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 European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:59pm On Jun 22, 2023 |
Did Messi actually say this or is Goal wildin'
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:38pm On Jun 22, 2023 |
abduleez1:Una plenty but Una get beef with cake I never chop any body cake since dem open gate for Una this month. |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:02pm On Jun 22, 2023 |
Kaycee7:Wow soomany birthdays this month. Happy birthday abduleez1 More blessings |
| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:50am On Jun 22, 2023 |
WWE NXT REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Dis Generation There’s a generational theme with Gold Rush’s main event and the NXT Championship feud. Each involve an NXT vet coming back home. But Seth Rollins looks at the situation differently than Baron Corbin. Seth showed up because Bron Breakker challenged him. Breakker, still fine tuning his heel persona, didn’t need a win here as much as he needed a good showing. And yeah, we got that and more. The match started with a feeling out process. These two never danced together so that makes a lot of sense. Once they got that out the way, these two put on a very good match. Bron’s power against Seth’s technical prowess and agility made for, of course, a good styles clash. Seth nursed the ribs and Bron definitely worked them, but it rarely slowed down Seth’s offense. The fact that he took high risks, like diving onto a prone Bron laid out on the commentary table, illustrated how seriously he took Bron. That enough spoke highly of Bron as a competitor and future cat on the main roster. To that point, it’s time. I know Bron still has unfinished business with Ilja Dragunov, but he showed enough in this match. He can hang with the big boys and after challenging the biggest boy for one of the biggest titles, I’m not sure heights he might climb. Also? It took not one but two Curb Stomps to finish off Bron. Seth got the W here but Bron looked great in defeat and even made Seth look better. They even ended the match in a way that circled back to Bron’s first match with Tommaso Ciampa when he lost because he went to the top rope. Beautiful storytelling all around, gentlemen. BUT wait, there’s more. The real story here is Finn Balor. Yes, Finn returned to Florida and put hands to Seth. Finn said he wants no one else taking that championship and it’s on sight for Seth any time between now and Money in the Bank. I’m glad he kept his word and popped up at the end of the match, continuing the beating he started on Raw. Melo & Trick Williams made the save, connecting back to both champions showing each other some love during an earlier backstage segment. I don’t believe this puts Finn and Melo at odds, but it does create the avenue if the territory ever chooses to venture down that road. I have no complaints with this main event: Seth and Bron put on a fantastic match, Bron showed his growth, Melo got a rub connecting with the World Heavyweight champ, and they advanced the story between Finn and Seth. B-Sides Player’s Anthem Carmelo Hayes has a point: The old school vs. new school debate in NXT is tired. And if that’s the only tune NXT played during this face-to-face between Melo and Baron Corbin, I’d throw something at my television. Well, not really. But I’d think about it. Thankfully, NXT added a couple layers to that. Yes, Baron plays the old man yelling at kids on his lawn, but he also makes a point about longevity. Baron isn’t the guy. I don’t think anyone sees him as someone who ever reaches that position. That said, Baron underlined the fact that his career, as unremarkable as Melo sees it, afforded him a lifestyle few in NXT can even fathom. Clown Happy Corbin? Cool. But know that gimmick put Baron in a million dollar house. There’s something about consistency and solid work. Baron provides that even if it’s not flashy or even fun to look at. While the crowd didn’t necessarily respond to everything Corbin said, including the line about his hot wife or the alcohol Melo can’t afford, his words spoke directly to those fans and those of us at home. They even let him get in the last word, which isn’t usual for a verbal sparring session with the NXT champ. It intrigued me if only because it’s a different spin to this story. Especially for Melo, who noted that he ran through vets and put their names in the rafters. Maybe there is something to learn from Baron. Maybe that lesson makes Melo a better champion. Either way, I’m a lot more interested in this match than I was last week. The Questions What’s Mustafa Ali’s game? That question rolled around my head when he volunteered his guest referee services for the North American Championship match between Wes Lee and Tyler Bate. Gotta imagine Wes and Tyler have the same question after the match. Mustafa’s early antics almost derailed the match for me. I didn’t want a match filled