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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 8:49pm On Jul 12, 2022

drisham:
Me that have been waiting since December

We plenty

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 8:44pm On Jul 12, 2022

Looks like we might not sign any attacker this season.
Or is Perez cooking something secretly?

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 8:37pm On Jul 12, 2022

mirinder:
You said Jean Grey/the phoenix can defeat Wanda. But i just read on screentrantdotcom that she's resistant to the phoenix force.

She is resistant in the sense that she can't be a host for the phoenix force...
Maybe cos of her chaos magic but that doesn't equate to her being able to beat someone wielding the phoenix force. Atleast not alone.

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TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:23pm On Jul 12, 2022

WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

Can I Live?
Anyone familiar with that JAY-Z song knows Jay framed the 1996 tune around desperation. Hence, the question. I think of that desperation when it relates to Dolph Ziggler as a character and whatever is happening in Raw’s main event scene. Follow me for a bit.
Theory & Seth Rollins teamed against Bobby Lashley & Riddle. Okay, that makes sense. All four men have beef and the alignments are natural. We even got Bobby Lashley lying his ass off when he told Riddle he watched Stranger Things 4. You ain’t gotta lie to kick it, Lashley. SummerSlam is two weeks away and I’m not sure what we get from this, but hey, I don’t run a billion dollar company. All four men did good work, putting on a solid match. What hurt them is the fact there were no stakes. Bragging rights can only get you but so far and momentum truly means nothing in a world where 50/50 booking is the annoying rule of day.
But then along came Dolph Ziggler and that’s when the desperation really hit. Ziggler sat ringside for most of the match. He didn’t explain himself. didn’t ask questions, didn’t do anything but sit. The last time we saw him, Ziggler and his partner were in the beginnings of a thing with MVP and Omos. Now, Dolph is flying solo.
At that point, the match became less important than the man watching the match. Lashley did his usual spear spot into the barricade on Seth, leaving Theory alone with Riddle. The two countered each other’s finishers and then Theory gained the upper hand. Since he’s a bad guy, of course he put his feet on the ropes while going for a roll up pin. But, to the shock of everyone, Dolph pushed his feet off the rope. A shocked Theory fell victim to a Riddle’s RKO and ate a clean pin in the middle of the ring.
So the Money in the Bank winner not only lost a match for his team, but ended the show on his back with Ziggler—seemingly a babyface— looking at him with contempt.
I’m confused. Mystery is good and we don’t need answers to everything immediately, but this is just weird. As I said, the the guy holding the briefcase taking a pin like that is always odd. It’s doubly odd with Ziggler involved because was M.I.A. for months. I’m a fan of what Ziggler did in NXT. He did wonders for Bron and Ciampa, then did the favors on his way out. But this is just confusing. The explanation better be fantastic because if not, this reeks of the last act of a desperate man, clinging to the spotlight with a pinky finger.
Dolph’s appearance was indicative of a show that seemed discombobulated in several respects. But we’ll get to those further down the list.

How Do U Want It?
Brock Lesnar doesn’t show up to Raw without destroying someone. He stepped into San Antonio, cowboy hat on his head, and sent a message to Roman Reigns. Of course, Paul Heyman was on hand because Roman, much like Garfield, hates Mondays. Paul is good at job, which you know. Heyman gassed Brock something serious, stating that this Last Man Standing match is perfect for his former client.
Even when it’s about Roman and Brock, it’s still about Brock and Paul. That said, even when they’re both on their A-game, they’re running out of new things to say. Maybe that’s a result of a seven-year battle. Maybe it’s because the best moments in the Roman and Brock saga are physical and no words do them justice. Much like other feuds in the show getting long in the tooth, WWE threw in some other ingredients for spice. Namely, Theory and Alpha Academy.
We got a lot of Theory this week. And you know what? He’s dull as dishwater. He’s got the goods in the ring but his mic delivery is more wooden-laden than an episode of Angry Beavers and he doesn’t have a presence. Put him in the ring with Lesnar, Lashley, or even Riddle and Seth Rollins, and it’s painfully obvious he doesn’t have that undefinable spark. Lesnar invited him to fight since Theory talked about his cash in plans. Theory, shockingly, said nah. But you know who didn’t?
Chad Gable and Otis.
You know what happened here. Lesnar pummeled Chad and gave Otis one hell of an F5 through the commentary table. While the monitors were still hooked up, no less. For that moment alone, the segment at least gets a passing grade. Lesnar lifting Otis like a child and executing that move in that fashion is always worth the price of admission.

