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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 11:48:39 GMT -5
The only one that truly interests me out of those names (other than the already confirmed Benjamin) is MVP. What about John Morrison, Justin Gabriel, The Brian Kendrick (after CWC), Lance Storm (he is still in shape and has his own school where he has kept his rust off for so many years) and not releasing Sandow, Cody and Barret earlier in the year all to add depth to the SD roster.. They should be aiming to fill up SD with workhorse talents that would be able to put over talent on the current roster, hold their own in ring and deserving of second chances in the company. That list truly seems like they are scraping the bottom of the barrel outside of MVP and the already confirmed to have signed Benjamin/Tajiri Also if they were this desperate to fill out rosters they could have spread it a lot more equally in the draft itself. There is no reason the extremely talented guy like Neville (see, NXT stint overall and NXT Championship reign) should get lost in the shuffle on Raw and not be drafter to SD when they have enough space to hire back Jinder Mahal of all the talent (still don't understand why they couldn't have at least given the CW division to SD) If they wanted to bring back a 3MB member it should be Drew Galloway. His stock has increased immensely for me with him since he has been able to show his character and his in ring work on his return to the indys Honestly They shouldn't have had a major release at all if they were just going to do the brand split. The reason Neville is lost in the shuffle is because there's just too much great talents. They need guys like Jinder Mahal (who I don't care for very much) so that Neville can stop slumming it at the bottom of the card by default. They can't hire every Indy standout and then give them all a major main event/upper Midcard push. It's just not realistic. And the reason RAW is getting the cruiserweight division is because they want RAW to be the "workrate show" so that they can fill out three hours.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 4:35:56 GMT -5
It's weird. TM-61 are two fine ass white boys, yet I still find myself struggling to gaf.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 2:59:08 GMT -5
I wish we had gotten more from the Ryback heel run we were getting, but then again it seemed like he was channeling all of his real life frustrations along the way. I need more of Ryback taking random potshots at CM Punk in my life.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 2:24:35 GMT -5
Since when were you under the impression that fanny packs were cool?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 1:42:56 GMT -5
Well, I was with a buddy tonight and only he as a witness can tell you the degree to which I was marking out for the Dragon Sleeper on CWC. I have missed the move something terrible. I haven't seen too many Tiger Suplexes these days either, and I do watch New Japan and Noah. Finally, the type of wrestler I would be would feature gut wrenches and pump handles into various moves. Also until tonight, I haven't seen a pump handle in a long time, it seems, and gut wrenches might come back if American Steiners make it big enough on Smackdown. I think Cesaro does a deadlift stalling gutwrench suplex, or at least he used to.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 1:32:19 GMT -5
Blake and Murphy are good enough to be employed but there's nothing about either of them that makes me want to see more of them.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 0:53:49 GMT -5
I do. Even taking carelessness into account, I'd rather have him on TV than quite a few guys on the main roster AND in NXT
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 0:46:36 GMT -5
Maybe Kevin Thorne is returning? With Ariel, you know, provided her...injuries...have healed. Her vag ina?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 28, 2016 0:40:43 GMT -5
Really? All the hot indie guys, amazing CWC talent and still in okay shape legends... And the rumour is Jinder Mahal? WWE is in a weird place right now where more than ever, they're trying to become a place where the elite wrestlers go. They're looking for standouts and talents who were in the past guys who were amazing but who nobody thought would ever get signed. But the problem is, the roster is now so full of guys like that that you end up in a situation where dudes like Neville are very low in the pecking order despite the fact that he can pull off a lot of cool shit and even won best newcomer despite having a year of lackluster nothing and a single month-long storyline. Bringing in an undercard of good enough wrestlers who probably won't break out or receive major pushes means that you can further push up and elevate your top tier talents. 50/50 booking needs to stop somewhere and jobbers are the way to that. The guys they sign from the CWC are guys they'll be looking at as people to push, but Jinder Mahal is there as a warm body. This is true, but at the same time I feel that while Curt Hawkins, Stevie Richards or Jinder Mahal could easily slot into a "warm body" role, people like Carlito, Shelton and MVP will only exacerbate the 50/50 issue since they're likely going to be used in feuds under the pretense that they have some kind of "rub" to give.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 20:21:29 GMT -5
