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UberTag

Member
Why is everyone anticipating Balor's debut so much? He is, no joke, the most dull and boring guy on the roster. Yes, even worse than Roman.
Maybe it's because it comes off so divorced from his ring gimmick, but I can't buy Balor as a serious wrestler when he takes every opportunity to mug for the camera like a goof. His cheesy grin reminds me of the kid at the front of the class who smiles happily because they got called on by their teacher and praised. And he dresses like someone half his age.
 

Data West

coaches in the WNBA
Other than the entrance he's pretty vanilla in the ring and the mic.

You know, if people want to like Balor, that's their thing. I don't like him, but I guess I can see why people might like him.

But the idea of him being in The Club and The Club 'betraying' AJ coming from people always seemed so dumb. AJ was the better Bullet Club leader and wrestler in every way. Why the hell would you want to downgrade? And could you even imagine the back and forth promos between AJ and Finn? Yikes.
 
Maybe it's because it comes off so divorced from his ring gimmick, but I can't buy Balor as a serious wrestler when he takes every opportunity to mug for the camera like a goof. His cheesy grin reminds me of the kid at the front of the class who smiles happily because they got called on by their teacher and praised. And he dresses like someone half his age.

"He's just having fun, maggle" - a thing that is absolutely going to be said at some point
 

Man God

Non-Canon Member
I honestly don't care how good Balor is in the ring, what appeals to me is that he's the first act in a long time to get a serious crowd response based on being good looking.
 

Data West

coaches in the WNBA
I honestly don't care how good Balor is in the ring, what appeals to me is that he's the first act in a long time to get a serious crowd response based on being good looking.

But there's a better wrestling, better looking guy in the works
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So I just read the raw results as I was watching the nba game. I see that that AJ styles has now fully transitioned into enhancement talent. What a joke.
 

Cagey

Banned
So I just read the raw results as I was watching the nba game. I see that that AJ styles has now fully transitioned into enhancement talent. What a joke.
He's an upper card mainstay. He's in a spot that no one would have believed was possible this time last year if he has signed with WWE.
 
Why is everyone anticipating Balor's debut so much? He is, no joke, the most dull and boring guy on the roster. Yes, even worse than Roman.

Someday an NXT talent will be treated well, is the mentality

The dream is dead and has been for months. They're essentially performing CPR in a casket at this point. Mecca levels of denial
 
He hasn't regressed. He is exactly what he's been.

The bloom is just off the rose for people now.

Eh, if you watch some of the matches he had shortly after The Shield split, or down in FCW, he was very obviously better at that time. Hell, he had one of the better matches last year, that ladder match against Seth Rollins. He was never the great wrestler some believed, but to deny there's been a precipitous regression there just seems silly to me. It's not just the wrestling - his character, his passion, his everything has slowly drained out of him for the better part of a year now.
 
is it me or is Lucha Elite way better than regular CMLL? it's like, idk, more streamlined and/or better booked, at least from what I've seen of Lucha Elite anyway

Better production values and less clusterfuck booking. At the very least it's lightyears ahead of AAA
 

Data West

coaches in the WNBA
is it me or is Lucha Elite way better than regular CMLL? it's like, idk, more streamlined and/or better booked, at least from what I've seen of Lucha Elite anyway

Lucha Elite is the best promotion in the world atm friend

forget just being better than CMLL
 

Data West

coaches in the WNBA
Russo had a 75% win rate in 2000. Stephanie had a 100% winrate in 2014.

And Russo's gimmick was the he was a rat cheating to win and was afraid of everyone if he didn't have backup.

Where as Stephanie is cooler than all your faves, heel or face, and pwns their faces. Rekt.
 
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Deleted member 47027

Unconfirmed Member
Did I already miss Caristico and Negro Casas vs Mascara Dorada and Mephisto?
 

Pikma

Banned
Lucha Elite is the best promotion in the world atm friend

forget just being better than CMLL

I've only watched the last three episodes (and they were very entertaining) or so because I hadn't found a way to watch it until not long ago, so I guess there's a lot of good stuff I haven't even touched yet?
 

Man God

Non-Canon Member
June's thread should be about the historic WWF event that happened 18 years ago, King of the Ring 1998. In that event Kane won the WWF Heavyweight Championship and Ken Shamrock became King of the Ring. Along with some undercard matches.
 

Gurrry

Member
Guys I cant read the posts because im watching RAW right now. But HOLY FUCK at that "smackdown" blunder by cole. Legendary.

edit: Then literally less than a minute later we get JBL saying glory hole. This entire first segment is a train wreck and im loving it.
 

Data West

coaches in the WNBA
Sin Cara is mad about getting booed by the fans.

It's weird that the most traditional promotion in the world is now having this weird 'I don't know who the fuck is rudo and technico anymore' issue.

Sin Cara wants his title
 
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