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July Wrasslin |OT| The Rings a Field, the Field of War, Thats Where We Lay the Law
- Thread starter BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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I don't know if Rusev will be able to walk, let alone wrestle, when he's done receiving his All-American Ass Whippin'.
And someone saying that Cesaro would have gotten the same if not better reaction. I don't think so. Jack is the American grown and raised guy with the college athlete history, and it was kind of a surprise. It was a surprise where you went, 'oh yeah that could work!' which is the best kind. And it also proves that patriotism pandering can still work when you do it right. I just hope they don't change much about Swagger or Zeb. Just kind of have them ignore the negative things they said in the past for a while.
toddhunter
Member
Nothing screams patriotism like a real American going up against a fake Russian, managing somebody who is not from Russia.
It's a tv show.
toddhunter
Member
So why doesn't Cesaro work? He isn't doing anything, he is a much more interesting wrestler and they could say he is also a 6 time USA olympic wrestler, they just forgot until now.
Makes more sense than the Paige arc we just went through.
Because he isn't Jack Swagger. He's gotten more of a push recently(Cesaro) in a different direction, and this comes as a better surprise because Jack Swagger's whole WWE existence has been that he's the all-american. And he's always been a bad guy. This works because it's like in movies when the bad guy joins the good guys because the other bad guys are doing something that pisses him off. It's a natural progression of the arc.
There's nothing about Cesaro that would be a natural feud with Rusev. It's fresher.
Edit: Please, for the love of God, give Swagger back the powerbomb as his finisher instead of the ankle lock though. It's such a better finisher.
This is beautiful, Zord:
If Jericho is feuding with Bray, then that leaves Miz to complain. It's the beginning of the "under-utilised" stable with Ziggler and Ryder!
Ziggler's work in the ladder match looked really good. The spot with Swagger and the ankle-lock could have been a great finish (if they were looking to push him rather than Ambrose and Rollins).
If Jericho is feuding with Bray, then that leaves Miz to complain. It's the beginning of the "under-utilised" stable with Ziggler and Ryder!
Ziggler's work in the ladder match looked really good. The spot with Swagger and the ankle-lock could have been a great finish (if they were looking to push him rather than Ambrose and Rollins).
Serpentine
Banned
Ziggler is busy being a side character in a Summer Rae/Fandango feud, and Ryder is busy being a Rosebud.
Sheamus, however, is very free.
toddhunter
Member
Well fair enough. But the other option is to cut to the chase and have Cena do it. If he is going up against Brock, he'll need something to kill time until the PPV matches.
Memory like a sieve...
How on earth could they shoehorn Sheamus and MIz together? Actually, I don't want to think about it. I'd rather have ShowMiz reunite.
Really.
The Mango Sentinel
Member
You no like SheaMiz?
Serpentine
Banned
oh shit
toddhunter
Member
I'd rather Cena be facing the Big Show on TNA.
Serpentine
Banned
Big Show is also returning from filming a movie. HOLLYWOOD SHOWMIZ
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
I'd rather stab myself in the eyeballs with red hot pokers than watch Kane vs Big Show in 2014.
WHAT HAVE I DONE
Fair enough.
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Did this get posted? Bray Wyatt vs Raven Fantasy match-up
Glad they're doing these again since we're not getting another All-Stars.
Glad they're doing these again since we're not getting another All-Stars.
plagiarize
Banned
AJ won the belt back eh? I hope they let those two women have a proper feud with the good matches we know they can have.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Man, I can't believe that John Cena really is the cover guy on WWE 2K5, but then you stop and think about it and... well... who else would it be.
Sorry!
*stalks posting history*
9lbs? Nice work!
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Nasty about Cesaro's eye... hopefully it doesn't turn into something worse. But at least the WWE eyepatch can make a welcome return, after being dumped by Naomi...
Listen to this crowd when Quake comes in.
WAR had a loud ass audience.
