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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:40pm On Jun 13, 2023

FergieRaww:
So let me get this right..

Some people want Mbappe who's under legal contract with another institution should come out and say he hate his current employers and precisely pin point his next destination on Social media? Really? Wonderful 😂

If you can believe everything on social media and how he is using us to cash out big fat checks from his current employers, then why can't you believe that he has also made known his desire as a Madrid Fan right from his childhood that he wants to be here and also apologized to Papa Flo regarding last season where he wouldn't have the heart to dump his boyhood club as a Parisian to come to us for free just like that..

Now i'm directing this questions to you Pu.7pl3

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.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:30pm On Jun 13, 2023

FergieRaww:
This is what Mbappe said last year 2022 regarding the discussion he had with PSG in 2021..

Now where did you make up all that story about using us to cash in on PSG for more dough.. Guy!

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.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:26pm On Jun 13, 2023

Devvy4:
Omo man city is not known for selling their young players, most especially those one's wey sabi play ball

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.

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 5:33pm On Jun 13, 2023

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.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:05pm On Jun 13, 2023

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.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:04pm On Jun 13, 2023

King2019:
I don't support him coming to Madrid at all
If Kane comes better

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.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:01pm On Jun 13, 2023

andrewbaba44:
Nothing bad in twerking for him though ,I think he is worth it ,but I understand why you are angry ,guy man just Dey use Madrid Dey play

He current deal is 1 million euros weekly ,I don’t know how Madrid will pay him such though

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.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 4:59pm On Jun 13, 2023

pkasso:
Cos Madrid no get money abi? I don't think you understand how massive a football institution, Real Madrid is. Mbappe should be the one going on strike, forcing his way out of PSG. Not Real begging and bending over backwards for his signature. You've had all-time greats like Zidane, Ronaldo, CR7 etc play for you, you come dey beg for one small boy.

Just because say you wan chop meat, no mean say you go dey call cow, Oga.

I no Sabi the kind Jazz wey that guy use cover my fellow madridistas.
E dey irritate me to watch tbh😖

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:33pm On Jun 13, 2023*

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

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:27pm On Jun 13, 2023

Rarre:
FergieRaww and the rest fans twerking for the same individual

Don't mind them
Twerking shamelessly for a player that keeps disgracing you in public

Tufiakwa 🤮🤮🤮

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 11:21am On Jun 13, 2023

Kaycee7:
Allegra picked up on Ross being in contact with Ramonda and they were using Kimoyo beads.

Fury might well be able to get around her but it will cost him time and effort that he most likely can't afford.

Bottom line, there's so many unknown factors that can't be gleamed from trailers and snippets alone. It's completely ok to lose enthusiasm after seeing a trailer but let's keep the plothole discussions on hold until we've actually seen the plot executed.

Well let's wait and see...

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:20am On Jun 13, 2023

Brahim will wear number 21
Welcome home young blud

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:57am On Jun 13, 2023

Kaycee7:
So how's he supposed to reach out and recruit them without clashing with Valentina Allegra?

Nick Fury? Same person that faked his own death convincingly. Man that's the definition of covert ops.
Reaching out is never his problem.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:51am On Jun 13, 2023

Bacteria8:
Hope is the most eternal thing bro 😓

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.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:42am On Jun 13, 2023

Kaycee7:
And how's this a plothole again? He won't have help from people who are currently unavailable now qualifies for a plothole?

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.

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:35am On Jun 13, 2023

Kaycee7:
So he resolves the conflict alone by the end?

Does he even know how big the threat he's dealing with is, when he said that?

Do we have the full conversation about why he's not calling The Avengers or we're just going by one line that we saw in a few minutes video?

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

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:26am On Jun 13, 2023

Kaycee7:
New heroes that haven't started working with Fury, yet. If they'd been shown working with Fury, the wailing now for be about how they started working with Fury without their relationship with him being properly introduced.

Besides, show's not even out yet. The guy's rant is equivalent to someone calling out plot holes from The Flash trailer or snippets. Would you also endorse that?

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.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:12pm On Jun 12, 2023

Bacteria8:
Maybe it won't be so long this time 😒

It's the hope that kills you

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 11:10pm On Jun 12, 2023*

Broskyjames:
Which "Avengers" is he going to call? Did you even read my write up at all or you just like to type nonsense. After Endgame, Iron man died, Thor decided to go back to Asgard and leave the Avengers business, the GOTG left with him, Black Widow Died, Hawkeye decided to go be with his Family, Steve Rogers gave up the role of Captain America, Scarlett Witch went off to go create a fake town and Antman was stuck in the Quantum Realm. So tell me, which "Avemgers" was he going to call?

