Author Topic: Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw (Read 565470 times)

dkdk · « **Reply #6240 on:** September 10, 2018, 06:52:06 PM »

Between the lips and the egregious Photoshop and filters that looks more like a painting than it looks like a person.

Also yeah that Impact segment was brutal 😂

bork · « **Reply #6241 on:** September 10, 2018, 08:43:28 PM »

Is this Scarlett Bordeaux jobbing to Nia Jax?

bork · « **Reply #6242 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:28:15 PM »

Randy Orton just took a screwdriver, put it through Jeff Hardy's ear-pierce hole, and twisted it.

#HIAC 2018 folks.

Stro · « **Reply #6243 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:32:06 PM »

This is the most violent WWE match in quite some time

bork · « **Reply #6244 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:35:38 PM »

WTF was that spot just now? Hardy climbs up and swings from the top of the cell, watches Orton move away and just falls through the table.

Stro · « **Reply #6245 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:40:17 PM »

Didn't train grip strength enough imo

bork · « **Reply #6246 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:42:49 PM »

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Former WWE Universal champion Brock Lesnar is backstage at tonight's WWE Hell in a Cell, the first time he's been backstage at a WWE show since dropping the title at SummerSlam. According to PW Insider, Lesnar is walking around in the back in full view of all the other talent and officials, so the company is not making any attempt to hide him as they usually do for surprise appearances. As such, it remains unclear if Lesnar is scheduled to appear on camera at the PPV tonight.

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Matt Hardy is backstage at Hell in a Cell, after apparently retiring from in-ring competition after last night's house show in Corpus Christi. This isn't really a surprise as Hardy has been backstage at recent WWE events working as a producer.

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Nia Jax, who has been off of TV while nursing a reported leg injury, is also backstage tonight at the PPV but whether she is involved in the show is also unknown.

bork · « **Reply #6247 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:43:19 PM »

Quote from: Stro on September 16, 2018, 07:40:17 PM

Didn't train grip strength enough imo

People seem to be pointing the blame on the botch at Orton, saying he moved too early.

Stro · « **Reply #6248 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:44:52 PM »

It really wouldn't have mattered, Jeff would have had to fall at some point unless he was able to swing parallel and get his legs locked in the support beam or something

bork · « **Reply #6249 on:** September 16, 2018, 07:50:06 PM »

Oh, no doubt he just wanted to do some dumb spot, but it looked so goofy.

bork · « **Reply #6250 on:** September 16, 2018, 08:04:02 PM »

Becky Lynch won the title!

Refused to shake Charlotte's hand after the match

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #6251 on:** September 16, 2018, 08:11:07 PM »

Quote from: bork on September 16, 2018, 07:28:15 PM

Randy Orton just took a screwdriver, put it through Jeff Hardy's ear-pierce hole, and twisted it.

#HIAC 2018 folks.

Yeah, that was absolutely excessive and I felt no shame in turning away. The only thing worse would have been an actual stabbing.

Charlotte losing redeemed the show.

bork · « **Reply #6252 on:** September 16, 2018, 08:25:14 PM »

https://twitter.com/the_ironsheik/status/1041473724199759874

Stro · « **Reply #6253 on:** September 16, 2018, 08:35:07 PM »

This has been a good show so far

bork · « **Reply #6254 on:** September 16, 2018, 08:48:31 PM »

Welp, it's that time again.

