Squirrel Master
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Post by Squirrel Master on Aug 10, 2018 22:05:21 GMT -5
I just revisited this on WWE Network. Holy shit, what a massacre. To be fair, Roman Reigns got a few wicked punches in and let's give him some credit, he had balls of steel to hang in a long match with Brock Lesnar.
Here's the punishment that Brock dealt to poor Roman before the Money In The Bank cash-in by Seth Rollins:
German, F-5, suplex, German, "Suplex City Bitch!", German, German, slingshot-hung-out-to-dry, a few vicious-looking knees, elbowed off the apron, suplexed off the apron, suplex, German back into the ring, F5. Three bitch slaps. German, German, F-5, got tossed out of the ring like garbage.
There was a minute of good Reigns offense in the midst of all that.
After busting Brock open on the ring post (hardway? I'm not sure), Reigns got in Superman punches, head butts and spears, and got caught in another F-5. ...and then came Seth Rollins FTW.
Can you imagine how Reigns was hurting after all that? OUCH.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 10, 2018 22:09:32 GMT -5
And Reigns had to work his ass just to get what offense in that he did since Brock turned a lot of stuff down
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Post by Chiral on Aug 10, 2018 22:14:19 GMT -5
The cheers for that vicious clothesline on the apron is one of my favorite parts of WM31.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Aug 10, 2018 22:16:00 GMT -5
Best match in the series. Should've ended the feud right here. Seriously.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 10, 2018 22:16:43 GMT -5
Still say Reigns should have won
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Aug 10, 2018 22:26:14 GMT -5
Still say Reigns should have won Or just make Reigns vs. Lesnar non title if Reigns wasn't going to win anyways. Have Triple H vs. Sting be for the WWE title and Wrestlemania ends with Sting standing with the WWE title and the whole locker room comes out and celebrates like Starrcade 1997. Because Sting ends the Authority once and for all. The avenger and vigilante gets the job done. Rolls credits.... GOODNIGHT, from Santa Clara! |
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Post by Fade on Aug 11, 2018 1:33:20 GMT -5
I find myself going back a lot to watch that match.
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Post by Germansuplex on Aug 11, 2018 1:47:36 GMT -5
This match was way better than expected even before the cash-in.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 11, 2018 1:47:48 GMT -5
The key to this match is how fresh the whole Suplex Spam thing was at this point in time. Lesnar had only killed Cena with it once, so the fact that they opened with a reprise when everyone was hoping to god Reigns would lose and go away from the main event scene was such a brilliant move.
But now that Lesnar has based his entire offense around the Suplex City Bitch and let it become a symbol of his laziness, having the Summerslam match go similarly would just be a recipe for disaster (though I'm not sure how that match wouldn't be).
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Evil Homer
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Post by Evil Homer on Aug 11, 2018 2:59:46 GMT -5
I enjoyed this match a lot , one of Lesnars best matches since his 2012 return. I for sure thought Reigns was winning and the an inratre Lesnar destroys Reigns - leading to Rolllins cashing in
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Post by chrom on Aug 11, 2018 6:54:39 GMT -5
Back when Lesnar could be asked to halfass it
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 11, 2018 7:08:13 GMT -5
"Suplex City, bitch!" has to be second only to "What?" in terms of a throwaway/random comment that became an absolutely massive catchphrase that then ruined wrestling.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Aug 11, 2018 7:08:54 GMT -5
"Suplex City, bitch!" has to be second only to "What?" in terms of a throwaway/random comment that became an absolutely massive catchphrase that then ruined wrestling. 3. You Suck Chants. |
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Post by abjordans on Aug 11, 2018 7:51:46 GMT -5
Looking back, Wrestlemania 31 was the end of one era and the beginning of another. After this we transitioned to NXT really taking off, the big Indy names coming into the performance center, the main roster dropping any kind of storytelling in favor of attempting to create moments for highlight packages to sell the Network and make deals in boardrooms.
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Nosnorb
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Post by Nosnorb on Aug 11, 2018 8:21:59 GMT -5
Roman has looked like crap in all of the WM Main Events he's been in. A year after this, Trips chewed him up and spat him out when The Game decided to wrestle in his "BIGGEST BADASS EVURRR-AH!" style instead of having a brutal brawl, which would have fit the story and made for a much better match.
In 2017, in a truly horrific match, he looked like crap going up against a 50 year old with a shot hip, and couldn't lift the broken down undead body of The Undertaker.
Has anyone else looked like such a massive bitch for 4 successive 'manias than Reigns?
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 11, 2018 9:00:02 GMT -5
Has anyone else looked like such a massive bitch for 4 successive 'manias than Reigns? There's always Tito Santana's 7 straight Mania losses. I'd throw a surprising name in there: Andre the Giant. Now granted, his health declined more and more each year but he choked in his big shot at 3, went to a double DQ and early elimination at 4 (and failed to help DiBiase secure the title in the final), lost to Snake Roberts by DQ at 5 and lost the tag titles at 6 when I don't believe he ever entered the match. A true legend of wrestling, yes...but a pretty crummy Mania track record. |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Aug 11, 2018 9:13:11 GMT -5
It's amazing how the 34 match made that one look like Okada vs Omega
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 11, 2018 11:47:24 GMT -5
"Suplex City, bitch!" has to be second only to "What?" in terms of a throwaway/random comment that became an absolutely massive catchphrase that then ruined wrestling. What's weird with the former is that it was entertaining in that moment, and then they just beat it into the ground. It went from "Haha, that's pretty awesome." to "Shit, yes.. we get it already." |
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Aug 11, 2018 21:17:20 GMT -5
Has anyone else looked like such a massive bitch for 4 successive 'manias than Reigns? There's always Tito Santana's 7 straight Mania losses. I'd throw a surprising name in there: Andre the Giant. Now granted, his health declined more and more each year but he choked in his big shot at 3, went to a double DQ and early elimination at 4 (and failed to help DiBiase secure the title in the final), lost to Snake Roberts by DQ at 5 and lost the tag titles at 6 when I don't believe he ever entered the match. A true legend of wrestling, yes...but a pretty crummy Mania track record. Andre beat Studd at the first Wrestlemania and won the battle royal in the second. |
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 11, 2018 22:35:56 GMT -5
There's always Tito Santana's 7 straight Mania losses. I'd throw a surprising name in there: Andre the Giant. Now granted, his health declined more and more each year but he choked in his big shot at 3, went to a double DQ and early elimination at 4 (and failed to help DiBiase secure the title in the final), lost to Snake Roberts by DQ at 5 and lost the tag titles at 6 when I don't believe he ever entered the match. A true legend of wrestling, yes...but a pretty crummy Mania track record. Andre beat Studd at the first Wrestlemania and won the battle royal in the second. Roman won at his first two Manias as a member of The Shield as well. Let's face it: Roman Reigns is the new Andre the Giant. |
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