Re: The Official WWE Thread - Part 34

[M99]

If you have the time, do yourself a favor and watch this match.

http://thechefonline.com/cgi-bin/megapro.php?File=y%26lister=none%26mirror=m6p2%26mainid=469794

[M99]

AEW Full Gear was a great show. Hopefully a sign they are back to their pre-pandemic form. The womens division needs a lot of fixing in year two.

[Onyx]

Much better as a heel.

[Pedram]

Been watching some old stuff from the ORTON IS GOD Youtube channel, man WWE was so entertaining back then.

[RealGunner]

It really was.

[silver]

Tv ratings:

AEW Dynamite - 0.45
NXT - 0.17
Raw - 0.51
Smackdown (last week) - 0.6


I remember when Raw was dropping from the 4.0s to 3.0s and people were panicking. (~2005ish). Then Edge and Lita had their live sex celebration and ratings popped up huge. Good times.

Anyway, seems like there's a splash with Omega showing up on Impact and forming another Bullet Club OG with the Good Brothers. Along with NJPW Wrestlekingdom coming up (although this is probably their weakest card in the last 4 years), might actually start watching some wrestling again.

[Casciavit]

Brodie Lee/Luke Harper has passed away from non-covid related lung issues. RIP.

[Lucifer]

RIP

[RealGunner]

WTF

RIP

Did he have a pre-existing condition?

[M99]

AEW's tribute show to Brodie Lee was just perfect. RIP.

[Casciavit]

WTF

RIP

Did he have a pre-existing condition?

The story is that he was feeling fine, then randomly one day on his training bike he realized he couldn't finish his workout and checked into the clinic.

They tested him for COVID multiple times, but it was all negative. He had a lung issue that saw him at the mayo clinic for weeks and in the end, they couldn't find what was wrong with his lungs.

So it very much came out of nowhere. Sad to see.

[RealGunner]

Best Smackdown ending ever... pic.twitter.com/meQFOpVdfR

— The Rock Promo! (@TheRockPromo) January 10, 2021

Mannnnn

Look at that star power

[Pedram]

What year is that?

[RealGunner]

What year is that?

2001

That selling from Rock is incredible. That angle slam on the big show. Vince's expressions in the end. JR's GOAT commentary

Absolutely unreal shit man. I can't even name 3 people in current smackdown lmao

[Pedram]

Yea just a golden generation in term of talents, that's what happen when you absorb almost all of WCW's roster and manage to hit quite a few jackpots with your own talents.

Obviously not trying to belittle Vince McMahon or attribute his success to luck, guy is an absolute genius. really looking forward to his upcoming Netflix documentary, hope they show his real side and don't censor any stuff.

[silver]

Best Smackdown ending ever... pic.twitter.com/meQFOpVdfR

— The Rock Promo! (@TheRockPromo) January 10, 2021

Mannnnn

Look at that star power

Yes the train wreak that was the Invasion. Good ol' WCW alumni Steve Austin and Kurt Angle.

[silver]

I love me some Edge but no way he should have won the Royal Rumble. Where is the new generation?

[RealGunner]

I love me some Edge but no way he should have won the Royal Rumble. Where is the new generation?

new generation has resulted in WWE being all time worst

[Pedram]

Drew McIntyre should be nowhere near the title, what the fuck is WWE thinking trying to push scrubs like him.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

I love me some Edge but no way he should have won the Royal Rumble. Where is the new generation?

There isn't one because they haven't built anybody, you know the same story for the last 15 years lol.

I have no issue with the Edge decision, i probably would have preferred Daniel Bryan for story related reasons but it's cool.

I've seen a lot of people complaining about it because "he's a part timer" but if you can't tell the difference between Edge and Goldberg or Brock i can't do nothing for you lol.

One thing i will say this Roman Reigns character is the hottest thing (from a momentum pov) i have seen in literal years.

It's a shame that firstly there is no fans atm and secondly they've spent the last 15 years being a complete shit show so nobody gives a shit anyway because he's currently at a level very few people have ever touched.

[silver]

Daniel Bryan would have been a far better choice given he's never won the rumble before, younger,, can match the popularity and stature of Reigns, and has a ready made storyline with Reigns.

[Casciavit]

Bryan's ruining his credibility with all this jobbing imo

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Bryan's ruining his credibility with all this jobbing imo

That's honestly why they probably didn't do it.

But considering Bryan is part of creative i think he's trying to put guys over right now tbh. He knows they can flip it with him any time they want.

The fact Bryan was literally the reason Roman failed as a babyface is the most compelling story you could have told imo.

But looks like they have other plans.

[Casciavit]

Yeah but you don't get guys over by jobbing to everyone before him. You get guys over by winning and then doing the job, so when you do the job it actually means something.

I wonder what's in store for Drew. He's been given a super push but there's no way he's facing Sheamus at Wrestlemania surely.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

It won't be.

I think they're aware at this point that Sheamus isn't a WM main event player.

It's why i want Edge vs McIntyre, there's simply more opponents for Roman than there are for Drew.

Which says how terrible Raw creative has been, Smackdown has actually been pretty good since Roman turned so there's actual opponents for him.

Roman vs Edge would be a great programme but I'm pretty sure it makes the card overall worse.

[Onyx]

Putting people over isn't going to do much unless the superstar is good enough and already over. Just hurts his credibility losing constantly for no reason. It has to come at the right moment against someone who is on their way up. Bryan's been losing to Jey Uso, NXT wrestlers and cruiserweights.

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