Stro · « **Reply #6255 on:** September 16, 2018, 09:11:35 PM »

This is gunning for WWE show of the year if Roman/Braun is as great as their previous matches

bork · « **Reply #6256 on:** September 16, 2018, 10:12:00 PM »

Quote from: Stro on September 16, 2018, 09:11:35 PM

This is gunning for WWE show of the year if Roman/Braun is as great as their previous matches

Second half kind of lost my interest. Maybe the main event will bring it back.

bork · « **Reply #6257 on:** September 16, 2018, 10:38:38 PM »

Summary of this match:

Braun and Roman beat each up and both go down
Match turns into Rollins/Ambrose vs. Ziggler/McIntyre on the outside
Rollins and Ziggler fall off the side of cage onto announce tables
OH FUCK IT'S BROCK
Heyman sprays shit into Foley's face
Brock F5s...Braun!?
Brock F5s Roman and leaves
Refs come out and the PPV ends with both men down

Stro · « **Reply #6258 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:39:34 AM »

WWE PPV of the year no question. Even the weaker matches were still enjoyable, there wasn't the normal drop off a cliff around the middle of the show that every PPV has suffered for the past 2 years, all the rematches were better than the Summerslam matches, Becky/Charlotte was the best match either of them had been in in quite a while, HIAC matches were actually violent affairs, main event had some great fuckery but up to that point was another Braun/Roman destruction fest.

Weird. HIAC has traditionally been the most skippable show of the year besides maybe Roadblock, yet this one was the best PPV of the year while also having to be building and promoting 2 other PPVs at the same time.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6259 on:** September 17, 2018, 11:27:08 AM »

I think it worked because there were only 7 matches and they all had time to breathe and do their thing. It even ended with 15ish minutes to "spare" before 11.

I thought I was sick of Bork Laser but maybe I'm just sick of Bork as champion? Because I (and the people I was watching with) all popped pretty big when his music hit and he kicked in the cell door then just beat the shit out of Braun and Roman with table pieces and eventually was all "I'ma beat the shit out of a dude with another dude, fuck it"

I can get behind using him this way but still don't want to have the title on him long term.

I was also shocked that Becky won. I kinda figured she would eventually but with the Aussie super house show coming up and Becky-Charlotte already announced for that and I'm assuming Evolution (as it's a women's only ppv and this is your longest running and most heat drawing women's feud currently) too, I kinda thought we'd get Charlotte acting increasingly "heelish" as the feud wore on- winning with a handful of tights or her feet on the ropes for leverage, etc, maybe making use of goons to beat up Becky (Mandy and Sonya? I'd say the Iiconics are out of the question considering the nature of their debut on the main roster but then again the WWE doesn't give a shit about past feuds- see "Owens, Kevin") with Becky going over at Evolution. But I'm happy she won and interested to see where this goes.

bork · « **Reply #6260 on:** September 17, 2018, 07:36:08 PM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on September 17, 2018, 11:27:08 AM

I thought I was sick of Bork Laser but maybe I'm just sick of Bork as champion? Because I (and the people I was watching with) all popped pretty big when his music hit and he kicked in the cell door then just beat the shit out of Braun and Roman with table pieces and eventually was all "I'ma beat the shit out of a dude with another dude, fuck it"

I can get behind using him this way but still don't want to have the title on him long term.

One report about that:
https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/9/17/17869988/brock-lesnar-wwe-return-big-money-match-saudi-arabia-report-roman-reigns-braun-strowman-hiac

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This isn’t terribly surprising, but seeing the numbers laid out like this is pretty eye-opening.

Over at our sister site MMAFighting, Dave Meltzer reports Brock Lesnar is still training for a return to UFC. A deal hasn’t been signed for his next fight in the Octagon, however, which is probably part of why we saw him kick the door off a cage in WWE last night (Sept. 16) at Hell in a Cell.

The other reason is because Vince McMahon’s company is getting a lot of money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to run shows in that country over a ten year contract signed earlier this year. The events, which feature pro-government propaganda that’s drawn the ire of fans and human rights groups, started with this spring’s Greatest Royal Rumble. Meltzer writes that based on WWE’s business statements it appears the company added $45 million in revenue from that one date - more than even an event like WrestleMania generates.

