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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 8:51pm On Mar 03, 2022 |
ValeeLove:I'm not following bruh drop recaps here |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 10:26pm On Mar 03, 2022 |
Debroslink:you can say that again. They bring back good feelings of wrestling. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 10:28pm On Mar 03, 2022 |
pu7pl3:recaps will do a handful. Watching it? Now that's the big deal. Hell it's on YouTube and you can check it out now on the AEW page. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 11:06pm On Mar 03, 2022 |
ValeeLove: I've sen the clips but I have no idea why the feud is about.... |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 6:49am On Mar 04, 2022 |
pu7pl3:well have you watched their latest video? If you haven't, be my guest. Again reviews will do a handful, but watching it is the bomb. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by PrinceOfLagos: 7:42am On Mar 04, 2022 |
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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 8:16am On Mar 05, 2022 |
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Ricochet won his first Intercontinental championship on this show, beating Sami Zayn in a really fun match that showcased every reason Ricochet should be getting to have matches like this on television far more often. It’s just fun watching him fly around and do what he does. It helped they had a good story to build off here, with Zayn not wanting to lose his baby and Johnny Knoxville showing up to ensure that’s exactly what happened. Those two are going to fight it out at WrestleMania, and that should be great fun. But it doesn’t look like it will be for the Intercontinental championship, and it’s probably better that way. Let’s see what Ricochet can do with the damn thing. Doesn’t it just feel good that he’s champion? I don’t know how many of you play Call of Duty, or follow the professional scene, but I’m a big fan of the CDL and watch plenty of the pro players on Twitch and what not. Not unlike pro wrestling, the pro scene in Call of Duty has its own language. The nature of a game like COD is such that it’s paramount that you keep your composure while playing, lest you find yourself playing poorly simply because you got too frustrated at how random it can all be. When something particularly frustrating happens, pro players will often say “I just lost composure.” When it goes really bad, to the point of no return, they say “I just lost full.” Folks, Roman Reigns has lost full. It wasn’t what he said, it was the way he went about saying it: I like that they’re playing this like a man who is shook that the absolute biggest threat to his reign is the guy who is next and everything he’s thrown at him hasn’t worked out in his favor. He knows how dangerous the road ahead is, and he’s kinda losing his mind at the prospect of coming up short when it matters most. That’s notable because, not unlike COD, things tend to go incredibly wrong when you can’t keep your composure in high pressure situations. That could cost Reigns everything, and it’s one hell of a selling point for a title unification match. The biggest match in WrestleMania history, as they’re calling it. Lesnar is relaxed and having blast, and that can’t be helping Roman’s headspace either. This should only get better from here. We got our first angle for Pat McAfee on the road to his first match at WrestleMania and it included an appearance from the one and only … uh … Austin Theory? Yep! Initial rumors and reports suggested WWE was considering McAfee vs. Vince McMahon at the big show, one that still needs to sell a lot of tickets. But they didn’t announce as much when Vinny Mac went on Pat’s podcast and instead simply went with an offer for McAfee to work a match on the show. He accepted, of course, with glee. That’s why we knew Theory was coming for him when he showed up talking trash. He claimed Vince set Pat up with the podcast appearance, and how he really feels is that McAfee is a loud mouth and everyone wants him shut up. So Theory showed up to deliver the news that he would be the guy to do that at WrestleMania. For his part, McAfee played like he had no idea who Theory even is, even responding to a slap in the face with more surprise than anger. He called him a “little bitch” and then blamed Michael Cole. It didn’t do a lot to get me hyped for the prospect of seeing these two in a match together, to be honest. McAfee being so dismissive of his opponent is generally a bad thing, considering it’s clear even he doesn’t take him seriously. We’ll see where this goes. I’m not even ready to accept this is actually the match we end up with. Ronda Rousey headlined this show, so I feel like I need to talk about what she did on it. The only problem is there just isn’t that much to say. WWE is selling her as the dominant world beater she was when she took the MMA world by storm, still calling her the “baddest woman on the planet” and