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Baddestguyp:Go and watch it on a screen X and thank me later. Stop circulating false pictures. |
Nickshrapnel:Would have been a bad idea |
Nickshrapnel:He was included.. I liked all the cameos atleast it shows their legacy lives on especially George Clooney. Didn't see the need for Nicholas Cage tho. And all the talk of Wonky CGI is just Hogwash, the CGI was top notch from beginning to end. |
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS The main story on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, much like nearly every other episode for some time now, centered around The Bloodline. Jey Uso was once again the focal point, as a decision on whether he would stick with Roman Reigns or side with his brother, Jimmy, loomed large. Paul Heyman was tasked with getting some kind of answer but Jey remained steadfast in his assertion that the two will not be in the group together. If one is there, the other cannot be. Before the decision, a run in with an old friend: Sometimes, you don’t need to say anything at all When it came time for Jey to hit the ring and talk with Reigns, it was the former who opened with an ultimatum — get Heyman out or he’s gone. Roman’s response was to say it’s not the Wiseman who is the problem — oh, and the Tribal Chief chooses his Wiseman, and no one else — it’s Jimmy. That’s when Jimmy arrived to bring the entire crew together in one right to hash this thing out once and for all. Reigns laid it all bare — Jey is the successor, the future Tribal Chief, but he can’t be that and a twin at the same time. For that matter, when Jey was pegged to be the successor only one person had a problem with it at that time. You guessed it. Surprisingly enough, Jimmy copped to this. Jey, thinking this meant Jimmy was doubting him all along, became irate. He got out an apparent lifetime of frustration, that he was competing with Jimmy from day one, and always told to live up to his older brother. But it was only when Jimmy was hurt that Jey stepped up and became the main event player, and that was all thanks to Reigns. “So guess what?!? You out!” Pause. “And I’m out too!” And then he turned and kicked Reigns in the face. Holy shit. Solo Sikoa’s reaction was perfectly timed, his face priceless. I would have maybe liked it a bit more if Jey was a little more ambiguous in his words to Jimmy but that’s a minor criticism that doesn’t really take anything away from the moment. We’ve been waiting for this for a very long time, and it was absolutely worth the wait. An absolutely livid Reigns recovered enough to get up to scream “You don’t leave me!” They both kicked him in the face (and he sold the HELL out of those superkicks too, oh my) and basked in the glow of finally getting their shots in, united as brothers with an unbreakable bond. Incredible stuff. I absolutely loved how they went about this. First, Grayson Waller, who they love, got to share time with two of the top stars of the promotion in Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair. He was clearly geeking out about it, and whether it was real or contrived it was working for me. He’s pretty damn good at blending in and reacting during these talk show segments. So credit there. Meanwhile, Charlotte and Bianca’s back-and-forth was fantastic. Too often in WWE you get two wrestlers arguing in the ring and it sounds like they’re just reciting lines from a script they memorized. Not these two. Not here. No, they actually sounded like two human beings fighting for their position, Charlotte defending her status as top contender staring at a title shot in two weeks and Belair good and pissed off about the fact that she got leapfrogged by someone who hasn’t even been around. Every word, every facial reaction, it all felt so natural. Best of all, it made me wish these two were fighting over the title. Perhaps soon. Sorry, Asuka! All the rest -WWE’s favorite thing to do since Triple H took over booking is multi-man matches to determine the next top contender to any given championship. In this case, we got a Gauntlet match to find the next top contenders to the Undisputed tag team titles held by Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens. It was probably the least exciting Gauntlet match I can remember, though I appreciated what they were going for booking the Brawling Brutes to go the distance just to lose to Pretty Deadly in the end. I’m as equally high on Kit Wilson & Elton Prince as Triple H and co. seem to be. -IYO SKY lost a match to Zelina Vega she would have won if it wasn’t for Bayley getting involved. They are very clearly going back to the idea of breaking these two up now that Dakota Kai is out with an injury, and Damage CTRL appears closer than ever to dissolving. For what it’s worth, the match didn’t get much time but SKY vs. Vega was fun while it lasted and should get a bigger spotlight down the road. To get back at Bayley, SKY accepted a challenge from Shotzi to put Bayley’s Money in the Bank ladder match spot on the line. -Karrion Kross and Scarlett teamed up to defeat AJ Styles & Michin in a mixed tag match that was given very little time and even less effort. