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Post by It's Dean on Sept 16, 2017 12:07:54 GMT 12
Despite the lack of wrestling interest from those of us here, figured I'd make a thread in case something wrestling related pops up that we want to mention / discuss. Which it inevitably will.
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Post by shazzman on Sept 16, 2017 15:48:32 GMT 12
How was the wrestling in Christchurch? Did PTP avoid you?
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Sept 16, 2017 16:44:37 GMT 12
I didnt even know it was on then until I saw his Snapchat story
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Post by It's Dean on Sept 17, 2017 14:13:53 GMT 12
 It was a'ight - pretty run of a mill show really. Nothing compared to last year in Aucks which had a lot of quality PPV matches like Reigns v Rollins, Cena v Styles, Balor v Jericho and Owens v Sami. This year you could tell they brought a depleted roster over when they do a Battle Royal filled with midcard guys like R-Truth, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel etc., and then they work again later in the show. But for a live event, it wasn't boring and the 2 hours just flew by. Hadn't been to Christchurch either so was a good experience to check out the city and those earthquake affected sites 'n all. |
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Post by MeLoCo on Sept 17, 2017 22:30:16 GMT 12
What was the turn out like? I heard talk of NZ fans losing quite a bit of interest which is a shame because live they can put on a good show.
When I went to RAW it was boring af compared to the live shows in Wellington and the two I previously went to in chch all those years ago now.
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Post by Atomic_Punk on Sept 18, 2017 12:30:33 GMT 12
RIP Bobby Heenan.
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Post by It's Dean on Sept 24, 2017 19:44:03 GMT 12
WWE PPV's are so nothing these days, but No Mercy is shaping up as potentially the best one in years.
Brock vs BRAAAAAAUN, and Roman v Cena should be awesome. Hoping they belt BRAUN 'cos he's the hottest act in the company right now.
Love how they've buried the Cruiserweight Division by having Enzo get killed on RAW each week for months, transfer to 205 Live, start winning matches against those geeks and immediately get a title shot.
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Post by Atomic_Punk on Sept 25, 2017 14:18:32 GMT 12
Oh dear, Cena lost.
Damn, Booker is a terrible commentator.
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Oct 23, 2017 20:26:19 GMT 12
Anyone else notice someone in the crowd at the TLC PPV wearing an old school Balmain Tigers jersey?
Top right when the camera is showing the whole ring
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Post by MeLoCo on Oct 27, 2017 10:21:25 GMT 12
Hahaha I didn't but that was probably because I was too busy flicking through it to notice.
Nice though, I really need to find my old school league jerseys from when I was a kid <3
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Oct 27, 2017 16:16:37 GMT 12
To be fair I only watched higlights of the main match on youtube and noticed it when one of the guys was in the corner, then skipped back to double check
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Post by shazzman on Nov 11, 2017 0:24:26 GMT 12
The Ric Flair 30 for 30 on ESPN on Sunday should be good.
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Post by MeLoCo on Nov 11, 2017 19:05:50 GMT 12
I acquired it the other day, I'll get around to watching it  |
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Post by shazzman on Jan 14, 2018 19:30:23 GMT 12
Anyone think the royal rumble might be a bit much with a woman's rumble as well? Other than when Asuka enters the ring I think it'll be a bit of a grind. I'm guessing Lita or maybe Trish Stratus enters.
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Post by MeLoCo on Jan 14, 2018 22:17:03 GMT 12
Yeah it's a bit weird, but I'll give it a chance. Put it this way, it will be a lot better than it would have been 5 or so years ago  |
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Post by shazzman on Jan 15, 2018 13:18:46 GMT 12
Haha, so true.
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Jan 15, 2018 15:07:34 GMT 12
How many are in the womens one?
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Post by It's Dean on Jan 15, 2018 21:28:07 GMT 12
30 women, because equality. Even though there's only 19 on the roster Which I understand, but jeez, that makes two roughly one hour Rumble's on the same show - plus six undercard matches (Two World Titles, Two Tag Titles, Cruiserweight and US Title) that they've already announced. Is this show going for 3 days?? Also, shit news about Paige apparently being forced to retire due to injury. Harsh reminder that any bump or blow can go horribly wrong at any time. Although beit she started at 13 and had that serious neck injury a few years ago, she'd already wracked up over a decade of miles on her body. Still, she's only 25 so hopefully they can find a long-term role for her. |
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Post by shazzman on Jan 16, 2018 1:17:01 GMT 12
I'm guessing Ronda Rousey might be an entrant also. I just saw talk about Paige Van Zant looking to make the move to WWE too.
