AJ/Nakamura would be at Wrestlemania, 15 minutes would be the upper limit, but I still think both guys could do a lot with a sprint if time wasn't given for an epic. If Mania is between 6 and 7 hours there is no reason to not at least give them 25 minutes.
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SalTheBard posted:If Mania is between 6 and 7 hours there is no reason to not at least give them 25 minutes. There's one good reason. They don't want them to outshine Roman and Brock because they aren't as important
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