Keith Houchen Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, Perry said: I know we don't post during a live show, and this isn't really a spoiler. Just noticed people talking about it on twitter, but whose idea was it to put a couple of camels right next to loud pyro? This company is full of arseholes Someone clearly told Vince about AEW having Cody’s dog near one and he wanted to outdo them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsurutagun Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Spoiler Having Zelina win the Queen's Crown in the country that bankrolled 9/11 is perhaps the most WWE thing ever.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Tsurutagun said:  Reveal hidden contents Having Zelina win the Queen's Crown in the country that bankrolled 9/11 is perhaps the most WWE thing ever.  What does this even mean? Not being a dick but I've got no idea what you're going for here. What's the relation between any of those things? Edited October 21, 2021 by LaGoosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP RULZ Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: What does this even mean? Not being a dick but I've got no idea what you're going for here. What's the relation between any of those things? Spoiler Zelinas Father died in the 9/11 attacks, he was in the World Trade Centre. I'm not really sure giving her the Queens crown in Saudi Arabia is too much of an issue personally though  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2021 Ah right, I didn't know that, but yeah agree that there's not really an issue here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyUK Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Must admit that was a good show. Great HIAC match and the best Goldberg match since Mania 33. Really enjoyed the women’s triple threat too and Reigns/Lesnar was fine.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Had to skim a lot of the show (not helped by the site I use uploading in 15 minute blocks, 16 videos in all) but what I saw, I enjoyed. Could easily lay a claim to be WWE's best Saudi show, maybe even edging out the Greatest Royal Rumble show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Echo these posts, I thought Big E vs McIntyre was excellent too and the KOTR final was a good outing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Nim Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Know it’s fairly soon after the show so no spoilers. First WWE I've seen since Summerslam after watching pretty much everything they put on from 91 to this years Mania, first impressions is that the presentation is so predictable especially the stale phrases used by the commentary team. With AEW theres an air of unpredictability and excitement even if its JR getting narky. I bet those camels were overjoyed by the massive pyrotechnics. Wheres them massive armchairs the VIPs used to sit in at this event? They'd be no good for me at this age I'd be asleep half an hour in. They mentioned Taker a lot which made me think he would be appearing. Fair old bump from Rollins through the table. Good opener. When I heard the cat noise I thought wow a Sable comeback but then I thought no that's not happening in Saudi. Then I lost my stream so I still dont know who that person who came out after the Ali v Mansoor match was. Tag match was fun. Stream went down again for most of the no holds barred match. Good showing from Xavier and Finn I thought. Couldn't they have had a ref present the king and queen with their crowns rather than the DIY approach? Also those gowns are shit aren't they? Big E and Drew worked hard in the WWE Title match. Sound and pictures divorced for the triple threat which meant I was watching Bianca dance to not her theme tune but Cole recounting last weeks Smackdown. Bianca is impressive. Thought this match was really good. Brocks face was the colours of Alan Brazil, he needs to take up Yoga and have a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted October 22, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, Project Nim said: Know it’s fairly soon after the show so no spoilers. If they’re dumb enough to come in this thread before they watch it, fuck em. Cena wins, HHH wins, Taker wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 First full WWE show I've watched live in years, since it looked like a decent card and was on at a reasonable hour for a married man with two young kids. I enjoyed it for the most part. The Cell was decent and suitably violent. Xavier got his moment, which was nice. Goldberg match was really fun smoke and mirrors stuff. The women's triple threat was canny. Brock looked the business and his match was better than the usual finisher spam. I still have issues with the modern WWE style of wrestling and presentation. Most jarring thing for me was how many people felt the need to do a big dramatic talking moment during their matches. Rollins stopped to tell Edge 'this is where your fairytale ends!' and Goldberg did a couple of things about his son. It's not like proper trash talking and it's just weird. Seemed to happen every other match. Only minor disappointment was Big E/Drew which seemed to cram about 20 minutes of stuff into a 13-minute match but was good towards the end. Four hours though, fucking hell. Be a while before I bother with that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted October 22, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 Did they still take that hour long break for prayers in the middle while the pundits had a natter and they did some promos in the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 22, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, SaitoRyo said: Rollins stopped to tell Edge 'this is where your fairytale ends!' and Goldberg did a couple of things about his son. It's not like proper trash talking and it's just weird. Seemed to happen every other match. They've been pretty big on this since that fucking awful "I'm sorry, I love you" moment. Textbook WWE storytelling - tell, don't show and tell with as little subtlety and as much melodrama as possible. This and finisher spamming main events is HBK's legacy on modern wrestling. I wish they had followed Bret's example instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: They've been pretty big on this since that fucking awful "I'm sorry, I love you" moment. Textbook WWE storytelling - tell, don't show and tell with as little subtlety and as much melodrama as possible. This and finisher spamming main events is HBK's legacy on modern wrestling. I wish they had followed Bret's example instead. It's so, so bad. Proper amateur theatre stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted October 22, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) I’m convinced the mandatory classes at the Performance Center are, “Shocked Face 101,” “Best Ways to Stare at Hands,” and, “Shout the Storyline.” I’ve not seen the show but there’s a lovely clip on Xavier Woods’ Instagram of him getting genuinely choked up about winning King of the Ring. There’s a study to be made one day on how the New Day all broke through this system, truly connected with fans and all felt like real people. Have they ever even teased animosity or splitting up? It’s so weird. Like they exist in a completely different dimension to everyone else. Edited October 22, 2021 by Supremo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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