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Jan 17, 2018 22:10:13 GMT 12
Also, shit news about Paige apparently being forced to retire due to injury. Harsh reminder that any bump or blow can go horribly wrong at any time. Although beit she started at 13 and had that serious neck injury a few years ago, she'd already wracked up over a decade of miles on her body. Still, she's only 25 so hopefully they can find a long-term role for her. Hopefully she makes another movie |
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Post by shazzman on Apr 2, 2018 19:42:41 GMT 12
Woo, EC3 on NXT.
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Post by It's Dean on Apr 13, 2018 21:03:46 GMT 12
So, anyone watch Mania this past Monday?! I miss Swanty's annual Mania review of snark.
Thought the first half of the show was awesome and then it kinda fell off a cliff. 7 hours though - way too fucking long. Just make it a 2 day event.
Mixed tag was the highlight of the show and Ronda's debut couldn't have gone better (although massive lols @ Steph being booked to constantly counter the ARMBAR).
Asuka-Charlotte exceeded my expectations... bit surprised they ended the streak, but then also not 'cos it felt like a Vince thing where he wasn't that invested in it to start with.
Cena-Taker after all of that build-up felt like a waste. Definitely a case of exposing that Taker has gone on years too long... imagine if he'd have gone off into the sunset after those HHH and HBK matches.
Had to smile seeing Bryan wrestling again, although I never, ever, need to see Shane and his laughable punches do another match. One could argue that he shouldn't have done this one considering he has a fucking hernia. Jeez, go home, man!
AJ-Nakamura was super disappointing. Would have thought with Okada, Tanahashi, Suziki and co all in attendance, that these two would have torn the house down.
Main event got a scathing review amongst the interewbs, and hard to argue - Roman continuously kicking out of F5's to zero reaction while the crowd amused themselves with beach balls. Deadset embarrassing. And then to top it off they go for the swerve finish and have Brock win. Whatevs.
Oh, and stoked to see Evie competing in the Women's Battle Royal and doing NZ proud.
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Apr 18, 2018 20:29:12 GMT 12
I watched some of the matches on youtube. And watched the Hall of Fame. I've actually secretly been watching bits on youtube the last month or so haha. Just the interesting and "new" (in character sense not career) characters I haven't seen much of like Nakamura, Strowman, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt etc. It totally blew my mind that Bray Wyatt's Dad is Mike Rotunda, who married Barry Windham's sister, who's father is Blackjack Mulligan. I'm such a mark haha
I've watched bits of NXT on youtube as well. It's ridiculous how much more interesting it is than standard WWE. I feel like I should've given it a go when it started out and I'd probably still be (secretly) watching it today. Although I totally dont care about the wrestling, I just like the different interesting characters.
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Oct 4, 2018 20:00:31 GMT 12
Shit The Undertaker is fat now
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Post by MeLoCo on Oct 19, 2018 9:50:52 GMT 12
I'm still hanging in there, skimming through eps of Raw/Smackdown/PPVs. |
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Oct 19, 2018 15:13:02 GMT 12
I watch the "highlights" videos on YouTube sometimes. I've given up on NXT already I got too far behind.
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Post by MikeyChrist on Jun 11, 2019 12:10:49 GMT 12
AEW!
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Post by MeLoCo on Jun 17, 2019 18:29:29 GMT 12
I actually watched that AEW, and it was so much better than anything WWE has put out in years. YEARS.
WWE is so bad these days (apart from NXT if you count that, which can be alright), I can't believe I still bother to skim through the shows like a chump.
I really hope AEW takes off, they clearly need the competition.
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Post by PrimeTimePlaya on Sept 19, 2020 11:51:55 GMT 12
Anyone still watch wrestling? Seems pretty lame lol. I was catching up to Bischoff's podcast for a long time, but then found some NBA ones so haven't gone back to it.
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