deezy
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Post by deezy on Aug 21, 2016 23:06:49 GMT -5
If Styles/Cena were in front of 230 men in PWG or at the G1 climax, it would daily get 5 stars.
Match was that great.
I liked the ending f Orton/Brock and if anyone were praising Owns/Zayn have no right to bitch about this finiah because it was the same thing.
Orton deserves credit for letting Brock go to town on his scalp. Probably regrets that "enhancement" joke.
Nikki Bell is back.....no sarcastic.....YAAAY!
Knew Reigns/Rusev wasn't over, but I thought Reigns would've got DQ'd.
Internet going ham on Sasha losing her title....here's hoping it isn't true.
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Post by RKing85 on Aug 21, 2016 23:14:09 GMT -5
why do the women wrestlers keep trying moves that they have no business doing? That Sasha/Charlotte match is going to be it's own botchamania edition.
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Post by T Anthony Auld on Aug 21, 2016 23:17:20 GMT -5
Internet going ham on Sasha losing her title....here's hoping it isn't true. Word going around that she's been dealing with nagging injuries and asked for time off. Guess will have to wait for TMZ to tell us the real story this morning?
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Post by Christian Small on Aug 22, 2016 1:22:50 GMT -5
I've not seen any of the show yet but from what I've heard it sounds like the crowd hurt the show a little. I'm a little disappointed that Sasha lost the title but if she's injured that makes sense, she did apparently get married at the beginning of the month as well so could use that time for a little honeymoon.
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Post by rocketking on Aug 22, 2016 9:32:35 GMT -5
I'm realizing how hard it is to a have an opinion about Summerslam when so much of it depends on the next two nights (and beyond). First impressions are that I'm very curious about what's next for Orton and Reigns, as well as how long until it looks ridiculous that Brock isn't #1 Contender. Part-timer or not, the guy still hasn't been cleanly (or semi-cleanly) pinned or submitted since 2012. Even if you count the screwy "timekeeper going rogue" finish with Undertaker, it's now been a full year since that loss.
In terms of the bell-to-bell, I thought that Cena-Styles, Sasha-Charlotte and Brock-Orton were great matches in their respective ways. Just about every match was good for what it was; Miz-Crews was a perfectly acceptable five minutes of wrestling. Even Cesaro-Sheamus on the preshow was very good (I just don't have a desire to see it six more times).
But, to that end, I feel like I'm living in the "really good matches that they haven't made me care about" era. The current iteration of WWE feels like a 9-7 NFL team with the talent to win the Super Bowl.
Finn Balor has a demon character that's ridiculously over exactly the way it is? Let's call him The Demon King endlessly until it becomes a joke (see also: "phenomenal"... see in a month or so: "glorious").
A mainstream celebrity wants to be on the show? Let's put him out there for no reason (again), have him mess with the finish (again), and do it in a way that doesn't put a single additional viewer in front of the TV to consequently witness all of the incredible bell-to-bell action that should be making us way more money.
At least if the matches were bad, I could just tune out altogether stop caring about the nerd stuff...
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Post by Gee Hall on Aug 22, 2016 10:09:49 GMT -5
I love how there was/is so much speculation that Brock went into business for himself.
And they say Kayfabe is dead.
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Post by Mark613 on Aug 22, 2016 10:10:05 GMT -5
Personally loved the ending of Brock vs Orton. The idea of Orton going over Brock never made any sense to me, and I'm glad they didn't go that way.
Brock hasn't suffered a clean loss since Wrestlemania 29. Orton should not be the guy to get it. I don't know who should be the one to get it, and if that person is even on the roster at this point. Honestly, save it another few years, if they can.
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Post by rinaldo on Aug 22, 2016 10:14:15 GMT -5
- So which one looks more like a pizza now? The Women's title or the Universal one?
- The finish to Brock/Orton simply fucks fans. I understand they're pushing Brock's legitimacy but after a month of buildup I expected a WRESTLING match with some MMA thrown in instead of the opposite. Is this gonna impact Raw? Unless Brock wins the title at the next PPV by demolishing Balor I don't see the reason behind Orton's otal destruction.
- Noelle Foley is fucking hot. Jerry Lawler acknowledging it on air during the kickoff is kinda creepy considering he saw her as a baby crying at the 1999 RR.
- Best match is Cena/AJ hands down. curious about Ziggler's reaction to his loss. I expect a otal heel turn.
- 12 PPVs + 7 more??? Are they kidding?
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Jamie G
Mid-Carder
I was at Summerslam '92
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Post by Jamie G on Aug 22, 2016 12:34:03 GMT -5
Cena/Styles was amazing. Both guys are a class act.
Was a bit underwhelmed by Finn vs Seth, even though it was still good.
Brock is everything a champion should be. A bad-ass unbeatable monster. Shame circumstances aren't different and he'a not around a little bit more to be able to hold the belt and give it some gravitas. He's a special attraction, I get l that, but he's so damn great to watch.
Carmella continues be the most ridiculous, talentless waste of space. Fingers crossed she'll be gone in a year.
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