champchumpchange
Don Corleone
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Post by champchumpchange on Jun 6, 2023 16:17:40 GMT -5
It does not matter a damn how good your storytelling is when you know precisely how the match it is leading up to will end. Also, people thought Drew could win at Clash at the Castle. People thought Sami could win at Elimination Chamber. People thought Cody could win at Wrestlemania. His booking has not been as evident as you claim it has. The storyline with the Bloodline has been some of the most compelling TV in all of wrestling (whether you agree personally or not, you can't argue with the continued numbers, those are not debatable). You're just hating on the hottest angle / performer the WWE has had in a decade + because.... ?
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 6, 2023 17:58:04 GMT -5
I don’t care what anyone says, as far as WWE only not wrestling as a whole Roman is in the top 4 greatest of all time only behind Austin, Hogan, and Cena. There’s a lot of ways you can look at this, but Roman’s story is absolutely incredible: Shows up with two other rookies wrecking shit and promising to be the future. His “chosen one” era, pushed and rejected by by the audience. Spends years feuding with Brock and Paul Heyman from underneath as an underdog. Is publicly eviscerated by the former face of the company in a shoot. Leaves due to Leukemia with his shield boys at his side.. ..Beats f***ing Leukemia, turns heel, joins the man whose Beast he struggled with for years and now we’re here. Total 180 from before, swag, acting delivery, on the mic, in the ring, with fans etc. Roman’s gonna go down as one of the tippy-top GOATs. Guaranteed. The Bloodline is the only thing I care about on WWE programming. I watch their segment(s) and dip.
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Post by Starshine on Jun 6, 2023 20:48:28 GMT -5
It does not matter a damn how good your storytelling is when you know precisely how the match it is leading up to will end. Also, people thought Drew could win at Clash at the Castle. People thought Sami could win at Elimination Chamber. People thought Cody could win at Wrestlemania. His booking has not been as evident as you claim it has. The storyline with the Bloodline has been some of the most compelling TV in all of wrestling (whether you agree personally or not, you can't argue with the continued numbers, those are not debatable). You're just hating on the hottest angle / performer the WWE has had in a decade + because.... ? Because, crazy thought, I know, people are allowed to not like things as well.
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Nr1Humanoid
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Jun 7, 2023 11:33:53 GMT -5
It does not matter a damn how good your storytelling is when you know precisely how the match it is leading up to will end. Also, people thought Drew could win at Clash at the Castle. People thought Sami could win at Elimination Chamber. People thought Cody could win at Wrestlemania. His booking has not been as evident as you claim it has. The storyline with the Bloodline has been some of the most compelling TV in all of wrestling (whether you agree personally or not, you can't argue with the continued numbers, those are not debatable). You're just hating on the hottest angle / performer the WWE has had in a decade + because.... ? I am only speaking my personal thought on the matter. If the whole world disagrees with me then that is their prerogative. Personally I had no doubt whatsoever that the matches above would be won by Roman with the Bloodlines help. If anyone but Roman walks out of Summerslam champion no one will be more legitimately shocked then me.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jun 8, 2023 5:30:49 GMT -5
It's been an annoying ride the last year with so many "handed to them on a silver platter" moments, but I will say I'm enjoying the hell out of the story right now.
The segments are always *chefs kiss* level of perfect from body language, to expressions, to what they say, and how they react. Everyone is knocking it out of the park.
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Post by JasonVoorhees1988 on Jun 8, 2023 6:37:09 GMT -5
The NWO should have been able to do it. That could easily have had multiple peaks even after Starrcade 1997. The Wolfpac/Nash were so over but they didn't even do a big Hogan/Nash match in spring 98 when people were dying for it. A proper Wolfpac v Hollywood war games could have been big too. Hell, even if they still went through with the full NWO reunion/fingerpoke of doom they still had potential for a big moment with Goldberg fighting through them all for months before getting the title back from Hogan but they ended up turning Hogan face and basically disbanding the group before doing any of that. Mmm. Like that, or, say, nWo Silver & Black forming at the end of 1999 and suddenly being just as big as the original nWo. Unlike what actually happened, and tends to happen with so many once white-hot angles. This wasn't entirely on WCW tho. Bret got hurt and I believe Jeff got hurt to. Obviously it worked out better for Jeff. But the Silver & Black never had a chance to get going really.