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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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:30pm On Jun 12, 2023

Rarre:
I don't this gonna happen, he either renews with them, or we will sign him this summer.
Paris will never allow him to leave for free.

Don't get your hope high

I no know wetin dey worry FergieRaww.
They say once beaten twice shy but Baba wants to be bitten 5088377 times before he learns his lesson.
Same boat with Perez, twerking for someone that doesn't want you.
Simping lifestyle.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:23pm On Jun 12, 2023

FergieRaww:
We're signing Kane even Nacho knows from his interview i read..

The way it's going we might give Spurs the 100m they're asking for as we already know we're not spending a dime on Mbappe next summer

Which interview is that?

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:03pm On Jun 12, 2023

FergieRaww:
OFFICIAL😎

Nice 1
Now what we need is a 9

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:06pm On Jun 10, 2023

Baddestguyp:
Fast X.....7/10

This movie was basically an excuse for different action/driving sequences...

Story-wise nothing makes sense... character-wise nothing makes sense

But I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it...the stunt scenes were incredible...

Fast and Furious franchise is a shut-off-your-brain and enjoy franchise...and it delivers for what it is

I now understand where the budget of $340m went. Too many stars and too many big action sequences...
Didn't expect to see Goal Gadot in this movie
And it was clear that they just found a way to quickly squeeze in Dwayne Johnson in the post credits

Everyone was looking for an excuse to fight...
The dialogue felt like it was written by some 5 year old...

But somehow the movie was still a fun watch

I didn't go in expecting some next level plot...I went to be entertained with over-the-top action and yeah it did deliver

One thing about this franchise is that no one dies...
They'll keep bringing them back so you can't feel anything when someone "purportedly" dies

You really need to learn how to stop dropping spoilers when you make reviews or arguements man.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 6:02pm On Jun 10, 2023

Kilishihunter:
Def not his transfer fee but his salary, not the psg own but the one you guys offered him, It's like you've forgotten we previously had the highest wagebill in the world and we've let go three of the highest earners in the world, FDJ alone is collecting over half a milli so his salary isn't that problematic, Im talking of 2024 not this season though of course it's highly unlikely our paths will cross

It will not cross make Una face front

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 5:57pm On Jun 10, 2023

Vikings

Omo if Helga dies we riot

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:00pm On Jun 10, 2023

FergieRaww:
That's why he play on both wings effortlessly

Too bad his natural 10 position is now somewhat extinct..

He should forget any Midfield position
Na RW him go dey play.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 1:41pm On Jun 10, 2023

FergieRaww:
Asensio's replacement is back..

I love this kid
Both Right foot and Left foot dey work.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 1:40pm On Jun 10, 2023

Devvy4:
My own is that if we want to wait till next year, then it should be for Haaland, that mbastard boy might renew his contract again.

I don't even like the idea of waiting for any player, we need those reinforcements now.
We can't let the League slip away again and we need to be competitive in the UCL more than ever.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 1:39pm On Jun 10, 2023

Devvy4:
Person go just wake up dey dream mumu dream, LMAO

Okay him dey dream the dream after him done wake up.
Guy

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:21am On Jun 10, 2023

WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

Allegiance
It sure felt strange, but not entirely unnatural, for Friday Night SmackDown this week to start with Solo Sikoa standing in the ring, flanked by Paul Heyman. A glimpse into the future, perhaps? I couldn’t help but consider as much as Heyman started talking.
And then The Usos’ music hit and Jey was on the scene demanding to hear what these two had to say. This show was all about his big choice, right? So here we were.
Heyman’s appeal was simple — this isn’t Roman Reigns’ fault. It isn’t Solo’s fault. It’s Jimmy’s fault. His reasoning? Jimmy is jealous because he’s aware of the fact that Reigns wants to groom Jey to become the next Tribal Chief.
As a show of that, a match was worked out — an opportunity for Jey to add another singles title to The Bloodline, in this case the United States championship. Defeating Austin Theory would start him on his path to singles glory.
“But I need your answer now.”
Jey accepted the U.S. championship match but was hesitant to shake hands to make it official. The fans didn’t want it at all. After deliberation, he vowed “I’ll get back to you on that.”
A bit later, Sami Zayn made sure to find Jey and try to offset everything Heyman said a short time before. Zayn reminded him of the good times but also tried to open his eyes to how miserable it was because Reigns gaslighted him constantly and made him prove himself over and over again.
It never mattered.
The Bloodline needs The Usos more than The Usos need The Bloodline.
“You listen to what’s in your heart, not what’s being put in your head.”
Later still, Heyman was back in Jey’s ear, telling him they plan to do a triple celebration next week on SmackDown and everything will be grand for everyone in The Bloodline.
Jey responded by saying if he’s in The Bloodline, Heyman won’t be.
Intrigue!
Finally, it was time for Jey vs. Theory. The match was fantastic on its own — something I’d love to see them run back another time later — but the story was everything here. Jey had the match won but, of course, there was a ref bump and then Pretty Deadly showed up to assist their new buddy Theory. That’s when Jimmy ran in to help, getting them the hell out.
But then Solo hit the ring to put the boots to Jimmy. But before he could hit the Spike, Jey stopped him. Solo pushed him off and Jimmy set up for a superkick … but when he went for it, Solo moved and Jey was laid out.
That’s how Theory ended up scoring the pinfall and retaining the United States championship.
Obviously, Jimmy wasn’t trying to lay his brother out. But how would that play into the decision he had to make?
He pushed Jimmy away.
But he didn’t stand with Heyman and Solo either.
The show ended with a dejected Jimmy hanging off the ropes, shaking his head, wondering what the future holds.
I’m not crazy about the way they sold this as hard as they did on Jey making his decision on this night, I do like how they left it hanging the way they did. It’s still clear what they’re ultimately going to end up going with, but they set it up in such a way that the payoff will be fulfilling.

