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    Official TV Show Discussion Thread

    in The Dog Pound

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    I just finished the first season of Attack on Titan and I loved it! My only previous experience of anime before this was watching a couple of episodes of Naruto with my friend so my question is, do we have many anime watchers here and if so, what would you recommend to a newcomer like myself?

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rone Rivendale" data-cite="Rone Rivendale" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Gotch tweeted saying the rumors are false and he's still with WWE.</div></blockquote><p> He didn't, he denied scrupulous individual details but he's put out his booking info and said that one day he'll clear up details regarding his departure.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

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    Posted

    Yeah it was an OK show. It started out really good and then went downhill once Cena had finished proposing to Nikki. It felt like the live audience were burned out and the wrestlers didn't really know what to do to revive them. It's just too damn long man, factoring in the pre-show last night ran like 7 hours 15 minutes. It's time to reign it in a little, Mania should be four hours tops if they want the crowd to contribute some energy to the stories they're telling.

     

    HHH vs. Rollins was particularly embarrassing. It felt off tonally, it should have been a real wild barn-burner of a brawl but it felt like just another wrestling match barely minutes in. The story going in held the match back in terms of what it could have been had they abandoned the frankly boring and meandering limb work. But that's HHH's self-indulgence, he should have lost in 10 minutes but instead he needed that time to dominate the match and keep himself strong. Extra marks down for the bloody Chekhov's Gun with the table at ringside, I know wrestling is pre-determined but no casual observer would watch this and believe that crappy stunt wasn't choreographed beforehand.

     

    Everything else on the card was as I expected so no complaints. Super stoked to see The Hardyz back, Jeff and Matt need to be treasured whilst they're still active, I can name very few talents that have given as much to the business as these two guys. Jeff still doing insane stunts made that ladder match feel like 2001 all over again.

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <p>Few TakeOver thoughts:</p><p> </p><p>

    - Why take No Way Jose out the opening match if that's all you're going to do with Ohno? His only memorable spot was the elbow at the start. Otherwise his presence made no difference. The jury is still out, losing to Roode and being just a guy in a eight-person tag isn't going to do him any favours.</p><p> </p><p>

    - This being Ruby Riot's in ring debut was senseless. Her offence isn't remotely established yet but her tangles with Nikki Storm seemed placed so as to try and blow the roof off the building. That was over-ambitious on their part and it couldn't have fallen flatter.</p><p> </p><p>

    - Strong performances from Roddy and Tye, both deserve better than losing to a Sanity act that's come right out of the TNA 2013 playbook. Commenators shill 'the numbers game' because that's definitely cutting edge wrestling booking in 2017. <img alt=":rolleyes:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/rolleyes.png.4b097f4fbbe99ce5bcd5efbc1b773ed6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

    - Tommy End looked decent but probably should have faced a proper enhancement talent, not a spectacular luchadore that went out there and out-performed him. Andrade Almas is, for my money, the best singles wrestler in NXT. </p><p> </p><p>

    - I have nothing to say about the tag match apart from that it was fantastic. I have no idea how a NXT Tag Team Title match hasn't headlined a TakeOver yet. Maybe it's because there isn't a tag team revolution in sports right now? It does seem like this division's best days may well be behind it and we'll go back to matches of similar quality to the old Lucha Dragons vs. Ascension matches now.</p><p> </p><p>

    - Asuka vs. Ember Moon started fantastic, then started to lack in quality more and more as it went on. Ember still seems hardly the finished article, it doesn't seem like her key moves are over yet and her character motivations are still vague and tropey. The character development of Asuka is something else though, it's been a long-term story and I'm glad to see all the little nuances are adding up now.</p><p> </p><p>

    - I'm not watching Roode vs. Nakamura because I don't care. I haven't cared about the NXT title since Kevin Owens dropped it and the by the numbers build to this did nothing for me. I can do far more productive things with thirty minutes than to watch this rubbish (ie. new Rick and Morty, watch the New Japan Cup, continue watching Attack on Titan, play a few games of FIFA). I'm sure it was probably an OK wrestling match.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    The way I see it, WWE is trying to create a revolving door system for themselves in which there are little to no hoops to jump through when it comes to acquiring talent full time. Legal issues have stopped them from negotiating with ROH talent in the past and that's likely why KOR and Donovan Dijak haven't made the move yet.

