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TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:31am On Aug 01, 2022
Fro5t:
I've been waiting on Bayley's return for months now and I had resigned myself to having it spoilt for me if she returned on a weekly show. The Summerslam return was still spoilt for me (damn you, notifications) but the segment totally made up for it by The Role Model bringing Kota and Io along. I was pleasantly surprised at Kota but Io got that scream I was reserving for Gargano/Wyatt. I never experrit at all. Deadass thought she'd already gone back to Japan.

That Ciampa - Aj feud is going to be absolute fire.

I fücking cannot wait for RAW!!!
I won't be surprised if Gargano comes back too and Wyatt even.

We should be prepared for the rise of the Blackheart�
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 11:29am On Aug 01, 2022
Fro5t:
Fam, it's been roughly 2 years since I was last actively interested in RAW. Haven't even watched a full RAW show this year. But by the gods, I cannot wait for tonight. Might even got to sleep early and try to catch it live. Papa H sabi the work wella
There have only been raving reviews man.
I don't think we are the only ones anticipating Raw tonight cheesy
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 8:19pm On Jul 31, 2022
Confused lots
Just fvcking confused lots ffs
Mtchew

TV/MoviesRe: Marvel Cinematic Universe by pu7pl3(m): 2:46pm On Jul 31, 2022
MJBOLT:
in 2014 or 2015,SW and QS origins were retconned in the comics, they were no longer children of Magneto and it's because of movie rights issue with Fox that they did that,unless they changed it back recently.
Okay, i didn't notice...
But they are definitely his children now.
TV/MoviesRe: Marvel Cinematic Universe by pu7pl3(m): 2:45pm On Jul 31, 2022
Kaycee7:
Had me shook for a minute. Lemme even research where to enter this Judgement Day from.
check Variant on YouTube and get the easy rundown
Then just wait for Judgement day.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 2:35pm On Jul 31, 2022
GoddyOra:
All I am saying is that Tchouameni-Camavinga-Valverde midfield doesn't work as much as KCM because none of them is an elite passer that dictates the game. Camavinga is really trying in that regard but he still need a CM that can easily drop back to demand for the ball while releasing pressure from our backline. Modric and Kroos does that perfectly, reason why we can play out from the back. Valverde prefers roaming as a free 8 and rarely demands for the ball as a CM (reason why his pass volume per 90mins is the least of all our midfielders).

Valverde helps to break opposition lines with his runs and he is an elite ball carrying player but I feel for our next midfield to really work, we might need to go for Touchy (DM), Another solid CM, and one of Camavinga/Valverde.

Just my opinion though based our my observation of the new look midfield for now.
That's where Ceballos comes in.
This might be unpopular opinion but Ceballos and Carmavinga will create magic if paired together.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 2:33pm On Jul 31, 2022
FergieRaww:
Exactly... we're not yet in top gear

I feel this boys are planning on winning a sextuple or something this season but we can't achieve that without good backups

Carlo and Papa should disembark from that "we're satisfied with what we got" reasoning abeg..
Lalas he would be a really good addition if we manage to sign him o
But I don't think he would be cheap.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 2:33pm On Jul 31, 2022
FergieRaww:
Check very well, most of our tier 2 sources we're reporting the news as at 7-8pm yesterday
Alright I'll check
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 2:32pm On Jul 31, 2022
Rajmeista:
If we are going to keep Mayoral, Carlo should have given him some minutes. Hazard as a false 9 won't work and the season is very long oo.
At this point I don't see us keeping him
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 2:31pm On Jul 31, 2022
GoddyOra:
Yeah maybe in camparison to other similar DM of his profile. But he isn't anywhere near typical press resistant midfielders like Busquets, Benardo Silva, Modric, Kroos and the likes. Touchy is maybe a bit press resistant than Casemiro but he ain't an elite one. Put one or two guys on him (like city did vs Casemiro in UCL2020) and he would lose possession easily.
True
He can improve tho
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:52am On Jul 31, 2022
Triple H knows this Pro wrestling thing tbh...long may it continue.
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:47am On Jul 31, 2022
Can't wait for Monday night RAW
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:46am On Jul 31, 2022
GoddyOra:
Also who else thinks getting Bellingham next season is unnecessary? The guy is a running midfielder like Valverde and not someone who dictates midfield. I believe we should be looking at young midfielders with Kroos and Modric profile (e.g Barella or Kimmich) not a Bellingham type.