Bow down
WWE unveiled yet another new championship belt that looks almost exactly the same as the old championship belt and also one of the other new championship belts.
Yes, they’re really going big on the brand synergy thing here.
Having said that, I really like the gold backing and while I’m not crazy about the design overall — how can anybody be crazy about it, it’s just the company logo — it makes sense why they would do this. It’s at least a big step in the right direction because they kept referring to it simply as “the women’s championship.”
And while they didn’t expand upon that point during SmackDown, one would think it wasn’t an accident and they’re finally getting rid of distinguishing the two titles by the brand the wrestler holding it belongs to.
That’s objectively good, and outweighs and issues with the design choice (or lack thereof).
In a hilarious turn of events, immediately after the title was introduced and before Pearce could even finish strapping it around Asuka’s waist, Charlotte Flair returned to thrown down a challenge for it.
Naturally, this pissed off Bianca Belair, who wants her own shot at the title, and was promised as much. Pearce, for his part, said he’ll work it out.
A triple threat at Money in the Bank in London sounds fun to me. And whatever your feelings on Charlotte, the women’s division is much better for having her active on TV.

All the rest
-Santos Escobar defeated Mustafa Ali to qualify for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. The match was a bit slow while they worked out their spots but when they hit, they hit pretty damn hard. Ali did a great job putting over Escobar here. LA Knight loomed large on commentary however and it remains clear he’s the guy to win the match in a few weeks.

-Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre were going to get some time on TV in the form of an interview with Kayla Braxton when Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler showed up to say they want to unify the titles. Rousey & Baszler are the WWE women’s tag team champions while Dawn & Fyre are the NXT women’s tag team champions. It never made sense for this to continue, so they’re finally doing something about it. It’s worth noting that Wade Barrett said Dawn & Fyre “nuked” the women’s tag division in NXT, so it would seem that division is no more.

-Bayley defeated Michin to qualify for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. This despite the fact that AJ Styles was out on commentary, though that ended up being because Scarlett was going to blow red smoke in his face before Karrion Kross choked him out. So that issue is continuing, which I’m looking forward to if only to see the kind of matches these two can have.

-NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes got some shine on a main roster show when he showed up to watch Baron Corbin lose his Money in the Bank qualifying match to BUTCH. They brawled a bit after and set up what Corbin will be doing down in NXT. He also got jumped backstage by Cameron Grimes, who still wants a piece of him. Hell of a night for Corbs!

-IYO SKY defeated Shotzi to book her ticket to the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match but how they got there was a bit surprising: SKY was dominated for the entire match and only won when Bayley interfered on her behalf, knocking Shotzi off the top rope. These two were headed for a breakup not long ago. Did the Dakota Kai injury change those plans? Or are they going to go back to it when they’re both going after the briefcase?

-The SmackDown tag team division lit up unexpectedly on this show, with pretty much the entirety of the division demanding a tag team title match. The solution? GAUNTLET MATCH! Hell yes! It happens next week, winner gets a shot at Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn.
This was a fun show that had a LOT going on in every segment.

Grade: B+

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:19am On Jun 10, 2023

typicalgamer:
Mbappe will walk into any team in the world right now and displace any forward
Mbappe, vini, rodrygo that’s a decade worth of talent as long as none of them regressed too badly
If they gel well you’ll only sign back up forward,
Just like BBC ERA

I understand these things but the guy doesn't want to come.
They should leave him alone and get a striker. Waiting for him means sacrificing next season and he might still turn us down again.
It's foolishness.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 8:29am On Jun 10, 2023

monerozi5590:
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If it didn't dey it didn't dey

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