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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 18:17:19 GMT -5
This reminds me of that old ECW commercial: "It's the battle of the Bam Bams, as Bam Bam Bigelow takes on Terry Bam Bam Gordy". Despite being a huge ECW fan I don't think I ever actually saw that match, but this thread makes me want to watch it. "THE NIGHT KIMONA WANALAYA DANCED ATOP THE ECW ARENA!!!"
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 18:04:17 GMT -5
Charlotte getting too much TV time? Here's your monkey's paw solution. All the women's matches are now 90 seconds! To be fair, Prichard has put Bayley in long matches recently, and Sonya's been getting some decent time.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 18:01:37 GMT -5
The sinking ratings had to be what did Heyman in. Interesting that they're adding to Prichard's workload instead of looking for someone else. Problem is WWE seem afraid to look outside the same circle of people.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 16:34:29 GMT -5
NASCAR led viewers of both shows away last night.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 16:33:26 GMT -5
Not sure why Backlash should help NXT considering that PPV has zero bearing on NXT overall. Shouldn't the Takeover cause a ratings increase? There is Backlash interest for NXT - Shotzi and Tegan get the next shot on next week's episode against the champs coming out of the PPV.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 13:51:37 GMT -5
Tonight's episode is another roster choice episode, including Bret/Bulldog from SummerSlam 1992. One of the other choices is the first WWE meeting between Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm, and Toni will be doing a live Q&A during the episode.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 7:00:45 GMT -5
After initially being asked to hold the game in a neutral venue the Merseyside derby will now take place at Goodison Park. This means that should Man City fail to beat Arsenal Liverpool will have the chance to win the title at the home ground of its local rival. Liverpool can only win it at Goodison if City lose to Arsenal. If City draw, Liverpool can get it down to one point needed with a win.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 4:39:31 GMT -5
La Liga returns tonight with Sevilla vs. Real Betis - international broadcasts will have digital fans superimposed in the stands, and audio provided by EA Sports FIFA games. Spanish viewers have that as an option alongside empty stands and no audio sweetening.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 11, 2020 2:20:43 GMT -5
Something for post-Backlash, whoever emerges as the Women's Tag Team Champions will defend them next week on NXT against Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 15:43:53 GMT -5
Doesn't look like Dakota Kai has a match tonight, as she's streaming on Twitch in the next hour or so (unless they did it all in the afternoon and she got back home after having a match).
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 14:20:04 GMT -5
The Glasgow tapings on July 24th and 25th have been cancelled.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 13:58:13 GMT -5
It's Dynamite Time once again, live from Daily's Place in Jacksonville! As ever, forum discussion rules for this show and NXT are on the AEW section of the board!
*Following his successful title defence last week against Jungle Boy, Cody puts the TNT Championship on the line once again, this time against Private Party's Marq Quen. Will Cody fall victim to the unknown, given that Quen has not had a singles match in nearly two years? Or will Quen's inexperience in singles wrestling tell in the end?
*The Baddest Man On The Planet has Chris Jericho's attention, and Le Champion will get a birds eye view from the commentary desk as Orange Cassidy teams with the Best Friends against Jericho's Inner Circle of Jake Hager, Ortiz and Santana.
*The other member of the Inner Circle, Sammy Guevara, looks to add to the recent woes of Colt Cabana, who keeps putting on solid performances, but coming out on the losing end. Not only that, Cabana is being circled by Mr. Brodie Lee and The Dark Order. Can Colt get the vultures off his back with a win here?
*Two weeks after their first appearance on Dynamite, FTR look to bring about the Revival of tag team wrestling, as Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood have their first AEW match against The Butcher and The Blade. Will the Young Bucks be watching?
*Nyla Rose is looking to get back into title contention, and she'll have the new AEW Women's World Champion on the other side of the ring tonight, as The Native Beast teams with the Superbad Girl Penelope Ford to take on the champ Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander in tag team action.
All this and much more tonight from 8/7c on TNT in the States, TSN in Canada and FITE TV worldwide!
