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Wrasslin' Thread 20XX |OT| New Age WrestleGAF
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Bullet Club
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Shane &/or Steph would not be good in Vince's position. HHH maybe.
Bullet Club
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Just saw the Becky/Bianca "match". That's terrible. At least let them go 5 minutes.
ManaByte
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Kagey K
Banned
Dude looked greasy as fuck. Barely recognizable.Welcome back Brock!!!
Bullet Club
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Brock Wyatt
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Agent X
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Yes, this bothered me greatly, too.It was the low point in what was otherwise a great show.
I mean, I was happy to see Becky Lynch return to action. I had no problem if WWE wanted to have her take the title from Bianca Belair. But this was just the wrong way to do it.
Two moves from Becky in five seconds, and it's all over. No offense from Bianca at all.
WWE spent the last four months trying to build up Bianca Belair as a credible champion, only to throw it all away in mere seconds. Like
DForce
said, it was very reminiscent of what they did with Kofi Kingston two years ago. It makes the (now) former champion look weak, like the build-up was all for nothing. It took the wind out of Bianca's sails.I could accept a short match where the two opponents go back and forth for a few minutes. It would give the impression that Bianca could put up a challenge, and that Becky would have to put in some work to "earn" the title over a tough competitor.
It will be interesting to see how the WWE creative team tries to follow up on this.
Kagey K
Banned
The only way they don't ruin her is if she comes out boss bitch and goes full heel.Yes, this bothered me greatly, too.It was the low point in what was otherwise a great show.
I mean, I was happy to see Becky Lynch return to action. I had no problem if WWE wanted to have her take the title from Bianca Belair. But this was just the wrong way to do it.
Two moves from Becky in five seconds, and it's all over. No offense from Bianca at all.
WWE spent the last four months trying to build up Bianca Belair as a credible champion, only to throw it all away in mere seconds. Like
I could accept a short match where the two opponents go back and forth for a few minutes. It would give the impression that Bianca could put up a challenge, and that Becky would have to put in some work to "earn" the title over a tough competitor.
It will be interesting to see how the WWE creative team tries to follow up on this.
She needs to throw shade at everybody and destroy ppl for a while, while throwing pipe bomb promos.
Is she comes out tomorrow same as she was yesterday, she's pretty much done.
She should have had a barn burner with Becky. Instead they pretty much wrecked her in one appearance.
Bullet Club
Member
That's a big explosion in this first gif. 
ManaByte
Member
WWE spent the last four months trying to build up Bianca Belair as a credible champion, only to throw it all away in mere seconds. Like
Honestly the Bianca push came off as WWE attempting to pander to the social justice stuff from last summer.
Bullet Club
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GeorgPrime
Banned
That was the only thing i took a look at. Rest didnt interest me.
But her squashing the champ in 26 seconds was like.... wtf
ManaByte
Member
Vince: "Protests have died down. Put the belt back on Becky as fast as possible."
Wow, the only way that would be more embarrassing is if she was holding her baby while wrestling Bianca.
Bullet Club
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ManaByte
Member
Vince: "That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that? Paul, ask Becky if she can wrestle while holding the kid."
Hinedorf
Banned
Summerslam felt desperate to me. I can't lie in that I was more excited and had one more fun in 1 hours of AEW with CM Punk than everything that Summerslam gave me.
-Becky Lynch was never repeat never meant to be a part of Summerslam, she was a direct reaction to CM Punk. There was nothing planned between her and Bianca and it was obvious, they built up Bianca and when they realized the hype around AEW they wanted to bring back the biggest draw as a response, ie why you saw her do 1 sell job move and take the belt back.
Nobody can tell me otherwise, Becky was a response to CM Punk and I don't believe they had any intentions for her return.
-Brock, I almost wonder if this is also a reaction to AEW, this however was a great move as they just built Roman to be the next Brock now we've got a real story with some fantastic history, this is the Brock Roman build up we needed after several trash wrestlemanias..
-Most of the show IMO felt boring, felt expected, and delivered on all those expectations:
-Edge winning in his gothic persona which is why I originally hated him in the first place, reminded me of every insecure goth kid in black in high school school. Edge is old and beating Seth does nothing but setup retirement plans for Edge
-IMO the real steal character of WWE right now is Baron Corbin, he's fucking HILARIOUS
All Summerslam really did is make me excited for AEW, feel like I watch WWE now out of something of a childhood tradition than actually enjoying the product.
-Becky Lynch was never repeat never meant to be a part of Summerslam, she was a direct reaction to CM Punk. There was nothing planned between her and Bianca and it was obvious, they built up Bianca and when they realized the hype around AEW they wanted to bring back the biggest draw as a response, ie why you saw her do 1 sell job move and take the belt back.
Nobody can tell me otherwise, Becky was a response to CM Punk and I don't believe they had any intentions for her return.
-Brock, I almost wonder if this is also a reaction to AEW, this however was a great move as they just built Roman to be the next Brock now we've got a real story with some fantastic history, this is the Brock Roman build up we needed after several trash wrestlemanias..
-Most of the show IMO felt boring, felt expected, and delivered on all those expectations:
-Edge winning in his gothic persona which is why I originally hated him in the first place, reminded me of every insecure goth kid in black in high school school. Edge is old and beating Seth does nothing but setup retirement plans for Edge
-IMO the real steal character of WWE right now is Baron Corbin, he's fucking HILARIOUS
All Summerslam really did is make me excited for AEW, feel like I watch WWE now out of something of a childhood tradition than actually enjoying the product.
