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Post by rawshark on Aug 22, 2021 13:28:31 GMT
You’d think they’d try something new with buy rates dropping so much. But no, stick a strap on Charlotte again; make sure everyone knows beefy boys never lose; if in doubt bring back the old boys for the big shows.
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Post by chuchurkt on Aug 23, 2021 1:33:25 GMT
I like the new strategy of having a Takeover after a main roster show so the weekend can end on a high.
Would happily watch WALTER & Dragunov beat the snot out of each other every few weeks.
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 23, 2021 4:32:14 GMT
So Coles either off to AEW and can show up as early as Wednesday or moving to the main roster, likely Smackdown.
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Post by richardiox on Aug 23, 2021 6:55:29 GMT
Bucks and Britt teasing pretty blatently on Twitter that Cole is AEW bound. He doesn't have a no compete so could debut straight away. Plus WWE put all his merch into a big sale straight after Takeover last night.
Meltzer also reporting Bray is pretty much a lock. Bryan in a couple weeks too.
AEW started with a strong roster with Jericho, Cody and the BTE guys, bolstered by Mox debuting at the first ppv. They've got their homegrown young guys like MJF, Sammy, Orange, Jungle Boy and Darby super over. They've all had main event exposure without being buried afterwards.
In the last year they've added Miro, Sting, FTR, Black, Big Show, Andrade, CM Punk, 2.0, Christian, Matt Hardy, Kingston and Starks.
And they've got some old hands in JR, Arn, Chavo, Tully, Schiavone, Dustin, Mark Henry and now possible Flair too.
It's so crazy - if someone told me two years ago that a new fed would exist with all this talent, a TV deal with a million weekly viewers and would be selling out live shows then I'd have laughed in their face. The fact Dynamite is the best weekly wrestling show in 20 years is the cherry on the cake.
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 23, 2021 7:53:55 GMT
Their roster will be stacked in the next few weeks and I can't see how they can sustain Rampage being an hour long show.
I don't really know much about Cole but I'm really looking forward to Wyatt joining especially when he'll be given the creative freedom to do what he wants.
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Post by richardiox on Aug 23, 2021 8:02:39 GMT
They don't try to have every talent on every show so I find they use their roster sparingly. Certain acts I forget are even on the roster as there will be several weeks between appearances. Unlike RAW which seems to literally have the same matches week after week, featuring the same talents.
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Post by Singularity on Aug 23, 2021 8:29:10 GMT
The Nick Khan interview stuff is pretty damning. No more actual good wrestlers, WWE just wants big guys from other sports.
Oh, well, after this Takeover I'm done. Hopefully Adam Cole is too. Lucky for everyone that there is an actual alternative now.
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Post by snackplissken on Aug 23, 2021 8:47:41 GMT
So since Brock was last on TV, which new stars have WWE made to challenge for the title?
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 23, 2021 9:41:01 GMT
Saturday was a prime opportunity to build another challenger espeically with Big-E who coulve cashed in but no.
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Post by rawshark on Aug 23, 2021 9:53:52 GMT
Wonder how much longer is left on Woods and Cesaro’s contracts?
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Post by snackplissken on Aug 23, 2021 10:15:47 GMT
It is laughable that Big E has been with the company for over 10 years now. He's 35 and no WWE title. Also fits the mould of big jacked superstar, and can talk. It just makes your head hurt even trying to rationalise some of the decisions in WWE.
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 23, 2021 10:39:28 GMT
There's no long term planning on anything and every decision seems to be made on a whim. There was no way Brock or Becky were coming back this early and the later is one of most idiotic decisions Vince has made in a long time.
The majority of fans will probably turn on Becky now because she's being pushed down their throats just like Reigns.
This whole head of the table thing is just laughably bad because they have nobody for him to feud with. I am sure in the next few months The Rock will turn up saying some shit about him being the top guy and you can only become great if you beat me. All the while Big-E will probably be feuding with Ziggler.
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Post by snackplissken on Aug 24, 2021 12:06:27 GMT
Love to know baihu1983 thoughts on Karrion Kross gimp gear lol
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Post by snackplissken on Aug 24, 2021 12:09:39 GMT
Vince getting his kink on
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Post by BurnoutJunkie on Aug 24, 2021 16:02:24 GMT
Man, I stopped watching WWF around 2003/4. Not longer after I started uni. Growing up, I thought I’d never get bored of watching it.
Edit: I was so into it that I ran a Kane fan site back in the day.
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 24, 2021 16:37:20 GMT
I hope it was Blue Kane.
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Post by simple on Aug 24, 2021 19:10:09 GMT
Love to know baihu1983 thoughts on Karrion Kross gimp gear lol Strong Sean Connery Zardoz vibes
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 24, 2021 21:16:00 GMT
Looks like Mad Max cross over.
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 25, 2021 6:37:57 GMT
Love to know baihu1983 thoughts on Karrion Kross gimp gear lol Feel sorry for him. I mean he's average from what I've seen but they are going full out to shit on him. Also watching that match highlighted one of my biggest issues right now. So many camera cuts! youtu.be/NfzbjRMpjbM Reminds me of films that cut after ever move to cover up the actors ability and wait?! Maybe that's what they are doing here? But the move lose impact when you don't get a clear shot of it.
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Post by BurnoutJunkie on Aug 25, 2021 11:51:43 GMT
Nope, never heard of it...mine was called Kaniacs. Just googled it. Did Kane actually have a blue outfit at some point?
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 25, 2021 13:02:56 GMT
Nope, never heard of it...mine was called Kaniacs. Just googled it. Did Kane actually have a blue outfit at some point? No. Believe the rumor was they would be having a new Kane to replace Jacobs years ago and he would wear blue
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Post by rawshark on Aug 25, 2021 16:44:14 GMT
Well there was that time they put Drew/Doc Gallows in a wig and mask...
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Post by simple on Aug 25, 2021 18:42:28 GMT
Didn’t they mock up a prototype green DX Kane during his days with X-Pac too?
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Post by rawshark on Aug 25, 2021 18:47:07 GMT
DX Kane just reminds me of the Katie Vick debacle.
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 25, 2021 18:57:39 GMT
Some fake pics went round but X-Pac has said it was never happening and would have looked crap
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 26, 2021 19:04:21 GMT
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Post by richardiox on Aug 26, 2021 19:37:58 GMT
Fuck such a freak accident. Is that pound of flesh in reference to sueing AEW I wonder? Would be gutted for him and his tag partner who isn't really a singles guy.
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Post by richardiox on Aug 26, 2021 19:49:07 GMT
^^ scratch that, FTR Vs Proud and Powerful is on the card for next week's Dynamite.
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Post by BurnoutJunkie on Aug 26, 2021 20:21:08 GMT
Nope, never heard of it...mine was called Kaniacs. Just googled it. Did Kane actually have a blue outfit at some point? No. Believe the rumor was they would be having a new Kane to replace Jacobs years ago and he would wear blue Righto.
And to the person that mentioned Katie Vick...yes, I remember that, hah. When they were trying to be more 'soapy'. IIRC there was a book about Katie Vick too...I'm sure I read something.
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Post by simple on Aug 29, 2021 7:06:27 GMT
I do enjoy NWA doing old school stuff like this
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