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 13:45:09 GMT -5
It's the first NXT tonight post Takeover: In Your House! Remember to read the discussion rules for this show and AEW Dynamite on the WWE section of the board!
*Adam Cole successfully locked the Velveteen Dream out of title contention by winning the Backlot Brawl, but during the contest, Dexter Lumis arrived and kidnapped both Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong. Despite their release this morning, Cole is still pissed, and will face Lumis tonight in a non-title bout - will the Dark Passenger claim the biggest win of his career?
*Finn Bálor vanquished Damian Priest on Sunday, but now he needs to avenge the only loss on his record this year, as it was Priest's involvement that led to Bálor losing to Cameron Grimes a few weeks ago. Tonight, Bálor gets the chance to even things up with Grimes, will he get his win back, or will Grimes make it 2-0 on the former NXT and Universal Champion?
*Io Shirai became the third Japanese NXT Women's Champion at Takeover, defeating Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley in a Triple Threat Match. What is first for Shirai as champion - will either of her two opponents from Sunday seek another shot, or will another contender step up?
*Who can stop Karrion Kross after his dominant win over Tommaso Ciampa? How will the Garganos rebound after both their losses on Sunday? Will Breezango take their shot at Imperium for the NXT Tag Team Titles? Will Robert Stone finally get over being fired by Chelsea Green?
All this and more tonight from 8/7c on USA in the States and BT Sport in the UK and Ireland!
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 9:20:04 GMT -5
The other change is SCU replacing Havoc & Sabian at #4.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 8:44:12 GMT -5
The AFL returns tomorrow with Collingwood vs. Richmond at the MCG. Most games this weekend including that one will be behind closed doors, but the Port Adelaide/Adelaide game will have up to 2,240 fans in attendance, and both Greater Western Sydney/North Melbourne and Sydney/Essendon will have up to 350 fans.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 10, 2020 8:12:46 GMT -5
MLS are back with a mini tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando (same location as the NBA), running from July 8th to August 11th. There'll be group stages, with points going towards the regular season, then knockout rounds and the final on August 11th, with the winner qualifying for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. After that, the regular season will resume at the normal grounds at a date to be determined.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 9, 2020 15:07:56 GMT -5
www.showbuzzdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Final-Cable-2020-Jun-08-MON.pngHour 1: 1,827,000 (0.55, 3rd) Hour 2: 1,790,000 (0.55, 4th) Hour 3: 1,595,000 (0.48, 6th) Average: 1,737,000 Funny how the promise of more Charlotte Flair didn't keep everyone around.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 9, 2020 12:23:17 GMT -5
What do you mean by Lady Kane though? I don't watch the weekly show so there might be more to it but at Takeovers it seems like the Kane thing is just a joke because she does a chokeslam. (A lot of her moves seemed to be called as tributes to other people actually.) Kane was giant intimidating murderer before he became a comedy guy (still with those tendencies). I don't see her being any kind of scary monster. In NXT it's pretty much just that she does the Chokeslam, but she did an indie match with Piper Niven that was wrestled completely as a Kane vs. Undertaker tribute match where all their spots were Kane and Taker spots.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 9, 2020 12:02:11 GMT -5
I think a problem is that she had ideas for both the Captain Marvel nod and Lady Kane, and they went with both instead of sticking with one. She's someone the office really likes though given they gave her the pin in that big spot. It's something that will refine with time.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 9, 2020 4:12:50 GMT -5
Watching the highlights did anyone bring up that she lost at Takeover? I didn’t hear it mentioned. If I was in the ring It would be the first thing I would have brought up. It’s a shame because Charlotte is a good wrestler and usually delivers in big matches but people are just sick of her character and I don’t blame them. She ALWAYS has to have a title or be chasing one. There is no in between. She needs to put Asuka over then maybe go after the tag titles or something. She could do with a character change but she’s just always going to be Ric Flair’s daughter and you can’t change that. There was a backstage promo where she blew it off by saying she wasn't pinned.
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