Smackdown
Date:
June 11, 2015
Location:
CajunDome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Commentators:
Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
It's
the last show before we get to Money in the Bank, meaning it's the
last time we have to cram an entire pay per view build into two weeks
for a very long time. The big story coming out of Monday is Ambrose
using Instagram (just go with it) to warn Rollins that he was coming,
only to lay Seth out again to end the show. Let's get to it.
Opening
sequence.
Here's
Ambrose, wearing a ton of Mardi Gras beads, coming through the crowd
to open things up. He holds up the title and says let the good times
roll because he's been having a good time on Bourbon Street. Ambrose
takes us through the Instagram pictures from Monday, thankfully
pointing out that the ticket wasn't real and that Reigns just saved
him a seat. After a clip of the main event from Raw, Ambrose
promises to drop Seth on his head with Dirty Deeds and take the World
Title for real this Sunday.
Cue
Rollins who says Ambrose is just like all the other scum in this
arena: not in his league. Rollins wants the title back and Dean
drops it right in the middle of the ring. The champ picks it up but
realizes it's just a replica because the title is somewhere between
here and New Orleans. Dean: “It's been a blurry few days. It
still feels like Tuesday to me.” Kane comes out and brings up
Mercury and Noble beating Rollins on Monday when he was all alone.
Tonight he gets to be alone all over again against Dolph Ziggler. As
usual, Ambrose and Rollins have a great promo when people just leave
them alone.
Ryback
vs. Miz
Non-title.
Miz bails to the floor to take off the sunglasses and has his sunset
flip attempt countered by having his head slammed into the mat. A
ridiculous 26 seconds vertical suplex sends Miz outside again but he
throws Ryback over the announcers' table as we take a break. Back
with Ryback fighting out of a chinlock and hitting a backpack
Stunner. A powerslam gets two for the champ but Miz kicks him in the
head to set up the Figure Four.
That
goes nowhere (just like always because it's a horrible move for Miz
to use) as Ryback powers out, only to take a short DDT for two more.
The threat of a Meat Hook sends Miz to the floor but Ryback runs him
down out there just as easily. Back in and Shell Shock is countered
into the Skull Crushing Finale for two and Miz is stunned. Ever the
genius, Miz tries a Meat Hook of his own but takes the real thing,
setting up Shell Shock to give the champion the pin at 7:44.
Rating:
C. This was fine for what it
was and served the purpose of giving Ryback a nice win. Miz is
settling into this midcard role as he loses his matches but is able
to talk himself right back into being hated all over again due to
pure delusion. Ryback vs. Big Show isn't going to be anything great
but at least the Shell Shock at the end will be good. Assuming of
course WWE doesn't feel the need to feed someone else to Big Show for
reasons I'll never fathom.
Post
match here's Big Show who says he doesn't impress easily with over
twenty years of experience (not quite as he debuted in October 1995).
The Shell Shock was fine on Monday but this Sunday ends with one of
these right hands. He's holding up his left hand but close enough.
Ryback says he'll have the
fans in his corner on Sunday so bring it right now, little man.
As expected, Show turns him down.
Tough
Enough finalists, including
former OVW TV Champion Michael Hayes (not that Michael Hayes. This
one only has one leg).
Jack
Swagger vs. King Barrett
R-Truth
is on commentary before his pre-show match with Barrett on Sunday and
has decided that he should be King after beating Barrett recently.
He
also thinks he's
in the ladder match on Sunday. Barrett
stomps Jack down in the corner to start as Truth puts on the robe.
The distraction breaks up
the Bullhammer and Jack nails a big clothesline on the floor followed
by a Vader Bomb for two. The
Patriot Lock is broken up and the Bullhammer gives Barrett the pin at
2:23.
Truth
has disappeared.
More
Tough Enough finalists.
We
recap the Bellas' Twin Magic from a few weeks back and Paige being
sick of the whole thing.
Alicia
Fox yells at Paige and there's going to be a match later. I really
wish WWE would mix up this kind of thing. We're long past the
suspension of disbelief that a package on the Divas would air then
there just happened to be a camera on Paige when Fox came up to
challenge her. All you need
is to say this happened earlier in the day.
This
week's sitdown interview is with Lana, who says she and Dolph read
books together and talk about things. Rusev
comes in again and says don't ruin this. Ziggler
has been with a bunch of other women but Rusev has only been with
her. Lana says it's over and leaves so Rusev scares Cole away.