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like they could really have something here but they seem unwilling to commit enough time to it to make anything worthwhile. The gist of the match was Scarlett being slightly flirty with AJ to keep him off Karrion only for him to say “I’m married, bitch” and Kross taking him down and pinning him. That was pretty much it. The bones are there for more, they just have to give them time. -Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar were smack dab in the middle of a touching moment when LA Knight (YEAH) interrupted and put the former on his ass. Despite Knight’s popularity and the reception he’s been getting, they’re remaining steadfast in having him work heel. Even after doing such a thing, fans at the arena where chanting his name during the ensuing match. They still cheered Escobar when he rolled Knight up and scored the pinfall, though. SmackDown rarely misses with the major angles. I thought the lower card stuff on this show wasn’t nearly as good as it could have been but the main event was money, and the Flair-Belair confrontation was money too. Grade: A |
Devvy4:That one no even dey our radar but you never can tell. Maybe if Perez gets his head out of Mbappe's arse them he might remember. |
BlueAngel444:With little to no end product ![]() |
Devvy4:Probably one of the incoming Castilla players; Arribas or Alvaro |
Happy birthday Mr Kaycee7 I wish you more blessings |
nonny1212:Source; trust me bro |
Devvy4:Papa Flo:- what do you think Brahim is for? |
CoolUsername:If Brock doesn't interrupt and cause a Dominik win we riot bro. |
WWE NXT REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Special Delivery I've been thinking about Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker’s interaction this week. For those who don’t know or don’t read thishread throughly, Seth accepted Bron’s challenge and next week, at NXT Gold Rush, the champ returns home and defends his championship. As noted during the convo, this comes a day after defending it on Monday Night Raw during an open challenge, which hardly makes Seth’s championship special. Plus, it’s hard arguing that Seth defending the championship two days in a row on a Monday and a Tuesday makes his championship equally as important as Roman Reigns’ championship. Differentiate it? Of course. But it’s hard arguing that a championship defended in the Performance Center just as much weight as the Undisputed Universal Championship when we all know there’s no way on this earth, or any of the 51 other earths out there, that Roman steps foot into the Performance Center on a Tuesday night. And therein lies the issue. Seth vs. Bron piques my interest. I don’t see Seth losing but it’s a great test for Bron as he rounds himself out for an eventual main roster debut. It also further establishes the World Heavyweight Championship as the workhorse championship. But it takes some prestige from the belt as well. A championship match is special in that it should feel rare. The fact we’re getting two matches in two days makes it anything but. It also speaks to the casual nature of Seth’s character that he’s not even focused on his upcoming match with Finn Balor at Money in the Bank. He issued an open challenge and accepted Bron’s challenge after making the match with Finn. Something about that feels weird. I’m sure there’s a story there about Seth working himself way too much and taking Finn, and even Bron, for granted, but that’s not where WWE seems like they’re going at the moment. Maybe I’m overthinking all of this. Like I said, this is a great look for Bron and will undoubtedly get more eyes on NXT. Those new eyes will Bron, Ilja Dragunov, and every other match on Gold Rush night one. And I can see a finish that pleases everyone while moving NXT’s business along while giving Seth a win: Ilja ruins Bron’s day through interfering, which saves Bron from taking a clean L, and Seth gets a W over the bad guy nobody likes while the crowd sings his song as the credits roll. I just don’t think it does anything for the championship around Seth’s waist. And at a moment where establishing that championship means everything, a match on a Tuesday night in this context means nothing. B-Sides A Million and One Questions I throughly enjoyed the opening six-man tag between Schism and Wes Lee, Tyler