with ref shenanigans that might take away from the action in the ring or ruin the flow. Luckily for me—and you—it didn't. At least not entirely. I liked what we got but I do believe a match focused purely on the story between the two competitors creates a better match for these two. Especially because the match itself left me confused more than satisfied. Late in the third act, Wes found himself on the wrong end of a possible count out. Rather than continuing his count, Mustafa jumped out the ring, dragged Wes to his feet, and literally slapped sense into him. After giving him a bit of a pep talk, Mustafa ran back into the ring and dragged Tyler to his feet, then gave the same pep talk. Mustafa got Tyler to his feet just in time for Wes’ Cardiac Kick, which knocked Tyler back on his butt and ended the match with the 1-2-3. Like I said, I’m not sure how I feel or even how the story wants me to feel at the moment. Young Boy As usual, I love big tag matches. This one between Briggs & Jensen, Hank & Tank, and Edris & Malik started a little slow and actually felt a little too serene. Chaos ensued once all teams got in the ring and all was right with the world. But look, the real story here is Edris & Malik! They showed up big time and got the W. They always put together good matches and it seems after last week’s one-on-one, they’re getting a little boost and an actual story. This is a great thing for NXT’s tag division as more dope teams equals more possibilities. And more possibilities means less mundanity. Props to those two boys and I hope they show out against Gallus. Feel No Pain So we got an injury angle during Dana Brooke vs. Cora Jade. Dana hurt her knee early on and we got a match stoppage, complete with a stretcher. Cora mocked the injury, called her a faker, and just did the normal mean girl stuff one expects from NXT’s resident Plastic. Dana showed guts getting off the stretcher and going back into the fight, but the knee just didn’t work. The ref eventually stopped the match once Cora slapped her in a Single Leg Crab. I’m not sure why the injury angle or what it adds to Dana’s character at this point in the game. Cora acting like a jerk makes sense but the match overall, especially with one competitor on one leg, didn’t do much for me. Underground Raw Underground is back like it left something. Early. Yeah I’m nonplussed about all that. Eddy Thorpe, who DJs on the side, and Damon Kemp are stepping into the Raw Underground arena in two weeks. And guess who stepped up to train Eddy? Gabe. Stevenson. Didn’t see that coming at all. That’s genuinely the most interesting part of this resurrection. Ms. Jackson Meta-Four didn’t get the victory last week but Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend took care of business this week. They tagged against Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon in a short but chaotic match. But great for reps for both teams while pushing this new stable along. The Final Board Von Wagner finally revealed all to Mr. Stone and us. He told the harrowing story about getting his skull fused as a baby, and all the emotional scars that came from that. I’m not a huge fan of everything they’re doing with Von but the story worked for me. Even his reasoning for not talking about it makes sense. But, like all things, what they do with this matters most. Hopefully it goes somewhere or at least gets him over with the fans in a way he wasn’t. This was a huge show. Besides everything else, we got several backstage segments, Tiffany Stratton interrupting Thea Hail’s celebration, Roxanne Perez jumping Blair Davenport, Nathan Frazer formally granting Dragon Lee a shot at the Heritage Cup, and Stacks kidnapping Joe Coffey! Stay out that NXT parking lot, everyone. Thoroughly enjoyed this show from top to bottom. NXT delivered on its big promises for Gold Rush. And yeah, Bron is who we thought he was. So crown him. |
| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:30am On Jun 22, 2023 |
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS SORRY FOR THE WAIT Infrared I used this space last week to ponder about the segment between Finn Balor and Seth Rollins. I thought it hurt Finn, even if briefly, and did Seth no favors either. That all changed this week. Seth hit the ring when the show opened and Finn hit Seth. Hard. Repeatedly. Finn showed so much aggression looked like a beast. He beat Seth within an inch of his life for what felt like 15 minutes. Finn’s fist and feet said everything his mouth didn’t last week. And even after Adam Pierce and a swarm of WWE’s keystone cops pulled Finn off of Seth, the Prince kept going when they all helped Seth get through the locker room area. We lated found out that the beatdown, which included three Coup de Grace’s, damaged Seth’s ribs. That is what you do with Finn right now. As I often say, storytelling is about showing not telling. Finn can tell us all day how he’s upset or that he has seven years