Dolph
Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins
Non-title
and Seth is on his own.
The champ takes it to the
mat with a headlock but Ziggler counters into an armbar to send Seth
to the ropes. Back to the
headlock on Dolph for a bit
before the threat of a superkick sends Rollins out to the floor.
They're still in first gear here as Rollins takes a breather. Back
in and Dolph hammers away in the corner, only to get caught in an
electric chair for two. The
standard chinlock kills some time as the fans want Lana. Speak
for yourselves. I don't want her and Ziggler anywhere near each
other.
Dolph
fights up and a Cactus Clothesline puts both guys outside, where
Rollins catapults him over the barricade as we take a break. We
come back with Ziggler slugging away until Rollins
drops him with a Sling Blade for two. Well
at least it wasn't another chinlock. Ziggler
comes back with a backdrop to put Rollins on the floor, followed by
the running DDT for two. The
Buckle Bomb is countered into a rollup for two and the Fameasser gets
the same. Dolph keeps
speeding things up and goes to the top for a high cross body but
Rollins rolls through and grabs the trunks for the pin at 13:53.
Rating:
B-. Nice main event style match
here with Rollins getting the kind of a win he should be getting.
Ziggler doesn't lose anything either and everyone comes out looking
fine. It's very nice to see them breaking from the same pattern that
they've been having for months for Rollins as it was getting
repetitive.
Remember
the two times we've seen Tough Enough finalists already? Make it
three.
Paige
vs. Alicia Fox
Paige
takes her down to start and cranks on a reverse chinlock for
a bit before Fox takes her down and puts on a chinlock. They aren't
exactly dishing out the creativity. At
least Fox adds in some knees to the head to mix things up. A big
boot to the face gets two on Paige but she snaps Fox's throat across
the ropes. This is her house, which makes me wonder how much a Diva
makes since Paige must have 40 houses around the country. The
PTO makes Fox tap at 4:46.
Rating:
D. They did a good enough job
of making Paige look good going into Sunday but I don't buy her as
having a chance at taking the title because All Hail the Bellas. It
didn't help that the match was nearly half chinlock. You really
shouldn't need two of those in a match that doesn't last five
minutes.
Long
recap of Owens vs. Cena to set up the rematch on Sunday. The
first match was great and I really hope Owens just walks out on the
second because he has nothing to gain.
The
Prime Time Players say they're like butter because they're on a roll.
Whole wheat and gluten free that is. They
incorporate the clap into the Millions of Dollars dance and even
Renee joins in.
Final
batch of Tough Enough finalists, including
the Big O.
Roman
Reigns/Randy Orton/Neville vs. Sheamus/Kane/Kofi Kingston
Those
are quite the interesting teams. Reigns
decks Kofi to start before
Neville comes in and eats a right hand to the face. Neville
flips over Sheamus and tags in Orton, because we haven't seen Orton
vs. Sheamus enough lately. The
good guy keeps control for a bit until a Kane distraction lets
Sheamus nail a tilt-a-whirl powerslam to take over. Back from a
break with Orton fighting out of Sheamus' chinlock.
The
lukewarm tag brings in Neville to clean house with his variety of
kicks but Kane breaks up the Red Arrow. Kane
comes back in for some weak stomping and a big side slam for two as
this isn't exactly inspiring stuff so far. Kofi
comes back in to fire the New Day up again with Woods declaring him
the greatest of all time. A
dropkick gets two and Woods says he's getting annihilated right now.
Sheamus gets two of his own off the Irish Curse and it's off to the
chinlock.
Neville
avoids a charge into the post though and it's a hot tag to Reigns,
who runs Kofi over in a hurry. The
New Day is easily dispatched but Kane counters a Superman Punch with
a chokeslam, which earns Kane an RKO, followed by a Brogue Kick,
followed by a dropkick from Neville, followed by Trouble in Paradise.
Reigns is back up though and the Superman Punch connects to Kofi,
only to have the New Day come in for the DQ at 13:25.
Rating:
C-. This was boring. That's
the best word I can come up with for it. We were sitting around and
waiting on the big parade of finishers to close things out and it
eventually came and went. It's not a terrible match or even bad but
I never came close to being interested in what was going on.
