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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 4:57pm On Sep 19, 2023

Good news:- Vinicius and Arda would be returning to training with the squad next week

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 4:40pm On Sep 19, 2023

xynerise:
Blue Bettle. 2/10

Wahala

Literature › Re: . by pu7pl3(m): 4:37pm On Sep 19, 2023

Xavier5:
Happy jubilee to Xav . Send in your gifts .

Okay, I just felt I should reveal the face behind the Xav-Verse. Pics will be deleted soon though .

#Xavier
#XavDay

Happy birthday bro

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TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:25am On Sep 19, 2023

WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

Cody Rhodes really wanted to start talking about Jey Uso, but once again, for the second week in a row, he was interrupted by The Judgment Day. In this case, that damn Dirty Dominik Mysterio. He claimed he would dedicate his win over Cody to Rhea Ripley, who is out injured.
Rhodes took a new angle of attack — he dropped a seed into Dom’s head that Ripley clearly isn’t into him the way he’s into her. In fact, she seems to be far more into Jey Uso.
Intrigue!
Dom brushed it off fairly quickly, saying The Judgment Day is family. Right on cue, Finn Balor and Damian Priest hit the scene to join him in a show of support.
Still, I’m kind of surprised there hasn’t been another babyface to take this particular point of attack against him. The fans absolutely ate it up.
They had their match right after, and, to my surprise, Cody just straight up beat him down. It wasn’t quite a squash match but it wasn’t all that far away from one. This came after they showed Dragon Lee in the crowd and revealed he’ll be back on raw next week to challenge Mysterio for the North American championship.
I guess the idea is he’s vulnerable?
Then, in a surprise, Kevin Owens, who had come out with Sami Zayn to help fend off a post-match Judgment Day attack, asked Rhodes to stick around for a chat.
He brought up Rhodes being responsible for bringing Jey Uso to the red brand. He wanted to know why Cody thought it was a good idea to bring him to the locker room.
The response: his job is to make people happy and the people really like Jey. He deserves another chance to show the world that he’s changed. Plus, The Bloodline is down a member this way!
Then it was Sami’s turn to take up for Jey, asking Owens to give him a second chance in the same way he’s given his best friend a second chance. Look where that went. The main event of WrestleMania!
Owens ultimately decided to go along with them, though he wouldn’t go so far as to say he trusts Jey now. His trust in Cody and Sami is enough to allow the space they were asking for, however.
This story with Jey branching off this way, with all the parties involved, continues to be incredibly well told. And it would only get better.
Later, Priest met up with Jey backstage and put on the full court press — he claimed the rest of The Judgment Day wants Jimmy but he wants Jey and came to campaign for as much. They can offer him the family he always wanted but never had while he was with The Bloodline.
Jey didn’t respond. Instead, Priest told him to mull it over and get back to him by the end of the evening.
Some time later, Jey and KO had a confrontation backstage. Owens outright said he thinks Jey is halfway in The Judgment Day while Jey wanted it settled. Zayn played the role of peacemaker. Then he made it clear tonight was all about Jey making his big decision.
“So good luck with that.”
Finally, it was main event time and Jey taking on Drew McIntyre, who wanted payback of his own for all the grief and pain he went through thanks to Jey and the rest of The Bloodline. Naturally, The Judgment Day hit the scene to assist Jey in their continued attempts to get him to join up.
And then he fist bumped Priest. It looked like he may have made his decision.
But then he superkicked Priest, and then did the same to Balor, and finally Dirty Dom.
Decision made indeed.
But McIntyre decided to take advantage anyway, and planted his ass with a Claymore to score the pinfall and the victory. He still needed his pound of flesh and he got it.
The Judgment Day attacked post-match and McIntyre was left tortured over whether he should help or not. He ultimately elected not to do so.
But Cody Rhodes did.
And that’s how the show faded out.
This was a big step forward for this story, and paves the way to Jey having a proper run as a babyface at or near the top of the card. Perhaps there will be more to the McIntyre issue.

