Shai
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Post by Shai on Aug 21, 2016 14:34:01 GMT -5
My main thing with SS is like someone one said I'm afraid of that F*** you fans booking that the main roster likes to do a lot.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Aug 21, 2016 14:36:52 GMT -5
My main thing with SS is like someone one said I'm afraid of that F*** you fans booking that the main roster likes to do a lot. What booking decisions could piss you off tonight? Most matches to me seem like they could go either way without too much of a bumpy road.
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Aug 21, 2016 14:48:34 GMT -5
My main thing with SS is like someone one said I'm afraid of that F*** you fans booking that the main roster likes to do a lot. What booking decisions could piss you off tonight? Most matches to me seem like they could go either way without too much of a bumpy road. Based on my personal likes? If Charlotte wins back the belt. If Roman wins the US Title - this is the main one mostly because every bit of the booking for this causes me to rage. If Ambrose loses the belt.
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Powerline
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Post by Powerline on Aug 21, 2016 15:01:06 GMT -5
It's possible, but I don't think by much. I think Cena/Styles, Rollins/Balor, and Ambrose/Ziggler will all be fire. And I bet Banks/Charlotte will be good too. I'll even bet Orton/Lesnar is gonna surprise some people. I know a lot of people think it'll be a squash for Lesnar, but I could see it being a competitive match. Orton's coming back from a neck injury and is a major component to WWE. If they wanted him to come back just to get the beatdown Cena got a couple Summerslams ago, I guarantee you his ass stays home and doesn't come back until post-Summerslam. I know people think the "better" matches will be the other ones, but I would be legit stunned if this didn't get a good amount of time and/or is a one-sided Lesnar beatdown like many people are just assuming. Even with that long time limit though, some of these matches might disappoint. I can't imagine each of these matches being amazing, and I think we might get a few "most underrated match" nominees because they'll be in the light of matches that end up being more memorable, for better or worse (especially if Balor wins the Universal title or Ambrose drops the belt to Ziggler). I think the tag title match will be OK, and I think Enzo/Cass vs. Owens/Jericho will be good, but those two might go by quick. I think Summerslam is going to kick ass and the outcomes are much less predictable, so that's a big boost. It helps that a bunch of these matches become unpredictable, even on a mark level (assuming they don't do some cluster to get out of picking one or the other). Are they REALLY gonna put their company's "new #1 belt" on a guy that's had not even one hand's worth of matches on the main roster? Are they REALLY gonna just punk out Balor's "Demon" the first main roster match it's in? It's gonna be one or the other. Are they gonna "punish" Ambrose for his remarks on the podcast? Are they seriously gonna go all the way with this sudden, sharp shift in booking on Ziggler? It's gonna be one or the other. Are they gonna give the belt right back to Charlotte (in a match she swears she'll win solo)? Or does Sasha hold onto it? All this happening while it's looking glaringly obvious Bayley's time in NXT is either up or running very short.
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StuntGranny®
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Post by StuntGranny® on Aug 21, 2016 15:27:14 GMT -5
There's no doubt that Takeover will end up being the better show. No way in hell that's not the case. I always hate when they have the NXT shows before a big main roster show because it exposes the f*** out of the main roster. More than ever you realize just how bad/silly it is.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 21, 2016 15:32:10 GMT -5
There's no doubt that Takeover will end up being the better show. No way in hell that's not the case. I always hate when they have the NXT shows before a big main roster show because it exposes the f*** out of the main roster. More than ever you realize just how bad/silly it is. Eh, I don't think this Takeover was all that great. NXT is pretty much coasting off of the work of guys who are on the main roster now. I don't think NXT is ever going to top the Sami/Owens/Neville/Balor/Hideo/Horsewomen era.
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Aug 21, 2016 15:54:14 GMT -5
This is then insane thing to me... Last night was my best friends first time watching anything NXT. She thought it was the best thing she's ever seen wrestling wise. I'm like that's a meh Takeover compared to previous ones. The look on her face was priceless. The fact that last night was an amazing night of wrestling but to a lot of us who are hardcore NXT fans was meh says a lot about the quality of NXT.
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Bo Rida
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 21, 2016 16:34:18 GMT -5
I don't think the bar has been set too high like some previous Takeovers, S.Slam won't top the special entrances but nothing else is insurmountable.
A few of the Takeover results were inevitable but S.Slam has the most unpredictable card in ages which could help make it a great PPV. There should be some real tension there if they manage to keep us invested in such a long show.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Aug 21, 2016 20:27:21 GMT -5
It was a good takeover show, but not excellent. NXT won handily against Summerslam last year but this year I think SS is gonna take it. Does it count as cheating if I change my answer two and a half hours into the show?
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BR329
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Post by BR329 on Aug 21, 2016 22:06:03 GMT -5
I'll say Takeover by a wide margin. Just a hunch.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Aug 21, 2016 22:06:52 GMT -5
Totally murked. Like night and day.
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JoDaNa1281
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Aug 21, 2016 22:12:11 GMT -5
Well, the answer is...yes, yes it will.
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ronin705
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Post by ronin705 on Aug 21, 2016 22:12:42 GMT -5
Takeover bodybagged SS 2 years running now
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StuntGranny®
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Post by StuntGranny® on Aug 21, 2016 22:15:43 GMT -5
Hey, guess what? Takeover definitely murked SummerSlam!
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Post by radiantsilvergun on Aug 21, 2016 22:16:37 GMT -5
Summerslam 2015 murked Takeover last year and that will also be the case this year Here to take the L
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Post by radiantsilvergun on Aug 21, 2016 22:17:18 GMT -5
Takeover bodybagged SS 2 years running now Lesnar/Taker and Cena/Rollins was better than all of the Takeover matches last year tho
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Aug 21, 2016 22:22:05 GMT -5
Takeover bodybagged SS 2 years running now Lesnar/Taker and Cena/Rollins was better than all of the Takeover matches last year tho Disagree there, Sasha/Bayley was my MOTY.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Aug 21, 2016 22:22:47 GMT -5
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 21, 2016 22:23:23 GMT -5
On most occasions this would be true, but this Takeover is a step behind its usual quality and Summerslam is looking much better than it usually does. Well me a few hours ago needs to catch a big sack of L's.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Aug 21, 2016 22:24:25 GMT -5
We here at FAN know how to take our Ls when we deserve em.
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