We already got Camavinga = solid all rounder but not exceptionally good as a deep lying midfielder
Touchy = a DM who is a decent passer but not too press resistant. He will replace Casemiro perfectly.
Valverde = a runner with 10 lungs. Decent passer and good in joining attacks but still not a deep lying midfielder.

We still need a deep lying midfielder once Kroos and Modric leaves and Bellingham is definitely not one. Why are we then linked to the english boy?
Great points but Tchouameni is very press resistant...
TV/MoviesRe: Marvel Cinematic Universe by pu7pl3(m): 10:44am On Jul 31, 2022
Kaycee7:
Damn! You don't follow the comics for a few years and suddenly the lore you know is no longer canon.
Don't mind MJBOLT
Even in the new X-Men comic books where Scarlett just came back from the dead she is still Magneto 's daughter.
They didn't retcon anything.

All roads lead to Judgement day ETERNALS VS X-MEN VS AVENGERS
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:40am On Jul 31, 2022
WWE SUMMERSLAM REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

He's Not Human. He’s Like a Piece of Iron
I truly don’t know where to start when it comes to SummerSlam’s main event. Calling it a war feels like a disservice to actual war. Calling it a match is selling it short. If this is truly the end of the Roman Reigns & Brock Lesnar story, their Last Man Standing match was the exclamation point on the last sentence in the last chapter. Words truly do not do this collision justice. That said, this is the gig so I will at least try.
Brock drove a tractor to the ring. He announced himself from said tractor. He also launched himself from the tractor into a Lou Thesz press onto Reigns. That set the tone of the match as it turned into a game of escalation. Roman and Brock beat each other in the crowd. They smashed each other through tables, and hit each other with their biggest moves. Nothing kept the other man down.
This is the logical conclusion of everything for these men. For the longest time, WWE told us these two are heads, shoulders, knees, and toes above everyone else in the territory. The only true competition for either men is one another. The only man who can withstand an F5, or several, is Roman Reigns. The only man who shrugs off multiple Superman punches is Brock Lesnar. Putting them in a match where it’s basically Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah is a smart move. What put the match over the top was how each man sold the drama. They milked every 10 count and provided a lot of tension.
Reigns isn’t going down because of a trip to Suplex City. But after going through a table and getting dropped into the ring via tractor—a thing that happened—it’s very possible. That’s what this match was all about: possibilities. The possibility that Reigns narrowly beats the 10 count. The possibility that nothing keeps Brock down for 10 seconds.
The match took a turn, pun intended, when Brock reached his breaking point. The Beast tipped the match in his favor when he tipped the ring on its side using the tractor. Reigns, and the rest of the match, spilled onto the floor. That’s when Jimmy and Jey got involved, sensing there was no way Roman survived without them. That’s The Tribal Chief in a nutshell. No matter his skill, he needs his cousins for the extra hands. He doesn’t love them. He’s not loyal to them. He just needs them.
Even Paul took a shot on Reigns’ behalf when he begged Brock to walk away. Heyman even handed Brock the titles! He just wanted his former client to back away from his Tribal Chief. It was really compelling stuff from Heyman and a nice reminder that he is still at the center of this feud. Too bad he got an F5 through the commentary table for his troubles.
But yeah, The Usos. They attacked Brock, Brock attacked them, they recovered, and took Brock to a Superkick Party. Theory’s music hit, signaling the third act of this match. After losing earlier to Bobby Lashley in pretty spectacular fashion, Theory still kept this chip in his pocket. But he never got the chance to officially cash in because Brock hit him with an F5 and laid him out for the rest of the match. But Brock took his eyes off the prize and you know what happens when you do that.
At this point, it became the Bloodline doing everything in their power to keep Brock down. It actually took chairs, tables, steps, and anything not nailed down to keep Brock on the floor. He survived Roman beating him silly with the MITB briefcase, several vicious shots to the head courtesy of the championship belts, and more superkicks. But he didn’t survive all the plunder thrown on top of his body. Reigns stood atop the pile of rubble for good measure, bidding Brock adieu and fronting like he did the whole thing by himself.
But Brock Lesnar proved he’s not human. Like Drago said about Rocky, he’s like a piece of iron. It took three men and a bunch of miscellaneous stuff to bury the beast. And even then, he got up on his own will.
I loved every second of it. This was the perfect cap to a damn near perfect SummerSlam.


