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Going to a local Indy with CJ Parker, Trevor lee and Paul London on the card
CMP: At lot of what I said and did in WWE, that was about trying to help out the other guys. After a while, I realized, Wow, that other guy doesnt even appreciate it; he could give a s---. Nobody cared. Why was I bending over backwards to make it a better workplace for you, when you dont give a s---?
It was a waste, which is why he left and proved to be very valuable to WCW for the next few years. They were trying to make a clean break between the Hogan era and New Generation. Why they benched Macho but then put the title on 36 year old Bret and brought back guys like Bob Backlund, King Kong Bundy, and the Bushwhackers is anyone's guess.
I'm still salty at the fact we could have had Macho/HBK at Wrestlemania 10. WTF!!
Wait, what? Macho/HBK at WM10? First I've ever heard of that. I wonder what the story would've been.
A 2 year feud with HBK never being able to beat Macho until finally getting his big win at W10 and Macho retiring or at least going into semi-retirement.
Is Bloodborne one of those games that is like 15 other games but for some reason GAF thinks it is this incredible new and amazing EXPERIENCE that they forget about in a month?
On Bloodborne - yes. There'll be people who stick with it, but I expect 90% of them to fall off before long.
Anyway, so it would've started after WM8? I could've been into that. I bet those matches would've been pretty alright, too.
Going to a local Indy with CJ Parker, Trevor lee and Paul London on the card
Saw WWE Live. Whole thing was generally great, with one or two issues.
It first opened with Finn Balor vs Adrian Neville. The match was pretty sweet (I haven't seen much of Neville, his flippy thingies are amazing), and was... Technically the best match of the night. Not that the other matches were BAD (the overall quality was good), but developmental's at the quality of Main Eventing, and vice-versa. Both people got pretty decent reactions. Before the match, however, there was a short clip of Cesaro and Tyson Kidd, who both denounced Belfast as being crap. Kinda hilarious, in the end...
... When they eventually got cheered. Their theme music hit to mixed reactions, about 65/35 in favour of boos. Then, the theme of New Day hit, to mixed reactions to about 105/-5 in favour of boos. New Day tried to get the crowd reacting positively, to absolutely no avail whatsoever. Cesaro instigated New Day Sucks chants of his own, adding in FACT at the end. I'm really starting to like this team. They should get a name, 'cause they're fantastic.
The match itself commenced, with an awful lot of support for Kiddsaro. It was pretty decent, with Cesaro and Big E having a bit of a strength-off, and Cesaro's Spin winning something for a change. After they were leaving to cheers, New Day got on the mic and basically turned 75% heel. They spoke of positivity in a relatively hypocritical manner. And it was fantastic. Seriously, it'd be a great way to salvage the gimmick.
Anyways, they challenge anyone in the locker room to fight them (by which they meant Xavier Woods, who hadn't fought yet), the music hits and out comes... R-Truth? It's... Eh? But wh-- Whatever.
So, R-Truth wins after carrying the match because Xavier couldn't give a fuck anymore. The entire New Day biz went on for about 40 whole minutes, and although somewhat fun, significantly overstayed its welcome. However, good stuff was to come.
After a million ads (not even at the interval; for shame), it was announced that a six man tag team match was on. And then, the creepy Wyatt noises played, and everyone marked out a little. He wasn't even on the card! Joy! Bad News Barrett came out to mixed reactions, as did Sheamus, who then proceeded to grab the mic and change the crowd to completely negative reactions (some identify as Irish, some British) by asking how it felt in Belfast to live in the shadow of Dublin.
... Somewhat harsh, but a lot of people probably agree.
Then, Ziggles comes out to an insane reaction. Dude's still over as fuck. Also, he wasn't on the card, so woah. Then, Eric Rowan came out to a surprisingly good crowd. Then, Daniel Bryan came out, to what I can safely say is one of the loudest noises I have ever heard. EVERYONE in the crowd was cheering like hell.
The match itself was pretty good, although it did drag on for a little while. It would have been nice to see Sheamus successfully perform the High Cross, which seems to have returned. But nonetheless, a good match, with Bryan pinning Sheamus for the win. Eric Rowan was the big surprise however, winning over the somewhat sceptical crowd by the end. Dude'd be quite a good upper-card face, if an unusual one.