worth of pent up aggression, but it hits harder—literally—when he shows it. Perhaps more importantly, it whipped Cleveland into a frenzy early as they booed Finn mercilessly during this attack. We even got another tease of tension between Finn and Damian Priest, which I hope goes somewhere that doesn’t implode Judgment Day. I believe this brings out Seth’s serious side as well. After announcing his hurt ribs, Seth welcomed the old Finn Balor back to WWE. The champ needs to take the challenge seriously for the crowd to follow suit. If Seth finds another gear with his character simply because Finn punished him, then I’m all for it. Finn told us he did what he did because no one besides him beats Seth for that championship. Not Bron Breakker on NXT this week, and certainly not anyone accepting Seth’s open challenge on Raw. Finn made sure the open challenge didn’t happen, so here’s hoping he shows up in Florida this week. Raw started with a bang and never really let its foot off the gas. And it owes a lot of that to Finn, Seth, and the heat that comes from a well-executed beatdown. B-Sides Return of the Mecca No one will survive. Feels good hearing that tune blare through a stadium again. Tommaso Ciampa made his triumphant return this week! After nine months out of action, Tommaso attacked his former partner The Miz while Miz complained about his missed shot at Seth Rollins’ championship. But why, Ciampa?! Why?! Well, according to the man, Miz said not one word to him in nine months. Not even a single text message. It’s not the greatest motivation but it’s enough. Despite a brief comeback from Miz, Tommaso took this one pretty decisively. I love WWE quickly blowing off something that never truly worked for me in Miz and Tommaso, which sets Tommaso on a new path. And he handled Miz in such a way that I can’t see the A-Lister going back for seconds. Theme (It’s Party Time) First off, never show that TikTok montage again. Ever. I know WWE is big on TikTok, not mad at that. But that’s valuable TV time they devoted to whatever that was. But my sour feelings didn’t last long. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter got their first win on Raw after defeating Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville. However, the match felt short. Like really short. Imagine how much longer the match goes without that TikTok montage. It seemed fun when I saw it alone first on Twitter tho. Downtown Swinga ‘96 Indus Sheer wanted another round with Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander. And for a brief moment, it looked like they bit off a lot more than they wanted. Cedric & Shelton came in with a game plan. They struck hard, fast, and just assaulted the big men early. But the story is no matter what they did, Veer & Sanga were too much. Way too much. Eventually, the inevitable happened after a those fleeting hopeful moments. I actually dug this. It showed Cedric & Shelton’s intelligence, teamwork, and skill. But it also showed Indus Sheer’s resilience and raw power. C.R.E.A.M. Logan Paul, Social Media Megastar or Mr. Money in the Bank? Logan announced his entry into the men’s MitB match, which summoned the cavalcade of wrestlers in the match. L.A. Knight deserves a championship because the man is over. If he doesn’t walk away with that briefcase, I want London to riot. L.A. had choice lines this week, which included the very apt diss about Logan making videos for 14 year-old girls and yet calls himself a megastar. I really just wanted this time to talk about L.A. he's awesome. Wrektime Really got into Matt Riddle vs. Ludvig Kaiser. For those who came in late, these two wrestled a grudge match on the strength of Matt putting Giovanna Vinci out of action a few weeks ago. Oh, and the fact GUNTHER disrespects Matthew just for living. I liked the styles clash—no pun—a lot. Matt’s unorthodox while Ludvig plays things fairly straight. Those differences showed themselves during the match that Matt ultimately won, and I’m not opposed to seeing these two again. Matt needed the win. No reason to believe he beats GUNTHER if he can’t get pass the underbosses. And to that point. GUNTHER & Ludvig issued the standard post match beatdown, complete with injuring Matt’s ankle. Apparently it’s a severe injury since two officials helped him and told him not to put any weight on said ankle. We’ll see how this plays out for a potential match with GUNTHER. Respect I don’t think Alpha Academy took the Viking Raiders lightly but they did disrespect them for a quick moment. Chad Gable taught Maxxine a Vertical Suplex prior to the match. He wanted her prepared for Valhalla since he Maxxine caught her off guard last week. So, of course, after introducing Chekov’s Suplex, we got the result during the very solid and fun tag match. Maxxine hit Valhalla with the Suplex and the crowd went wild. Chad congratulated his protege—and himself—and took his eyes off the match. The Viking Raiders took