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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 6:32pm On Jun 29, 2023
I hope and pray Mbappe agrees an extension with PSG tomorrow so that we can hijack Kane😤
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 9:06am On Jun 29, 2023
WWE NXT GOLD RUSH 2 REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

If I Ruled the World
Quite a few days for Carmelo Hayes. He pushed Finn Balor to the limit, got a huge rub from Seth Rollins, and now finds himself in Judgment Day’s crosshairs. Rhea Ripley confronted the champ and Trick Williams this week with a simple message: Stay out of Judgment Day business or become Judgment Day’s business.
That’s a lot on one’s mind, to say nothing of the championship match against Baron Corbin. How would the champ handle it? Would he even survive?
Barely.
Baron gave Melo a hell of a match. Wrestling a big man requires a different speed for a cat Melo’s size. Especially when coming off a match with Finn just 24 hours ago. That’s why Baron dominated from the first ding. Melo shouldn’t do to Baron what he does so easily to everyone else. He barely chained any moves together, spent most of the time selling offense with hope spots few and far in between.
This is the type of match I wanted from Melo the second Baron became a thing. He can work from underneath but this was almost Earth’s core. He even took a Power Bomb to the commentary table—that didn’t break—and then we watched Baron pummel the champ with elbows to the head while taunting him to his face.
This wasn’t flashy Melo or even confident Melo. Defiant? Of course. But Baron, resurrecting his Lone Wolf gimmick, truly made the champ work for it while making sure the crowd felt every blow while their champion barely stood on two feet.
Every champion needs a “gutsy” win. The type of win that Jim Ross explained so well on commentary back in the day. And this was all guts. Melo got advantages through moxie and will, sidestepping Baron at times, just kicking out of End of Days, and using Baron’s own momentum against him when possible.
Eventually, he finished him off with a Nothin’ But Net and celebrated, but the road to victory came with more than a few bumps and potholes.
Great couple nights for NXT’s champ as he showed he can hang with two of WWE’s most consistent wrestlers, work very different styles, and tell two very different stories. The David vs. Goliath story works best when David sells Goliath’s viciousness and cruelty. That makes the eventual victory that much sweeter.
Mission accomplished.


B-Sides
Pre-Game
Stacks...bruv!
Edris Enofe & Malik Blade gave the Gallus boys a fight. Gallus took their challenger so lightly, they already looked forward to dealing with Stacks. Edris & Malik had other plans though and gave the boys a very solid match.
In fact, they almost became your new NXT Tag Team Champions. But then Stacks showed up and ruined their plans. Tony D’Angelo’s right hand man came out in the third act and left Edris laying. Now, it initially looked like an accident but after further review, it looks like Stacks knew exactly what he did.
Later on, we found out exactly what happened, thanks to Joe Coffey: Stacks made a deal with Joe because the Underboss life is tired. As Joe put it, Stacks has ambition. So, yeah, Stacks knew exactly what he was doing and helped Gallus to benefit himself.
Whew, drama.

The Chase, Part II
Tiffany Stratton and Thea Hail got a lot of time during their opening match and aside from one mishap—at least I think it was a mishap—they delivered something solid. Thea’s still young and Tiffany keeps improving. The one thing they both have locked down, however, is character. Both women know who they are and their offense reflects their personalities, which is perfect every sense of the word.
The ending slap protected Thea while delivering on some noted tension between Duke Hudson, Charlie Dempsey, and Drew Gulak. All three men tried coaching Thea during the match with very different objectives. Drew & Charlie urged Thea to bend the rules and she refused. While the ref went back and forth with Drew & Charlie, he missed Tiffany tapping to Thea’s submission. Then, Thea found herself distracted by her two coaches as well, which left her vulnerable to a...rollup.
If I have another issue with the match it’s Thea losing to a roll up. Maybe I missed it but even through the replay, I didn’t see Tiffany with tights in her hands either. Was Thea caught off guard that much? Just a match that deserved a better ending. That said, there’s enough story to go back to this one down the line if they so choose, so at least the ending does that.