showcasing her running through Sonya Deville with next to no issue, even with SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair ringside to be a distraction. Then, after swatting Deville away like an annoying fly, she threw an ankle lock on Flair and closed the show standing tall. It looked like we were being told to get ready for a coronation at WrestleMania. Maybe that’s the case. I don’t really know how to feel about it. Shrug. All the Rest WWE did something new to start SmackDown this week, showcasing many of the wrestlers to be featured on the show in brief promos to get us tuned up for the evening. No one said anything groundbreaking but I like the idea behind it more generally. We got our first taste of the new women’s tag team title feud, with Naomi getting the better of Carmella without much effort. Sasha Banks was there to assist her when Queen Zelina tried to interfere, an easy showcase of their superior teamwork. Seems like a title run in their future, no? Drew McIntyre beat Jinder Mahal in a simple singles match to heat him up on his way to Happy Corbin at WrestleMania. Not much to this. McIntyre cut an impassioned promo after but I’m having a hard time caring about this feud at all at this point. It just feels like such a step down for McIntyre. BOOGS still rules to me, dammit!The Viking Raiders never really felt like a threat to The Usos, but at least they had a fun title match before moving on from it.Big E has been rolling around on that ATV for like two weeks, and that’s all it took before Ridge Holland took a chair to it and then stole it with Sheamus. Those two sons of two bitches then completely destroyed it backstage with sledgehammers. How I really hate them. This was a pretty good show! Grade: B+ |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 4:57pm On Mar 06, 2022 |
I hate this guy. What about you?
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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Debroslink: 5:02pm On Mar 06, 2022 |
ValeeLove: Roman is gonna lose @ wrestlemania. Brock is a free agent, hence, he's gonna be the champ of the 2 brands. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by samistry(m): 5:17pm On Mar 06, 2022 |
I acknowledge the tribal chief. ValeeLove: 2 Likes |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 6:10am On Mar 07, 2022 |
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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 8:33am On Mar 07, 2022 |
ValeeLove:I like Joe and I hate Reigns. Still, I think he's heavily protected. Take away Heyman and the Usos, then let's see. But for now, I feel he's protected. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 8:39am On Mar 07, 2022 |
Debroslink:I doubt this. We can only but speculate at this point, cos WWE is now known for last minute changes. For me I think Reigns will win, because Brock is a part timer and Reigns is always available. I'm not just happy with this year's WrestleMania as I haven't been about years before this. It feels like a cash grab as opposed to giving us a show that the fans can enjoy. And the main event is light years from being the 'greatest WrestleMania match of all time'. AEW Revolution was yesterday right? Lemme go an check results. *runs at speed of light*. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 9:56am On Mar 07, 2022 |
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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 8:55am On Mar 08, 2022 |
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Your Winners, and NEW... Now, that’s how you start Raw. RK-Bro, Alpha Academy, and Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens battled in a triple threat tag match for the ages. Or at least until WWE runs the replays into the ground and makes us all nauseous. Each team needed the W to get to WrestleMania. That’s the story, plain and simple. The other story is just how great KO and Seth are together. They were the best team tonight, constantly isolating their opponents, attacking in unison, and just being several steps ahead of everyone else. IF Seth and KO built on their shared momentum of the past few weeks, then Alpha Academy was in search of their mojo. The soon-to-be former tag champs found a level of desperation unseen until this week. Chad Gable and Otis did everything in their considerable power to keep Randy Orton out of the match. In fact, everyone wanted to keep the Viper at ringside. Otis dragged Riddle away from his partner whenever he got the chance, while Seth and KO often acted in stereo keeping Randy out of the match. For most of the match, it was either Chad and the Tree Trunk in control or the two bestest friends. And that makes sense, right? RK-Bro is a dope team, duh. But these two teams are, in a lot of ways, better. RK-Bro is fueled by friendship while the other two just want to dominate their opponents and feature four people who, more than anything else, needed to be at Mania. Sure, Randy is always intense, but Riddle seems like a cat who can take it