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The overall show was better than I expected. The opener was excellent and would up being one of the best matches on the show, and definitely the best match of Dolph's career. The crowd cared more about him during this match than ever before, and these two gelled once again. While I'm a little disappointed that Dolph lost, I am also glad that WWE is keeping their promise to Rey of a long title run. It's a shame Dolph's caught in the crossfire because he really can't afford many more big losses like this without the crowd losing faith in him and giving him a choker label.
MVP-Swagger happened. Neither guy really gained anything from this match, and it paled in comparison to the prior one. Hopefully the win allows MVP to go back up Raw's card instead of just being lost in the shuffle, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.
The tag title match was about what I expected after seeing how good Cryme Tyme was on SD. Not a tag team classic, but JTG was perfect in there with Jericho, and Show played his part well. The tag role has helped him a lot because it just allows him to focus on what he's good at without exposing his flaws. The finish was great, with JTG struggling to get to the ropes during the Walls - and doing an excellent job at that, and then making it...only to get punched by Show and lose. Awesome.
Kane-Khali was abysmal. I kind of hope this was about it for Khali on a major level - God bless the guy, but he appears to struggle with just about everything, and it's sad to see. DX-Legacy was about what I expected if DX didn't just kill them, and thankfully, that didn't happen. Ted and Cody were given a lot in this match and made to look competitive with DX. The DX intro was certainly grandiose, and quite memorable. It's not a personal favorite all-time OMGHUGE! intro, but definitely the best one DX ever had. Shawn looked good here, and I wouldn't mind DX having a longer run just to prolong his career.
Christian-Regal pissed me off. In a repeat of last year's ECW Title match bullshit, we got a five-second match between the show's top two guys for a title that SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING but struggles to because of shit like that shows the company really doesn't care about the belt. This had the potential to be the best match on the show, period, and wound up being a story point so that Christian can request a rematch to get revenge on Regal for he and his goons attacking him after it, which took longer than the match itself. I'm sure they'll tear it down when the real match finally happens, but I wish it would've happened here on the show that means something, as opposed to ECW show #95858.
Orton-Cena was a match. Nothing really special about it except for the overbooking, which I liked only because it was done in such a way that it made the title seem very important to Orton, set up the submission match next month, sets up Brett DiBiase in Legacy, and of course, featured Lilian Garcia screwing up and actually having to be corrected by MICHAEL COLE of all people. With that said, they probably didn't need to do FOUR THINGS to keep the title on him - that made Cena looked weak for not being able to beat this guy despite being given every opportunity and having the deck stacked in his favor. After I watched this, I instantly thought back to Vader winning by DQ and count out over Michaels, but losing when it counted - by pinfall, and that was the end of his main event career in the U.S. I don't think this'll do anywhere near that kind of damage to Cena, but man did he ever look bad after all this. Orton came off like a big face though, because he overcame the odds that put in his path by Mr. McMahon and Cena, and still won. With the RKO. Which could have happened WITHOUT ALL THE OVERBOOKING. They better have a damn good submission match mapped out for these guys next month to make up for the bullshit here.
Punk-Jeff was a fantastic finale to their feud and to Jeff's latest WWE run. It wasn't a complete stunt show, which I was glad to see, and it made the big spots more meaningful. The superplex onto the ladder off the top rope was nuts - that's a spot that I don't think I've ever seen before in real life, but sure is great in the No Mercy/Day of Reckoning 2 games, which is probably where it should stay as there's way too great a risk of injury for it. Especially since both guys will likely hit the ladder hard, as we saw with this match, and that cannot possibly be good for one's long-term health. The swanton off the top of the super-big ladder through the table was insane and a great highlight reel moment for what looks to be Jeff's final match of this run. Thank God he hit that perfectly, because if he hadn't, that too could have been bad. The post-match with Taker assuming Jeff's position and then attacking Punk was fantastic. Hopefully they reestablish the Anaconda Vise for Punk to set up that move vs. the gogoplata at Breaking Point, and I also hope that Taker regrows his beard because without it, he looks really old facially.
MVP-Swagger happened. Neither guy really gained anything from this match, and it paled in comparison to the prior one. Hopefully the win allows MVP to go back up Raw's card instead of just being lost in the shuffle, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.
The tag title match was about what I expected after seeing how good Cryme Tyme was on SD. Not a tag team classic, but JTG was perfect in there with Jericho, and Show played his part well. The tag role has helped him a lot because it just allows him to focus on what he's good at without exposing his flaws. The finish was great, with JTG struggling to get to the ropes during the Walls - and doing an excellent job at that, and then making it...only to get punched by Show and lose. Awesome.
