CI Wrestling Thread #56
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Haha I actually think he does like the taker/bret/hbk match back in the day
Something like that would be fine. I just hate his stupid antics and outfits
It’s 2024 and we have a singer called jelly roll singing in a wwe ring - what a time to be watching.
My mom loves him. I wanted to buy her tickets to see him at the Yum Center but she’d have smacked me in the head once she found out how much they cost.
WWE's presentation and production is next level.
I think that match went exactly as everyone expected it to.
Crowd was hot for that. Very attitude era-ish, especially the commentary.
Dom getting all the heat Monday night but I can't blame him. I think Rhea added 47 more tats during her injury.
Welp, my predictions look good so far...
Bayley's title reign was the shits. Cal-like malpractice from Triple H on that one.
Bayley's title reign was the shits. Cal-like malpractice from Triple H on that one.
I don’t disagree but bayley also needs a good opponent - her best feuds were with the horsewomen and none are currently wrestling in wwe and she had the backstory with damage control and the comeback from injury to win rr and wm match.
Also to be fair Nia has never had a good feud with anyone so she brings it down a notch from the start.
I wouldn't say that wasn't clean.The distraction from Finn was there, but Priest had already gotten out of the initial sleeper hold that was originally caused by distraction. He then did no move or anything to assume Gunther was down, before going after Finn. His emotions are why he got put in the sleeper hold the second time.
Did Gunther beat him straight up? Not exactly, but it was solely one of his moves that put Priest out, and not Priest getting hit or a move done to him by Finn.
Randoms…
I guess destroying the prime hydration station is the new destroy the Spanish announce table
That was Priest’s best match since he was champ - not sure if it’s b/c Gunther is that good or Priest thrives more in a big man vs big man match but he carried himself well
If you told me there would be references to Scott Steiner/arn Anderson/rock n roll express and Jesse Ventura I’d have thought this was a late 80s or 90s edition of summerslam
I guess destroying the prime hydration station is the new destroy the Spanish announce table
That was Priest’s best match since he was champ - not sure if it’s b/c Gunther is that good or Priest thrives more in a big man vs big man match but he carried himself well
If you told me there would be references to Scott Steiner/arn Anderson/rock n roll express and Jesse Ventura I’d have thought this was a late 80s or 90s edition of summerslam
Thoughts from a fan who usually prefers AEW about last night’s show.
1. Hope Fatu wasn’t actually hurt and that was just part of the story. Without him, the new bloodline are a bunch of jobbers.
2. I liked the first two matches and then the Gunther match. Did not care for the other three.
3. Very disappointed in the Drew and Punk match. Two good wrestlers who didn’t click last night. And they did not need Seth mucking up the match IMHO.
4. That seemed like an awful crowd for the most part. They sat on their hands all night.
5. I don’t think I’ll watch many PLEs live because like I posted last night, all those breaks and commercials wore me out.
1. Hope Fatu wasn’t actually hurt and that was just part of the story. Without him, the new bloodline are a bunch of jobbers.
2. I liked the first two matches and then the Gunther match. Did not care for the other three.
3. Very disappointed in the Drew and Punk match. Two good wrestlers who didn’t click last night. And they did not need Seth mucking up the match IMHO.
4. That seemed like an awful crowd for the most part. They sat on their hands all night.
5. I don’t think I’ll watch many PLEs live because like I posted last night, all those breaks and commercials wore me out.
Show exceeded my expectations when I think about how we assumed the entire thing would be meh a week ago. Everything was entertaining minus Jax/Bayley. At this point I cannot stand Truth and Miz. It's beyond played out. There was probably too much interference but you can't tell me it didn't work. Dom has nuclear heat now and I'm somewhat excited for heel Finn. Roman's WM theme threw me off but the crowd response to his punch, then the "OOOOOAHHHHH" before the spear was insane. Punk and Drew was a little sloppy but Punk was never one who collected 5 star match ratings. And at the end of the day, Punk screwed Punk. He dumbed himself out of an important win. Simple but smart storytelling.
I enjoyed the show.
There weren’t any Meltzer bangers, but 7 stories were told and I was entertained by 6 of the seven. (I ate dinner during Jaxx/Bayley).
Love the impending implosion of Judgement Day. Thought Breakker taking the IC was the absolute best decision and was happy my guy LA Knight took the US title.
The almost 4 hour run-time was perfect for a “big” show. Anything else is too much.
There weren’t any Meltzer bangers, but 7 stories were told and I was entertained by 6 of the seven. (I ate dinner during Jaxx/Bayley).
