The Swanton825

<p>I like the way Wyatt is booked too. He reminds me of villains like Lex Luthor and The Joker, men who aren't stronger than the hero, but are crafty and underhanded enough to make up for it. The only thing I thought was dumb was the kid's voice, my brother and I broke out laughing the second Cena had to sell that as terrifying.</p><p> </p><p> Harper and Rowan holding hands with the kid was adorable though.</p>

I honestly don't understand how this gives New Japan any more exposure than just running their own shows. ROH doesn't exactly have more fans in America, considering most ROH fans are New Japan fans as well. If anything, running shows with ROH hurts their chances for exposure since the show is at the Hammerstein, a place better for preaching to the choir than reaching a new audience.

Anyone else like to pretend that Ziggler is Curt's son instead?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26106" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It really seems NJ don't see these shows as that big a deal. Tanahashi and now Okada in smaller matches, which I don't expect to be classics. Liger and Kushida challenging for the ROH titles instead of bigger names. Seems Nakamura is the only NJ big name that may be putting on a big match against Steen (or Cole).<p> </p><p> And how does Roderick Strong not get a match against someone from NJPW?</p><p> </p><p> Bizarre booking.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Why should they? This is an event that I doubt anyone in Japan will even see. ROH may be the #3 promotion in America, but that means next to nothing these days. Even with declining attendance, Wrestling Dontaku still drew more than double ROH's average. I would be surprised if New Japan sees this as anything other than stupid gaijin promoters willing to shell out ridiculous amounts of money for men no one in America, outside hardcore smarks, even know about.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I guess my main reservation with the BL universe is.. "why Borderlands?" IMO, it doesn't really have enough 'flesh' to it to make a game that isn't Borderlands (not as per the games, anyway, there might be novels or comics and stuff that I haven't seen/read/cared about). I don't really see what makes Borderlands so special that they couldn't just do whatever story they wanted to do in their own universe. I guess Borderlands would sell more than "Death Gun Robots" (though I'd totally buy a game called Death Gun Robots).<p> </p><p> I have nothing at all against the BL games, I liked them both and screwing around in co-op with a friend is still fun. But the actual universe itself doesn't seem to have a lot going for it for a TellTale game, other than the fact that the art style is already similar. When I think of evocative, fun game universes that would be cool to explore in different genres to the original games, I don't immediately think Borderlands (instead I think Dishonored, Mass Effect and Warhammer 40k).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Well, we're in agreement on 40k, but I personally still find the Borderlands universe interesting enough to warrant someone else's take. For crap's sake, if Plants vs Zombies can get a shooter, Borderlands can get an adventure game. And considering that it's called Tales from the Borderlands, I wouldn't be surprised if it's more of an anthology series, which would fit into the manic nature of the other games. Remember, 40k started life as just a parody of Warhammer Fantasy and the Sci-Fi craze of the 80's, but through talented writers and devoted fans, it was turned into one of the most iconic game universes.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Yeah, can't wait for their Game of Thrones game. I can't really see what they can add to the Borderlands universe, though. Seems like a strange choice of universe for that sort of game.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The Borderlands universe has a lot of room to move, in terms of both story and gameplay. I imagine Telltale's take will be like Sam and Max, silly, but still capable of dropping the drama bomb hard.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kitarzu" data-cite="Kitarzu" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Edit: wrestling often repeats and remodels its own history.<p> </p><p> <span>http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2bfP7h407srB2jBrKgcErpl9bwc5cw9ZvfvxcOKOLKAhZfQczzQ</span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I knew there was a reason I was thinking about Raven during that segment.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kitarzu" data-cite="Kitarzu" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No, just being a little bit loose. It seems to me Wyatt is not completely natural when speaks. Probably it's the character he portrays that limits his promo abilities.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Really? He comes off as an amazingly natural speaker to me. His promos have been some of the best moments since I started watching wrestling again.</p>

*Sniff* The beauty of Los Angeles.

I haven't played much of State of Decay, but what I have is pretty good. It seems to be along the lines of what people were hoping Dead Island would be. Finally got Dark Souls II and it's just as awesome as the first. I am kind of annoyed about how the obnoxious fandom has turned a lot of people off from trying the game. It's not "LOL so hard gaiz!" like these idiots will say, because I can actually advance in Dark Souls, and I'm not that good at most games. It's tough and frustrating, but it's fair. The enemies all have to abide by the same rules as you, and the bosses have exploitable patterns like in old NES games. And it's a slow paced game, so when you die, nine times out of ten it's your fault for not being careful (the other one is your first fight with a boss). Essentially, Dark Souls is about the satisfaction of getting past something difficult, than just about making you feel "so much more hardcore than the filthy casuals".

That's it, Bray Wyatt is the new Raven.

I have some very harsh opinions of Christopher Paolini that are probably better left unsaid, but honestly, if you like any kind of fantasy story, you should watch or read at least some of Lord of the Rings. It did establish the foundation of all fantasy in the last 60 years after all.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="bigtplaystew" data-cite="bigtplaystew" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25823" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So Zack Snyder is going to be directing the JLA movie... great... another "Dark gritty" interpretation to brace for. God forbid we actually enjoy ourselves at a superhero movie.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh for the love of...can somebody get Mark Waid and Alex Ross in here before Snyder single-handedly brings the Dark Age into films?</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="bigtplaystew" data-cite="bigtplaystew" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Zombies have a long way to go inn video games before theyre more played out than the WW2 setting.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yet though all of this, not one person has ever made a good WW1 game. Imagine the horror opportunities without even having to resort any supernatural elements.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hitman74" data-cite="Hitman74" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The WWE needs to go back in time and have more storylines for for non main eventers that way they can build up more wrestlers than one or two at a time. About a month ago they had the strongest tag team division in about 10 years then they start breaking up most of the teams. They have some good talent that they don't use properly or enough. For example Dolph Ziggler the crowd loves him but he's never in any hunt for a title or has any good story lines. At least the Diva division seems to be getting better. Also they need to bring back War Games that was the best match WCW had and would be cool to see Evolution and Kane vs. The Shield and Daniel Bryan in War Games.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The biggest question with that is, can creative can come up with enough stories for more of the roster without producing wrestlecrap on a regular basis? A War Games match seems possible though, I've read before that Hunter is a huge NWA mark and has been pulling for a War Games-type match for years.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Didn't realise the A-train is commenting on NXT. Awesome.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I love A-Train's commentary, he's the fun uncle of NXT.</p>