Brock wrestled Roman Reigns in Jeddah on that April 27 show, and his appearance on pay-per-view (PPV) Sunday night was to set-up another Universal title match on WWE’s yet-to-be-announced Nov. 2 return to Saudi Arabia. It’s not known if he’ll face Reigns one-on-one or if it will be a Triple Threat with Braun Strowman. It does look like Lesnar will get a check for an amount “well into the seven figures” for the trip.

MMAFighting’s report confirms again that Brock is in the USADA testing pool, meaning the clock is again ticking on his suspension for testing positive around his last UFC fight and indicating he is serious about a return. But with no deal signed for the teased fight with heavyweight and light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier and a bunch of Saudi money on the table, the Beast is back in WWE for at least one more match.

This is a comment from another site:

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As much as I hate that this part-time pr*ck is still around, it's hilarious to see the dirtsheets trying to save face after they all said he was gone.

bork · « **Reply #6261 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:03:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/Maffewgregg/status/1041816097400541184

https://twitter.com/Maffewgregg/status/1041812778217099264

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6262 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:03:42 PM »

Haha, WWE's entire business model gonna be shows in Saudi Arabia and North Korea within 5 years, book it

team filler · « **Reply #6263 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:08:25 PM »

https://twitter.com/FizzVsTheWorld/status/1041822428370939904

bork · « **Reply #6264 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:09:37 PM »

https://twitter.com/mookieghana/status/1040940988334788608

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #6265 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:10:17 PM »

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MMAFighting’s report confirms again that Brock is in the USADA testing pool

lol so that's why he's looking so svelt now huh

bork · « **Reply #6266 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:12:59 PM »

Braun to Baron Corbin: "I think you suck!" HUGE CROWD POP
Braun to Roman: "I think you suck too!" MASSIVE CROWD POP
Braun to audience: "I think this whole situation sucks!" HUGE CROWD POP
Braun to audience: "I think everyone here sucks!" ...STILL MOSTLY A POP

dkdk · « **Reply #6267 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:01:55 PM »

man how much are they paying taker for this run. he looked so over this bullshit the last time.

bork · « **Reply #6268 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:04:46 PM »

Did WWE also say that HHH/Taker would be "for the last time ever" the last time they had a match?

Stro · « **Reply #6269 on:** September 17, 2018, 09:05:31 PM »

He's been getting paid 7 figures to wrestle 1-10 matches a year for like 8 years now. He'll probably get a mil for the Saudi show, like Brock is getting, and I'd assume HBK is getting around that to come out of retirement for it.

ULtimately these last few years have probably been the most lucrative of his career despite doing 1 match a year for a lot of them.

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #6270 on:** September 19, 2018, 06:19:13 PM »

The Becky Lynch segment on this week's Smackdown was great. It's petty, but I really can't get enough of Charlotte Flair getting her comeuppance.

Becky is so much more natural/talented a talker than Flair. Flair must have gurgled out some variation of "I want to show you respect" five times in the course of two minutes.

Also, Paige is very creepy looking with her overinflated plastic lips.

bork · « **Reply #6271 on:** September 19, 2018, 09:33:02 PM »

Quote from: Sideshow Raheem on September 19, 2018, 06:19:13 PM

Also, Paige is very creepy looking with her overinflated plastic lips.

Stro · « **Reply #6272 on:** September 20, 2018, 03:46:16 PM »

LMAO Not only have they gone all in with "Nak America" TM FunSlower, they've gone full Kenzo Suzuki with it

They had this guy win the Rumble this year

Thought he was going to be the most succesful Japanese star in the US since Inoki or maybe Jumbo

Oh hey remember Asuka, who had the most dominating win streak in HISTORY? She also won the Rumble this year. Since then she lost her streak to Charlotte at WM, lost 2 months straight to Carmella, then wasn't even on TV for 2 months for some reason.

bork · « **Reply #6273 on:** September 20, 2018, 03:54:58 PM »

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6274 on:** September 20, 2018, 04:30:11 PM »

I hope all of my favorites (Keith Lee, flippy Ricochet, Adam Cole baybay) never get called up to the main roster at this point

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #6275 on:** September 26, 2018, 08:30:00 PM »

Brie Bella yes kicked for real.

