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El-P

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  1. Never cared for Roman Reigns in single. The overuse of that stupid-ass Superman Punch being a reason why. I always found him dull and unengaging. The only time he showed me something that wasn't "work like a top guy when actually no one in the crowd sees you as one" or "sell way too much when you're not very good at it but you're positioned as John Cena" was at that Mania working around the remains of Taker, I thought he did a pretty damn good job at it. But apart from that, I always found Reigns overrated as fuck all. He's also been in position to work super agented main events for ever now in the most cushioned environment in the business. I honestly don't think he would look half as good as Moxley does if he was thrown into something like the G1. I honestly have no opinion on Seth Rollins' work, I don't even remember when I actually watched a full match (apart from that Mania quasi-squash).
  2. Loved it too. Great match. Naito may seem like his body is breaking down, but he's still an awesome worker. That bump off the twisting lariat was a thing of beauty. His charisma was off the charts too in this. I wonder if Rene Young, after calling some heatless, boring Seth Rollins match puts on NJ World on her computer at the hotel room and checks her husband killing it in Japan and making himself a gaijin star...
  3. You don't say. Pretty balsy and intriguing booking by Gedo, going Okada and Moxley at 10 points at the middle of the G1. They can't keep up like that, so something is got to give somewhere. Yano is gonna beat Mox. You can quote me. I can see Ibushi vs Mox as the final, with Ibushi winning the whole thing.
  4. First time I ever saw Ziggler, my reaction was : why is this guy trying to emulate Billy Gunn ?
  5. I swear I thought Okada vs KENTA was going broadway. And they actually teased it at the beginning by starting so slow. That's also KENTA looking the best thus far. Honestly, when you think from where he comes from (injuries, years of unlearning how to properly work, confidence destroyed), it's almost a miracle he looks that good actually, even if in a japanese context, he may not look as hot as people thought he would, but it's not 2010 anymore. Anyway, I thought it was an excellent match and they clearly can do better in the future. EVIL also has looked as good as he ever has to me against ZSJ. Good showing thus far for a guy I don't exactly care for usually. Sanada vs Tana was predictably excellent too. No real great match on this show, but the G1 keeps on being real interesting. (yeah, Fale needs to be out next year, what the hell does he bring to the table anymore ? Pieter ? although I admit the swerve with Uno at the end was cool)
  6. Considering I started watching Triple Crown matches in 1999, I feel old. Just watched the Celtic Warriors Workout with Lana (and Rusev)... how in the hell these two aren't major stars on TV ? They are so funny. That abs workout at the end looks killer too, I might want to try that one out (it's gonna kill me, I'm sure).
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    Come on, Blue Monday is great. Even if you're a fan of Curtis, you can't deny some of the strongest singles once he left the faction.
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    The Battle Royal (when did this become a "gimmick battle royal" BTW ?) was fun. The Micheal Nakazawa stuff was fun for what it was. I have no issue with that. I sure hope we get some none serious stuff from AEW too, because I wouldn't want everyone on there acting like they do on those very personal promos and personality profile you see on the Road to episodes. They are all very good, but at some point, I kinda want more than a bunch of *human beings* in this promotion. I sure hope Allie is gonna go batshit crazy like she does at some point. I want a Salina de la Renta summoning a demon luchador. Win and loss mattering doesn't mean, I sure hope, that AEW is gonna be "pure sport" approach, which is a reason why I never ever was interested in checking out ROH (although I know it wasn't always the case and there were characters there too, but still). That's why I don't really care if they do some batshit comedy matches and have some campy gimmicks, especially in a meta way because that's the way to do it with this generation. As far as Peter Avalon goes, I dunno, I never was bothered by the whole gimmick during Fyter Fest. Since it was the first time I saw him work, my focus went into two directions : Peter Avalon looks like a decent enough worker; Sonny Kiss looked better in Lucha Underground.
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    The Librarians are a pastiche of bad and stupid. I'm not even saying it's a great one and it's hilarious. It's ok. It's funny on occasion. It's mostly unimportant. It's a non-factor in the grand scheme of things. The Dark Order, now, that is a poor gimmick and they should revamp their presentation of that team, which seem really good in the ring.
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    It's lonely at the top. No. I dismiss people acting like this is any kind of a big deal when it's all... a joke. It's unimportant. I find it kinda baffling that people are focusing so much on this stuff like it needed deep thought out analysis and shit. It doesn't. People are way overthinking this stuff, really. You can have a company where wins and losses matter and championships are big deals and have some comedy thrown into without fans spinning on their head because it's too damn confusing. NJPW says hello. Maybe japanese fans are just smarter after all, they don't get confused so easily and don't need things to be so strictly drawn and defined. If a little joke on the undercard confuse and anger people so much, I have no idea what to tell them...
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    It's a pastiche. The pastiche itself doesn't suck. It's ok. It's quite funny at times, like when they do the "it's real good shit" bit on BTE.
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    it is a JOKE. You all are WAYYYY overthinking this. No one is taking AEW for a heel promotion because of the librarians. There's no authority figure.
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    AEW Fyter Fest

