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TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:12am On Aug 31, 2021

WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

Before we dig into the good, bad, and the ugly of Monday Night Raw, I want it on the record that Xavier Woods and A.J. Styles, two cats I adore in the ring, put on a pretty good match. The problem? I didn’t care. No stakes, no larger narrative, just two guys wrestling because hey, why not. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the problem with WWE’s flagship show.
When a show clocks in at three hours, you gotta give me something to care about for every single match, not just when it’s convenient or accidentally. Until someone in WWE aka Vince McMahon decides to, I don’t know, put compelling reasons into every match on the card, then the show will continue to be the longest three hours of the week.

Three’s Company
I’m a tad rebellious by nature so I normally roll my eyes when the crowd chants how awesome something is.
Not the case tonight.
Damian Priest opened Raw calling dudes out and putting them on notice that he’s here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And you know what happened to the bubblegum. His words brought out Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, The Almighty WWE Champ, and RK-Bro...for basketball reasons, I suppose. This led to Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce setting up a triple threat match between Sheamus, Drew, and the WWE United States Champion Damian Priest. When the match happened, it didn’t take long for the simple story to take shape: Three men just beating the snot out of each other for the right to be called “champion.”
If you like fights, this was for you. if you love fights, this is your match of the night. Sheamus and Drew came in ready to kill each other with Priest as the middleman hoping to survive. The longer it went on, the more he realized he was ready to do more than just survive; he can hang with these two cats and go blow for blow with them any day of the week. And twice on Mondays.
Each man took knockout shots and kept coming harder and faster. Brogue kicks, Futureshock DDT’s, oh my. Drew never managed to land a Claymore Kick until the final moments of the night. And when he did, he kicked Sheamus right out of the ring. Little things like that go a long way in storytelling because it shows just how evenly matched the competitors are and adds layers to a feud we never knew we needed.
Priest took advantage of his opening, hit Drew with a Reckoning, and that was all she wrote.
A solid story from start to finish about a guy realizing he can bang with King Kong and Godzilla and might be more powerful than both of them. Damian Priest’s United States title run just got more interesting.

Be Careful What You Wish For, Almighty
Bobby Lashley started the night talking about wanting two belts. While he didn’t get a shot at the United States Championship, he did try his luck at the Tag Team Championships with MVP at his side.
Sorry champ, just wasn’t your night, was it?
The difference between this match and any other match on the card, minus the triple threat, was emotional investment. You care about RK-Bro. I care about RK-Bro. We all care about RK-Bro. As WWE Champion is public enemy number one, especially for Goldberg fans. And MVP? Well, yeah, he’s MVP, so you know how that goes. I know who each of these four men are, I know what they want, and more importantly, I know what a W or an L means for each of them in the grand scheme of things.
See how easy it is to get invested in people who don’t walk around talking about “opportunity” every five minutes? Shocking, right?
MVP, the obvious weak link, milked his weak knee for all it was worth as Lashley did most of the work. No matter how dope Bobby Lashley is, there’s no way on this earth or any other can he beat the tag champs by himself. They’re the perfect odd couple who compliment each other. Plus, we’re all waiting for Randy to show his true colors and break up a good thing. With that added tension, every match is a must see. Throw in noted child assaulter in Bobby Lashley and baby, you got yourself a stew going.
Lashley did what he could until it came down to MVP and Riddle. Randy and Riddle played the divide and conquer game to a tee, keeping the WWE champ busy just long enough for Riddle to score the pin over MVP.
In a fit of rage—gotta rage against something—Lashley speared Riddle and caught an RKO for his troubles.
The crowd ate it up and the champ was on his back as the show faded to black.
It was the second best match of the night and, unsurprisingly, one the crowd was very into.
No doubt, Randy is entering the WWE Championship narrative. That RKO made him number one on Lashley’s kill list, while putting more doubt in Lashley’s head about his business partner, MVP.
RK-Bro still have to deal with Omos and A.J. Styles, a fact the former champs happily underlined as they sat at ringside during the main event and occasionally interfered. One match. The right outcome. Multiple stories as a result of said outcome.
Sometimes, it really is that simple. Other times? Well, that’s what the rest of the show is for.

Charlotte is Thanos, Right?
Before the bell rang, Corey Graves called Charlotte Flair all of the nicknames they created for her over the years. He added that Charlotte is “inevitable,” reminding me of what Thanos called himself while trash talking a bunch of Marvel superheroes. Ironically, after toppling almost a superhero but still not a champion, Charlotte really does look like Marvel’s purple big bad. It’s hard getting truly interested in her matches because we know the way the story ends WWE is baking it into her presentation now. She’s a heel who dominates most of her opponents and rarely—if ever—even kinda cheats to win.
That’s why matches like tonight are rare.
Nia Jax and Charlotte tangoed in a non-title match. And it stuck to the script of most Charlotte matches. There were moments when Nia looked unbeatable, which I scoffed at. There were times when Nia handled Charlotte like a child, to which I shrugged my shoulders.
But then Charlotte got cockier than usual, ate a face full of turnbuckle, and got powerbombed straight to hell. More shocking? The referee counted to three.
I don’t know what they’re doing with Nia but she backed up every word she said Monday night. She left three women as splat marks in the middle of the ring and looks like only an army can defeat her. Or at the least a small militia.
If Charlotte is Thanos, maybe Nia has the infinity gauntlet to get the job done.
Or this is just another WWE pump fake and Charlotte winning any war she’s in is truly inevitable.