Becky Lynch won the NXT women’s championship less than one week ago, and that meant coming back to Monday Night Raw with some gold on her shoulder.
She admitted she didn’t have winning that title on her bingo card this year but she had to take the chance she was given and make the most of it. And that’s what she did. She is now a Grand Slam champion, and that’s nice, but what she really wants is to defend that title and elevate it in a way it hasn’t ever been before.
So she wants to start testing herself against the very best the future has to offer.
But that’s the future. The present demanded an open challenge, so that’s what she wanted to do.
Natalya answered the call, cutting a passionate promo about being dedicated for 15 years now and how Becky is a hypocrite for going to NXT and stepping in the front of the line to take the title for herself. She called Lynch a ginger witch, and got her title match.
Of course, Lynch won that match via roll up. She’s got business to take care of in NXT this week, and she promised to be there. Nattie, meanwhile, was left disappointed in the ring and who knows where she goes from here.

Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler just decided to join forces to become a tag team the other week. The women’s tag team division is such that this meant they got a non-title match against the champions, Chelsea Green & Piper Niven.
That’s something I’m going to take every opportunity to talk about because WWE continues doing very little to address the issue.
In the end, they didn’t even get to go to a finish for the match. That’s because Nia Jax showed up to put the boots to everybody, leaving all four women in the ring annihilated.
“It’s open season,” she was heard saying as she walked up the ramp. “I’ll take out anyone I want. The women’s division is on notice.”
Both Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez were given the week off to sell injuries from Jax from last week. They’ve given her one hell of a return story — a monster destroying everyone. The question is whether anyone is going to get invested in her like this.
Me, I’m not really there. But it may be worth waiting and seeing on this one.

All the rest
-The New Day were supposed to work a 2-out-of-3 Falls match against The Viking Raiders but we learned Erik is not medically cleared. So instead, Kofi Kingston won a game of rock, paper, scissors with Xavier Woods to work a singles match against Ivar. It was a pretty damn good match, too, a physical back-and-forth that saw Kingston survive a lot of punishment from the big fella to score the pinfall victory off Trouble in Paradise following a sunset flip powerbomb.

-Seth Rollins tried to attack Shinsuke Nakamura before the latter’s scheduled match against Ricochet, as he was good and pissed about everything Nakamura has been saying and doing the past few weeks. Officials, of course, held the world heavyweight champion back. The match went ahead and it was fine but ended with Ricochet electing to use a chair Nakamura was going to use on him and getting disqualified for it. Rollins came out to brawl after, and ended up in the trainer’s room. This is a really basic pro wrestling feud but I’m still quite enjoying it.

-Chad Gable campaigned for another Intercontinental championship match and was told he impressed everyone with his performance against GUNTHER. Bronson Reed showed up to offer a challenge of his own and wouldn’t you know it, the big man was just too much for Gable to overcome. This is upsetting in the sense that I kind of really wanted Gable to get another shot at the title and maybe he be the guy to win it but if they aren’t going that direction, it makes some sense to make that clear by having him take a loss like this.

-Tommaso Ciampa talked about making his own opportunities, and then he went out and submitted Giovanni Vinci. Ludwig Kaiser was none too happy about the defeat. The match was fine. GUNTHER was watching on a monitor backstage. Could it be that Ciampa is next in line?

This wasn’t a bad show, but it wasn’t anything special either. It was very much one of those Triple H shows where a lot of story was being told but it couldn’t be all that thrilling because of it.

Grade: C+

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:46pm On Sep 18, 2023

nonny1212:
The better prayer is he should be inform when back. Remember he hasn't played a single match for us. We no know as him leg take be

If he is back at 100% like I said, he'll fit in perfectly
Ancelotti also needs to stop Benching Brahim for too long

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 7:24pm On Sep 18, 2023

I need Arda Guler to come back 100% asap
Rodrygo is being stretched too thin.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 8:25am On Sep 17, 2023

abduleez1:
Taa, for your mind.

Your mouth don dey too big.... I go close am for you. Watch me.

Oya nau bring it on

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 7:54am On Sep 17, 2023

abduleez1:
For your mind you don one up me abi? 😂😂

When your watchlist is almost as big as mine, we go talk.

Only things your watchlist go use broad pass my own na horror movies bruh.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 11:01pm On Sep 16, 2023

Finally starting money Heist today.

Abduleez1 I am steadily leaving you behind

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 5:46pm On Sep 16, 2023

oyaskii:
NN has basically just announced that they have stopped doing movie/shows encodes. Maan, i genuinely feel for them, running a pirated site with your IP pinging from Nigeria, is basically career suicide, is like you don't want to make money off the site, as first off, Adsense will make your life a living hell not to talk of the numerous downtime and strikes your site will get. So i completely understand this decision.

