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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Wed 29 Jan 2014 - 21:34
"Quite frankly", I don't know how anyone can watch RAW or SmackDown in full these days. I rarely have the stomach for five hours of WWE wrestling a week, and definitely not any more when you weigh in Superstars, Main Event and PPVs. I feel that you get a lot of the experience from watching the highlights on WWE's YouTube channel.
Anyhoo, onto the big story:
Spoiler:
I doubt he'd have been happy not being The Man in WWE and milling about in the midcard against Paul Heyman, The Shield and Kane for what feels like ten thousand years, and probably less amused that guys like Jericho, RVD, Batista and Brock Lesnar have/will come back for a couple of months to muscle in on the WrestleMania pay-off. Still, for every reason, I think Punk is in the wrong here.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Thu 30 Jan 2014 - 0:52
My thoughts:
Spoiler:
Whilst we all know Punk deserves to be at the top it sort of goes against his character of wanting the unappreciated lot to get their chance if he's not willing to put over someone who deserves a huge push. It's not as if he's gonna be completely overlooked for the next year or so, he's currently a part of the most interesting fued right now.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Thu 30 Jan 2014 - 13:04
JayMoyles wrote:
I watch it if I hear it's a good episode, but more often than not they repeat their main events on RAW or at least slightly tweaked. This one's meant to be a good one, so I'll watch this week.
Fair enough but raw has its good and bad epsisodes as well & if its bad then you get that "why did I stay up to watch this pish" feeling, I feel folk would treat smackdown differently if it wasn't pre-recorded & that's another thing how can you get the feel of a wrestling show by just reading about it?
Also reading said spoilers takes away the surprise elements that wrestling thrives on.
(Side note: smackdown is often the place where they debut & create breakout stars, now I can admit its been a while since it has but usually that's why I always watch it.)
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Thu 30 Jan 2014 - 16:36
It's a time thing more often than not. I already watch RAW, NXT and Ring of Honor's weekly show so fitting in another couple of hours on top of that is tricky.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Thu 30 Jan 2014 - 18:16
Aye there's only so much wrestling ye can watch.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sat 1 Feb 2014 - 21:34
Enjoy lads.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 2 Feb 2014 - 15:57
Tbh that's a pretty piss poor JR impression.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 2 Feb 2014 - 16:30
Ach, it was more the actual content rather than the impression I got a chuckle at.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 3 Feb 2014 - 0:03
Ha! That video is a blast from the past. I remember finding the original version (with the guy dressed as Jim Ross at a commentary table, watching Jericho's return on one of those tiny monitors) absolutely brilliant back in the days where every wrestling video on YouTube had Cheese Souffle in it's title.
It also reminded me of this. Hadn't thought of it in years!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgpa6hjlUbY
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 3 Feb 2014 - 3:22
That 30 men line was a belter.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 3 Feb 2014 - 11:36
In my eyes, Ryback has firmly established himself as the greatest thing in wrestling since Mark Henry's pink jacket.
Spoiler:
Here's Ryback going to Wimpy to get his Big Value Breakfast:
Here's Ryback shouting a bit:
And here's Ryback having his tea during the Superbowl:
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 3 Feb 2014 - 15:13
JayMoyles wrote:
Ach, it was more the actual content rather than the impression I got a chuckle at.
It's probably because I had seen the original before.
@TCK can you spoiler those embedded vids as its making it super difficult to browse this thread. (Constant crashes on my itouch)
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 3 Feb 2014 - 17:06
I love the guy screaming at the end of the chicken wing video "He's a WWE SUPERSTAR!", as if most of the folk there didn't know and to them a crazy beefed up dude just sat down with his beardy smout pal behind him and started devouring a plate of wings to some metal track, encouraging everyone to chant "FEED ME MORE".
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 12:21
I'll spoiler tag this, but it's not a massive spoiler really.
Spoiler:
Apparently Bray Wyatt's getting the live band entrance treatment this Wrestlemania. Should be suitably haunting.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 17:18
That will be an incredible moment, I can feel it.
Worst rumour when it comes to WrestleMania? That it'll be Daniel Bryan VS Triple H, and nobody expects Bryan to win...
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 18:56
Seems likely now with no Punk, also I'm hearing there will be a new GM soon well after mania I think.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 20:19
I totally forgot RAW/Smackdown had GMs. There are way too many "authority figures" right now anyway in WWE, so pushing Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero to the background is probably for the best.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 20:29
Yeah I don't see the point of the GM now with HHH & Steph popping up all the time and Kane as well.
Also you do no who I mean when I'm talking next GM, whom seems like a anti-authority.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 20:46
Nah, I could hazard a guess but heard nothing about someone coming in for a new GM role. Spoiler tag it, I'd like to know.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 20:50
New GM:
The new GM or he's coming in as GM is the rumor, is the icon sting
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 21:02
Spoiler:
That's who I was going to guess. I'd heard he's going to debut at the post-Mania RAW.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 23:06
JayMoyles wrote:
I totally forgot RAW/Smackdown had GMs. There are way too many "authority figures" right now anyway in WWE, so pushing Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero to the background is probably for the best.
They had a an opportunity to move Vickie & Brad to different roles when authority put them into matches that had them "injured" sadly they didn't take it.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sun 9 Feb 2014 - 23:34
Authority figures are the worst of lazy booking. Might as well book Triple H, Teddy Long and Vickie Guerrero in a six-man with The Shield for two hours on SmackDown and then again on RAW three days later to top it all off.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 10 Feb 2014 - 4:17
Ach, it can work not too badly if the authority figure's interesting enough. Vickie gets a good reaction, but it's based solely on her catchphrase. A real maniacal prick like Eric Bischoff is the best kind of authority figure.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Tue 11 Feb 2014 - 18:22
How smug the announcers are here really pisses me off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wP2H_uSoM0
Compare what the announcers did - which was the equivalent of badmouthing someone behind their backs - to what Rollins does here: http://www.wwe.com/videos/mark-henry-vs-dean-ambrose-continues-wwe-app-exclusive-feb-10-2014-26181255
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