or leave it. Which explains him getting isolated in this match and so many of their matches. When Randy finally made his way into the match, hitting his trademark snap DDT, scoop powerslams, and general violence, everything broke down. This is what every team wanted to avoid for 35 minutes. Randy equals chaos and that’s where anything goes. That anarchy is how we got to our final decision, and it was a hell of a sequence. Gable goes for a Moonsault, only for Orton to catch him in mid-air for an RKO. My eyes got wide and I yelled words not suitable for small children. After they broke up Randy’s pin attempt, the team of Seth and KO went for a repeat of last week. Buckle bomb to Gable, followed by a Stunner, followed by a Curb Stomp, and then a win. Right? Yeah, no. Waiting in the wings the entire time was the guy who took the brunt of the punishment. The supposed weak link in RK-Bro watched all of this unfold. I never took my eye off of him because while he was out of the ring seemingly hurt, he never truly looked hurt. Riddle was a guy looking for his moment to strike, which was telegraphed earlier in the match when Riddle looked ready for a pin attempt while a couple people weren’t paying attention. This time, he was successful. Riddle tossed Seth out of the ring and stole the victory, along with the tag team championships. Dope match, great way to open the show—even if it went a tad long for my taste—and compelling due to the stakes. Randy and Riddle celebrated, Randy used the “f” word. No, not that one. Friendship. Get your minds out of the gutter, heathens. KO and Rollins were dejected after the match. And while we can bet both of them are showing at WrestleMania, how they get there is the story. Alpha Academy needs something to do though and it better be great. They put in work as tag champs, with both men upping their games and Chad really coming into his own. The Rest IT’S TIME! What’s the best way to celebrate Vader finally going into WWE’s Hall of Fame? First, for anyone who wasn’t around to see this back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8fX3kPJamE Secondly, enjoy one of the greatest theme songs in wrestling history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwK4Ox0msao Well deserved, Big Van. Austin, Austin, Austin! Props to KO for keeping it consistent. As a proud Canadian, there’s no way he can invite Shawn Michaels to The KO Show. Even as a devout Shawn Michaels fan, I respect it. Bret Hart is smiling somewhere. Anyway, KO, finally figuring out how to get on WrestleMania, went down a list of Texans he didn’t want on his show. Owens then did everything but mention Steve Austin by name before finally saying it all with his chest: He called out ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. This is one of the worst kept secrets in professional sports entertainment, and while I look forward to seeing the Rattlesnake, this was a very weird way to end Raw. Made weirder by the fact it sounded like they played Austin’s music in the arena when everyone on the other side of the curtain knows he wasn’t in the building. Bron Breakker is (Still) Your Hookup I have one problem with this otherwise solid tag match and Raw debut for NXT Champion Bron Breakker. Corey Graves, as heel commentators often do, wondered how much Bron can trust Tommaso Ciampa. Which, in itself is okay. But when there’s no trace of that in the ring, it feels like wasted storytelling. To that point though, showing Bron and Ciampa not entirely on the same page adds more intrigue to their upcoming triple threat match with Dolph Ziggler for the NXT championship. Bron looked good on Raw and it’s easy to envision him as a permanent fixture on Monday nights. And the wrestling was solid! Just wish the actual story matched the quality of the wrestling. Triple the Threat, Triple the Fun I had fun with this tag match between Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan and Queen Zelina and Carmella. The tag champs actually dominated for a bit until one of them forgot she was in a match. I wanted to cry foul when Carmella ducked out of the last half of the match to whisper sweet nothings to Graves, but it was clear this was just the prelude to her being on the losing side. Rhea and Liv are going to WrestleMania as part of a triple threat tag match for the tag titles Carmella seemingly cares very little for. Edge-planation Edge explained his reasoning for his actions last week. Long and short of it: He did it for The Rock. Nope, sorry, wrong wrestler, wrong era. His actual reason was he did it for AJ Styles. Edge said he wants the bulldog AJ and this is the best way to get it. Turns out AJ did Edge a favor as well, introducing Edge to a new side of himself. The side who dresses in suits and stares into cameras like a psycho. It was fine because Edge knows what he’s doing, but it felt short and didn’t tell us anything Edge didn’t say last week as far as what he wants. Killer Priest Finn Balor and Austin Theory had a pretty good match this week. Theory is really smooth in