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 European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:05am On Jul 06, 2023 |
Rajmeista:Are you serious? I must have missed the news. Are you sure? 🤔 |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:04am On Jul 06, 2023 |
BlueAngel444:Mbappe will never smell 700k here bruh |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:03am On Jul 06, 2023 |
FergieRaww:Kane is a 3year or 4 year plan that will also be like a mentor for Endrick in that position. Put Mbappe and Kane in the same league and he isn't outscoring him if they both stay fit. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:57am On Jul 06, 2023 |
FergieRaww:Don't be naive bro Money was the main deciding factor. Simple and short. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:57am On Jul 06, 2023 |
Rajmeista:Lol bro you need to keep up...we are not signing any RB this season and Tobias is gone. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:55am On Jul 06, 2023 |
FergieRaww:Yes, Kane is a pure 9 and not someone that will be dragging half spaces with Vinicius... Do you know that if we start Vinicius, Rodrygo and Mbappe together we are starting 3 left wingers at the same time? How is that balanced? If they succeed in getting him I'll wish him the best tho and hope he succeeds for the sake of the club |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:53am On Jul 06, 2023 |
BlueAngel444:I'm not among those that want him here anymore but his salary would be reduced heavily if he comes here...we have a wage bill system. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:50am On Jul 06, 2023 |
BlueAngel444:40? I heard 90 Either way, money was the deciding factor for him and not all those presidential calls and what not. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:42am On Jul 06, 2023 |
monerozi5590:He has an add-on for 90m if he finishes the time on his contract |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:25am On Jul 06, 2023 |
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| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 6:10pm On Jul 05, 2023 |
BlueAngel444:Which multiple options? Mid Carvajal and Vasquez? Below mid Odriozola who is leaving probably? Atleast at LB we have Fran and Mendy, Alaba and if worst comes to worst Camavinga And then like you said a number 9, but this waiting game Perez is playing. When other options apart from Mbappe are in the market, there is Osimhen, Muani even Harry Kane may leave this summerif we don't sign a 9 we would probably be playing 442 or a diamond with either Bellingham or Brahim in the pit, not ideal but it's doable. I'd prefer it if we sign a good striker tho, I'm not even looking at Mbappe, Harry Kane is literally there for the taking and he will gel better than Mbappe. |
| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 7:30am On Jul 05, 2023 |
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| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 12:02am On Jul 05, 2023 |
BlueAngel444:Why is this so apt I don't know sha but I think Vinicius and Rodrygo will focus more on finishing and end product this season even if we get a new 9. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:59pm On Jul 04, 2023 |
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| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:58pm On Jul 04, 2023 |
BlueAngel444:We don't need another LB...Mendy is there with Garcia...what we need is a RB but we ain't getting that...we also need a number 9 |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:55pm On Jul 04, 2023 |
GloriousGbola:Even if na catfish Man has to teach us the art of being that forward 😂😂😂 Abi na anonymity dey cause am |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:51pm On Jul 04, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:35pm On Jul 04, 2023 |
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS It’s Mine How did we get to Dirty Dom vs. Seth Rollins? It all starts at the start. Seth opened the show to more adulation than Jesus entering Jerusalem. And before he got to his point on the mic, Cody Rhodes’ music played! Props to Cody for making that young woman’s year when he gave her his belt. She broke down crying and it’s one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen. It truly warmed my heart. But I’m also a sap. Before Cody even got into it, Brock Lesnar finally answered Cody’s challenge. The two fought, Seth left the ring, and Cody actually left Brock reeling with a Cody Cutter. Good action between these two as it shows Cody still knows where to push Brock and beat him. Seth went for take two with all that drama over, and he found himself interrupted again. Judgment Day entered the fray minus one member. One guess who didn’t show. Damian Priest and Seth teased their eventual match, but the challenge this week came from another Judgment Day member: Rhea Ripley...on Dom’s behalf. Although, let’s be clear, Rhea wanted to challenge him but her match with Nattie occupied her free time. Seth understands how the briefcase works and knew this smelled like a setup. But he took the bait anyway because everyone hates Dom. Dom’s getting better in the ring and still knows how to take a punch with the best of them. That said, this main event between really didn’t concern