angeldelayette Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Kevin Owens is a known gamer. He called Rowan a Giant Redwood. Does this link TEW to the WWE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Kevin Owens is a known gamer. He called Rowan a Giant Redwood. Does this link TEW to the WWE? It was funny but I never made the connection. Probably just the lumberjack look Rowan has but perhaps someone on Creative is a fan... In awesome news, Samoa Joe finally won gold in WWE!!! And Bryan delivered the promo of the week in a post-show interview: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepy Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 <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>It was funny but I never made the connection. Probably just the lumberjack look Rowan has but perhaps someone on Creative is a fan...<p> </p><p> In awesome news, Samoa Joe finally won gold in WWE!!!</p><p> </p><p> And Bryan delivered the promo of the week in a post-show interview: </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/U4KSe0304IE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Daniel Bryan gives a WWE Fastlane preview: SmackDown Exclusive, March 5, 2019"></iframe></div></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That Bryan promo is incredible.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Heck yeah, that promo is money! And I'm 100% willing to bet that's all Daniel Bryan's own work too. His current character work is amazing. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 <p>Devlin vs Banks Falls Count Anywhere on this week's NXT UK is worth watching.</p><p> </p><p> The Dusty Rhodes Classic on NXT got off to a great start with Ricochet & Black vs Barthel & Aichner, Mustache Moutain vs Street Prophets and Undisputed Era vs DIY all delivering. Lorcan & Burch also faced The Forgotten Sons but The Forgotten Sons are boring so I didn't enjoy it.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThriceP86 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I'm looking forward to Bryan vs Owens and hoping The Revival successfully defend the RAW tag titles. Andrade vs Mysterio is supposedly on the pre-show Smackdown clearly have no idea what to do with Nakamura and Rusev and I think that's a shame. Just sticking them together as a tag team... bleh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanMister Younger Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 <p>Here's my Fastlane Predictions Video </p><p> </p><p> Feel free to check it out </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://youtu.be/8zUcg_i9IaM" rel="external nofollow">https://youtu.be/8zUcg_i9IaM</a></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mootinie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I saw Fighting With My Family last night, the film about Paige's family by Stephen Merchant. Though they take some liberties with the story they hit all the right notes. I'd say it's a solid 7.5/10 film, definitely worth watching if you get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 <p>Pointless filler PPV shoehorned in before Mania... but I was sports entertained. Didn't mind The Shield main eventing because it's probably the last time they wrestle together. Ali was put in a bad spot and killed it.</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="oVQBZX.gif" data-src="https://j.gifs.com/oVQBZX.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Post-Fastlane Becky promo - </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedOther"> <iframe data-embedid="c6b35f06015026b7811027b08b645ed9" allowfullscreen="" data-embed-src="<___base_url___>/index.php?app=core&module=system&controller=embed&url=https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1104947952097751041"></iframe> </div><p> </p><p> And another got-tier Daniel Bryan promo - </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/smOd7AaJLCk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Daniel Bryan goes on a furious rant about changing the world: WWE Exclusive, March 10, 2019"></iframe></div></div> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greylocke Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 <p>There was literally only 1 match on the card with both good story and action: the opening match. And that was the one and only reason I'm still kinda watching Smackdown (already given up on RAW, 205, and NXT after Royal Rumble). Well, the main event was fine, I guess, and probably the only safe match to end the show with a happy crowd, but unless they can get Ambrose to stay after this, there's no long-term benefit out of that. Good nostalgia callback, I suppose. I guess I should call it a plus that for once WWE actually ended a PPV the right way.</p><p> </p><p> The Shane/Miz storyline has been refreshingly well-written throughout and Miz's face-turn has been really well-executed. The matches weren't brilliant but still sufficiently fun to keep the story strong. Never thought I'd ever want a Miz/Bryan match where the Miz topples Bryan's heel title reign as a babyface, but that's exactly what I wish for now. Would be a perfect way for that old feud to come full circle. But at best that won't come till after Mania (and might not happen at all), so there' isn't really a lot I'm looking forward to for the biggest wrestling event of this year.</p><p> </p><p> The rest of the show was messed up by either terrible/non-existent writing or inadequate performer. Asuka/Mandy was only other match that was actually logically booked. Unfortunately it involved Mandy Rose and Sonya, so the action was sloppy as hell. And while the booking of the match itself made sense, it still ended with the SD Women's title left in limbo with no clear challenger for WM. The RAW tag titles match ended with 2 popular new faces acting like sore losers and heels (and why the hell is Aleister Black in a tag team to begin with? His character should have been a loner). US Title match was the best match action-wise, but there isn't much of a story beyond the fact that Mysterio and Andrade didn't like each other and fought a bunch of time. The Women's tag champions, despite retaining, became a footnote the post-match segment and were nowhere to be seen. Having monster hosses in your women's division is useful, but they need to find better women for that role, because Nia and Tamina are just painful to watch. Tamina ought to be released by this point considering how long she's been in the business and hasn't improved an inch. Many of the Diva Search contenders made more progress in their ring work than her in shorter time.