Howdy Blog O'Doomers!
I hope this first day of June was fruitful to all! For the most part I enjoyed the Network Special last night even though things were pretty dull after Owens-Cena. Still Owens-Cena was so good it was going to be hard for anything else to happen that would compare to that.
Obviously that wasn't Cena's first great match and it wasn't his first clean job but he truly made a star last night. He's elevated guys many times before but they had already established themselves. C.M. Punk had a dominating run as World Champion on Smackdown and an Undertaker program before his historic MitB match with Cena. Bryan also had a dominating run on Smackdown and several high-quality matches for the WWE Title with Punk before Cena gave him the final rub at Summerslam 2013 before Orton/HHH sucked the life out of it.
This was different. Not everyone watches NXT, not everyone has the Network so there were a lot of people who really didn't know who Kevin Owens was before he crashed the U.S. open challenge a couple weeks ago. So this match wasn't just about Cena laying down, it was about getting Owens over as a wrestling talent and a threat on the main roster. So on June 1 the more casual viewers know who Owens is, they know he is a bad ass worker and they know he's a threat to any top spot on the main roster. They also know that the NXT champion must be a big deal if the guy holding the strap just beat John Cena. Might have been Cena's best work as a professional in his 9-10 years as a top guy.
Anyway for TV tonight
RAW
NCAA Softball National Championship (Florida vs. Michigan)
Brewers-Cardinals on ESPN
New Bachelorette...New American Ninja Warrior...
Enjoy, keep it clean.
I hope this first day of June was fruitful to all! For the most part I enjoyed the Network Special last night even though things were pretty dull after Owens-Cena. Still Owens-Cena was so good it was going to be hard for anything else to happen that would compare to that.
Obviously that wasn't Cena's first great match and it wasn't his first clean job but he truly made a star last night. He's elevated guys many times before but they had already established themselves. C.M. Punk had a dominating run as World Champion on Smackdown and an Undertaker program before his historic MitB match with Cena. Bryan also had a dominating run on Smackdown and several high-quality matches for the WWE Title with Punk before Cena gave him the final rub at Summerslam 2013 before Orton/HHH sucked the life out of it.
This was different. Not everyone watches NXT, not everyone has the Network so there were a lot of people who really didn't know who Kevin Owens was before he crashed the U.S. open challenge a couple weeks ago. So this match wasn't just about Cena laying down, it was about getting Owens over as a wrestling talent and a threat on the main roster. So on June 1 the more casual viewers know who Owens is, they know he is a bad ass worker and they know he's a threat to any top spot on the main roster. They also know that the NXT champion must be a big deal if the guy holding the strap just beat John Cena. Might have been Cena's best work as a professional in his 9-10 years as a top guy.
Anyway for TV tonight
RAW
NCAA Softball National Championship (Florida vs. Michigan)
Brewers-Cardinals on ESPN
New Bachelorette...New American Ninja Warrior...
Enjoy, keep it clean.
Can't wait for the Owens Burial Theories tonight.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Princess. Owens, thus far, has been booked as well as the Shield were during their early months.
ReplyDeleteWatching the 1996 Great American Bash (greatest June ppv in History? I think so), and after Bischoff asks Hall and Nash if they work for the WWF, and Hall says, "Forget about the past, chico." Which is some kind of awesome.
ReplyDelete"Not everyone watches NXT, not everyone has the Network so there were a lot of people who really didn't know who Kevin Owens was before he crashed the U.S. open challenge a couple weeks ago."
ReplyDeleteBut everyone who was watching this show last night had the network, because this show was ONLY available on the network.
But clips of the big win playing on Raw tonight and whatever promo Steen cuts tonight will help establish him as the new #1 heel.
I AM THE TABLE!
ReplyDeleteWhat I loved about that Owens/Cena match was he left nothing to chance. That dude pulled out everything he could think of to impress everyone. I hope he gets to beat the fuck out someone and cut a promo tonight.