     

    Dave Meltzer has said the recent talks were for WWE to license ROH archive footage and that makes more sense than Ryan Satin's report that WWE are trying to buy ROH outright.

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="CQI13" data-cite="CQI13" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Any word on the Broken Matt and Jeff coming in?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> They're working The Young Bucks on WrestleMania Weekend, which was going to happen regardless of their TNA status at the time. Then it's likely that they're WWE-bound. I think Dave has said that Matt and Jeff aren't booked anywhere from May 1st onwards.</p><p> </p><p> Personally, I'm not sure how much mileage the BROKEN thing has in WWE's over-saturated landscape and I'm not sure how the act will come across on major national television. It worked in the minor league that is TNA but once you get them out there working The New Day every Monday, I'm not entirely sure how it will translate. But worse case scenario, they put some new blood over or Jeff gets another singles run as a major player.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="sabataged" data-cite="sabataged" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Looks like DDP is going into the Hall of Fame. If anyone deserves to be in a fake hall of fame its DDP lol</div></blockquote><p> Take it back!</p>

    [HYPE] The Rockverse

    in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Mods

    Posted

    New title belts added to the original post on AWO but here they are again. I completely redesigned them and I feel like these suit the promotion better than then originals.

     

     

    Thanks to fullMetal for the straps

    Beautiful! This mod is just going from strength to strength man.