</p><p> </p><p> They're trying too hard to create another "Daniel Bryan" moment for Kofi, to the point that they've actually succeeded in replicating the Rey Mysterio effect in in the 2014 Royal Rumble, where a babyface like Mustafah Ali (and to a lesser extent Kevin Owens) who would otherwise have been well-received gets booed for his big return match. I'm not even a fan of Ali, and I feel bad for him. Thank god this wasn't the main event.....they had too many of those where ALL the contestants are booed by the crowd, which is a real pity considering how hard all 3 guys were working. The action was great, but it's only going to be overlooked because the crowd was just too busy rooting for a guy who's not in the match. This was the 2014 Rumble all over again.</p><p> </p><p> And meanwhile, that above-mentioned guy, Kofi Kingston, loses a meaningless handicap match. It's actually refreshing that for once a tag team actually wins a handicap match against a single guy, but Kofi pretty much just got destroyed without ever looking like he was putting up enough of a fight to possibly win. I understand them wanting to postpone the Bryan/Kofi encounter for Mania, but this match did Kofi no favours at all. He didn't come out looking like a star.</p><p> </p><p> And then you have Becky Lynch. By this point I'm no longer surprised by the booking simply because her story hasn't been coherent for months. If anything I'm surprised by how many people are still invested in Lynch despite the terrible booking. Having your arguably most popular babyface get beat up for most of the match only for her to win via DQ and literally "saved" by outside interference doesn't give me any reason to want to root for her more. The only interest I have in this storyline is my curiosity at how long Becky can possibly sustain interest in her WM match via the sheer force of her popularity against the odds of bad creative booking.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 <p>So Roman Reigns finally becomes the fan favorite they have always wanted and what do they do with it? A sickness storyline? Yeah, this man will be getting booed out of the building soon due to Vince's booking. Only Vince to make someone that survived cancer get hated again, but this story will do Roman no favours. </p><p> </p><p> There seems to be no plans for Ambrose regarding Mania, so the Shield reunion might have been his last PPV win/match. No matter how much WWE tries to make it look like they got it all figured out by talking about his contract, that will only go so far unless he actually signs a new one. Thoughts?</p><p> </p><p> Fastlane was entertaining for a pre Mania ppv filler and it did its job. I was entertained. Shield main eventing makes sense, given it could have been their swan song. But looking at the booking of some of these storylines...By gawd, whoever said less was more should know that isn't always the case. WWE keeps doing lesser and lesser meaningful and non explained stuff and it is atrocious.</p><p> </p><p> Also Ronda calling WWE a carny fake show and saying she will destroy Becky and that 3rd chick no one really knows why is in the match in the first place makes no sense. So she will legitimately destroy 2 fake wrestlers at a fake match? That is her selling point? Seems legit. Take my money now...smfh.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rone Rivendale Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="shawn michaels" data-cite="shawn michaels" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So Roman Reigns finally becomes the fan favorite they have always wanted and what do they do with it? A sickness storyline? Yeah, this man will be getting booed out of the building soon due to Vince's booking. Only Vince to make someone that survived cancer get hated again, but this story will do Roman no favours. <p> </p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I sincerely hope you aren't saying Roman faked his Leukemia...</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 <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>I sincerely hope you aren't saying Roman faked his Leukemia...</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No. Are you kidding me? I'm talking about how they booked him last night with the headaches and all of that. Pretty much the opposite of what they should even be doing. Why would you assume any of what I said would imply such an idiotic idea? Not only am I a Roman fan, I also know they would not try to fake such a thing. Everyone saying at some point it was a work is not even worth my time responding. </p><p> </p><p> I am talking about the booking of last night. I hope it was something they do not pursue further or simply attribute it to the claymores he took. The whole "Is Roman healthy enough to fight" is something they should not even get close to as a storyline. Not like that.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="shawn michaels" data-cite="shawn michaels" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No. Are you kidding me? I'm talking about how they booked him last night with the headaches and all of that. Pretty much the opposite of what they should even be doing. Why would you assume any of what I said would imply such an idiotic idea? Not only am I a Roman fan, I also know they would not try to fake such a thing. Everyone saying at some point it was a work is not even worth my time responding. <p> </p><p> I am talking about the booking of last night. I hope it was something they do not pursue further or simply attribute it to the claymores he took. The whole "Is Roman healthy enough to fight" is something they should not even get close to as a storyline. Not like that.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It was a just a swerve, thankfully because no one wanted to see Roman vs Corbin main event LOL. McIntyre got heat and Ambrose and lost the match to put over McIntyre. Sets up McIntyre vs Roman for Mania or a tag match involving Ambrose and Corbin.</p><p> </p><p> You could argue it was in poor taste but a head injury is far different from leukemia.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn michaels Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 <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>It was a just a swerve, thankfully because no one wanted to see Roman vs Corbin main event LOL. McIntyre got heat and Ambrose and lost the match to put over McIntyre. Sets up McIntyre vs Roman for Mania or a tag match involving Ambrose and Corbin.