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Post by theironyuppie on Aug 25, 2023 22:49:06 GMT -5
I hope the Raw Roster can have their 10 bell salute for Bray too.
I'd imagine so. On the whole I thought they did a very good job tonight, with the exception of the hardcore match feeling anything but, though the couple of small tribute spots were cute. Michael Cole talking about only being able to read about Terry Funk in wrestling magazines before he joined WWF in the mid-1980s was a nice understated personal touch, as well.
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Post by ghost on Aug 25, 2023 23:19:59 GMT -5
I only saw LA Knight’s promo but the way he weaved reality with kayfabe while paying tribute to Bray was great. He’s such a talented guy on the mic.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 25, 2023 23:33:42 GMT -5
I only saw LA Knight’s promo but the way he weaved reality with kayfabe while paying tribute to Bray was great. He’s such a talented guy on the mic. It’s crazy how a glow-in-the-dark soda advertorial match could end up being a legitimately poignant touchstone for the wrestlers in it. One because it was the last televised wrestling match of his life and the other because it got his foot in the door just far enough that it got more and more people to want to see more and more of him.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 25, 2023 23:37:08 GMT -5
****IT'S AN EXTREME NITPICK, I KNOW, DON'T COME AFTER ME*****
After the Bray, package and the lights went out and the cut to the rocking chair, should have had the chair rocking.
That's it. Was my immediate thought.
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Post by Error on Aug 25, 2023 23:47:23 GMT -5
****IT'S AN EXTREME NITPICK, I KNOW, DON'T COME AFTER ME***** After the Bray, package and the lights went out and the cut to the rocking chair, should have had the chair rocking. That's it. Was my immediate thought. I was expecting it. Would have been a great touch.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Aug 25, 2023 23:49:14 GMT -5
in a weird bit of coincidence, one of the commercials was for Wyndham hotels.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 26, 2023 0:04:09 GMT -5
Not to complain, but I wish Braun & Erick could have done something on the show. I guess circumstances just wouldn't allow it. Braun is injured and Rowan doesn't have a deal
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Aug 26, 2023 0:06:27 GMT -5
The whole thing just felt surreal. It was a fine tribute, I just can’t believe we won’t see him again. This one will take time to process.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Aug 26, 2023 0:07:29 GMT -5
Great stuff in terms of honoring the memory of two legends.
As for the hardcore match, apparently Kentucky sucks ass because the "commission" comes down on blood and it's best not to try anything that may end up causing someone to bleed.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Aug 26, 2023 0:10:58 GMT -5
Great stuff in terms of honoring the memory of two legends. As for the hardcore match, apparently Kentucky sucks ass because the "commission" comes down on blood and it's best not to try anything that may end up causing someone to bleed. combination of the state "athletic commission" and their silly rules on blood, plus being on network TV means WWE didn't want to risk Fox getting bombarded by FCC complaints over excessive bloodshed.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 26, 2023 0:12:19 GMT -5
When the crowd was singing "He's got the whole world in his hands" it seems like Braun thought of stepping forward and encouraging them to continue or acknowledge them, then thought better of it. Who knows, but it seemed like he had a thought.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 26, 2023 0:15:53 GMT -5
That opening video got me hard. Seeing Rowan and Braun, then the shot of the chair to close it. I still haven’t wrapped my head around this.
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Post by asuka007 on Aug 26, 2023 0:24:13 GMT -5
Don't have many thoughts on the rest of the show, but the pan to the empty rocking chair after the ten bell salute was beautiful. I suspected that that was coming, and yet it still got me anyway.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Aug 26, 2023 0:25:58 GMT -5
The opening video got me as well. Especially when the pictures of him with his family popped up.
I was doing good at holding it together until then.
Loved LA Knight's promo, and choked up a bit when he quoted Bray at the end.
I was a fan since FCW. He wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but he combined two things I love the most: Horror and Wrestling. No one will ever cut a promo like he did. Or think the way he thought. He made me excited for wrestling in a way that no one else did. I'm gonna f***ing miss him so much.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 26, 2023 0:35:43 GMT -5
When Braun is healthy, can we get a tag title run with them? Is it too much to ask?
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Post by asuka007 on Aug 26, 2023 1:01:52 GMT -5
I wish Alexa and Bo could have been there as well.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 26, 2023 1:29:52 GMT -5
I wish Alexa and Bo could have been there as well. Alexa's probably not travelling much right now, she did post video though Bo it was probably too soon, I still think Mark Briscoe wrestling just what less than a week after Jay passed for tribute was crazy. These guys are just built different.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Aug 26, 2023 1:34:22 GMT -5
LA Knight giving a heartfelt tribute to a dude he was just like the #1 hater of on-screen and managing to keep 100% kayfabe, literally not cheating a single time, is one of the craziest things I've ever seen.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Aug 26, 2023 1:36:43 GMT -5
I'm tearing up right now. When Erick Rowan showed up on screen I was shocked and I wished Rowan & Strowman could have done something but seeing these two together is so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 26, 2023 2:13:43 GMT -5
Great stuff in terms of honoring the memory of two legends. As for the hardcore match, apparently Kentucky sucks ass because the "commission" comes down on blood and it's best not to try anything that may end up causing someone to bleed. Only for LA Knight to end up bleeding anyway.
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