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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #420 on: August 05, 2014, 04:17:37 PM »
I'm rooting for Stephanie just because Brie is so terrible on the mic.

Also, Stephanie does the Pedigree better than HHH.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #421 on: August 05, 2014, 06:09:25 PM »
And the Bellas sold it better than half the male roster too! :lol
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #422 on: August 05, 2014, 06:51:05 PM »
So I just found out there's a fellow Bulgarian in the WWE. Quite disappointed to see them basically turning him into some comic version of an 80s baddie. He could have had some future. Talking about Rusev. That guy is as old as me, yet looks twice my age xD

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #424 on: August 05, 2014, 11:23:47 PM »
Pretty soon they're going to start selling WWE Network For $9.99 t-shirts. 
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #425 on: August 05, 2014, 11:26:37 PM »
:lol I wouldn't put it past them.
When HHH did it, it was just part of the "authority" heel gimmick, and it was hammy and funny. But when the announcers kept doing it all night, it was just obnoxious and lame.
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #426 on: August 05, 2014, 11:33:03 PM »
Yeah, I'm not really sure what they're going for here.  Do they want people to hate the WWE Network?
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #427 on: August 05, 2014, 11:35:43 PM »
Joe and I in the same squad is basically the virtual equivalent of us plowing a rape van through an elementary school playground at recess.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #428 on: August 05, 2014, 11:40:13 PM »
Yeah, I'm not really sure what they're going for here.  Do they want people to hate the WWE Network?

I have no idea, but that seems to have been the result. The endless repetition did nothing to gain more subscribers. Is this episode of Raw supposed to set an example of the kind of show I'm encouraged to sign up for?

Maybe they should focus on a stronger product and more original content if they want people to subscribe. Just a crazy thought. :neverusethis:
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #429 on: August 05, 2014, 11:58:10 PM »
I have no idea what The Network is but I know I don't want it after watching that youtube clip :lol

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« Reply #430 on: August 06, 2014, 07:18:20 AM »
I have no idea what The Network is but I know I don't want it after watching that youtube clip :lol

but it's only 9.99
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #431 on: August 06, 2014, 07:25:57 AM »
There is no doubt that Punk's sudden departure and Bryan's injury have hurt them this year, but their writing is so terrible that this is what happens when you have no clue.

Think about it: Cesaro was getting over like mad after Wrestlemania, but instead of turning him face, which would have made sense since fans were dying to cheer for the guy like crazy, they kept him as a heel with Heyman, and now four months later, he is losing matches on RAW in two minutes. :lol :lol

Does anybody really want to see The Miz being a featured guy again every week?  I thought we were done with the silly idea that that clown was a legit star.

The Brie/Stephanie feud closes RAW two weeks in a row?? :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin

And how about this pathetic build-up of the Cena/Lesnar match?  But hey, that is what happens when you put in the main event a guy who never shows up.  They still haven't learned their lesson from the Batista disaster.  If CM Punk is paying attention to this at all, he has to be thinking, "This is why I left and don't intend on ever coming back."

The WWE will always do well cause they are the only major game in town, but it's sad how terrible it is now compared to what it used to be.  Basically, WWE is like Metallica: fans are still hanging around cause they remember how good it used to be and they still cling to that hope that maybe someday, somehow, they will recapture that former greatness.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #432 on: August 06, 2014, 07:35:28 AM »
I stopped listening to Metallica 15 years ago.  Never went back.  Too many other listening options.

I stopped watching WWE about 5 years ago.  Never went back.  Too many other (sporting) entertainment options.
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #433 on: August 06, 2014, 07:38:14 AM »
If not for DVR, I'd honestly never watch WWE anymore, since I would never go out of my way to make sure I was home on Monday night to watch live.  I usually get through RAW in about 20 minutes, and that is factoring in the time it takes to forward through commercials and most of the crap (which is most of everything these days :lol :lol).


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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #434 on: August 06, 2014, 07:51:48 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCUzAts4ifs

That is hilarious

If not for DVR, I'd honestly never watch WWE anymore, since I would never go out of my way to make sure I was home on Monday night to watch live.  I usually get through RAW in about 20 minutes, and that is factoring in the time it takes to forward through commercials and most of the crap (which is most of everything these days :lol :lol).


Same thing with me. I really have no idea how someone can legitimately sit through the show from beginning to end. I just fast forward.

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« Reply #435 on: August 06, 2014, 08:11:34 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCUzAts4ifs

That is hilarious

If not for DVR, I'd honestly never watch WWE anymore, since I would never go out of my way to make sure I was home on Monday night to watch live.  I usually get through RAW in about 20 minutes, and that is factoring in the time it takes to forward through commercials and most of the crap (which is most of everything these days :lol :lol).