Dom; it came back to Damian and Finn Balor. In fact, knowing the Finn thing loomed over this match actually kept me intrigued because i cared about how he showed up and what happened as a result. Needless to say, although I will, Dom didn’t beat Seth. Shocking, I know. Damian interfered and Seth won by DQ. But then Damian pounded on Seth. He beat him up in the ring, out the ring, and set the stage for a cash-in. Dom and Rhea encouraged him to make it happen, with Dom playing head cheerleader. The fact Damian hesitated told us all what to expect. Right before Damian got in the ring with the briefcase, Finn showed up and nailed Seth in the back of the head. Finn and Damian bickered, with both men now blaming the other for their missed shots and bad timing. Dom tried playing peacemaker but caught a Pedigree for his troubles and Seth walked away as his two rivals argued amongst each other. Rhea consoled her man and tried focusing her two friends, who just kept going at one another. Props to WWE for sowing seeds for this story weeks ago and letting them sprout accordingly. These shows under Triple H aren’t always the most exciting, but his devotion to storytelling wins me over every single time. I legitimately understand both Finn and Damian’s perspective. They both have legitimate gripes with the other and fighting each other sounds like the only solution. This is professional wrestling after all. But where does that leave Judgment Day? And how does this fissure between them affect Rhea and Dom? Damian said Finn is making this all about him and not Judgment Day, but one can argue Damian played that card first at Money in the Bank. The only two people who really care about the group right now are Rhea and Dom Dom, so maybe those two go do their own thing while their group mates work out their problems with one another. I do not want Judgment Day to end right now; it feels too soon. But a little drama never hurt anyone, especially when steeped in character like this particular brand. B-Sides Devil’s Pie The best moment from Damian Priest vs. Shinsuke Nakamura came when Shinsuke got in Rhea Ripley’s face. The King of Strong Style mocked Rhea, flirted with her a bit (I think) and offended her oh so much. The way she went from her usual tough self to actually clutching her pearls made me cackle. I mean, look at it! As for the match itself, Shinsuke and Damian put on a solid bout that built on Damian’s momentum. Shinsuke put up a fight, almost got the W on several occasions, but Damian proved he’s too good at the moment. That’s smart booking for both men but certainly for the the cat holding the briefcase. Give It Up Fast Well, that didn’t go the way I assumed. Shayna Baszler hit the ring after Baltimore greeted Ronda Rousey with boos. Shayna got on the mic and said she speaks for everyone in that she’s tired of seeing Ronda try to speak on the mic. Baltimore erupted. The hits kept coming as she ran down the favoritism passed Ronda’s way, and she even apologized to everyone for bringing Ronda into WWE. What looked like a heel turn a few days ago now seems like a face turn. I doubt it’s just Baltimore on Shayna’s side so I’m curious how WWE plays this going forward. The two got into it after Shayna knocked Ronda down several pegs on the mic, and it almost ended with Shayna putting Ronda in the ankle lock. Ronda escaped but Shayna came back with more fire and kicked that woman square upside her head. I laughed. Shayna walked away while Ronda yelled at her to come back and face her. So. Much. Weird. Energy. Respect Mine Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville earned the champs’ respect this week. The two Karens participated in tag team turmoil match for a number one contender spot and pretty much dominated. Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae? Dominated them. Tegan Nox &...Dana Brooke? Yup, obliterated them. And they ran through the newly minted team of Emma & Nikki Cross (Possibly only because Nikki spent more time worried about Candice’s health than the match). Kayden Carter & Katana Chance gave them an actual match, almost beat them too. But Sonya & Candice showed their smarts and willingness to play underhanded. The one issue I have here is the Women’s tag division really needs some stories and development. The crowd seemed not to care and I get it. And before someone says they get development on The Bump, socials, or something else ancillary, that’s supplemental to television, not the other way around. The Art of Disrepekinzation While Chelsea & Sonya earned some respect, Becky Lynch showed none to Zoey Stark & Trish Stratus. Trish showed up in a face mask, typical heel move, and the two exchanged insults as they usually do. Becky wants a fight and Trish said nah. So next week, it’s Becky and Zoey. I expect plenty shenanigans. As an aside, is Zoey’s logo just an homage or copy of the Z Fighters’ logo from Dragon Ball Z? Every time I see it that’s what I think of. Or maybe it’s Zyuranger logo. Something is familiar and I need someone to tell me if I’m bugging. Thank You It’s all about Maxxine. That’s the reason Alpha Academy vs. The Viking Raiders existed this week and she delivered. Did she do a lot? Of course not. A few arm drags, a vertical suplex, and a very dope looking Worm. She pinned Valhalla with a pretty Sunset Flip and got the W for