The rest
The Rhea Ripley rehabilitation project continues and I’m still unmoved. Nikki A.S.H. has the juice now and WWE is hoping some of it—any of it—rubs off on Ripley. The crowd is going with it a bit but meh. Rhea beats Shayna after taking advantage of Shayna’s ego and Nia Jax crushes everyone.

I’m not a fan of Goldberg because it’s no longer 1998. But he brought a little fire when he told the world he’s coming for Lashley’s soul. It was good. Not Shang Tsung good, but it got the job
done.

The raid is on, ladies and gents! It’s so obvious when WWE wants us to cheer for someone. Give the crowd something to chant, put it on a t-shirt, and watch the profits roll in. The Viking Raiders are getting into position to challenge RK-Bro for their tag titles because...yeah, there’s no obvious challenger at the moment. Almost as if WWE gave them the belts without an actual plan of what to do once they got them. But that would be plum loco, right? The Raiders made quick work of The Modern Day Maharaja and his lackey friend Veer.

Parkour in the Park with Reggie! Reggie dodged R-Truth and...Akira Tazowa in a dog costume. I can’t, so I won’t.

Kaycee7 will have my head on several platters if I don’t mention Eva Marie. Probably stewing she’s not higher up in this recap actually, so if you don’t see me reviewing NXT tomorrow, you know why. Then again, you saw that “match” just like I did. She was ruled unable to compete against Doudrop, who quickly declared herself the winner just to mess with Ms. Marie. The only redeeming quality in this whole thing is Doudrop taking ownership of a name given to her by a bully as an insult. I say this in my best Martin Lawrence voice: You go, girl.

He-Man Karrion Kross beat up Humberto Carrillo. Carrillo had hope for about as long as it took me to write this sentence. I don’t care how strong they want Kross to look, he does not have the power.

I don’t know who John Morrison’s acting coach is but he needs to hand that person a pink slip yesterday. Fighting Omos to prove to The Miz and you’re acting coach you’re the bigger man? Props on calling Miz a “splashhole” but Omos turned that man into roadkill. I’d give America’s Moist Wanted props for trying but I don’t believe in participation trophies. Also, I’m pretty sure he’s still getting scraped off the mat like a Looney Tune.

Two matches saved this show. The main event and the triple threat were the only standouts in *checks watch* three hours of wrestling. I’m not good at math but even I know that’s a terrible average. Raw just doesn’t do it for me, which is sad because all of the tools are there for dope shows on the regular. But hey, if they won’t hear it from me, or the fans who sat on their hands for most of the show, then maybe the NFL is the rude awakening they need.
Who am I kidding? We know how this story ends. It is, in fact, inevitable.

Grade: C-

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 10:08am On Aug 31, 2021

SonOfAfonja:
Those names sound like they’ll be big players in Eibar, Levante and co

You mean Gavi, Puig and De Jong?

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:36am On Aug 31, 2021

Topmaike007:
correct yourself not 7 years, but 10 yrs

10 years

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 9:34am On Aug 31, 2021

Minemrys:
These are elseworlds Spiderman na. Just as there are dark versions of Superman and Flash

Spiderman Reign is not elseworld and there are many other dark Spidey stories that I can't really remember

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:31am On Aug 31, 2021

Zyxzzzz:
Fede,Blanco, arribas and camavinga

I was about to come type this our Midfield for atleast 7 years

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:25am On Aug 31, 2021

FirstbornWds:
Why did this make me laugh?..

Lol. But which year be this your PlayStation sef? I day see Messi and Suarez?

2019 modified to 2021

You're laughing cos you know it's in your future

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 10:06pm On Aug 30, 2021

samistry:
Our head of the table.

wreck everyone and leave
Stack em up and pin them

our tribal Chief

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TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 10:04pm On Aug 30, 2021

Fuckgodndjesus:
typo meant to type mortal kombat scorpions revenge

Take time o

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TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 9:58pm On Aug 30, 2021

AnfieldFan:
Thank you man..... Liverpool fans always representing unlike Madrid fans

Purple.....No be you I d talk oooo

why didn't you say Chelsea fans?

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 9:57pm On Aug 30, 2021

AnfieldFan:
The principal character(Spiderman) in the story/stories is usually kind and campy..The villains are secondary characters....
A stand alone villain film can be R-Rated -Case in point-Venom

I wouldn't like a Superman movie to be R-Rated because he has villains like Zod or Doomsday...