<p> </p><p> You could argue it was in poor taste but a head injury is far different from leukemia.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm not saying it was leukemia, but given all the troll comments of...well, trolls that unfairly accused the man of faking a serious condition, one would think WWE would avoid the tasteless set up. Don't get me wrong, McIntyre destroying Reigns and Ambrose was great, made him look strong and opened the way for a Mania feud, i just hope they can avoid headaches for a while. It would be cool <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Roman is red hot right now, they don't need all the unnecessary "overdoing" that they love to do. But yeah, other than that, looking forward to the actual feud. And the swerve was cool.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Smackdown just killed it with good promo after good promo as well as a few fun matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 <p><strong>NXT</strong></p><p> </p><p> - Mustache Mountain made me like a Forgotten Sons match for the first time.</p><p> - Io vs Bianca was good. The finish set up an interesting Takeover match.</p><p> - Black & Ricochet vs DIY was great. I should have seen the post-match segment coming but I didn't.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NXT UK</strong></p><p> </p><p> - Webster proved he's more than just a bump machine against Wolfgang.</p><p> - Ohno should be a perfect fit for the UK style. His gimmick shift is already working for me. Nice promos from Jinny and Dar. Looking forward to Xia vs Rhea.</p><p> - Impressive debut squash match for Kay Lee Ray.</p><p> - WALTER & Dunne vs The Coffey Brothers was a banger as expected. WALTER is an absolute beast!</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 <p>Ciampa had a surgery and is out for the rest of the year. Adam Cole won a Fatal Fiveway on NXT to face Gargano for the vacant NXT Championship. The Takeover: New York card looks like this:</p><p> </p><p> Winner of the Dusty Classic (Black/Ricochet or Forgotten Sons) vs War Raiders ©</p><p> WALTER vs Dunne ©</p><p> Riddle vs Dream ©</p><p> Kairi vs Io vs Bianca vs Shayna ©</p><p> Cole vs Gargano (2 Out of 3 Falls Championship Match)</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Hopefully they don't add another match. Five is the magic number for Takeovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hopefully they don't add another match. Five is the magic number for Takeovers.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I was hoping for a KUSHIDA debut but they seem to be taking their time with him. Keith Lee got snubbed again... didn't even make it into the Fatal Fiveway match. Hopefully a catalyst for a heel turn.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greylocke Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 <p>Something Finn Balor needs to do more often, and the most entertaining stuff he's ever done in WWE:</p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hiXctZcTqKo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Elias and Finn Balor sing Shallow by Bradley cooper and Lady Gaga"></iframe></div></div> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makhai Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 <p>5 Years In Wrestling Is Wild Sometimes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/T0fuXNu-xpw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Becky Lynch vs. Summer Rae: WWE NXT, June 26, 2014"></iframe></div></div><p> </p><p> Even Finley couldn't hold her down.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 <p>Superstar Billy Graham is garbage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is The WWE Serious ???<p> </p><p> I turned on my computer today and went to the wrestling news sites and what did I see ? Kofi Kingston vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at mania. Talk is Vince is going to put that WWE belt on Kofi Kingston...... Shit.....You...not me, will have a 145 pound WWE champion. This must of been an idea by the new Sr. Creative Lady Dana Warrior ? Meltzer says she has been promoted to an extremely high position on the creative team and attends meeting that only Vince, H and Step are in...damn...how did she get so smart ???</p><p> </p><p> My friend Hannibal has been monitoring the Monday Night RAW steady decline in TV viewership. Well Hannibal, it dropped again last night in Boston, Monday, March 25th. Steady decline in TV viewership. I predict that this years mania will be so bad that next year, 2020,will not come close to selling out. The thrill is gone. Is anyone out there really excited to see these 2 light weights wrestle for the WWE Championship ? Oh, one more thing. I would love to see Kofi at 145 pounds put his newly won WWE belt on the line against Brock Lesner, great logistics, 1 man being out-weighed by a good 135 pounds, a total joke this thing is. S.B.G.</p></div></blockquote> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Superstar Billy Graham is garbage.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I agree. WWE's booking is often questionable, like Asuka getting screwed, but pitting fan-favorite Kofi against Hippie Heel Bryan at Mania is one of their best booking decisions so far this year.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makhai Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Superstar Billy Graham is garbage.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> While I don't agree with his reasoning. He's right the TV ratings were down, they've stopped releasing quarter-hours, and they're probably going to be down at old Impact 1.1M numbers by the World Series. I doubt FOX is going to be happy with paying 2.2B for Xplosion essentially.</p><p> </p><p> While I'm fine with the Kofi-Bryan match, the 40min gauntlet matches that led to them sucking the life out of the angle and has left me limp. Also, the fact Mania is going with 17 announced matches including a Battle Royale, is the perfect encapsulation of WWE programming right now, tons and tons of mediocrity with the cream that world has to offer. Honestly, AEW stealing people might be a blessing, it's not like they have anything for AJ, Joe, Devitt, Gallows and Anderson, or The Revival, and Gargano. Let em go, it's about 4 fewer matches at Mania and maybe you won't have to job out guys on Main Event.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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