BUT, Andre Chase’s return kinda redeemed everything. Duke went to blows with Drew & Charlie, which, ya know, wasn’t smart. Andre made the save and reunited with his Chase U brothers and sisters, setting up a possible tag match between Chase U and Drew & Charlie.
I dig that a lot.

Can I Kick It?
Nathan Frazer retained the Heritage Cup by the skin of his teeth. Seriously, it went down to the very last second and in fact, he almost ran out of seconds.
Nathan got the first pinfall in Round 2, Dragon Lee won Round 3, and Nathan got the fourth fall with only one second left on the clock.
The more they do these Heritage Cup matches, the more I like them. Nathan and Dragon started slow as they felt each other out during the first round. I didn’t feel a sense of urgency from either man until Round 2. Coincidentally, that’s when other NXT wrestlers like Axiom showed up. They didn’t interfere, they just spectated and looked on with jealous eyes. They want that cup, which represented a nice touch. The best way to make any championship important is to show how much everyone else covets said championship. Mission accomplished there.
Round 3 just turned up the action, which went to another level in Round 4 with a 1-1 tie and not a lot of time on the clock.
Both men came out strong here as the ending said the match was a tossup. Both men reversed pin attempts, starting with Nathan going for a pin from a Power Bomb, but the Dragon got his shoulder up. Then Dragon reversed the pin, then Nathan reversed it and that was that.
No complaints, no issues. I’m actually looking forward to the next Heritage Cup match.

Orange Pineapple Juice
While I don’t think Gigi Dolin and Kiana James have much chemistry together in the ring, at least not yet, they do tell an interesting story outside of it. This is all about class and how someone who loves the status quo feels about someone who pushes against it. Kiana took an L here tonight after a beautiful Crucifix Bomb and then attacked Gigi with her purse after the match. She tried using the purse during the match to no avail, but found success here.
What was in the purse? Orange paint.
This is far from over, which might be another reason this match felt like it missed a gear or two. I want more of it though because, as I said, they tell a compelling story.

Solid NXT Gold Rush Night 2. Not as fulfilling as last week but solid. Besides the matches, we got more Schism tension, which led to Joe Gacy booking a “loser leaves NXT” match between the Dyad and the Creed Bros., a follow-up on Mustafa Ali’s shenanigans with Tyler Bate & Wes Lee, and Blair Davenport just won’t leave Roxanne Perez alone. And, apparently, something is cooking with Bron Breakker but we won’t find out exactly what until next week.
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 9:30pm On Jun 28, 2023
abduleez1:
Sometimes I just look at some people's blatant hypocrisy and warped mentality here and I laugh at times.

Isn't it the same dude that was criticizing House of The Dragon last year and saying there was no action scenes and it took too long in between action scenes back then?? Baba dey cry then saying they were talking too much.... too much exposition. Even went as far as saying the dialogue in HOTD was weak when it was easily one of the best dialogue in TV last year.
But him dey here dey give us lecture.

Now because you like a show you're mouthing off telling others that they only care about action and fights.

Some people overestimate themselves here. Baba begin dey lecture us about music industry. What shït about Music industry have they exposed in that show that ain't well known in the first place? Some of you exposure they amaze me for here sometimes. 😟

If them ask you to give a proper review and how good the show is na insignificant things and excuses like "they don't understand music industry" you go dey here. Wetin you don gain about the industry that's so groundbreaking or surprising or eye opening to you?

You never said how great the story is; even your fellow supporter has admitted "the story is bla". 😂 But na dey here dey deceive us. Is it the acting, the Cinematography, the visuals, writing, dialogue etc.
The only important aspect you've point out about the show is the nice music (which I concur) but the rest you've basically avoided.

The naivety of some #iqqas here is appalling.