The Rest
Judgment Day
I need more from Judgment Day. Corey Graves mentioned on commentary that their motives are still mysterious and no one knows what this “change” looks like.
Agreed, Graves. And we don’t agree on much. Outside of that leather jacket you wear because that’s a great choice.
We got a bit of that tonight before Finn Balor and Rey Mysterio squared off in the middle of the ring. Damian Priest and Finn told Dominik his old man is washed. In no uncertain terms, it’s time for Dom to leave that zero and get with some heroes. Dom said nah and the fight commenced. The main issue with the group isn’t the wrestlers. Finn and Rey wrestled a good match because duh. And the story of the young (ish) battling the old guard for supremacy and for the loyalty of a family member is an easy one to tell effectively. The problem is Damian isn’t a good mouthpiece for the group. Finn could be that person, but he wasn’t too hot this week. And Rhea is on the shelf. None of them have Edge’s presence. Even their music doesn’t fit them; it fits Edge.
The group went from cool to corny real quick. And I think it’s because their roles aren’t defined. With Edge, it’s easy to see how everyone fits. Without him, they look like an island of misfit toys. Even when Finn injured Rey’s knee during the match, I never believed Finn would take advantage. Yes, he got the win, but there was no viciousness. No bite. No nastiness.
Corey mentioned how powerful this group is without us having any actual proof of said power. Therein lies the issue: WWE keeps telling us instead of showing us.

Spend a Little Doe
Carmella and Bianca Belair put on a very good match. Mella is underrated in the ring and always serves her character well. I want their beef to keep going because of matches like this. What I don’t want, however, is Becky interfering in the proceedings. Of course, that’s exactly what WWE provided this week. This isn’t me dissing Becky, either. I just want a women’s championship feud independent of the Big Time. She sat ringside while Mella and Bianca wrestled, then distracted Bianca. The ref counted to 10 and Mella picked up a count out victory over the champ. Mella celebrated like she won the championship which is perfectly in-character if not kinda stupid. In fact, the only thing I didn’t like about the match was the ending.

All Eyez on Me
Ciampa wants the spotlight. That’s why he hitched his wagon to Miz’s star. It’s weak but it’s better than the nothing we got for weeks. Right? Right. The weird part was Miz calling out Logan Paul. Miz told his former partner if he doesn’t change his tune, then Miz will find another tag partner to scale WWE heights. So, let me get this straight: Miz asked his old partner to come back to him in front of his new partner? Spoken like a man with tiny balls.
As an aside, Miz tripped over his words several times during Miz TV. It’s only worth mentioning because the man is so good and rarely, if ever, fudges up. Anyway, Ciampa and Miz’s handicap match with AJ Styles became a tag match when Ezekiel came to the ring. Zeke used the moment to introduce himself to AJ, a man whom his brother speaks very highly.
Zeke got involved but this was all about AJ, Miz and Ciampa. When AJ trapped Miz in the calf crusher, Ciampa rushed in for the save. The problem, however, is he didn’t let up. Miz and Ciampa were disqualified, meaning they get to live and fight for another day.

Big Momma Thang
When it looked like Alexa Bliss and Liv Morgan might form a tag team. the latter won a championship and went to SmackDown. What a bum. Asuka is taking her place, at least that’s how it seems right now. The two faced Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H. this week and picked up the W. Good for them but this Doudrop and Nikki thing is going nowhere. For a quick minute—very quick—we got some story on their team up. Now they just come out together, get divided, and lose. More importantly, with the women’s tag titles in, ahem, stasis, a tag match between four women is pointless.

