WWE TV 10/07 - 10/13 Mamma Mia Nigel! The crowd is turning on Seth much like [REDACTED COMPARISON]

[Strummer]

Just now, WingedEagle said:

Nothing offensive like the finish to last night's main event, but this show has felt like an absolute throwaway.

Yup total placeholder show

[KawadaSmile]

Man, imagine protecting Rollins to the point where you avoid putting him in front of a live crowd fearing the crowd's reaction.

[sek69]

Even if the PPV wouldn't have been a complete disaster, this was probably always set to be a lame duck placeholder since the draft starts Friday.

[C.S.]

5 minutes ago, sek69 said:

If we could like posts, this post would get all the likes.

Same here. That functionality was actually available on the board, but the button was immediately disabled and eventually removed. Shame, because I think it's a fun feature to have. If the word "likes" is triggering, change it to "thanks" like another board I go to. 

[sek69]

Also is it striking anyone else as odd they are framing the draft as USA vs Fox? 

[KawadaSmile]

4 minutes ago, sek69 said:

Also is it striking anyone else as odd they are framing the draft as USA vs Fox? 

It's weird but in a way saying "those companies want the biggest draws and money makers" ain't so bad

[C.S.]

Lamest, tamest brawl ever. Probably doesn't help that I don't give a single flying fuck about Tyson Fury. 

[sek69]

It's clearly trying to redo the Tyson/Austin angle, but I kinda dig how they played up that Braun and Fury were too much for the usual security geeks to handle and actual wrestlers had to come out to help. 

Fury's going to have to learn how to do worked punches though, he was clearly trying not to make contact out there. Which isn't the worst thing since I'm sure those indy guys didn't sign up to get KTFO by a world champion boxer.

[Matt D]

Re: Likes:

I pushed hard NOT to have it because it sort of encourages gimmick posting but I'll admit some regret there. I think this is still a very valuable place and I am glad for everyone's company (yes, even you), but it's also a very different place than right after GWE. It's all a bit more casual now.

[KawadaSmile]

Incredible promo by Braun

[Tenese Sarwieh]

1. This has been a nothing Raw.

2. Next week I want a war room from USA/FOX.

3. I wanna know who was the person that had Vince stumble upon Inokism.

[NintendoLogic]

If I'm not mistaken, several MMA fighters who got into pro wrestling have said that learning how to throw believable worked strikes was the hardest thing to pick up.

[sek69]

Just now, NintendoLogic said:

If I'm not mistaken, several MMA fighters who got into pro wrestling have said that throwing believable worked strikes was the hardest thing to pick up.

i believe I've heard both Matt Riddle and Ronda say at different times the hardest thing about going from MMA to pro wrestling is trying to ignore years of training telling you to hit someone as hard as you can. 

[NintendoLogic]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27799186/rob-gronkowski-debut-fox-analyst-giants-patriots

He's bound to get involved with Smackdown in some way, right?

[Tetsujin]

15 hours ago, KawadaSmile said:

Man, imagine protecting Rollins to the point where you avoid putting him in front of a live crowd fearing the crowd's reaction.

They did the exact same thing with Reigns after the 2015 Rumble, it's hilarious. They just don't know what to do with babyfaces.

[Dale Wolfe]

Any good matches? Think it is time to sit raw out for a while

[KawadaSmile]

25 minutes ago, Tetsujin said:

They did the exact same thing with Reigns after the 2015 Rumble, it's hilarious. They just don't know what to do with babyfaces.

At the same time, they put Roman out there to get shit on by the fans after he beat Taker. Cannot imagine them doing that with Rollins.

 

9 minutes ago, Dale Wolfe said:

Any good matches? Think it is time to sit raw out for a while

Hey, I thought Nattie vs Lacey part VII was very damn good!

[Burgundy LaRue]

1 hour ago, Tetsujin said:

They did the exact same thing with Reigns after the 2015 Rumble, it's hilarious. They just don't know what to do with babyfaces.

That was the time a blizzard hit the East Coast, the show was cancelled for fans but they taped it inside a studio. And considering how often Roman and Cena went out there with fans crying for their heads, they've shown they can handle the heat.

[C.S.]

I guess no one is watching NXT tonight, or at least flipping back and forth.

Lio Rush over Drew "Tony Neese off steroids" Gulak was the right move. But as I said in the Dynamite: Week 2 thread, the opening match of AEW is what the WWE/NXT CW division has always needed to be. This match was a clash of styles and bore, even with the right result, but Jesus Christ Himself couldn't carry a stiff like Drew Gulak to anything decent.

Westley Blake's biker gimmick team, which will die an instant death on Raw or SD, over a fan favorite act like Breezango was the wrong move.

[Tim Evans]

Gulak rules but Lio winning was the right decision.  Watching the NXT show while putting AEW on dvr. I'm glad they are putting new guys on instead of using the people from last week. The Rhea squash was exactly what it should have been. Forgotten Sons was just blah. They've been babyfaces on the Coconut loop lately so I guess they are next in line vs Undisputed.

[goodhelmet]

Moved the NXT talk into the weekly thread since it is now on Network TV. 

[Tim Evans]

KUSHIDA vs WALTER was an awesome match. Best match Kushida has had in NXT and Walter is just amazing.

[sek69]

Is it me or is Ciampa coming back really fast from major neck surgery?

[SmartMark15]

Seems pretty telling to me that NXT is already cycling back on rematches with Lee-Dijakovic next week then Strong-Dream the week after whereas Dynamite continues to promise fresh cards each week.

[joeg]

I think bringing in Fury is a bad idea. Fury has the Wilder rematch penciled in for February or March. He can't do a job before then or put anybody over or take a bumb. He can't do anything to jeapordize what will be the biggest PPV event since Kabib vs McGregor. So basically he's there to promote himself at the expense of Braun and by extension WWE.