Speaking of awesome wrasslin pictures:
This picture is at least 75 percent awesome.
This picture is at least 75 percent awesome.
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gil renard
Bench
Haha, is that photoshopped or real?
gil renard
Bench
Did anyone go to No Mercy last Sunday? How was the show?
No idea, but the troll game was strong, either way.
The unfortunate thing about No Mercy, at least, if you believe the rumors, is that it would have been the first PPV in WWE history to have a women's match as the main event, if Becky had not gotten injured.
gil renard
Bench
I'm kind of out of the loop now. Cut the cable cord back in '13 so I don't see much Raw or Smackdown. I buy the WWE Network subscription for a month every April so I can watch Wrestlemania and get caught up on the storylines.
It's a good deal with all the content they have, but I just don't feel the desire to watch it all year round anymore. It would be cool to go to a live show again though...I haven't been to one since the late 90's. Attitude Era and WCW/nWo era was where it was at for me as a fan.
It's a good deal with all the content they have, but I just don't feel the desire to watch it all year round anymore. It would be cool to go to a live show again though...I haven't been to one since the late 90's. Attitude Era and WCW/nWo era was where it was at for me as a fan.
I think the network is worth it and I can be unreasonably cheap when it comes to subscription services. I also have an (almost) 8 year old boy in the house... and my son too. haha.
Anyone else playing 2k17? It's actually not bad this year despite the usual glitches. They've made it feel a lot more like watching a show (despite being pre-brand split and being more outdated than usual), and there's a lot more freedom with run ins and post match fighting. Even exhibition matches are occasionally spoiled.
Anyways, someone on reddit made a heel Bayley and posted this and I found it rather hilarious.
Anyways, someone on reddit made a heel Bayley and posted this and I found it rather hilarious.
gil renard
Bench
I'm curious what the grappling system/controls are like on the newer generation of wrestling games. I haven't played any of them since the golden age (IMO) of wrestling games, the AKI-developed games that came out for the N64. I loved that the controls were so simple and intuitive.
It's the Yukes controls which are close but not the same as AKI. The glory years were built around the N64 controller and the big A button, they were definitely slightly simplified controls. But this is a good system. For years the problems with the Yukes games was the speed was too high and the infinite reversals. Since 2K took over they've moved away from that, the games are slower and you get limited reversals so there is some strategy if you really want to use one or not. It's a pretty solid system and the wrestlers sell moves now like they did in the golden age.
gil renard
Bench
Thanks...we bought an Xbox One last Christmas so I'll have to check that out when I have time.
Serious WTF.
On a more positive note I think Baron Corbin on Raw and Sami Zayn on Smackdown make a lot of sense, and I think they set a trade up tonight.
On a more positive note I think Baron Corbin on Raw and Sami Zayn on Smackdown make a lot of sense, and I think they set a trade up tonight.
gil renard
Bench
That's why I was skeptical about buying Survivor Series. Never cared for Goldberg matches...all he does is the spear and his finisher. One of my happiest moments as a wrestling fan was when nWo ruined his winning streak back in the WCW era.
Kassius Ohno's ring attire today. Can we keep him?
Maybe they can do what they failed to do the first time, and actually re-form KOW in WWE?
Takeover was pretty great but weird not a single title changed hands, although that perhaps set up some mystery for the main event.
Get the Revival on SD Tuesday please. Nak too.
Get the Revival on SD Tuesday please. Nak too.
Seems like a reasonable indication of whom will and/or won't be getting called up after Mania. Roode retaining likely confirms Nakamura going to Smackdown, while Asuka retaining suggests that the rumors of her getting called up were either false, or someone called an audible. No idea whether one or both losing teams in the triple threat remain in NXT.
I can see DIY continuing a feud with AOP and stealing one back and then getting drafted to one of the big shows?
Asuka is tough because she'd add a lot in-ring but she's rough on the mic and as much as the women's roster has moved away from sex and no in-ring ability the promos are cringe worthy. I think Nak faces similar issues but with his entrance and if they threw him right into a package with AJ nobody is going to complain.
Roode's future WM entrance is going to be the most amaz... oh fine, GLORIOUS, thing ever.
Asuka is tough because she'd add a lot in-ring but she's rough on the mic and as much as the women's roster has moved away from sex and no in-ring ability the promos are cringe worthy. I think Nak faces similar issues but with his entrance and if they threw him right into a package with AJ nobody is going to complain.
Roode's future WM entrance is going to be the most amaz... oh fine, GLORIOUS, thing ever.
"Legends go out on their shield!"
So, John Cena has somehow been involved in all three failed MITB cash-ins.
Jinder Mahal retains the WWE Championship in a historic match against Shinsuke Nakamura, at SummerSlam: it was the first time in the 50+ year history of the company that the WWE Championship was contested in a 1-on-1 match between two POC.
Maybe this is a stretch, but between Raw, Smackdown and NXT two of the top three titles now belong to members of 3MB.
Sometimes it's really embarrassing to be a wrestling fan 
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-hall-o...icle/kid-rock-wwe-hall-of-fame-2018-celebrity
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-hall-o...icle/kid-rock-wwe-hall-of-fame-2018-celebrity
eMBarkat10n
Bench
It could be worse; They could induct Kevin Federline instead.Sometimes it's really embarrassing to be a wrestling fan
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-hall-o...icle/kid-rock-wwe-hall-of-fame-2018-celebrity
I would challenge the notion that that would, in fact, be worse. Kevin Federline, while a dope, is not actively offensive.
eMBarkat10n
Bench
Did anyone watch RAW on Monday? If so, what did you think about "The Ultimate Deletion"?
I, for one, and honestly, hated it. I thought it was boring. I thought it was stupid. And I never wanna see that stuff in the WWE ever again.
PS: I watched the first one when TNA did it. I actually thought, and was hoping, that the WWE would have done a far superior job than what TNA tried to put together. But, it wasn't much different, or any better, IMHO...
I, for one, and honestly, hated it. I thought it was boring. I thought it was stupid. And I never wanna see that stuff in the WWE ever again.
PS: I watched the first one when TNA did it. I actually thought, and was hoping, that the WWE would have done a far superior job than what TNA tried to put together. But, it wasn't much different, or any better, IMHO...
I'm more of a workrate mark, so skits like The Ultimate Deletion aren't really relevant to my interests. But I made my peace with that kind of stuff a long time ago.
I didn't hate it, didn't really like it, it just was. It was funny in Impact because Impact is crap. I probably like a good story as much if not more than the in ring work (they should all compliment each other) but this story is all a bit forced to me.
I have to say, I was hoping for a different outcome in the Charlotte/Asuka match.
^I'm about an hour behind. yes.
Actually displeased with the Women's Battle Royal too.
Actually displeased with the Women's Battle Royal too.
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