Now, why i do not condone Piracy, In an ideal world, it is a despicable thing to do, but we don't live in an "ideal world, do we"?. There are various media outlets with exclusive rights to the various movies or shows we like, So if i want to watch say, GOT, BB, Sex Education, Extraction, CODA and EPL I would have to be subscribed to HBO, AMC+, Netflix and Apple Tv and DSTV!, mind you some of these services aren't even available world wide, it means my entire earnings each month will be for media and enjoyment alone and i still have to pay $400 a year to Adobe to use thier creative cloud suite 😩, who is to say I'm am not gonna be living under a bridge within a year of doing all these with no penny to my name 😭😭 because according to the wise man, Speed Darlington who opined the famous words, "How much am i even making"? 😭😭

So it is practically impossible to get all your content from one place, i was looking for "The Leftover" Score by Max Richter on the Apple Music last night, that I'm been charged for like clockwork on the first of every month, and lo and behold, They didn't have the rights to it, so i had no choice than to pull up my Spotify mod. My friend in the UK, basically can't watch EPL on Saturday afternoons, because the tickets to the game are almost always sold out, and no cable tv shows the games at that time, so he's left with pirating the game and keep risking a jail term from streaming a Brentford vs Fulham game 😩😩.

People think piracy is easy, but it is actually not, These guys are risking thier lives and actual jail time to bring you these "goodies", thier only revenue stream is from the numerous ads on the site, they use in masking out the actual purpose of the site. I know i am always the "give you the straight gdrive" links guy here, but sometimes take the pains to go through these site with the ads to get the link. There was this guy back then that goes by the name of "Andrew Patrick" when i was in my sophomore year in UNI, man this brother successfully mimicked ITUNES, you could get all the ITUNES library songs, well arranged with art work, lyrics and all, all fro free on his site. Maaann, Apple sent several warnings to him, but he ignored, and it became a federal case, with Apple suing for 22M dolls, FBI had to put out a search warrant for this brother!, it turns out, he was just 19, living in the slums of Brazil, the last i heard was that, he basically had to move countries and get a whole new identity!.

Now while this piece is not a Piracy prop as i do try my best to avoid it as much as possible, but maaann we have to be realistic here.

Finally if Dr. XJ and Valhalla and other good folks of the PSA site, decides to stop this encoding thing one day, I'd be totally lost i tell ya, they are like the only people that will move me if they stop tbh.😩😩

R.I.P. Net Naija
You will be missed

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:55am On Sep 16, 2023

WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

There is no doubt about the fact that Roman Reigns is a star, and why he’s the number one guy in WWE and has been for many years now. I’m not here to question that. But I’ll be damned if there aren’t times we’re quickly reminded of what a true star looks like and Reigns isn’t quite that just yet.
I’m talking, of course, about The Rock, who returned on Friday Night SmackDown this week to a thunderous pop in Denver. They absolutely blew the roof off the place, because of course they would, because that’s one of the biggest stars in the history of the industry.
By the way, it was also a great reminder of why they really should put that match together sooner rather than later. Experiencing that response had me eager for the moment when Reigns’ theme would hit and he would come out talking about “acknowledge me.”
A license to print money.
Anyway, The Rock was a special surprise after we already got a great surprise in Pat McAfee coming down the road from where College Gameday is this week. He welcomed us to the show before Austin Theory came out to be the guy who would get clowned on by the stars everyone loves.
They clowned him in a way that must have been incredible for those in attendance but was somewhat annoying for those of us watching at home. FOX had to repeatedly cut the audio because The Rock had the entire audience calling Theory an asshole.
Hey, that’s showbiz, baby.
Or something like that.
Either way, even with the obnoxious muting, it was an incredibly fun opening segment. It also makes clear that Rock is willing to appear on WWE TV during the strike, contrary to prior rumored talk.
Speaking of that, he ran into John Cena backstage. Thankfully, we aren’t getting Thrice in a Lifetime. They hugged it out.
That was a good lead in to the main event segment of this show later in the night, with Cena appearing as the special guest on the latest episode of “The Grayson Waller Effect.”
Waller, to his credit, got in a great reference to Deion Sanders, telling Cena that his mother taught him to take his hat off when he talks to grown ups. If you know, you know kind of thing.
Waller went in on Cena not wanting to wrestle anymore, pointing how the fact that he returned and did a guest spot as a special referee instead of a match. Before Cena could protest, Jimmy Uso hit the scene.
He talked a tough game, and once again, Cena could not respond before Solo Sikoa hit the scene. He got right in Cena’s face before turning to Jimmy, grabbing him up and making like he was going to lay him out.
But it was a feint.
Instead, he superkicked Cena and the duo went about putting the boots to him. That’s when AJ Styles ran in to make the save. It’s notable that Paul Heyman ordered Sikoa to save Jimmy when he found himself in trouble here.
While on his trusty cell phone.
Considering their earlier interaction, I was expecting another Rock appearance but if they aren’t actually going to do Rock vs. Reigns just yet, it’s probably better to hold off on it. Plus, Styles has already been involved and it only makes sense to keep that going.