the ring and Finn sold how much he was in jeopardy until his comeback. Theory needs to look strong going into his match with Pac Mac at WrestleMania—I know how silly that sounds—and taking Finn to the limit is a good way to accomplish that goal. What started as a brawl between two men who really don’t like each other ended when Damian Priest inserted himself into the action. Theory was disqualified, Priest beat up on Finn, and Theory followed suit with selfies. True Love? The long running—way too long if you ask me—feud with Reggie and Dana Brooke on one side and Tozawa and Tamina on the other continues. It’s now about romance. Dana beat Tamina in what feels like their 100th match meaning I’ve rolled both eyes at least 100 times. I get you need a cool down after the triple tag open but whew, talk about a momentum killer. The crowd want Tamina and Tozawa to be a thing. Cool, I guess. Big Men “There’s always a bigger fish” —Obi Wan Kenobi. That’s what I thought about when Omos and Commander Azeez faced off after Omos basically squashed Apollo Crews. Look Omos’ story is the same as, what feels like a half the roster: I want to be at WrestleMania. Effectively, his story is he has no story. Running the “I need a WrestleMania match or moment” angle for one person is fine. But doing that for several people on your roster? It’s lazy. Azeez and Omos looks like it’s happening. And I couldn’t care less because..why should I? Cleveland Rocks Miz, Logan Paul, and Jerry Lawler hit the ring to celebrate Cleveland. And no, I’m not calling it “The Land.” Damn you, LeBron for making that stick. The crowd initially loved Miz, but turned as soon as he said his hometown doesn’t deserve to host a WestleMania. More importantly, it sowed the seeds for Paul eventually turning on his partner. Unlike the other Cleveland native in the ring, Paul loves his city and looked miffed at Miz kicking dirt on a place they both called “home.” This was a very inconsistent show this week. Unsurprisingly, and to no one’s fault, Raw never reached the heights of its opening triple threat tag match. We set up some potential Mania matches, solidified a few more, and KO called out Austin. Maybe that opening spoiled me but this was a very flat show, which is about average for Monday Night Raw. An average grade for an average show. Grade: C |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 8:11pm On Mar 08, 2022 |
The Rattlesnake has accepted  https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1501242636543352836?t=sBYguFEmodRgZ1aCPu59tA&s=19 |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 11:41am On Mar 09, 2022 |
WWE NXT ROADBLOCK REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Show Off Dolph Ziggler is the new NXT champ. Yup, not even going to bury the lede here or pretend that’s not the biggest story. It is. Did he do it in a respectful way? Of course not. Dolph is a heel and real heels do heel things. Actually, the way he won is so critical to his character, and true to character for Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker. But before we get to that, let’s get to the match. Dolph was the smartest cat in the match, illustrated when he refused to lock up with anyone and let Bron and Ciampa fight each other for just a bit. It wasn’t long, but it was long enough to break up their little alliance and truly make it a triple threat rather than a glorified handicap match. Ziggler came in with a plan while his opponents seemingly just came to wrestle. And it was damn fine wrestling. Neither man dominated, a great way to show they’re evenly matched. Ciampa kicked out of a Fameasser and a Zig Zag, Breakker kicked out of a Fairytale Ending (although it was a delayed count), and Dolph refused to stay down for anything. He broke up every pin attempt and showed his time in a WWE ring truly put him a sliver above the rest. If just a sliver. Dolph wanted to divide, conquer, and buy time because he had an ace up his sleeve. A rather big ace. Bron Breakker had the match won. Ciampa was out of commission and Dolph was flat on his back, courtesy of a Military Press and Powerslam. Just like last week, Big Bob Roode put his nose in the match, and pulled the ref out of the ring just before the count of three. Bron, just like the rookie he is, went after Roode rather than keeping his composure and focusing on the match. I like touches like that because, like I said, they’re true to character while enforcing a match’s underlying narrative: Bron is the underdog due to a lack of experience. And, not for nothing, it’s easy to get him off his axis because of his temper. While Bron is running after Robert, it gives Ciampa time to recoup, while Dolph waits in the wings. Bron gets back in the ring and gets handled by Ciampa. Tommaso was ready for a running knee strike after failing to put Bron away. But, once again, Roode saved the day for his partner. He pulled Bron out of the way of Ciampa’s knee, and when Ciampa turned around to gather himself, he ate a mouth full of Dolph’s superkick. And now? Dolph