Before clicking this, I was thinking "buys pre-shredded cheese" was yet another phrase said by the youth today that makes no smurfing sense to us older folks. That's what the kids are calling it these days.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 18:03:39 GMT -5
The dual-brand takeover thing is something that's best suited for the Wyatt Family. If any if them outside of Harper were any good, maybe. Bray?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 13:33:28 GMT -5
No disrespect to the people involved but what the f*** is with that list? Why not sign some fresh talent or if they want to bring back names, actually bring back some people who the majority will give a f*** about Like? WWE has enough "stars". They have so much "great" talents that some of them are actually getting lost in the shuffle or are being neglected in character development. They don't need anymore "future champions" or guys who only exist to "give a rub" or "pass a torch" to guys like Sami, Owens, or Cesaro who have already surpassed them. They need more solid, but not amazing talents to fill out the ranks. If everyone is awesome then no one is. I'd rather a Stevie Richards or Jinder Mahal fill out the undercard than have more upper Midcard/pseudo-main event stars clogging up the card.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 13:17:17 GMT -5
His hidden talent is doing regular moves BACKWARDS! "Backwards" Braun Strowman is tearing it up on Monday Night Raw!! Ooooooh, there's that reverse backbreaker, right to his opponent's stomach! A gutbuster?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 12:23:33 GMT -5
TNA shouldn't change its name because then have to spend money they can't afford to spend on designing a new logo and buying new set pieces and ring dressings with said logo....which is exactly what they did when they rebooted after their hiatus.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 12:18:26 GMT -5
Look chief, I'll have you know that my tribute album to Tyson Kidd and ISO Mid Thigh Pull, "Good Kidd, M.A.A.D Libs" went triple platinum. Can't stop the flow of genius. Oh, and I personally never thought "Eat a bag of dicks" had particularly homophobic connotations. I always view "Eat a dick" as similar to "Eat shit", so "Eat a bag of dicks" just means you want them to do it on a grander scale. Plus, you can vary the container (Eat a jug of dicks, Eat a satchel of dicks) for more comedic value. It's one of those things that sounds more homophobic to be call it a homophobic phrase. Like, what do you think homosexuals do with their free time? Um, The same thing that straight people do with their free time...
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 11:55:27 GMT -5
Can we forget about the things Mauro said when he was drunk? He didn't mean to call it that.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 11:45:52 GMT -5
Maybe Carlito can help anyone give a f*** about his family. He's got his work cut out for them. They got really good heat on Monday so it's not impossible. People aren't going to care if they're in a five month comedy feud with Golden Truth (which is... sadly a likely possibility). I feel like Carlito returning would at least get them a crack at New Day. None of them are big names but that isn't the point. These guys are solid and know the WWE system so the can help the callup get more comfortable with the system. The list of names that pop up seem like very targeted signings. They're not looking for anyone that might overshadow the current roster. I know you think Carlito would help Primo and Epico get over, but imo, he would be someone who would overshadow them and remind everyone why he was over and they are not.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 5:44:03 GMT -5
Man, this place is getting inwardly aggressive as f*** lately.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 4:33:48 GMT -5
Curt Hawkins has been rehired? Erm... why? He hardly set the world alight in his last run. In fact the only thing I remember him doing was Midcard Mafia and a Newz report that he was pissed off because he went to Vince with like 100 ideas and none of them got the greenlight... except Midcard Mafia, which makes me wonder how bad the other ideas were. If WWE didn't lose a shit ton of money on the Network and then get lowballed on their TV deal, he probably wouldve been there this entire time. Hawkins is a solid worker who could easily fill out the undercard. Even with the rosters split up, WWE has enough "stars", in fact they're at such a critical mass of "great" talents that not everyone is going to get the push they "deserve", and thus they need to slow the hell down on "big name" signings. I'll take a Curt Hawkins to put on some decent filler matches over someone like Carlito or the already rehired Shelton whose purpose would be to give a farcical "rub" to guys who have already surpassed them.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 27, 2016 3:34:32 GMT -5
None of the choices that have been presented to me.
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