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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jan 29, 2023 13:07:30 GMT -5
GUNTHER and Brock staring at eachother and murder laughing at the same time like they both knew they just met their match tho 🔥🔥 Dudes looking like the bad guys from Gumby
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Post by Red Mage Riot on Jan 29, 2023 13:12:53 GMT -5
GUNTHER is one of the very few(there's three in the entire history of the business, for me anyways) that makes wrestling feel REAL as f***. The only other two guys to make me feel that in spite of me knowing it's all worked are Vader and Eddie Kingston. He's gonna go down as an all-time great.
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Jan 29, 2023 13:17:57 GMT -5
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Post by Fade on Jan 29, 2023 13:17:57 GMT -5
Question: Would he have been able to last so long if he hadn’t lost weight? f*** NO lol. My guy FINALLY got gassed near the tail end of the Cody mini-match and was still in it to win it. Crazy how ppl were putting down his weight loss…same world beater aura with a Ferrari engine. Watching the rumble by the end I was like,"Screw Cody, call an audible and let the Gunther win!" Same, little part of my unpatriotic ass was like “f*** it, beat Cody. Make him cry for real”.
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Jan 29, 2023 13:19:33 GMT -5
Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 29, 2023 13:19:33 GMT -5
Thank goodness he decided to up root and come to america.
Would've been one of the biggests WHAT IFS if he never did.
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Jan 29, 2023 14:14:38 GMT -5
Post by Jonathan Michaels on Jan 29, 2023 14:14:38 GMT -5
Get the IC title off him soon so you can get him in the main event.
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 29, 2023 14:27:47 GMT -5
I NEED IT. I NEED IT!
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Jan 29, 2023 14:42:06 GMT -5
Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 29, 2023 14:42:06 GMT -5
If Brock got his working boots on that match will be insane GUNTHER will def get tossed around like he hasn't been before but this is going to be one of those physical matches Brock loves
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Post by Fade on Jan 29, 2023 14:46:04 GMT -5
If Brock got his working boots on that match will be insane GUNTHER will def get tossed around like he hasn't been before but this is going to be one of those physical matches Brock loves Imagine Brock suplexes Gunther like 10 times and he just stands up and gestures for more
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Jan 29, 2023 14:48:19 GMT -5
seen this guy working ice rinks and eating pre packed pasta salads from Tesco, deserves all the praise in the world for making it this far given their tendency for gold standard f***ing up of everyone. Was amazed when he walked up to Lesnar because the guys f***ing taller which I didnt expect. Give him a belt, give him a tank, anything, both? just give him something
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Jan 29, 2023 14:53:47 GMT -5
Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 29, 2023 14:53:47 GMT -5
If Brock got his working boots on that match will be insane GUNTHER will def get tossed around like he hasn't been before but this is going to be one of those physical matches Brock loves Imagine Brock suplexes Gunther like 10 times and he just stands up and gestures for more This is one of those things Brock excels at that is underrated He will sell the shit out of GUNTHER coming for more and same with GUNTHER for him. It could basically be an even more violent match than GUNTHER/Dragunov and Brock/Roman Summerslam (2022) and that would be wild
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Jan 29, 2023 22:35:41 GMT -5
Post by CMWaters on Jan 29, 2023 22:35:41 GMT -5
Thinking about it...I think Gunther has the best run an Intercontinental Champion has had being in the Rumble match itself.
From the years that the IC champ was in the Rumble: 1990: Ultimate Warrior had a good few eliminations and the staredown with Hogan, but didn't make it to the final four. 1991: Mr. Perfect was there for 16 minutes, no eliminations. 1992: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper lasted over a half hour after winning the title earlier in the show, only 1 elimination though and wasn't final four 1997: Hunter Hearst Helmsley wasn't even in 10 minutes and eliminated by the guy he defended against earlier. 1998: The Rock might be the one to rival it, technically winning against Ken Shamrock earlier, then being runner up entering #4. 1999: Ken Shamrock won his match, but in the Rumble he was only in for less than 5 minutes, more being used for the Corporation story. 2000: Chris Jericho had won the title earlier, and was barely in before Chyna eliminated him 2004: Randy Orton started with Benoit, had a few eliminations, but then was taken out because of his storyline with Foley 2005: Shelton Benjamin was only in under 15 minutes...but did participate in the Muhammad Hassan group elimination 2006: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair wasn't even in for 2 minutes 2007: Jeff Hardy only was in a little over 3 minutes 2009: CM Punk got around 22 minutes and 1 elimination 2010: Drew McIntyre was almost 15 minutes but didn't get any eliminations 2011: Kofi Kingston had a good 26 minutes (and this was the 40 man one) and the staredown with Cena, but only had the Riley elimnination botch to his credit. 2012: Cody Rhodes had a good nearly 42 minute run with 6 eliminations 2013: Wade Barrett was in a little over 20 minutes with 2 eliminations (and got eliminated by Bo Dallas) 2014: Big E Langston entered 29 and was out in less than 3 minutes. 2015: Bad News Barrett was only in under 6 minutes 2016: Dean Ambrose might be the #3 after Gunther and Rock having beat Kevin Owens in Last Man Standing earlier, then going almost 30 minutes afterwards and being the runner-up that year. 2017: Dean Ambrose again, but this time no prior match and no eliminations in his 26 minutes in. 2018: The Miz entered late and was only in a little over 5 minutes. 2019: Bobby Lashley had the dubious distinction of only being in for 13 seconds 2020: Shinsuke Nakamura was only in 20 seconds as part of the Brock stuff that year. 2021: Big E had a respectable almost 30 minutes and 4 eliminations 2022: Shinsuke Nakamura was only in just under 6 minutes that year.