Ziggler is the new NXT champion. This is the right move if only because it gives more options for the story. Ciampa or Bron winning just resets everything and makes Dolph’s entire time in NXT irrelevant. But as champion? Now there’s mystery, intrigue, and genuine confusion for the brand. How does this work now with Dolph as champion? Who is he fighting at Stand and Deliver? Does this affect Ciampa and Bron’s uneasy alliance? And if so, how? While not as good as Dolph and Ciampa’s bout, this one delivered. And the “shock” ending was well worth the overrun. The Rest Bedlam LA Knight almost did it. Knight almost eradicated Grayson Waller in their Last Man Standing match. But he let his hatred blind him to the most important part of any wrestling match. No, not “stealing the show,” despite what some people will tell you. It’s paramount to, ya know, win. Knight started the match before the bell went ding, a touch you all know I love. And he pretty much stayed on top of Waller for most of the match. Inside the ring, outside of the ring, Knight’s purpose was pain. LA thought the match was over when he tossed Grayson from the top scaffolding in the arena, but surprise surprise, Sanga reared his head, cradling Grayson in his arms like a newborn. Needless to say, Sanga changed the tone of the match. Waller found his second wind with the big man at ringside, bringing out handcuffs to “lock down” his opponent. But Knight, knowing he had no shot with Sanga there, turned those pesky tables on the bodyguard and cuffed him around the ring post. With Sanga neutralized, Knight punished his opponent. Not just chair shots, but putting a trash can around Waller’s head and then giving the chair shots. But LA refused to let well enough go. Waller looked down for the count but Knight wanted more. After clearing the announce table, Knight fell victim to a foreign object hidden in Waller’s pockets. And yes, I know how that reads. Let’s move on. Waller hit his favorite high risk maneuver off the top rope on a defenseless Knight, broke the turntable, and stumbled over to his bodyguard to prop him up as the ref counted to 10. When the man didn’t have a leg to stand on, literally, Sanga kept him afloat and carried him to the W. Great match with an earned finish, telegraphed through solid storytelling. Clearly, this will continue into Stand and Deliver. I can’t wait. Sabotage! The headline here should be Dakota Kai and Wendy Choo moving to the Dusty Cup finals. Unfortunately, NXT Roadblock had other ideas. Midway through the very good opening tag team semifinals match, Toxic Attraction descended from their perch to attack Raquel Gonzalez’s knee. And not the normal attack either. “WWE officials” checked on Raquel to see if Big Mami could still go, and she powered through. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. While Cora Jade did her best to carry the match, she eventually needed to tag in the former champ. It was obvious Raquel’s knee was no good, and it gave way when she went to hit her finisher. Dakota Kai had a moment where she hesitated taking out her old partner, but finished the job anyway. Toxic Attraction did everything in their power to stop Raquel and Cora from getting a shot at their tag titles. Mission accomplished. Cora, clearly upset and with every reason, attacked Mandy Rose in the Toxic Lounge. Again, completely justifiable. That said, I wish the bigger story out of the match was Wendy and Dakota moving forward rather than the shenanigans around their victory. Geniuses As opposed to the first semifinal match, Kay Lee Ray & Io Shirai vs. Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter was all about them. And it was another banger on a night filled with them. The turning point of this match was a simple miscalculation from Carter and Catanzaro. Kay Lee Ray and Io had Kacy in the worst possible position. Not Lotus, but on the top turnbuckle with nowhere to go but down. Carter, out of nowhere, threw Io to the outside, and put KLR on her shoulders. What followed was a crazy inverted hurricanrana, that, in any other world, ends the match. But both women lost sight of Shirai. As a result, Io charged back into the ring and pushed Carter into Catanzaro, breaking up the pin attempt at two when it was a heartbeat away from three. Heart. Breaking. One KLR bomb later, and KLR and Io are the second makeshift tag team entering the Dusty Cup finals for a shot at the champs. It’s an interesting development that two odd couple teams, begrudgingly put together out of necessity, are fighting for the whole enchilada. Creedence The parking lot is the most dangerous place to be in NXT. Everyone knows that. Except the Brothers Creed, apparently, since they got caught slipping. Someone attacked the two cats with a shot at NXT gold, putting their title shot in jeopardy. While everyone pointed fingers at different tag teams (Imperium, Briggs & Jensen, Legado del Fantasma), Malcolm Bivens’ boys were ruled unable to compete. Guess who took their place? Okay, don’t have time for you to guess. MSK! And