If Vince was ever going to steal one of my ideas I would rather he steal the one about the 24/7 championship.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Praise God and whatever else if AEW ever does surpass raw in the ratings. WWE needs to get knocked down a peg. The shit company needs a kick in the dick. Vince needs a kick in the dick.
RavageX
Member
I thought this was doctored, only to be told that this was legit.....Brock Wyatt
jufonuk
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Fox Mulder
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Who needs the massive pop and millions of views of a CM Punk return when you can announce the return to Saudi Arabia.
Becky Lynch returning was a guaranteed crowd reaction, but squashing Bianca ruined it and might get people booing her now.
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Dthomp
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Are you me? Almost all the same thoughts.
Becky is the only person in wwe I like outside of Drew so it was cool seeing her, but yeah it was super obvious response to CM Punk. Last I saw was that she was likely supposed to return around the time of the draft, and was likely a plan for two months down the road. Becky is not ring ready, and likely was not even cleared, hence her not taking a bump from either Mella or Bianca. I’m ok with the finish, I’m not a big Bianca fan and this will give her some depth, and honestly, she’s a better heel then a face. This will allow her to improve her character and maybe learn to be a better promo.
I would bet that Brock also was a panic move. His look screams something Vince wasn’t expecting and will be back to regular Brock. Punk got that pop, and Vince picked up the phone and asked how much to show up. I can’t be the only person who has no interest in Roman/Brock 17.
I legit thought this was one of the worst WWE ppvs I’ve seen in years. It’s easily the worst “big” event they’ve done in years. Too desperate for their WWE moments and had nothing worthwhile happening in the matches.
After the shit finish to the Cole/kor match tonight I hope he’s heading to AEW. There is zero chance he amounts to anything on the main roster. It’ll be a few wime the first month and then right down the midcard for life while they prep for PT Wrestlemania season
Bullet Club
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Bullet Club
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ManaByte
Member
Fuck you Vince.
Some stupid decisions he makes I can tell myself he probably did that because he found it so funny he pissed his pants.(Like Hornswoggle beating Chavo or Nia putting Lana through a table every week.) This isn't one of those times.
Soodanim
Member
I don't think I've ever heard a more glowingly positive reaction to anything. My favourite line is the first one: "That wasn't the way I would have done it. It was actually a lot better."
It will be interesting to see the dynamic of the top level talent when Bryan gets there as well, CM Punk for better or worse has the fanbase wrapped around his little finger and I get the feeling that the range of appeal in the talent will be shifted. They've had mid-card guys until now, but now they're getting heavy hitters.
Seeing the sold out arena made AEW look much more like a serious competitor, as opposed to what tends to look to me like an up-budget indie to me at times. The NXT changes so far are going to be the least of them if AEW keeps this momentum or gains any more.
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ManaByte
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What are the NXT changes?
Soodanim
Member
The releases and accompanying rumours that Vince isn't happy with how HHH has been running things. It seems to be the start of a change in approach
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Getting away from smaller indie darlings. The Adam Cole types.
Hinedorf
Banned
This is more or less why I could never dig NXT. Just call it Cruiserweight or something but I have no interest in the Adam Coles of the world who could just as easily look like a guy working at 7-11
Would also say at times I've seen folks on NXT that are far more entertaining than current WWE talent, I like Asuka but she can't speak english......that's kind of important for mic work... Rhea Ripley got jobbed as bad as EST at Summerslam IMO
They just built both Rhea and EST to be their new champions and in what seems like a whim of insecurity we're back to Becky and Flair which is the same shit for way too long, just seems like WWE really doesn't have any new/good ideas other than to go back to what they thought worked best.
GeorgPrime
Banned
Adam Cole now at AEW
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The only way if I were Cole I'd continue with WWE is if my contract has some sort of "Future endeavors" insurance. After what they did to Anderson and Gallows I wouldn't trust the WWE to bring me in for a couple of months and then screw me harder than that guy in "Top Secret!"(Good movie btw.)
Adam Cole now at AEW
Soodanim
Member
That's a good point. WWE aren't exactly setting themselves up as the stable employer right now, unless there's some stuff happening behind the scenes (and there really should be, far too much gets out from behind closed doors) the wrestlers are brave to stick around.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
What can Adam Cole bring to the table in AEW? They're hiring a lot of people. I feel like he would get lost in the shuffle. I can't imagine he'll be featured in any major capacity.
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I don't know, have him and Britt feud with Miro and Lana over who is the true power couple of AEW?(They're going hire Lana right?)
DKehoe
Member
He's got great chemistry with the Bucks. And I'm assuming he would have great chemistry with Britt.
Getting back to PWG style Cole could be fun too
Agent X
Member
Dragunov and Walter... Jebizus what a great fight today on nxt TO.
Yeah, that was a solid match.
Adam Cole has enough connections there, so I doubt he'd get lost in the shuffle. I'd be more concerned about some of the existing (lesser known) wrestlers, who could get overshadowed by new arrivals like Cole, CM Punk, and (presumably) Daniel Bryan.
AEW probably wants to be careful not to take in too many refugees from WWE, or else their own roster could become bloated and difficult to manage without having to make some cuts of their own.
Bullet Club
Member
That's a big bump in ratings.
Now let's see what happens with Dynamite's figures. Could be a 300k-500k rise.
S0ULZB0URNE
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MAtgS
Member
It's gonna be Hangman winning the belt for sure. It's been a slow burn storyline, but Omega vs. Page for the title is inevitable.