Kane-Khali was abysmal. I kind of hope this was about it for Khali on a major level - God bless the guy, but he appears to struggle with just about everything, and it's sad to see. DX-Legacy was about what I expected if DX didn't just kill them, and thankfully, that didn't happen. Ted and Cody were given a lot in this match and made to look competitive with DX. The DX intro was certainly grandiose, and quite memorable. It's not a personal favorite all-time OMGHUGE! intro, but definitely the best one DX ever had. Shawn looked good here, and I wouldn't mind DX having a longer run just to prolong his career.
Christian-Regal pissed me off. In a repeat of last year's ECW Title match bullshit, we got a five-second match between the show's top two guys for a title that SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING but struggles to because of shit like that shows the company really doesn't care about the belt. This had the potential to be the best match on the show, period, and wound up being a story point so that Christian can request a rematch to get revenge on Regal for he and his goons attacking him after it, which took longer than the match itself. I'm sure they'll tear it down when the real match finally happens, but I wish it would've happened here on the show that means something, as opposed to ECW show #95858.
Orton-Cena was a match. Nothing really special about it except for the overbooking, which I liked only because it was done in such a way that it made the title seem very important to Orton, set up the submission match next month, sets up Brett DiBiase in Legacy, and of course, featured Lilian Garcia screwing up and actually having to be corrected by MICHAEL COLE of all people. With that said, they probably didn't need to do FOUR THINGS to keep the title on him - that made Cena looked weak for not being able to beat this guy despite being given every opportunity and having the deck stacked in his favor. After I watched this, I instantly thought back to Vader winning by DQ and count out over Michaels, but losing when it counted - by pinfall, and that was the end of his main event career in the U.S. I don't think this'll do anywhere near that kind of damage to Cena, but man did he ever look bad after all this. Orton came off like a big face though, because he overcame the odds that put in his path by Mr. McMahon and Cena, and still won. With the RKO. Which could have happened WITHOUT ALL THE OVERBOOKING. They better have a damn good submission match mapped out for these guys next month to make up for the bullshit here.
Punk-Jeff was a fantastic finale to their feud and to Jeff's latest WWE run. It wasn't a complete stunt show, which I was glad to see, and it made the big spots more meaningful. The superplex onto the ladder off the top rope was nuts - that's a spot that I don't think I've ever seen before in real life, but sure is great in the No Mercy/Day of Reckoning 2 games, which is probably where it should stay as there's way too great a risk of injury for it. Especially since both guys will likely hit the ladder hard, as we saw with this match, and that cannot possibly be good for one's long-term health. The swanton off the top of the super-big ladder through the table was insane and a great highlight reel moment for what looks to be Jeff's final match of this run. Thank God he hit that perfectly, because if he hadn't, that too could have been bad. The post-match with Taker assuming Jeff's position and then attacking Punk was fantastic. Hopefully they reestablish the Anaconda Vise for Punk to set up that move vs. the gogoplata at Breaking Point, and I also hope that Taker regrows his beard because without it, he looks really old facially.
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Funny, I was just to your left during that Hurricane match in a black LA Kings hat & old jericho shirt
Summerslam was great this year. Good to hear the positive reactions that Punk and Ziggler got at the end of their respective matches. Nice surprises with the Undertaker and the whole 'fan' run-in. Might put up a few pics that I have from the event up later on
Funny, I was just to your left during that Hurricane match in a black LA Kings hat & old jericho shirt
Summerslam was great this year. Good to hear the positive reactions that Punk and Ziggler got at the end of their respective matches. Nice surprises with the Undertaker and the whole 'fan' run-in. Might put up a few pics that I have from the event up later on
[quote name='cdubb1605']anyone find a confirmed list of all the ROH guys WWE signed?[/QUOTE]
Actually, I think I made a mistake. WWE offered five Ring Of Honor people contracts. Not that five accepted.
If I had to guess, I would guess
Austin Aries
Nigel McGuinness
Brent Albright
Tyler Black
Delirious (or maybe Kevin Steen)
Actually, I think I made a mistake. WWE offered five Ring Of Honor people contracts. Not that five accepted.
If I had to guess, I would guess
Austin Aries
Nigel McGuinness
Brent Albright
Tyler Black
Delirious (or maybe Kevin Steen)
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What was Albright's WWE name? "Gunner Scott?"
I recall they were pushing him to be a Benoit disciple of sorts. But he never did squat there before, so it doesn't really matter now.
Steen? Sheeit, if the WWE thought that Colt Cabana wasn't fit enough for WWE standards, ain't no way Kevin "Xbox Live" Steen is going to be signed.
I'll give you Danielson (duh), Albright, and Aries. McGuinness just ain't healthy enough for WWE I feel, as he gets injured frequently enough. That said, he was WWE Developmental in 2000 as a member of HWA, so you never know.