Yes, it's a concussion.

Yes, it's possible to definitively state while both the Bellas are awful, one is more awful than the other.

dkdk · « **Reply #6276 on:** September 26, 2018, 09:27:44 PM »

Nikki can stay. Brie knocked Liv tf out smh. She the Botch Queen rn

bork · « **Reply #6277 on:** September 26, 2018, 10:14:54 PM »

Not only a bad botch, but she did a shitty job trying to save the match afterwards. And this is following two other botches (in the same match

) just a few weeks ago.

https://twitter.com/BulletClubItal/status/1036804501708132353
https://twitter.com/BulletClubItal/status/1036805604596166656

Thicki Bella can stay...Brie needs to get the hell out of the ring.

bork · « **Reply #6278 on:** September 26, 2018, 10:20:20 PM »

Did anyone watch SD yesterday? Truth TV was the best talk show segment in a long, long time.

dkdk · « **Reply #6279 on:** September 26, 2018, 11:36:15 PM »

i thought i liked blonde Carmella

but dark hair Carmella

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6280 on:** September 27, 2018, 12:55:39 AM »

Who could have predicted that Truth would end up being one of the most genuinely entertaining performers in the WWE at the beginning of the year?

bork · « **Reply #6281 on:** September 27, 2018, 08:15:49 AM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on September 27, 2018, 12:55:39 AM

Who could have predicted that Truth would end up being one of the most genuinely entertaining performers in the WWE at the beginning of the year?

Put him on commentary. I'll start watching every week again!

nachobro · « **Reply #6282 on:** September 27, 2018, 09:29:25 AM »

between football and birthday stuff for my wife i watched zero wrestling this week. but with the video of brie ko-ing liv and dark hair carmella, i feel like i'm all caught up on the best parts of both shows

bork · « **Reply #6283 on:** September 28, 2018, 12:48:31 PM »

Watching most of Smackdown was the most WWE TV I've seen in a while. Bored as hell of AJ vs. Joe already. Nakamura is wasted and Asuka is now Naomi's sidekick. Jeff Hardy is MIA. Orton just pops up and does the same shit over and over again- this time to Tye Dillinger. Seriously...Tye Dillinger? The 'E made him completely irrelevant after he got called up to the main roster, so who cares?

Orton on why he attacked Dillinger:

AKA channeling Vince, who reportedly hated this gimmick and gave him no chance in hell™ when he got called up from NXT.

This comes up as "Tye Dillinger highlights" when you google his name:

Can we get a roster shake-up again pls?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6284 on:** September 28, 2018, 03:21:37 PM »

The problem is not with the wrestlers, it's with creative/booking. I mean shit, 2 months ago Truth was nothing and now he's one of the most entertaining things on Smackdown, even if ultimately this "push" only exists to further other angles and promote the mixed match challenge. But at least he's BEING USED FOR SOMETHING. On Raw, shit just happens and there's no rhyme or reason for it. Yes there's still plenty of dumb shit happening on Smackdown (misuse of Asuka, quadrupling down on Charlotte as a face in peril when she's better as a cocky heel, Nakamura's US title reign apparently existing to set up victims for Randy Orton, etc) but at least it's dumb shit that mostly happens for a reason. Raw can't even manage THAT.

nachobro · « **Reply #6285 on:** September 28, 2018, 05:48:36 PM »

BIG DAVE BACK FOR SMACKDOWN 1000!