Bate, & Mustafa Ali. Like really really enjoyed it. Lot of chemistry in that ring, which says a lot about everyone involved since Ali just integrated himself into the proceedings. But the ending bothered me. We got a ref bump spot and the ref missed Wes tagging out. When Schism went for a pin on Wes, another ref came in out of nowhere and stopped the count extra dramatically. He explained to his brother in arms that Wes made a tag. The match continued, much to Schism’s chagrin, and the good guys got the W. The problem with this spot is the consistency. How many times do ref’s miss tags? How many times do they miss someone taking a short cut? A lot. And how many times does another ref come through to rectify that situation? Not a lot. This isn’t me clowning NXT either because I hated this spot as a kid and that passion remains today. In an art form supposedly built on logic, no one ever explains why a ref intervened one time they don’t intervene the other 50 times. Okay, rant over. On another note, we’re totally getting an Ali heel turn, right? After the match, he reminded Tyler and Wes about their one-on-one for the North American Championship, then volunteered to ref said match. I smell a rat. Gotcha So that whole rant about that ref spot? Dana Brooke showed up during Cora Jade’s match with Thea Hail. Why did Dana show up? Because Cora got in her face during a backstage interview since Cora is Cora. Dana, rightly looking for some revenge, pushed Cora into the steel steps behind the ref’s back. She then rolled her back in the ring and Thea got the W. So exactly one match after the ref played hero, they suddenly stopped paying attention to the show? Now I need the explanation. Besides my annoyance with that, the match outcome made sense. Thea needs to heat up going into her match with Tiffany Stratton and Cora clearly has a feud brewing with Dana. Everyone gets what they need. Winners Circle We got a new Heritage Cup champ! And his name is Nathan Frazer. Shoutout to Nathan for the Flash cosplay, too. This Heritage Cup match worked a lot better for me than the last time I saw one in NXT. Obviously, one on NXT has more restrictions than one during a PLE, so maybe it came down to that. But it’s also fun seeing Oro Mensah in the ring, which is always a strength of a stable. Not only that, but Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend got involved as well. AND, Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz showed up as well and put hands to Lash & Jakara. From this one match, we got a new champ, a new feud, and intrigue in the Meta Four since Oro didn’t get the job done as stand-in for an injured Noam Dar. I dug it and I’m pleasantly surprised. It Takes Two Scrypts & Axiom teamed up against Daba Kato in a handicap match. While I love watching Axiom and Reggie is growing on me, this thing they’re doing with Daba does nothing for me. They got the W after showing a lot of teamwork and displaying how much their relationship evolved. I suppose this thing is over now though since they defeated Daba and then Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza showed up for a surprise attack! Humberto & Angel want in on NXT’s tag team division and I’m with it. R.A.G.U. While I think the idea behind Edris Enofe and Malik Blade wrestling each other is silly, I liked the match we got from said silliness. It wasn’t long, but it showcased their talents and led to a cathartic breakthrough for the team. Even the finish showed that these two are really perfect teammates: Malik won with a Small Package that truly could’ve went Edris’ direction if just for a slight momentum shift. They embraced afterwards, Edris told Malik his birthday, they hugged, and everyone celebrated. And by everyone, I mean Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, and Briggs & Jensen. That celebration turned into a brawl once Booker T announced a match between all three teams next week where the winner gets their shot at the Gallus boys. Like I said, it’s silly how they got here but the outcome works. Redrum Roxanne Perez wants Blair Davenport. After summarily dismissing Tatum Paxley, Roxanne grabbed a mic and called out Blair. I like the new edge from Roxanne. It’s another layer for her character and part of her evolution. The nice girl thing works but only so far, and now she’s got murder on her mind. Da Beginning of Da End Baron Corbin usually doesn't do much for me. I think he’s sound in the ring but a lot of cats are. Nothing about him makes me sit up straight in my chair and make sure I watch. But when he finds the right dance partner, like Ilja Dragunov, all his solid qualities become better. Baron and Ilja rocked the house this week. They got extremely physical and engaged in a war for a shot at