the NXT tag title match between MSK and Imperium was, shockingly, going really well. Imperium stuck to their script and slowed MSK down in a lot of moments. MSK still got their offense in, but the match was trending in the direction of the champs. And then the Creed boys came to the ring and chose all the violence. They attacked both teams, clearly irate and just wanting to fight. My guess? We’re getting a triple threat at Stand and Deliver with all three teams while Bivens uncovers the assailants. While I wanted a winner, I actually prefer this scenario since it gives us a title match with three dope teams with very different styles, and a story with a whole lot of intrigue. Revenge? Thy Name is Sarray Tiffany Stratton and Sarray got into it last week. By “got into it” I mean the former slammed the latter into a wall all because she felt disrespected. Sarray got revenge this week, interfering in Stratton’s match against Fallon Henley. Sarray resorted to the tried and true “smoke near the entrance” trick for a distraction, attacked Tiffany when no one was looking, and Fallon picked up the upset. It was a pretty good match before the shenanigans, with both women showing growth in the ring. Stratton is a great character who is putting everything together in the ring. Bears watching...unless Sarray says otherwise. Pursuit U Chase U continues its streak of entertainment. That is all. Lashing Out THIS is how you use Lash Legend’s talk show. Advance her beefs, show her character, and highlight her future opponent. This week we got...Nikkita Lyons and yes, she deserves all the highlights. Lash, believing Nikkita is gassed for her looks, “ass implants” and not her skill, is tired of getting overshadowed. So, yeah, they’re going to fight. Roadblock was on point from start to finish. A new champion, Dusty Cup finals are set, drama between Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta, Carmelo Hayes set the rules for his next challengers, and the Creed Bros are very, very angry. The only negative I have for the show is Xyon Quinn getting thrown into this Joe Gacy and Draco Anthony. Meh. But other than that? A show even without the A champion. Grade: A |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by samistry(m): 4:36pm On Mar 10, 2022 |
Swerve, Jeff Hardy and William regal made their AEW debut. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 11:02am On Mar 12, 2022 |
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Irate Beast So Roman Reigns showed up at the Madison Square Garden house show this past weekend and beat the trash out of Brock Lesnar, taking a chair to his back, dropping him on some steps, making Lesnar bleed his own blood. Lesnar kept his WWE championship, however, and the title vs. title unification match is still on for WrestleMania 38 next month in Arlington, Texas. What we’re also getting is the return of the very big, very mean, very pissed off Brock Lesnar. He opened this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown with the following promo: More or less making clear that the happy go lucky Lesnar we’ve gotten used to the past few weeks is outta here and he’s been replaced by the snarling monster we’re used to. I, for one, welcome this change. Sure, it’s been great seeing a different side of Brock but for the purposes of the match itself, I’m far more excited for the prospect of two pissed off killers eager to destroy each than two guys just having a good time in a competition. Count me in for more of this, please. Choke me and Take my Arm Baby The opposite side of that coin is this Ronda Rousey/Charlotte Flair feud over the SmackDown women’s championship. It just feels so, I don’t know… lifeless? The new wrinkle they’ve added is that after Flair called Rousey a one-trick pony, making note of the fact that she can only win via her trusty armbar, Rousey showed she spent at least some of her time away perfecting the Ankle Lock as well. Last week, she tapped Flair with it and she’s now vowing to do the same at WrestleMania. Here, they came face-to-face to argue about it and spent a lot of words to say very little. It amounted to this: Rousey: “I’m going to tap you and win at the big show.” Flair: “No, you’re not.” End Scene. Like I said, it just feels lifeless. That may be in part because Rousey always should have come back to her feud with Becky Lynch, which was a lot more personal, and this just doesn’t live up to anything close to that. They tried to inject some life into it with a pull apart brawl at the end of the show where Flair slammed Rousey onto a car and then choked her on it. It came across a bit too forced for my tastes but I do appreciate the effort. All the Rest -Named that man Butch. Name aside, there’s no reason it can’t work with what they’re doing. Pete Dunne, or Butch, is one hell of a brawler who fits right in mean mugging with Sheamus and Holland as fellas here to fight everyone. They had a good match with The New Day until the end, when Holland didn’t get Big E all the way over on a suplex and he