WWE TV 01/24 - 01/30 Comoros vs Cameroon MOTY contender

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People are attracted to Riddle's dumbass humor, it seems. It seems they have that New Day-like skill to turn dumb ideas into their favor - although unlike the New Day, they were never really put in a position to fail. 

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I wouldn't be surprised to see Bayley be a surprise return for the women's Rumble. I'm not sure if  the math works but it feels like it's been long enough that it should be about time for her to return. 

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MSK vs Style Strong? Let's fucking GO.

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I have no idea who that lady is, but hats off.

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ESCOBAR VS BRON BREAKKER LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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CÁLLATE, THE CHAMP'S SPEAKING

Shit Bron is so ready for the main roster

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Sikoa vs Boa was a fairly short, badass little brawl. I loved the finish.

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what the fuck andre chase has some NASTY punches

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Harlem Bravado being a highlight of a weekly wrestling TV show is not something I thought I'd ever see, but Andre Chase is pretty great. 

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Io cussing people out in Japanese every week is becoming my favorite part of NXT.

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3 hours ago, KawadaSmile said:

Sikoa vs Boa was a fairly short, badass little brawl. I loved the finish.

I popped for Sikoa sporting the Umaga face paint

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Interesting that Tiffany Stratton and Tony D both taking L's after weeks of all the new folks getting put over all the OG NXT people. 

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I mean, Stratton went up against Io and Tony was protected. I guess they are saving bigger matches involving 2.0 guys for later.

Cameron Grimes is a certified banger machine. My perception of him as a worker went to the moon.

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22 hours ago, NintendoLogic said:

The Rumble as a concept has outlived its usefulness. It's mostly been supplanted by MITB as a vehicle for elevating wrestlers on the cusp of main-event status. In addition, a big part of the appeal in the early years was seeing pairings you wouldn't normally see. Like, it blew people's minds in 1989 when Ax and Smash were the first two entrants and had to face off against each other. That aspect is long gone since every remotely compelling matchup has been beaten into the ground. The closest equivalent these days is returning legends as surprise entrants, and that well has run dry as well. Take all those things away and it's just an hour of people grabbing the ropes and trying to avoid falling to the floor.

Yup.

And it doesn't help that the "vehicle for elevating wrestlers" seems to have stopped doing that a decade ago.

I mean, it did help Big E and obviously Rollins, but look at some of the other winners over this decade: Damien Sandow, Baron Corbin, Otis, Cena, Orton, Ziggler, Brock, Strowman...half were already main eventers and the other half certainly didn't need to win a briefcase to be relevant. Meanwhile, guys like Finn Balor, Nakamura, even Samoa Joe or Rusev, who maybe did actually need that big victory to really cement them or give them that extra hook with the audience could've/would've been better choices. One could pick apart any MITB winner really, but yeah, as far as being that last nudge into the main event, I'm not sure even MITB means all that much.

Or maybe the glass ceiling has just been too thick for anyone to break through since the company has spent the last 3-4 years making it clear that Brock, Roman, and Goldberg are at one level, Rollins and Orton are a little below that, and everyone else is at least a couple full steps below on the pecking order.

 

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You want to know how desperate WWE is for bodies for the women's Rumble? PWInsider is reporting they've brought back Aksana for the show. Did Candice Michelle turn them down? Although it will be funny when the announcers react like it's the return of some huge legend while the crowd is dead silent.

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I'm still waiting for them to give Mimi Lesseos a call.

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Aksana ? The only thing I can think about is this :

Christophe Agius checking out her ass, she remarks it and he's embarrassed. 

The way he told the story is his podcast was hilarious.

Was she even a notable name at an point during the Divas era ?

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She was notable for injuring Naomi in the most... intentional way possible. Actual street fighters  wouldn't do what she did.

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Sasha Banks. Respectfully.

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Watching SD now.  love how Charlotte, who' towers over pretty much every other woman on the roster except Rhea, has to always sport the tallest heels possible. Out here looking like her real dad is Manute Bol

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Look, I'm not saying Aalyiah is going to be anything special, but WWE's insisting on making new people look like simple dorks who are just happy to be there does no one any favors. 

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They said there that Big E is "officially back on Smackdown".  If so, that was quick. 

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Yeah you gotta love that loyalty to your brand is supposed to be so important they base a whole-ass PPV after it, yet people just show up on other shows and everyone's just like "ok, sure".

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Vince sure loves guys who's sole personality is "tall". Guys like Shanky are only good for the visual and bring nothing else to the table. Guys like Andre and Big Show got your attention with their size but kept you interested due to their personality.

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Also I know its because Woods is out and they don't want to have the whole act off TV, but feuding with those dipshits is quite the demotion for Big E.