advantage and went home with the W because Alpha Academy celebrated too early. As always, interested in whatever happens with Alpha Academy and where this goes. Especially now that Suplex Township ™ is a thing. Made You Look I want to believe Trish Stratus planned this. I believe she and Zoey Stark baited Becky Lynch and knew The Man might show up and put Trish into the women’s MitB match. See, Trish had her hands quite full with Raquel Rodriguez. Raquel even rag dolled Trish a few times and just dominated her physically. Trish had her moments because she’s a vet and definitely used her quickness and experience when possible, but this seemed academic. So color me surprised when Trish won via DQ because Becky attacked Zoey and Trish during the match. I can’t say I’m feeling Raquel’s reaction. Becky was rightly upset with herself but Raquel seemed relatively cool about the whole thing. Not saying she didn’t protest, but her reaction hardly fit the infraction. Becky cost her a spot in one of WWE’s most important matches; that calls for violence. Becky admitted she screwed herself with all these different enemies in an important match but she said nothing about screwing Raquel. And that came right after Raquel vowed to win MitB and teach Rhea Ripley a lesson. Hard Knock Life And why did Raquel want to slap Rhea with a textbook? Because the Women’s World champ embarrassed Nattie once again. Nattie wanted the match because she’s unsure where she stands right now after the last time Rhea destroyed her in the ring. Nattie’s identity crisis put her back in Rhea’s crosshairs and the champ didn’t miss. It wasn’t even a match because the bell never rang. Rhea attacked immediately and left Nattie out cold. This thing with Nattie has my attention and my curiosity. I hope it goes somewhere because there’s an interesting story there about a vet looking at the current landscape and wondering how they fit. Rhea represents the tippy top of the food chain. If Nattie can’t even get out the blocks against her, what does that mean for her career? (Potentially) good stuff there. Troublemakers I’m running out of words for Bronson Reed. This thing between him, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Ricochet is a lot of fun. Bronson got a win over Shinsuke this week while Ricochet watched and yeah, impressive once again. Like I said, running out of words. Soliloquy of Chaos Six-man tags are always fun and always chaotic. So how did we get to this one? Dom issued a challenge to Cody Rhodes: Find two partners and let’s fight. Cody found Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, a man Sami believes suffers from rage, so a fight ensued. The good guys won this exciting main event with Damian Priest taking the pinfall for his team. Dom needs to stay clean until he fights Cody and Finn has a championship match in a couple weeks, so Damian taking the L here makes sense. Plus, he can can withstand that in a match this insane with so many shenanigans. Fun match that capped a pretty fun night of wrestling. Yoke the Joker I’m including this here because it practically jumped through my television and made an impression: Bron Breakker cut the best promo of his WWE career this week. For those who don’t watch NXT, Bron carried that banner as the good guy champion for quite a while. He lost the championship this year and turned heel. He had trouble finding his footing on the mic as a face and even more so as a bad guy. But he killed it this week. He illustrated calm menace, didn’t sound cartoonish, and kept it short but sweet. Props to Bron for delivering this week. More of this and less of everything else. Raw was on fire this week. Just an enjoyable show from top to bottom with good storytelling and good matches. Sometimes, actually most of the time, it really is that simple. |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 10:28am On Jun 21, 2023 |
BankyGee:Happy birthday bro More blessings 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 4:42pm On Jun 20, 2023 |
Baddestguyp:Person serious GF done collect stray bullet from Nairaland😭😭 6 Likes |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 4:40pm On Jun 20, 2023 |
Minemrys:There was a villain and that was the safest Villain they could have used for this movie since it wouldn't matter in the rebooted DCU. They got the concept from the character Death racer from the speed force and tweaked it, it was brilliant. |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 4:38pm On Jun 20, 2023 |
Minemrys:The CGI wasn't bad anything It even looked better than Shazam's CGI The running was better than the other movies flash has been in |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 4:36pm On Jun 20, 2023 |
SMUAG:I've seen the movie I'm asking who the villain was |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:17am On Jun 20, 2023 |
What in the violence is going on here  |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 11:08am On Jun 20, 2023 |
