Dragonfly
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...is no Barry Windham.
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Post by Dragonfly on Dec 13, 2013 4:03:04 GMT -5
Shitty Riley: Sami lost so he should go away. No, YOU should vanish from the face of the earth Riley. "Uninformed Internet troll" isn't a good gimmick for him... Provided that it's a gimmick at all. I honestly don't think it is.
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Post by Bear Skin Rug on Dec 13, 2013 5:26:30 GMT -5
Shitty Riley: Sami lost so he should go away. This bugged me. Sami distracted Kruger because the latter had attacked the former backstage. I couldn't tell if Riley was being a delusional heel or if he was just trying to be smart. Confusing. Also: Why on earth is Damien Sandow in the opening credits?
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Dec 13, 2013 5:28:35 GMT -5
Also: Why on earth is Damien Sandow in the opening credits? I'm still trying to figure this out.
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Bo Rida
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Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Dec 13, 2013 7:04:37 GMT -5
Shitty Riley: Sami lost so he should go away. This bugged me. Sami distracted Kruger because the latter had attacked the former backstage. I couldn't tell if Riley was being a delusional heel or if he was just trying to be smart. Confusing. Two sets of commentators have now failed to mention the backstage assault so I think that can be put down to a production issue, none of them seemed aware of that segments existence so either they weren't shown it or maybe it was filmed after the matches. I assume that means the live crowd weren't aware of it either. However that doesn't really excuse some of Riley's other comments, especially the bit about Zayn being in the wrong for attacking Kruger after the match (which he was called out on).
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Dec 13, 2013 9:00:20 GMT -5
Shitty Riley: Sami lost so he should go away. No, YOU should vanish from the face of the earth Riley. "Uninformed Internet troll" isn't a good gimmick for him... Provided that it's a gimmick at all. I honestly don't think it is. It would be a good gimmick. It's just not appropriate for the commentary table. "Uninformed Internet Troll" would be perfect if Riley doing backstage skits with Santino or Hornswoggle, or a celebrity guest, or had his own webshow. But having him do it on the announce table and talking over matches ruins the wrestling product. This is where I think most of Riley's issues stem from. I think the fact that he is for all intents and purposes, still an active wrestler is part of the reason why he's being such a piece of shit on commentary. Guys like Miz and Tensai are still making regular in-ring appearances on TV despite being on the commentary team, but Riley isn't. Unlike those guys, Riley feels like he has something to prove, which is why he says the stupid, hit and miss things that he does. I think Alex Riley sees his commentating gig as basically HIS Z!TLIS, DiBiase Posse, etc. deal, his outlet to showcase his personality and charisma. Because he IS a wrestler, he's still trying to connect with the fans and prove himself to management so they'll give him another shot. And honestly I think he deserves it because he's gotten a raw deal over the past few years and it's way too obvious that WWE has set out to make him insignificant. Even compared to his peers, he's underexposed. Riley deserves to at least be in a position similar to Miz where he can commentate AND wrestle, even in a low spot on the card. If they let Riley wrestle, then he won't feel that need to prove himself, and he'll just relax and stop being such a little bitch. I said this in the Superstars thread: Something about NXT (and to a lesser extent Main Event) seems to bring out the worst in Riley and make him unbearable to listen to. But on Superstars he's usually pretty damn good.
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Post by The Man They Call Asher on Dec 13, 2013 19:53:04 GMT -5
Seems like Banks and Rae are doing a Laycool ripoff gimmick which I don't like I find it kinda ironic that you're complaining about a ripoff gimmick. I doubt Laycool were the first to do that gimmick, and I doubt Summer Rae and Sasha Banks will be the last. But at the end of the day, NXT's approach of going back to basics is working very well. Scrappy underdog face chasing delusional shithead heel champion? Check. Simple, yet defined gimmicks? Check, check and check. If people doing 'ripoff gimmicks' gets under your skin that much, you probably shouldn't be watching wrestling at all. -- I was REALLY pulling for Hunico and Camacho to win the titles. The Ascension are boring as all hell and I think a Hunico and Camacho title run could be good for everyone. Rusev is a god damn beast and Lana is gorgeous. RIP Kassius Ohno, our fallen Hero Mojo Rawley is meh. Dude's got energy, but his ass-centric offense doesn't really jibe with me. I liked the main event, Kruger is my favourite thing about NXT and I was happy to see him notch a win. That clothesline finisher is awesome. Alex Riley needs to shut his f***ing mouth. He's been nothing but annoying for so long now. He flipped back and forth on supporting and not supporting Sami Zayn TWICE during the few minutes of the show. Make up your god damn mind, will ya?
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