EDIT: WWE is still WWE, but SD! truly is hot fire right now. Punk/Taker in a submission match at Breaking Point has me more excited than any WWE match I can think of seeing proposed recently. That's going to be incredible, I feel.
I recall they were pushing him to be a Benoit disciple of sorts. But he never did squat there before, so it doesn't really matter now.
Steen? Sheeit, if the WWE thought that Colt Cabana wasn't fit enough for WWE standards, ain't no way Kevin "Xbox Live" Steen is going to be signed.
I'll give you Danielson (duh), Albright, and Aries. McGuinness just ain't healthy enough for WWE I feel, as he gets injured frequently enough. That said, he was WWE Developmental in 2000 as a member of HWA, so you never know.
EDIT: WWE is still WWE, but SD! truly is hot fire right now. Punk/Taker in a submission match at Breaking Point has me more excited than any WWE match I can think of seeing proposed recently. That's going to be incredible, I feel.
[quote name='mykevermin']Steen? Sheeit, if the WWE thought that Colt Cabana wasn't fit enough for WWE standards, ain't no way Kevin "Xbox Live" Steen is going to be signed.[/QUOTE]
That would be part of the appeal.
He has a different look and can really move for being a bigger guy.
Colt never had a chance since he was and forever will be a comedy guy. It's not like Santino who can do a legitimate character.
That would be part of the appeal.
He has a different look and can really move for being a bigger guy.
Colt never had a chance since he was and forever will be a comedy guy. It's not like Santino who can do a legitimate character.
Steen stopped doing PWG shows when his son was born because he didn't want to travel to the west coast from Canada. I think a good part of his being in ROH is because the bulk of his shows are in the NYC/Philly area and travel is a lot easier. I'd love for him to get a shot at something bigger, but I don't see WWE giving him a chance.
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ROH on HDNET is on right now
Steenerico/Kozina & Sami Callahan was up. It was an okay squash. Nice spring board bulldog by Kozina though.
Hah. D' Lo Brown has techno music for an entrance theme.
The jobbers in ROH need to get a lot less offense in.
In other new, that Sky High from the second rope was bad ass!
Steenerico/Kozina & Sami Callahan was up. It was an okay squash. Nice spring board bulldog by Kozina though.
Hah. D' Lo Brown has techno music for an entrance theme.
The jobbers in ROH need to get a lot less offense in.
In other new, that Sky High from the second rope was bad ass!
rickshankshaw
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Main event on now.
Roderick Strong vs. Austin Aries.
This is going to be awesome.
Roderick Strong vs. Austin Aries.
This is going to be awesome.
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Those backbreakers are crazy.
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[quote name='Sporadic']The only way this segment could be saved is if Stephanie pops out of the cake in a bikini.[/QUOTE]
Instead we got the sweaty fat oily guy.
Instead we got the sweaty fat oily guy.
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Vince: "I gotta great idea to start this weeks show. I'll spend the first half hour celebrating my birthday w/ my s-i-l doing corny jokes about....me!"
lame.
lame.
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I just noticed this thread is well over 500 posts..... who wants to do the next thread?
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and Lawlers fake laugh trying to put it over made it that much worse
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That opening segment was absolute brutality.
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[quote name='Demolition Man']I just noticed this thread is well over 500 posts..... who wants to do the next thread?[/QUOTE]
Can we do a thread on the ugly diva belt??? Shit looks like the type of belt I can get out of wal-mart...
Can we do a thread on the ugly diva belt??? Shit looks like the type of belt I can get out of wal-mart...
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[quote name='Demolition Man']I just noticed this thread is well over 500 posts..... who wants to do the next thread?[/QUOTE]
I'll do it once Raw is off air.
[quote name='Brak']That opening segment was absolute brutality.[/QUOTE]
Yep.
[quote name='Scorch']lol @ Floyd not being there yet and the show's half over..
Jerishow's new theme is awesome.[/QUOTE]
Jerishow's new theme has been the high point of the show easily. Although, the divas in boxing gear was alright too.
I'll do it once Raw is off air.
[quote name='Brak']That opening segment was absolute brutality.[/QUOTE]
Yep.
[quote name='Scorch']lol @ Floyd not being there yet and the show's half over..
Jerishow's new theme is awesome.[/QUOTE]
Jerishow's new theme has been the high point of the show easily. Although, the divas in boxing gear was alright too.
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The "RANDY ORTON = PISS BREAK" sign that the camera lingered on for 20 seconds during the product placement was the highlight of the show thus far.
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It's sad when the face whines more than the heel.
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You know the teaming of MVP and Mark Henry makes sense given....
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[quote name='Demolition Man']You know the teaming of MVP and Mark Henry makes sense given....
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I've seen that pic somewhere before.
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[/QUOTE]I've seen that pic somewhere before.
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MVP is a very boring wrestler.
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....and this is why I watch Smackdown....
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