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Post by cornettesracket on Nov 16, 2023 19:14:22 GMT -5
Am I being unnecessarily rigid but does anyone not like the WWE war games version because it’s not got a roof on it ?
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 16, 2023 19:28:31 GMT -5
Am I being unnecessarily rigid but does anyone not like the WWE war games version because it’s not got a roof on it ? I get where you're coming from with that, but this was probably a necessity of the times: a lot more top level talent use high risk offense than during the times of the NWA/WCW War Games matches, so the lack of the roof allows them more options than the traditional. That and 1)Less comparisons to Hell in a Cell and 2)No incidents like Sid/Pillman.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Nov 17, 2023 22:14:50 GMT -5
They seriously letting fans vote via a Ruffles contest to decide which team gets the War Games advantage?
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Nov 18, 2023 11:57:44 GMT -5
Am I being unnecessarily rigid but does anyone not like the WWE war games version because it’s not got a roof on it ? Just another evolution of the match.
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 18, 2023 12:01:46 GMT -5
They seriously letting fans vote via a Ruffles contest to decide which team gets the War Games advantage? Apparently there is going to be a match on Monday to determine who gets the advantage. It's almost certain that a member of Judgement Day will win that match.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 18, 2023 12:16:44 GMT -5
I hope this doesn't Ruffle any feathers:
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Post by cornettesracket on Nov 18, 2023 13:53:33 GMT -5
Am I being unnecessarily rigid but does anyone not like the WWE war games version because it’s not got a roof on it ? Just another evolution of the match. You’re right. At times I feel like I’m too much of a sentimentalist for good stuff from the past in wrestling and at times means I’m way behind on stuff.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 18, 2023 14:45:46 GMT -5
So Shotzi being on the team…are we thinking she’s the one taking the loss OR we she get the win and we’ll get one more attempt at a Shotzi push?
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Post by J is Justice on Nov 18, 2023 15:11:11 GMT -5
So Shotzi being on the team…are we thinking she’s the one taking the loss OR we she get the win and we’ll get one more attempt at a Shotzi push? Shotzi pins Bayley and then Bayley gets the shit kicked out of her by the rest of Damage CTRL.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 19, 2023 15:54:33 GMT -5
With Shotzi not really fitting in due to the star power on the face team, I can see her getting attacked before the match like Nikki Bella did.
So Jade takes her spot and we begin the storyline of did Jade attack Shotzi.
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Post by clc on Nov 19, 2023 16:40:25 GMT -5
The Woman's War Games is interesting. It's hard to figure out who takes the loss. Any one of them can take the pin.
All the members of Damage CTRL have been consistently presented as much weaker than the face team members (except for Shotzi). So, Any member of Damage CTRL can take the pin.
Shotzi is the weak link in the face team and seems the obvious choice to take the pin. (Almost too obvious)
Becky is presented as strong, but she's not above taking losses.
Charlotte and Bianca are super protected. They are so protected that eating the pin won't hurt them at all. If they plan to do a Charlotte vs Bianca program soon, something could happen in War Games where one accidentally hits the other and causes the team to lose. Unlikely one of them takes the pin, but it is a small possibility.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Nov 19, 2023 17:01:51 GMT -5
Bayley may end up basically being Sami from last years war games. Does something to help the team win and get in their good graces but ultimately it's just delaying the inevitable and you know how it's going to end up.
It's weird how unimportant Charlotte feels these days. It's called Team Bianca then Becky got the big surprise final member spot. A few years ago it would have felt unthinkable for Charlotte to be the 3rd most important member of a war games team rather than being the main focus/team captain.
I still think what she really needs is a good year or so outside of the main title picture. It feels like every time she's on screen she's either champion or in a feud with the champion. Becky spent a year doing other stuff (Damage CTRL feud, Trish feud, NXT run) and it didn't hurt her all. If anything it was a good thing. Her eventually going for the top title again will feel fresher and a lot of people are clamoring for her v Rhea at Mania whereas I don't think there's a big groundswell for Charlotte to get another Rumble win and/or Mania world title match.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 19, 2023 17:24:39 GMT -5
It's weird how unimportant Charlotte feels these days. It's called Team Bianca then Becky got the big surprise final member spot. A few years ago it would have felt unthinkable for Charlotte to be the 3rd most important member of a war games team rather than being the main focus/team captain. I still think what she really needs is a good year or so outside of the main title picture. It feels like every time she's on screen she's either champion or in a feud with the champion. Becky spent a year doing other stuff (Damage CTRL feud, Trish feud, NXT run) and it didn't hurt her all. If anything it was a good thing. Her eventually going for the top title again will feel fresher and a lot of people are clamoring for her v Rhea at Mania whereas I don't think there's a big groundswell for Charlotte to get another Rumble win and/or Mania world title match. I don’t think they’re in any position to do anything else with her on SmackDown because the roster is so small. There are 10 female heels on that roster. Five of them (including the current champion) are in the one stable (Damage CTRL) and she’s already feuding with them. Two of them are a sporadically-booked tag team (Unholy Union). Another two of them are valets for acts that either aren’t on TV (Scarlett) or looking at a new act to be a valet for (B-Fab). And the last one is Tamina, who hasn’t been booked since FEBRUARY.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 20, 2023 23:37:17 GMT -5
So how are they going to handle Orton anyway, just comes out at the start of the match then stands there for 20 minutes before actually doing anything or he just inexplicably waits to enter until the faces' last man is due in?
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 20, 2023 23:54:23 GMT -5
So how are they going to handle Orton anyway, just comes out at the start of the match then stands there for 20 minutes before actually doing anything or he just inexplicably waits to enter until the faces' last man is due in? They may do like they did that one year when Kevin Owens was a mystery WarGames member, have Orton waiting in the back until he's the last one to come out.
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Post by lucaslawless on Nov 21, 2023 1:30:21 GMT -5
Oh wow, great job WWE. No element of surprise anymore. It was obvious Orton was coming back in but way to go. All you had to do was wait 4 days but nah, announce his return instead.. just like Cody at the rumble. Boring.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Nov 21, 2023 1:57:32 GMT -5
Oh wow, great job WWE. No element of surprise anymore. It was obvious Orton was coming back in but way to go. All you had to do was wait 4 days but nah, announce his return instead.. just like Cody at the rumble. Boring. If they weren't in Chicago they would have kept it a secret. This lets everybody know that it's not gonna be CM Punk.
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Post by J is Justice on Nov 21, 2023 8:13:25 GMT -5
Better this than him returning in a hoodie.
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 21, 2023 9:30:11 GMT -5
So how are they going to handle Orton anyway, just comes out at the start of the match then stands there for 20 minutes before actually doing anything or he just inexplicably waits to enter until the faces' last man is due in? They are doing the Shark Cages again.
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Post by coleslaw on Nov 21, 2023 9:35:28 GMT -5
would love if they had a dude run in wearing a mask and fully covered, hit a GTS and then unmask to reveal Randy Orton
he could even come out to This Fire Burns
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