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    The Smackers Thread

    in UK Fan Forum

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    Great promo from Owens here on TalkingSmack this week. Whilst I did see them show a clip of Apollo Crews this week, they really should find some time to incorporate some of these promos into Smackdown, or just allow the wrestlers to give these kind of promos on the show itself (rather than on a show not many will watch). The same for Raw; they have three hours to fill and having a few solid promos like these on the show or pre-taped stuff that adds to a wrestlers backstory and character would be great.

    I admit I have not seen much of TalkingSmack, but what I have seen seems more natural from those involved, whereas promos on the main shows can feel forced and heavily scripted.

    Comic book movies II: the Richard Donner cut

    in Off Topic

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    44 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said:

    So which category has Wandavision fallen into? Is it the “OMG~! THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER!” one or “This isn’t how I imagined it would be, Fuck Disney and death to the writers!” one

    Neither of these really describe it. It is a perfectly acceptable, intriguing enough first couple of episodes without being anything all that outstanding. The potential is there and we will have to see what they deliver over the next few episodes.

    The MMA general news, events and thoughts thread

    in MMA Forum

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    Dana is going to try to talk him into another fight with McGregor isn't he? Maybe ask Khabib to go easy on him this time.

    Sadly, no one at 155lbs at the moment looks like an interesting fight for Khabib. 

    Justin Gaethje
    Dustin Poirier
    Charles Oliveira
    Conor McGregor
    Tony Ferguson
    Dan Hooker
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    Paul Felder
    Diego Ferreira
    Al Iaquinta

    That is the top 10 fighters at 155lbs. Khabib has beaten the #1, #2, #4, #7 and #10. Oliveira could be an interesting fight, but you would not think it is anything Khabib would rush out of retirement for.

    There is always the talk of a fight with GSP, but GSP has only fought once in 7 years (in 2017)! Khabib has little to gain from the fight. If Khabib wins then he has beaten someone who was once a WW great, but hasn't done anything for years and is nowhere near his prime. If GSP wins, then Khabib loses a lot of his mystique, his unbeaten record and has lost to someone who is not active or relevant in 2021.

    Random jokes from film & tv

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    More Alan Partridge (you could pretty much fill this topic with clips involving Alan Partridge):

    No matter how many times I watch both series of I'm Alan Partridge, they still makes me laugh (anything involving the character is great really).

    The Smackers Thread

    in UK Fan Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, WeeAl said:

    Quick question though. Where in the hell did Nakamura come out of, being the one to get the strong booking treatment in the gauntlet? Is he not still in a tag team with Cesaro that's doing nothing and going nowhere?

    Reigns is going to need an opponent/feud between the Rumble and Mania, so they have probably picked Nakamura's name out of a hat/thrown a dart at a board with everyone's face on it. I will just be a way to pass the time between those big shows and will probably lead to a Reigns vs. Cesaro match as well to fill the time (as well as probably Reigns/Uso vs. Nakamura/Cesaro).

    It is the way WWE work most of the time; you are meant to have a very short memory and forget that Nakamura has been a mid-card act for a few years now (and as mentioned lost pretty much a squash match to Otis recently).

    It will be the same if they go with Daniel Bryan as the challenger at Mania. WWE will hope that everyone has forgotten that Bryan has had no direction or momentum for a while now  (and has been mixing it up in the midcard and lost clean to Nakamura), and hope that a Rumble win or an Elimination Chamber win (if that show is still in February), or wins over Reigns last challenger (Nakamura) and probably Jey Uso, will make everyone think he is now a strong challenger for Reigns. Same for Big E when he get his shot at Reigns. Struggling to get wins over Zayn and Apollo Crews, but he will be made out to be a worthy, tough challenge for Reigns.

    The NXT Discussion Thread

    in UK Fan Forum

    Posted

    The previous NXT thread seems to have been locked and I have not seen a new one created (apologies if one has been).

    Anyway, last weeks "New Year's Evil" show was pretty good, with Raquel Gonzalez vs. Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing Match and Finn Balor vs Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT title both really solid matches (the rest of the show was an easy watch as well).

    The return of Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic was announced as well (both Men's and Women's this year).

    The brackets for the Men's Tournament have been released today (with a mystery MSK team):

     

    NXT - Post NXT Takeover discussion in progress

    in UK Fan Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Tsurutagun said:

    Why is Thatcher working with the serial killer? 

    Thatcher threw one of his students into the drawing that the serial killer had drawn. Serial killer was not happy. Regal made a match between Thatcher and serial killer. Pretty much standard way most mid-card matches get made really (Wrestler A does something to annoy Wrestler B backstage or during the last week, and a match is made).

      

    1 hour ago, Tsurutagun said:

    What was the stuff with Gonzalez and Boa about 

    Xia Li challenged Gonzalez to a match last week. Something happened to Xia Li (probably be explained over the next few weeks) and so she did not turn up for her match with Gonzalez. Gonzalez was annoyed and attacked Boa. The stuff with the old man and Boa, who knows (but again hopefully explained over the next few weeks).

     

    1 hour ago, Tsurutagun said:

    They're going to ruin Toni Storm aren't they. 

    Not really. She lost to the recent #1 contender to the women's title, who had to cheat to beat Storm.

     

    UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje - Oct 24 🇦🇪 🏝

    in MMA Forum

    Posted

    Given that Khabib was talking about retiring after his next couple of fights, do we think he would retire if he lost to Gaethje? Or do we think he would want to fight at least one more time so as not to retire on a loss?

    And if Khabib wins, who do we see next for him? The GSP fight? Ferguson if he gets a couple of wins?

    Night of Champions happened

    in UK Fan Forum

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Chasingamymatt said:

    I thought Roman for the 1st time in god knows how long looked great. But whats the endgame? no way in a billion years does Rock face him, Movie Career,Insurance for incoming projects ect NO WAY so whos the babyface to slay him? Dont get me wrong this is a great Roman but whos the Babyface to overcome? 

    The general consensus seems to be Big E.

    The Official UKFF RAW thread (part 2)...

    in UK Fan Forum

    Posted

    2 hours ago, tiger_rick said:

    Was the show good enough to keep them next week?

    No.

    They probably tuned in hoping something interesting would happen on the post-Summerslam show, someone new would debut (other than Keith Lee) or there would be a surprise return. None of which happened.

    Or they turned in for Reigns, forgetting he is on Smackdown and not Raw.

    Other MMA Shows

    in MMA Forum

    Posted

    On 8/21/2020 at 6:12 PM, Egg Shen said:

    this is a real show happening tomorrow night, check the stipulations:

     

    Some highlights here:

    https://www.mmamania.com/2020/8/23/21398303/highlights-fight-circus-featuring-2-vs-1-mma-and-other-oddities

    As expected, looked to be quite the mad show, with a rematch directly after one of the fights, a surprise man vs. woman grappling match, and winners getting a sword (or golden axe) while losers got a bong...

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