FlammableD
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kota ibushi's arse
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kota ibushi's arse
Sweeney Tom
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Remember when they just gave away the Demon King entrance on a Raw
Not even the PPV literally the week later, but the Raw right before it. And not even to close the show, but the middle of the show
Non tournament action for Super Strong Style this weekend, the Women's Title Final is Day 2 Main Event.
Wasteman challenge?
FallingEdge
Member
I'm rooting for Cobb.
FlammableD
Banned
British Monsoon
Member
blackaroni
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serenewarfare
Banned
Non tournament action for Super Strong Style this weekend, the Women's Title Final is Day 2 Main Event.
Given WWE's high interest in Toni and moderate interest in Jinny, I'm not sure if either of them will walk away with that one.
FlammableD
Banned
I defer to you on black knowledge
Nakamura is dope but he hasn't lived up to the hype. He just ain't cut out for the WWE in the way many hoped he'd be. Honestly let's keep seeing how thing thing works because thus far he hasn't been impressive at all on the main roster.
I know, dudes are gonna be making excuses for him and all that shit but hell it is what it is.
I know, dudes are gonna be making excuses for him and all that shit but hell it is what it is.
British Monsoon
Member
I dunno what he's saying half the time, tbh. I'm far too white.
FlammableD
Banned
Depends if they want a UK Women's division I guess. If they're not off to Florida, they'll be around enough: see British Strong Style
That's what wasteman means, why I was like huh haha
TarpitCarnivore
Member
I thought Kay Lee was in a development deal with WWE?
But hey, I'm crazy for not liking or buying into Nak right now. I'm buying more into Jinder fucking Mahal than I am Nakamura
British Monsoon
Member
I believe his opponents are the wastemen in question, whereas Roy is a badman. And FIYAAAA, apparently.
Dude sounds mad
Buying anything into Mahal means you're so into crazy town that you can't stop singing Butterfly.
FlammableD
Banned
Not that I know of, she's never been one of the super rumoured ones. Wouldn't be surprised if she's in the MYC tho
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The fact that people complain both that Nakamura is over pushed, and is going to be a future racist-caricature jobber is amusing.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
I think it speaks more to WWE, and Mahal to an extent, making me invested in hating him and seeing the belt off him versus just groaning.
You're my butterfly Menome
serenewarfare
Banned
I could see it. But I don't know how smart of an idea that is. The only reason it even kind of makes sense for the men is that the NXT men's side is pretty busy at the moment. WWE's women's roster is weak. They need talented workers. So it'd be weird for them to willingly sequester a bunch of them off to only be on the UK roster.
And you wonder why the games are terrible every year.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Hasney going to vote for Yukes as developer of the year
No, I don't wonder that. It says Yuke's right on the box. I don''t ask for it for my birthday, it's just an obvious "Oh, he likes wrestling and video games" thing.
Only if there's a roll-up only match type.
serenewarfare
Banned
The Maharajah bump
wild wild rice
Member
People know better than to disrespect the Maharaja.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Only the 3rd lowest SD of the year :woop we did it
Yup. Jinder already lost viewers and a tiny amount tuned in to see the novelty of him winning. Time to hotshot it back to Orton.
I knew you'd be the one to set me right on this. So I wasn't going crazy.
TarpitCarnivore
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Or maybe, just mayeb, Smackdown is not as good as it once was. It's caught in the RAW trap and especially the two weeks leading into and out of a PPV
Nah, I'm pretty sure it's all Jinder.
While my first instinct was to laugh and point, quickly I remembered some Star Wars/Star Trek and super hero weddings that I have seen in different threads.
Totally. Jinders just a symptom of the shittiness more than the cause.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Bubba Ray spoke extensively about Jinder and Nakamura for two hours as of 17 minutes ago.
Says Jinder is at the right place and at the right time with this business in India and is making it work. Said he'll need to play the role of a foreign heel until it gets old, take a break and be repackaged to have more character depth. Suggests, and I agree with him thoroughly here, that Jinder doesn't need to be the "best" in the ring, just the most talked about and entertaining, which, to Bubba, he is. Reminded everyone that fans are smarks and that this is an entertainment business, not a best of wrestling business.
On Nakamura: he says Nakamura hasn't adapted to US style. I agree with the sentiment but not the semantics. Naka,ura had a hell of a year, I thought, in NXT. This is not a US vs JApan style issue; this is a WWE issue. Overall, he argues that WWE need to give creative control to Nakamura and that this is the only way this relationship works. Nakamura has to stand on his own two feet as a WWE character and not depend on his reputation alone to get him over. To someone who hasn't watch New Japan or NXT, his presence needs to be understood.
This goes back to a thought I had from this past Sunday: while I was watching KO and AJ, I couldnt help feel bored out of my mind up until the leg injury came into play. That matched surprised me because on paper, that should be an insta classic but felt boring to me. I attributed my boredom to that match on Sunday to "WWE Style".
Says Jinder is at the right place and at the right time with this business in India and is making it work. Said he'll need to play the role of a foreign heel until it gets old, take a break and be repackaged to have more character depth. Suggests, and I agree with him thoroughly here, that Jinder doesn't need to be the "best" in the ring, just the most talked about and entertaining, which, to Bubba, he is. Reminded everyone that fans are smarks and that this is an entertainment business, not a best of wrestling business.
On Nakamura: he says Nakamura hasn't adapted to US style. I agree with the sentiment but not the semantics. Naka,ura had a hell of a year, I thought, in NXT. This is not a US vs JApan style issue; this is a WWE issue. Overall, he argues that WWE need to give creative control to Nakamura and that this is the only way this relationship works. Nakamura has to stand on his own two feet as a WWE character and not depend on his reputation alone to get him over. To someone who hasn't watch New Japan or NXT, his presence needs to be understood.
This goes back to a thought I had from this past Sunday: while I was watching KO and AJ, I couldnt help feel bored out of my mind up until the leg injury came into play. That matched surprised me because on paper, that should be an insta classic but felt boring to me. I attributed my boredom to that match on Sunday to "WWE Style".
Everyone on the main roster sucks right now except AJ and Strowman.
I expect next week's Smackdown to have better ratings as this week was a good show. If next week is a bad show, expect the week after that to go down again.
It's the Hellraiser principle. First two films were great, resulting in the third film being the highest-grossing of the series. However, it was a pile of shit, so the actually fairly good-again fourth film bombed at the box-office.
It's the Hellraiser principle. First two films were great, resulting in the third film being the highest-grossing of the series. However, it was a pile of shit, so the actually fairly good-again fourth film bombed at the box-office.
higher than last week but lower than two weeks ago, which was a taped show
also this is the show coming off a ppv, which traditionally gets a bit of a bump.
garbage rating for a garbage company that will be dead in 4 years and 11 months
Yeah, same thing happens with games too.
But I haven;t really seen the sentiment that it was a good show. At least from the people that I saw praising Smackdown early on in the brand split.
Into the Light
Banned
Was Tye on Smackdown last night? I skipped it.
Well its in the average viewership of the show during the NBA playoffs of 2.390
RecRoulette
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If you were serious about getting married why the fuck would you even think of involving anything wrestling related. That's like saying "Fuck my shit up fam, I want my wedding to be a nightmare"
Aside from the opening segment being longer than needed so that everyone could get their turn with the talking spoon, I thought it was solid from start to finish.
excelsiorlef
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I could never imagine being so invested in the weekly ratings of a show you don't even like and may or may not even watch.