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

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    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="fullMETAL" data-cite="fullMETAL" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If I can quickly go back to the whole idea of "do it better", if I can be perfectly candid about it, I would actually keep about 2/3rds of the current WWE match and angle booking roughly the same as it is/was, but I'd completely gut and replace the writer's room, because THAT'S where the REAL problems lie.</div></blockquote><p> Go on... *intrigued thinking face emoji*</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crownsy" data-cite="crownsy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Unless NJPW has a massive increase in popularity, then he isn't making the same mistake, because his closest competitor in the ratings is NXT lol.<p> </p><p> Also, for all us internet fans complaints about it, the older nostalgia acts move the meter and thus the ratings. The Raw with Goldberg advertised, and the Smackdown's with Cena, do better in the ratings. In my mind the only "new" guy they got over last year is AJ.</p></div></blockquote><p> Yup. Fans don't treat the new guys with the same reverence they treated Goldberg. TV ratings sag when part-timers aren't around, supposed main event matches get bumped to the midcard and replaced with Sasha and Charlotte headlining, the show loses energy and nothing matters because the new guys lack the personality to get their stories over. </p><p> </p><p> I agree that there comes a point when you really need to roll with a new guy but how can you guarantee the fans won't flip on him like they did Roman Reigns? WWE gave us a new guy and we rejected him en masse. Why should they dare to try again, especially right now when business is very good?</p><p> </p><p> Plus, logic, WWE is a business. Every push is a business decision and is considered with mind not heart. Vince probably really wants to do all-conqueroring babyface Sami Zayn overcoming the vicious asshole tyrant Roman Reigns - but unless the metrics line up, it would be business suicide to run that story.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="milamber" data-cite="milamber" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not sure about 2016 but Reigns was a top 3 merch seller in 2015 and has broad demographic appeal so a heel turn would be a last resort for Vince.</div></blockquote><p> <a href="http://www.fightful.com/google-shopping-rankings-wwe-talents-2016-incomplete" rel="external nofollow">He was comfortably the second most searched WWE superstar through Google Shopping, clocking up twice as many searches as both Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.</a> It's honestly not a reach to suggest that he was the company's second top merch seller last year.</p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>He's tried virtually everything with varying results. Eventually he's going to have to crack.</div></blockquote><p> They don't care and they likely love it. They can play it off as Reigns being divisive or enigmatic, or an anti-hero type character because they are <em>in</em> at the moment. They can use it to dramatic effect when you think he's gonna win the Rumble but he's the last man tossed out. Reigns provokes the audience, he grabs their attention and they react to pretty much his every move. It's lightning in a bottle, they have this weird kind of magic with the dude. They also probably reckon that the reason WrestleMania 32 did such a great gate was because of Roman being on top. They can point to ratings declines in other areas (SNL, NFL and NBA are all down this year I believe) and house show attendance has been sliding for a long time. I'm not making excuses, I just don't believe Reigns is the root cause here.</p><p> </p><p> Besides, what do you do if you turn Reigns heel? The original plan was for Balor to win the Universal title, probably retain against Rollins once more and then feud with Owens. Once Balor got injured, they really had no choice but to turn to Reigns because they have no great babyfaces on the RAW brand. If they did have this Daniel Bryan-esque babyface being held back, they would have slotted them right into the void left by Balor's injury. But they don't have anybody because Sami Zayn just isn't working and Seth Rollins couldn't come across as a nice guy if it came out tomorrow that he spends his spare time volunteering in a soup kitchen. But what about making a new guy against Reigns? Well, it's a waste of time investing in a heel turn if he's just going to eat losses. The dude that Reigns would feud with would be dead the moment he loses because he wouldn't have solved the Roman Reigns problem, similar to the Cena Effect that killed Bray Wyatt.</p><p> </p><p> The only solution is for the fans to get behind somebody in the way they got behind Punk in 2011 and Bryan in 2013. But until that happens, Reigns will continue to be the big dog because there simply isn't an alternative that makes business sense.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="CQI13" data-cite="CQI13" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Probably a good thing that I only watch PPVs and some NXT TV. That way I'm not burnt out on the characters. I thought it was a fun enough event, honestly. I'm not heavily invested in the product. Instead, if there's something I see I don't like, I just say "Hmm, wonder why they did that?" or "Wonder where they're going with that?"</div></blockquote><p> I'm exactly the same, I watch the TakeOver specials and I cherry-pick the PPV's. I think the best way to watch WWE is at an arm's length, it is a variety show after all.</p><p> </p><p> </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>Ok, maybe I'm over-exaggerating as I stopped caring a while ago, but I'm curious to how she'll tackle this apparent new gimmick as I'm a big fan of her work. So an explanation would be nice. I don't follow the backstage news stories so I haven't a clue what happened. Is she injured?</div></blockquote><p> I think the Emmalina thing relies on timing and well, they really have nothing for her considering they're planning a four way at Mania. I heard that barely three weeks into the hype videos, the delay in her debuting was already a running joke backstage. I've also heard of an anti-Womens Revolution storyline that's in the pipeline, it's already come to fruition on Smackdown but the shade being thrown at the numerous Sasha vs. Charlotte rematches by Summer Rae and Emma (among others) is something of a work.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    Yeah, it was to create drama and fake the fans out. They've been doing this 'got your nose' booking for a while now where they tease something you expect and then go in the opposite direction with it. The only alternative was an NXT call-up but as said, having them lose does them no favours and likely leaves them directionless for WrestleMania = pointless.

     

    I mean, I would have bought Samoa Joe winning the whole lot and crushing Cena but then you have nothing for Styles at Mania, who is right now doing comfortably better merch numbers than Punk at his peak according to Google Trends and is closing in on Cena and Reigns.

     

    I think Styles vs. Orton is the clear post-Mania program, I think both men are winning at Mania against Cena and Bray respectively. Joe can then come up on the post-Mania SD and slot into a program with Cena and then you can do Styles vs. Joe down the road. Everybody's a winner!

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    Reigns entering at 30 is actually one of the smartest pieces of booking they've done in a very long time.

     

    First, they've started the feud between him and Taker and planted the idea that Reigns sees WWE as his yard. Reigns lost earlier in the night but he still enters the Rumble after he's blown his chance. A bigger man would have taken his L on the chin and set his sights on Strowman but Reigns didn't and somebody has to put this self-entitled ass in his place now.

     

    Second, and I thought this was very cool, the Rumble ended with the same final three as the big Survivor Series match. Same result too, The Wyatts coming out on top over Reigns. Third, the Rumble needs to end with a bang not a whimper. The fans booing Reigns gave them the big babyface pop they wanted when Orton dumped him.

     

    Loved the Rumble, loved Owens/Reigns and I expect to love Cena/Styles when I watch it tomorrow. Love the Fed, brothers.

