hammerva Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 I would probably like this match more if I didn't know of Bryan head and neck history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 This feels uncomfortable tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragemaster Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 This is what happens when you refuse to go to Crown Jewel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dragon Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Yeah, all this is doing is making me uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 This took an amazing turn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 So much for Bryan being a heel lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Look, if we hadn't ever seen this match then this would be super compelling. We've seen it. So far it's a chunk of the initial Cena match and the UT low blow, with a bit of chickenshit stalling to begin. Let's see where it goes from here, but I would have liked to see 5 minutes of Bryan trying to crack the Brock code before the throws started instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 To be fair, except for the first one all the bumps he took were pretty safe from a head impact aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 This goes to show that Brock can have damn good matches. Unfortunately it is only against people he respects which isn't a big enough list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 This was DOPE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Unbelievable. Bryan is still the best damn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Surprised they didn't go with more of an angle to finish, but that was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Camera cut to someone disappointly shaking their head pretty much encapsulates WWE in 2018. WWE: fuck giving you a happy ending ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 I'm not sure this came close to the Styles match from last year, but that was a really compelling finishing stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Yeah that was an excellent main, and an easy thumbs-up show. The best Big 4 show I've gotten a group together for in some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Great PPV. I completely jinxed AOP/Bar but the rest was really fucking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Arguable that the best two WWE matches of the year just happened back to back there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Great main event. Thought it was every bit as good as Lesnar-Styles in a different way. Really good show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dragon Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, FMKK said: Arguable that the best two WWE matches of the year just happened back to back there I'm very curious how many times the WWE had 4 matches back to back as good as that Murphy-Ali to Bryan-Lesnar run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Matt D said: Look, if we hadn't ever seen this match then this would be super compelling. We've seen it. So far it's a chunk of the initial Cena match and the UT low blow, with a bit of chickenshit stalling to begin. Let's see where it goes from here, but I would have liked to see 5 minutes of Bryan trying to crack the Brock code before the throws started instead. Yeah, this was a Brock formula match. A really good one though. I liked how they kept the finisher spamming to a minimum with 2 a piece, which is almost mandatory for any match in WWE at this point. This psycho Bryan run is gonna be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 The match felt somewhat uneven to me. Bryan takes all that damage early on. Brock takes a bunch of nasty knee shots, sure, but they should have focused a bit more on the leg since it was going to play a role in that stretch. One chop block and a slam into the post doesn't mean Brock's leg gives out on him when that's rarely ever happened and relative to the sheer amount of damage in the rest of the match. It wasn't earned when so much else was purchased and just tossed aside. They're creating a world and it's a wildly uneven one. Add in the context of the match before it and the amount of work Charlotte did on Ronda's leg only to basically have her shake it off once in the stretch, and it becomes even more uneven. It's almost impossible to show that sort of attention to detail in a Brock match because the details so rarely matter. That's probably why I get so frustrated; I'm a details guy. I was 100% into whether or not he'd tap at the end, but I can't imagine ever going back to watch this again now that I know whether he did or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, FMKK said: Arguable that the best two WWE matches of the year just happened back to back there And a great SS tag too. Can't remember the last time a WWE PPV had such a strong series of matches to close a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 I could write a treatise about Brock Lesnar and his booking/performances the last couple of years, but it has to be said that very few can bring a big match performance like he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microstatistics Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Good main event overall, not quite the modern classic I hoped for but expectations management is important. I guess Bryan was only was heel for the initial stalling and the lowblow because the rest of it was usual underdog, white meat babyface Bryan. Brock's commitment to limb selling is amazing and his psychology is still high end. It's just offensively, he is dull aside from one or two moments here and there. On the outside after a Bryan kick, he responds with a great rib kick and a hard knee. He needs to go back to more stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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