Same thing with me. I really have no idea how someone can legitimately sit through the show from beginning to end. I just fast forward.
I use a book, I read during the commercials and matches I don't care about. I still think making raw 3 hours long was a mistake.
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #436 on: August 07, 2014, 05:00:27 PM »
WWE announced the release of Alberto Del Rio due to unprofessional conduct and an altercation with an employee.
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #437 on: August 07, 2014, 05:17:27 PM »
And no fucks were given that day.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #438 on: August 09, 2014, 12:05:45 PM »
I stopped listening to Metallica 15 years ago.  Never went back.  Too many other listening options.

I stopped watching WWE about 5 years ago.  Never went back.  Too many other (sporting) entertainment options.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #439 on: August 09, 2014, 12:34:56 PM »
I stopped listening to Metallica 15 years ago.  Never went back.  Too many other listening options.

I stopped watching WWE about 5 years ago.  Never went back.  Too many other (sporting) entertainment options.

Well that really sucks for you

Why?  If he doesn't enjoy it, and can find much more enjoyment in other places, why force himself to watch it?  That's why I barely watch anymore; it's a waste of time most of the time now.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #440 on: August 09, 2014, 07:09:14 PM »
Wrestling during the Monday Night Wars era, and the Attitude era was way better than it has been in the last 5 years. As Kev said, when there are are more entertaining options to occupy my time, why spend it on the WWE of today? 
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #441 on: August 12, 2014, 02:20:21 PM »



One of these guys is one of the greatest, most entertaining wrestlers that I've ever seen. 

The other is Triple H.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #442 on: August 12, 2014, 02:34:16 PM »
Serious question here for wrestling fans: Does anyone get anything out of the women in WWE, from the wrestlers, to the managers, to the... others? Even in my big WWF/E days in the 80s and 2000-2002, I never got any enjoyment out of women in or outside the ring, with the possible exception of Miss Elizabeth who had a great thing going with Savage's character. Now when I happen across Raw or Smackdown, a women gets in the ring or grabs a mic, and I change the channel.
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #443 on: August 12, 2014, 02:45:40 PM »
I liked a few of them in the Attitude era... Trish Stratus and Amy Dumas could put on a good program.
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #444 on: August 12, 2014, 02:46:47 PM »
Like anything else, it's how the writers set them up and how they handle it that determines my interest.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #445 on: August 12, 2014, 02:51:35 PM »
Sure they're nice to look at, but they are so terrible at wrestling and just about everything else that I skip right over them.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #446 on: August 12, 2014, 07:26:23 PM »
Well, yes and no.  The current state of the WWE women's division is pretty pathetic, so I can't say that I get very much out of them right now.  But in general?  Yeah, I love women's wrestling. 
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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #447 on: August 12, 2014, 09:12:27 PM »
I've been impressed with Paige for the most part

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #448 on: August 13, 2014, 11:27:42 AM »
The divas matches are always lame, but I never mind looking at AJ. 



Ah, to be that other woman... :lol :lol

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #449 on: August 16, 2014, 12:05:50 PM »
Joe and I in the same squad is basically the virtual equivalent of us plowing a rape van through an elementary school playground at recess.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #451 on: August 17, 2014, 06:43:35 AM »
Such a terrible storyline, even Bryan has said it's stupid. :lol
https://au.ign.com/articles/2014/08/15/daniel-bryan-on-brie-bella-s-summerslam-match-and-why-hes-not-sure-when-hell-be-back-on-wwe-tv?page=1


After reading this, it seems that he's all for the story line (never called it stupid), but only said how he was brought into the story line was stupid.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #452 on: August 17, 2014, 07:06:21 AM »
I don't mean the general Brie vs. Stephanie thing that's been going on recently, I mean the cheating angle (ie. how he was brought into it), which he did call stupid and groan-worthy. And it is.
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« Reply #453 on: August 17, 2014, 10:52:01 AM »
I don't mean the general Brie vs. Stephanie thing that's been going on recently, I mean the cheating angle (ie. how he was brought into it), which he did call stupid and groan-worthy. And it is.

Yeah, it was bad when TNA did it with AJ Styles, and it's even worse now. The feud didn't even need it.

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Re: Pro Wrestling Thread - Da Champ is here (again)
« Reply #454 on: August 17, 2014, 11:00:07 AM »
It just has a bad soap opera feel to it, and detracts from the wrestling. Hopefully they drop that part of the angle soon. As you said, the Stephanie / Brie feud didn't need it, and Bryan definitely doesn't need it.
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