The John Tenta head shake is my new fave five.
I want to watch more WAR, and I want to watch some AWF.
WAR had a loud ass audience.
The John Tenta head shake is my new fave five.
I want to watch more WAR, and I want to watch some AWF.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I don't see why people want Cesaro vs Russev, Jack's taking that role because it makes more sense and it won't matter when he's depushed down to Santino level after the inevitable loss. I actually think Cesaro went in the most positive direction since the Heyman adoption last night, sure he lost during a break but it led to a savage beat-down which was far more impactful than a win against Kofi would have been. If they want him to be a heel him flat out mercing wrestlers who get the better of him because he's stronger/faster than any of the mid card is the way to go. On top of that if he asserts his dominance over the next few months and stays loyal to Heyman it sets him up as the x-factor in Brock's next match where Cena will have to overcome the two people who constantly beat the shit out of everyone.
Weird camera work - felt like two hard cameras... But yeah, that crowd loves a big fat white guy - especially the earthquake jumps.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
When was the last time there was a good divas match?
HerbertFish
Member
They need to flat out send Paige down.
Main Event has been a good platform for that.
British Monsoon
Member
Devitt's entrance from PROGRESS this past Sunday;
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Deleted member 47027
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Good OT, I'm glad we kept a taste of Zandig.
Boy Dean Ambrose hit the lottery with his booking lately huh? Good stuff. Gives me hope.
Boy Dean Ambrose hit the lottery with his booking lately huh? Good stuff. Gives me hope.
All this year:
Main Event January 8th: AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn.
Main Event March 11th: AJ Lee vs. Natalya. (best of this bunch)
NXT Arrival: Paige vs. Emma
NXT Takeover: Natalya vs. Charlotte
Pretty sure we're gonna get a good Paige vs. AJ match out of this at Payback or SummerSlam. Clearly this match was done this way to do the double turn. Not really a problem in my book, as long as it's followed up by a program. We'll see.
So what do you think the odds are that Cesaro is the first guy eliminated during the IC Title Battle Royal and Heyman ditches Cesaro as a result? I bet that happens and Vince giggles in delight as he resets the entire WWE status quo back to pre Elimination Chamber and pretends WM30 didnt' happen.
Just for the record: We're blaming Vince for injuries too?
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
None of those are on Raw. Who watches Main Event? The same people who watch the pre/post show? Not cannon
No, we're blaming Vince for
1) Cena being champ in 2014
2) Paige not being allowed to wrestle
3) The weak ass Shield breakup that made no sense
4) Cesaro's anti push
5) Sandow jobbing
6) Cameron having an angle
7) Kane in 2014
8) Khali in 2014
9) Bryan getting put in the Chris Benoit championship plot redux
10) Bray not going over Cena and dragging that angle on for too long
But yes, lets pretend that we're just blaming Vince for injuries.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
People been blaming Vince for everything.
Fuck all yall. It ain't Vince!
Fuck all yall. It ain't Vince!
If Devitt's coming up with these awesomely themed entrances (paint, masks etc), then surely he's got something in mind for NXT / main roster.
If I remember correctly, someone mentioned that you've got to come up with a good theme yourself, and you can have a run with it?
Too little material on Raven. For shame!
Swagger and Rusev will be interesting. Far more than Big E's involvement has been storyline wise. More curious who Rusev faces off against at SummerSlam; could be a match with Swagger if booked right. Big Show? Meh.
Only saw the clip of Miz/Jericho, but Miz is still awful. Go away.
HerbertFish
Member
It is cannon. They are furthering feuds on it and everything these days. But yeah nobody probably watches it. Missing out though, plenty of good wrasslin on it.
I didn't think Raw was that great. It was pretty good, but not Raw after Mania level.
Main Event is more canon than Smackdown at this point
Main Event is more canon than Smackdown at this point
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Also, Brother Bionic, this betrayal of TNAtion hurts my heart.