DKBroiler
SpeciASSl CUMedian  
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Originally posted by lz4005
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Originally posted by DKBroiler
Haha ... sorry. It's my older brother's first WWE event. I'm gonna try and NOT make him regret agreeing to go (more than already).
Tell him it's a thing everyone does. He won't know any better. He can wear them too.
Straight up 1950's dad style striped ones with a button up shirt and a collar.
Tempting ...
Braun Strowman guy.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni 
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| posted on 6-28-2017 at 08:08 PM |
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Originally posted by punkerhardcore
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Originally posted by janerd75
Was that a picture of Xavier with the words MODEL CITIZEN on that photo? 
I thought it was Rick Martel...
Like Pad said, the women last night were noticeably handcuffed (yeah, yeah), which was sorta annoying/distracting. I'm not one of those "I
DEMAND CARNAGE" types, but I feel like if the company is going to book them into a ladder match, then they should trust that the ladies can go out
there and engage in the same pandemonium that the men do. Like how it was always stupid that when the women had a battle royal, they simply had to be
tossed out of the ring, rather than going over the top rope. Let them go at full speed... they aren't made of glass.
It was kind of the same at Hell In A Cell. Charlotte and Sasha put on a great match but it only took about five minutes of watching to realize that
they weren't even going to go as far as Rikishi gently landing in a truck bed full of wood chips, much less going anywhere near full-insane the
way Foley did. I don't need the carnage either but it's kind of off-putting when the toned-down-for-safety action in the ring
doesn't come close to matching the pre-show hype or the over the top "careers have been ended - this is as extreme as it gets!" bullshit
routine from the announce team.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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the goon
Sister Act
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I agree with the above comments about the women being noticeably handcuffed and/or holding back in the MITB match. It seemed like every time that a
big spot was going to occur, they would just fall off the ladder onto the top rope (or for instance, in the cool spot where Becky ran up the ladder
while Charlotte and Tamina were fighting over it, they kind of just lightly dropped the ladder onto the ropes).
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Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Carmella's been as good a call up from NXT as Alexa has. She's just as good at chickenshit heelery and almost as good on promos.
100% agree. Carmella is like this year's version of Alexa for me, in that she's quickly winning me over with her heel work (and who knew
she was so damn solid on the mic?). Her being paired with Elsworth is just the icing on the cake, as they were getting some great heel heat in the
opening segment last night.
And on a sidenote, New Day referencing Booker T's infamous "Hulk Hogan, we comin' for you, nigga!" was one of the funniest damn things
I've seen on WWE TV in a while. I find New Day pretty stale, but that was amazing.
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GodEatGod
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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| posted on 6-28-2017 at 10:21 PM |
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I can understand toning down - I thought they went pretty far with the first MitB match at the PPV. Having to do the same shit just a little more than
a week later is probably a lot to ask of the talent, frankly, and I don't blame them a bit for toning it down a bit on such short notice
(because it's pretty clear this whole angle is all hotshot/reaction).
I think Carmella's really good and Ellsworth is great as her henchman/worm. I presume she cashes in relatively quickly, since Naomi seems to
have disposed of Lana and doesn't have any other real challenger on the horizon.
I don't know why I'm not more interested in a continuation of AJ/Owens, but I'm not. It just feels like a placeholder feud for both
guys.
I've mostly been fine with Orton for years, even when others have been down on him, but Jesus he's so fucking boring right now. He and
Jinder fighting one another endlessly is like some experiment in mind-numbing mediocrity.
"It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don't like something, it is empirically not good. I don't like
Chinese food, but I don't write articles trying to prove it doesn't exist." - Tina Fey
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Gobshite
The Great One 
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I hope it's ultimately Gable & Jordan behind the Fashion Police attacks/room trashing. A good "take this seriously" heel turn could be good
for them.
I have six invites I can crash out for membership to pwtorrents.net - if you want one, U2U me!
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the goon
Sister Act
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Originally posted by GodEatGod
I've mostly been fine with Orton for years, even when others have been down on him, but Jesus he's so fucking boring right now. He and
Jinder fighting one another endlessly is like some experiment in mind-numbing mediocrity.
I mentioned a week or two ago that Smackdown has Styles, Owens, Nakamura, Ziggler, and Zayn, yet we get Randy Orton in the WWE title picture for
almost six months, Jinder Mahal as the current WWE champion, and the threat of new WWE champion Baron Corbin at any given moment. I just don't
get it.
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Originally posted by GodEatGod
I don't know why I'm not more interested in a continuation of AJ/Owens, but I'm not. It just feels like a placeholder feud for both
guys.
Agreed, and it kind of goes back to my last point; why are Styles and Owens feuding over the secondary title while Mahal and Corbin are in the WWE
title scene? It should be the other way around.
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Originally posted by Gobshite
I hope it's ultimately Gable & Jordan behind the Fashion Police attacks/room trashing. A good "take this seriously" heel turn could be good
for them.
Maybe it's because I've only been half-watching Smackdown the last few weeks, but I hadn't even considered that option. I hope
you're right though, as American Alpha could use an Usos-style heel turn and freshening up.
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First 9
The Rowdy One
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The entire show feels lifeless and lacking in sizzle. With the exception of Becky who looks to be at her wits end, Carmella taking a level in evil,
and the Fashion Police advancing in their investigatio everybody else seems to be going through the motions.
Nakamura, Zayn, AJ, and Charlotte are just there.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Registered 1-19-2008 Location Stupid Idiot Section Member Is OnlineMood: ChinceMcMahon
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Going by the clips on YouTube tonight there was probably more actual hardcore in the NXT match between Asuka and Nikki Cross alone than there was on
the women's main roster combined in HITC, two MITB matches, and the silly kendo-stick-on-a-pole match.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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gobbledygooker
Sister Act 2
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| posted on 6-29-2017 at 03:31 PM |
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I keep hoping in vain for some kind of crowd backlash and for them to start chanting "AJ Styles!" or "Nakamura!" during an Orton/Mahal promo.
I'll keep hoping.
"Hulk Hogan have the sex with some dumb bitch on the TV. The girl smart if she make the $$ from his bald ass but she also desperate to have sex with
the howdy doody like Hulk Hogan. He worse than Mel Gibson and I think now %10000 he prove he have grasshopper dick and raisin balls." - The Iron
Sheik
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