landed on his head on the outside. From there, nothing else mattered but Big E being okay. Sadly, we would later learn he suffered a broken neck and we can only hope for the best for his recovery. -I’m not entirely worried about it, and I’m not sure anyone else is either, but shouldn’t WWE be doing more to make Happy Corbin look like a threat to Drew McIntyre? He’s looked grossly incompetent, as has his entire crew, all along. Is that really an effective way to build to a match, let alone one at WrestleMania? -WWE changed plans with Sasha Banks multiple times for this show, ultimately settling on Banks & Naomi vs. Shayna Baszler & Natalya with Queen Zelina & Carmella watching ringside. The babyfaces won a short match and it was sold as the two “continuing to roll” on their way to their title match at WrestleMania. -Rick BOOGS is getting a title shot at WrestleMania! We love that! -Absolutely LOVED seeing Pat McAfee get physical with Austin Theory when he showed up to try to pull his nonsense again this week, mostly because it showed just how good McAfee still is at pretty much everything to do with pro wrestling. Michael Cole trying to get him to remain professional was a nice touch, and really made him look that much more dangerous. I’m not entirely sure why it led to his getting yanked out of the building by security but we have to assume this could be where Vince McMahon starts to get involved in all this. I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes. -The main event of this show was yet another fun Ricochet vs. Sami Zayn match, won yet again by Ricochet to retain the Intercontinental championship. In the absence of Johnny Knoxville being able to show up each week, this has been an enjoyable side story while Zayn continues to be brilliant as the crazed man who constantly thinks he’s getting screwed over. This was largely a filler show, missing its biggest star. Grade: C- |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 4:56pm On Mar 14, 2022 |
Scott Hall is on life support after suffering 3 heart attacks from last night. His best friend Kevin Nash has been updating everyone on the situation. Pray for him. He had a huge impact on pro-wrestling. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 5:19pm On Mar 14, 2022 |
ValeeLove: Saw the news this morning, I hope he pulls through 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 6:33pm On Mar 14, 2022 |
pu7pl3:me too. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 6:48pm On Mar 14, 2022 |
pu7pl3:Is Grayson Waller a great heel or what? See how he won the match. I'm looking out for this guy in the future. Some people need to take notes from him. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by ValeeLove(m): 9:39am On Mar 15, 2022 |
Scott Hall has sadly passed away. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Kaycee7(m): 2:49pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
Razor was one of the best to ever do it. RIP, Scott Hall
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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Kaycee7(m): 2:50pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
Still holds the record for the best stunner sell [img]https://c./Lmg1ukdZt_MAAAAC/stunner-stone-cold-steve-austin.gif[/img] |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 6:51pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
RIP to the bad guy 1 Like |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 6:57pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
Kaycee7: Buddy Murphy took that one sha |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Kaycee7(m): 7:24pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
pu7pl3:Close second. Razor's own is still unrivalled for me. |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Eke40seven(m): 9:19pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
ValeeLove: Take a look at Razor Ramon I living a good life meihn!! Me, I know how to relax Chico I living like a king (Interrupted by a random Girl: What happened last night, I called you never called me back? I thought we had something going? Razor interrupts: No, Chica! You don't understand something You have a good time I through with you Get out of here, I through with you. Adios! Mehn! The Chicas, they re for fuhn. I probably scar her heart for life That's too bad. I coming to the WWF, not for fuhn. you step into the ring with Razo Ramon, it is strictly business Chico. I not going to scar your heart, oh noh! I going to scar your soul I Razor Ramon, El jefe!! The great vignettes! 4 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(m): 9:55pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
Kaycee7: Ramon comes in 2nd for me sha Omo I didn't even post any recap today...I'm sorry guys
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| Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Kaycee7(m): 5:08am On Mar 16, 2022 |
pu7pl3:No worries. Everybody sabi how stressful the country be currently |
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