The Champ, The Challenger, The Sky and The Role Model
Whew. So, before we get to the ending, which, some might argue is a bigger deal than the match itself, we need to talk about the actual action first and foremost. Just bear with me for a bit.
You know why Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch make great music together? I’ll tell you since you asked: Both women are believable in everything they do in that ring. They sell joy, anger, frustration, and disbelief better than most. And because both of them are capable enough to do whatever type of wrestling match they want, that ability came in handy during their championship match at SummerSlam. These two put on a wrestling clinic at WrestleMania. How do you follow that? Well, for starters, you don’t do the same thing. Becky and Bianca had a knockdown, drag out fight in Nashville.
And it all started when the bell rang and both women took their time before engaging. Once they clashed, Becky went to work on Bianca’s shoulder and kept applying that pressure throughout the entire match. Becky and Bianca taught a class on ring psychology. Becky worked Bianca’s shoulder so often, it took Bianca three tries to execute a suplex that is, for her as routine as putting one foot in front of the other.
Bianca got in spurts of offense but Becky countered at every turn. And whenever Bianca used one of her big moves, like the suplex or an attempted overhead press slam, she paid the price. Bianca’s power game suffered because, well, she needs two arms for a lot of that. Becky’s plan culminated in the Dis-Arm-Her, the same move Bianca fought off earlier in the match.
And it all made sense. Bianca outwrestled Becky at WrestleMania and pushed past her partly because of her strength. Neutralizing that strength is a great gameplay and fantastic storytelling. From Bianca’s standpoint, having one arm makes her adapt. Bianca says she’s the strongest, but she also says she’s the smartest and toughest. After their last SummerSlam moment, proving those last two adjectives was paramount for the champ. So when she slid out of that Dis-Arm-Her onto the floor, she showed that toughness. Rather than tap and succumb to all that pain her left shoulder felt, she found a way out.
After mustering some strength, Bianca executed a KOD on Becky...outside of the ring. In a moment of great character work, Bianca tried her damndest to get Becky back in the ring before the ref counted 10. She wanted to win the match in the ring and by pin. But, ironically, because of all the damage she did to Bianca’s shoulder, Becky almost lost this match by count out. She barely made it into the ring to beat the count. But Bianca basically took over from that point. She kicked out of a Manhandle Slam, reversed a top rope Manhandle Slam into a beautiful Spanish Fly, and then finished it—finally—with a KOD.
What turned this very good match into a great one was the full circle ending. Becky, after licking her wounds while Bianca celebrated, extended her hand to the champ. Bianca, no doubt remembering what happened in 2021, hesitated. She hesitated for a long time. And her hometown crowd wasn’t feeling it either. But Bianca shook Becky’s hand and the two embraced. Much to my surprise, there was no double cross either.
Okay, now we can talk about the very big moment. Bayley made her triumphant return. Followed by Dakota Kai and Io Shirai IYO SKY! Haitch is already putting in work behind the scenes. Vince is out of the big office and in about a week, he brings back Dakota, finally puts Io on the main roster, and puts Bayley back into our lives.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE.
That handshake between Becky and Bianca? Guess who took Bianca’s side when Bayley, Io, and Dakota cornered the champ in the ring? The Big Time herself. To refresh, we got back all the dope things I mentioned, plus a Becky Lynch face turn.
Great way to start the show and a hell of a teaser for this Monday. Just put it in my veins right now.