Carmelo Hayes’ championship. Ilja doesn’t measure up to Baron on a height chart, but his offense makes them look like they’re on the same level. It was the perfect opponent for both men. But I also expected a fuzzy finish. Bron injured Ilja’s ribs last week and the former NXT UK champ wanted revenge earlier but the refs held him back. No way the show ended without Bron showing his face during the main event. Sure enough, right when Ilja had the match won and Baron in his sights for a kill shot, Bron appeared out of nowhere. The Big Bad Booty Nephew, accidentally or on purpose, took the shot meant for Baron. That threw Ilja off his game just long enough for Baron to recover and finish Ilja off with End of Days. And that makes sense, right? Baron and Melo have to do this thing after the last two weeks of television, which includes Melo showing up on SmackDown. Ilja and Bron have to go blow for blow after Bron went wild on his ribs. In fact, I fully expect Ilja repays Bron in kind during the World Heavyweight Championship match with Seth Rollins next week. This, like a lot of the night, was logical storytelling. A fitting main event for a pretty damn good night of wrestling down in Florida. This show ran with the pace of a runaway train. But whew, I enjoyed it. I didn’t even get to cover every backstage moment but just to summarize a few: Von Wagner and Dijak have beef—and Von’s clearly having sex with his therapist, Duke Hudson still can’t find Andre Chase but planned a Pep Rally for Thea Hail next week, and Gigi Dolin wants revenge on Kiana James. That’s on top of everything that happened in the ring. This show worked and felt like a great prep for the next two weeks. |
FergieRaww:These are stupid questions cos you'll be the one to still fill this thread with lamentations when he finally doesn't come as usual. |
FergieRaww:How gullible are you? He raised everyone's hopes up in Madrid and then took a better sweeter deal while also becoming best buddies with their president and he's coming with this sub story like he was the victim. Omo make all of Una getat. |
Devvy4:if the player wants to leave and expresses desire they will sell him. He will never be a starter with Halaand there and that's the leverage Perez should be using. |
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Bring the Noise We almost got a moment between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. You know, the one I feel like I wrote about weeks ago. The Kansas crowd saw fit that Finn got no words in edge wise, which seemingly threw him off. While I’m all in on the crowd enjoying themselves when they pay good money for those seats, there are times when their participation interrupts the television show that is wrestling. And hearing something Finn said sat in his stomach for seven years catches my attention a lot more than a crowd singing Seth’s song. Yeah, Finn said something. He talked about his injuries from that night seven years ago in Brooklyn and how it derailed his career. He’s not mad about the injuries though, he’s just mad at everything Seth took from him. Seth robbed his momentum. I think in a different environment, those words strung together in a compelling narrative not interrupted by a crowd and with no pauses, along with a more serious approach from Seth, probably hit harder. But as is, they came off as whining. And Seth responded as such when he said he got better and Finn got bitter. Within the context of that crowd and Finn interacting with them while Seth smiled and laughed, yeah, he looks incredibly bitter. That’s not the look I like for Finn and I’m not entirely sure it’s what WWE intended either. To clarify, I’m referring to the optics and not to Seth’s words. Seth calling him bitter is fine because he’s the face so of course. Seth saying he wants the old Finn back because that guy has a chance while this new guy doesn’t stand even half a chance also works. That feels like a better route for the next few weeks than simply painting Finn as a bitter guy who never got over the past. Talking about how he probably lost his edge or even some of his focus though? I’m into that. There’s some sophisticated storytelling chances there if WWE applies the same love and care to their rivalry as they do anything involving the Bloodline. What stopped Finn from reaching that precipice again? Why did he go back to NXT? Why did he wait seven years to say it with his chest? These are great in-universe questions that I hope this feud addresses. I’m not entirely sure they will since we only have a couple weeks and Seth’s current iteration rarely leaves space for any seriousness. Hope springs eternal though. But I hope the story plays out in front of a less raucous crowd. Or, at least, WWE has a backup plan because