If you're worried about the box office....Batman will always spin money...
R-Rated movies make money if done well...
Joker
Logan
Deadpool

I agree he isn't as dark and twisted as Batman but Read "Spiderman reign" and "what if... Spiderman was the punisher"

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 9:48pm On Aug 30, 2021

Minemrys:
But the character itself isn't dark. I mean, we can argue Shazam should be made R rated cause he has dark villains. Honestly, Batman is dark and twisted and the story is about him, just as Peter Parker's story is about Peter.

who told you Peter is not dark and twisted?

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:47pm On Aug 30, 2021

BlueAngel444:
pu7pl3 don dey fvck up for that matter, dude refuses to be realistic that Mbappe might not join

I swear I fit deck you

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:44pm On Aug 30, 2021

All these people quoting me and calling my name should better take time before I take it out on you guys too

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 9:39pm On Aug 30, 2021

nonny1212:
The issue is that we can't wait next year to start bullying barca. When I say bullying, I mean hardcore bullying.

A CLASSICO match where we wipe barca 6- 0 or 7- 0. Mbappe and Vini Jr having hattrick each.

That's why we can't wait bro

got angry at the new development and took it out on Barca

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:42pm On Aug 30, 2021

Mbappé said Tranquilo like his future president

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 5:12pm On Aug 30, 2021

abduleez1:
Omo, me sef fear say when e come out I no know.

I think say na September.

No mind that guy

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 5:07pm On Aug 30, 2021

ALEXAPLAYME:
Give them Mariano as the replacement and we can also add Vallejo and isco as a sign of Gratitude

Let's give them Hazard and Bale or any one of them

TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 5:05pm On Aug 30, 2021

Fuckgodndjesus:
Free guy 8/10

Mortal kombat legends battle of the realms 7/10

Mortal Kombat legends hasn't dropped yet

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:43pm On Aug 30, 2021

nonny1212:
Mbappe first, then we can look for defenders and midfielders. I watched PSG'S last match and I now see why Perez wants to break the for that small boy.

Whenever Mbappe attacks, defenders and keeper trembles. Reminds me of when Ronaldo was in his prime at madrid

And combining him with another speed Demon in Vinicius will 100% be deadly...we can already see the amount of carnage just Vinicius can cause

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 3:26pm On Aug 30, 2021

Acknowledge him

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 3:21pm On Aug 30, 2021

BlueAngel444:
Real Madrid right now considering raising offer for Kylian Mbappe to €200m. They've already made bid of €170m + €10m and are waiting for a response from PSG by 5pm today. Madrid may raise offer to €180m, or €170m + €30m. Madrid have told PSG they will walk away at 5pm today

Perez is now in direct contact with the sheiks and not Nasser or Leornado

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 3:20pm On Aug 30, 2021

AnfieldFan:
Different characters.... One's campy...The other is moody and sad and angry...

In the same vein... I wouldn't want a PG Deadpool.....
The best Logan movie happened once it was R-Rated....

So you see... Different characters... Different requirements....
If it's PG(Batman), fine and good...I would just prefer R-Rated...

Spiderman is also dark, he has some of the most twisted villains gallery in Marvel

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by pu7pl3(m): 3:17pm On Aug 30, 2021

https://twitter.com/Letter_to_Jack/status/1432321398660337664?s=19

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 12:42pm On Aug 30, 2021

ALEXAPLAYME:
Now I see why florentino renewed our important players contract

Cos he knew PSG might want to collect,and they did..... master chess moves

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 12:37pm On Aug 30, 2021

TheKingIsHere:
Will you want spiderman movies to be R-rated?

Hahahaha good question

Spiderman is not as dark as batman tho

TV/Movies › Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by pu7pl3(op): 9:02pm On Aug 29, 2021

AnfieldFan:
Thanks man...

you're welcome

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 9:01pm On Aug 29, 2021

abduleez1:
Lol.

Nickshrapnel:
Of course it is fake I’m just messing with pu7pl3 who still believes WB may do a MoS2

Both you that's explaining the joke and you that didn't get the simple joke, Una two dey ment

#Believe

TV/Movies › Re: Marvel Cinematic Universe by pu7pl3(m): 8:58pm On Aug 29, 2021

MJBOLT:
Iron Man

The Dark Knight

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by pu7pl3(m): 8:56pm On Aug 29, 2021

on his day, Brahim Diaz is a really fine baller

TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 7:34pm On Aug 29, 2021

Nickshrapnel:
The 3 secret movie panel.

Source: Trust me man

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TV/Movies › Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by pu7pl3(m): 5:57pm On Aug 29, 2021

TheKingIsHere:
We both been saying it bro.

#Believe

[img]https://c./WY9uTB59UrkAAAAM/yes-nod.gif[/img]

TV/Movies › Re: Marvel Cinematic Universe by pu7pl3(m): 5:23pm On Aug 29, 2021

Nickshrapnel:
Expectations are crazy high

I'm telling you

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