Extracurriculars
I’ll Be Damned...
I’m not shocked Logan Paul is good at this wrestling thing. I’m not shocked he and Miz put on an entertaining match because Miz rarely puts on bad matches with anyone. I’m not even shocked at the incredible Frog Splash Logan hit on Miz with the latter laid out on a commentary table. And no, I’m not shocked Logan won because of course he won.
I’m floored that huge Nashville crowd eventually cheered for the man. I didn’t think there was anything WWE, AEW, NJPW, or Jesus Christ could do to get anyone to cheer for that guy. But they did, and that’s a credit to every single person in the match, including an interfering AJ Styles. Styles attacked Ciampa, which, hopefully, means we’re getting an AJ and Ciampa feud. Put that in my veins too, please.

Razor’s Edge
Real talk: Every No DQ tag match should be a tornado match. This No DQ tag match between The Judgment Day and The Mysterios started the right way. All four men were going at it, doing whatever with whatever. Then, for basketball reasons I presume, it turned into a regular tag match. Like people actually tagging in and out. When Domink, Rey’s son, got beat on, he just sat there and let it happen simply because of...rules? It was really weird.
At one point I asked, “Why isn’t Rhea getting some action?” Seconds later, she made her presence known by putting Dom on her shoulders and slamming him into the apron. With Rey down and the Judgment Day begging for chairs to scramble brains, no one noticed the set erected at the entrance. A very appropriate and cool remix of The Brood’s theme bumped through the stadium, and Edge, dressed in a Satan red leather jacket, rose through the fire and made a beeline to the ring.
Edge did Edge things, evened the odds, and looked on as The Mysterios got their revenge and the W.
Great moment and I’m digging everything about this iteration of Edge. I can’t wait to see if it really is him tapping into some of his original energy combined with everything he is now. And what does this mean for the future of The Judgment Day? They’re not a strong enough crew yet to get defeated by the guy who created them.
Time will tell, as it always does.

One and Done
This was a weird one. No, I didn’t dislike the tag match between The Usos and The Street Profits. It worked for me for many of the reasons their matches together always work. And, like all of them, it came down to one mistake. The Profits had the match won. They perfectly set up the Usos for a trademark win. Dawkins teed up a Montez Frog Splash. But whew, that impact. Tez needed a bit too much recovery time after and Jey kicked out as a result. Tez, frustrated with everything, spent too much time complaining to Double J rather than issuing more beatdown to Jey or tagging in his partner. Can’t leave The Usos that much time, which is a hell of a story to tell.
The Usos did what they did and walked out still the tag champs. But it was abrupt. A match that I pegged as an early contender for match of the night didn’t reach that bar. Or even come close. It was good, but seemingly ended as soon as it started.
No Profits breakup, no Double J Ka-Bong, just two guys sitting in the ring disappointed while The Usos walked into the moonlight with their titles in hand.

Bum Ass Loser
Pat McAfee is a good wrestler. The crowd wanted nothing more than to see him beat up on Happy Corbin. And it started with an all-mens choir singing “Bum Ass Corbin” as Corbin walked to the ring. Hilarious and brilliant. That set the tone for the whole match and both men delivered. And Pat won because that was the only sensible outcome.
The best moment of the match was this little exchange between Michael Cole and Corey Graves:
Graves: “I liked you better when you weren’t allowed to have an opinion.”
Cole: “That’s changed. A lots changed.”
Thanks for the chuckle, gents.

