Metropolis Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Wow. We much as it was the right call and fit the story, seeing Kofi get beat like that was tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 22 hours ago, Darth Krawlie said: 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. I know it's wrestling crowd-pleasing 101, but I personally don't enjoy mostly-retired wrestlers coming back for one-offs to "save the day". It's the "losing to a legend" get out jail free card. I was excited about her return, I think she's great (and I'm happy she's still employed)... but this... ehhhhhh. I want ass-kicking, Scotch badger Nikki Cross back. It's all been very inorganic and needlessly fast-track-y. On that note, I'm fine with Rhea losing. I don't think they should have handed her the belt right out of the gate, and her title reign has felt like wheel-spinning to me. At least this gives her something to potentially overcome, even if it's just Charlotte for the umpteenth time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Agree with you on retired wrestlers. I'm super tired of seeing it. I'm also bored of Roman and Charlotte in general. Yes, Roman's heel run has been great, the best stuff he's done since the Shield. But it's run its course, as far as I'm concerned. Cena's not gonna beat him. Big E's gonna cash in on Lashley at some point after SummerSlam. There's no one around that's anywhere close to beating Roman, so he's just gonna hold onto it for as long as possible. But, this is a big part of why I only watch NXT regularly and just the occasional WWE PPV. I don't let it make me mad anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I haven’t watched any wrestling for a long time now, but I still agree about retired wrestlers popping up to wrestle for a bit in general, at least. It should be done very rarely just like so many things so that it has a huge impact when they do come back. This does, of course, exclude the fun surprise returns for one night in something like the Royal Rumble or other novelties and the occasional cutting of a promo to promote something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Brooooooo. Lol that just happened. Here's my take on the part timer thing specifically the Rock. In the case of Roman, them actually being related plays into a story and can be built up over time. Not only that is guaranteed to draw eyes to the main event because we haven't seen it before. The match itself might suck since Rock has gotten super muscle bound since left wrestling. Should they be pushing the current "Superstars"? Sure but if the last year has showed us anything its that Roman is only draw. He is the reason SmackDown is as good as it is. Now as much of a fan as i was of Goldberg, he's just embarrassing in the ring now. I know it's a big check, but stay home Bill. Lesnar? My problem with him was that the title was pretty much off the table the entirety of his run. So please don't take the title and run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I'm not the biggest Shayna fan, butt why is it she always takes the pin? I think she's become a more three dimensional character since teaming with Nia, but at some point you can't rehab a character that keeps losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 For some reason that always seems to happen with tag teams. When Sheamus and Cesaro were a pair, it was always Cesaro who took the pins, and Sheamus who got the wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Okay you surprise is by bringing back Keith Lee. Who, since it's been so long and they changed his music, i don't know it was him until he came out. Fair, good match, but Lee loses. Okay. But then you bring Goldberg out? Look I hope to be in that shape at 54, he still looks smaller than he did when he wrestled. I just don't see that match being any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 No one but Vince thinks it'll be good. Bummer they had to have Lee job his first match back, but hey at least he's back. I wonder if we'll ever find out why he's been gone for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Why? Just why did we feel there need to have Cross on Raw. Then you half ass his entrance? Maybe there was a good reason for Lee being gone so long. Part of me thinks they just couldn't come up with a way to bring him back. And then this lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 LOL no Scarlett or smoke? What's the point of NXT? They tell us it's to develop stars and get them ready for tv. They get them all set up with a gimmick, an entrance, their full presentation--then Vince strips every single detail of it away. And they wonder why no one can fucking get over. I'm not that into Kross, by why do it just to half ass it, as you said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Whose idea was this? This is epic levels of dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, Darth Krawlie said: LOL no Scarlett or smoke? What's the point of NXT? They tell us it's to develop stars and get them ready for tv. They get them all set up with a gimmick, an entrance, their full presentation--then Vince strips every single detail of it away. And they wonder why no one can fucking get over. I'm not that into