her team. They celebrated like she won the olympics and the crowd ate up every single second. Surprise Party Nattie tried a very different tactic for her third Women’s World Championship match against Rhea Ripley: sneak attack. Rhea bombarded Nattie twice in a row so it only makes sense that she turn the table and put the shoe on the other foot. And whew, did she give Rhea a scare. These two put on my favorite match of the night and really told a story worthy of a championship. Nattie kept pushing and rarely let up. Even when Rhea found her footing, Nattie withstood so much punishment and dished out her own. Nattie’s resilience only angered Rhea more but that mattered not to Nattie. Just watch the match. It’s worth your time if you like this thing called wrestling. Rhea attacked Nattie post match because of course, which elicited a save from Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan. I expected a cash-in tease from IYO SKY but that didn’t happen. I’m actually disappointed we got nothing from IYO here. We got it post match, however. Just an (un)pleasant exchange between IYO and Rhea. Warrior Song Drew McIntyre, fresh off returning at Money in the Bank, showed up at Raw this week after Matt Riddle made quick work of Giovanni Vinci. Drew continues his chase for GUNTHER and the Intercontinental champ, at least thus far, shows no sign that he wants the static. That will come but next week, it’s Matthew & Drew vs. Imperium. A fun and solid show with an intriguing main event angle, and a lot of set up for next week: Ciampa vs. Miz in a No DQ match, Ricochet and Logan Paul doing...something, and a tag match. But the real story is what happens with Judgment Day and Seth Rollins. I can’t call it but I can’t wait to see it |
| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:33pm On Jul 04, 2023 |
CoolUsername:A wrestler being over 40 doesn't mean he can't hold the world title convincingly, many great champions have been 40+. He doesn't need his demon Gimmick to become a world champion. Just put the title on him and see what happens. |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:41am On Jul 04, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:44pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
CoolUsername:You're wrong about Finn, I think he still very much has it. They just need to man up and push him, same stalling they been doing with LA Knight. And I think Roman still looked strong, this loss doesn't affect him as much as you would think, it was a tag team match. |
| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 7:02pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
CoolUsername:What about the Seth Vs Finn match, I understand you forgot to talk about it cos of how underwhelming it was. And why did you want The Bloodline to win the Usos? |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:05pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 1:54pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
WWE MITB REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Echo Roman Reigns put Jimmy Uso in the Guillotine, echoing their battle from so many moons ago. Solo hit the Samoan Spike on his big brothers, usually an end sign because always. And yes, there was a low blow that broke up a pin attempt. The Bloodline Civil War, as they call it, echoed a lot of moments from the group’s past while building to something completely brand new. And like most Bloodline affairs, everything shifted to another level once the ref took a dive. Everything started a little slow. Both teams let the crowd get into everything and they rightly played off their reactions. I won’t type all their reactions here because some of them aren’t anywhere close to PG or PG-13. BUT my favorite was “Tribal self-servicer.” The teams built up tension as Jimmy & Jey really didn’t want to battle Solo. Who wants to fight their brother? Roman showed no issue fighting anyone and even demanded Solo tag him in when Solo hesitated. And for the most part, Solo & Roman dominated because Jimmy & Jey seemingly never shook the bad feelings from fighting blood. I don’t know the exact moment everything changed for Jimmy & Jey, but I think it came when Jey got a fresh tag and went to work on Solo. If anything foreshadowed the outcome here, it’s right there. It eventually became Jey and Roman, which led to the ref bump I anticipated since we all knew it was only a matter of time. Jimmy & Jey hit Roman with the 1D and the crowd counted to 10. But, as Wade Barrett reminded us—great job on the mic this whole event btw—the crowd doesn’t matter; the ref matters. This was the first time during the match where Roman not only got his shoulders on the mat but showed no signs of life. The second came when the ref recovered and the Usos hit Roman with a double spear of their own. The ref got close to three but Solo made the save. Once again, it looked like the devil might escape his penance. But the turning point came when Roman & Solo unloaded everything they had on the former tag champs. Samoan spikes. Spears. A combination of both. With the crowd deflated, Roman stacked both Usos on top of each other and went for the pin. 1 2 Kick out at 2.99 seconds from both brothers. No one plays insecurity, shock, and disbelief better than Roman in the sense that he plays all three at once. He didn’t