...OK, this was mostly just cause I wanted to see myself. So yeah, still think Gunther's may be the best for an IC Champ, with Rock and Ambrose fighting for 2 and 3.
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Post by Ryushinku on Jan 30, 2023 6:26:56 GMT -5
It's just so satisfying to see him doing so well. The no frills wrestling machine gimmick can be very tough to get over, but he damn well has and they've shown increasing faith in him to do so.
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Jan 30, 2023 6:33:59 GMT -5
Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 30, 2023 6:33:59 GMT -5
Thinking about it...I think Gunther has the best run an Intercontinental Champion has had being in the Rumble match itself. From the years that the IC champ was in the Rumble: 1990: Ultimate Warrior had a good few eliminations and the staredown with Hogan, but didn't make it to the final four. 1991: Mr. Perfect was there for 16 minutes, no eliminations.1992: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper lasted over a half hour after winning the title earlier in the show, only 1 elimination though and wasn't final four 1997: Hunter Hearst Helmsley wasn't even in 10 minutes and eliminated by the guy he defended against earlier. 1998: The Rock might be the one to rival it, technically winning against Ken Shamrock earlier, then being runner up entering #4. 1999: Ken Shamrock won his match, but in the Rumble he was only in for less than 5 minutes, more being used for the Corporation story. 2000: Chris Jericho had won the title earlier, and was barely in before Chyna eliminated him 2004: Randy Orton started with Benoit, had a few eliminations, but then was taken out because of his storyline with Foley 2005: Shelton Benjamin was only in under 15 minutes...but did participate in the Muhammad Hassan group elimination 2006: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair wasn't even in for 2 minutes 2007: Jeff Hardy only was in a little over 3 minutes 2009: CM Punk got around 22 minutes and 1 elimination 2010: Drew McIntyre was almost 15 minutes but didn't get any eliminations 2011: Kofi Kingston had a good 26 minutes (and this was the 40 man one) and the staredown with Cena, but only had the Riley elimnination botch to his credit. 2012: Cody Rhodes had a good nearly 42 minute run with 6 eliminations 2013: Wade Barrett was in a little over 20 minutes with 2 eliminations (and got eliminated by Bo Dallas) 2014: Big E Langston entered 29 and was out in less than 3 minutes. 2015: Bad News Barrett was only in under 6 minutes 2016: Dean Ambrose might be the #3 after Gunther and Rock having beat Kevin Owens in Last Man Standing earlier, then going almost 30 minutes afterwards and being the runner-up that year. 2017: Dean Ambrose again, but this time no prior match and no eliminations in his 26 minutes in. 2018: The Miz entered late and was only in a little over 5 minutes. 2019: Bobby Lashley had the dubious distinction of only being in for 13 seconds 2020: Shinsuke Nakamura was only in 20 seconds as part of the Brock stuff that year. 2021: Big E had a respectable almost 30 minutes and 4 eliminations 2022: Shinsuke Nakamura was only in just under 6 minutes that year. ...OK, this was mostly just cause I wanted to see myself. So yeah, still think Gunther's may be the best for an IC Champ, with Rock and Ambrose fighting for 2 and 3. He eliminated Hacksaw that year. Still I would say it was kind of a disappointing showing for him. Over 16 minutes with an elimination isn't bad by any means but when you factor in how long so many guys lasted that year it's really not that impressive. I think Perfect's 16 minutes was probably only like the fifteenth best time that year.
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Jan 30, 2023 18:00:40 GMT -5
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Post by government mule on Jan 30, 2023 18:00:40 GMT -5
Been saying for years that he should replace Brock as the 'special attraction' feud for people to take on and beat. Dude can be one of the greatest of all time.
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Jan 31, 2023 12:30:53 GMT -5
Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 31, 2023 12:30:53 GMT -5
Get the IC title off him soon so you can get him in the main event. I say fire up the Honk-a-meter He's about to pass Shelton for longest reign after 2000 On that note Gunther vs Shelton on Friday, please.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jan 31, 2023 12:42:06 GMT -5
Get the IC title off him soon so you can get him in the main event. I say fire up the Honk-a-meter He's about to pass Shelton for longest reign after 2000 On that note Gunther vs Shelton on Friday, please. He should hold it until Mania to drop it to Sheamus. Then build towards Brock/Gunther for Summerslam.
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Jan 31, 2023 12:42:51 GMT -5
Post by salz4life on Jan 31, 2023 12:42:51 GMT -5
Just because it needs to be mentioned as much as possible.... I NEED THIS!!!!
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Jan 31, 2023 12:53:00 GMT -5
Post by sdoyle7798 on Jan 31, 2023 12:53:00 GMT -5
I'd say Rhea was very involved for a lot of it, though at a point I had to check Wikipedia to see if Liv was still in. I don't think she genuinely did a single thing from the moment after she eliminated Hit Row person until Nia Jax came in. There were a ton of shots of her just laying in the corner. Didn't Rhea temporarily dislocate her knee at one point?
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Jan 31, 2023 13:14:25 GMT -5
Post by Fake Jesus on Jan 31, 2023 13:14:25 GMT -5
Been saying for years that he should replace Brock as the 'special attraction' feud for people to take on and beat. Dude can be one of the greatest of all time. That's a role Brock inherited from the Undertaker and the Undertaker, defacto, from Andre. I'm not suggesting Gunther can't be that, but it takes a hell of a lot to get a guy there
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Post by Fade on Jan 31, 2023 14:08:13 GMT -5
Man’s not even in his final form yet.
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