Liam O'Rourke Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Thing that stood out to me, not that is wasn't obvious anyway, but how absolutely retarded does that Rollins/Kane/Mercury beatdown of Lesnar look when he walks out with that aura and just beats the shit out of the entire New Day no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Yeah it didn't really help things by showing that beat down from Raw in a highlight package just before his match. Not a great way to hype his "Beast in the East" appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 If they felt like the baddies absolutely had to get the better of Lesnar for that night, they should have come up with something big to facilitate it. Not the standard numbers game beatdown that you'd get (and do get) with John Cena, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. I'm not sure what, like. It couldn't be a shotgun, but something closer to that than a standard steel chair. Mountie's shock stick, maybe. Â It doesn't help that Brock was pretty poor at selling it, compared to the job Roman Reigns did this week. Though I'm not sure why there was a need to have Brock end up on the losing side of the brawl anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted July 5, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2015 The obvious answer would be a sneak sledgehammer shot to the ribs. Have Brock come out after taped up. Puts some doubt on Brocks wellbeing for the big match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members quote the raven Posted July 5, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2015 Owens is just great isnt he? The throwing of the flowers away is such a dick move. Â Have to love the NXT chant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lenin Posted July 5, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 5, 2015 Â Similar to his destruction of Zach Gowen. That would have been class.Pushing him down a flight of concrete steps in a wheelchair was a bit uncomfortable to watch though. True, it was a bit grim. No idea why that popped into my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted July 5, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2015 Maybe something closer to his destruction of Shannon Moore during the Mattitude Era? That was brutal, but in a fun way. Â I thought Brock looked great in the match, exactly the aura I want from him. Kofi did well to try and avoid him in the early going (thus avoiding the 'charge in, get F5ed straight away' approach of Reigns and Cena) but when he started launching strikes to no effect, it was only a matter of time. The way Brock's been built over the past year, he damn well should be taking care of the whole New Day single-handed. The only reason I can think of for that Authority beat-down is that Brock let them do it to lull them into a false sense of security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
textonly Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I know it's pointless, but I really wish WWE looked more like this every week. Seeing WWE back in that kind of arena reminded me of how much I dislike the stage/ramp set-up they have nowadays. There's just something about wrestlers coming in on floor level from a (relatively) plain curtain area that I love so much. It makes the ring seem like the true focal point. I mean, it's a weird dichotomy that the HUGE stage set-up is there to make the Superstars seem larger than life but at the same time can make the rest of the show feel so small in comparison. Ehh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It reminded me of those plain entrances they used to have on the older Superstars and Wrestling Challenge weekend shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted July 6, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 I loved the set-up too. It certainly had a charm about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazz Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'm just sad they didn't have the walkway that went from the entrance right onto the ring apron. Â I do agree though, I hate the huge generic entrance now. They've got lazy too with special events. I wish they'd make special entrances for all PPVs to give it a different feel again. Even when Smackdown had a different entrance to Raw it felt slightly different. Now all the shows don't have any identity what so ever, and to a certain extent I'd argue that it dilutes the identity of the wrestler too. With it being so grand and flashy, you lose focus on the guy that matters. In a plainer entrance, you get an idea of how imposing, or charismatic someone is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lenin Posted July 7, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Like when they did the old school raw a while back and had the blue ring apron, the different coloured ropes etc. So simple and yet so effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cutting Edge Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 What was the reason for the show? were they doing a tour of Japan and thought 'F it lets do a special'?  was a weird card but that added to it, Balor vs Owens should've been last cause the tag match was just a Smackdown match and seemed out of place for a main event of something that was a special not just a house show  Hopefully they'll do themed specials like these from different world tours like over here, Australia,Italy etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There was talk of them doing things like this for the network a few months back. I assume this is a tester to see if people either watched live or OnDemand. I assume that it will have been predominantly watched OnDemand due to the time difference, but if things went well they could maybe do them every three months or so. I doubt that they would do one from the UK tours as they already do Raw & Smackdown and all the other TV that goes with them (Main Event, Superstars etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There was obviously a fair few watching it live as it was the number 1 trend worldwide on twitter throughout the whole show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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