All you do in this life sha, just know "What goes around comes around".
OhBritannia Chai Britannia incase you didn't know, this was your sub
Come and carry it.
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 7:39pm On Jun 28, 2023
abduleez1:
This one no too bad be that na... I don dey eye am for some years, na those hundreds of episodes dey fear me.
Just Watch it on Netflix bro
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 5:36pm On Jun 28, 2023
Kaycee7:
Na for beginning you don dey talk this one?
If yes, upcoming arcs go blow your mind
Nah nah nah
I'm in the Chimera arc
S05
Killua is my favourite character.
TV/MoviesRe: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 4:46pm On Jun 28, 2023
Kaycee7:
Vin Diesel to Universal execs: You don't need profit when you have family 😂😂
😂😂😂😂
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 4:32pm On Jun 28, 2023
abduleez1:
This one episodes no be almost 500 so?? 👀
6 seasons 100+ episodes 🤭
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 4:31pm On Jun 28, 2023
Kaycee7:
Steadily building up your catalogue with peak
Bruh I'm captivated AF
No dull moments.
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 3:24pm On Jun 28, 2023
Hunter X Hunter
TV/MoviesRe: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by pu7pl3(m): 10:32pm On Jun 27, 2023
Baddestguyp:
Hanekawa is still best girl grin grin
Recommend this Anime asap
TV/MoviesRe: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 10:26pm On Jun 27, 2023
BlackManta:
Christopher Reeves, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill,......David Corenswet

We have a new Superman cool
I can already visualize the nerdy Clark Kent look cool
TV/MoviesRe: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 10:23pm On Jun 27, 2023
abduleez1:
That one is even good.... You don see this one.
😂😂😂😂
God abeg
TV/MoviesRe: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 5:32pm On Jun 27, 2023
abduleez1:
Lol, some headlines can be confusing at times.

But what Gunn is actually saying is that Superhero films of now you hardly are really connected with the characters portrayed by the actors or how they was written. There's no connection or relating with them.

It's significant in the sense that as stupid and dumb as a character like King Shark was in TSS, he was loved by all. Imagine say King Shark no return for the next TSS movie, people fit protest.
See Birds of Prey, if them recast or change the actor wey play Cassandra Cain, you go complain. See as them murder Cassie. The film ain't bad per se to me but I didn't like the character portrayals and I didn't enjoy the portrayal of Jurnee Smollet even tho she's a phenomenal actress.

How many people wan miss Amy Adams as Lois Lane. She's one of the issue with Superman film sef. Her portrayal is just too plastic for my liking.
There's a reason people love Margot Robbie and can't think of any other person as Harley. Same goes for Viola Davis.
I understood the context I just didn't like how they quoted it like that like say Baba no send the characters.
TV/MoviesRe: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 3:42pm On Jun 27, 2023
abduleez1:
And this is the reason I have some optimism for the future....

Man's sending the right message to the industry.
Which one is "I don't care about the characters"?
If dem dey quote person make dem quote am with context abeg.
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:56am On Jun 27, 2023
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