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1045787918332133376

Stro · « **Reply #6286 on:** September 28, 2018, 05:50:58 PM »

Lmao, he's been begging them to book him at WM for like 3 years straight, instead they throw him on a random milestone SD that hasn't even been promoted

nachobro · « **Reply #6287 on:** September 28, 2018, 06:00:39 PM »

i dunno about not promoted, they won't stfu about 1000 on Smackdown for quite a few weeks

Stro · « **Reply #6288 on:** September 28, 2018, 06:15:23 PM »

Has it been promoted on Raw

nachobro · « **Reply #6289 on:** September 28, 2018, 06:19:08 PM »

I don't usually watch Raw so I can't speak on that, i usually stick to rewind a raw and they haven't mentioned it.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #6290 on:** October 02, 2018, 06:16:08 AM »

https://streamable.com/ahu6x
incredible. you'd think the Sonics moved out of Seattle just last weekend by this reaction. god bless Renee for the Detlef Schrempf shout out too

Stro · « **Reply #6291 on:** October 02, 2018, 01:55:46 PM »

~~King Neville~~ PAC has returned home to DragonGate. Expect him to get back on the DG Water and get even thiccer

archie4208 · « **Reply #6292 on:** October 06, 2018, 02:40:41 PM »

Anyone watch the Australia show? I saw the last half of the Undertaker vs. Triple H match and it was depressingly horrible.

Father time.

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #6293 on:** October 06, 2018, 04:31:29 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on October 06, 2018, 02:40:41 PM

Anyone watch the Australia show? I saw the last half of the Undertaker vs. Triple H match and it was depressingly horrible.

Father time.

I saw a little. My takeaways are:

Your career is pretty much over when you form a tag-team with Naomi.

John Cena did a sixth move of doom and gave a speech in which he totally failed to acknowledge his partner, Bob Lashley.

They're desperate to make Becky a bad guy. And putting Ronda Rousey with the Bellas just highlights how awful the Bellas are and how far Ronda has come as a wrestler.

You couldn't pay me to watch the Undertaker and Hunter Helmsley.

Stro · « **Reply #6294 on:** October 06, 2018, 10:23:07 PM »

Taker is 3 months away from being 1989 Andre. Get that lumpy bum into a retirement community already

bork · « **Reply #6295 on:** October 07, 2018, 08:00:52 PM »

Dirtsheets are saying that WWE has given up on No Way Jose and Mojo Rawley. Both are glorified jobbers now.

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Watching Super Showdown now. John Cena's hair makes him look like a mutant John Layfield.

https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/1048555426768412674

Trent Dole · « **Reply #6296 on:** October 08, 2018, 04:00:36 AM »

I got two hours into the Aussie show and then couldn't stay awake anymore. I was partially thinking 'man Bryan's match is still coming up but I can't keep my eyes open' and then it turned out that match was like a five minute shit show so I didn't miss anything anyway.

bork · « **Reply #6297 on:** October 08, 2018, 07:59:58 AM »

Quote from: Trent Dole on October 08, 2018, 04:00:36 AM

I got two hours into the Aussie show and then couldn't stay awake anymore. I was partially thinking 'man Bryan's match is still coming up but I can't keep my eyes open' and then it turned out that match was like a five minute shit show so I didn't miss anything anyway.

Did about two hours myself before stopping. Will try to watch the rest today I guess- kind of don't care. And then at the end of the month, it's time for the women's Evolution PPV on 10/28 and the men's Saudi show on 11/2. Too much for one week.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6298 on:** October 08, 2018, 09:21:24 AM »

I didn't bother watching the Bonser Royal Rumble Down Under, G'day Mate.

I'm pretty much just watching NXT and the Mae Young Classic at this point. Maybe some Smackdown, but their lack of faith in Joe is disturbing. Put the fucking title on him already, let him run.

Also, is anyone else watching the Mae Young Classic? Meiko Satomura's in ring work is better than probably 95% of the main roster, men included. Just gloriously stiff fucking work.

archie4208 · « **Reply #6299 on:** October 08, 2018, 09:46:22 AM »

Tanahashi vs. Jay White was an excellent match

Cody vs. Ibushi vs. Omega could have been an excellent match, but it was dragged down by the 3 star general.

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