ReplyDelete"No." "No."
ReplyDeleteNow that THAT'S established, back to the cheeseball accent. "The medium-sized mang!"
Today I learned that the Degeneration-X entrance video used stock footage from Jurassic Park: The Lost World.
ReplyDeletehttp://tinypic.com/player.php?v=26064u9&s=5
I don't think that I'll start watching Raw again, but they won me over enough last night to watch the PPV in a couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteA bear wandered into my hometown yesterday and today the cops shot it when it got close to a school. People are losing their shit.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a frog in the central courtyard at our apartment for months that ribbets all goddamn night, but they won't do anything because apparently living in a concrete fountain is it's "natural habitat"
ReplyDeleteSo basically...people losing their shit can go both ways lol
Also, the old Raw intro
ReplyDeleteI do sort of hope that either Bayless or Devin Harris reviews it though.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm cautiously looking forward to the followup. I'll see where it goes.
ReplyDeleteThey couldn't have used a tranquilizer dart and taken it away?
ReplyDeleteWho opens RAW tonight? Rollins to whine or Owens to gloat?
ReplyDeleteApparently, for reasons that I've not seen explained, the ministry of the environment people who do that sort of thing were called but delayed for hours.
ReplyDeleteI hope somehow Austin and Heyman say fuck it, and film for two hours.
ReplyDeleteHoping for Owens to open, or at least be in the first hour, so I can switch to baseball haha
ReplyDeleteThat's not good....
ReplyDeleteI've got a bear living in the woods behind my house. I don't bother it, it don't bother me.
ReplyDeleteI hope Cena does an Open Challenge tonight and Owens comes out and kicks his ass again.
ReplyDeleteThe one with Austin walking into the warehouse with barrels of fire? That was pretty badass.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the people running.
ReplyDeleteA rare Monday night off with a four-day week, which I will pay for beginning Wednesday, with a six-day work week. And since the wife is at a late meeting, I can watch the beginning of Raw.
ReplyDeleteDoes Owens job tonight, next week, or at the PPV
ReplyDeleteHopefully all three.
ReplyDeleteNot til Summerslam.
ReplyDeleteNope, the people running to the cage and the random city shots. The stripper footage comes from the early episodes of Shotgun Saturday Night, when they use to wrestle at night clubs.
ReplyDeleteThe next NXT special. Not before.
ReplyDeleteAh.
ReplyDeleteHe won't even wrestle tonight.
ReplyDeleteAs long as Owens is NXT champ they will book him strong, because they're pushing NXT itself. Once he drops that belt then all bets are off.
ReplyDeleteRyback to gloat!
ReplyDeleteGot a feeling that the main event is gonna be Super Steph screeching at Ambrose to deliver the belt. Hijinks will ensue.
ReplyDeleteThey are BEARLY able to keep their composure!
ReplyDeleteStevie Wilson
ReplyDelete@thesteviewilson
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Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
ReplyDeleteBlack bear? Brown bear? Grizzly bear? Polar bear? Panda bear?
ReplyDeleteSo Killer Mike has a song called "Ric Flair." It'd be funnier if a crappier rapper put out a song called "Shane Douglas."
ReplyDeleteI think they stole some other shit too for the video but I'm to lazy to check.
ReplyDeleteThe belt will be held up.
ReplyDeleteLiterally.
For a ladder match.
LOL
Did he steal a picnic basket?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Vince will be thrilled when Austin and Heyman bring up another wrestler dying tonight.
ReplyDeleteThey really don't know what else to do with the MitB show without two world titles, do they?
ReplyDeleteNext year - TAG TEAM Money in the Bank!
I'm glad Sting stopped dying. I wish Ric Flair would too...what does an old man need bleach blond hair for??
ReplyDeleteWondering if they're trying to turn Owens into another CM Punk. Just have him come out there and cut a promo on the WWE.
ReplyDeleteWho died?
ReplyDeleteWho died?
