RedRooster Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 5 hours ago, FelatioLips said: It's incredibly spiteful but she deserves it. She, still employed by the company, kicked up a huge fuss about Unions which she was right to do and it was admirable and then got let go. Instead of carrying on with the Union sword that she fell on, or even going to another company or the indies with more work flexibility where she can wrestle under her own terms, she went crawling back to the same shitty company she was gagging to leave, in a worse role for probably less money. She's incredibly naive and stupid at best. What a bizarre yet completely predictable situation she's now in. Probably locked in for years. She's an idiot. I may have missed this, but did she ever say she was "gagging to", or even wanted to leave? I don't think it's particularly fair to judge her on her views on unions, much less call her "an idiot". At no point did she say she didn't want to work for the company, or that she would never work there again, so I don't think you can hold her to that standard. She was clearly unhappy with a decision they had made, but that doesn't mean she was unhappy with the wider working environment. Leaving a job changes your personal life, you no longer speak to people who you would have spoken to every day. In WWE that's going to be even harder, given that wrestlers travel together. In spite of how WWE have used her, she may well be happy there. And fair enough. 5 hours ago, The Dart said: All fair points and no I don't judge her for taking the money at all. But if she believed in what she said that much then she wouldn't have gone back. She didn't choose to leave, they fired her. But if you're going to work on that logic, do you think wrestlers who strongly oppose Trump should have left the company due to the close ties the McMahon family had to that indisputably evil regime? How about the wrestlers who objected to the Saudi Arabian events? If she was to refuse to work for WWE ever again, ultimately they're not going to care. It'll make no difference, except, perhaps, to her own life. I can understand why she may not have been willing to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted July 26, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 26, 2021 They fired her after asking all talent to stop making money on platforms like Twitch. While I think it was a stupid rule to enforce, she chose to carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooner Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 "We've already seen Mr. Missionary tonight" Probably made me laugh bit too much hearing that come out of Roman's Reigns mouth about John Cena, but that and his facial expressions thoughtout the contract signing were real good. Good to see Sasha Banks back and turn full heel on Bianca Belair, I assume the Wrestlemania rematch will take place at Summerslam which should be a good watch again. Baron Corban new gimmick is most interesting he has ever been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 A few predictable bits on the show but it still felt entertaining which is always the important thing. You knew they'd get to Cena for Summerslam eventually. Quite the quick turn around but I don't mind. Finn has made his intentions clear and he's there waiting in the wings along with Edge and Seth etc. It's good to have future options. Reginald is pretty fun in his current role and not fucking up women's feuds etc. The Sasha turn needed to happen and I'm looking forward to a rematch with a proper face/heel dynamic. Rest of the show flew by. Corbin is doing good in his current role. I liked that they made the Seth/Edge stuff a little unpredictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Sasha must be close to Big Show levels of face/heel turns now. Edited July 31, 2021 by The King of Old School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Gotta be among the quickest face/heel switches of all time for Sasha too. Was she not a heel at Wrestlemania? Meaning she effectively turned face on Smackdown returning to save Bianca, and turned back heel about an hour later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Shane O' Mac Version 2 said: Gotta be among the quickest face/heel switches of all time for Sasha too. Was she not a heel at Wrestlemania? Meaning she effectively turned face on Smackdown returning to save Bianca, and turned back heel about an hour later. I don't think they leant enough into the heel Banks character for the WrestleMania build up at all. It was all about making history etc etc and the moment and I really don't think they did a good job establishing her as one. Since that, they appeared at the Espys together and they've spoken about how proud they are of what they did together and all that. So again, no real effort put into Sasha being the heel. Sure, she got a bit of an edge before Mania but this week is the most clearcut heel work she's done with Bianca by far. They needed that line crossed and I'm glad they've done it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I remember Sasha punking out Bianca a lot for being a "rookie" after their half assed partnership earlier in the year. And I wouldn't count the ESPYs stuff as canon- sure, WWE will take the clout of it but it doesn't have actual bearing on the characters. But yeah, glad we have clear cut sides now. Should be plenty heated by Summerslam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted July 31, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2021 Roman: I'll beat you back to NXT. McAfee: Tuesday nights, 8pm. How great is Pat? I mean, it's a weekly thing now, but his off the cuff comments, daft dancing and just the way he comes across like he's having the best time of his life is really endearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew "the ref" coyne Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 47 minutes ago, Nick James said: Roman: I'll beat you back to NXT. McAfee: Tuesday nights, 8pm. How great is Pat? I mean, it's a weekly thing now, but his off the cuff comments, daft dancing and just the way he comes across like he's having the best time of his life is really endearing. Wrestling is at it's bet when you can clearly see people enjoying it. And he's loving it. Good on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Finn Balor will look like such a loser if he takes that and just says he's next for whoever wins between Cena/Reigns. He should be looking to take Corbins and Cenas head off next week. Guessing he will just laugh about it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 31, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2021 Mad that they booked themselves into a corner to create a cliffhanger last week and the best they could do to get out of it was have their big hero scribble his name on someone else's contract. There's some creative licence because Wrestling but resorting to this utter nonsense in the biggest match you have available is painful stuff. Defended Cena's promo last week and then it's all shooty bollocks this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew "the ref" coyne Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) Fuck do I hate the whole "sign your name on someone else's contract" cliche. It's such lazy booking. Maybe one day I can invade a board meeting when someone at my job is about to become CEO and steal his promotion at the last minute. Should of just used Adobe sign... would of save them a lot of trouble. Edited August 1, 2021 by andrew "the ref" coyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted August 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted August 2, 2021 Only just caught wind of how they set up Cena vs. Roman. What a mess. It’s crazy how they decide on a big match and then make it less and less exciting with each passing week. It’s genuinely better to just go into WWE pay per views blind. I had visions of this being a modern-day Rock vs. Cena and say what you want about that feud but at least the match wasn’t created by a fucking legal loophole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted August 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted August 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, Supremo said: It’s crazy how they decide on a big match and then make it less and less exciting with each passing week. They book a hell of a video package. When it comes to the PPV, I imagine half of the build won't even make the cut, it's just making up TV time. The video package for Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair at Wrestlemania made it feel like a really big match, rather than the "can they coexist?!" bollocks with added Reginald that it actually was. It is amazing how often they come up with a match that they could sell PPVs literally by just saying "JOHN CENA VS. ROMAN REIGNS, NEXT SUNDAY", and then actively work to diminish the level of interest, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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