Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw

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What the fuck was that part when kane put Strowman through the floor next to the announce table, you couldn't see shit

[CrazyDiamond]

Finish was cool but overall eeeehhh. Why are they literally burying and trashing Strowman to put Kane over in the year of our Lord 2017? Also my boy Cesaro still getting sidelined as usual so nothing new in this year of WWE I missed, I guess.

At least AJ and Bálor was great.

[bork]

Finish was cool but overall eeeehhh. Why are they literally burying and trashing Strowman to put Kane over in the year of our Lord 2017? Also my boy Cesaro still getting sidelined as usual so nothing new in this year of WWE I missed, I guess.

At least AJ and Bálor was great.

I guess they're going to do a Kane/Strowman feud? 

What the fuck was that part when kane put Strowman through the floor next to the announce table, you couldn't see shit

Maybe to not show whatever it was Strowman did to not get hurt by the chairs.  BTW, didn't they basically do that same spot some years back when John Cena had a match with Wade Barret after the Nexus formed?

[Trent Dole]

That was legitimately one of the worst matches I've ever seen, and I've seen literally the worst WCW, TNA, WWE, ECW has put out, as well as deathmatch tournaments in barns in front of 50 people. Fucking HORRIBLE.

lol, it was a mess but for something whose initial plans were destroyed due to aids and they had to alter it in like two days it was fun.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Finish was cool but overall eeeehhh. Why are they literally burying and trashing Strowman to put Kane over in the year of our Lord 2017? Also my boy Cesaro still getting sidelined as usual so nothing new in this year of WWE I missed, I guess.

At least AJ and Bálor was great.

I guess they're going to do a Kane/Strowman feud? 

What the fuck was that part when kane put Strowman through the floor next to the announce table, you couldn't see shit

Maybe to not show whatever it was Strowman did to not get hurt by the chairs.  BTW, didn't they basically do that same spot some years back when John Cena had a match with Wade Barret after the Nexus formed?

I figured the same thing for the chair drop part, but I don't get why the initially chokeslam was obscured. Rough shit.

[CrazyDiamond]

At least I was sports entertained. Did Bálor do anything of interest recently? Last time I saw him was when he debuted on Raw and immediately left with an injury.

[nachobro]

I had a good time. The matches ranged from pretty good to but beer and crowd hype around me made it very fun to watch. I've never been disappointed by live WWE and this continued the trend. Plus seeing Kurt Angle in the Shield getup was hilarious

https://twitter.com/KeepItFiveStar/status/922288004319805443



Regarding that main event, I feel like almost nothing was changed from the original match plan. You could slot Roman in with what Angle did for the match and it'd work just the same (and would be a good way to get Roman some cheers as well).

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At least I was sports entertained. Did Bálor do anything of interest recently? Last time I saw him was when he debuted on Raw and immediately left with an injury.

Balor has done nothing of interest since 2013. Even that's being nice.



I legit can't believe they dropped the ball that hard on both replacement matches. Both ended up being the dullest and worst matches of the show regardless of the talent involved. Balor got a dull match out of fucking AJ Styles.

 

I'm sorry your husanbo Roman wasn't there to get carried to another adequate match, but AJ/Finn was excellent.

[fistfulofmetal]

I was playing Project Cars 2 during the whole thing so I barely remember most of the show.

Asuka's match was fine. Surprised it wasn't a complete squash, but most of her matches aren't that. I guess she's booked as someone who isn't a dominating force that destroys everyone - she's rough and durable and finds the moment to go in for the kill.

I don't remember most else... Balor/AJ was kinda average but given the circumstances I'm not surprised.

FauxShield/The other people was kinda fun. Angle did a good job. Looks like Braun's gonna fuck around with Kane for awhile.

[TVC15]

I'm surprised they still had Balor do the demon thing even though this ended up not being a storyline match. I thought they were only going to break that out for special occasions.

[fistfulofmetal]

We didn't Pumpkin Demon and that makes me sad.

[FunSlower]

We didn't Pumpkin Demon and that makes me sad.

Me too, I really wanted to see it. Sadly, there's not a better time, so instead we'll get Christmas Present Balor.

[fistfulofmetal]

guys

DEMON KING VS. DEMON KANE

[bork]

BAH GAWD HE'S BROKEN IN HALF

HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE

THAT WAS A PPV QUALITY MATCH

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[Human Snorenado]

So glad this is what they've decided to do with Braun rather than a title run, good job guys!