I think this is starting to get out of hand, so let's all make our closing arguments before something current gets lost in the shuffle of all our arguing. I guess I did exaggerate a bit by saying he was never the top guy. Hogan was the man to audiences outside the south and booking team treated him as such. But, at least in my opinion, he wasn't nearly as loved in the south aka: WCW's home turf. I didn't even say that his heel turn hurt business, in fact it helped WCW because of how the southern fans hated him, they didn't just hate Hogan himself, they hated what he embodied at the time, Vince's takeover in the 80's. Because a lot of the people in the crowd were raised on nothing but old school wrestling, and Hogan was the man who, in their eyes, helped nearly take all of it away from them. In essence, to many people in the WCW audience anytime they were anywhere between DC and Jacksonville, Hogan was the WWF in human form.So when they turned him heel, it did mega (that still feels like an understatement) business because not only did they have the usual "Betrayal!" cries from his fans, they had the "I knew he was an ass!" cries from his detractors. It, either intentionally or unintentionally, took advantage of nearly every way a heel turn could go well, all at once. My point was that, while doing all this, they had a safety net in Sting (alongside Luger, who I forgot about) as a top guy, perhaps not the top guy, but close enough to it that the fans upset about Hogan had a guy they could reasonably believe in to fight him and in doing so, buy enough merch to supplant what they (initially) lost with Hogan's turn. And I personally don't think WWE has anyone remotely close to Cena's enduring popularity, as much as I hope Bryan can prove me wrong.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Wolfie" data-cite="Wolfie" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>why cant someone just assume Cenas role? Hogan did it, quite a few decades of wrestling has a guy who is the #1 guy for years, he steps down they find another.<p> Not to hard, they do it cause it works, its easy, and makes sure you have merc to sale</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Hogan did it because he wasn't, no matter what he will claim, the top guy in WCW. They had Sting already secured in that spot before Hogan even arrived. And Hogan wasn't exactly popular with WCW fans to begin with, turning him heel was more in response to the whole southern (barring Florida) audience despising him and not buying his merch than the smarks in the crowd finding him boring.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Self" data-cite="Self" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Finished Bioshock Infinite today. People kept telling me it was really short, but it took me about 6 sittings over 3 weeks so that's a good length for me. When it ended I just kinda had to sit quietly for a while and do some thinking. It... Yeah. Might read up on the game later. Not 100% I understood everything that was going on.<p> </p><p> Planned to get some work done tonight, but... Gee whiz. I don't think that's gonna happen.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, Infinite is kind of a mind screw. I also agree on the length, and it was paced fine as well so I don't really see why it needed to be longer.</p>

Michael Bennett still has a job? Did I miss him finally not sticking out like a sore thumb in ROH at some point?

I think saying Cena should turn heel is like saying Batman should start killing people. It seems like an interesting twist on paper, but once you start thinking about it, you realize how little longevity there is in such a thing. How many interesting stories can you pull out of either? One, two if you're lucky? No matter what you do, all you're going to end up doing is temporarily please some of the most unpleasable fans in the world, several of whom never gave you money in the first place (and never will) and spurn the people who actually enjoy your product and actually give you money.

...Ambrose just called Orton a cream puff, I love The Shield.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25823" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I like some jokes. The kebab-snippet at the end of the credits of Avengers had me rofl for about half an hour. I do get people getting upset because they were talking about food during the 'final battle', which is of course... completely ridiculous. Then again, the true superhero movies are always ridiculous. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> That's why I prefer Batman: it has a cloak of realism.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I say this as a Batman fan. Behold the cloak of realism! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/S7zuMMuFjpA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="batman returns-penguin die"></iframe></div></div><p> </p><p> Saw the Winter Soldier on Tuesday, and I refuse to believe the two men who directed You, Me, and Dupree directed something this freakin' awesome. It's like Metal Gear and Splinter Cell had a baby, and the baby is a huge comic fan.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As far as I know, you can't buy it from anywhere "new" these days (it's not on Steam or GoG), so yeah you'd probably have to check eBay or something... and good luck with that. :/</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Though if you have my luck, it will get put up on Steam or GOG right after you buy it.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rickymex" data-cite="Rickymex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It wasn't heel unity as much as Triple H commanding them to do it. The 11 guys aren't as important as establishing the power Triple H has and what the odds against The Shield are. The Shield not only has to go through Batista and Orton but through all the heels on the roster to get to Triple H. The only person backstage who kayfabe can lead the babyfaces if John Cena (since DB wasn't there) but John has no beef with Triple H and isn't on friendly terms with The Shield plus has to worry about the Wyatts. The Shield are being portrayed as top babyfaces as a group and including other faces will just pull the spotlight from them. <p> </p><p> Since Cesaro wasn't on the heel faction then it establishes that WWE is portraying Cesaro as a face even with Paul Heyman as the manager and him facing babyfaces.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, I'm probably just overthinking this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="lazorbeak" data-cite="lazorbeak" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Don't worry, Sting is close to signing. He'll put a stop to this.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> As unlikely as that sounds, it would be pretty cool.</p>