WWE TV 04/18 - 04/24 The Phoenix Suns are hella good

[KawadaSmile]

Hey, word is that creative has fucking nothing for Alexa Bliss. She might as well just leave at this point, which fucking sucks so much.

[sek69]

I find it fascinating that outside of the Japanese and baseball, by far the most popular US sport outside of the US seems to be basketball.

[NintendoLogic]

Like soccer, basketball's global popularity owes a lot to the relative lack of equipment required. All you really need is a ball and a hoop.

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11 minutes ago, sek69 said:

I find it fascinating that outside of the Japanese and baseball, by far the most popular US sport outside of the US seems to be basketball.

It is easily one of the most accessible sports, much like soccer. Just a cement court, a board, a pole, a hoop and two players. 

[sek69]

Speaking of, I've been getting back into soccer with MLS games airing on ESPN and FS1/2 now. I know everyone in Euroland laughs at MLS, but their rapid expansion ended up having a by product of causing teams to invest in younger players and not rely on being an old folks home for players who can't hack it in the Premier League anymore.  It's actually pretty fun to watch and it's nice to see most games have pretty big crowds nowadays. 

[Al]

I’m a Philadelphia Union fan. It helps to have a local team to support and their park really hits the mark.

[sek69]

That's been my one issue so far, I don't have a local team and the ones geographically closest to me are in Ohio and Philly. Rooting for teams from those places can get a person excommunicated around here.  The team I actually started watching first was the Galaxy back when Beckham was playing, but rooting for them feels like being the stereotype Yankees/Lakers/Duke front runner fan.

[KawadaSmile]

Listen, this Sixers team is so fucking bad to watch. Embiid and Harden going to the line a hundred times does not make for a good viewing experience. Might as well be watching Charlotte having her 120398th title run

[sek69]

Yeah its like when the whole league started doing Hack-A-Shaq because it was effective (he sucked at free throws) and they couldn't stop him any other way. It makes sense as a strategy but made the TV experience brutal.

[sek69]

I just realized that Seth Rollins reminds me of a coked up 80s heel manager like Downtown Bruno, even down to his promo voice. 

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Cody Rhodes being THE GUY on RAW is making me lose it. Fucking carny.

[sek69]

I knew he would be a better fit here, but I'm amazed at how well it's been going so far.

[sek69]

Also I love that Rhea is fully aware of her strong lesbian fanbase and is leaning into it. 

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ALTCORE GIRLFRIENDS VS RAVER BADDIES LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

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Bruh how the fuck Embiid had 12 FTA before the 2Q, I am sick. As boring to watch as a pre-MVP Lashley promo.

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INSANE timing at the end. Holy shit.

[sek69]

This is why WWE can't have nice things.

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Nooooooooooo they broke up shoot IRL girlfriends

[C.S.]

I hope WWE does something completely random with the main event like bring back Damien Sandow to be Cody's opponent, but we all know it will be a boring choice or a bait-and-switch angle to further the Seth feud.

[sek69]

not only was this stupid in the sense of ending something that was actually getting some interest (probably not the kind they wanted but still), it's also stupid how every women's tag team has to break up within months of forming.

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Just now, sek69 said:

not only was this stupid in the sense of ending something that was actually getting some interest (probably not the kind they wanted but still), it's also stupid how every women's tag team has to break up within months of forming.

I don't even think they had two months as a tag team, yet we are still upset they broke up. I just want goth Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune to have a happy ending

[KawadaSmile]

Sonya Deville only has beef with POC women, wild.

[sek69]

As cool as it was seeing Stone Cold come back for one last surprisingly decent match at Mania, it wasn't worth it to have the WHAT chants come back again.

[sek69]

Sonya is the greatest

[sek69]

Also did it seem like Sonya was sandbagging there? Odd seeing Bianca look like she had to muscle her up with some effort when she's picked up women twice her size with less effort.