Magnus the Magnificent
King Koopa
didn't want one.
I could write a book about what you don't know!
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Oct 8, 2022 13:16:01 GMT -5
They're gonna surpass Demolition (478 days) and New Day (483 days), aren't they?
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4real
Wade Wilson
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Post by 4real on Oct 8, 2022 13:29:34 GMT -5
Well they lost last night in a 6 man with Sami but I still expect them to see off New Day.
Yep we are getting New Day v Uso’s again it seems. At least we know the matches will be good.
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XIII
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by XIII on Oct 9, 2022 15:23:24 GMT -5
I’d have Brock and Gable Stevenson smoke these dudes for the belts. Then have them dominate for a couple of PPV’s before the inevitable Gable vs. Brock passing the torch match.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Oct 15, 2022 12:11:14 GMT -5
It's getting pretty clear either Sami costs the Usos the straps. Or the Usos lose the straps to them. There really is no other choice.
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4real
Wade Wilson
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Post by 4real on Oct 15, 2022 13:22:58 GMT -5
Anyone think New Day gets the belts before the record is beaten and then drops them immediately back?
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Oct 29, 2022 10:07:20 GMT -5
466+ days. They finally defend their belts on a premium event. Next week at Crown Jewel.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 5, 2022 15:41:16 GMT -5
Usos retain. 473+ days.
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Legion
Fry's dog Seymour
Amy Pond's #1 fan
Hail Hydra!
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Post by Legion on Nov 5, 2022 19:31:07 GMT -5
So f***ing boring.
I know they are waiting to pull the trigger on the Sami story, but it's too little, too late. I am so bored of the Usos.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Nov 5, 2022 20:58:33 GMT -5
They mentioned on commentary that Jey may have a broken wrist.
If it's real they'll probably have New Day win on Friday. I'm hoping it's kayfabe though and a reason for Jey not to wrestle for a month or so. They can allow the Bloodline to Freebird rule the titles and Sami takes Jey's place till he's cleared. Just the thought of Sami running around with Jey's title like it's his own and Jey absolutely seething about it would be more great TV.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 13, 2022 17:31:59 GMT -5
They passed Demolition this week.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 19, 2022 9:43:24 GMT -5
487+ days. They passed New Day this week.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 26, 2022 11:53:20 GMT -5
494+ days. No title defense tonight as they will be in the War Games match.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 26, 2022 13:36:05 GMT -5
It's really hitting me lately how this is hurting so many of the heel teams on the roster. They rarely book non-title tag feuds well which means so many folks are just spinning their wheels because they can't go after the titles right now.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 28, 2022 9:41:20 GMT -5
It's really hitting me lately how this is hurting so many of the heel teams on the roster. They rarely book non-title tag feuds well which means so many folks are just spinning their wheels because they can't go after the titles right now. Who is there (that’s not in a stable like Legado or Imperium) besides the Alpha Academy and Viking Raiders, both of which are pretty regularly featured in non-title tag feuds.
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Ben Wyatt
Crow T. Robot
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 28, 2022 9:52:44 GMT -5
It's really hitting me lately how this is hurting so many of the heel teams on the roster. They rarely book non-title tag feuds well which means so many folks are just spinning their wheels because they can't go after the titles right now. And the Usos reign would be so much more tolerable if even once or twice a heel team actually gunned for them and had a title match
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 28, 2022 9:53:42 GMT -5
It's really hitting me lately how this is hurting so many of the heel teams on the roster. They rarely book non-title tag feuds well which means so many folks are just spinning their wheels because they can't go after the titles right now. Who is there (that’s not in a stable like Legado or Imperium) besides the Alpha Academy and Viking Raiders, both of which are pretty regularly featured in non-title tag feuds. I don't know why we exclude the tag teams within stables. They're very much apart of this definition. And my qualifier was non-title feuds that are booked well and go somewhere. Here are the current main roster heel teams: - Judgement Day: They've been in a feud with Edge/OC for about eight months and really don't have an off ramp to a tag title feud at the moment. - Alpha Academy: Put Braun over and have since been doing a heatless feud with Riddle/Elias. - Imperium: Not really doing anything outside of helping Gunther. - Los Lotharios: Not on TV. - Maximum Male Models: TV jobbers without a direction. - Legado: Not really doing anything as a team. - Viking Raiders: Had a meh feud with the New Day and now are back just beating folks up again without a real direction. In an ideal world, you could have a team from this list going after titles every month or so for a feud. But that hasn't happened for these teams and likely won't happen until the Uso's drop one of their titles.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 28, 2022 10:19:29 GMT -5
Who is there (that’s not in a stable like Legado or Imperium) besides the Alpha Academy and Viking Raiders, both of which are pretty regularly featured in non-title tag feuds. I don't know why we exclude the tag teams within stables. They're very much apart of this definition. And my qualifier was non-title feuds that are booked well and go somewhere. Here are the current main roster heel teams: - Judgement Day: They've been in a feud with Edge/OC for about eight months and really don't have an off ramp to a tag title feud at the moment. - Alpha Academy: Put Braun over and have since been doing a heatless feud with Riddle/Elias. - Imperium: Not really doing anything outside of helping Gunther. - Los Lotharios: Not on TV. - Maximum Male Models: TV jobbers without a direction. - Legado: Not really doing anything as a team. - Viking Raiders: Had a meh feud with the New Day and now are back just beating folks up again without a real direction. In an ideal world, you could have a team from this list going after titles every month or so for a feud. But that hasn't happened for these teams and likely won't happen until the Uso's drop one of their titles. Your statements are contradicting. You’re making it sound like it’s tag titles or bust for the division , but I think