Jonathan Michaels
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Archduke of Levity
Here since TNA was still kinda okay
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Aug 20, 2013 21:09:58 GMT -5
Most heels these days I either like because they're entertaining or hate because they're boring, Brock's pretty much the only one that gets me in a more markish way, I just want to see him get beat (as opposed to wanting to see him to win or not wanting to see him at all). Well as long as he stays away from the mic, I don't want to hear him talk for more than 30 seconds. Back in the day I respected him but in a more detached way, he never really drew me in as a charachter. They push him in a way where you really want to see him get beat, yet people complain when he gets beat.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 20, 2013 21:27:39 GMT -5
He's in my top ten favorites of all time. Loved him in UFC too, and wish his diverticulitis hadn't derailed that, but MMA's loss is WWE's gain.
BRRROCK rules.
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Bo Rida
Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 21, 2013 5:36:32 GMT -5
I haven't watched WWE since Shawn Michaels retired because the product sucked and the new 'stars' couldn't hold a candle to the ones of previous generations. I do have fond memories of watching Brock Lesnar wrestle in the early- to mid-2000s and wonder how he is nowadays. What would you say is the single best wrestling match Brock Lesnar has had since returning to wrestling from MMA? I'm not interested in watching any matches featuring John Cena (I found the highly praised HBK vs Cena match to be very overrated and thus do not think Cena can put on good matches). His match with John Cena was ....oh... yeah I didn't like his WM match with HBK either but he's got a lot better since then, I think it's worth watching their match as it felt like something unique. If you really don't want to give that one a try then go for the match he just had with CM Punk at Summerlamm.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Aug 21, 2013 5:46:56 GMT -5
I wasn't a gigantic fan of him when he was full time, but I did enjoy the way he destroyed people. Then, he went to UFC, and proved everyone wrong by actually doing pretty decent for himself.
Now he's returned, and he's better than ever IMO. His ringwork's improved, but he's still got that air of brutality around him.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Aug 21, 2013 6:44:27 GMT -5
I was a massive fan of Brock Lesnar back when he debuted. I felt kind of spiteful when he left the WWE, but I was young and ignorant. I didn't understand the kind of stress (physical and mental) that WWE's schedule can put on a person.
But, years later, I have nothing but respect for the guy. With the SINGLE exception of that match with Goldberg at Wrestlemania 20, he has given absolutely 100% to EVERYTHING he's done. His matches in WWE? Amazing. His fights in UFC? Fantastic. Hell, he even came back after that nasty fight with medical problems. And in his return to WWE? Where, as a major big name, he really COULD phone it in? He has had matches that are both INCREDIBLE and unlike anything ever seen before in pro-wrestling. Remember his match with Cena? I was on this board during the match. I watched as virulently anti-Cena fans started posting things like "Jesus, lighten up Brock" and "All those times I said I wanted Cena to get crushed? This ISN'T what I wanted!" And it was a work! That was EXACTLY what both guys were going for. They got us. They got US, the INTERNET FANS. And we're the most cynical people (as a group) on the planet!
So, Lesnar? Congratulations on all your success. And double congratulations on doing it on your terms.
You know what Brock Lesnar is, in wrestling? He is what management wanted the Ultimate Warrior and Goldberg to be. And more.
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Allie Kitsune
Crow T. Robot
Always Feelin' Foxy.
HaHa U FaLL 4 LaVa TriK
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Aug 21, 2013 6:59:14 GMT -5
I don't have much to say about him outside the ring, and I think Vince is probably losing money on the whole Brock deal, but that and the stupid HHH feud aside, I do like how he's being used this time around.
He's the first Monster Heel in a long while to actually feel like a Monster, to come across as "this guy could literally kill you, with his bare hands, any damn time he wanted and you can't do a damned thing about it."
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Aug 21, 2013 7:01:34 GMT -5
Always been a fan of his, I remember in 2002 being a 10 year old in awe seeing this beast of a man destroying everyone in his way.
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Wolfaga
ALF
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Post by Wolfaga on Aug 21, 2013 7:46:53 GMT -5
I haven't watched WWE since Shawn Michaels retired because the product sucked and the new 'stars' couldn't hold a candle to the ones of previous generations. I do have fond memories of watching Brock Lesnar wrestle in the early- to mid-2000s and wonder how he is nowadays. What would you say is the single best wrestling match Brock Lesnar has had since returning to wrestling from MMA? I'm not interested in watching any matches featuring John Cena (I found the highly praised HBK vs Cena match to be very overrated and thus do not think Cena can put on good matches). You either have the series with HHH or his match against CM Punk to account for Which is a shame because Brock vs Cena is tons better than the HHH series combined. So go for Punk vs Brock
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 21, 2013 11:14:38 GMT -5
During his original run, Brock had the potential to be the greatest wrestler of all time. I mean literally, as a wrestler, not as a mic guy as well. He's not that because he just doesn't have the tenure. However I think he just plays his characters to the absolute hilt. His match with Eddie Guerrero at No Way Out Is an example. DIE, EDDIE! JUST DIE!