Do It Again
This might be the point where Raw fell off the cliff for me. WWE interrupted our regularly scheduled Usos/Street Profits singles match in prep for a tag match programming with R-Truth and Omos. While it didn’t make sense, it was at least a wrinkle in the same story beats we got for weeks leading to Money in the Bank. Seriously, you can cut both teams’ promos from June, past them in July, and nothing changes. Truth’s presence added levity to the situation. But it went on too long.
Then Omos came out of nowhere and my eyes almost rolled into the back of my head like the Undertaker. And just like that, the tag team match morphed into a six-man tag match. The good guys took on the bad guys and the bad guys won. More importantly. Omos pinned Angelo Dawkins. I don’t get it. There’s a tag match between the Profits and the Usos in just two weeks. Why involve Omos? Why pin any of them? How do Omos and Truth advance this story? Why do any of it at all?

I promised to keep it all the way real with you guys, so yeah. This show bored me almost to tears. Bianca, Mella, and Lesnar slamming Otis through a table not withstanding, this show just didn’t move me. SummerSlam is two weeks away and Raw feels no less special now than it does on a random Monday in May.

Grade: D

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TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 8:08pm On Jul 12, 2022

ValeeLove:
I laughed a bit while reading this. My intention over the last months was not to make anybody feel bad, but to educate and enlighten wrestling fans and customers. And no, I am not some wrestling expert. I'm not a sport or entertainment guru, I'm even yet to own a business of my own. But in this dispensation those are irrelevant because the things I speak of ONLY require a brain to know and understand. They are commonsensical matters. People say prowrestling is entertainment hence the shinanegans are excused, I say prowrestling is sports and entertainment so the 2 elements shouldn't be neglected. But today there is little to less sport in it, the guys are mainly actors and choreographers; but when we surprisingly see sport(reality/shoot), our attention is gotten in a way that it hasn't over the long times of our viewing. And for many of us, we watch for the shoot angles only. People like Reigns' character because they feel he's real. It might be for a show, but maybe he's somewhat that backstage. It's the same reason CM Punk's pipe bomb blew up in popularity.

What Should WWE Look Like?