Love the impending implosion of Judgement Day. Thought Breakker taking the IC was the absolute best decision and was happy my guy LA Knight took the US title.
The almost 4 hour run-time was perfect for a “big” show. Anything else is too much.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow and Fri night when WWE shows us a video package of social media influencers reacting to Dom and Roman. Nothing tops the clip they once showed of the two guys in a small room reacting to Punk's return. One of the guys, an adult, practically flipped his gaming chair over, ran around the room, and yelled "OH MY GOD" over and over at the top of his lungs. I get being excited but if you're an adult and you're literally running around a room and screaming, you're faking that shit for attention.
Sorry...odd rant but WWE has embraced these goobers in recent years. I don't think they're paid off, they just know if they overact, their clip gets on Raw or SD.
Sorry...odd rant but WWE has embraced these goobers in recent years. I don't think they're paid off, they just know if they overact, their clip gets on Raw or SD.
We were at a concert on Saturday night so I watched this morning. I thought it was great. It is nice to actually have title changes (they should have more -- and on RAW/Smackdown too). They told some good stories and had the payoff at SS. And then setup some other intriguing storylines going forward.
I give it an A.
I give it an A.
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Wow - Uncle Dave trying to suck up to HHH?
Dave Meltzer calls
SummerSlam an 'angle show':
"It was an angle show. If you were watching the show to see great wrestling, it wasn't that.
"If you were watching to see angles that were predictable - which there's nothing wrong with, I'm in favor of predictable booking. When people say 'it was predictable', I usually say 'it must mean it make sense' - that's what this was.
"You pretty much could call everything that happened and they did it well. In that sense, I thought it was an easy show to watch for a four hour show, it never lagged, it didn't drag... I enjoyed it."
Dave Meltzer calls
SummerSlam an 'angle show':
"It was an angle show. If you were watching the show to see great wrestling, it wasn't that.
"If you were watching to see angles that were predictable - which there's nothing wrong with, I'm in favor of predictable booking. When people say 'it was predictable', I usually say 'it must mean it make sense' - that's what this was.
"You pretty much could call everything that happened and they did it well. In that sense, I thought it was an easy show to watch for a four hour show, it never lagged, it didn't drag... I enjoyed it."
Could you say it's almost like working with children?
I’m not sure. I had it for years but dropped it because I really didn’t use it much.
I'm the same as you. I let Netflix go last year and I haven't missed it. Raw is the worst show, so I don't see reupping for that.
Ya isn’t Netflix 12 bucks a month?
Prob not worth it for an episode show you can find clips and recaps online.
Don't have Netflix and not planning on getting it just to watch Raw. Will try to find recaps or something. If the PLE's go to Netflix then I might have to rethink that.
Summerfest sounded like a good show, haven't watched yet. Don't understand Bayley losing. Guess everyone related to The Rock needs a title. Everything else even Roman's return seemed to be what folks thought would happen.
Anyway Raw for tonight
WWE Summerslam fallout.
New WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER to appear.
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre to appear.
The Wyatt Sicks vs. Chad Gable and the Creed Brothers.
Dakota Kai vs. Sonya Deville.
Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser.
Awesome Truth vs. A Town Down Under.
New Day vs AOP.
Summerfest sounded like a good show, haven't watched yet. Don't understand Bayley losing. Guess everyone related to The Rock needs a title. Everything else even Roman's return seemed to be what folks thought would happen.
Anyway Raw for tonight
WWE Summerslam fallout.
New WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER to appear.
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre to appear.
The Wyatt Sicks vs. Chad Gable and the Creed Brothers.
Dakota Kai vs. Sonya Deville.
Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser.
Awesome Truth vs. A Town Down Under.
New Day vs AOP.
Yes if the PLEs go to Netflix as well I’ll drop peacock until the next Olympics
You don't need Netlfix just for one show. I had an outage the night Ripley returned. Used my phone data, went to YouTube, and the clip was up at 11:01pm. Felt like I had missed nothing.
The WWE/Netflix relationship will likely continue though and I think we'll eventually have the Network and PLE's there. Plus future docs and limited series might be produced by Netflix. I can easily see a 5 or 6 episode Road to WrestleMania series happening in a few years, covering the ins and outs from the Rumble to Mania.
The WWE/Netflix relationship will likely continue though and I think we'll eventually have the Network and PLE's there. Plus future docs and limited series might be produced by Netflix. I can easily see a 5 or 6 episode Road to WrestleMania series happening in a few years, covering the ins and outs from the Rumble to Mania.
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