    You realize the Librarians is actually a pastiche of bad gimmicks imposed on workers by offices ? It is designed to be bad and stupid.
  14. With the whole production of LU and the freaky mask, Matanza looked like a legit monster. Jeff Cobb looks like a big Hawaiian that does impressive power spots. Maybe he was more comfortable playing a role behind the mask than he is being his old former olympian self.
  15. Of course it's effective. I know alcoholics who quit cold turkey and never drank a sip of alcohol in their entire lives since. I know we're at an age of "no one's responsible for anything and you gotta blame society and context for everything that happens to you", but quitting drinking is way doable, either alone or helped. Some people just don't want to quit because they don't give a fuck about other people, or themselves. Again, I've lived through the whole "being in a relationship with an alcoholic", and some family members were alcoholics, so I speak out of experience. There, I said too much already about that topic I think. PWO. Fuck the Usos. And yeah, if AEW would jump on them after they would get fired from WWE, there would be a negative reaction over here, for sure.
  16. So, you're not defending drunk driving nor excusing his behavior BUT. Any sentence starting with "I'm not defending blablabla" then having a "but" in it basically means whatever comes after the "but" is bullshit and you're really defending the guy and looking for excuses. You're not being one of those WWE apologists, under quotation because none of which exist here, then you're making an assumption that if someone from AEW would get pop up, there would maybe not be any outrage on this board and you "wonder why"... Okayyyyyy......
  17. He's a religious bigot, so that doesn't surprise me. He probably thinks dinosaurs and human beings lived at the same time too.
  18. A flat-earther from Hawaii, of all places. But yeah, we know too much, in general. It's easier to concentrate on someone's work (as a pro-wrestler, a musician, an actor, whatever) when you don't have the knowledge that they are dumb as a brick.
  19. Funny thing is that AEW is being built on those non-drinking, playing video games guys.
  20. It was an excellent match, but Mox, White and Naito's matches were all (much) better to me. Yeah, Ishii is one of the few guys that strikes me as legit brillant, in the lines of Misawa, Kawada and a very few others.
  21. As someone who has spent years in a relationship with someone with an alcohol issue and who *always* wanted to drive when she was fucked up, and the endless nights of battles, insults and violent behaviour I had to endure to prevent her to take the wheel when wasted, I don't have much patience or tolerance with fuck-heads like the Usos or Jeff Hardy, who seem to get a pass from fans and the company apparently. Drive drunk and you can kill or severely hurt yourself or someone else and totally destroy your and other people's lives. WWE making jokes about it on the air is yet another reason to say fuck to them.
  22. Yes. And Ishii clearly is the MVP of the G1. Then again, isn't he the MVP of the G1 every year ? Yes to this also. As someone who LOVED Matanza Cueto, Cobb has clearly been exposed in this setting. Hell, as much as I bagged on Micheal Elgin for being a spot worker and my least favourite guy in the G1 last year (despite having Fale, Tonga, Makabe), I must admit Elgin had better matches than Cobb has had thus far.
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    WWE Hidden Gems

    Who can even watch a Buck Zumhofe match period ? The guy sexually abused his own daughter for 12 years straight. It amazes me that this guy's matches are even featured.
  24. AEW should stay away from NWA, they have nothing to bring to the table and their name screams "irrelevant". Also, for how long NJPW will maintain their relationship with ROH at this rate ?
  25. Three hours is a death sentence, and no one wants to watch a three hours straight episode a week anyway. 1 hour could work, honestly, but the last year of iMPACT showed that 2 hours is pretty much the perfect time to have a super solid TV show. I'm sure there is gonna be some special on the Network on on FS1 or 2 or something on October 2 though. You know it's gonna happen.
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