know what to do. In fact, if not for Solo snapping him out of it with violence, there’s a chance he never figured it out. But that was it right there. The Tribal Chief and his young apprentice dished out everything and it didn’t get the job done. Roman knew that was it, even if Solo didn’t. But they kept fighting. Solo took his fight with Jimmy outside the ring while Roman stayed inside with Jey. Solo lined Jimmy up on the table and went for broke. The funny thing about going for broke is sometimes, things break. In this case, the table smashed in two when Jimmy moved and Solo ate all of it. That put us back to where this whole thing started: Jey and Roman. Roman unloaded everything on his cousin, including a spear, but Jey didn’t go down. That low blow I mentioned earlier? That came from Jey as he did to his cousin what Roman did to so many cats for three years. That’s how Jey survived the Spear, and that’s what put he and Jimmy in prime position to finish this thing and do what no one else did in three years. Jimmy propped his brother up and Jey hit an Uso splash from the top rope. 1-2-3. For the first time since December 2019, Roman Reigns’ shoulders stayed on the mat for three seconds. Jey Uso, his right hand man, pinned Roman and showed an entire locker room that he’s not invincible. One of my favorite moments in 300 is when the Spartans set out on the war against Xerxes to show the world it’s possible. They believe he’s a man, not a god as advertised, and all men bleed. The Usos, specifically Jey Uso, did that at Money in the Bank. They proved for the first time in three years that a god king can bleed. And it’s only a matter of time before there’s a bunch of Roman’s red stuff all over the mat as a new king takes the throne. Incredible stuff from start to finish. B-Sides C.R.E.A.M. First off, before we go anywhere else, let me give props to the O2 Arena crowd. The cousins across the pond never settled down for one moment and I love them wholeheartedly for it. Their nonstop enthusiasm added a lot to the opening MitB match. Secondly? Good Lord is LA Knight over. Knight got more adulation than Butch! And he’s a native! They loved everyone minus Logan Paul for obvious reasons, but nothing compared to Knight’s pop. And the continued pop he received for doing anything but especially when climbing the ladder. And they booed anyone who dare impede Knight’s knighting ceremony. They cheered Santos Escobar after he laid a finger on Knight but to be fair, it was part of an incredible Hurracanrana spot off the ladder. So yeah, even the partisans gotta give him that. Now...as for the match itself. It was chaos, plain and simple, complete with at least one very dangerous looking spot involving Ricochet, Logan, and two tables. Seriously, I don’t know if they missed their footing on the ropes but the fall into the two tables clearly didn’t work as intended. The fact Logan seemingly walked away with just a cut on his arm or shoulder is a bloody miracle. That aside, everyone got their moment to shine as the match led to a Damian win. The final moments featured Damian and LA battling it out on the top of the ladder. In fact, it looked academic for LA for a bit there and the crowd ate it up. He fended off Shinsuke Nakamura and almost did the same with Damian. But Damian proved too much for the planet’s choice. I get the Damian win. It rewards him for incredible work over several months, and sows some bad seeds within Judgment Day with a potentially jealous Finn. But that doesn’t make his win any less deflating. They should have given it to LA KNIGHT period. Cashmere Thoughts I loved the storytelling during the Women’s MitB match. Absolutely loved it. Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus battled. Trish and Zoey Stark teamed up against Becky. Bayley and Becky went toe-to-toe. Zelina didn’t have much of a story since everyone else had a thing to do, but she definitely made her mark with a Code Red from the top of the ladder on top of another ladder. Notice I didn’t mention IYO SKY. That’s because IYO made her mark in two of my favorite storytelling moments. First, IYO found herself all alone in the ring and climbed the ladder. Everything looked great until Bayley pushed the ladder and knocked IYO to the floor. Secondly, once Bayley gathered herself after betraying her friend, she climbed the ladder herself. Becky met her halfway and the two battled up the ladder until Becky dragged Bayley off the ladder using a pair of handcuffs. Becky dug a handcuff in Bayley’s mouth and dragged her down the ladder. Nasty. With both women focusing on each other, IYO resurrected and handcuffed Becky and Bayley together. IYO then climbed on top of Bayley—poetic—and reached the top of the ladder for the briefcase. Fun match with beautiful storytelling and a very poetic ending that said so much. This is the end of Damage CTRL right? Right?! I mean I keep calling for it so at this point I have no clue. But this seems like it. Confusion Unanimous response I'm sure, to the Women’s Tag Team Championship match between Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez and Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler: Huh? They spent most of the match beating on Liv and testing that old injury. Makes sense. Shayna’s great at that sort of thing because she’s a legit fighter and makes