Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Sept 4, 2017 11:52:55 GMT -5
Looking at how Kai is pretty much having to play heel against Kairi, I kind of like the idea of her personality shifting depending on whether her hair is up (bubbly, enthusiastic) or down (vicious, sneering).
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 11:56:53 GMT -5
Nice selling by Kairi in her match with Dakota
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 4, 2017 11:58:27 GMT -5
They've gotta have Candice signed, just haven't announced it. They used her to get massive heat on Shayna with refusing to relinquish the choke, and the kick after the match.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 12:21:42 GMT -5
Great showing from Baszler. Really hoping that Kairi wins the next match, that'd be one hell of a matchup there.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 4, 2017 12:22:35 GMT -5
I swear WWE, if you change Kairi's theme, I'll post angrily about it.
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Post by h盲拧ht氓.gd膩l臈每 on Sept 4, 2017 12:23:29 GMT -5
I'll post the rest of my thoughts later, but I gotta say... I HATE Laith's finisher being The Aligator Clutch. Hate it hate it hate it.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 12:25:11 GMT -5
Kairi just fistbumped the trophy. I think I may be in love.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Sept 4, 2017 12:29:47 GMT -5
Episode 8 thoughts:
Seems counter to the narrative to have Shayna fighting from underneath after being a dominator for the first three rounds. It did feel kinda satisfying to watch Martinez kick her ass for awhile though.
Oh hey, Stephanie and Hunter.
Kairi's dive to the outside looked like death...for her!
Sane/Storm was very good. Storm was impressive. I hope they offer her a contract.
Kairi continues to be insanely likeable.
I'll echo the sentiment that 3 rounds is a bit overwhelming all in one viewing like this. But these 4 episodes were a lot of fun.
My top three matches of the tournament so far:
Blanchard/Sane
Logan/Yim
Baszler/Yim
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 12:34:13 GMT -5
Okay, I think I can see where that concussion that Kairi apparently suffered in this tournament came from, that dive to the outside.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Sept 4, 2017 12:34:23 GMT -5
They've gotta have Candice signed, just haven't announced it. They used her to get massive heat on Shayna with refusing to relinquish the choke, and the kick after the match. Maybe they're just building to Baszler vs. Johnny. {Spoiler}RIP Johnny |
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Post by Bungle on Sept 4, 2017 12:40:36 GMT -5
This girl Belair can be a big star.
And I too think Vyper is not really that big deal.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 4, 2017 12:41:15 GMT -5
Okay, I think I can see where that concussion that Kairi apparently suffered in this tournament came from, that dive to the outside. Yeah, holy f*** that was brutal. |
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 12:42:06 GMT -5
Man, Kairi's selling is just absolutely on point. There's been a number of times where it looks like she's just gotten knocked loopy.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 12:45:30 GMT -5
I got my wish. Man, Kairi/Shayna is gonna be a war.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 12:47:40 GMT -5
The slo-mo replay of that elbow. That is how its done.
"Kairi-San, ichiban desu", indeed.
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AlexaBliss4Life
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Post by AlexaBliss4Life on Sept 4, 2017 12:55:32 GMT -5
The slo-mo replay of that elbow. That is how its done. "Kairi-San, ichiban desu", indeed. What does that translate to? Also I'm probably gonna binge-watch the whole thing to this point. |
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Post by h盲拧ht氓.gd膩l臈每 on Sept 4, 2017 13:03:45 GMT -5
I'll say it. Bianca BelAir impressed me far more than Sane in their match. She is a fxxxing star, probably the breakout star of the tournament even with the loss.
... And that GD elbow... I'm not a fan.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 13:04:46 GMT -5
The slo-mo replay of that elbow. That is how its done. "Kairi-San, ichiban desu", indeed. What does that translate to? Also I'm probably gonna binge-watch the whole thing to this point. Kairi, you are the best/you are number 1 |
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Sept 4, 2017 13:09:40 GMT -5
That was a much better improvement over Round 1. Also, could someone make a gif of that spot of Piper and Toni doing their bridges and then shaking hands?
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Sept 4, 2017 13:11:53 GMT -5
So since more people have seen it, here was my problem with some of the booking.
So Martinez beats Leith. Fine
Then Shayna beats LaRae and keeps the hold on. Also fine.
The thing that makes it weird was that the ended up facing each other in what was essentially heel vs. heel in a teacher/student match they randomly brought up in that episode.
So why not instead hype this fact up more during the matches, build to some possible match between the two, which ends up being in the semi final, to make it make sense?
Or even better, not do that and lead the bracket to either Storm/Shayna & Martinez/Sane or have Shayna go through Leith in the semi which makes her look like a killer and then Sane's the one who stands up to her in the final. I mean, Storm's been to Japan a lot (she's there now) so it probably made sense for Storm and Sane to work together, but it's weird when you have the one potential storyline in the tournament (Shayna not giving a damn, killing experienced wrestlers) to not only do a storyline you randomly bring up but to then make it seem like an athletic endever.
I mean, none of this matters because both matches were DAMN good but at the same time, it feels weird.
Also, the rose thing was dumb. You can't suddenly change the tone rapidly to the next episode when one of the finalists ALMOST KILLED SOMEONE!
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