NXT has been a much better product for quite a long time. Dare I say it's an even better product than Ring of Honor? Both are light years superior to the crap WWE puts out most of the time.
CI Wrestling Thread #56
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if the boos post match last night were a worry, just wait until tonight. post WM Raw is attended by the smarkiest of smarks who invested big $$$ to make it a 3 or 4 day weekend.
find with most of the outcomes, it is what it is. aint no way Vince would like a guy like AJ who was the face of his competition for a decade come in and win in his first WM. I've still got cautious faith that company sees what he can do & how fans respond & will push accordingly.
find with most of the outcomes, it is what it is. aint no way Vince would like a guy like AJ who was the face of his competition for a decade come in and win in his first WM. I've still got cautious faith that company sees what he can do & how fans respond & will push accordingly.
Nope. HHH has taken a hands off approach with NXT so their creative team doesn't have to bow to the whims of the McMahon family all the time.
I want to think that Friday night was the first time VKM saw Corbin. His eyes got real big and throat sank into his stomach.
"Who is that guy?" lol
The first two hours I was actually having fun with WM, although the League of Nations being buried annoyed me slightly, but I still marked when Austin came out.
The women tore the house down, then Charlotte winning deflated me and the rest of the show ran off a f'n cliff.
Pretty much every storyline is in the same exact spot as it was before WM. Nothing changed. Lesnar/Ambrose probably will be completely forgotten as Brock disappears for six months now. Shane/Taker was just glossed over and will probably be barely mentioned going on. 6 more years of the Authority rambling every week, and the Roman/Authority storyline continues to drag on. Rock/Cena/Wyatts will be completely forgotten with no payout, just like the Legends/League of Nations segment. Charlotte cheated the same way she has for months now. AJ and Jericho will apparently never end.
It felt more like a throwaway Battleground PPV instead of WM.
The women tore the house down, then Charlotte winning deflated me and the rest of the show ran off a f'n cliff.
Pretty much every storyline is in the same exact spot as it was before WM. Nothing changed. Lesnar/Ambrose probably will be completely forgotten as Brock disappears for six months now. Shane/Taker was just glossed over and will probably be barely mentioned going on. 6 more years of the Authority rambling every week, and the Roman/Authority storyline continues to drag on. Rock/Cena/Wyatts will be completely forgotten with no payout, just like the Legends/League of Nations segment. Charlotte cheated the same way she has for months now. AJ and Jericho will apparently never end.
It felt more like a throwaway Battleground PPV instead of WM.
WM was entertaining in some respects. Shane doing the crazy spot off the cell, seeing Stone Cold and the Rock. All of that was entertaining but after the event was over I found myself asking "what did I just watch?".
Other than the surprise Ryder win, did any of the fan favorites win? Charlotte retained, the League of Nations won, the Wyatts continued to get crapped on, Shane lost and the main event was a lost cause from the beginning. Other than Stephanie looking fine as all hell. Ok, Baron Corbin winning the battle royal was cool but that's about it. I'll give WM a "C".
Other than the surprise Ryder win, did any of the fan favorites win? Charlotte retained, the League of Nations won, the Wyatts continued to get crapped on, Shane lost and the main event was a lost cause from the beginning. Other than Stephanie looking fine as all hell. Ok, Baron Corbin winning the battle royal was cool but that's about it. I'll give WM a "C".
Eagle - I think your "C" is very generous. Take into account how good NXT Takeover was, and the fact that creative just completely went brain dead for the build and the payoff...That was a HORRIBLE WM...imo of course.
The event itself was too long.
The preshow started at 5pm EST and the first match was at 5:45 in a mostly empty stadium. 6 hours is way too long - I don't care if it is your biggest event of the year. That is stupid.
I think most people are really confused by the booking. None of it makes sense. No feuds were settled, nobody came out better at the end of the show - except maybe the women. The only thing I can think of is they booked it to try and get a positive response for Roman.
- start with a win for Ryder win IC - that will give the fans a nice start
- then we crap on the rest of the fan favorites
- When Roman walks out they will be happy!
Oh boy...
CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!! [sick]
The preshow started at 5pm EST and the first match was at 5:45 in a mostly empty stadium. 6 hours is way too long - I don't care if it is your biggest event of the year. That is stupid.
I think most people are really confused by the booking. None of it makes sense. No feuds were settled, nobody came out better at the end of the show - except maybe the women. The only thing I can think of is they booked it to try and get a positive response for Roman.
- start with a win for Ryder win IC - that will give the fans a nice start
- then we crap on the rest of the fan favorites
- When Roman walks out they will be happy!
Oh boy...
CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!! [sick]
within a couple months they will decide face Roman carrying the strap is bad for business, shell out the extra appearance money necessary, and put the belt on Brock at Summer Slam
Jason is the pic of Nikki Bella showing her tits a real or fake pic? Looks pretty real to me. Wish I could post it.
So Reigns is on his 3rd.... THIRD... title run since November. In less than 5 months he has won the title 3 times. Ridiculous...
Poor guy is going to get booed out of the arena tonight.
Poor guy is going to get booed out of the arena tonight.
Can we put NXT on Mondays and raw on the wwe network?
Better yet go back to 2 hours and cut most of the talk time!
8-10pm is idea
8-10pm is idea
The best way to move forward with him. Less talk is ideal.
I'm not good I'm not bad.
Insert 4 talkers and watch the show Roman.........hey Roman you hear that? That is fans cheering for other wrestlers.......don't recognize it? It's ok bud, you at least get the crowd to make noise at least!
Insert 4 talkers and watch the show Roman.........hey Roman you hear that? That is fans cheering for other wrestlers.......don't recognize it? It's ok bud, you at least get the crowd to make noise at least!
Creative giveth and Creative taketh away. Sucks for Ryder, not sure what the point was of having him win.
So it's either going to be Jericho or Styles right? Owens/Zayn are going into their own angle.
So it's either going to be Jericho or Styles right? Owens/Zayn are going into their own angle.
I just hope creative don't take it to a new low and have Styles win just to job to Roman. That would be horrible. Would not surprise me though.
Wtf is the point of having the Uso's doing the double table splash to Dudleys at WM and job the next night on RAW - unreal.
Main event was damned good. Even better to see Cesaro back.
AJ Styles won.....cant believe it!!!!
So is there going to be anyone left in NXT after this week, dang, Corbin, Crews, Enzo and Cass and the Vaudevillians....
By the way the segment with Enzo and Cass and the Dudleyz was really good
So is there going to be anyone left in NXT after this week, dang, Corbin, Crews, Enzo and Cass and the Vaudevillians....
By the way the segment with Enzo and Cass and the Dudleyz was really good
Oh and btw no her nips aren't as big as the blue dots. Just wanted to cover her a tad more haha.
CE-SAR-O!!!
WM was kind of "booty"
Marked for Austin like a teenager.
RAW was pretty good. Glad Cesaro is back. Looking forward to Zayn/Owens. Curious to see is WWE is forced to turn Reigns heel because the boos won't stop. I kind of feel sorry for the guy. Lol.
WM was kind of "booty"
Marked for Austin like a teenager.
RAW was pretty good. Glad Cesaro is back. Looking forward to Zayn/Owens. Curious to see is WWE is forced to turn Reigns heel because the boos won't stop. I kind of feel sorry for the guy. Lol.
Reigns kind of has this face/heel hybrid thing going. He's evolving. He still kind of sucks, but he's starting to work the boo's in his favor. I do t think he was that bad tonight honestly.
Less is more with him. Stop overly-scripting him, let him be a snarky douche to the fans and kick some ***.
Snarky douche is exactly what works for him. Him making it obvious he is a middle finger to the IWC is his best play.
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I didn't want to mention Zack Ryder's dad but I can't help it. I know he had to be what a broski's dad should look like, and It's cool to stay in shape as you age, but that smedium shirt was dreadful and a fail IMO.
pairing him with AJ seems like a surrender of making him a beloved Cenalike babyface t shirt selling machine.
embrace the hate Vince, give him a manager to talk & trash the fans, let him bathe in the boos because there isnt any kind of SuperCena overcoming the odds booking that is going to get RR cheered.