    The NJPW Discussion Thread

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    I don't know why anyone is criticizing Meltzer's grade. It's just his opinion based on some loose metrics he looks for. I mean one of the things that bumps up his rating is "workrate," which doesn't have any bearing at all on whether or not I personally think a match is great.

     

    I believe he grades matches not critically but more in terms of how badly he feels they need to be seen.

    The NJPW Discussion Thread

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    Yes, Okada vs Omega is a match for me that lives and dies by your personal investment in it. I can see why somebody would see it as five stars (or six in Dave's case), but it just never hit that height for me.

     

    With regards Katsuyori Shibata being a main event player, it hasn't escaped me that they have made a concerted effort to keep him and Okada at a distance. This dates back over three years now, their one and only singles match happened in the 2013 G1 Climax with Okada winning.

     

    In 2014, after the New Beginning, Shibata was the only realistic Challenger left for Okada and they teased a match but Okada told Shibata to go win the New Japan Cup since Invasion Attack was the next event. Then Styles showed up and that was the end of that. There still hasn't been a singles match between the two despite there having been three G1 Climax tournaments since.

     

    Shibata has also pinned Nakamura and Tanahashi and he headlined two events last year (Wrestling World vs EVIL, Kizuna Road vs Honma) so I have reason to believe that not only do they want him to succeed but they also see some potential in a money-spinning feud with the Rainmaker somewhere down the line.

     

    I agree with everyone who said the final 4 matches were great. The rest of the matches I didn't care much for but I'm only a casual NJPW fan. I watch WK and a couple of G1 shows each year. Between WWE and LU I can't find the time to watch more.

     

    So does anyone think there's even a 1% chance Kenny jumps ship? And if he did who would lead Bullet Club?

    I don't think so. WWE won't know how to use Omega, Vince won't understand his appeal and they will obviously strip him of most of his creative freedom. He'll also command such a high asking price that unless Vince sees some serious money in him and wants him to win the main event of WrestleMania, it's really not worth their investment. Finn Balor is WWE's main priority right now, I think he's definitely going to be their top babyface and considering they have limited spending power at the minute, throwing a boat load of money at Omega just doesn't sound all that wise.

    The NJPW Discussion Thread

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <p>I've seen Okada vs. Omega twice now. I thought it was better second time around but I think a lack of consequential happenings in the first 15-20 minutes stops it from being an all-time classic in my estimation. I can excuse long match times if I have a personal investment in the story but Okada vs. Omega was just a standalone match and not a blow-off to a long term storyline. It was also dangerous too, the top rope Dragon Suplex was memorable but they could have done any move in its place so I wasn't so much a fan of that given the risk involved.</p><p> </p><p> I'd go four and a quarter stars on it and I would rate the other three headline matches on the card above it, it's crazy how good the Junior division is in post-Ibushi and Devitt days. Shibata vs. Goto was up there alongside their last Dome match three years ago and I feel with Naito retaining that Okada vs. Naito is the direction they need to go in next year, that should headline the next Dome show with the alignments reversed; Okada as the Corporation-style chosen one heel and Naito as the renegade refusing to accept second place from the company. I've seen this theory elsewhere and I am all aboard it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="40971" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Honestly if the Cody push was gradual and subtle I would accept it. I think he is capable of being a Main Eventer in any company its just he has never been given the chance.</div></blockquote><p> I hope that Cody makes like many international talents and improves tremendously whilst in Japan. He should be in the G1 Climax and that will give him an opportunity to really test himself physically and technically against the best wrestlers in the world. New Japan are wise in giving him eight months to get his ring work up to scratch for that. Here's hoping he starts busting out four star matches in his sleep and then returns to the U.S. to make RAW watchable again.</p>

    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

    in The Dog Pound

    Posted

    <p>I think Balor is winning it but honestly, anything other than Reigns I will be happy with.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="milamber" data-cite="milamber" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>AJ's debut was awesome. Can't remember a damn thing about the rest of the PPV.</div></blockquote><p> I remember three of Kevin Owens' rivals entering in a row and him scrapping with all three of them. He was brilliant in that match.</p>
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