Your LA Knight segment of the week:
It was yet another match with The Miz in a program that has been far better than you would expect considering Miz has won like one match in over a year. He’s built for exactly these kind of feuds, though, and his job the whole way has been to get Knight over and he’s done just that.
He did it again here, giving Knight a solid match and putting him over clean after the Blunt Force Trauma.
After, Knight grabbed a microphone because of course he had to do some talking. He made clear he’s coming after a title and it really doesn’t matter who it is that’s holding it. In his list of champions, he included Roman Reigns and that got one hell of a pop.
What’s even more interesting is the fact that WWE cut backstage to show Solo Sikoa watching this and outright saying LA is becoming a problem. Heyman tossed some water on that, though, because he has to wait for Reigns to call and give the order first.
And there are a lot of other issues to deal with, especially with all the names floating around.
If nothing else, WWE wants it clear that Knight vs. Reigns is at least on the table.
YEAH!

All the rest
-AJ Styles was defeated by Finn Balor thanks to interference from Jimmy Uso, who showed up just after the rest of The Judgment Day was thrown out. Commentary presented it like it was simply Jimmy getting back at AJ for what happened last week. The match wasn’t given as much time as you might expect, considering who was involved, but the Rock return segment ran long, so that may have had something to do with it. Later, Jimmy told Balor that was simply payback for last week and now they’re square. Then, Finn went into his pitch — how about Jimmy joins up with Judgment Day, just like they hope Jey will. The best thing about the group? They don’t have a leader. Jimmy was reluctant until Balor said that, and then he just looked uneasy but not entirely resistant to the idea anymore.

-Santos Escobar took his opportunity to shoot his shot this week, telling Rey Mysterio that his dream has always been to challenge Mysterio for a championship. He has nothing but love and respect for him but he wants an opportunity. Mysterio made like he was going to get upset about it before accepting. We’ve been talking about this being where they were likely headed and they’re doing it the right way.

-And then The Suit Profits showed up to make fun of the LWO while Bobby Lashley — who got loud “Bob-by” chants — made clear they are indeed coming to fill the power vacuum. It led to Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde challenging Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford to a tag team match. That match was a glorified squash, making clear the LWO is not to be taken seriously as a group outside of its top two members but The Suit Profits absolutely are. The Profits left the entire group laid out and the fans still haven’t caught on that they are, in fact, that bad guys. Whatever works.

-Pretty Deadly were fantastic in their brief appearance here, as Adam Pearce met with them to say medical brings word they’ll be back soon. Elton Prince, in particular, was hilarious playing up his injury before Kit Wilson hyped him up for his return. That was the gist of the segment, that they’ll be back in action soon enough.

-They kept calling Asuka vs. Bayley the “main event” even though it wasn’t the last segment of the show. One of those WWE things that annoys more than it should. Dakota Kai tried to get Bayley focused for the match beforehand but it didn’t matter — she was once again distracted by Shotzi, who came out of the crowd to help assist in the win. A tentative fist bump with Asuka followed after Damage CTRL bailed to the back.
This was a great show. Tons of fun.

Grade: A-

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 9:22am On Sep 16, 2023

oyaskii:
Bossu make dem still give me link na...🙃😆

Lol which link Chief?
Everyone knows you're the king of links here.
Our dark web Guru

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 5:53am On Sep 16, 2023

Anny69:
🥺Thank you.

