cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 So yeah, this is about to start in half hour. Someone's going to lose a literal eye tonight. Asuka versus Banks should be good. Some of the stipulation matches sound like they could be WCW in 1995 levels of bad. Can't wait to watch this and question my life choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Yeah WWE socials were sharing their talking heads having an earnest discussion about someone losing their vision tonight, and I'm just like "fuck, this is actually happening, isn't it?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I really cannot recall a time when a WWE PPV has had less hype than a TNA/Impact one. I mean, I'm sure somebody could point to one or two instances, but this is literally the same weekend and the expectations/buzz between this show and Slammiversary are just night and day. I'm going to check this out tomorrow, but don't expect to get all the way through it in one sitting. Plusses: + Both women's title matches are intriguing to me, especially Asuka/Banks. + The Eye-for-an-Eye and Swamp Match have "car crash"/"so bad they're good" potential. In both cases, I'll readily admit to being more interested in seeing ridiculous ga-ga and over-the-top bullshit rather than actually seeing them try to do straight-up matches. I love comparing Rollins to Triple H, but there's a part of him that's Edge-like too in that I will admit that I prefer him in stipulation matches. + McIntyre is squashing Ziggler in under 2 minutes, right? Negatives: - Neither of the two matches on the card (Crews/MVP and New Day/Nakamura & Cesaro) strike me as particularly interesting. I've heard good things about MVP's work on RAW recently, but I guess I thought that was mostly as a manager? Crews doesn't do much for me. As for the SmackDown Tag Titles, Cesaro is always great in tags and New Day really don't have "bad" matches...but having "good matches for good matches' sake" is one of my least favorite WWE tropes. At first I would compare it to putting wrestlers on hamster wheels, but I now get more of the feeling like I'm the one on the wheel, perpetually watching guys like Cesaro and Big E wrestle good matches and wondering "Why don't they do something with this guy?" and realizing that I've been asking that question for 5 years now. - There's a chance they actually let Ziggler get some offense in for absolutely no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Also I just launched the app on my Xbox One and the commentary was set to Spanish for some reason. I'd like to think it was my Xbox trying to look out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I do like that Booker has his Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards on display in his house. Its still real to him, dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I doubt I'm going to get through all this tonight. WWE are throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. The gimmick matches are going to be awful, but I'm sure WWE will be happy if it gets people talking. Owens and Murphy are having a match on the pre-show. Murphy really wants to be Kenny Omega, doesn't he? He throws a weak V-Trigger. Fun enough indyriffic match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, sek69 said: Also I just launched the app on my Xbox One and the commentary was set to Spanish for some reason. I'd like to think it was my Xbox trying to look out for me. I actually set the language to German on the last PPV. I can't speak a lick of German, but Cole and Graves were becoming too much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Also Rosenberg can fuck off with that Bobby Heenan style jacket. Brain would roast that weenie so hard for wearing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Yeah, that guy was a dweeb. Not in a good pro wrestling way either. New Day versus Cesaro and Nakamura in a tables match opening. I'm a sucker for a table match, but I'd prefer if this was just a standard match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 New Day once again proving to be the king of the opening match PPV with a really good tables match. Cesaro & Nak should be just as great as The Bar although except for the New Day and maybe the Usos that division is weak I feel like I say it every show but is this the time that Alexa turns on NIkki Cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Can you imagine if Nikki pulls the upset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 The camerawork in this match has been HORRIBLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Wasn't big on the opening match, but the table spot was good and I'm glad Nakamura and Cesaro finally won a title again. Bayley and Cross are putting in a fair bit of effort into this. Shame I just don't care about this match or it's result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Bayley and Sasha are genuinely annoying, which I guess is a good thing. I just can't care, because the Horsewomen are so fucking overexposed and stale at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Ohhhh, the shot of the LED apron with the BOSS knuckles on the foreground. That was good. Shame there were about 150 camera cuts per minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Oh my god bray wyatt fucking sucks turn him into a (intentional) comedy character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I guess we're going to THE SWAMP now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 So is "Apollo not passing his physical" WWE speak for he got the COVID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Finally, the only match I care about on this show... MVP vs. Apollo Snooze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: Oh my god bray wyatt fucking sucks turn him into a (intentional) comedy character I will say that using a clip from the Smackdown Karaoke segment as the "most horrifying thing you will see" entertained me a lot more than the Swamp match probably we Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Here we go, lads. Legitimately looking forward to seeing how they're going to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Can we just fast forward to the last 3 minutes of the match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, hammerva said: I will say that using a clip from the Smackdown Karaoke segment as the "most horrifying thing you will see" entertained me a lot more than the Swamp match probably we I mean, it's self aware. If only Wyatt were like this all the time, and not someone we are supposed to take seriously... LET'S GO TO CARNY BULLSHIT...... IN THREE DEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 If I was going to use a weapon to pull out someone's eyes, I don't think I would use pliers. Especially big ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 A vanilla Rollins versus Mysterio match would be a lot better. You could tell Mysterio was going to jump Rollins as they went to that camera angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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