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Post by Sparkybob on Jul 9, 2018 22:42:51 GMT -5
He pinned him, at least. That's a feather in his cap he can bring up. They missed out on a lot of promising talent vs Shawn 1-on-1. The big ones of the time were probably John Morrison and CM Punk. The Miz, too. He has years to work with those guys solo, and it never happened for some reason, even when it would've made sense to. Hell, he didn't even work solo with Cody or Ted Jr. when they were feuding for MONTHS with DX. They definitely did not make the best use of Shawn in 2009/2010. I think one of the last new younger guys he worked with 1-on-1 was Kennedy. Otherwise, it was tag team matches (Miz & Morrison, Hart Dynasty, Punk & Gallows, The Legacy). He technically could've had matches with Ziggler, Sheamus, and even Daniel Bryan. Bryan debuted in the televised original NXT just months before Shawn retired, and it would've been really awesome for Shawn to work with him like Jericho did for Bryan's debut. It could have also been Shawn not wanting to work single matches unless it is like a PPV match to save his body.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 20, 2018 10:44:11 GMT -5
I think the finish for the title match is going to be English trying to cheat to help Rusev, Rusev stops him and berates him and then AJ gets a quick pin to win the match.
This solidifies Rusev as a face gives a reason for a Rusev/English feud if the WWE wants them to break up and AJ can move on to whatever heel is going to beat him soon.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 19, 2018 22:01:18 GMT -5
This doesn't look like being a long-term feud to me, but I'm happy he's going to get this shine. Yeah and if he kills it like expected it could and should hopefully lead to longer term planning with him. Yup it feels like a scenario where Vince is telling Rusev this is your shot, don't f*** up.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 18, 2018 12:04:41 GMT -5
This kind of reminds me of UnderTaker in 2004 when he came back as the deadman. He demolished Kane who was built up as a monster before then, He destroyed Booker T, squashed the tag team champions the Dudley Boys on a PPV main event and then just obliterated Heidenreich for the rest of the year. (He also destroy JBL a lot but did not win the belt) Online people were complaining about Taker being a drag because he just killed everyone without weakness. Not to mention most of those matches were quite shitty.
Now a way for Braun to overcome that is to have great matches like Brock had when he initially came back. Can he do it? Maybe.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 18, 2018 2:03:19 GMT -5
This is only a real problem if he becomes the face of the company and main events like 11/12 PPVs in a year. I think as a sub main event guy just wrecking stuff is a nice change of pace to most character.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 18, 2018 1:55:25 GMT -5
I think Nakamura was going to win the title during this fued at some point so either
A) He did not impress the boys in the back with his in ring stuff/character or B) They found a better Summerslam wwe title match.
Then again the booking staff could have just thought we need a filler program for AJ so he can face someone actually important at the bigger events.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 18, 2018 1:37:20 GMT -5
No amount of money is worth being treated the way Nak and Asuka have been treated since joining the main roster Pride does not feed the family.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 14, 2018 14:27:23 GMT -5
Does Sanity even exist anymore? They’re on the house show loop, which is more than what The Authors Of Pain are doing right now. Has to be an injury issue or maybe a visa thing with Rezar (he’s Dutch-Albanian). Apparently that is from the WON. I don't subscribe so I can't confirm.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 4, 2018 23:06:01 GMT -5
As performers on a weekly TV show, how are wrestlers not eligible to join the Screen Actors Guild (SAG)? With the money getting bigger, it's bound to happen but will probably come from outside agitators, as the article notes. If wrestlers were allowed in the SAG's health plan will soar in coast which is something I am sure they want to avoid.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 28, 2018 18:23:06 GMT -5
I am not going to watch this but is it about Beth Phoenix not having any passion?
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Post by Sparkybob on May 24, 2018 11:47:23 GMT -5
It's just to weed out bad applicants.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 18, 2018 15:15:20 GMT -5
I mean after God and Jesus jobbed out I am not sure if Christianity wants a spot in the HOF
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Post by Sparkybob on May 12, 2018 12:21:58 GMT -5
Networks just want shows that make them money.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 12, 2018 11:49:58 GMT -5
Hopefully this outcry of support actually lead to better ratings. As I said earlier 99's biggest problem is that people are Netflix and huluing it, which is how its target audience watches television now. Which means it made sense for Fox to can it since they don't get anything from streams.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 12, 2018 8:48:15 GMT -5
Hopefully this outcry of support actually lead to better ratings.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 11, 2018 19:02:53 GMT -5
Carlito's Backstabber
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Post by Sparkybob on May 11, 2018 10:27:25 GMT -5
From what I understand Fox makes no money from Brooklyn 99's streaming viewership so TV ads are the only way they make money off the show. Given the low ratings (Which FOX sabotaged to an extent) it makes some financial sense to move on to either a higher drawing show, or a show they actually own.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 7, 2018 22:14:57 GMT -5
But do we love Bobby?
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Post by Sparkybob on May 7, 2018 22:13:51 GMT -5
They are putting in a mid card program and out of the title picture like people wanted.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 7, 2018 13:35:40 GMT -5
Except for the wrestler's paycheck. While true, I think it should be offered in good faith. The majority may not take it but for guys like Punk it would have made all the difference in the world for him to get a couple months to heal and recharge his batteries. Guys like Punk/Randy/Cena/Big Show had enough pull where they can take a month off here or there if they wanted to and they did. But they have secure spots on the card and have huge salaries so losing out on the house show checks does not hurt as much.
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