Grimmas Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parties Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 “Summertime Sadness” recap video was been the highlight of hour one.Paige/Sasha was decent until the horrid finish. Can’t tell if Naomi botched something or was actually scripted to distract the ref by climbing into the ring, throwing her hands in the air, and scrambling to leave seconds later. Charlotte's condescending reactions are fast making her one of the least likable faces they've got.The two guys who hold all three singles titles are in what I assume is their first ever match - booked with zero stakes - to kick off the second hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 This is actually a bitchin match. Ryback has had a pretty good year under the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 If my twitter feed is any indication the ratings for this show are going to be really, really bad. I know they usually are down on Labor day but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Labor Day + defending college football national champions' first game of the season tonight as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Okay who let Johnny Sorrow hop the guardrails and walk down the ring with Seth Rollins in the main event The main event was okay but Xavier Woods as his trombone was the star of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parties Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Now I'm actually hoping for the Paige heel turn next week, as a Charlotte title run at this moment sounds brutal. Hoping Los Matadores get a new mini to give Torito another pre-show feud for PPVs. Pequeno Damien 666 as a bullfighter is crazy enough to work. Summer Rae was the highlight of the show. "Ru-Ru", now and forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artDDP Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'm at 9:38 p.m. on the west coast feed. The Seth Rollins promo was the typical badly-scripted, badly-acted stuff that seems to open every show. Not every main event guy has to stand in the ring for twenty minutes and recite a speech to the hard camera. Was the crowd chanting "boring" at the long promos or was I hearing things? Has everyone beaten Seth Rollins semi-cleanly now? Holy shit, Vince just sold me on that new Network program. I never noticed how much I missed Vince's voiceovers and commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Okay who let Johnny Sorrow hop the guardrails and walk down the ring with Seth Rollins in the main event I won't be able to watch until HULU tomorrow, but I assume a rotund and amazingly handsome bald man hopped the guard rails and proceeded to be incredibly funny and charming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready_Willing_Gable Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Okay who let Johnny Sorrow hop the guardrails and walk down the ring with Seth Rollins in the main event I won't be able to watch until HULU tomorrow, but I assume a rotund and amazingly handsome bald man hopped the guard rails and proceeded to be incredibly funny and charming? some guy in a mask started walking down the ramp with Rollins for his entrance for a split second Also, shout outs to the guy who gave The Big Show an utterly pointless thump on the arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Man, I can't recall the last time I was less interested in the WWE product. 2006? 2008? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmmnx Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's amazing how fast they can take red hot acts in NXT that are tremendously fun to watch, and make me not care about them in a matter of weeks. Zayn vs Owens will probably suck on the main roster at this rate. New Day is trying their best to carry the show, but they need some help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parties Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 2009 was worse than this. Orton-HHH/McMahons and DX/Legacy feuds dominating the whole year, haphazard tag teams, a roster of bad young workers and over the hill Attitude stars, newly heel Punk getting jobbed out to Undertaker, the Bragging Rights PPV, and the year ending with DX beating Jericho/Show for the tag belts in a PPV main event. Plus it was the spiritual beginning of RAW as we know it in its most formulaic, by-the-numbers, senselessly booked state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Okay who let Johnny Sorrow hop the guardrails and walk down the ring with Seth Rollins in the main event I won't be able to watch until HULU tomorrow, but I assume a rotund and amazingly handsome bald man hopped the guard rails and proceeded to be incredibly funny and charming? some guy in a mask started walking down the ramp with Rollins for his entrance for a split second Also, shout outs to the guy who gave The Big Show an utterly pointless thump on the arm I like in an era where most wrestlers can mean mug fans and get laughed at, that dude legit thought for a second Show was going to kill him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like in an era where most wrestlers can mean mug fans and get laughed at, that dude legit thought for a second Show was going to kill him. I got that look from Hugh Morrus at a WCW Thunder once, from slapping him on the arm. Wasn't scared. Same situation with Scott Norton? I wouldn't even make eye contact... lol I've "met" Big Show before at an autograph signing. Him &, of all people, Spike Dudley. Big Show didn't seem that larger than life to me. I'm a really big guy anyway. Show didn't seem that