Reigns
takes a Midnight Hour and it's ladder time. Cue Dolph with a ladder
of his own but Neville climbs the ladder and dives onto everyone who
was nice enough to brawl right beneath him. Neville pulls down the
briefcase to end the show.
Overall
Rating: C. Totally average show
here as they talked up the pay per view a bit but didn't do much to
make me care about what I was seeing. Money in the Bank is a show
that sells itself with the big ladder match and it gets very
difficult to build towards it as the singles matches and tags don't
change anything. As for the rest, it was just a standard Smackdown:
watchable wrestling, nothing important, two hours gone.
Results
Ryback
b. Miz – Shell Shock
King
Barrett b. Jack Swagger – Bullhammer
Seth
Rollins b. Dolph Ziggler – Rollins rolled through a cross body and
held Ziggler's trunks
Paige
b. Alicia Fox – PTO
Roman
Reigns/Randy Orton/Neville b. Sheamus/Kane/Kofi Kingston via DQ when
New Day interfered
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The only thing notable about Smackdown are the injuries that happen.
ReplyDeleteI know it would probably be one of the dumbest finishes in the history of WWE, and that covers some ground, but "gooooood R-truth" is so captivating it almost makes me want to see him crash the ladder match, steal the briefcase, and act like he won it while the rest of the match participants look on in pure bewilderment.
ReplyDeleteNot totally crazy. That would be a great way for Lesnar to get his hands on it. He can show up the next night, murder Truth and just fucking take it.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or does Dolphins suddenly feel...kinda dated?
ReplyDeleteIt's not suddenly for me. He's basically been the same guy for the last few years. He's there, you know what you're getting from him, and that's it. He had a nice run in November/December of last year and then it's right back where he was before.
ReplyDeleteI'd be happy if anyone got rid of that thing. I'm sick of seeing it, especially just three months after the last cash in.
ReplyDeleteYeah....I have zero desire to watch him right now. I find myself wishing they'd just give his roster spot to Tyler Breeze.
ReplyDeleteHe fits the mold of MVP from a few years ago, and Shelton before him where he would be so much more enjoyable if he went a did a run with ROH or Japan. Unfortunately, if he gets released I feel he is more likely to go the way Morrison did when he left and try to make it in comedy first.
ReplyDeleteHe comes across as a massive loser and dresses like an eight year old Cena fan. Also what is he meant to be showing off about? He can barely win a match.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't have anything to do with whether he wins or loses. I think Dolph is a guy who it doesn't really matter if he wins or not, and in fact an argument could be made that he's better off losing more than he wins. (After all, whether or not I think he's dated, he remains crazy over.)
ReplyDeleteWhat's the point of making matches non-title if the champ wins? Why not just, you know, let the champ successfully defend the title?
ReplyDeleteBecause the challenger isn't worthy of a title shot?
ReplyDeleteThen he shouldn't be wrestling the champ at all.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't watch squash matches in the eighties, did you?
ReplyDeleteThis isn't the 80s.
ReplyDeleteSo it was alright for champs to fight nontitle matches back then, but not now?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunate that they couldn't squeeze in an opening RIP In Memoriam for Dusty Rhodes here. I assume that's because the show was completely in the can already, because WWE.com and the Network have been paying tribute to him all day.
ReplyDeleteIt's not fair to even compare the two. And Dolph isn't some jobber, if he's going to wrestle the champ and lose then just make it a title match. And if Cena is having a title match every week then Ryback can do his matches for the title too.
ReplyDeleteI just hate non-title matches to begin with though. I don't mind if it's the classic "guy beats the champ in a non title match match to earn a title match" thing that's been done in wrestling forever, but otherwise either do title matches or put the champ in a tag match or something.
The time to make something out of him was Survivor Series, but the fact that the Authority came back three weeks later while Ziggler was literally in the exact same spot on the card doing the exact same shit was a breaking point for a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteProblem is that Ambrose has stolen the WHC title, and acted like he won it recently - not to mention he, Truth and some others did the exact same thing with the IC belt before that (and if memory serves, the MitB case before that) so the stealing thing is getting really overused now...
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ReplyDeleteWasn't a complaint as much as a slight bitching.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZh_dfuqQUo
There is a delicious irony to using that guy here, but I'll say no more.
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ReplyDeleteHaha, we tucked some people in tonight lmao
ReplyDeleteWow, so championships are now decided with a 2-2 tie? Huh.......