it look believable. Ronda got her licks in as well but as I said before, Ronda reached her ceiling for me. But I digress. When it looked like Ronda found an opening for the W, Shayna turned on her! Shayna pounded her in the back of the head, slapped her in the Kirifuda Clutch, and then left the match. Liv & Raquel looked just as shocked as the rest of the audience, but they didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. They both took turns putting their finishing touches on Ronda and now we have new Women’s tag champs. I don’t know what else to say! Seriously, I got nothing. Back In the Game Welcome back, Drew McIntyre! That’s the headline from GUNTHER vs. Matt Riddle. That takes nothing away from their solid match, which told the story of a man competing in an ass kicking contest with only one good ankle. Young Matthew fought valiantly but eventually tapped. The crowd rolled with him every single step of the way and hoped against hope he might pull off the impossible. But GUNTHER is too GUNTHER. The Intercontinental champ smashed, bashed, and tortured that ankle until Matt had no other choice. This was a bit academic since they set this up weeks ago. Matt will fight another day while GUNTHER moves on to a returned Drew, who blew the roof off the O2. Not LA Knight big but big. Back Like That John Cena showed up with one goal in mind: WrestleMania in London. After the way the crowd reacted during this whole event, I say yes. In fact, I say bring every event to London. London is poppin.’ Oh but then Grayson Waller showed up and tenor changed completely. A good spot for Grayson who verbally sparred with John, put himself over a bit as a backstabbing, jerk heel, and insulted the London crowd because they’re not Australia. Of course Cena walked out on top because he’s Cena. But I think the moment helped the Aussie in a big way, while also priming the pump for Mania in London. Puerto Rico is also another contender for me. Bring it Back Dom did what Dom does: ran. Dom ran away from Cody early, which I’m sure everyone expected. Rhea got involved too, which also proved a bad move for young Mysterio. Look, there’s not much analysis here. Dom is one of, if not the most hated man in WWE. Cody is beloved. The crowd came to see Cody beat up on Dom and watch Rhea scream for mercy. And that’s exactly what they got. Dom is a great heel and Cody is a great face. Plain and simple, it worked. Best Friends I gotta be honest: I found myself underwhelmed with Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. Maybe all the stuff before gave me impossible expectations, but the match never clicked for me. The intrigue popped when Damian walked to the ring with briefcase in hand. Was he there for Seth? Was he there for his partner? Both Seth and Finn noticed the distraction at ringside, and they both reacted differently. Seth got caught up for a moment and Finn got the upper-hand. And in fact, that upper-hand worked. Finn almost got it done. He put Seth in prime position for a Coup de Grace in the middle of the ring but Damian stepped up and distracted Finn. Finn, so caught up in whether his friend might pounce on him if he wins the championship, gave Seth too much recovery time. Finn went for his finisher, Seth moved, Finn missed, and Seth finished it with a curb stomp. Finn exchanged several heated words with his partner afterward, asking why he showed up. And he’s 1000 percent right. Finn has every right to question Damian’s moves and motives, although blaming Damian for the L feels like a bridge too far for me. The Judgment Day storyline just got juicy and I can’t wait for the next phase. I just wish we got something better from two cats we know usually deliver beyond expectations. I wasn’t high on this show for most of the time. Don’t get me wrong, I think it delivered, but it lacked the consistency of WWE’s recent big events. But then the last match happened and it raised it a notch thanks to the story, the emotion, and the euphoria of just being a fan seeing this incredible thing happen. Wes Craven believed that the two most important parts of a flick are the opening scene and the ending. He said if the first scene hits the audience hard, then the only other moment that needs to hit as hard is the ending. Money in the Bank delivered on Craven’s ethos. Grade: A 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:50pm On Jul 01, 2023 |
abduleez1:Omo these movies no wan rest😂😂 |
| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 9:02pm On Jul 01, 2023 |
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS There are plenty of episodes of Friday Night SmackDown over the past year or so where I wonder what WWE could possibly do to add any kind of intrigue to this Bloodline story. This week was another one of those times. Sure, Roman Reigns was back but with just one evening until Reigns & Solo Sikoa would take on The Usos in their CIVIL WAR match, what could they possibly add to the story at the last minute to make it that much more interesting? As it turns out, a lot. Reigns didn’t have much new to say — he spoke on being “The Ones” but really he’s “The One” because he runs everything around here. You know the drill. It’s what The Usos had to say that added so much intrigue. Jimmy & Jey hit the scene to say when they emerge victorious in this “civil war,” Reigns will