Then, the interval. Upon waiting in a queue for a drink, a man was shouting (very drunkenly) 'Roman Reigns sucks'. Understandable. Then, he approached some people near me, and started reciting some Farooq promos... Rather well. I requested a Paul Heyman one, and he obliged. Then I decided to do a Flair promo, and got a little bit of notice (it's literally the only good impression that I do). After getting my drink, I turned around to see an angry security guard. Fortunately, he seemed angry at the drunken man, so I slipped away like a slimey bastard.
After the interval, there was the extended interval, a surprisingly good Diva's match that I was glad to stick around to see. Still, as per usual, no-one cared, and there was too much 'diva' bullshit. Still, a cut about the average Raw tripe.
Then, there was... Ooh. A promo by the Miz? Ick. Fortunately however, it was about Mizdow. And of course, Mizdow complied to arrive and talk Miz's unwarranted boasting down. After this, Reigns pinned Big Slow and everyone left. The end.
Honestly the way Punk has been acting towards WWE, I really hope he gets booed to hell if he ever comes back. And I actually used to love the guy. But he's just been coming off as really salty and rude in the way he speaks about his former company. I mean everyone else on the WWE roster deals and goes through the same shit he did. But, what do they do? The put up and shut up, do their best, and don't whine. This guy quits, leaving all his fans behind and then just bashes the company in the press. Really unprofessional and I've lost major respect for the guy.
I think the shitting on his former co-workers is worse. Everyone shit talks the bosses. Punk makes it seem like everyone he worked with were backstabbing, bitchy losers out to get him.
Was the DX tank thing really that big a deal that it should be the only event/group on the cover?
He's not coming back. Dude made his money and he can sit at home forever if he wants. Good on him, but why anyone expects anything other than the statements he's making after having heard that Colt Cabana podcast, I'm not really sure.
Listening to the lastest Stone Cold podcast and his response about older guys taking Mania spots from younger guys doesn't convince me.
Sure, they bring money but 10 years or so ago there wasn't a need to use part-timers to sell tickets and that's the issue. The current roster sold the tickets.
Altought this is happening less now I guess. At least if we consider Brock Lesnar a full time guy.
House show report.
I don't get why that means people can't criticize him. We all know Jericho is going to shill, but we still give him shit. What's the difference with Punk? That it's Punk?
WM has been home of part timers and celebrity stunt shows since the very start. No one on the current roster has the attention of casual or lapsed fans like Attitude Era dudes besides Cena. That's not entirely the fault of the current roster, of course, but it is what it is. There really isn't many WMs left for that kind of stuff. Maybe one or two more. Everyone is too broken down. The only guys left are Austin and HBK, really.
I liked his feud with Bret a lot than Mr. Backlund.
I don't get 'it' with Backlund. He's just instant channel changer for me. Heel or not. Like I feel like I'm missing something when people talk about how great Mr Backlund was
You don't like something other people like? Color me surprised.
When was Punk ever passive aggressive?
What was passive aggressive about that story? It was pretty direct imo"Gotta make Roman look strong."
Although I suppose sarcasm is more his MO.
This is like Punk calling someone else passive aggressive
Wait, what? Macho/HBK at WM10? First I've ever heard of that. I wonder what the story would've been.
A 2 year feud with HBK never being able to beat Macho until finally getting his big win at W10 and Macho retiring or at least going into semi-retirement.
Anyway, so it would've started after WM8? I could've been into that. I bet those matches would've been pretty alright, too.
Passive-aggressive is whining on twitter, or selling like Michaels at Somerslem 2005.
What was passive aggressive about that story? It was pretty direct imo
Is this another of those things where wrestle fans don't know what words mean so they just repeat it ad nauseum
Yooo,
When and where is nerd chat? The wife and kid are out of town this weekend. I have so much free time.
CM Punk was a kid that started a backyard fed with his brother and a buncha idiots. Spent his teen years and his adult life until three years ago chasing his childhood dream...then he became so disgusted and sick of wrestling. He seems to absolutely fucking hate it all now. That's really sad. Call him a piss baby and whatever, but losing your dream like that must be soul crushing. To carry that flame inside your heart and have it extinguished. Fuck man.
I wish him the best of luck in UFC. I hope he finds what he wants in it.
Saw WWE Live. Whole thing was generally great, with one or two issues.
CJ Parker is a cool,dude