ReplyDeleteTommy Rogers.
ReplyDeleteI kind of hope the Title turns on Ambrose somehow tonight.
ReplyDeleteWon by Titus O'Neil and Viktor!
ReplyDeleteOne half of the Fantastics.
ReplyDeleteAnybody else remember that movie Summer School? I loved that movie as a kid and it was on all the time on cable.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a display for a fake Tom Hanks movie gets destroyed as well.
ReplyDeleteYour going to hell, sir......actually i was about to post the same thing
ReplyDeleteNot a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteTake matters into your own hands. Catch that thing and fry it up
ReplyDeleteBobby Fulton cares. Anybody else?
ReplyDeleteCornette?
ReplyDeleteOh.. Alright. I remember him now. He never wrestled in the WWF, but they'll probably find a way to blame Vince anyway.
ReplyDeleteAn underrated movie.
ReplyDeleteStill screenshots for a show they gave away for free.
ReplyDeleteAnd it has the hot version of Kirstie Alley
ReplyDeleteBest movie about a summer school starring Mark Harmon ever made.
ReplyDeleteEven those dead fans loved Ambrose as champ.
ReplyDeleteFound an Arkham Knight bundle that comes with a hard cover Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison. Think I'll get that please and thank you.
ReplyDeleteVintage WWE!
ReplyDeleteBoth him and Reigns got really good pops.
ReplyDeleteRollins reaction almost makes that moment not suck as much.
ReplyDeleteOn a Network people can GET for free! Then pay $9.99 for.
ReplyDeleteI'm always a sucker for dude steals title angles.
ReplyDeleteIt was played at every Winghouse in this county. So if you are in Pinellas County, Florida and you were at a Winghouse, you know who Owens is without having the Network!
ReplyDeleteWhat I'd like to have right now is for all you fit, in-shape, Blog of Doom douchebags - keep the noise down while I'm eating my doughsant.
ReplyDeleteThat is a thing I will also purchase.
ReplyDeleteHey look! Triple H is kicking off Raw. How... pedestrian.
ReplyDelete20 minutes of Hunter and Steph, collect your winnings.
ReplyDeleteSigh same old start
ReplyDeleteIs this building to a triple threat Shield explodes match for the title at MitB? I hope so!
ReplyDeleteInteresting choice from Steph tonight.
ReplyDeleteWell, this show is off to a great start.
ReplyDeleteSoulja Boy is on it.
ReplyDeleteWeird outfit on Steph but she's rocking it well
ReplyDeleteBlack bear. A smelly one. Has a strong musk stink like a skunk. You smell him first (my dogs start going nuts), then you'll hear him crashing around through the brush. He comes around once or twice a year. Never sticks around long. If he did everyone along here knows to call the cops, who in turn will get animal control. Then they will take him to Animal Land (a nearby animal park), then the DNR will decide where to take him.
ReplyDelete"absconded" fuck off Cole.
ReplyDeleteDo Steph's funbags look bigger than usual this evening to anyone else?
ReplyDeleteNot really flattering. She needs a new wardrobe consultant.
ReplyDeleteI'm digging the Swamp Thing cosplay.
ReplyDeleteStephs boobs look bigger tonight for some reason. She pregnant again?
ReplyDeleteDid Michael just use "absconded?"
ReplyDeleteFuck! I use that word! I feel like such a tool if Cole is using my words.
Michael Cole Vocabulary List
ReplyDeleteTime for Stephanie to demand the title back and a humbled Ambrose to hand it over obediently! WHAT A SHOW, MAGGLE!!!!
ReplyDeleteShhh....Reigns never gets a good pop. It's just chicks and kids.
ReplyDeleteHe bought in.
ReplyDeleteAw, fuck. Well, I'll be back in 20 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThat WAS a unified chant, Steph...?
ReplyDeleteContinuity?
ReplyDeleteShe has weeks where they look bigger!
ReplyDeleteYup, I commented below about it. Pregnant?