[bork]

The commentary during this Elias/Jordan match is dumber than usual.  Booker

[fistfulofmetal]

any of you fuckers know what the invite link is to the Gaf Wrestling Discord server?

[Raw64life]

So there is wrasslin over here. I see a few blasts from the past in here.

[bork]

So Emma finally had her first PPV match...and her last.  She got released.


Summer Rae and Darren Young are gone, too.

[TVC15]

Which one was Emma? I appreciate they’re trying to make the women’s division work, but most of the talent is indistinguishable both in ring and in personality.

[Trent Dole]

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/925197393150267392

[FunSlower]

So Emma finally had her first PPV match...and her last.  She got released.


Summer Rae and Darren Young are gone, too.

Wait, that couldn't have been Emma's first PPV match...

could it?

[archie4208]

Stephanie is back. 

[TVC15]

That POV-y shot of Braun coming out of the garbage truck was high art, btw.

[TVC15]

Shut down planet earth. Compost it. It’s over. It’s peaked.

https://streamable.com/c710u

[nachobro]

 

The greatest movie monster of all time is Braun Strowman

[nachobro]

Catching up on some NXT shows. I am really high on the Street Profits. Great look, fantastic vignettes, great theme (stolen from Unity but it's a great theme so why waste it?), and they work well in the ring. Plus them carrying Solo cups everywhere is

Not digging Kairi Sane, she's good in the ring but there's really nothing else to her. The ship captain/pirate gimmick awful. Sanity is better at being a group of weirdos than the Wyatts were, probably because Eric Young isn't ranting for 10 minutes before every match, but they should always be rolling to the ring as a unit, even if they don't interfere in a match. Undisputed Era is fine I guess. I really don't have an opinion on them. Drew McIntyre is still wack but Cien is a great alternative. Dude has a really great look and his new manager is exactly what he needed. Roderick Strong is  . Velveteen Dream is and the Authors of Pain are still fucking awesome. I want to see these guys just demolish the Shield or someone on their debut.

Oh and I'm pretty happy to see Wargames back too

[FunSlower]

The Undisputed Era does indeed fucking suck.

I'm 100% behind Papi Almas, though. He's really great.

[nachobro]

It's cause he keeps it 100, Stro. Get with the times friend

[nachobro]

No I agree, it's dumb. But I like the dude enough to ignore my dislike of his name.

[nachobro]

I'm a lover, not a fighter baby


also I'm loving HHH not giving a fuck about this suicide dive shit (and him subbing in for everyone who's out is funny too)

https://twitter.com/kiraleighbrand/status/926130614897606657

[fistfulofmetal]

Wait, HHH wearing the Shield stuff? I know it's a house show but at least try to maintain a small semblance of kayfabe...

[fistfulofmetal]

Honestly at first I thought it was Erik Rowan.

They should totally just have a revolving seat for Roman's spot.

[nachobro]

If that gets you worked up, then you're gonna love what he did at the house show in Chile



Not to mention once Angle was in Shield gear it's now allowed for everyone

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https://streamable.com/oijxe

What the FUCK. 

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Ibushi/Omega would be a better match

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[seagrams hotsauce]

It's not a nick name like Hitman or Stone Cold. It's a fucking number.

Ochocinco weeps

[nachobro]

Except that's his real name now


Also Jericho/Omega should be good, even if just for the spectacle of it.

[TVC15]

Wait, Jericho v. Omega is FOR REAL?

[bork]

Yeah, the same guy that had a bad match with AJ Styles at WM in 2016 is going to try to have a good match with a much less versatile and high spot oriented Kenny Omega at WK in another bid to stay relevant by attaching himself to much younger, much hotter stars in the industry all so he can plug his booze cruise.

[TVC15]

Yeah, the same guy that had a bad match with AJ Styles at WM in 2016 is going to try to have a good match with a much less versatile and high spot oriented Kenny Omega at WK in another bid to stay relevant by attaching himself to much younger, much hotter stars in the industry all so he can plug his booze cruise.

Haha, true, true. This match is definitely a “WHY?” but I’ve always had a soft spot for Jericho.