ReplyDeleteGosh dang, you're probably the type of guy not to ask a girl out because she might say no.
Dude, I'm a HUGE San Francisco Giants fan. My boys were on the brink of elimination TWICE during the 2012 post season run. Down 0-2 in the NLDS, came back to win. Down 1-3 in the NLCS, came back to win. Then tore shit up in the world series.
It's not over Debbie.
We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down.
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This is the landing. Jesus H. Cringe lol.
ReplyDeleteI am so fucking proud dude lmao
ReplyDeleteYeah, ya might should lol.
ReplyDeleteFuckin walk to the store and it starts fucking pouring.
ReplyDeleteWeather can eat shit.
Dustin has really taken great care of himself.
ReplyDelete"In love" might be pushing it, but it's Perfectly Acceptable Music.
ReplyDeleteThat and "Shadow of the Sun" are pretty much the only good songs.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing out loud at this. And yeah, peanut butter and chocolate together is amazing.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU! And I'm pretty sure they are the one animal that does NOTHING to help the ecosystem. Bees at least pollinate shit, mosquitoes are not only completely fucking useless, but actively harmful. Fun fact: mosquitoes have killed more people than every other animal combined.
ReplyDeleteThe ONLY reason I wouldn't doom them all to some foul-smelling hell is that I'm sure some species eats them to live. I'd hate to destroy the food chain, so I must endure these bitches, it seems. Another fun fact: only female mosquitoes bite and suck blood.
ReplyDeleteFucking broads. Always the fucking broads.
ReplyDeleteDude's a little version of Billy Gunn, the Mr Ass Billy Gunn, with a whinny voice and even whinnier attitude.
ReplyDeleteWWE should just fire his ass, he adds nothing besides giving me a headache.
I'm with you on this one. Title matches should be earned.
ReplyDeleteEvery non title match should also hold the stipulation that beating the champion warns you a title shot--but still the champion should almost never lose.
Wrong. If we're calling him a Pippen then who was Jordan? It wasn't Wade or Bosch, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteWade is the Jordan. Dude lead his team to a championship without help from other superstars.
ReplyDeleteAmy Schumer thinks so!
ReplyDeleteChris Heston has a glorious record that will probably stand throughout our lifetimes: Most Beanballs in a No-Hitter.
ReplyDeleteUm...Shaq??? Now this is getting silly.
ReplyDeleteShaq? OK... if you believe that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lead the Lakers to titles in the late 80's, then I suppose you could make the case for Shaq too.
ReplyDeleteI didn't say Shaq was the leader. *You* said, "Dude lead his team to a championship without help from other superstars." Which is fundamentally wrong. He had Shaq.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the Don Drysdale saying: "why throw four pitches when you only need to throw one?"
ReplyDeleteI like most of their first album.
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ReplyDeleteThey play it just about in full on Fall Brawl 94 I believe.
ReplyDeleteUndertaker didn't do one single solitary promo about the streak, what it meant to him, and what he was gonna do next. That was so lame.
ReplyDeleteHe lit a chair on fire!
ReplyDelete2014 killed some time though, I'll say that for it. You can't say they didn't kill a bit of time.
ReplyDeleteI just wish one fucking time a heel champion would be someone who is able to beat guys because of how great he is and is extremely fucking cocky about it like a Deion Sanders. Instead we always get Honky Tonk Man version 443343322
ReplyDelete"So weird all around."
ReplyDeleteBusiness as usual, then.
There were some things that happened that's for sure. And some stuff.
ReplyDeleteOh the '04 Pistons sweep either of these teams, but yeah it's all style here. Cleveland must do the poor man's version of what the Pistons did.
ReplyDeleteWell, there was Brock. But you're right about Seth.
ReplyDeleteHHH was treated like that. He could beat anyone, but just placed obstacles in their way to make it that much harder. Hence playing the game.
ReplyDeleteIt was brilliant because it allowed him to show ass sometimes, but still be a legit champion.
"High-octane church fart."
ReplyDeleteSome people are just natural born writers.
KO seems to be headed in that direction. I think that's why he's resonating as well as he is. (In addition to promos, in ring skill, etc.)
ReplyDeleteSee, this would be one of those times where TripleS would come out from underneath his bridge and tell us how it doesn't matter what they did with Lesnar, because he isn't a draw or something.
ReplyDeleteI'm already missing that gigantic turd.