ReplyDeleteAnd he stole my heart.
ReplyDeleteJ and J have strong beard game.
ReplyDeleteHe bought one of those $5 word-a-day calendars on clearance at the Barnes & Noble, more likely.
ReplyDeleteNeed to preorder Arkham Knight, which comes out the Tuesday before the party to celebrate my nuptials. I may not have time to play it that week...
ReplyDeleteThen you must be in heaven this past year.
ReplyDeleteOh, hey. Steph.
ReplyDelete:: penis shrivels ::
Is it me, or has HHH looked for weeks like he doesn't give a shit about these segments anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnd Noble is winning.
ReplyDelete"could have fooled me" Rollins is great.
ReplyDeleteThat's bad taste you have!
ReplyDeleteHe knows it hurts the product.
ReplyDeleteAfter doing them for over 15 years, I can see how they'd get old for him.
ReplyDeleteNow imagine how old they seem to the rest of us.
Triple H's Dibiase beard is all fucked up.
ReplyDeleteFirst Raw I tune into since Mania and it opens with....Hunter
ReplyDeleteSuper. I still don't get the Bieber chants.
Chinstrap beards always look awful.
ReplyDeleteJUSTIN BIEBER
ReplyDelete:the one chant that gets over.....:
Gee, take a chill pill Haitch
ReplyDeleteJustin Bieber gets more chants from a WWE crowd than he does his own fans.
ReplyDeleteThe older she gets, the more all I see is her dad in drag. And, when she goes into screech mode with her voice, it's the worst thing ever.
ReplyDeleteEVER.
I love how Dad is talking for his little boy.
ReplyDelete"First of all, shut up" is a fantastic line that I shall steal.
ReplyDeleteWhy a guy with 0 balding and very little gray hair past 40 shaves his head is beyond on.
ReplyDeleteWhuttttt
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, shut up....
ReplyDeleteYeah, tell them Hunter!
He was rocking it during his big 2000 run.
ReplyDeleteI love how all legal matters and company business must be settled in the ring on camera.
ReplyDeleteOh btw, I like Reigns again now. See WWE was that so hard?
ReplyDeleteAmbrose and Reigns as Super Friends is a very good thing for both guys.
ReplyDeleteBelieve That!
ReplyDeleteIs Reigns Luger or Sting?
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile Dixie pretends there are legal reasons she can't discuss imminent bankruptcy with her own employees
ReplyDeleteGuess who's facing Kane and J&J in a handicap match tonight, Roman!
ReplyDeleteRoman Reigns called Rollins Justin Bieber a few weeks back, and it's been stuck with him ever since.
ReplyDeleteFunny how Reigns could get over because he helped his buddy steal something...
ReplyDeleteHe's smiling. The wheel of Roman promo styles is at Cool Guy Roman.
ReplyDeleteAh ok
ReplyDeleteStop smiling idiot!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit frustrated by all the fragmented pre-order bonuses and PS4 exclusive items(I have an Xbox One) and the extensive season pass but all of that pales in comparison to my excitement for the game.
ReplyDeleteAs for your predicament, there are only a few acceptable reasons why you wouldn't be playing it non-stop all week and I think you have one of those reasons. Congrats and hopefully Arkham Knight isn't collecting dust too long!
They're going to build up Roman as the "cool guy" ala Rock in 98 before he turns heel.
ReplyDeleteDiesel. Dean's Shawn.
ReplyDeleteDid he forget his lines
ReplyDeleteMan HHH has aged a lot in the last couple years.
ReplyDeleteLol because all the fans going nuts for him agree!
ReplyDeleteThe fans just won't let it go.
ReplyDeleteSo is it ordained that he's winning MITB?
ReplyDeleteWhy? The smiling isn't bad right now.
ReplyDeleteWell Art's prediction was right, just off by a month
ReplyDeleteUgh, ladder matches are so played out. Just let the gimmick go.
