Raw is Riddle

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Jun 22, 2021 17:26:29 GMT -5 @dax said:

Jun 22, 2021 17:24:37 GMT -5 Squirrel Master said:

I’ll admit I haven’t watched the current product in eons, but I’ve heard and read that Matt Riddle kicks much ass. Is it true?

(If we're leaving real life stuff out of it)

If someone wanted to call him the best wrestler in the company, I wouldn't argue. Even his biggest haters admit he's an amazing wrestler. It's his character that people either love or hate.

That's pretty much my stance on him. In a vacuum, I can admit that his wrestling matches are extremely entertaining. He "gets it" in the way that his matches feel like you're actually watching somebody try to win an athletic competition, as opposed to just going through a scripted choreography showcase, which is my personal least favorite kind of wrestling.

But, man, oh man, oh man, do I loathe the guy's character. His OTT stoner mannerisms, the way he talks, the flip-flops, all of it is just like nails on a chalkboard to me. He genuinely might be my least favorite wrestler. I remember posting something similar here about 3 years ago, and basically being told to give him a chance as his character develops, but it's only gotten worse.

So, yeah, "RAW is Riddle" tends to mean RAW is Not Me.

[Dan Royal]

The character is cringe. The whole dude-bro, Sean Pean in Fast Times at Ridgemont High schtick is so dated. Marijuana is legal or close to legal in most places. It's not edgy to be a stoner anymore.

Reminds me of Rhea Ripley. Great wrestler, lame character.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Jun 24, 2021 8:13:58 GMT -5 Dan Royal said:

The character is cringe. The whole dude-bro, Sean Pean in Fast Times at Ridgemont High schtick is so dated. Marijuana is legal or close to legal in most places. It's not edgy to be a stoner anymore.

your right on stoners not being edgy, but oof on that legal weed take. someone sounds privileged with that take. ask the people still locked up or getting locked up for small amounts of weed if