Since everyone in that company wants entertainment over sport, I propose 70% of entertainment and 30% of sport. Have a show that tells a movie-like story and ends up as a match in an arena. The story is not restricted to backstage areas alone and the camera is not acknowledged, like a movie. Not the perfect example, but see Adam Page's rise to prominence as an example. The only issue was the stories were told on a YouTube show and not on TV. The Attitude Era did a bit of this, it's no wonder why people liked it. Do this and you'll have your entertainment over sport and it will be ENJOYABLE, unlike the current product. The only downside is that your workers will be referred to as actors or mostly actors since it's more of entertainment.
If you want a real pro-wrestling product of equal emphasis on sport and entertainment without one going over the other, then what you need is a sports-based product(a slang though). What it means is that the story is between a good character and a bad character that is developed in a sports based form i.e like a real sport. There are no movie-like storylines here. No scripts. No choreography. Only predetermination which is based on who draws more money or who is a better performer. That way there is real sport competition going on there and the better performer not only goes over, but makes more money. Imagine how guys will work with this setting.
Yes I know, it wasn't like this in the past, but the truth is:
1. Pro-wrestling was built on the deceit that it was 100% real. So when you viewed trash, you didn't know it was so cos you had been coarsed to think it was a 100% real. That's why it grew and grows less popular as people are discovering the truth. It was also the reason why the movie-like story telling sold, cos if you thought it was 100% real and you saw a bad guy attack a good guy from behind or cheat to win or the Dusty finish or a brawl or anyother movie-like storyline we have grown to accept as normal which back then was a big deal, you were bound to give huge attention to it and their profit would skyrocket. These were the reason for the strict laws of kayfabe, cos if people knew the truth, people's source of livelyhood was threatened. You get it now? Let's give them a fake product, hotshot it, make tons of money quickly, keep our mouths shut and we'll keep on making money; if only they knew the internet was coming. So what happened after the hotshotting, the same thing that happens to anything hotshotted, people get bored of it and eventually see through it. But the funniest part and the irony is that the hotshotting which was used as a scam in the early days of Pro-wrestling is what we've grown to normalize today. It's what you Purpl3 refer to as "shenanigans". It's real shenanigans, it's also trash. That's like saying "we know you deceived us in the past when we didn't know the truth, now we know the truth and we oblidge to being continuously deceived because we never want to stop living in the illusion you created for us and we want to keep on having the same feeling we did back then" and that feeling will NEVER come no matter how many times you watch. Also that example is likened to drug addiction.
It's the reason why my proposal to the wrestling world seems boring. They've been used to hotshotted stuffs so much so that when they eventually hear of simple, true, real and effective methods they are quick to rebuke it and see such as boring. Back then when I used to watch the Ruthless Aggression era and I would watch matches with blood, hardcore and gimmick. And when it was time to watch a regular wrestling match, it felt boring and downright unwatchable. That's a serious problem. You claim to be a wrestling fan and yet can't do without gimmicks, can't do without the movie-like stories, can't do without gimmick matches even though you are well aware that you'll see good wrestling. It shows nothing else, but indoctrination into a wrong mindset about wrestling and only a re-learning and reorientation will enable people to know the truth.
2. Like every other part of life, we simply have to move on.
I'm not saying all about the old-timers was bad. They knew how to work, they knew how to talk, they could act. They were just a bit greedy and maybe confused. "Confused" is the word to describe modern wrestling. Confusion is not just relative to fans alone, even to the promoters. In where you work Purpl3, what does it take to get to the top? I'm sure you're not confused about that or about any other course of venture in life. Professional wrestling is the only venture where it isn't known what makes wrestlers successful, what 'gets them over'. In WWE they even had to make a word for it to show their cluelessness; they call it the "It" factor. What a load of trash. They are as confused as the fans, either that or they are scammers themselves. And that's why I strongly believe the business will go down or be sold in the long run and the signs are showing.
At the end of the day I can't tell you what to watch, but I hope I've if nothing else, demonstrated common sense.

This guy just basically said I'm a fool and that I choose to remain so.
Issorite

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 11:04pm On Jul 11, 2022

100naira:
abeg I need correct horror movies to watch

Come to Nigeria and just look outside..
You're welcome.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 10:59pm On Jul 11, 2022

Baddestguyp:
I've seen comments on twitter about it...

And what's this about everyone in the world hyped
As if everyone watches it...stop exaggerating...

Anyway I can't wait for HOTD...
But I'm keeping my expectations low cos the last few seasons of GOT disappointed me and I haven't read the books...
Have you read the books?

So you can't show me 1 person then that doesn't want anything to do with GOT?

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:39pm On Jul 11, 2022*

IbrahimMav:
Bro stay away from my mention please.
Based on what i've seen of you in this thread and the series thread, you're not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.
I don't like to engage with idiots, no offense.

I support this vawulence even though it was uncalled for
The movie was trash tho
The vawulence is legendary.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 9:34pm On Jul 11, 2022

Baddestguyp:
yeah...going to GOT subreddit is the perfect place to find objective opinion about what percentage care or don't care about GOT anymore...

Regardless of whatever you think, GOT lost quite a huge fanbase after the last few seasons...
Still it has many fans...afterall it's one of the best series ever made

And those numbers you're bringing...pretty sure most joined at its peak and not recently

literally everyone in the world RN is hyped for house of dragons and billions have been calling for George to complete the books.

