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 TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 5:32pm On Jun 27, 2023 |
abduleez1:I understood the context I just didn't like how they quoted it like that like say Baba no send the characters. |
| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 3:42pm On Jun 27, 2023 |
abduleez1:Which one is "I don't care about the characters"? If dem dey quote person make dem quote am with context abeg. |
| TV/Movies › Re: 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. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:45pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:26pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:08am On Jun 26, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:04am On Jun 26, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 7:19am On Jun 25, 2023 |
CoolUsername: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/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:56pm On Jun 24, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: 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/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:00am On Jun 24, 2023 |
Oyaskii you go answer question today tire 1 Like 1 Share
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:57pm On Jun 23, 2023 |
abduleez1:Let's hear it bro |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 6:56pm On Jun 23, 2023 |
Kaycee7:Baba nsay him no send curses  |
| 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: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/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 4:37pm On Jun 23, 2023 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 4:36pm On Jun 23, 2023 |
abduleez1:That movie still dey burst my head till now bruh |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:20am On Jun 23, 2023 |
armadeo:That one will make him convulse definitely 1 Like |
| 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 |
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| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:16am On Jun 23, 2023 |
abduleez1:Indeed indeed |
| 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. 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| TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 4:40pm On Jun 20, 2023 |
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