One Good Turn Deserves Another
Ronda Rousey saw Becky’s face turn and raised her one with a turn of her own. During her match with Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women’s championship. Ronda dominated. Liv got her shots in but the champ didn’t look like much of a champ at all. And the ending didn’t exactly help her cause either. Ronda slapped on another arm bar and refused to let go this time. Then the foolishness started.
Liv, doing her best to reverse Ronda’s arm bar, puts her opponent on her shoulders. But Ronda doesn’t let go of the submission. The ref, noticing Ronda’s shoulders are down, gets into position to count three. While he’s counting, Liv is tapping. The ref misses that and gives the controversial pinfall victory to the champion.
Ronda snaps with good reason, beats up on Liv and the referee. So, yeah, she’s a heel now and Liv doesn’t look the best coming out of the match. It was fine but the ending left a bad taste in my mouth.

United He Falls
Theory always makes Lashley look like a god. And I mean that in the best way possible. Theory tried fighting dirty in this United States championship match, swinging on Bobby with the briefcase before the bell rang. Bobby walked it off and once the bell went ding ding, it was all Lashley. To be fair, that was part of a larger story. Theory realized he didn’t want this match because of his future plans. Why risk injury messing around with a man like Lashley? So when Lashley applied the Hurt Lock, Theory immediately tapped.
Fun match if you like seeing a chicken sh*t heel get beat up by the conquering babyface. I enjoyed it.

Whew, what a ride. The night’s two best matches served as bookends. SummerSlam opened hot and closed even hotter. Most everything in the middle rocked as well. Some harder than others while there was only one miss on the whole card. We even got a nice brawl between Riddle and Seth Rollins, which I assume is leading to something big on Monday. And shoutout to the commentary, which was great all night. Like Cole said, alots changed. Those changes allow them to sound natural and like they’re having fun.
Another one of the big four events delivers big time.

Grade: A
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 7:21am On Jul 31, 2022
That 2nd half was something
Hazard looked sharper
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 4:13am On Jul 31, 2022
FergieRaww:
Lol grin
I don't think we really liked to him.
I've not even seen it anywhere.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 4:11am On Jul 31, 2022
FergieRaww:
What do we expect from a CM they're forcing RW down his throat

make en dy roam en thing jare!
we have been sharp sha
Been loving the combinations
And you still know we not even playing in top gear yet.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:59am On Jul 31, 2022
FergieRaww:
We're heavily linked with Werner and tbvh at this point, i'll accept anything just to add depth to the attack
Linked to us abi linked to Juve
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:59am On Jul 31, 2022
KCM looking sharp soofar
That right wing has been really dull tho. Valverde been drifting to the middle toomuch.
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:10pm On Jul 30, 2022
ValeeLove:
guy no echo am abeg. I'm still pained. It was due to a very weak interference of Jake Hager grabbing Bryan's leg from under the ring through the skirt which he eventually got loose from and still Garcia was able to take him down, put him in a sharp shooter and he passed out in a matter of seconds. I'm so disappointed in AEW. Make them just hire me make I book for them. This is so bad. The crowd was so silent after it happened.
Na wa o...lazy writing.
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:09pm On Jul 30, 2022
ValeeLove:
well, I don't care much about NXT unless I'm seeing the likes of JD Drake, Breakker and Grayson Waller. I wasn't referring to you per say, but in the general wrestling world. We keep spending time hyping untalented people when actual talents don't get the spotlight.
Lol, which untalented people are we hyping grin grin
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 8:07pm On Jul 30, 2022
Nova15:
Yeah, an alter ego by just wearing a pair of glasses?
Atleast they should do better. It was even more ridiculous in the series "superman And lois". Even his own children didn't know he was superman until he told them, people that live with him and see him even without the "glasses".

Anyway I just saw the She Hulk trailer. Are they trying to say that she's stronger than the Hulk?
The glasses has worked and been working, there is no need to change it.


She Hulk is not even as strong as Hulk's right arm
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:37pm On Jul 30, 2022
[quote author=Devvy4 post=115218807]Rodrygo should be our take our free kicks next season, he’s just so good with them.