Kross, by why do it just to half ass it, as you said? It's crazy though. Kross was not ready. He needed time. I could name name at least five NXT wrestlers who are more ready. Though admittedly none of them I'd put on Raw. He had the NXT title so you know he's working tomorrow night. Shit! You could have had Joe interrupt and put him to sleep! There was just NO reason for him to have been on Raw tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 NIKI saves the night!!!! And just when i was going to post about them not even mentioning the MITB winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Keith was pretty badly injured irl, right? Glad to see him back. Sweet jesus, Nikki is (like I said in the last post) one of my favorite wrestlers... and I know there's a long tradition of gimmicky MITB cash-ins (cough cough: Miz last year) but this is like 24/7 championship-level stupid. I'm sorry. Good for her (as a person) but story-wise, nooooooooooooooooo. This all kinda makes her look like her "superpower" is... opportunism? I agree about Karrion Cross. I don't care for him, but what's the point of just tossing him into Raw like this? It felt like nothing more than an extremely bare-bones water-testing. And, ouch, losing to Hardy who's won, what, maybe three matches in the past year? Yikes. And, oh, look, it's Goldberg again. yay. Fun episode though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 7:35 PM, Metropolis said: specifically the Rock. In the case of Roman, them actually being related plays into a story and can be built up over time. How much time, exactly, do you think Dwayne Johnson is willing to invest in Smackdown at this point in his life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 The "Road to WrestleMania" starts after the Royal Rumble officially. In that time the Rock only needs to make a couple of live appearances, maybe a taped video segment or two. Her doesn't need to be there every week. Hell have an awkward family holiday dinner where Roman is sitting at the head of the table, and Rock tells him he's in his seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 The firstThe rumors seem to suggest The Rock makes his first appearance at Survivor Series. We'll see. When Pete Dunne came back from the UK i said if there is another lockdown i want to spend it with him. Stallion got jacked! When Toni Storm came back from lockdown I was surprised at how big she let her ass get. That and she had a little bit of gut going on. Seeing as her boyfriend is a wrestler i just wondered how that happened. Her SmackDown debut showed how well she's been working on that. Don't get me wrong i like an ass on a woman, but with her height and wrestling style the 20-30 pounds she out on definitely hindered her in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 So the plan was for Kross to keep losing until Scarlett showed up.......okay. build her up more than him. So what's the plan now? I mean he's STILL the NXT champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I get the idea behind it and I don't really think it's so terrible--except for the fact that he's NXT Champion and had been undefeated. Having her level him up is a different take I'm not sure we've seen before. Kross is dropping the belt to Joe at Takeover, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Well, that's good. I was worried for a second that Finn Balor was gonna just get tossed into the Roman Reigns wood chipper already. edit: aaaaand nevermind. The Finn been tossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Long term story telling. Candice and Johnny are expecting. Congrats! Have Indie and Dexter babysit! Okay that'll never happen because that's too far off. It would be hilarious though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Is Austin Theory leaving NXT? As funny as it'll probably be, I'd still like to see Dexter actually get a serious push/consideration for main roster. But it's hard to tell considering I have no idea if he's any good on the mic. In other news I'm loving the homeless Corbin shtick. It's comedy gold. I don't know how he says half this crap with a straight face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I hope Austin's moving up. He's extremely talented and this dumb kid gimmick isn't doing him justice, though I have to admit the Way has been mostly gold. Agreed on Dexter on the main roster. I'd love to see him up there. Imagine the kinds of things he could do with someone like Miz, or Ziggler, or other big mouth mid level heels. The problem isn't so much if he's good on the mic or not--it's that Vince would likely MAKE him talk, thus ruining the whole character. Destitute Corbin is definitely great. It's the first time I've been legit entertained by him. If they keep it up they might actually be able to turn him face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Where the hell are Io Shirai and Zoey Stark? It's been like four or five weeks since I've seen them. I'm watching on Hulu, but I don't know why they'd be editing out their appearances. Io is wayyyyy too over for this. I hope they're just killing time until the "draft" if that's still happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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