chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Jul 31, 2023 21:57:18 GMT -5
So, I've been pretty vocally down about this whole program and the weird unlikable vagueness of it...
...but I'll give credit where it's due - part 1 of that Shayna/Ronda package totally sucked me in. It somehow returned the aura to both and humanized them at the same time. It's also the rare moment where, even with as vague as it's been, it works depending on who the viewer feels was in the right.
So yeah, if everything for the next week follows that level of quality, I'm in and have no problem saying they've completely turned this around.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 1, 2023 1:08:54 GMT -5
So, I've been pretty vocally down about this whole program and the weird unlikable vagueness of it... ...but I'll give credit where it's due - part 1 of that Shayna/Ronda package totally sucked me in. It somehow returned the aura to both and humanized them at the same time. It's also the rare moment where, even with as vague as it's been, it works depending on who the viewer feels was in the right. So yeah, if everything for the next week follows that level of quality, I'm in and have no problem saying they've completely turned this around. I mean, SummerSlam is this weekend, so there’s no more build to be done unless they decide to do some on NXT or SmackDown.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Aug 1, 2023 4:15:52 GMT -5
So, I've been pretty vocally down about this whole program and the weird unlikable vagueness of it... ...but I'll give credit where it's due - part 1 of that Shayna/Ronda package totally sucked me in. It somehow returned the aura to both and humanized them at the same time. It's also the rare moment where, even with as vague as it's been, it works depending on who the viewer feels was in the right. So yeah, if everything for the next week follows that level of quality, I'm in and have no problem saying they've completely turned this around. Two of my favorite quotes from the video package on Raw: “She needed me to stand in front of her so she could stand above me.” -Shayna Baszler “I wanted Shayna to be my friend so badly that I gave her everything to the point she hated me for it.” -Ronda Rousey
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 1, 2023 7:44:32 GMT -5
I love these two and I'm sorry if this is it for Ronda. I might have to watch Summerslam now actually.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 1, 2023 19:22:05 GMT -5
So, I've been pretty vocally down about this whole program and the weird unlikable vagueness of it... ...but I'll give credit where it's due - part 1 of that Shayna/Ronda package totally sucked me in. It somehow returned the aura to both and humanized them at the same time. It's also the rare moment where, even with as vague as it's been, it works depending on who the viewer feels was in the right. So yeah, if everything for the next week follows that level of quality, I'm in and have no problem saying they've completely turned this around. They aired Part 2 in the third hour of Raw and it was just as good. Check it out!
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 3, 2023 9:40:54 GMT -5
Tremendous segment on Monday. Just imagine if they put this kind of effort into either/both of them long before this.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Aug 6, 2023 21:12:57 GMT -5
So that match was a disaster.
You could tell they put a lot of thought into it too and some of the stuff looked brutal like Shayna's kick to the head but it doesn't really matter how hard you try if the crowd just doesn't care.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 7, 2023 1:18:30 GMT -5
Worked MMA just doesn't work. It completely killed the crowd.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Aug 7, 2023 1:32:01 GMT -5
Worked MMA just doesn't work. It completely killed the crowd. I didn't hate it watching at home. Didn't love it either.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Aug 7, 2023 2:45:02 GMT -5
I heard a guy in the audience shout “BORING” about two minutes into them rolling around and throwing soft punches. It didn’t pick up from there.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Aug 7, 2023 13:49:45 GMT -5
This whole thing has been shades of gray at its worst. Shayna cut a good babyface promo the night after MITB, but they just kinda went away from that and they both just started acting like assholes.
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Ben Wyatt
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 7, 2023 13:55:25 GMT -5
This whole thing has been shades of gray at its worst. Shayna cut a good babyface promo the night after MITB, but they just kinda went away from that and they both just started acting like assholes. Yeah, I mean....I *think* we were supposed to root for Shayna. But she at best was slightly less of an asshole as Ronda And I get that the MMA rules thing was probably their input/request, but there should have been some kind of middle ground. Make it a Submission match (throw in 'no rope breaks') and you would have likely salvaged it because it would have allowed for a more open offense, maybe some weapons or something to boot.
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Post by havokshofc on Aug 7, 2023 14:02:05 GMT -5
Worked MMA just doesn't work. It completely killed the crowd. Yeah it does just not this way with this type of crowd.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Aug 7, 2023 14:04:26 GMT -5
The match sucked. Like, genuinely really, really sucked. And if it was supposed to do something for Shayna, it didn't. If that was supposed to be Ronda's swan song and I were Triple H, I might try and convince her to do one more match that was more traditional at Payback.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 7, 2023 14:14:54 GMT -5
She’s been so bad since her return. If that was it, so be it and I’ll remember her super fun first run and pretend part 2 didn’t even happen.
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Post by Ryushinku on Aug 9, 2023 14:53:17 GMT -5
Let's see if Shayna shows up on Raw tonight in black and gold with an eight-pointed star. Putting aside the match, I appreciate that Shayna actually did do this at SummerSlam. She's such a wonderful nerd.
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