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Post by saneiac on Jun 11, 2023 11:47:21 GMT -5
With Jey being betrayed by Sami, kicked in the face by Jimmy, and inevitably kicked to the curb by Roman, I can see him snapping and becoming a "Don't trust anybody. Hate everybody." heel a la Bad News Brown.
Friends are a lie! Family is a lie! You people are a lie! There is only me! From now on, I am Jey Uno!
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Post by SneakMan on Jun 12, 2023 8:12:33 GMT -5
Have Jey stay with the Bloodline and form a new tag team with Solo. Fire Jimmy into the sun.
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Allie Kitsune
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Always Feelin' Foxy.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jun 12, 2023 8:16:34 GMT -5
Time for Jey to start coming out in a leather jacket and using "Evil Ways" as his theme.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 12, 2023 8:46:39 GMT -5
Have Jey stay with the Bloodline and form a new tag team with Solo. Fire Jimmy into the sun. "Push Jimmy Uso, got it."
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jun 13, 2023 4:00:51 GMT -5
I can't believe we got an ad that literally said "Will Jey Uso fall in line?"
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Post by polarbearpete on Jun 13, 2023 8:31:10 GMT -5
I can't believe we got an ad that literally said "Will Jey Uso fall in line?" It’s playing on what Roman said two weeks ago when he told Heyman that Jey will do what he always does, fall in line.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jun 16, 2023 21:05:20 GMT -5
I feel like this thread deserves a bump after what happened on Smackdown tonight.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Jun 16, 2023 21:06:07 GMT -5
JOSHUA
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Post by JasonVoorhees1988 on Jun 16, 2023 21:08:29 GMT -5
All time moment. Proud it happened in my home town. (Yes I'm originally from Lexington. Haven't lived there for over 10 years. )
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 16, 2023 21:09:55 GMT -5
So, Roman and Solo vs the Usos at Money in the Bank, with the Usos winning because Roman lets Solo get pinned. That begins the Solo splitting from Roman storyline, Heyman bounces after, and Roman's left all alone against Cody Rhodes.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jun 16, 2023 21:11:19 GMT -5
So, Roman and Solo vs the Usos at Money in the Bank, with the Usos winning because Roman lets Solo get pinned. That begins the Solo splitting from Roman storyline, Heyman bounces after, and Roman's left all alone against Cody Rhodes. Jey gets the pin at MiTB to set up a title match vs. Roman at Summerslam.
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Renslayer
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
every time i come around your city...
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Post by Renslayer on Jun 16, 2023 21:14:58 GMT -5
They on an all time run right now
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 16, 2023 21:20:09 GMT -5
Everyone is just going crazy in this story
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jun 16, 2023 21:22:28 GMT -5
They got me a little because I was starting to think they'd keep Jey/Jimmy at odds a couple more weeks before Jey kicked Roman. Although thinking logically it had to be tonight. Roman's next appearance is the night before MITB and they're not going to leave it so long and announce the match less than 24 hours before the PPV.
Re-posting what I'm thinking/hoping will happen:
MITB - Usos beat Roman & Solo (he's not winning the title so I'd give Jey the honor of being the first person to pin heel Roman) Summerslam - Roman v Jey Survivor Series - Usos/Sami/KO v Roman/Solo/?/? war games (babyfaces win and have their big moment of triumph, Solo gets pinned and Roman blames him) Royal Rumble - Roman v Solo Wrestlemania - Roman drops the title to Cody
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