[nachobro]

Pretty much. I'll always pop for Jericho. I'm actually not as high on Omega as everyone else on the internet seems to be, but like I said this will be a good spectacle match.

[seagrams hotsauce]

I'm not that hyped for the actual match, but the buildup should be fun. Jericho is gassed, but he's still really charismatic.

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[nachobro]

[Rise]

 

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Jinder dropping the title on a taped SD to set up AJ vs washed up Bork is some stupid shit. WWE is completely wasting the last years of Styles' athletic prime with boring ass booking like this.

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this must be the feeling Stro gets when he thinks about Jericho vs Omega

[bork]

Guess the Jinder project didn't work out as well as they hoped, feels like such a quick change for a long reign. Must have decided to have the title picture more interesting out into Mania season.

Was anyone really going to care about Bork vs. JINDER?    Putting AJ in there is a much bigger draw.  They were even planning to have Cena come back as the guest referee for the match before this change (which might still happen?) to try to build up more interest.

The dirt sheets were reporting that this title change was likely to occur, and it's also probable that Jinder will get the title back before they head over to India for a tour.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Why before the tour and not on it?

[nachobro]

Roman back next week, New Day cost Seth and Dean their titles, and New Day has a big match next week? We going to get Shield invading SD and a New Day/Shield match at SS?

[bork]

AJ is actually older than Brock. By a month, but still. They're both 40.

Brock is already a (step) grandpa because of Sable's kid having had a baby already.     Batista is a legit grandfather too, IIRC.

[nachobro]

https://twitter.com/shanemcmahon/status/928276028165971968



Also goddamn Team SD is really Team Olds: Shane, Orton, Roode, Nakamura, Cena. Raw is just Team Slightly Less Old though (Angle, Braun, Jordan, Finn, Joe).

[fistfulofmetal]

I read that Roman may still be out for SS? Are they in a holding pattern hoping he might be ready so they can give Dean and Seth something to do?

[nachobro]

On SD they announced that he'd be back on Raw next week. People online seem to think they are gonna try and squeeze in New Day vs Shield by have the teams invade the opposite show, which New Day has done twice now.

Could just be Reddit being Reddit but I'm into the idea.

[TVC15]

Any idea where I can watch the Ric Flair 30 for 30 online?

I’ll let you use my provider ESPN login if you give me a webcam show.

[bork]

On SD they announced that he'd be back on Raw next week. People online seem to think they are gonna try and squeeze in New Day vs Shield by have the teams invade the opposite show, which New Day has done twice now.

Could just be Reddit being Reddit but I'm into the idea.

Makes sense...does seem weird that they are all currently without matches.

[TVC15]

Really liked the 30 for 30. My only complaint is I wanted more detail in some parts. This could've been a two parter or something.

Also, not sure I've ever seen the Undertaker out of character before this. He's just a dude.

[TVC15]

So is YT the only place to see his old matches easily? There’s some great footage in it.

[Human Snorenado]

Shouldn't the WWE network have a shit ton of old Flair matches available to stream? Assuming you have a subscription, that is. I don't so I don't know.

[TVC15]

Shouldn't the WWE network have a shit ton of old Flair matches available to stream? Assuming you have a subscription, that is. I don't so I don't know.

I thought they just had the stuff from the Turner WCW buyout on? Any subscribers here that can clarify?

[TVC15]

Oh, also Old Shawn Michaels is particularly good looking.

[TVC15]

Shouldn't the WWE network have a shit ton of old Flair matches available to stream? Assuming you have a subscription, that is. I don't so I don't know.

I thought they just had the stuff from the Turner WCW buyout on? Any subscribers here that can clarify?

They own pretty much everything. All Georgia Championship Wrestling, all JCP going back to all incarnations since 1931 to 1988, Championship Wrestling From Florida, WCCW, AWA, plus WCW and WWF runs obviously. They own the vast majority of his career, and other stuff can be found on NWA's trash on demand service. But yeah, do a BING video search for Flair vs whoever and if its online it will probably pop up.

Yeah, I'd imagine the best matches are attached to PPVs where I'd have little interest in the rest of the card anyway.

Hey, Stro, any recommended old Flair matches to watch in particular?

Also, I don't think I mentioned it in here before, but I recently edited a graphic novel on the history of pro wrestling. It was actually my excuse for starting to pay attention to it again. Would anyone here be interested in knowing when it comes out?