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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Apr 9, 2018 0:54:48 GMT -5
And I was rooting for Neville... I really really wanted it to be Neville. If only for the pop the crowd would've given him. Plus Braun's power with Neville's speed and athleticism would've been awesome. I'd have dug it, too, though I am cool with it if this ends up being an Authors of Pain in, since Braun's the kind of guy where 2 on 1 would still be pretty impressive if they wreck him. This is actually what I hope happens. That AoP show up tomorrow and just destroy Braun leading to a title match. But I still would have liked to see the double team tandem offense of a Braun powerslam into a Neville Red Arrow. Those two moves would go so well together.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 0:56:10 GMT -5
I think the comedy is hurting his brand and greatly diminishing his value to the company now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 2:24:32 GMT -5
He's lost his edge for sure. He's a fun guy to watch but I think it's pretty much required to accept the fact that he's more of a lighthearted character going forward. It's not necessarily a bad thing but that "Brains" segment from Monday was a cringer for sure. It's gonna be hit or miss from here on in. If there's one positive I think he at least performs the shitty stuff well enough to remain watchable.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 9, 2018 2:27:11 GMT -5
Can't jump the shark if you already flipped it into the next solar system. ![](https://ci.memecdn.com/11061059.gif)
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Post by topdawg on Apr 9, 2018 2:31:02 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 9, 2018 2:46:06 GMT -5
Apparently Nicholas is John Cone's (the ref) son. Well there we go, we know where his parents are Corey ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Post by freeze Austin on Apr 9, 2018 3:14:14 GMT -5
I liked it.
Like, Braun isn't my cup of tea in terms of wrestling style, but he's a breath of fresh air with all the weird stuff he does. Vince wouldn't know how to make money with this guy (or anyone) at this point anyway, so I say just keep him as this oddball who just happens to also beat the shit out of people.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 9, 2018 5:11:56 GMT -5
I thought the moment was a lot of harmless fun. It's never a bad thing to give a child a memorable moment. As others have said, the reign won't last long.
I just think of it as this moment wasn't really aimed at me and more at casuals.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 9, 2018 5:49:45 GMT -5
Nicolas: "I'm with Raven now!"
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Post by Big Chungus on Apr 9, 2018 6:03:06 GMT -5
He really needs to stop pandering to the crowd, too. I've noticed he's been looking in approval for the last couple months.
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Post by Wrestling Curmudgeon on Apr 9, 2018 6:18:33 GMT -5
If anything, it made Braun cooler and gave every single kid watching and in the arena that sense of “that could be me!”
For all the things we see that WWE makes awful and turns fans off, this is something in the right direction that if somebody asks me “Why do you watch wrestling?”, I’ll point to this. That kid has a moment for the rest of his life, that’ll be talked about and shown for decades to come on Wrestlemania packages. Enjoy the moment.
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Post by chrom on Apr 9, 2018 6:23:42 GMT -5
That kid's already signed and booked for Joey Janela's Spring Break III
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Post by RI Richmark on Apr 9, 2018 6:46:50 GMT -5
I loved it. It was one of the highlights of the show for me.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 9, 2018 9:59:56 GMT -5
I doubt that kid can pass wellness testing.
Yeah, I'm going to hell.
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Post by M.A.R.T.Z. on Apr 9, 2018 16:41:40 GMT -5
Strowman can do whatever the hell he wants and I'll love all of it. Sure, this tag title win is ridiculous, but if WWE doesn't take itself seriously I see no reason why I should. Hell, this has solidified him as potentially the biggest face in the company - the guy gave a kid a WWE championship - don't tell me YOU wouldn't have been going crazy to be in that spot when you were a kid.
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Post by edgestar on Apr 9, 2018 17:02:19 GMT -5
Braun is awesome. I will not accept any other answer
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Apr 9, 2018 17:18:23 GMT -5
I'm conflicted and go back and forth on it.
Part of me thinks it's harmless fun. But then it's also sort of funny that it happens the same weekend that Double J brought up David Arquette. It's not a million miles off being like that.
I still like "fun" Braun but it's for sure going to cool his momentum some.
I've the same feeling I had when Ambrose went all goofy slime in the briefcase, hotdog cart wacky man. That feeling being: what if they'd done this stuff with Austin when he was on the cusp of taking over the world?
Ambrose then and Braun about two months ago had that feeling of being white hot and right on the edge of blowing up huge.
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Post by edgestar on Apr 9, 2018 18:21:18 GMT -5
Just show Braun, Goldberg's HOF speech on a loop. He'll get those hands, real fast
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Post by Crow Dust on Apr 9, 2018 18:23:08 GMT -5
Can't wait to hear more from WWE about how stupid WCW was for making Celebrity and a Writer World Champion at least they were adults this was straight dog shit stupid.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 9, 2018 18:26:10 GMT -5
Nah, but I actually like for my favorites to be faces (at least in WWE), even if they're cornball.
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