Darth Krawlie Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I think it's fine, so long as their wrestling shows can maintain kayfabe. They don't always, but I feel like they should. Tyrion Lannister didn't suddenly start talking as Peter Dinklage, and Seth Rollins shouldn't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/20/2021 at 7:38 PM, Tank said: So what do you guys think of the WWE fully embracing the death of keyfabe? They really held out, but since the WWE network debuted they've been going deeper and deeper into behind the scenes docs. No doubt it was partially a decision to provide tons of new content, but it seems like they are going hard now. I am actually enjoying some of these docs and interviews more than the actual product these days. Seeing Stone Cold ask Sasha Banks questions is a lot of fun as I see them from completely different worlds. The ultimate breakage is of course Taker showing full access to his life and reality now that he has retired. I love "Something to Wrestle With" and watching old wrestling shoot interviews. I wonder of the rise of shoot podcasts has spurred this. I am The Last Ride now. I thought SCSA interview on Broken Skull with the Undertaker was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogu Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I feel like this has been the case for a while. Even if it wasn't fully embraced by WWE it was mostly tolerated with the presence of WWE stars on social media and what not. I remember back in the 80s reading in the newspaper that Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Iron Shiek were pulled over and arrested in a car together. It was crazy to believe because they were in a huge fued against each other at the time... https://apnews.com/article/eca94e958509fcd2842cc0a384056ae3 But anyway, I feel like a lot of wrestlers still try to keep kayfabe intact, if possible. For example, I never knew until recently the Aleister Black and Zelina Vega were married. For a while she was managing the wrestler black was feuding with over the US Title. I can't recall his name off the top of my head, but it's Charlotte's significant other. However, I don't think I saw anything public about Black and Vega until after his injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 JOE JOE JOE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 You have to wonder how bad Samoa Joe's concussion problems are. He's not cleared to wrestle in NXT either. It's just good having him back. He's just too good when he's on television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 So i read that Karion Kross and Bronson Reed are working dark matches before Smackdown....... There are dark matches in the Thunder Dome!?! Are they due the people who log on early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 So the rumor is that Bronson Reed lost the title to Swerve because he's about to get called up. I don't see that at all. He's better, but not main roster ready. If you can't figure out what to do with Keith Lee, Bronson Reed will sink to the bottom quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Yeah Reed has never worked for me—big fan of Swerve though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Do you realize how did Roman Reigns is right now? Jimmy USO was arrested last night for dui for like the they're it fourth time in the last couple of years. My first thought wasn't he needs help out that he might get the axe for this. It was "How dare he disrespect the Head of the Table like this?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Shotzi and Tegan Nox are on Smackdown! So they had Nox return on NXT just to let us know she's back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I think they're only on Smackdown cuz Bayley got hurt. Need to fill the void. I doubt there were any plans to bring them on before today, yesterday at the earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I think they're bringing up Toni Storm to replace Bailey. Though Shotzi IMO needs to be a future women's champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I think a lot of the releases had to do with making room for a good portion of the NXT roster by years end. The Gargano-Kross feud I think it's to gauge how well he comes off against bigger wrestlers. He's no shorter than some of WWE's smaller wrestlers. He is skinnier though. He's going to be in the main roster by the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I'm really behind on Raw. Watching the May 31st Raw. Before the releases. Lana really needed to go. She never got better in the ring. If anything she got worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 So Mandy was on NXT last night because she was traded for Aliyah. Huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 It's great to see a full house. It'll be interesting to see how they react live to everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I KNEW FINN BALOR WOULD BE BACK!!! But it's he a face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 So after SmackDown went off the air they had an impromptu battle royal. Finn Balor right with the good guys. Interesting that they would bring him back was a good guy when his entire time at NXT was spent being a tweener heel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Eh, first night back, they might have just wanted the pop. He didn't promo during the show, right? They could still heel him up next week. I'd bet not, but I hope they at least let him keep the edge he had in NXT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 That's a possibility, but WWE has been lacking credible face threats at the top of the card. The reason Rollins-Reigns won't happen is because they're both heels. It will be interesting to see where they go with him. Balor has always been over with the crowd no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 That’s a good point. I fully expect Roman to still be champion by next wrestlemania so he can have his big rub match with the Rock, so yeah he’s gonna need a lot of challengers. Unrelated: Nikki in a stupid superhero gimmick winning the briefcase is this year’s version of Otis. It’s a not-funny joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Big E’s gonna end up cashing in on Lashley, not Roman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 When football season starts I'll stop working Sundays. There are rumors of Big E going to Raw without doing a formal New Day reunion. So him cashing in on Lashley works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 The one thing I'm going to miss is those killer spots in the ThunderDome. Ricochet's cross body to John Morrison over the barricade. Roman throwing Dominick out of the ring. Apollo dropping the steps on Big E. You knew what was happening, but they were holy shit moments when they happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 So was Alexa Bliss going to use the Force to get the briefcase? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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