CI Wrestling Thread #56

[Nightwish84]

Damn, I know they're older but the Anoa’i family is taking some hits lately.

On the UK belt, I'm not a fan simply because the blue strap looks tacky and I can't stand our (new) logo. They always look better in motion though. We've all seen athletes carrying them or posing with one after winning a championship and they look a lot better than just seeing stock photos on a site.

I'll bet anything MJ already has one ordered for KSBar.

 

[Wesley91581]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/s/8KASz3hpk4

 

[K-mac18]

What was it?
When I clicked it said it’s not available

 

[WildcatFan1982]

HHH liked a pic of Tony Kahn saying WWE is tampering with AEW contracts

 

[Nightwish84]

Redditors are bad about deleting their own subject posts and sometimes mods will do it for them. Apparently on Le Batard's show Tony once again mentioned WWE tampering with current AEW contracts, his quote was made into a graphic and posted on IG, and Triple H liked the post lol.

- I'm really loving the Andrade/Melo series. Three weeks in a row crowds have responded with chants of "This is awesome." They didn't do shit with Andrade for awhile but this is good.

- Gee, looks like Roman could use some help...
It's a storyline that moves slow but it's like watching 10 minutes of Godfather's 1 and 2 every week. Won't be long until the the OG Bloodline is back together. Wouldn't shock me if Rock returns at Survivor Series and screws over Reigns.

 

[Wesley91581]

Redditors are bad about deleting their own subject posts and sometimes mods will do it for them. Apparently on Le Batard's show Tony once again mentioned WWE tampering with current AEW contracts, his quote was made into a graphic and posted on IG, and Triple H liked the post lol.

- I'm really loving the Andrade/Melo series. Three weeks in a row crowds have responded with chants of "This is awesome." They didn't do shit with Andrade for awhile but this is good.

- Gee, looks like Roman could use some help...
It's a storyline that moves slow but it's like watching 10 minutes of Godfather's 1 and 2 every week. Won't be long until the the OG Bloodline is back together. Wouldn't shock me if Rock returns at Survivor Series and screws over Reigns.

Yup looks like mod deleted the post - people like dragon prob causing problems on that post

Ya it’s cool because you wouldn’t expect andrade and melo to be this good of a feud but sometimes 2 guys just work well together

I thought they were going to keep fatu away from reigns longer but maybe they wanted to squash the rumors people were thinking he was legit hurt after summerslam - also it’s pretty funny tonga Loa’s entire gimmick now is just to botch everything

 

[Nightwish84]

Yup looks like mod deleted the post - people like dragon prob causing problems on that post

Ya it’s cool because you wouldn’t expect andrade and melo to be this good of a feud but sometimes 2 guys just work well together

I thought they were going to keep fatu away from reigns longer but maybe they wanted to squash the rumors people were thinking he was legit hurt after summerslam - also it’s pretty funny tonga Loa’s entire gimmick now is just to botch everything

You done gone and said his name! I don't really understand the rules of Reddit but I do enjoy reading Squared Circle.

Fatu was still in the boot so he might've tweaked something. I wanna see them destroy Reigns before he has to go over to Raw and essentially beg for Jey and Sami's help. Jimmy was legit injured but hopefully he'll return soon. They need to bloody Reigns or something. They got massive heat for taking out Heyman. I haven't felt that heat since.

 

[K-mac18]

It was posted all over Twitter so I did see it.

Interesting news, after Smackdown WWE announced a holiday house show for December 28th in Orlando.

That’s the same night AEW has the World’s End PPV, also in Orlando.

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[Wesley91581]

If you’re wondering how cold Sasha is heading into All In - tonight during collision she did a run in after Britt baker’s match and double checks notes Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara got a stronger reaction tonight than Sasha.

 

[Col. Angus]

If you’re wondering how cold Sasha is heading into All In - tonight during collision she did a run in after Britt baker’s match and double checks notes Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara got a stronger reaction tonight than Sasha.

She ****in sucks and anytime I ever saw her on tv it kinda made me more mad than excited.

But that’s also most womens’ rasslers.

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[Col. Angus]

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[Booker Noe]

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Brandon Phillips gonna have a snack?

 

[WeWant9]

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If the bucks just randomly disappeared, no one would notice/care. They bring everything down a few notches.

 

[K-mac18]

Looks like tonight is Pat McAfee's last appearance on Raw for a while due to football season starting.

Raw for tonight

WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre vs. Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane vs. Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler.
CM Punk has a message for Drew McIntyre.
The Final Testament vs. New Day & Odyssey Jones.
Randy Orton to appear.
Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne.
Ivy Nile vs. Maxxine Dupri.

 

[Wesley91581]

Looks like tonight is Pat McAfee's last appearance on Raw for a while due to football season starting.

