This Lashley/Zayn feud, man

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

(language warning but also I deserve a warning for this shit being on TV every week)

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Easily going to win the FAN vote for worst feud of the year. It didn't just give us one awful segment, but TWO!

[chazraps]

You know how sometimes when Will Ferrell would be in an SNL skit that tanked, but there was still something compelling about him trying his absolute hardest trying to make something work out of bad material in every single way?

That's how Sami is in the feud, God bless him.

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Can someone explain this? I gave up after Lashley's Sisters, but apparently there was an even worse segment?!

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

Jun 4, 2018 22:14:29 GMT -5 chazraps said:

You know how sometimes when Will Ferrell would be in an SNL skit that tanked, but there was still something compelling about him trying his absolute hardest trying to make something work out of bad material in every single way?

That's how Sami is in the feud, God bless him.

I want to agree, because good on him for trying, but he's trying so hard that it actively makes it worse for me than if he just threw his hands up.

Like, watching this dude jump around everywhere and screaming his lungs out to next to no reaction whatsoever is painful to watch. Tonight was probably the worst promo I've heard from him since the clip of Big Larry half naked in some dude's backyard.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Jun 4, 2018 22:14:29 GMT -5 chazraps said:

You know how sometimes when Will Ferrell would be in an SNL skit that tanked, but there was still something compelling about him trying his absolute hardest trying to make something work out of bad material in every single way?

That's how Sami is in the feud, God bless him.

Give the man an appletini.

[siredger]

Whoever thought it was a fantastic idea to show how half empty the arena was during that segment deserves a demotion.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

[Perd]

Ooh, Twitter burner accounts. Sami, you diabolical rascal.

[Doctor No]

Lashley has been a marquee matchup at WM before, obviously Sami isn't ready brother. Release him.

[lionheart21]

Jun 4, 2018 22:18:53 GMT -5 @jdogindy said:

Can someone explain this? I gave up after Lashley's Sisters, but apparently there was an even worse segment?!

To sum it up, Sami brought up a bunch of inspirational posts that Lashley made on Instagram. He then said that he tried to post to Lashley anonymously and got sent a link to Lashley's fan club. He then proceeds to act in an over-the-top manner about how everything about Lashley is fake and a lie while Lashley just stands there smiling, and when he does talk back, its in the most generic way possible. The promo felt like it would never end. The only time Lashley looked offended and pissed off was when Sami asked if he even served in the Army.

There's stuff I'm forgetting, but there's no way I'm going back to rewatch that abomination.

[cabbageboy]

Lashley would actually make for quite a good corporate heel champion if there was actually a belt on the show. I'm not sure why they are forcing him into the same bland face role he was back in 2006-07. It occurred to me tonight that between Lashley and Matt Hardy WWE is using some guys far worse than they were being used in TNA.

[lionheart21]

Jun 4, 2018 22:30:21 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

Lashley would actually make for quite a good corporate heel champion if there was actually a belt on the show. I'm not sure why they are forcing him into the same bland face role he was back in 2006-07. It occurred to me tonight that between Lashley and Matt Hardy WWE is using some guys far worse than they were being used in TNA.

It's like they intentionally went out of their way to take away everything that was awesome about TNA Lashley.

[lionheart21]

Jun 4, 2018 22:20:16 GMT -5 siredger said:

Whoever thought it was a fantastic idea to show how half empty the arena was during that segment deserves a demotion.

Whoever thought it was a fantastic idea to allow that to go to air deserves a demotion.

[cabbageboy]

But yeah, given what we have here roles wise why does WWE feel the need to give every match a goofy storyline? This is where having weeks of TV to fill is harmful. They could have just said "Okay, Bobby and Sami, you guys didn't make the MITB match so you're wrestling at the PPV." Just have these guys cut a promo or two vowing to win and use that to jump into title contention. We don't need Lashley's "sisters" or talk of his Instagram posts.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

Two things I want to know:

1) Does Lashley dress like a hybrid John Cena/Jim Cornette in real life?

2) Sami, where are you going with this?
Where are you going, Sami?
Sami, where are you going?
Where are you going?

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

Jun 4, 2018 22:32:49 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Jun 4, 2018 22:30:21 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

Lashley would actually make for quite a good corporate heel champion if there was actually a belt on the show. I'm not sure why they are forcing him into the same bland face role he was back in 2006-07. It occurred to me tonight that between Lashley and Matt Hardy WWE is using some guys far worse than they were being used in TNA.

It's like they intentionally went out of their way to take away everything that was awesome about TNA Lashley.

If I had just seen Lashley for the first time in this feud, I'd honestly think he was some random dude with about 6 months experience, not a f***ing 10+ year veteran. He's like watching a celebrity guest host that's not vibing with the show.

[Final Countdown Jones]

Jun 4, 2018 22:26:12 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Jun 4, 2018 22:18:53 GMT -5 @jdogindy said:

Can someone explain this? I gave up after Lashley's Sisters, but apparently there was an even worse segment?!

To sum it up, Sami brought up a bunch of inspirational posts that Lashley made on Instagram. He then said that he tried to post to Lashley anonymously and got sent a link to Lashley's fan club. He then proceeds to act in an over-the-top manner about how everything about Lashley is fake and a lie while Lashley just stands there smiling, and when he does talk back, its in the most generic way possible. The promo felt like it would never end. The only time Lashley looked offended and pissed off was when Sami asked if he even served in the Army.

There's stuff I'm forgetting, but there's no way I'm going back to rewatch that abomination.

This sounds like the most compelling heat segment since Jinder Mahal lied about Bobby Roode's Smackdown popularity voting sheet to claim that he didn't vote for His Real Best Friend Who We All Know Is His Best Friend Randy Orton. Except he actually did and Jinder faked the poll sheet?

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Jun 4, 2018 22:48:20 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

Jun 4, 2018 22:26:12 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

To sum it up, Sami brought up a bunch of inspirational posts that Lashley made on Instagram. He then said that he tried to post to Lashley anonymously and got sent a link to Lashley's fan club. He then proceeds to act in an over-the-top manner about how everything about Lashley is fake and a lie while Lashley just stands there smiling, and when he does talk back, its in the most generic way possible. The promo felt like it would never end. The only time Lashley looked offended and pissed off was when Sami asked if he even served in the Army.

There's stuff I'm forgetting, but there's no way I'm going back to rewatch that abomination.

This sounds like the most compelling heat segment since Jinder Mahal lied about Bobby Roode's Smackdown popularity voting sheet to claim that he didn't vote for His Real Best Friend Who We All Know Is His Best Friend Randy Orton. Except he actually did and Jinder faked the poll sheet?

Here’s the thing about that... That Top 10 was all faces, right? If the heels voted too, wouldn’t they have voted for other heels and thus made the list more balanced in representing the alignments?

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

If the crux of your feud has to be what the other is posting on Instagram and what you find out through burner accounts, you need to take your script,and set it on fire, and then ram your head through a wall

Anyone involved in writing that segment needs to be ashamed of themselves, "We want an Emmy Nomination!" my f***ing ass.