You're welcome

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 5:52am On Sep 16, 2023

blingxx:
Is this the rule you made for yourself or a general thing.. Which I doubt

Leave the mugu
He is just hellbent on tormenting the poor girl.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:35pm On Sep 15, 2023

Anny69:
Where can I watch Yellowjackets?

if you know how to navigate through ads online you can download it from Pa he .in.

You can also stream it on showmax if you have it on your phone or DStv

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 9:26pm On Sep 15, 2023

Anny69:
I don't know, I think they do abroad.

No, I'm not.

No they don't

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 9:14pm On Sep 15, 2023*

ValeeLove:
I've heard this over and over again. If the western fans will not speak the truth, at least African fans should.
No 1, she doesn't need a useless belt to solidify a legacy. Her legacy looks good winning belts that actually matter (women world title). Cena is the greatest of all time, he's not a grandslam champ, and he's far bigger than Miz - a 2-time grandslamer. Am I making sense here?
No 2, it is literally illogical for her to win a developmental belt since she is no longer a developmental wrestler. She is an established one, and a veteran for that matter. Hope you get?
No 3, Tiffany does not need to lose to Becky in NXT to get elevated. Simply working her way up to get to the main roster and possibly eventually beating Becky up there will do the job. Plus that way she gets to do it with more than 1 million people watching. Also, it solidifies her properly as that way she actually earns it. Right now, anyone in NXT can get to face a main roster guy, and that's not fair and a good way to rate NXT guys. Tiffany has to work her way up to the main roster to prove she can earn a match with the likes of Becky, is what I'm saying. Is that simple enough?
No 4, this match and win has diminished Becky's status, even if it's a bit. She now wrestles in dev brands with dev wrestlers, for dev belts, with just 1 million people watching; instead of her wrestling for the world titles in big PPVs. This is sad.
No 5, about the ratings boost WWE fans just can't shut up about; it's a one night thing, after she's gone, they'll return back to their usual. Is that truly a win? WWE should be concerned with making long lasting wins for NXT. Decisions that will earn them long term high ratings, not a one night thing.

NXT is far more than just Developmental
There are soo many established stars doing their thing there.
Maybe when you look at it that way you can stop shitttting on an amazing title victory

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 8:58pm On Sep 15, 2023

Anny69:
I don't have money to watch series in cinema.

Which cinema dey show series?
You dey on Colos?

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TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 6:19pm On Sep 15, 2023

samistry:
Jade is a draw based on her looks alone but the wrestling leaves much to be desired. If she ends up going to WWE then their Performance centre may help her improve but that's a long shot.

Let her come
We need that sexiness sometimes

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 5:33pm On Sep 15, 2023

CoolUsername:
Case in point

And that was hands down one of the best matches Tiffany has ever had with anyone since she came to WWE

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:49pm On Sep 14, 2023

ValeeLove:
Pu7pl3 I know what "developmental" means and that's not NXT. It's a 3rd brand, but the company still calls it developmental, so who am I to argue. That being said and done, a former world champion has no business going to developmental brand to win belts. Neither Ronaldo or Messi will return to their developmental brands for anything, when they are not insane. But this is pro-wrestling, where nothing makes sense, so we'll leave it at that.

Wrestling is all about building and elevating as much talents as you can. Becky winning that title not only solidifies her own legacy by getting the one that eluded her finally but her presence also elevated the whole environment and the other women she is going to work with.

TV/Movies › Re: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by pu7pl3(m): 8:46pm On Sep 14, 2023

Baddestguyp:
This shot of Gojo was 🔥🔥

Is episode 8 out?

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:29pm On Sep 14, 2023

abduleez1:
Na AquaBaby me dey fear for.

I hope they go all out and deliver some top tier casualties. No playing safe this time around. It needs high stakes.

Hoping they did Captain Hook Aquaman...

The voice and delivery was really menacing tbh.

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 7:27pm On Sep 14, 2023

CoolUsername:
Can you blame her? Her private stuff got leaked while she was engaged to dude with a reputation for having a bad temper and committing domestic violence.