One Day
Finn Balor got his this week. For starters, WWE gave us a recorded segment where Finn got the chance that alluded him a couple weeks back. And you know what? I bought it. Finn’s issue with Seth isn’t the fact that he hurt him during their match seven years ago; his issue lies with Seth laughing in Finn’s face during his lowest moment. That’s incredibly relatable and in any other story, that’s the babyface angle. Everyone has bad days but as the best Batman stories remind us, it’s what one does after that bad day that determines who they are.
Finn let his bad day define him for seven years and he blames it all on one man. In fact, he says his bitterness comes from Seth, which is a lot to throw on one person’s shoulders. But that’s what villains do. Eddie Brock had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and blamed it all on Peter Parker. Eddie became Venom and the rest is history. Peter Parker, on the other hand, is no stranger to bad days and dedicated his life to ensuing that no one else suffers that much loss in their lives. Clearly Finn chose Eddie’s path and this week, we saw more results from that choice.
Seth called out Finn but not before acknowledging Carmelo Hayes sitting in the crowd. Let’s get this out the way for those who don’t know: Carmelo is one of my favorite wrestlers at the moment. Him showing up on Raw and becoming a plot point for one of WWE’s big angles tickles me to no end. I even chuckled at the old woman sitting next to Melo as the crowd gave him props.
But I digress. To Seth’s surprise, Finn showed up with chair in hand. The two fought and, once again, Melo saved the champ from taking a vicious blow from Finn. That inspired the worst GM in the world, Adam Pearce, and we got a match between the NXT champ and possibly the greatest NXT champ of all time, The Prince.
Before I talk about the match itself, a quick bone to pick with Melo’s backstage promo. Something about it felt off and if you’re one of the NXT faithful, maybe you felt it too. Most of it sounded like generic babyface stuff.
He thanked Seth for the invitation, gave Seth all the props in the world, acknowledged the challenge Finn poses, and even the possible stupidity in taking on Finn the night before defending his championship against Bum Ass Baron Corbin. That all sounds good and dandy but that’s not Melo.
I have no problem with him showing Seth respect but he was too conciliatory. He revered Finn a bit too much. And Melo never aspires to be like anyone but Melo. Yes, he’s a babyface now but let’s not shave down those heel edges that made the NXT audience fall in love and basically force a face turn.
I have nightmares about the last time WWE took a charismatic, athletic, cocky wrestler and basically took away everything that made him cool the minute they made him “the man” and turned him into their top good guy. The fact that Melo is reportedly close with Shawn Michaels and Shawn sees so much of himself in Melo only makes that amplifies my deja vu.
But that’s for down the line. The immediate future involves a match with two objectives: Make Finn look strong and showcase Melo. They wildly succeeded on both parts.
Finn just looks great right now. Every move comes from a violent place with so much passion. Melo looked great too, hitting all his signature spots, showing his innovative offense, proving he can hang with the big boys. I didn’t expect a clean W either but I’m glad they gave us an actual finish instead of shenanigans.
Seth gave Melo the rub and they spent a lot of the runtime talking and showing Melo’s dopeness. Seth also noted how dangerous Finn is right now. That Finn defeated Seth’s handpicked guy, even after said guy gave him his best, says a lot about Finn and the challenge Seth faces.
Melo? His status raises. He looks great in defeat, much like Bron Breakker did on last week’s NXT, and raised the stakes for his championship match with Baron.
Everybody wins but none more than Finn. After the mishap a few weeks ago, WWE called an audible. They let Finn talk in his own words, showed him getting physical, and then reminded everyone just how serious he is between those ropes.
Props to everyone involved.


B-Sides
Dead Presidents II
Bronson Reed made his presence felt during the Ricochet vs. Shinsuke Nakamura match (he should wear suits more often), but not the way I expected or wanted. The big man sat ringside until Ricochet & Shinsuke essentially teamed up against him. Once they got the very big man out the very big picture, Shinsuke and Ricochet focused more on each other.
Don’t get me wrong, they put on a fine match because they’re both spectacular. But going into MitB, I expected a non finish or at least a DQ. I like the idea of all competitors going into the big match for the briefcase with momentum on their side. Ricochet goes in with a leg up over his rival, which has its merits, but my preference is they never fight tonight so all of that frustration boils over during the ladder match.
They may still very well go after each other at MitB and hurt their chances at winning, but it’s not the same knowing one of them just defeated the other.
As per usual though, I know I’m overthinking it but I stand by those thoughts.

Afro Puffs
I never quite know what to think of Ronda Rousey singles matches. She wrestled Raquel Rodriguez this week in a rather short affair that didn’t really impress. Ronda still looks awkward and rough (hence the song) in the ring and her moveset is still limited. Her best matches utilize her strengths, which is to say she looks best when the match resembles a fight and not a wrestling match.
Raquel is a wrestler, not a fighter. The same goes for Liv Morgan, who had her partner’s back and took out Shayna Baszler. Ronda got the win when she caught a distracted Raquel by surprise. The story is Raquel & Liv working from underneath to get their rematch with the tag champs. We’ll get there, but I’m still uninterested in Ronda’s part of that equation.

