XOMuggins wrote:NXT is an old school wrestling show. The storytelling is done in the ring, which is ideally where everything important happens. They don't need to have promos that tell the story: the wrestling does that.
XOMuggins wrote:Man, it isn't just a reliable PPV, it's fucking astonishingly good. Did you see the Gargano main event? That is some Ric Flair/Steamboat level stuff right there. I could write 10,000 words about how good the Bayley/Sasha Banks feud was.
Diluted Dante wrote:Brock-Goldberg was pure, utter trash. This is from a WCW guy who loves Brock. The biggest problem the WWE have is the WWE. If someone starts to connect when it's not their pre-ordained moment, fuck you. They almost never ever run with someones natural ascent. Braun Strowman had a very entertaining bit where he won the tag titles with a 10 year old, sure. But he should have been winning the Universal Title from Brock. The crowd recognised his hard work, how much he's really stepped up, and their car crash booking of Reigns made Strowman both sympathetic and an ultra badass. Knocking off Brock at Mania to take the title would have been the perfect finale for the show. But no, they were like, right, if we have Brock paste the shit out of Roman, they'll totally give him a standing ovation. No! He got silence. Silence! The ending of Wrestlemania got nothinged from the crowd! That is literally the worst reaction in wrestling. As for NXT, it's not just a workrate show. It's a storytelling show. It's mostly told in the ring though. Watch the ending of the Unsanctioned match. Aleister Black is amazing. The feud with Velveteen Dream, over Black not saying his name was fantastic.
Aye, it both farcical and shameful. All about bending over and taking the Saudi money this one.RedDave2 wrote:Final thoughts on the greatest rumble - I think it's actually terrible that they agreed to do a no woman card as a ppv. I know that its not the WWE that makes the law but I dont care. They could have done this stadium show anywhere in europe if they wanted. The 2 best matches at mania this year involved women and its a huge finger to the performers who have pushed themselves to get womens wrestling over.
Yep, and quite possibly for even longer than that. Sasha Banks vs Bayley Ironman match is pretty much my favourite of all time. There was so much emotion and meaning, up there with HBK vs Flair, for me.g.man wrote:Terrible decision when you consider the women's matches have been head and shoulders the best things on all the pay per views in the last year or so.
Diluted Dante wrote:WWE ummed and ahhed about what to call it, and went with Ironman in the end so there is no differentiation.
mk64 wrote:why was the crowd leaving during reigns and joe?
Pleased for Carmella.
Strowman is gonna be in a ladder match jeepers!
I've signed up to the WWE network. I'm going right back to the beginning and will watch the PPV's year by year. Currently half way through WM1. Not sure if i've actually seen this before. Some of it is hilarious. Gorilla did pre-recorded interviews. One person is slagging off the other, is literally still in shot as they're walking off when the guy they were slagging off walks in as if they've not seen them and as if they don't know where they are and does their promo lol.
Also amazing how close everyone is to the edge of the ring. At what point are the crowd pushed back a couple of meters?
Favourite quote so far is by Jesse the body Ventura. The Mouth of the South is on the apron and JYD grabs hold of him. Jesse says "Jimmy weighs, what? 140lbs.. with a wet tux (tuxido), he must've been scared for his life"
Also alot more moves in this, atomic drops, back body drops bulldogs. How come they don't use these moves anymore?
Also "solar plexus" lol, why do commentators never say that anymore. Just abdomen?
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