True

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:18pm On Sep 14, 2023

oyaskii:
James Wan about to run it back☺️

Fully seated for this feasting 🌮🤩

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ex_6_Ffw0?si=-2m_kjwsLWBPA5yn

Wow
Black Manta dey dish out threats for Aquaman but na me dey fear 😨

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:55pm On Sep 14, 2023

ValeeLove:
except I don't know what "developmental" means again, but from what I know, it has zero value compared with an official brand belt. But make we leave wrestling talk for wrestling thread.

You dey purposely talk like say you be newbie or novice so make we leave am

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:52pm On Sep 13, 2023

ValeeLove:
God forbid say I go return go win developmental belt.

Developmental Belt wey still dey more prestigious than many others

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 11:51pm On Sep 13, 2023

Cowboy Bebop OG animé

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TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 3:15pm On Sep 13, 2023

CoolUsername:
This got me

She still has PTSD

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 3:13pm On Sep 13, 2023

Kaycee7:
I been know say one day, Becky go go back for that NXT belt. She was the only horsewoman that didn't win it, till last night.

Yea she finally did it.
She was quite emotional too

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 1:29pm On Sep 13, 2023

WWE NXT REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

Tha Man
Before we get started here, big shoutout to the cat rocking the “Owen 3:16” t-shirt. I haven’t seen that in years and it brought back so many memories. Hard overstating just how crazy and seismic 1997 was for WWF.
But I digress.
Before the championship match between Tiffany Stratton and Becky Lynch, we got a story that didn’t play to the typical old school vs. new school. Becky gave Tiffany all the props in the world but believes she’s a selfish brat only looking out for herself. That’s Tiffany’s character so that makes sense.
Tiffany, for her part, believes her success now dwarfs anything Becky did at that same stage. If she’s at this level now, imagine how high she’ll go with more time. Tiffany, in a way, felt picked on and bothered by someone who is jealous. I didn’t buy that but Tiff’s the heel and that plays into Becky’s critiques.
Once the talking stopped, we got a very solid match between the two with several highlights. It started with Becky showing her agility and gymnast skills. A little mind games go a long way and that established she can do what Tiffany does if she really wants to go that route. Tiffany didn’t try wrestling Becky’s game but she showed off her power multiple times. She lifted Becky with one arm to reverse the Dis-Arm Her, and she even tried reversing another arm bar attempt with a powerbomb. I say tried because, once again, Becky showed the agility when she countered the counter with a Frankensteiner.
There’s something here with both wrestlers pulling tricks out their respective bags. It showed how important the championship is and how big this match is for both women. Becky never won the NXT Women’s championship while Tiffany understood what a win over Becky does for her career. Saying they pulled out the stops sounds cliche but it’s still true.
The other idea on which they built the match? Becky’s veteran instincts. Tiffany went for the Prettiest Moonsault Ever not once, not twice, but thrice. And Becky answered every time. First she met Tiffany on the middle rope and hit her with a Russian Leg Sweep. Then she played possum and caught Tiffany on her way down. And the third proved fatal for the now former champion. Becky rolled out of the way, Tiffany landed on her feet, and then Becky attacked with the Manhandle Slam. Those little details told a story on their own. Tiffany never learned her lesson and kept going back to the well, despite the fact it appeared bone dry. Her arrogance, which Becky also pointed out on Raw, ultimately cost her a championship.
Tiffany looks good in defeat here as she took Becky’s biggest shots and never gave up. Plus, there’s no shame losing to Becky with a championship on the line. None at all.
That was all she wrote. Ladies and gents, we have a new champion.
The intrigue comes now that Becky rules the NXT roost. Hopefully the division benefits and she puts on great matches with everyone, while eventually creating a big star on her way out. But that’s for tomorrow. In this moment, let’s just bask in her glory.
NXT just got a lot more exciting.

