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Post by Stu on Aug 18, 2022 1:18:26 GMT -5
Becky was the star going into Wrestlemania. But she was still among the wrestlers who came out to congratulate Kofi when New Day won on Smackdown and he got his title match. And not a word was said about her being there. That shows how big a deal Kofi was that night.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 18, 2022 1:51:33 GMT -5
"You're the second best Kingston I've ever fought!" - CM Punk tonight
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Post by avenger on Aug 18, 2022 2:49:37 GMT -5
The idea of Daniel Bryan going from the cult hero who railed against the system to something he hated was the kind of weird poetry that WWE doesn't really delve into that often. Also, the tag gauntlet match with Big E and Woods completely drained and terrified when the Usos come out only for the Usos to drop some mad respect onto their storied foes and concede, was the payoff to one of the best feuds of the '10s. It felt like an abnormal amount of actual storytelling care went into that rise, not just in terms of having segments, but in terms of actual character moments and interactions, and it turned out so amazing for it. Great storytelling, and a great example of how you don't have to stick to the original plan. It wasn't supposed to be Kofi v Bryan at Wrestlemania. It was supposed to be Mustafa Ali v Bryan at Fastlane and Owens v Bryan at Wrestlemania. Ali got injured, Kofi replaced him, went an hour in the gauntlet, and the fans go so far behind him, they brought back Owens' return and switched the matches (adding Ali back into the Fastlane title match when he was medically cleared)
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Aug 18, 2022 3:13:04 GMT -5
The idea of Daniel Bryan going from the cult hero who railed against the system to something he hated was the kind of weird poetry that WWE doesn't really delve into that often. Also, the tag gauntlet match with Big E and Woods completely drained and terrified when the Usos come out only for the Usos to drop some mad respect onto their storied foes and concede, was the payoff to one of the best feuds of the '10s. It felt like an abnormal amount of actual storytelling care went into that rise, not just in terms of having segments, but in terms of actual character moments and interactions, and it turned out so amazing for it. Great storytelling, and a great example of how you don't have to stick to the original plan. It wasn't supposed to be Kofi v Bryan at Wrestlemania. It was supposed to be Mustafa Ali v Bryan at Fastlane and Owens v Bryan at Wrestlemania. Ali got injured, Kofi replaced him, went an hour in the gauntlet, and the fans go so far behind him, they brought back Owens' return and switched the matches (adding Ali back into the Fastlane title match when he was medically cleared) I wanted Ali to turn heel and be at least a challenger to Kofi. They seemed to still want to push Ali... until the MITB PPV. After that he did nothing... until Retribution. Then he and Mansoor seemed to have a good thing going.... then nothing.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 19, 2022 14:20:30 GMT -5
Godzilla, we don't agree on much, but this time I am sitting at your table for lunch
A masterpiece of an angle and that tag gauntlet is jaw dropping. Especially the Usos bit. One of the only times that WWE in recent years booked actual sympathetic, kind characters
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 19, 2022 15:46:20 GMT -5
The Usos moment was so great it overshadowed the actual finish of the gauntlet match. Big E just deciding he has to kill a man to make sure Kofi goes to Mania and flipping the entire announce desk on top of Rowan was great.
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Post by bob on Aug 19, 2022 17:40:01 GMT -5
build was pretty much perfect...... except Vince needlessly inserting himself into it
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Aug 19, 2022 18:46:02 GMT -5
build was pretty much perfect...... except Vince needlessly inserting himself into it I actually didn't mind the Vince bit. It added to it. Especially with Bryan echoing the same thoughts that were used against him.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Aug 19, 2022 18:46:25 GMT -5
Godzilla, we don't agree on much, but this time I am sitting at your table for lunch A masterpiece of an angle and that tag gauntlet is jaw dropping. Especially the Usos bit. One of the only times that WWE in recent years booked actual sympathetic, kind characters I have sushi. What kind you like?
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Post by "American Nightmare" B.B. Bart on Aug 19, 2022 21:13:47 GMT -5
I remember fearing that the Uso’s were last just to deny their old rivals and then Kofi having to go through some random hoop to finally get there. Then they forfeited and I marked out lol I've been bitching about the Usos lately, but that is one of the best babyface moments (I think they were faces) of the last 5 years easily. Usos were still face at the time, and didn’t really turn proper heel again until the whole Head of the Table stuff with Roman.
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Post by Instant Classic on Aug 19, 2022 21:58:34 GMT -5
Usos forfeiting gave me chills.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 23:58:00 GMT -5
The finish is great, too. Kofi stomped that boy's f***ing head in, told him to pick his punk ass up, and then dropped him with Trouble in Paradise. That's about as good as it gets.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 20, 2022 0:21:02 GMT -5
I saw a fatherhood psa on NFL network or something and they used Kofi celebrating with his kids in the ad
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