Vinny knows how to take freekicks but the OG's won't let them in an actual match.[/color]
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 8:49am On Jul 30, 2022
Kaycee7:
But I never called every superhero fiction a sci-fi. We were talking about The Boys, specifically, and I pointed out that it does have sci-fi elements.
I wouldn't make the same argument for Loki, even though it's also a superhero TV series.

And let's not forget sub genres exist. The Boys having a sci-fi subgenre doesn't take away from its primary superhero fiction genre.
VerifiedStalin:
According to the article, it falls somewhere between hard fantasy and soft science. It clearly indicates that it is a hybrid genre. It's exactly what I said.

You can't call every superhero fiction a science fiction because science and its ramifications aren't at the heart of the superhero genre. For crying out loud, superhero fiction genre was created for this very purpose.

I don't claim to be an expert on the subject, but I do know that while speculative fiction is an umbrella term for elements that do not exist in reality, science fiction differs from it in that some of it deals with plausible scientific elements.

I can provide links to articles that support what I've said, but I don't have the time. You can always look it up yourself.
So then I can call a show like the umbrella academy full blown science fiction
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:40am On Jul 30, 2022
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS


Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar have a long history, the kind of history you can draw on to tell a simple story heading into yet another big match between the two. That’s more or less what we got in the main event spot of Friday Night SmackDown this week in Atlanta.
Paul Heyman was charged with saying a few words, but he didn’t need to say much. This is the kind of match that sells itself.0
Instead, they went with everything surrounding it, just enough to add some intrigue to it. Theory attacked Lesnar from behind before he could get his hands on Heyman, and Brock absolutely annihilated the poor guy because Vince apparently forgot to teach him that you don’t attack Lesnar in the back, you attack him in the crotch.
Straight for the biggest weakness, kid.
While Theory was trying to rush off, Drew McIntyre hit the scene to lay him out with a Claymore before staring down Lesnar. That may very well be what the future holds. Probably not, but maybe!
It was a little strange to have this show without Roman Reigns, but that’s a reality we should just get used to at this point. The part time status of the top guys is going to be a major talking point of McIntyre moving forward, so we’ll just have to deal with it.


There were reports a while back that Vince McMahon wanted Ronda Rousey to smile more. If you thought that more or less went against everything that always made Rousey interesting, you were one of many.
They may actually be correcting course now that McMahon is out.
That’s sure what it felt like on this show, where Rousey was back to being her very pissed off self, looking to kick some ass and take some names. She is the “Baddest Woman on the Planet” after all. The chief goal always should have been to make the badass look really badass at all times, while finding new and interesting ways to make that clear.
Here, they achieved that by having Shotzi attempt to brag about scoring a win over Aliyah and Rousey hit the scene to tell her to get the hell out of dodge. When Shotzi came back with “oh, hey Ronda” and tried to throw a punch, Ronda easily put her on her ass and smoothly responded “Bye, Shotzi.”
That’s badass.
She took the microphone and stumbled over her words a bit while getting across how pissed she was, which is obviously a step back, but she made up for it by telling some random guy in the crowd “you shut up, and your mom failed you.”
Also pretty badass.
You don’t need to be a Rousey fan to support this, simply because it’s not so much that it’s Rousey but rather it’s a sign that there are now creative minds who understand how to actually use someone like Rousey. This is good!
It all led to Rousey teaming with her opponent at SummerSlam, Liv Morgan, in a match against Natalya & Sonya Deville. They told a good story with the match, too, with Morgan repeatedly refusing to tag Rousey in because she wanted so badly to show that she could win on her own and she didn’t need Ronda.
Finally, Morgan got close enough that Rousey could simply tag herself in, at which point she ran wild on Deville, tapping her with the Ankle Lock while Morgan took care of Natalya. What was notable was that Morgan only won after Ronda got in.
This was a great way to build to their title match at SummerSlam.