Welcome Back
Tommaso Ciampa elaborated on why he turned his back on Miz last week. Long and short of it is he never heard from Miz while he sat home on the shelf, and all that time away gave him a chance to think. He asked himself why is Tommaso Ciampa playing second fiddle to anyone, let alone Miz? And this week, he starts carving out his own path.
Yeah, about that.
Miz walked to the ring with a different energy this week for his scheduled match against Tommaso. And he lit into his former partner. The match never even started. We got angry, vengeful Miz who only had one thing on his mind.
I liked this side of Miz a lot. Every now and then he reminds us not to sleep on him because he does have a nasty streak. It presents a different wrinkle for Tommaso as well, so we’ll see if he finds a...way...to rebound.

Public Enemy No. 1
Dom Dom and Rhea Ripley kicked off Raw this week. Well, they tried. The boos drowned them out as per usual, so Cody Rhodes stepped in for welcoming duties.
With Dom and Cody in the same ring, both men exchanged the traditional war of words. Rhea stood up for her man because she's the best, but Cody kept his focus on Dom. He even challenged Dom to prove he’s half the man that Rey Mysterio is instead of Mami’s little boy.
Dom accepted that challenged in his own way. Meaning he took his frustration out on someone else in hopes of proving a point. Dom requested a match with Tozawa, thinking he saw an easy win on the horizon. Tozawa, of course, gave Dom some competition and caught him off guard. But Dom recovered relatively quickly, Tozawa found himself distracted by Rhea, and Dom got the W courtesy of a Frog Splash.
I don’t think any of this has bearing on his match with Cody in London. It just makes people hate Dom even more than they already do, and I for one can’t wait to hear London boo him back across the pond.

Millions
Corey Graves hosted a women’s MitB summit that, to the surprise of no one, ended in a brawl. Imagine that!
Most of the mic time went to Zelina Vega, which makes sense as she’s still defining herself in this framing and has the least accolades. She held her own as she either gave props to or ran down her competitors. Trish Stratus took the cake though for the best heel performance as she somehow beat Bayley in the obnoxiousness contest. She ran down everyone, said they’ll thank her for letting them be a part of her big moment in London, and came off as perfectly smarmy.
Becky Lynch though? Becky let her fists do the talking. Great touch since Becky is done with the crap and just wants to fight. Fun segment that saw The Man climb the ladder and IYO SKY, well, take to the sky for a big spot outside the ring.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
Becky ran into Rhea backstage. Rhea, posted up like the villain in a western, caught Becky’s attention and tried intimidating her. While Becky spoke with fists and kicks during the summit, she used words this time and called Rhea a “main event side piece” who doesn’t get the main event spots that Becky got as champion.
It’s either a misdirect or a direct telegraph for Becky vs. Rhea this summer.
Bring it on.

Fed Up Wit the Bulls*t
The Undisputed Tag Team champs are fed up with Imperium. They’re fed up with them interrupting them, fed up with the fact they went after Matt Riddle’s ankle again this week, and just tired of their faces.
So Sami Zayn did something about it and challenged GUNTHER to a match with vengeance on his mind. And what a match it was.
GUNTHER and Sami always put together impressive bouts and this one delivered. Just watch it. Don’t even read what I’m saying, just peep the bout. We even got a Giovanni Vinci sighting as he hobbled to to the ring on crutches. And Chekov’s crutches say we gotta see those crutches used.
Sami pushed GUNTHER to the limit like a song on the Scarface soundtrack. When it got dire for the Ring General, Giovanni hit Sami with a crutch. That, along with a Power Bomb from the Intercontinental champ spelled the end for Sami.
Kevin Owens, clearly beside himself for a bunch of reasons, brawled with GUNTHER and Ludvig Kaiser. Then Matt hit the ring! Well, he limped to the ring but still! The odds evened and we’ll see what happens at MitB when GUNTHER puts his championship on the line against young Matthew. But I predict Matt comes to the ring with Sami & KO by his side since all three men know IMPERIUM plays by their own rules. If that doesn’t happen, then I just don’t know what WWE is doing.

Judgment Day
Cody had a long night. He found himself in the main event against a motivated Damian Priest. Damian continued his streak of putting together good matches, while Cody looked great in front of his home crowd. He beat Damian even with interference from Dom and Rhea.
I mean, that’s really it to say about that. Dom won’t have anywhere to hide in London and Cody’s ready for a fight.

