Soultastic
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Post by Soultastic on Apr 3, 2024 23:30:11 GMT -5
I actually really liked that Copeland started the show with big possitive vibes. Wrestling's great almost all across the board lately, a reminder was needed. Both smaller GOAT vs scary monster matches were great. Willow's promo ruled and the Mercedes interruption got the right type of heat with me. Bucks vs Best Friends was awesome and that turn was great. Rosa vs Mariah was good (but Rosa's finisher still sucks). Penta vs Edge is gonna f***ing rule. Finally, the contract signing got me so hyped for Dynasty.
However, that Jericho/Hook segment was entirely pointless. But that PALES in comparison to Billy Gunn vs Knife Pervert, which was the swingiest and the missiest match I've seen in years.
Can't give the show more than an 8. The lows were few but one was incredibly, ridiculously low.
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Post by hitman777 on Apr 4, 2024 0:14:11 GMT -5
Mercedes is the most unlikeable babyface I've seen in a long time. Gets a title shot having not earned it and that annoying dance. Turn her heel already.
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Post by Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk on Apr 4, 2024 1:20:36 GMT -5
Mercedes is the most unlikeable babyface I've seen in a long time. Gets a title shot having not earned it and that annoying dance. Turn her heel already. (Piped in) CEO! CEO! CEO! She’s a natural heel, let her be one. Eventually, she ends up being a cool heel and then can turn back face by being as cool as she can be. |
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 4, 2024 1:42:25 GMT -5
Mercedes is the most unlikeable babyface I've seen in a long time. Gets a title shot having not earned it and that annoying dance. Turn her heel already. (Piped in) CEO! CEO! CEO! She’s a natural heel, let her be one. Eventually, she ends up being a cool heel and then can turn back face by being as cool as she can be. It was never piped in, I seriously don't know why some people insist that it is and can't just deal with the fact she and AEW got the chant over... it's not hard to get chants over lol |
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Post by KME on Apr 4, 2024 6:06:46 GMT -5
Went 8.
Annoyingly let the rumour about a surprise enter my head so was disappointed when we didn't get anything. Especially after it felt like Taz was hinting at something in PIP, saying he couldn't wait for the contract signing then pointing out that Excalibur was staring at him, but oh well, that's my own fault. The Billy Gunn/Jay White match was booked about as poorly as you could possibly do, having Jay get battered then having a f*** finish then teasing a big spot and not delivering it felt like one kick in the nuts after the other, went too long too. And Hook/Jericho on the stage was utterly pointless, could have been done backstage in much quicker fashion and felt like a bad use of time, which is like the cardinal sin when you've got such a deep roster.
Copeland's promo, Ospreay/Hobbs, Danielson/Archer, Willow's promo, Best Friends vs Bucks, Trent's heel turn, Toni's commentary and the contract signing were all varying degrees of excellent though so it was still a very good show.
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Post by daaave on Apr 4, 2024 6:55:26 GMT -5
It was a good show. The White/Billy thing was turd but I won't let it too negatively effect it as I think most of the rest of the show was pretty great.
Bucks vs Best Friends was MOTN for me. Was a great match, with some great spots. Then you add in Matt nearly super kicking Sue, bucks teasing Sue post match and then the heel turn. Overall was great stuff. Was as good as White/Billy was bad.
Contract signing was awesome too. Basically set it up as Joe is the unbeatable killer final boss but Swerve is a maniac that will do anything to win
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Post by humanoid33 on Apr 4, 2024 7:32:38 GMT -5
Jericho's *wink wink* *nudge nudge* to Renee after the "bet" delivery was Michael Scott level's of cringe, I wonder if that was intentional. Acclaimed/Bullet Club gold angle seems to be cursed, and its just started, which makes me sad because I love Jay White and Bowens. Everything else on the show was pretty fun, would have gone with a strong 7, but that Swerve/Joe contract signing bumped it to an 8.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 4, 2024 7:36:42 GMT -5
(Piped in) CEO! CEO! CEO! She’s a natural heel, let her be one. Eventually, she ends up being a cool heel and then can turn back face by being as cool as she can be. It was never piped in, I seriously don't know why some people insist that it is and can't just deal with the fact she and AEW got the chant over... it's not hard to get chants over lol The song does have CEO chants piped into put, although obviously people are chanting along with it |
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Post by KME on Apr 4, 2024 7:42:14 GMT -5
On Mercedes I'm sure a heel turn is in her near future if she's going to be working with Willow, at the very least she'll presumably work the heel role in the feud, there's no real shades of grey there as Willow cut the most babyface of babyface promos last night (in a good way). Mercedes has always been a pretty dislikable face in theory and yet has always been over. Like babyface Rock, he was still an utter dick to everyone and incredibly egotistical, still referred to himself in the third person etc. Their acts work better as heels but they get over as faces just fine.
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 4, 2024 7:58:11 GMT -5
(Piped in) CEO! CEO! CEO! She’s a natural heel, let her be one. Eventually, she ends up being a cool heel and then can turn back face by being as cool as she can be. It was never piped in, I seriously don't know why some people insist that it is and can't just deal with the fact she and AEW got the chant over... it's not hard to get chants over lol The CEO chants were part of the music too. |
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Post by Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 on Apr 4, 2024 12:34:31 GMT -5
Rosa vs. May was fun. But I thought May outclassed Rosa here honestly. Mariah has really impressed me, and I wonder if part of this is also Rosa trying to be unselfish now. |
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Post by Cyno on Apr 4, 2024 12:48:11 GMT -5
It was never piped in, I seriously don't know why some people insist that it is and can't just deal with the fact she and AEW got the chant over... it's not hard to get chants over lol The CEO chants were part of the music too. Yeah but people are obviously chanting, too. This isn't a Smackdown seagull pop, which is what the snarky piped in comments usually imply. |
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 4, 2024 13:32:20 GMT -5
The CEO chants were part of the music too. Yeah but people are obviously chanting, too. This isn't a Smackdown seagull pop, which is what the snarky piped in comments usually imply. Yeah I don’t think anyone thinks the crowd wasn’t chanting it. It’s more along the lines of the Goldberg musically piped in chants while the crowd also chants Goldberg. |
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Post by DMO- on Apr 4, 2024 13:57:43 GMT -5
Mercedes has become the ultimate cringelord my god. I agree that she would be better suited as a heel.
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Post by Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 on Apr 4, 2024 14:06:15 GMT -5
Mercedes has become the ultimate cringelord my god. I agree that she would be better suited as a heel. I respect the hell out of her abilities in the ring, but so much of what she does comes off as playing wrestler to me and I think that's why I've never really been able to get into her. I'm obviously in the minority. |
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Post by grunt on Apr 4, 2024 14:49:32 GMT -5
I don't know, imo, she feels like she's already a heel, and playing it as such, but without saying it out loud... yet.
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