He also, which is unusual for a wrestler who had a rocket strapped to him, has never seemed to have an issue with putting people over. He does whatever a storyline requires of him.
Now, I like him even more. He comes back every now and then to have an amazing match, and he doesn't seem to carry himself with that inherent 'I'm better than you' attitude that a lot of the Attitude Era guys still have, whether deservedly or not. And I do mean The Rock there, too. The Rock is a great guy, and he is one of the all-time greats, but he is very, very aware of that fact as well. Brock just is the same asshole bully he always was, and I love that.
I also love Brock on the mic now. His promo with Big Johnny about his contract, and it being Raw starring Brock Lesnar - it made him sound like an absolute f***ing simpleton. And that is why it was perfect. He is the high school jock who kicks the shit out of you and will keep doing so until you finally stand up to him and beat him. GET UP BABY GIRL!
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Bub (BLM)
Patti Mayonnaise
advocates duck on rodent violence
Fed. Up.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Aug 21, 2013 11:17:55 GMT -5
I love watching his matches but I couldn't care much less about him as a character. I do like him more now than I did during his original run, but that's not saying much.
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543Y2J
Patti Mayonnaise
Seventh level .gif Master
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Post by 543Y2J on Aug 21, 2013 11:32:20 GMT -5
Was Amazing Still amazing Even when he is trying to kill himself he still is (and always will be) glorious in my book.
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Post by Xander Xplosion on Aug 21, 2013 11:56:03 GMT -5
I was very skeptical when he came back. I liked him okay in his first run, but then he leftand that bs made me lose respect for him. Then I read his book and REALLY lost respect for him. However, his matches with Cena and Punk have been above anything I expected. His offense, as stated by others, looks deadly. His selling is surprisingly good too. Maybe it's just seeing him taking some shots to the chin in UFC, and seeing that even the Beast slumps and doubles over sometimes, it looks authentic when he does it now.
I just wish he had a filter in his head so he doesn't "say something stupid" like telling Punk "C'mon baby girl!" That took me out of the match for a second.
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Post by rybackrulez on Aug 21, 2013 12:31:00 GMT -5
This topic makes me feel old
Always will be a fan
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BK From WV
Hank Scorpio
Claims to have sense of humor, probably stole it
I'm Here
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Post by BK From WV on Aug 21, 2013 12:52:28 GMT -5
Don't like him. I didn't before and I don't now.
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Post by rybackrulez on Aug 21, 2013 13:42:40 GMT -5
Great wrestler and entertaining
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DIIV
ALF
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Post by DIIV on Aug 21, 2013 13:55:28 GMT -5
He was one of the reasons 2002-2004 was one of my favorite time periods of WWE, and he is one of the main reasons I'm as glued to the T.V in 2013 as I was in 2003. I was always a huge fan of Lesnar. The way they booked him in his first initial run was amazing, he always had that huge unstoppable monster aura to him which I've never really gotten from anyone else since then. I just wish he was around a little more these days, any week Lesnar is on Raw is a good week in my book. Good look, good matches, arguably okay on the mic, I've always been a fan.
Wow I feel old now.
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Chip
Hank Scorpio
Slam Jam Death.
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Post by Chip on Aug 21, 2013 14:04:19 GMT -5
I didn't originally like him but I was so young at the time that it's very plausible I just got worked into booing him as a heel. He's been really awesome since coming back though, I enjoy him a great deal and hope he sticks around for a good stretch. I'd love to see him and Sheamus have a giant brawl of a feud.
On another note, am I just being crazy or did Lesnar have a stable with Show and A-Train in it? With all the super obscure stables that get brought up I'm always shocked that his isn't.
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thirteen3
Dennis Stamp
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Post by thirteen3 on Aug 21, 2013 14:17:21 GMT -5
He's not as athletic as he was during his first run but I just love how he destroys people.
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The Ichi
Patti Mayonnaise
AGGRESSIVE Executive Janitor of the Third Floor Manager's Bathroom
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 21, 2013 14:58:22 GMT -5
I try to respect opinions as much as possible, but I cannot understand anybody who isn't amazed by Brock.
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Post by KobashiChop on Aug 21, 2013 18:29:29 GMT -5
He is f***ing awesome. He is just an absolute anomaly as a person. He is must see TV for me.
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