Another solid Monday night! Nattie challenged Rhea to another championship match, and the Viking Raiders & Alpha Academy exchanged words. The fact I didn’t even get to those up top says what a packed show this was because the Nattie story intrigues me and anything Alpha Academy touches turns to gold.
While SmackDown might provide the better go-home show atmosphere in front of a raucous London crowd, Raw pulled its weight this week with worthwhile matches and more plot for current stories.
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:45pm On Jun 26, 2023
oyaskii:
I'm not even sure this is the right place for this, but this headline is sending me grin grin grin grin
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:26pm On Jun 26, 2023
IngeniousLeez:
I think say na only me dey bored....

Na new vawulence between new parties we want. grin grin
This one has gone stale and become a Vendetta.
Even the insults were not giving...make all of them rest jare
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:08am On Jun 26, 2023
This violence is now getting boring
You dad this one your mum that one
Where is the airstrike already?
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:04am On Jun 26, 2023
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TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 7:19am On Jun 25, 2023
CoolUsername:
I don't know, it seemed like a B- show to me. Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn gave a good showing of themselves, while not as athletic as Cater and Chance, they have great chemistry. It just sucks that they had to lose to Baszler and Rousey just to make way for Liv and Raquel when they are the best tag team among the three.

Pretty Deadly did their thing and I think they did it well. The Grayson Waller effect may have dragged a bit but I thought their match with the Street Profits was fun, I lol'ed when Montez Ford wore Elton Prince's gear. As an aside, Montez Ford's mannerisms kind of remind me of D'Banj back when he was popping.

I also had a blast watching Charlotte dominate Lacey Evans.

Lastly, it's weird that Shotzi v Bayley got cut just like that but I definitely see why one would want to keep Shotzi far away from ladders.
Well it's true, now that you mention it I think you can make an argument for a B, I guess I was comparing it too much to RAW
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:56pm On Jun 24, 2023
😤

TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 2:06pm On Jun 24, 2023
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS


I want to start by saying the video package WWE put together recapping The Usos breaking free of The Bloodline at the start of this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown was absolutely fantastic. Just a brilliant piece of business that really gave proper weight to the story they’ve spent all this time telling.
It really does feel monumentally big.
As if to showcase exactly that, Jimmy & Jey’s music hit to welcome us to the live portion of the show and the roof blew off the damn building. This is what great storytelling does for the wrestlers playing these characters. They’ve always been over, sure, but this is something different.
You can feel this.
They did a hell of a job continuing that story on this show too. Jey made clear right away just how much this entire situation hurts. They’re about to fight their own family, and you aren’t supposed to fight your family. You’re supposed to lift them up, not tear them down. But that’s what Roman Reigns did, it’s what he’s been doing for far too long, and that means it’s time to deal with it.
But they still love him.
He’s still the Tribal Chief.
Forgiveness can be had.
But that only extends to the family. And The Bloodline has a member who is not family and that forgiveness will not be extended to — Paul Heyman.
He was made a central issue here, the guy who has poisoned the well they’re all drinking from. He is a snake in the grass and he has been creating many of these problems.
That leaves an interesting out for both Reigns and Sikoa down the line. And adds intrigue to Heyman’s status in both the long and short term.
Later, when they showed Solo Sikoa walking with Heyman backstage, he bumped into Ridge Holland, who got just lippy enough for Solo to rock him with a Spike because “I’m not in the mood.” Sheamus, enraged by this, demanded a match and that gave us the main event for this show.
Said main event was a fine match, one that ended via stoppage when Sikoa knocked Sheamus out through a barricade on the outside. Then he went after officials who had come down to stop him from doing any more damage, which is what brought The Usos out.
The show ended with Jimmy and Jey putting Sikoa down with superkicks and again making clear Heyman is an outcast and is not welcome. The finish didn’t have the same impact as the open, but the point was made.