everyone seemed flat footed this week. B-Sides Tha Crossroads First off, shoutout to WWE for finally rectifying this Women’s championship situation once and for all. Rhea Ripley is now the Women’s World champ. The belt looks like Seth Rollins’ belt and all is right in the world. Speaking of all is right, Dom vs. Cody Rhodes at Money in the Bank is official. Dom continues getting incredible heat and he knows what to do with it. The Kansas crowd cheered Cody harder simply because Dom exists. That’s every heel’s number one job and he succeeds with flying colors every single time. That match in front of a hot London crowd? Sign me up. That opening segment between Cody, Rhea, and Dom Dom devolved into a Miz sneak attack on Cody. Which led right into the opening match between Miz and Cody. Solid. Nothing more nothing less. Cody started on top, Miz made it interesting in the middle, but Cody got the W. Oh, and Cody noted Brock Lesnar’s lack of juevos. Something tells me the Beast won’t like that at all. Bet Ya Man Can’t (Triz) I got a little nervous when Zoey Stark got into her promo against Becky Lynch. She took it to 11 way too early and that usually play into Becky’s hands. Zoey sounded like a badly written comic book villain and Becky, like me, looked shocked she took it there. BUT, once Zoey threw down the fight gauntlet, Becky switched into fight mode. So that saved her. Also, the point about Becky blowing up because Nia Jax broke her nose is a tired note already. Trish saying it worked but making Zoey say it truly makes her sound less like her own person and more like Trish’s lackey. As for the match itself? Once again, solid. Chelsea Green isn’t presented as someone on Becky’s level but she fared well here. While the match never hit the level that Becky vs. Sonya Deville achieved last week, we got something serviceable that kept Becky hot while Zoey looked on perched from a ladder. Damien Damian Priest and Matt Riddle killed it this week. I’m not surprised. Neither are you. Damian’s on a serious tear right now and Matthew proved the perfect dance partner. Both men presented equally in a back and forth affair, although the ending surprised me. WWE set up the idea that Matt might win the briefcase and challenge GUNTHER. That’s not only different for a briefcase winner but makes sense because GUNTHER called him out. That disrespect makes Riddle choosing GUNTHER over Roman Reigns or Seth Rollins pretty logical because he is, in fact, choosing GUNTHER and not the Intercontinental Championship. I can’t imagine anyone liking when standing down from that type of energy. In short, I expected a Matt win. BUT, Damian winning sets up more intrigue with Judgment Day as a rift between Dame and Finn Balor looks like a thing. We saw Finn looking very pensive and contemplative this week. We also saw Dame throw the Prince some side eye. After Finn secured his shot at Seth, Dame kept it real with his man: End all this at MitB because it’s causing tension between them. GUNTHER and Ludwig Kaiser did beat down Matt after this match, “picking the bones” as Dame put it. I foresee revenge. Or, as Doc Holiday put it, a reckoning. Earthquake Ricochet vs. Bronson Reed was never about the match. All the back and forth sowed seeds for an eventual three-way brawl between the two men and Shinsuke Nakamura. Shinsuke sauntered ringside and sat at the commentary table. Bronson did what he does best, which means choosing violence, and involved Shinsuke. Shinsuke, tired of Bronson’s crap, attacked the big man and gave Ricochet the L. Obviously, Ricochet hated that and went back and forth with Shinsuke for a bit. Only a bit because Bronson interrupted their shouting match with more violence. He set up Shinsuke for a Tsunami but Ricochet intervened. Then Shinsuke, with Ricochet’s help, hit the damndest Superplex ever and dropped the big Aussie on his back in the middle of the ring. But Ricochet and Shinsuke clearly aren’t feeling each other. Ricochet demanded a rematch with Bronson but Bronson’s busy with Shinsuke next week. Shin and Ricochet probably trade blows before MitB, although I think it’s best holding off until the match itself. Let their beef spill over into that match and serve as the reason neither man wins. Then we get them in some ridiculous match at SummerSlam. Cheat on You Raquel Rodriguez lost her tag championship with Liv Morgan on the shelf but WWE keeps telling us about her greatness. Example? See this week where it took both Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey to defeat her in a one-on-one match against Shayna. The match didn’t last long but it got the point across. Didn’t do much for me though. Teacher, Teacher Chad Gable is a great teacher and Maxxine vs. Valhalla gets one step closer. That’s