Timbo Slice Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 Surely there was an error somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 I don't acknowledge Jey Uso as MY Tribal Chief, that's for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 Chieflation is out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 BTW, Becky Lynch vs Zoey Stark not happening tonight. Becky not cleared to wrestle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Indus Sher getting a "COMING SOON" vignette. They already came! More than once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Real scammer Logan Paul is gonna get Ricochet super fucking over. Their match is going to be crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Babyface Alpha Academy is good, good shit. Workrate and schtick bullshit! Also, Maxxine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Cody is INSANELY over, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Well, he's giving the audience verbal hand-jobs, so that might be a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 "I feel you all in the ring with me, and I know the ring is a dangerous place, so thank-you." Yes Cody, they risk concussion and torn rotator cuffs going "ooooh" on a 2.5 count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 And now I want Bronson Reed vs Otis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Liv Morgan spit in my eye with all due respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Rick O’Shea doing the cool thing again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Speaking of D-Lo Brown, which we weren't, Gunther's opponents should take to wearing chest protectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Dav'oh said: Well, he's giving the audience verbal hand-jobs, so that might be a factor. True, but dude is a worker the type WWE fans in particular aren't familiar with. The difference between his first run where he was WWE Create-a-Wrestler #70890 and now when he's basically Dusty in a suit is striking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Not sure what the point was for Ciampa to Just For Men his beard if his entrance video is just him with a grey ass beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 WWE trying to make "Senor Money in the Bank" happen reeks of Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 It's almost SummerSlam. I just want to say that I was wrong on Cody Rhodes. I'm big enough to admit it. The crowds did not turn on him & he is mega over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 I never envisioned Cody reaching these heights. Putting weight on definitely helped. His gruesome pec injury made him look tough and helped cement that he wasn't only a Ken doll. I know the tattoo shocked people, but again he needed to look tougher. Cody's earlier career failures have actually worked out because smart fans have seen him overcome those gimmicks and it has given him an underdog appeal (despite his "royal status"). Cody managed to get over outside of WWE, whereas Cena or Reigns got more polarized reactions as faces because they were seen as "too big to fail". Older fans loved Cody's dad and a lot of his goodwill is inherited, they want to see him succeed for Dusty. He's almost like Bruce Wayne in the suit. People who lost parents relate to him. Kids absolutely love Cody, he reminds me of Surfer Sting in his current iteration (Bleach blonde, the Sgt. Pepper jacket, colorful long tights). I'm probably not the first to draw that comparison. John Cena is receiving a lot of crowd love nowadays, but at his peak he wasn't as universally over as a babyface as Cody is right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 There's a chance last week's Smackdown will have been the top-rated program on network TV for the week, which would be the first time in history a wrestling program achieved that feat. Those of us who thought the Bloodline storyline would run out of steam after Roman vanquished Sami and Cody were clearly mistaken. I suppose the case could be made that things would be at least as hot right now with Cody as champion, but counterfactuals are inherently unknowable. Then again, the family conflict aspect of the story does not appeal to me on any level, so that's probably a blind spot on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Yeah, I haven't watched WWE since pre-pandemic and really still have no interest in watching anything they produce, but I've got to tip my hat to them for booking an angle with such impressive staying power, critical praise, and, to top it off, being responsible for turning things around business wise and delivering consistent big crowds and ratings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Roman Reigns. The draw of this generation. Acknowledge him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Bron and Dragonov putting on another banger, Ilja vs Melo is gonna be nuts at the Bash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Not sure what you do with Ivy Nile at this point, the Creeds were clearly primed for the main roster but she doesn't have much without them. Having the emotionless killing machine suddenly catching feelings seems like an abrupt character shift too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Rhea rocking her normal hairstyle on NXT has me respectfully noticing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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