That's your solution to everything, isn't it Taker. Light a chair on fire.
ReplyDeleteThe old timers would argue that the heel is always supposed to cheat and look weak. When Triple H dominated like he did people seemed to hate it.
ReplyDeleteIt's also only true if you stopped watching wrestling on Jan. 25, because just about everything Reigns has done since the Rumble has been pretty great.
ReplyDeleteYes. It would be one of those times, because every single comment put on the boards is one of those times, because that's the whole point of a troll account.
ReplyDeleteit does take a while for Scott to get to emails, this may have been written several months back
ReplyDeletecheating is different. Cheating makes you look smart. HHH at least hit people with a sledgehammer when things got tough. And that made him look like a bad ass, and that's the whole point.
ReplyDeleteI still have that fresh post-troll flushing feeling. It's nice and chill.
ReplyDeletenice arm dude
ReplyDeleteBelee dis....people can dislike what Roman Reigns has done since Jan. 25th. It's not an absolutely crazy idea.
ReplyDeleteI personally am not the least bit offended by Reigns. He's just kind of boring to me. I can see the other side though.
Mainly, I was commenting on "high-octane church fart" because it's a great line.
I went and read the final exchange of TripleS's career this morning. I'm amazed he thought he could get away with just outright insulting Scott directly like that. I'm sure he thinks he's a free speech martyr.
ReplyDeleteBut then the WWE would be admitting that wins and losses DO matter
ReplyDeleteWhat I find interesting is that very few people on the board seemed to have a problem with Reigns. Just that he wasn't quite ready yet, but that by WM32 he probably WOULD be ready. And I'm feeling like he's continuing in that direction.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, but that's also part of the problem. Owens is resonating so well that he's virtually a face. In the post-Austin world, booking a heel to be an ass-kicker makes fans want to cheer him. I agree that the idea of every heel champion having to be a chicken shit is way played out, but I understand their reluctance to book heels as bad asses.
ReplyDeleteHe didn't even look/point at the sign, did he?
ReplyDeleteUnluckily for him, freedom of speech in the US simply means that barring certain things, the government wouldn't arrest him for making disparaging comments. No idea how it works in Canada of course. I'm assuming it has something to do with moose playing hockey or something, but who knows.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had a Flair type heel again. He would throw his goons at the faces to keep them away but back him into a corner and he could still outwrestle them or cheat to win on his own. In other words, he wanted every advantage he could get and he didn't relish the idea of going one on one with in an equal situation but he wasn't a total chickenshit.
ReplyDeleteWhich is fine. I long for a world where heels just do heelish things, faces do face things, and everyone cheers or boos whoever they damn well please.
ReplyDelete"WM31" was a really good show, Brock/Reigns was a really good match, and the audience was really into Rollins' cash-in... but I can't help but feel that the wonky ending killed off what could have been an even bigger angle.
ReplyDeleteBrock breaks the streak, steamrolls Cena, and hold the title hostage for months. Brock was an absolute monster heel, and there was a great story to be had of someone finally slaying the beast and giving him his comeuppance. That's what they were trying to do with Reigns, but the backlash was too great and, IMO, was also too soon to do that story (I definitely think it should have waited until at least "Summerslam").
So now, we have this guy built up as an unbeatable monster, and then he loses the title in wonky fashion. As good as "WM" was, it all meant nothing the next night. Rollins is booked like a joke, the whole "in-fighting within the heel authority stable" is BEYOND stale,
You're not telling me I hate Reigns. I like the cut of your jib.
ReplyDeleteI don't disagree with that either, I just don't think Vince shares that vision.
ReplyDeleteI do try to keep my jib trimmed. My girlfriend actually prefers it that way.
ReplyDeleteDidn't even look at the sign!
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, if you sign a guy to a deal for like 3 matches a year and 16 total appearances, how do you mention him when he's not around?
ReplyDelete"And this week, we understand that Brock Lesnar will, once again, not be here."
My favorite match of all time is the Ironman match from Judgment Day 2000. He sends his whole crew to the back before the match, says he has to do it by himself. Then he heels his ass off for 60 minutes.
ReplyDeleteIt works for everyone. Bane beat Batman by doing that very thing in Knightfall.
ReplyDeleteLike a golf swing, it's all about follow through. They booked him for one day after Wrestlemania Click Button? Have him tear assing around for three Raws before getting suspended, then have Heyman come out on the fourth Raw and give a we'll be back promo. It's not rocket science. It's barely even geological science.