all you need to know here. That and Maxxine executed an Arm Drag against Valhalla outside the ring during Chad’s match with Erik. The same Arm Drag Chad executed against Erik during the match and the same one he demonstrated to her earlier in the night. Chad got the win with a Sunset Flip but the real reason for the season was Maxxine and Valhalla. Eye for a Eye Couple things I wondered during this week’s main event: How do they protect GUNTHER and when does Matt Riddle show up? WWE killed two birds with one stone during the third act of a very good main event. Ludvig, the legal man in the ring, fell victim to all the chaos taking place outside the ring when Matt showed up with several WWE officials surrounding him. GUNTHER took his eyes off the tag team championship prize and made a beeline for the Original Bro. Matt fought through WWE’s keystone cops and DDT’d the Ring General on the floor. That took him out, provided an opening for a red hot Sami Zayn, who finished the match with a Blue Thunder Bomb and retained the Undisputed Tag Team Championships for he and Kevin Owens. Hopefully this means KO & Sami are done with Imperium, although I’m not sure where they go next at this juncture. GUNTHER’s trajectory is much clearer. He started a fight with Matt and now it’s time to cash that check his mouth wrote. I love the passion and aggressiveness Matt shows here, so I look forward to all the violence their eventual match brings. I liked Raw this week. Didn’t love it. We got several solid matches and two really good matches sandwiched around okay storytelling. I still lament that segment between Seth and Finn because I refuse to believe that’s what WWE had in mind. But if they did? Whew. Lord help us all. |
This momentum wey our club use dey twerk dey invest for Mbappe matter if we put even half interest in Alvarez we would have been announcing him this week with Bellingham. |
King2019:Kane is what we need Or any other very prolific striker. If I was Perez I wouldn't look at Mbappe until he opens his mouth to say he wants to play for us publicly. |
andrewbaba44:There is everything bad in twerking like that for him...not only is it shameless but also counter productive cos at the end of the day he won't come and we would have stalled all our other options that would genuinely fortify the team and go into next season with the same group of old tired players and Bastard coach. |
pkasso:I no Sabi the kind Jazz wey that guy use cover my fellow madridistas. E dey irritate me to watch tbh😖 |
When next season comes we will be here watching you guys twerk for him again while he negotiates a better deal at PSG with the leverage and momentum your twerking generates. Rubbish |
Rarre:Don't mind them Twerking shamelessly for a player that keeps disgracing you in public Tufiakwa 🤮🤮🤮
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Kaycee7:Well let's wait and see... |
Brahim will wear number 21 Welcome home young blud |
Kaycee7:Nick Fury? Same person that faked his own death convincingly. Man that's the definition of covert ops. Reaching out is never his problem. |
Bacteria8:Well you FergieRaww and others at the club can keep your hopes up but I won't cos I'm not falling for this shit again. I think it's a recipe for disaster if we don't get a 9 and keep waiting for Mbappe. |
Kaycee7:They are not unavailable I used those big names as examples...new Cap is there, New BP is there, The Marvels are there, Hawkeye and his prodigy are there and all of them can help. But he wants to fight them alone. |
Kaycee7:Bro you don't need anything else. There will be no Dr strange or Spiderman or Scarlet Witch etc in this one, the people that'll help him are maybe his former Shield buddies and couple new street level guys... Meh |
Kaycee7:Before the first avengers were formed most of them had never worked with Fury too, it's canon in the MCU that the initiative started with Captain Marvel (1st avenger). Fury saying he won't call any help cos it's a personal war is a stupid plot hole anyway you look at it. You don't need to watch the full series in this case to know that it's just a ploy to keep all the big names and heavy hitters of the MCU out of the saga. I was invested in this story cos I love the comic version and that one was well written and complex AF. When I heard it was going to be a series I was excited cos atleast they'll be able to flesh it out but after that snippet the excitement is rapidly waning. |
Bacteria8:It's the hope that kills you |
Broskyjames:This argument is useless Even if all the former avengers were out of commission (which some of them weren't) there have been new heroes that replaced them. What the guy pointed out was a legit story plot hole. |
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