All the Rest
WWE opened this show with Drew McIntyre and Sheamus finally having their good old fashioned donnybrook match, presumably because they wanted to set up the next top contender on the September PPV at the start of the show so they could build to tomorrow night’s PPV at the end. They still ended this segment with Theory attacking McIntyre, because I guess Theory has to have his hand in no less than 50-percent of all segments on any WWE program right now. Anyway, the match itself was a fun gimmicked up brawl that was well received by the fans in the arena. No surprise in McIntyre getting that headlining spot in Cardiff.

I really enjoy Pat McAfee and hope they have him work a few more programs while he’s with WWE but it would be fantastic if they came up with better creative for those programs than “guy who doesn’t like him harasses/assaults him while he tries to do his commentary job.” This time it was Bum Ass Corbin screaming behind him from the crowd — he bought a ticket for this, apparently — while they did a full ad read for the SummerSlam card. It was hugely annoying, and not in a good way. It also got in the way of the actually interesting thing here, that he was holding up a sign that had a photo of McAfee’s mugshot from his 2010 arrest for public intoxication. The issue is there are probably a lot of WWE fans, likely the vast majority, who don’t even known about as much. They never bothered to explain it in any way. Just used it for a cheap spot and left it unexplained to an audience who almost certainly needs that explanation. The segment ended with Corbin jumping the rail, of course, and punting McAfee in the nuts.

We were supposed to get an Aliyah vs. Lacey Evans match, but the latter wasn’t medically cleared, as we were told, and instead we got Aliyah vs. Shotzi. In the end, Shotzi scored the victory to a muted response.

The Usos and The Street Profits got together with Jeff Jarrett to go over the rules for the tag team title match at SummerSlam. He made clear his only job is to count to three when someone’s shoulders are down, but that’s at SummerSlam and if they wanted to brawl here, go for it. So they did and, inevitably, Jarrett got absolutely destroyed by a superkick to the face from Jey Uso. He apologized repeatedly but Jarrett didn’t seem keen on forgiving him and the segment ended with The Street Profits standing tall. A nice bit of added intrigue, I suppose, not that this match needed it.

Max Dupri is still around after all! He showed up with Maxxine to help debut the Beachwear collection in a backstage pre-taped segment that you may have missed if you blinked during the latter half of this show. His beard is growing back in and he seemed a little more relaxed but there wasn’t much to draw from such a short pre-tape.

The Vicious Viking Raiders beat The New Day and I just cannot make myself care about any of this. The match was fine, I’m just not terribly drawn into this whole thing. After the match, they ran an injury angle on Xavier Woods, using their shields to knock him down and a chair to hurt his ankle.

This was a pretty good show overall!

Grade: B
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:13am On Jul 30, 2022
Kaycee7:
Folks are clamouring for either Bray Wyatt or Johnny Gargano. If either should happen, I'm screaming my head off in elation
Johnny Gargano Vs Seth or a Bray Wyatt appearance tomorrow would blow the roof off...in my house cheesy
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 12:39am On Jul 30, 2022
Chai

First time since 2014 that Seth doesn't have a match at SummerSlam...
Unless something changes of course.

TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 12:11am On Jul 30, 2022
myami:
Is it true Superman can lift the size of an entire planet?
He did it for 5 days straight at low power.
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:34pm On Jul 29, 2022
VerifiedStalin:
No, it's magical, which falls squarely within the purview of fantasy. There is no science creation that would have you shooting death rays from your eyes.

With few exceptions, the vast majority of superhero movies and shows are pure fantasy. Their abilities are mostly magical, with no real-world explanation.
Keyword for you should be fiction bruh...
What the hell are you talking about??
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:28pm On Jul 29, 2022
Katcall:
Did you see where Superman carried a free falling plane in Superman returns?
I did...
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:24pm On Jul 29, 2022
Nova15:
Then the concept of an alter ego for him doesn't make sense.
It also does...he needs to blend in, live a normal life while also being close to what's happening around.

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