SMUAG:Who was the Villain? We'll know for sure if the haters were really the ones that saw it first when 2nd week numbers drop. |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 7:26am On Jun 20, 2023 |
TookDownYourMum:Wait, did they refund you for real or are you pulling our legs? |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:23am On Jun 20, 2023 |
oyaskii:😂😂🤌🏿🤌🏿 |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:10am On Jun 20, 2023 |
oyaskii:Kai Make your alternate dey on standby oh |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:21pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
oyaskii:Costumary ban 😂😂 |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 11:12pm On Jun 19, 2023*. Modified: 11:36pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
abduleez1:Fingers crossed for it...I somehow think that if they can salvage this then there is massive hope for Gunnverse 1 Like |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:08pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Devvy4:His staying or going doesn't affect Arribas sha...it's like no club wants him or something |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:00pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
MJBOLT:Problem 🤭 |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:59pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Devvy4:I swear and at this rate it will only take another trophyless season and UCL disgrace to pull it out😪
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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 9:54pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Xavier5:Only thing the movie needs is good word of mouth. Many people that rushed to see the movie first were just haters and with the trend DC has been on many Loyal fans were just being cautious. I think if more people come out and squash this nonsense talk of bad CGI and incoherent story the movie will gain some legs. 1 Like 1 Share |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:25pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
God I'm manifesting Harry Kane this season🤞🏿🤞🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 God abeg, make w be whining wey Papa Flo dey whine us |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:01pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
BlackManta:Have you seen the movie? |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:08pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Bacteria8:Joselu will give us 30+ goals as a striker abi |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 2:46pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Bacteria8:Make I just take am say you dey troll |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 1:31pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
SOZINN:I think the movie was made as a standalone movie that's why it'll be easy to bill it as the first. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 1:09pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Bacteria8:I should get my emotions in order when waiting for Mbappe was why we didn't get a decent backup for Benzema before and now Benzema himself is gone and we are still not going to replace him cos we are waiting for Mbappe. Can you hear yourself at all? |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 12:42pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
SOZINN:Atleast more people are starting to realise that it wasn't the fault of this movie at all cos this one was actually good. I hate dishing out blame but I'd blame WB and how they've handled DC right from the Snyder era. DC doesn't have many Loyal fans anymore. Like abduleez1 said--James Gunn has his work cut out for him. |
| European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 12:31pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Bacteria8:Mbappé had the chance to join Madrid in 2013 but he chose AS Monaco. Mbappé had the chance to join Madrid but he chose PSG. Mbappé had the chance to join Madrid but he chose to renew with PSG. Mbappé has the chance to join Madrid but.. Wake the fvck up FFS |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:59am On Jun 19, 2023 |
Baddestguyp:Okaaaayyyy now I get it. So the so called IP companies pay them with real money and then get hope currency as their ROI. Smart smart. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:57am On Jun 19, 2023 |
Baddestguyp:Your ignorance is also your own plot armour. Cos normally na Yab I suppose dey yab you for all the rubbish wey you done dey talk since. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:55am On Jun 19, 2023 |
Baddestguyp:So it's the hope that funds them and pays all the writers and artists abi? Big names like Geoff Johns and Tom Taylor are being paid with hope currency. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
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