much bigger than me. When I saw the Undertaker at a house show though? That dude seemed larger than life. I had front row tickets and when he was walking around the ring high-fiving the fans (this was during the biker phase) he was such a huge man it was surreal. He made me feel normal sized, which I'm not. He's just got an aura about him. Interesting point brought up on the Stone Cold Podcast, part 2 Summerslam talk with Wade. They ponder if pro-wrestling is moving more towards an athletic exhibition style. I think it ties into this because when you have a bunch of normal looking dudes, like the Daniel Bryans of the world, putting on great matches, you do get great matches but you lose a lot of the superstar aura that a guy like Undertaker brings to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Anyone else get a "Samoan Chyna" vibe from those Nia Jax videos on NXT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parties Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Not sure where to put this as no one's talking about it in the Network thread: did anyone watch the Edge and Christian live taping of Austin's podcast? I'm not a huge fan of either guy - Christian in ring much more than Edge of course - but they both came off tremendous on this show. They were joking about lobbying for their own show on the Network, but they might as well after this. Edge seems happily retired, but Christian could start as an announcer on any of their TV shows now and seemingly be better than everyone they have. In short, this was the millionth example of guys coming off as way cooler and more interesting than their pro wrestling writing teams would have you believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSavage Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Christian was doing some announcing or pre-show panel stuff for NXT there for awhile, and I thought he was a fantastic fit at the booth. No idea why they haven't given him a shot on some of the regular shows, even if it's just SmackDown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Not sure where to put this as no one's talking about it in the Network thread: did anyone watch the Edge and Christian live taping of Austin's podcast? I'm not a huge fan of either guy - Christian in ring much more than Edge of course - but they both came off tremendous on this show. They were joking about lobbying for their own show on the Network, but they might as well after this. Edge seems happily retired, but Christian could start as an announcer on any of their TV shows now and seemingly be better than everyone they have. In short, this was the millionth example of guys coming off as way cooler and more interesting than their pro wrestling writing teams would have you believe. I thought it was a decent enough show - started out slow, got better as it went on, but still probably the weakest of Austin's Network podcasts so far. I actually think Jericho might have been a better fit to do this one. The one thing I wish Austin has asked about was Christian's seemingly forced retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 They haven't given Christian a shot most likely because Vince McMahon hates his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codysseus Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Sasha/Paige was pretty good and left me wanting more. Paige is much better as a babyface when she's in there with someone who knows how to pace a match and get some heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parties Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 It was weird that Christian's career ended on "You're the ugliest guy in this company! You have a weird face!" from seemingly out of nowhere, then devastating head injury after career of insane matches, then some PPV pre-show stuff, then silent undiscussed non-retirement. I guess I'm mainly curious as to why he seemed so buried at the end, as he made it seem like he has a good rapport with Vince. Only thing that made immediate sense was that their new approach to anything concussion-related is "Government Denies Knowledge". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 That last concussion seemed pretty brutal and they pulled him from the next night immediately. So, yeah, cover-their-ass better safe than sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slasher Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 It was weird that Christian's career ended on "You're the ugliest guy in this company! You have a weird face!" from seemingly out of nowhere, then devastating head injury after career of insane matches, then some PPV pre-show stuff, then silent undiscussed non-retirement. I guess I'm mainly curious as to why he seemed so buried at the end, as he made it seem like he has a good rapport with Vince. Only thing that made immediate sense was that their new approach to anything concussion-related is "Government Denies Knowledge". Out of nowhere? Nah. Vince has always made it clear he thought he was ugly...dating back to something like 2000. Any time Christian has gotten a push, it has usually been with resistance from Vince. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 There's a poll on WWE.com today asking who is the greatest WWE world champion in history. Hulk Hogan & The Rock are not choices. Randy Savage & Kurt Angle are though. Really weird, although with recent news, the Hogan part makes sense. Leaving off The Rock though? And of course, you know Triple H is on that bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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