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Post by Chiral on Jan 30, 2022 0:43:07 GMT -5
That was a really interesting match. It wasn't quite as hype of a two goliaths smashing at each other like Goldberg/Lesnar WM33, but it wasn't a slog like Goldberg/Lesnar WMXX. Even if it had a schmozz-y, Survivor Series 2002 "Heyman betrays Lesnar" finish, it was still cool that Lashley got the win here.
The real question coming out of this match is: Has Lashley ever learned how to take a German suplex before?!?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 0:45:54 GMT -5
It was fine but Lesnar needs to chill with that German Suplex spamming.
It's taking the flow out of the match and draining the crowd.
It's pure laziness on his part. Like pretty much everything he does.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Jan 30, 2022 0:47:05 GMT -5
I was underwhelmed but hey, at least it happened.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 0:47:37 GMT -5
It was fine but Lesnar needs to chill with that German Suplex spamming. It's taking the flow out of the match and draining the crowd. It's pure laziness on his part. Like pretty much everything he does. Post-2014 Lesnar is just the worst. I’ve probably commented that too many times tonight, but good God does he suck. Yet we’re going on 8 years of the show being built around him. It’s so bad. |
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Post by Fake Jesus on Jan 30, 2022 0:48:02 GMT -5
I thought Lashley looked completely second rate. And that's production's fault. You should not be getting a visual 10 count pin on the upcoming world champion unless they're a coward heel
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 30, 2022 0:48:11 GMT -5
They cracked the shit out of each other to start the match
I think the match should been more of a sprint but I liked what I saw and wouldn't have minded if they ran it back at another date. Lashley was taking those Germans bad tho. It was either on his neck or head. He isn't used to being man handled
Same with Brock as the German he took he was on his head
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Post by Some Guy on Jan 30, 2022 0:49:01 GMT -5
I thought the German Suplex landings were part of Brock working over Lashley's arm and that would lead to something, but then Lashley put in the hurt lock without issue and it never mattered again so nevermind. Anyways it was going fine until the ending, was enjoying it a fair amount.
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Post by Jacy Derangement Syndrome on Jan 30, 2022 0:49:03 GMT -5
I feel like they weren't expecting Lashley to get cheered and that's a rly stupid expectation cause dude got cheered beating Drew at Mania.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 0:49:34 GMT -5
It was fine but Lesnar needs to chill with that German Suplex spamming. It's taking the flow out of the match and draining the crowd. It's pure laziness on his part. Like pretty much everything he does. Post-2014 Lesnar is just the worst. I’ve probably commented that too many times tonight, but good God does he suck. Yet we’re going on 8 years of the show being built around him. It’s so bad. It's almost like he woke up and said "How can I be even MORE of a lazy bastard? How can I give even LESS of a shit? I know. I'll do the same move 30 times in a row and then hit one F5." Awful. |
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Post by Fake Jesus on Jan 30, 2022 0:50:06 GMT -5
And yeah watching that match it's clear either of these guys would be paralyzed versus Misawa. Those were some strange bumps
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Post by eJm on Jan 30, 2022 0:50:55 GMT -5
I feel like they weren't expecting Lashley to get cheered and that's a rly stupid expectation cause dude got cheered beating Drew at Mania. Also, didn’t they set up the feud for Lashley to be cheered? Like, that hype package back and forth seemed like it to me unless I’m really missing something. Also also, what kind of hoss fight ends in a ref bump and an ambush? |
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Post by asuka007 on Jan 30, 2022 0:51:14 GMT -5
Lashley really did not come out of any of this looking good.
Leave it to WWE to finally do something many people have wanted to see for years, and do it poorly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 0:51:29 GMT -5
Started good, but it really started dragging after a few minutes and felt like the typical Suplex City Brock match. I'm just curious if they're going to keep Lashley as a face.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Jan 30, 2022 0:54:06 GMT -5
Started good, but it really started dragging after a few minutes and felt like the typical Suplex City Brock match. I'm just curious if they're going to keep Lashley as a face. The disconnect to me is it seemed like a typical Brock and an underling match. Like Brock Vs anybody with the exception of maybe Roman. It should have been treated like Brock Vs Goldberg but absolutely wasn’t. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 30, 2022 0:56:41 GMT -5
Lashley is someone whose credibility is already established, so I think he's fine, but like, you could say the same thing about Brock. If you're already going to have Brock win the Rumble, maybe have him be a little more generous here.
Either way, was fine. Not an embarrassment, not a show-stealer. Just, fine.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 1:00:58 GMT -5
Post-2014 Lesnar is just the worst. I’ve probably commented that too many times tonight, but good God does he suck. Yet we’re going on 8 years of the show being built around him. It’s so bad. It's almost like he woke up and said "How can I be even MORE of a lazy bastard? How can I give even LESS of a shit? I know. I'll do the same move 30 times in a row and then hit one F5." Awful. Modern Brock is the ultimate “you’ve seen one match, you’ve seen them all” wrestler. But, like, at least Ric Flair’s match was entertaining. |
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Post by mystermystery on Jan 30, 2022 1:04:16 GMT -5
It was a weird sight to see Lashley walking to the back with a gigantic "I DID IT" smile, slapping hands with the fans, and outright celebrating considering how he won in a match where he was crushed and literally laid out for so long the crowd felt like their counting was looping.
I don't really watch, so if he's a heel...I guess I get it. But, he didn't seem presented like a heel.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 1:05:52 GMT -5
Started good, but it really started dragging after a few minutes and felt like the typical Suplex City Brock match. I'm just curious if they're going to keep Lashley as a face. The disconnect to me is it seemed like a typical Brock and an underling match. Like Brock Vs anybody with the exception of maybe Roman. It should have been treated like Brock Vs Goldberg but absolutely wasn’t. It was booked like Lashley was some smaller guy like AJ or Bryan. Lashley is around the same size as Brock. It should've been too big guys slapping meat and hitting hard. Instead, we got Brock tossing him around like a Cruisweight and then losing cause of shananigans. It wasn't the Lashley/Brock match I dreamt up, let's just say that. But I'm glad Bobby got the strap. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 30, 2022 1:08:24 GMT -5
it seemed like Lashley couldn't jump for the Germans or something... cause Brock looked like he was deadlifting for them and it kinda showed with how bright red he was... I kinda wondered if he was knocked loopy or something.
Match was... alright? I guess... the finish made the Royal Rumble kinda pointless (Even though they could have easily got Brock vs. Roman 612 like literally any other way if we wanted to.)
It also kinda shits on Seth with the way his match ended...
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Jan 30, 2022 1:10:42 GMT -5
The disconnect to me is it seemed like a typical Brock and an underling match. Like Brock Vs anybody with the exception of maybe Roman. It should have been treated like Brock Vs Goldberg but absolutely wasn’t. It was booked like Lashley was some smaller guy like AJ or Bryan. Lashley is around the same size as Brock. It should've been too big guys slapping meat and hitting hard. Instead, we got Brock tossing him around like a Cruisweight and then losing cause of shananigans. It wasn't the Lashley/Brock match I dreamt up, let's just say that. But I'm glad Bobby got the strap. Yeah, there were moments of treating them like equals at the beginning but it dissolved fast. |
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