All the rest
-Although WWE initially announced a triple threat match pitting LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar vs. BUTCH, that was changed to Knight vs. Rey Mysterio in a singles match. They had one hell of a back-and-forth battle, especially considering it was the first match of the night on a random episode of TV in June. Knight, despite working heel again, was getting a lot of cheers. And then, I’ll be damned, he hit his finish and pinned Mysterio clean right there in that ring. Again, he was cheered for this. Despite that, he attempted a post-match attack but was run off by Escobar.

-Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler defeated Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn to unify the WWE and NXT women’s tag team titles in a match that looked about the way you would think. What was noteworthy was the fact that the moment Fyre & Dawn were defeated they were moved out of the picture, with Raquel Rodriguez being called into the ring to set up the return of Liv Morgan. They’ll be challenging for the titles next. I suppose it makes sense to do this, especially if they want to add another title match to Money in the Bank in London. But it felt like they more or less discarded Fyre & Dawn in the process. Ouch.

-Grayson Waller did yet another episode of “The Grayson Waller Effect,” with Pretty Deadly as his guests. Kit & Elton cut a promo on Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, who they’ll challenge for the tag team titles in London next week. They took a long time to say very little, namely that they beat a lot of teams to become top contenders. To be fair to them, they were getting boos, and Waller is pretty great just reacting to his guests, but I wasn’t feeling this. Mercifully, The Street Profits interrupted to set up a match between the two. During said match, Wade Barrett popped me by saying folks from the UK are the prettiest, and consider how pretty the guys from Pretty Deadly must be if they won an award for as much over him. They did their best to have a good match, one that saw the heels use the ropes to score a pinfall victory.

-Charlotte Flair had an absolute blast beating up Lacey Evans, smiling the whole way through what was ultimately a glorified squash match. I’m not sure Evans got a bit of offense in, and Flair was clearly having a ton of fun with it. That fun ended when Asuka showed up and attacked her, furiously throwing punches while still wearing the belt. Quite the visual. After the segment, they had Adam Pearce bar Bianca Belair from ringside for their title match next week but he promised she would get to challenge the winner. She doesn’t trust him, of course, seeing as how that played out last time. Anti-hero Bianca is inching closer and closer.

This felt like a strange show. It wasn’t bad, and had a few noteworthy segments, but it absolutely felt like it wasn’t the show it was originally supposed to be. They cut a big match in Bayley vs. Shotzi and never once mentioned it. Very strange stuff indeed.

Grade: C-
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:00am On Jun 24, 2023
Oyaskii you go answer question today tire

TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:57pm On Jun 23, 2023
abduleez1:
Lol, if I tell you my opinion of the movie you no gj like am. grin
Let's hear it bro
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 6:56pm On Jun 23, 2023
Kaycee7:
Bro really got money on his mind grin
Baba nsay him no send curses grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 4:42pm On Jun 23, 2023
Devvy4:
The fact that this mbapay saga revolves so much around money doesn't just sit too well with me, even the likes of Ronaldo was never this hungry for money, I really don't know what his family/entourage are up to, but i hope we don't regret this transfer on the long run
Perez and all the fans supporting this decision will suffer for 600yrs if after wasting all that money he doesn't live up to expectations or worst of all he rejects us again.
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 4:37pm On Jun 23, 2023
Kaycee7:
Found my Igbo brother in Jujutsu Kaisen grin grin
Nwanne chụba ego
😂😂😂
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 4:36pm On Jun 23, 2023
abduleez1:
Funnily enough, na the SISU I dey watch like dis.
That movie still dey burst my head till now bruh
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:20am On Jun 23, 2023
armadeo:
Make he watch sisu .....
That one will make him convulse definitely
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:19am On Jun 23, 2023
jpmoriarti:
I can't believe Messi said that. Most probably a fake news.

Fear Real Madrid PR media. They can do anything to get what they want.
Goal is more Barca and Messi PR than Madrid PR
Rest
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:16am On Jun 23, 2023
abduleez1:
Lol, No vex for us. Na Tinubunomics. grin grin
Indeed indeed

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