be OUT as Tribal Chief of The Bloodline but they don’t want to become the new leader of the group. But they do know who they think should get that spot. They didn’t say his name, but all they had to do was look at Solo Sikoa. Reigns laughed about it. Solo did not. Sure, the confrontation pretty quickly broke down into fisticuffs and when the hands started flying around Sikoa was fighting alongside Reigns against The Usos. But they absolutely planted the seeds for Reigns to lose the last bit of support he has left. This match is going to be so much fun. Logan Paul is a natural heel, a deeply unlikable guy with the kind of smugness that makes you want to see him get slapped up by someone you actually like. Enter LA Knight. YEAH. Paul actually does have a compelling case to take the, ahem, case at Money in the Bank. He’s had awesome matches with both top champions and he’s guaranteed press everywhere. It’s hard to argue against that. But man, Knight just exudes the kind of pro wrestling style charisma that only works in this setting. He was outstanding in his role in this segment, really playing up to the crowd and, for the first time, acting like a true babyface. And the folks in London absolutely LOVED him for it. If nothing else, this served as a great preview for how incredible it would be to see Knight pull that briefcase down. Hell, let him square up with Paul for it at SummerSlam too. They were both electric, and it took them all of two minutes and get me fully invested in a match between them. That’s how good they are. Here, Santos Escobar and BUTCH got involved to create something of a melee as a lead-in to the triple threat match they had planned. Said match was a straight up sprint, an action packed blitz that ended with BUTCH pinning All the rest -Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn kicked off this show with a successful defense of their tag team titles against Pretty Deadly. The match was better than expected considering Owens appeared to hurt his lower leg halfway through. It’s possible he was just selling but it would have been a weird way to go about it. Either way, the babyface champions were mega over and while Kit & Elton lost, they looked pretty damn good in the process. -United States Champion Austin Theory was back on the show after missing a few weeks. He defeated Ridge Holland in an interesting match, if only for the finish. Theory hit Holland in the throat on the outside, and then did the same back in the ring and got the pin. Holland sold like he couldn’t breathe. Of course, this was less about Holland and more about setting up Theory vs. Sheamus, who hit the scene to run Theory off after the match. -Karrion Kross and AJ Styles haven’t finished their business yet. The former made fun of the latter for winning their match in only three moves. The latter responded by claiming it was only Scarlett who made that possible. Next week, they link up again. Kross is fantastic in all these backstage videos. If they could find a way to make that translate to when he’s in front of the crowd, he’d be at the top in no time. -Triple H went ahead and booked the matches he wanted last week on this show, with Bayley putting her Money in the Bank spot on the line against Shotzi. The fans in London sang to Bayley throughout the match, and, much like she helped IYO SKY defeat Shotzi to qualify for the ladder match weeks ago, IYO returned the favor here. Bayley will remain in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. To add insult to injury, Shotzi tried to run up on Damage CTRL backstage after, got suplexed into a table, and then got her hair cut and called a “big freak.” Quite the night! -Asuka is still women’s champion because Bianca Belair, who was just so happy to repeatedly show off the ticket she bought for the show to sit ringside, hopped the barricade and attacked her. This instantly forced a disqualification and post-match confrontation between Belair and Flair, one that quickly came to blows. By the end of it, Belair had hit both with the KOD onto the announcer’s table. The match was uncharacteristically sloppy for who was involved but they didn’t give them much time and it’s clear they’re working towards something else anyway. This was a pretty damn good show to set up Money in the Bank. Grade: B+ |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 8:59pm On Jul 01, 2023 |
Skull island Kong is always a badass |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 9:54am On Jul 01, 2023 |
Kaycee7:No reason am 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:04pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Kaycee7:Na Rhetorical question from Gladiator 🤭 |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 6:15pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Kaycee7:Are you not entertained? |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:28am On Jun 30, 2023 |
Devvy4:Amen 🙏🏿 |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:27am On Jun 30, 2023 |
andrewbaba44:I reject this in Jesus name. Him and his entourage should be enveloped with foolishness and remain at PSG. And we should never go for him again ever. Maybe when he is thirty something and has scored like 500 goals without any Balon d'Or or UCL for them he can fvck off to Saudi or China. |
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