ReplyDeleteI'm watching 1998 RAW tonight. Probably be better than tonight's show!
ReplyDeleteSo...Reigns is Ambrose's errand boy? Secretary? What?
ReplyDeleteholy shit look at that fat guy sitting ringside!! I didn't know Marv was in San Antonio!!
ReplyDeleteStound
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of gimmicks that need a rest IMO.
ReplyDeleteWeak.
ReplyDeleteThat sound guy is gonna get fired for all the echoing feedback.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I like Smilin' Snarky Roman Reigns.
ReplyDeleteBAH! Game comes out on Tuesday... party is on Saturday. Family will be in town, but I took a few days off. I should get to it around Thursday for a few hours.
ReplyDeletelol at Reigns trolling.
ReplyDeleteHe hit the wall, so to speak?
ReplyDeleteJust bought the Serious House on Serious Earth edition.
ReplyDeleteCrowd is definitely more lively than last night.
ReplyDeleteYeah, stop having fun! Does this look like a place to have fun, Maggle?
ReplyDeleteLame.
ReplyDeleteThank God for small miracles.
ReplyDeleteWHAT says hello.
ReplyDeleteDammit, I think I'm back on the Reigns Train
ReplyDeleteThis would be the exact opposite of Foley's promo pointers in How to Build Your Opponent.
ReplyDeleteFIX THE DAMN MICS
ReplyDeleteMark
ReplyDeleteThe hair style is horrible.
ReplyDeleteThe hell is going on with the sound tonight?
ReplyDeleteFunny how Reigns might get over by reflecting the fans' apathy & boredom over the entire Authority hierarchy.
ReplyDeleteUh oh, interrupting Steph isn't a way to look good on TV.
ReplyDelete"You were kinda cool when you were in the Shield, but now you're running with your mom and dad."
ReplyDeleteThat might be Reigns' best line ever. Legit LOLs for that one.
I'm having it shipped to my place in California. The Future Mrs will be here in NY the last week of June, so I won't get to play. I'm going home to CA for 10 days starting 2 July, so I'll get it then and bring it back with me.
ReplyDeleteDean better not show up with the electronics acting up.
ReplyDeleteEven if Reigns is 1/10 as Over as Rock was in Fall 98 would make for a fucking amazing heel turn.
ReplyDelete7-foot piece of crap! Get 'em, Seth!
ReplyDeleteSeth forgot his lines
ReplyDeleteActually...if you just left some ice cream out, I'd grab it and go.
ReplyDeleteDigging the psychology of this whole thing.
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded the free Xbox Game Burning Chalice. I'm still just messing around on the menus but I already like it. Anyone play it?
ReplyDeleteThe fuck is up with the mics?
ReplyDeleteUh oh, Rollins may be asking for a Pedigree.
ReplyDeleteHe actually seemed like *gasp* himself
ReplyDeleteYes, I liked that.
ReplyDeleteSame here, I loved his delivery of it as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat's it about?
ReplyDeleteI'm rooting for Rollins after that.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how he gets buried, he's gonna need a piano box. Because he's FAT.
ReplyDeleteNice to see nothing has changed.
ReplyDeleteScreech mode from Steph...my turtling is complete.
ReplyDeleteSummerslam Build in this face off.
ReplyDeleteRollins showing some balls? THIS I like.
ReplyDeleteYep. Briefcase.
ReplyDeleteHumble him, Steph! Humble him!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAgain, the biggest problem with this main event angle is that you could have literally cut and paste it from one of Orton's Authority angles from last year.
ReplyDeleteHoss, I included a link in the daily thread for ya. Perhaps you should give it a watch.
ReplyDeleteThe Serious Edition? Yeah that's what I'm looking at. Hardcover amounts to about $10 which is a heck of a deal.
ReplyDeleteI figure I'm just going to pre-order it through PlayStation Network. Don't see the point of bothering with Game Stop or Best Buy.
ReplyDeleteIron Steph?
ReplyDelete