the teams you listed shows that they actually have been using the majority of those teams well in non-title feuds week to week. The Viking Raiders - New Day feud was a well booked and prominently featured program culminating in a gimmick match blowoff. They were out for injury and now are back being pushed again. Judgment Day isn’t really a tag team, IMO, but they too are prominently featured every single week in featured spots. Alpha Academy have been having non-title feuds throughout the last few months (after being involved in a hot tag title program) and are almost always a very entertaining part of the show. And the stuff with Riddle has been anything but heatless in my view. Imperium, they haven’t really featured the other two guys as a regular tag team, but they are always on with Gunther every week as a fairly prominent part of SD. Legado just debuted recently, and are still in the introductory phase getting the audience acquainted with them (with Santos being featured and them as supporting characters). I don’t think a face team having the titles would mean Legado would already be in the title picture. And yes, Los Lotharios and MMM are the jobber teams right now, which is something needed in a division. Can’t imagine the Usos reign being over would mean anything for those teams as far as being featured more.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 28, 2022 11:44:04 GMT -5
I don't know why we exclude the tag teams within stables. They're very much apart of this definition. And my qualifier was non-title feuds that are booked well and go somewhere. Here are the current main roster heel teams: - Judgement Day: They've been in a feud with Edge/OC for about eight months and really don't have an off ramp to a tag title feud at the moment. - Alpha Academy: Put Braun over and have since been doing a heatless feud with Riddle/Elias. - Imperium: Not really doing anything outside of helping Gunther. - Los Lotharios: Not on TV. - Maximum Male Models: TV jobbers without a direction. - Legado: Not really doing anything as a team. - Viking Raiders: Had a meh feud with the New Day and now are back just beating folks up again without a real direction. In an ideal world, you could have a team from this list going after titles every month or so for a feud. But that hasn't happened for these teams and likely won't happen until the Uso's drop one of their titles. Your statements are contradicting. You’re making it sound like it’s tag titles or bust for the division , but I think the teams you listed shows that they actually have been using the majority of those teams well in non-title feuds week to week. The Viking Raiders - New Day feud was a well booked and prominently featured program culminating in a gimmick match blowoff. They were out for injury and now are back being pushed again. Judgment Day isn’t really a tag team, IMO, but they too are prominently featured every single week in featured spots. Alpha Academy have been having non-title feuds throughout the last few months (after being involved in a hot tag title program) and are almost always a very entertaining part of the show. And the stuff with Riddle has been anything but heatless in my view. Imperium, they haven’t really featured the other two guys as a regular tag team, but they are always on with Gunther every week as a fairly prominent part of SD. Legado just debuted recently, and are still in the introductory phase getting the audience acquainted with them (with Santos being featured and them as supporting characters). I don’t think a face team having the titles would mean Legado would already be in the title picture. And yes, Los Lotharios and MMM are the jobber teams right now, which is something needed in a division. Can’t imagine the Usos reign being over would mean anything for those teams as far as being featured more. My statement is that WWE's booking is either tag titles or nothing happening feuds that never lead anywhere significant or up the card. Viking Raiders beat the New Day and now came back and beat Hit Row. Now what? What happens for Alpha Academy if they beat whatever this Riddle/Elias team is? Nothing. It seems you enjoy some of these feuds whereas I see most of them as just there and a drag on weekly television. And those heel guys in stables should be actively seeking gold but therein lies the problem now. I don't think I'm being contradictory. I just think we disagree with the quality of these feuds and that's fine.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 28, 2022 11:46:59 GMT -5
Your statements are contradicting. You’re making it sound like it’s tag titles or bust for the division , but I think the teams you listed shows that they actually have been using the majority of those teams well in non-title feuds week to week. The Viking Raiders - New Day feud was a well booked and prominently featured program culminating in a gimmick match blowoff. They were out for injury and now are back being pushed again. Judgment Day isn’t really a tag team, IMO, but they too are prominently featured every single week in featured spots. Alpha Academy have been having non-title feuds throughout the last few months (after being involved in a hot tag title program) and are almost always a very entertaining part of the show. And the stuff with Riddle has been anything but heatless in my view. Imperium, they haven’t really featured the other two guys as a regular tag team, but they are always on with Gunther every week as a fairly prominent part of SD. Legado just debuted recently, and are still in the introductory phase getting the audience acquainted with them (with Santos being featured and them as supporting characters). I don’t think a face team having the titles would mean Legado would already be in the title picture. And yes, Los Lotharios and MMM are the jobber teams right now, which is something needed in a division. Can’t imagine the Usos reign being over would mean anything for those teams as far as being featured more. My statement is that WWE's booking is either tag titles or nothing happening feuds that never lead anywhere significant or up the card. Viking Raiders beat the New Day and now came back and beat Hit Row. Now what? What happens for Alpha Academy if they beat whatever this Riddle/Elias team is? Nothing. It seems you enjoy some of these feuds whereas I see most of them as just there and a drag on weekly television. And those heel guys in stables should be actively seeking gold but therein lies the problem now. I don't think I'm being contradictory. I just think we disagree with the quality of these feuds and that's fine. Maybe on the quality which is subjective, but it’s hard to argue that they’re still not featuring most of the acts you listed despite not being in the title picture. You don’t need titles all over the show in every segment to make feuds mean something.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Dec 4, 2022 19:19:59 GMT -5
502+ days. They became officially the longest WWE tag team championships in history earlier in the week.
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