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Post by freeze Austin on Feb 2, 2021 13:20:20 GMT -5
My controversial HOT TAKE:
The Rumble has more often than not been a badly, inconsistently booked event with too high of stakes attached to it, save for a few truly great moments, storytelling, and memories from my childhood. I don't hate it, but it's really kinda "meh" for me these days.
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Post by freeze Austin on Feb 2, 2021 12:55:33 GMT -5
So, Charlotte and Asuka lose their tag titles at a women's tag team Elimination Chamber, and then Charlotte takes the title from Asuka at Fastlane and Lacey vs Charlotte is your Wrestlemania women's main event. Misery booking is a scourge on this fandom. Misery booking, or putting ourselves in the headspace of the owner of the company, taking into consideration what he likes and considers to be a big drawing program? Same difference, I suppose.
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Post by freeze Austin on Feb 1, 2021 2:05:02 GMT -5
So, Bryan's just never gonna win a Rumble, huh? I accepted long ago that this was something that was never going to happen for him. It's that last stamp of approval they will never budge on giving him. It's a testament to what great storytellers Heyman and Bryan are that a couple of random promos between two guys probably fantasy booking their own angle that they know won't happen made some people believe that maybe, just maybe, they'd make up for past mistakes and give him that win he needed in '14. This one for sure slammed the door on that and I sincerely hope this is his last Rumble attempt. Out of all the realistic alternatives, Edge was as good as it gets. Difficult not to root for him.
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 28, 2020 11:29:39 GMT -5
Sicks Pac All Meds Johnson Isick Infectem, IDS Good Closed Gym Ross "Big Sickly" Coughin' Nash Buy In Bulk Hogan
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 26, 2020 21:05:35 GMT -5
John SeeYa Nation Of Contamination Frederick E.M. Asymptomatic (FEMA) R-We Ever Going To Get The Truth About How Many Of Us Are Infected Test, Test, No Seriously I Need A Test The Toiletpapertaker
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 24, 2020 19:03:26 GMT -5
Maybe take the health of their employees and their families seriously, run Best Of shows for a couple of months, and realize the economy will recover and the TV deals will still be there after we get this thing under control.
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 21, 2020 17:34:30 GMT -5
Yikes.
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 21, 2020 13:30:31 GMT -5
TBH, daily briefings from Vince would be less chaotic.
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 21, 2020 13:15:28 GMT -5
If WWE and AEW don't acknowledge it, then it'll be less awkward when one of their talents gets it after sharing the ring/locker room with an infected person, or from an airport they're unnecessarily being made to frequent during this crisis.
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Post by freeze Austin on Mar 16, 2020 15:26:37 GMT -5
He should go for a late 90's/early 2000's throwback:
Dan Wilder or Cash Bridges
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Post by freeze Austin on Feb 29, 2020 3:06:58 GMT -5
My guess is the Brock match, but I wouldn't be surprised if they give the Roman coronation one last try since he'll get a good reaction for beating Goldberg who most fans hate more than him.
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Post by freeze Austin on Feb 29, 2020 1:39:10 GMT -5
It's especially bad when you know that he wanted to use his status and popularity to elevate the tag team scene, basically giving them an excuse to keep him out of the main event picture and push whatever they wanted, so of course they drop the belts almost instantly, he gets a rushed face turn, and they push him back into the main event only so he can put over Wyatt like a million bucks, only for Wyatt to then subsequently put over a 50 year old part-timer at the next event.
I'm not sure what these matches with career JTTS guys and feud with Gulak is supposed to accomplish. It might work if Gulak was Cruiserweight Champion and they used a feud with Bryan to elevate him and the title, but that's not the case. It's just filler before building to a nothing 8th match from the top with Sheamus at WM that they are desperate to get out of their system because they're still hung up on WM30 not going according to the original plan.
Like they could be doing all this interesting stuff with him that he's talked about that doesn't need the main event spot, but instead his final years in the company are looking like a waste and an afterthought.
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Post by freeze Austin on Feb 27, 2020 19:40:20 GMT -5
Yikes.
And to think tonight VKM and The Braintrust will still wonder why they can't make new stars.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 31, 2020 14:17:39 GMT -5
It'll always be Corpus Christi to me.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 29, 2020 17:18:21 GMT -5
There's been rumblings for some time, so I would guess so in some capacity. I've said this for awhile, but I don't understand why they just don't use the talent with bad injury history in a limited/special attraction capacity and make it a bigger deal when they do wrestle as a selling point for more shows. A Brock deal, but for people most fans aren't sick of. Between 10-20 matches/appearances a year, no house shows. Keeps their bodies and creative fresh. Because they don't have people retire unless it is serious. Edge and DB at the time of their retirements were never supposed to wrestle again but they wanted to come back If it was up to WWE, they'd love to have DB on a short schedule but he wants to wrestle until his legs fall off. Edge thanks to age more so then injury will wrestle as a special attraction for big feuds If Paige can come back, she will wrestle full time. And I disagree with DB on that, I think he's doing too many shows both in terms of risk to his health and his value. Same with Rey Mysterio. DB has hinted at retiring once his deal is up next year, though, but I figure he'll likely go to a reduced schedule like I've outlined, mostly due to family commitments with another baby on the way rather than concern about health reasons. I just feel WWE has to be careful, and the talent needs to be smart and reasonable. Not everyone needs to do 100 house shows. Not every town needs to see every star. Like a lot of people are upset that players with injury histories in the NBA are doing load management, complaining that they're not tough and can't battle through like the old guys did, that it devalues the regular season, that fans get robbed of seeing their favorite player, etc. I think it's brilliant and is adding years to careers. I know if that was me in that spot, I would want to compete but in a way that increased my ability to go at a high level for years to come and decreased the likelihood of further injury. Same thing with wrestling. Increase your longevity, increase your value.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 29, 2020 15:47:38 GMT -5
There's been rumblings for some time, so I would guess so in some capacity.
I've said this for awhile, but I don't understand why they just don't use the talent with bad injury history in a limited/special attraction capacity and make it a bigger deal when they do wrestle as a selling point for more shows. A Brock deal, but for people most fans aren't sick of. Between 10-20 matches/appearances a year, no house shows. Keeps their bodies and creative fresh.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 29, 2020 13:59:04 GMT -5
Congrats to them, Bryan, and Artem.
Also, this is sort of weird, right? Like, it feels like a weird twin thing. LOL.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 29, 2020 13:30:15 GMT -5
She's good in the female bodyguard role for smaller heel women, but anything beyond that is asking too much.
I'm all for using people of different looks and talent levels, but it's important to know their limitations and how to utilize them in ways that best benefit them and the show.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 29, 2020 13:17:53 GMT -5
Khali should train Mahabali Shera.
I am also like to be trained by Khali.
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Post by freeze Austin on Jan 27, 2020 21:29:37 GMT -5
To keep him off of other promotions TV shows and be a steady hand to fill 15 minutes of TV each week.
They'll probably have more use for him a year and a half from now when the nostalgia run with Miz runs it's course and Daniel Bryan either retires or gets bored and goes somewhere else if his creative doesn't pick up, and JoMo inherits the spot of respected veteran guy they don't see as the future but who can work with and put over their top heel or face in a feud.
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