He gets a great reaction but I'm yet to see a lot of wrestling out of him.Originally Posted by Queenslander
He gets a great reaction but I'm yet to see a lot of wrestling out of him.
Rollins having another strop on the Twitter, I see.
The match I enjoyed last night was Scorpio Sky and his tag team partner (dunno his name) against a couple of Mexican brothers (the Lucha brothers?) for the tag team championship.
He's become a right twat the last few months.
Lucha Bros have been immense, Fenix running about on the ropes is terrifying and amazing at the same time.
Ospreay / Hiromu might be my favorite feud ever. Hiromu (and Daryl natch) made his first appearance post injury at Power Struggle, lay on the ramp for a bit, hugged Ospreay, then challenged him for the title at Wrestle Kingdom. Today in the press conference Will brought him a pig dressed as him.
In the right thread this time:
I dunno if Rollins is actually going to NXT or if it's just a pointless tease* but his promo and backstage stuff tonight with HHH were much better than his stuff with the Fiend has been.
* I assume pointless tease as only Bork is allowed to decide what show he wants to be on.
A pity that by way of a follow-up to Cole / Bryan they insisted that Rollins continue to not be allowed a clean finish on TV.
If you get super keen the 3rd hour of each weekly show is shown on youtube the following week.
Both Omega v Janela matches are worth a view in my opinion.
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I've enjoyed Dynamite each week on the ITV hub so far. Jericho's gang are fun, I like what I've seen of Darby Allin and the Lucha team but as good as Omega and the Young Bucks are in the ring I find them a bit too pleased with themselves to enjoy. Last week's episode with everyone in costume almost made me go full Cornette.
I have wondered how they come across to people who are just starting to watch Dynamite given all the 'story' they've tried to carry over. They've been very careful to avoid having them win all the time right from the start but that does also mean that people like Omega have been touted as the best in the world only to come in and lose lots of matches.
I'm sure it's just part of starting up a new promotion but some of it must seem odd to new viewers.
Yeah I mean I respect that they're trying not just have the founders win but it does meaning you're telling rather than showing to an extent. It's a fine line I guess.
It's been announced as Rhea, Candince, Tegan and another v Shayna, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair and another.
Has to be Dakota Kai for TEAM FACE as she's facing Shayna in a non-title match this week plus it fits. Although, I have heard rumours that Dakota is dealing with a minor injury, if so Toni Storm?
For TEAM HEEL no one really jumps out as her shit mates have been pretty much confirmed as not being in the actual match (which is good) so it has to be someone from developmental (Scarlett Bordeaux) or someone turning heel (Mia Yim).
Yeah that all sounds much better than what I was hoping for. Rousey to come back heel as Baszler's mate would be decent. Shirai is doing a lot of the gimmick-match heavy lifting in that match either way.
In the mens the thing we're all hoping for is a moonsault from Big Fat Keith Lee off the top of the cage.
NXT sounds fairly run of the mill otherwise. (Meaning not matching their best but still obviously better than whatever the main roster is up to.)
That last 25 minutes or so of NXT and the crowd reactions to it from the Riddle hot tag to the Balor stuff was pretty great.
I'm hearing that Bork and Fake Taker are switching brands with their titles?
I started listing things that were bad about Smackdown this week but it got a bit exhausting.
So, so very bad.
T'was awesome.
Also, after how things have played out I can see Shayna offering the last spot to Dakota Kai now in an attempt at MINDGAMES.
Yeah I wondered if there was going to be a turn there. Only problem being that while Kai is good and reasonably onside with the crowd is it enough to be a notable turn? I guess not every turn has to be massive and dramatic, but still.
That Moxley / Omega match sounds like the sort of thing I absolutely do not want to watch.
Tempted by Jericho / Cody though.
Me neither. Death match style wrestling can stay in the 90's.
JR put in another shift of being a miserable cunt again.
Yeah the WhatCulture guy reviewing it said he's actively detrimental to the shows.
Does he ... need the work?
He was exactly the same for NJPW when he called a live show with Josh Barnett.
I doubt it. Im pretty sure this is the industry helping him after his wife was killed.
He's ok as long as he doesn't have to remember who anyone is, Schiavone / Excalibur should be the pairing at some point not too far in the future.
https://www.njpw1972.com/64975
Interesting read about the history of the double champ.
I haven't seen any of AEW, but reddit reckons JR has found a new lease of life and is doing a tremendous job.
CM Punk has just turned up on WWE backstage.
There were rumours of him being a regular. Interesting that he's doing anything wrestling-y and he hasn't done it with the obvious competition.
Why bring him back on that rather than at whatever for the biggest HYPE in years? Imagine if he came out as number thirty in the Royal Rumble. The place would fall to bits.
He's working for Fox not WWE, he presumably said no to everything else.
They should have had him go over no-selling Triple Haitch in a gimmick MMA match.
Being a Fox employee is probably what got this done.
Vince can't have him booked to lose clean to Hornswoggle whenever he wants now presumably. It's quite odd to see him back on WWE TV after what happened. I doubt it will lead to anything in-ring unless Punk has had a serious change of heart lately.
You're not thinking big enough. CM Punk vs Ronda in an actual MMA match.
He said no to that five years ago, I don't imagine the lawsuit changed his mind.
Big win for Fat Keith last night.
And the main event ladder match sounds good too. I can't imagine many people envisioned Kay Lee Rae being added to Baszler's team.
I had heard a few rumours if only because there's no other heel on NXT. I've not seen much of her but I find her very meh.
Also heard the other day that Gargano was injured which is why Riddle is now facing Balor.
That's a decent pairing. Riddle's good enough and over enough that a loss there won't hurt him.
if any of you read more of the WWE chatter than I do: Any idea if this Lio Rush REDEMPTION STORY is him actually having become less of a cunt or is it just kayfabe flannel?
EDIT: Garza's moonsault fallaway slam thing is great.
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The Jericho hype video featuring his Aunt’s mate from church or whatever it was is genuinely the best thing I’ve seen in wrestling in years.
I've got a weird relationship with AEW, I watch it all but not enjoying most of it. Like it's so close to what I want but the X-factor is missing. I like most of the wrestlers and most of the wrestling I just can't care about WHY they're wrestling.
For an opposite example, I don't particularly care for Cody Rhodes or watching him wrestle in the grander scheme of things but then you watch because you're watching anyway and the Goldust match happens or this:
and suddenly I've got a hard on. I need more that.
Donald Trump Jr is on the Jericho podcast. Lolol
Well Mia Yim didn't have a good time on NXT, did he?
That fall off the ladder looked fucking rough.
Broken nose, possible broken ribs and a sex change it seems.
Dakota to replace her in WARGAMES seems likely.
Took me a moment.
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