Raw for tonight

WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre vs. Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane vs. Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler.
CM Punk has a message for Drew McIntyre.
The Final Testament vs. New Day & Odyssey Jones.
Randy Orton to appear.
Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne.
Ivy Nile vs. Maxxine Dupri.

Final Testament is awful - but I think kofi or creed does a heel turn and joins Kross

If this holds up it’ll be 2 weeks with no Wyatt appearance - not sure if that’s good b/c they were trying to build some momentum

 

[GeraldV]

That’s a raw I’ll definitely skip.

I’m wondering if Maxine Dupri has improved or is she still as bad as she was when, was it Rhea who gave her the business.

 

[Blueisbest]

That’s a raw I’ll definitely skip.

I’m wondering if Maxine Dupri has improved or is she still as bad as she was when, was it Rhea who gave her the business.

But she looks damn good trying though.

 

[Nightwish84]

Raw will need to step it up some more on Netflix. It's unrealistic to expect a top 5 episode of the year every week but people won't pay Netflix prices to watch Dupri struggle to wrestle and some jobber group like The Final Testament. Like Savage once said about the cream rising to the top, they're going to have to start promoting the things that work and drop the things that don't with a quickness.

 

[K-mac18]

Anyone watch Raw last night? Thought it was a pretty good show, maybe not as good as last week. Sheamus and Pete Dunne was really good.
Not sure about CM Punk saying "I'm Taylor Swift for men."

Speaking of Punk three years ago today he debuted for AEW. Crazy to think about all that's happened since then.

 

[JonathanW]

Am I the only one who can't stand Punk?

 

[Nightwish84]

In a friendly Triple H Era, an older Punk trying to recapture the plucky pipebomb version of himself likely wouldn't work. Dude is still smart to the business though and could probably destroy guys like Rollins and Drew on a weekly basis...but that's not what a good, engaging storyline rivalry is about. I suppose it does look a little desperate when he's egging a dead crowd into cheering his name but we're in a world where Rey's son has the most heat and a female gothic badass is the biggest face (on Raw). Punk has made Drew better though and has, and will make, Seth more interesting. It's after those two rivalries where I don't know where Punk would fit in next.

 

[Wesley91581]

In a friendly Triple H Era, an older Punk trying to recapture the plucky pipebomb version of himself likely wouldn't work. Dude is still smart to the business though and could probably destroy guys like Rollins and Drew on a weekly basis...but that's not what a good, engaging storyline rivalry is about. I suppose it does look a little desperate when he's egging a dead crowd into cheering his name but we're in a world where Rey's son has the most heat and a female gothic badass is the biggest face (on Raw). Punk has made Drew better though and has, and will make, Seth more interesting. It's after those two rivalries where I don't know where Punk would fit in next.

Punk should be one of the guys that feuds with Cena during his retirement tour.

 

[krazykats]

As a huge Punk fan I’ve not liked the run he is on. I understand the torn muscle issue and how that caused some problems, but I feel like Drew/Punk was meh and is now a stale angle.

I feel like it was obvious for a Punk/Rollins book but the injury stalled that and simply put it’s missed now and feels like a deal where you could force them to tag together and you know one will stab the other in the back, but as time goes on they grow as a solid team possibly looking like an odd possible title contender and then BOOM! punk turns.

Other than that he has been very “whatever”.

 

[Creed Bratton]

I agree that the feud with Drew was meh to start with and has ran its course. I do like that Braun came out to challenge Bronson Reed and establish a showdown of the big guys.

 

[Booker Noe]

Drew carried that feud.

 

[Nightwish84]

True, but take Punk out of it and what do you have? Drew still coming out and whining that he's right and everyone else is wrong. He was just beginning to become somewhat entertaining. Punk drove him to up his trolling game. On the mic, I think Punk is weaker than he used to be but he's also playing the "happy to be here" face right now. I wanna see him as a heel vs Rollins.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Final Testament is awful - but I think kofi or creed does a heel turn and joins Kross

If this holds up it’ll be 2 weeks with no Wyatt appearance - not sure if that’s good b/c they were trying to build some momentum

I will always be a babyface.

 

[K-mac18]

Dynamite for this evening, will probably start taping it soon.

FTR and Darby vs. Jack Perry and the Bucks
AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Claudio Castagnoli.
AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm vs. Saraya.
MJF and Will Ospreay will go face to face.
FTW Champion Chris Jericho vs. Tommy Billington.
Hook vs. Big Bill.

 

[Wesley91581]

 

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[K-mac18]

A six pack of what??
He also said Fozzy is going to perform at All In again this year.

 

[GeraldV]

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I've got my Oakleys and my self tanner locked and loader for Sunday to celebrate with the boys!