Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 If it gets another meltdown rant from C-Rock about wrestling I'm all for keeping the shows like this after isolation is lifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSeaTiger Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I actually enjoyed it. The opener was fast paced, if a little rough in bits. Braun and Bray worked hard and told a decent story with room for The Fiend to appear and step things up a bit in the next stage of the feud. Drew and Seth were good. Worked well together, Claymore is well over as a proper finisher, although the unusual handshake at the end was a bit jarring considering the beatings they have given Drew recently. The MITB Match was pretty entertaining. Some fun cameos, glad Otis and Asuka won, although I did wonder where half the women suddenly disappeared to near the end. AJ does nothing for me. Really doesnât. Maybe itâs his âsoccer momâ haircut, or Bee Gees beard, but for me all he is is a physically talented guy. His personality, heel or face, is arrogant and hard to buy into.  and the run time of the show đ. Those 2 1/2 hours flew by. Makes a welcome change to the marathons we are used to getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Yeah maybe I'm giving him too much credit, but C-Rock's working some of you at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said: Yeah maybe I'm giving him too much credit, but C-Rock's working some of you at this point. Nah heâs just that much of a thick cunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Just now, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: Nah heâs just that much of a thick cunt Oh don't get me wrong, the gimmick is still pants and is still rooted in very real opinion, but not everyone of his ilk arbitrarily logs in and takes a dump without foreknowledge and perhaps even gleeful anticipation of the kind of reactions it's going to prompt. If there is no self awareness to it, of course, then it's a monument to bafflement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blog Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said: Oh don't get me wrong, the gimmick is still pants and is still rooted in very real opinion, but not everyone of his ilk arbitrarily logs in and takes a dump without foreknowledge and perhaps even gleeful anticipation of the kind of reactions it's going to prompt. If there is no self awareness to it, of course, then it's a monument to bafflement. Having seen him reffing wrestling matches I would be inclined to agree that it is not a gimmick at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Just now, Joe Blog said: Having seen him reffing wrestling matches I would be inclined to agree that it is not a gimmick at all. That's fair enough. The fact that he only surfaces to do this shit has beguiled me into some edgy, alternative view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) The Money in the Bank match was undeniably better than the majority of the stuff theyâve done in the no-fans era, and I appreciate the effort, but more than anything it just further emphasised how all of this has happened at the absolute worst time for this company. Theyâve never had a bigger roster of paper-thin, one-note characters with absolutely zero redeeming qualities. Worse still, they seem to have beaten the spirit and individuality out of almost everyone playing these characters, so you donât even get glimpses of their real personalities shining through. And so this is what you end up with. The perfect setting to have funny interactions and daft moments, but presented in the same charm-less, sanitised, lowest-common-denominator WWE style that sucks all the fun out of it. Theyâre just not good with comedy at all. Theyâve completely lost the ability to be endearing or to position themselves and the audience as being equally in on the joke. Itâs like your Dad trying to sit down and have a laugh with your mates. Dana Brooke slipping on a wet floor. Man alive. A million miles from Sammy Guevara getting hit by a golf cart or Chris Jericho putting a traffic cone on his head in the middle of a fight. Even though it made them look like a pair of geeks, the thing in Vinceâs office with Daniel Bryan and AJ was still the best bit for the simple reason that Bryan is one of the few people where his real-life personality still shines through. It doesnât matter how stupid the material, heâs always able to have a subtle smirk on his face, like heâs genuinely enjoying this stupid, daft job he has. Itâs super endearing. And then on the other side of the spectrum was that thing with Stephanie McMahon. Fucking hell. Dreadful. Is it any wonder this company is as dull and lacking in charm when sheâs running the gaff? Edited May 11, 2020 by Supremo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Plus she had clearly not even bothered to show up on the day and had filmed it on her phone or something and they'd inserted it in afterwards. WWE put so much thought and effort into doing the laziest things possible. AJ Styles being afraid of a photo of The Undertaker is probably the worst moment of his career. Edited May 11, 2020 by LaGoosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 I enjoyed the weird psychological warfare in the Bray/Braun match, it was almost sexy when Braun took his shirt off and submitted to him and they started touching each other. I really liked it when King Corbin smashed the mirror and went a bit weird for a sec, I also liked it when he killed two guys a bit later on. That case was as good as his though, bloody Asuka. Like someone said though, Sasha's outfit was still the real highlight.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 Yeah was there supposed to be some meaning behind Corbin having a bit of a frazzle when he smashed the mirror? Only ideas I could get were smashing through the glass ceiling (not likely) or character wise "oh god the McMahons are gonna kill me". Just seemed all a bit strange with no real explanation. Some of the cameos of the higher ups still working were all a bit bizarre too. But I still quite enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Shy Dad said: Yeah was there supposed to be some meaning behind Corbin having a bit of a frazzle when he smashed the mirror? Maybe he's superstitious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: AJ Styles being afraid of a photo of The Undertaker is probably the worst moment of his career. It can't be worse than Claire Lynch. It just can't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted May 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Seeing their attempt to be zany here, it failing miserably, itâs becoming more and more apparent that the charm of the Boneyard match came from the fact that no-one involved was playing it for laughs. Everyone behind the Boneyard match seemingly thought they were making some high-end action movie and the joy came from the gap between what they thought they were making and what it actually was. Clearly, the only way for them to succeed at campy DDT-style silliness is to bring Taker and Triple H in to take it super serious, give them a huge budget and the rights to a Metallica track, letting them make daft nonsense by accident. Edited May 11, 2020 by Supremo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Shy Dad said: Yeah was there supposed to be some meaning behind Corbin having a bit of a frazzle when he smashed the mirror? Only ideas I could get were smashing through the glass ceiling (not likely) or character wise "oh god the McMahons are gonna kill me". Just seemed all a bit strange with no real explanation. Some of the cameos of the higher ups still working were all a bit bizarre too. But I still quite enjoyed it. When it first smashed and he looked at it like âoh shitâ I thought he was just scared he was in trouble. But when it held on his reaction for a bit then cut away, I got my hopes up that heâd opened a portal and heâd be getting up to some madness shortly. But it was just nothing. There were a few bits like that in the match, where it was unclear as to what was actually meant to be happening. It couldâve done with commentary to help the storytelling on that front. Decent show, though. Iâve quite enjoyed the PPVs and a lot of SmackDowns in the empty venue run. Raw is dire, mind. Being three hours long with a very limited roster and an already dull output is amplified a lot by the silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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