C.S. Posted July 12 Report Posted July 12 A triple-header by the generous and benevolent WWE as they provide exciting wrestling action for all the poors who can't afford to drop $50 on AEW's offering. I figure one thread for all three shows is fine. I'm honestly not watching NXT - I couldn't even tell you what's on the card - but I'm curious about GUNTHER vs. Goldberg, and I'll check out Evolution in the hopes that it overachieves. I remember the first one being one of the best PPVs in years at the time, but that was during the dark senile Vince days. Quote
sek69 Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Starting SNME now that All In is over, and I'll say one thing Jelly Roll has lost a ton of weight but he looks like he's in the trap of "still wearing fat guy sized clothes even though you are significantly smaller now" that often comes with that kind of weight loss. Source: I did the same thing when I dropped 80 lbs. Quote
Blehschmidt Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Either Rollins just legit fucked up his knee, or that is the strangest finish in wrestling history. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 1 minute ago, Blehschmidt said: Either Rollins just legit fucked up his knee, or that is the strangest finish in wrestling history. Yeah I was going to say the same thing. If that wasn’t a shoot injury, it was just plain weird. Quote
C.S. Posted July 13 Author Report Posted July 13 The match stopped for a good minute and then Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii won out of the blue when I don't think he would have otherwise. I fear it's a legit injury. Poor Seth. Rotten luck, right in the middle of his biggest push in ages. Quote
Blehschmidt Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Unless he threw that match so he can cash in on the winner of this? Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 I can’t believe the Main Event is starting now, when there’s almost 20 minutes left in the show. Quote
Blehschmidt Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 3 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said: I can’t believe the Main Event is starting now, when there’s almost 20 minutes left in the show. 🤣 Quote
C.S. Posted July 13 Author Report Posted July 13 This is Goldberg's best match in years. Certainly his best WWE match ever. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Goldberg sold more during that match than he did the rest of his career combined. And full credit to him for going out on his back. I honestly didn’t think he would do that. To be honest, that was about the best you could expect from that match, considering the circumstances. Quote
strobogo Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 All I saw was Goldberg's entrance with Doug and The Cat and that man looked miserable and very injured just walking. Luckily sounds like no one got hurt in the match. Quote
sek69 Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Take it how you will, but Bryan Alvarez mentioned that he heard the last 40 minutes of SNME were changed because there was a segment that had to be scrapped. The implication was that the plan was for Goldberg to win the title and for Seth to do the cash in. While that makes this suck even more for Seth if that was the case, it's also impressive that Gunther was told at the last second he's going to have extra time added to his match with BILL GOLDBERG and was able to go out there and make it work. Also to be fair, kudos to Goldberg for being okay with going out with a straight loss. He probably could have that-doesn't-work-for-me-brother'd the idea, but he was okay with taking one for the team. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 5 hours ago, sek69 said: Also to be fair, kudos to Goldberg for being okay with going out with a straight loss. He probably could have that-doesn't-work-for-me-brother'd the idea, but he was okay with taking one for the team. I’d say. How many other Pro Wrestling “legends” would be okay with getting choked out, flat on their back, in their final match ever? Especially when their whole gimmick their entire career was practically never losing? Quote
NintendoLogic Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre sounds so absurd on paper that I feel compelled to watch Summerslam just to check it out. Quote
sek69 Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 WWE using a Katy Perry song for the Evolution hype video after she's been Internet Villain #78908908 for being out of touch with her rocket ship trip is just peak WWE. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 13 Report Posted July 13 Becky Lynch clearly raided Seth’s wardrobe for that ring robe. Quote
Blehschmidt Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 I'm so glad that Stephanie McMahon invented women so that we could have this show this evening. Quote
C.S. Posted July 14 Author Report Posted July 14 This show is probably fine, but four wrestling PPVs/PLEs in two days (with three of the shows being WWE) isn't it. Neither company understands the meaning of pacing anymore. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 41 minutes ago, C.S. said: This show is probably fine, but four wrestling PPVs/PLEs in two days (with three of the shows being WWE) isn't it. Neither company understands the meaning of pacing anymore. Yeah, WWE feeling the need to compulsively counter-program AEW is just plain stupid. All they are really accomplishing is pissing off the hardcore fans, and contributing to the stupid tribalism by the online neckbeards. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 I am about half-an-hour behind, but based on the fan reaction Charlotte is getting, a lot of these fans must have read that article she wrote this past week for the Players Tribune. Quote
sek69 Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 She won, so I guess it wasn't a total waste, but a battle royale was the best thing they could come up with for Vaquer? Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 1 hour ago, sek69 said: She won, so I guess it wasn't a total waste, but a battle royale was the best thing they could come up with for Vaquer? I had assumed she was either injured or in the doghouse after she disappeared following Money in the Bank weekend. She worked both major shows that weekend, and then pretty much dropped off the face of the earth. I guess she must be in the good books still if she won that Battle Royal and is getting the shot at Clash in Paris. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 Evolution wasn’t a bad show, but the end to that Main Event was ridiculous. Sky and Ripley pretty much killed themselves, putting on an excellent Main Event, only to have it pretty spoiled by Naomi’s involvement. Quote
sek69 Posted July 14 Report Posted July 14 I see that apparently Charlotte's Players Tribune article managed to finally get her a babyface reaction. Call me skeptical, and believe me I'm sure growing up with Ric Flair as your dad was no picnic, I find it very convenient that she decided to write that after all the rumors/grumbling of her big timing people. Quote
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