Show me 1 person that doesn't want to touch anything GOT anymore.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:27pm On Jul 11, 2022

Devvy4:
Gabriel Jesus - €52m
Raphina - €75m

only to come and flop in the best league itw

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:26pm On Jul 11, 2022

Devvy4:
I’m quite bothered as to why we haven’t signed any attacker as of now, looks like we are about to have another season of total dependence on Benz and Vini for goals, considering the fact that Carlo won’t give the likes of Arribas a chance

Rodrygo is hitting 20 goals this season

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 2:10pm On Jul 11, 2022

swiftz:
Kinda. I used o2tvseries in the past though.

Na man be this

TV/Movies › Re: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by pu7pl3(m): 8:07am On Jul 11, 2022

nani667:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atq12iFg0SE

The first season was trash

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 8:01am On Jul 11, 2022

OhBritannia:
Will you marry me?

swiftz:
Lol. I no be milf sha.

Emotional Damage

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 7:59am On Jul 11, 2022

GRIMMJOE:
Movie way no too special dey come give you spoiler, watin you won watch again.

Just watch and go through the paces...
At the end of the day this particular spoiler doesn't make any difference.

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TV/Movies › Re: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by pu7pl3(m): 12:57pm On Jul 10, 2022

Kaycee7:
Vermeil in Gold

Na why you be GOAT
You dey always turn up.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 12:56pm On Jul 10, 2022

Bacteria8:
Oh God

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TV/Movies › Re: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by pu7pl3(m): 12:53pm On Jul 10, 2022

nani667:
Episode 1 °°

Episode 1 of what?

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 12:50pm On Jul 10, 2022

swiftz:
Is this on Netflix? Or where did you download from?

It's not on Netflix but you can download it from Nkiri or Netnaija.

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 12:49pm On Jul 10, 2022

DieRich5:
na just 8 episodes?

Yea, just 8

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 12:04am On Jul 10, 2022

The Terminal List.

Chris Pratt was born for this role.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:04pm On Jul 09, 2022

Devvy4:
I can’t wait till we get rid of the likes of ASSensio and Mariano

Their Arusi strong bro

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 9:00pm On Jul 09, 2022

GloriousGbola:
Bitchass muthafucka. I started on him then stopped myself as I have chopped too much ban for bullying.

Fucck that childish dim-witted arse hole with a red hot coat hanger - wu tang style

Calm down bro, the guy na bonafide idiot already.
The movie no too special like that so make e no pain you.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 7:52pm On Jul 09, 2022

Devvy4:
Exactly bro, I just love that gold color

Omo this off-season done long o, maybe it's because of the lack of activity in the club.

Can't wait for August...

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 6:48pm On Jul 09, 2022

This guy wey drop this spoiler get better luck say na faceless forum be this cos the kind of anger im seeing here eh

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 1:34pm On Jul 09, 2022

BigSarah:
Personally I feel, WWE has lost quality since 2016..

Who knows where I can download WWE from 2015 to 2011

I don't think that's possible
Just use the money for that data and subscribe to WWE channel

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 9:13am On Jul 09, 2022*

Can't believe I'm saying this but the reviews I have for SMACKDOWN today is that it was lame AF.
I don't know if it's cos of all the things Valeelove has been feeding me here but I just couldn't get into it even with Roman returning

Grade: F

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 11:46pm On Jul 08, 2022

Devvy4:
New season, I actually love this our new training kit

Is it just me or is it giving off 2014 UCL winning vibes?

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TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 11:41pm On Jul 08, 2022

WHITELIGHTER:
Best part of the final episode

TV/Movies › Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by pu7pl3(m): 11:35pm On Jul 08, 2022

With how Maeve held her own against Homelander, Soldier boy could have beaten him to a pulp if they fought again.
The show was wise to keep them apart.

This was my best part tho

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:24pm On Jul 07, 2022

Jokerman:
He's a barca fan, what ya expect?

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:23pm On Jul 07, 2022

abduleez1:
Sure bro.
As one master said.... "You never know when it will be handy in the future".

I just finished going through April archive of OKOTO from British @sss.

This guy na your fellow Cule o
Modified:- Omo you no send

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