B-Sides
Physical Stamina
Ilja Dragunov’s matches revolve around one question: Can you withstand the physical punishment? Every match, including this one with Wes Lee, reaches a high point where either him or his opponent waves the white flag because they just can’t take it anymore.
Early on, it became clear that Wes not only prepared for that punishment but dished out so much of his own. I loved this match and the way they booked it. Just two guys beating each other up for a shot at the most important championship in their lives. No errors, no false moves, and everything made sense. They presented a match that might go in a different direction on another Tuesday. But it came down to Ilja’s pain tolerance over Wes’. That’s Ilia’s whole thing thoug; he loves punishment and hurt, therefore he always has the edge. He not only suplexed Wes onto the commentary table, but slapped him so hard once that Wes’ hair tie flew out his hair and hit the mat.
After almost every big move Wes dished out, Ilja rose to his feet first. And that includes a hellacious Hurricanarana that spiked Ilja’s head. It took more out of Wes than his opponent. That’s why Ilja won and it’s also why his match with Carmelo Hayes at No Mercy might outdo their first bout from the summer.
Incredible match that deserves all your attention. Also deserves your attention? Wes cleaning out his locker later. It happened with Melo and Trick Williams having a heart to heart about their friendship. And then that thing above this paragraph happened. Curiouser and curiouser.

Da Mad Face Invasion
I wish I got into the Dana Brooke and Kelani Jordan. I love when everyone has something to do and we’re even getting character development. But they’re selling this as Dana showing jealousy over Kelani’s success. And to that I ask, what success? First it was Dana showing aggression that Kelani didn’t have, thus showing her the ropes. Now it’s jealousy? Dana lost to Lyra Valkyria because of course, but let’s figure out the angle here before continuing.

False Prophets
Guess what? Myles Borne turned his back on Briggs, Jensen, & Fallon Henley! That’s the main thing from this very short match that saw Myles join forces with Briggs & Jensen against Charlie Dempsey, Drew Gulak, & Damon Kemp.
I do love when Briggs & Jensen get into beef with someone, so at least that part interests me greatly.

Say Hi to the Bad Guy
I didn’t fall for Baron Corbin’s schtick but I enjoyed it. He fronted like he felt for Von Wagner (out indefinitely with a skull fracture) and that he had words for Bron Breakker. NOPE! He actually congratulated Bron for what he did. He said as much on commentary last week; Bron showed him that special thing which he yearned for anyone in NXT to display.
Bron not caring about any of that stuff though is always a nice touch and keeping with the character. Bron challenged Baron, keeping his word from several weeks ago when he essentially told Corbin that he wanted a piece of the former Bum Ass.
Baron playing the old man telling kids to get off his lawn amuses me at times. This is one of those times because he played off someone who I truly believe doesn’t care that he retired Kurt Angle or stood toe-to-toe with the Undertaker. We’ll see how that translates to an actual match but I’m looking forward to it.

Gettin’ Up
Sticking both Heritage Cup Invitational matches here because one really impressed while the other got relatively no time but is no less important.
Tyler Bate vs. Axiom rocked my world. I don’t recall a single unimpressive match from either man and they worked beautifully together this week. Tyler just overpowered him; the big strong boy came to play. Tyler refused to say die while Axiom eventually gave in after a flurry that included a springboard lariat and the Tiger Driver ‘97. That came after Axiom reversed the Tiger Driver a few moments earlier, which meant Tyler knew the only way to get the job done and he handled it.
As for the match between Nathan Frazer & Akira Tozawa, like I said, not a lot of time considering they went on right before the main event. But good offense out of Nathan and a W that actually means a lot for Group B. Duke Hudson asked someone to do the math (man after my own heart because I’m always asking others to do the math for me) and informed us that if/when he beats Joe Coffey next week, we get a three-way tie between him, Joe, and Nathan. That makes for some drama and I’m all about that. Hopefully it plays out that way.

Poppin’ Tags
I wonder what they’re doing with Malik Blade & Edris Inofe. We got a new attitude out the boys last week and that continued this week during their match against the Brothers Creed. They didn’t resort to anything underhanded, but they poked out their chests more and showed more hunger for the W. Yeah, they lost, but just barely.
Of course the tag team scene exploded during the aftermath. The Family watched from their locker room while Lucien Price and Bronco Nima threw hands on Malik & Edris. Meanwhile, the Creed’s stood victorious and welcomed a challenge from Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza, who looked on from the bird’s eye view.
Chaos always amps up anticipation.

Fantastic show. Several dope matches, some big announcements (NXT Women’s breakout tournament, Melo vs. Dirty Dom next week), and more table setting for No Mercy. And the Wes Lee saga took another cool turn that only makes me wonder where he goes from here.
Good show all around.

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 1:27pm On Sep 13, 2023

samistry:
Yass! Our Queen is back to injure more talents and bring that real sports feel back to wwe.

Vince final "F U" before his curtain call

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