ReplyDeleteDid he ever realize that Scott, you know, runs this place? At times I got the impression he didn't. Or he was trying to be a tough guy maybe.
ReplyDeleteGood point. They could do a satellite interview or something tho. At least to let him vent about getting effed at mania. or as mentioned already having him get "suspended" angle would have been good to. if they didn't want to use a brock date, at least have paulie talking about how pissed brock is and how its over for everyone once he gets back.
ReplyDeleteSo if Brock challenges Rollins the night after WM and Rollins bails, how do you get Lesnar to stop destroying things? Why does he choose to leave? Why does the WWE allow him back in the next week?
ReplyDeleteIt made perfect sense that a furious Lesnar wanted a rematch, was given a rematch, the champion bailed and Lesnar directed his fury at everything that moved in an unstoppable rage until he got suspended.
Yeah I was already halfway through this (Canadian feed) when the news broke. There was no way.
ReplyDeleteI feel you could have drawn out Brock's final meltdown is all. Why would HHH just give him the rematch that first night.
ReplyDeleteI find him boring. I don't see the character and just don't care. So I've moved from disliking him to not giving a shit. I also don't watch Raw unless I see something here that is can't miss (Owens/Cena)
ReplyDeleteThey certainly killed an hour of my Wednesday evening time per week. Plus the occasional block of time on Sunday. But I enjoyed all of that.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who once sang that part when it was on. We still reference/make fun of it.
ReplyDeleteNah, then that awful Kid Rock concert at 25 would still be shown.
ReplyDeleteThey should have just had Brock walk out of Wrestlemania as champion. Nobody wanted to see Reigns win, but they'd built him up to the point where it looked like he was going to - so there's another "can anyone stop Lesnar?" when he beats Reigns. They can always start rehabbing Reigns after the loss, which they've been trying to do since anyway. Rollins isn't doing anything with the title he couldn't do without it, and he literally doesn't have it at the moment anyway.
ReplyDeleteIs Brock going to be a face now since he was cheated out of the title? Either way the simple story line of Brock dominating until someone straight up beats him is out the window.
If they treated his matches like athletic contests that were scheduled in advance they just say he's off training for his next match. But then he wouldn't be there to tell stories about cementing legacies and being the face of the company and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteI mean, sure. Anyone can dislike whoever they want. But I think a huge part of any post-Rumble criticism of Reigns is largely colored by people having already made up their minds and not being open to new information changing said minds. I was as annoyed as anyone about his push and Rumble win, but he's been really fucking good ever since.
ReplyDeleteHe's improved in the ring, and he's still meh on the mic. I wouldn't be of the opinion that he's been "really fucking good." I think that's a bit of a stretch, but again, that's just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteHe's certainly nowhere near the worst choice for tippy top guy.
Fuck's sake, we had to live with Miz for like 6 months or some shit.
He's had a few really good promos but he's not consistently up there with Rollins or Ambrose on the mic yet, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI never mind when someone rebuts something I say because I may be factually incorrect, or they just have a different opinion, but TripleS's thing seemed to be to chastise you for even having an opinion, then offering his opinion even though his criticism of you would equally apply to himself. That, or just simply belittling someone for having an opinion; or being contrary for the sake of being contrary--even admitting he's of the sane opinion, just F-U for having said it. His trolling reminded me of Vince Jordan at times.
ReplyDeleteOnce WCW imploded and there was no more competition, I wish they would have gone to this sort of formula anyway. Slow the touring down, let guys go a little longer between big matches. Not necessarily back to jobbers on every TV show, but just let guys go more than a week between wrestling on the big stage.
ReplyDeleteProblem with the Brock idea is you try to build that "Big Fight" feel by having the one monster guy away for months "training", while you have other guys pulling double duty on Raw or wrestling on TV several times a week. In kayfabe it makes it like "why can John Cena make an open challenge every week" or "why does wrestle every week", but the most dominant guy needs to take months off to train for his next match?
Once they split the brands, I think they could have really let the combination of monopoly and roster depth benefit the wrestlers. Decrease the travel, decrease the wrestling workload, etc.
He will be back. Vince Jordan always comes back
ReplyDelete"It's been a blurry few days. It still feels like Tuesday to me."
ReplyDeleteAha! I see what you did there, Dean!
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