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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 9:04pm On Apr 26, 2022
GoddyOra:
Who didn't close down Mahrez despite being just few yards away from him for the first goal??

Who controlled a simple cross for Jesus to score the second goal??

Why Kroos then getting all the slanders when the defensive errors that destabilized the team wasn't his own doing??
The defensive errors came by as a result of him being basically a cone in that pivot, he has been anonymous and at the same time making silly mistakes with his positioning...
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:59pm On Apr 26, 2022
monerozi5590:
You just proved to me that you are not watching every detail of the match. You are just seeing people moving
Everyone everywhere is saying Kroos is the problem including pundits but you think I'm the one that's not watching every detail undecided
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:57pm On Apr 26, 2022
GoddyOra:
As expected the Kroos slander will be the running topic of the day despite Valverde and even Modric struggling alongside him in this game. Valverde haven't helped in beating Man City press earlier on leaving only Kroos (most times) as the only outlet for our defenders.

All in all, our CBs (Alaba and Mili) are the worst players so far. Bleep you'll criticizing Kroos, what was Alaba doing this game?
Fvck you too if you can't see the obvious blunders the man is committing positionally...Alaba is not match fit, Militao is the only one running to and fro in that CB role...Modric and Valverde's press led to the first goal, wtf has Kroos done all game? angry
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:53pm On Apr 26, 2022
monerozi5590:
Kroos is doing his job very well. Blame the defenders for both goals.

Kroos is class.

You guys like putting the blame on Kroos for nothing sake
Be like say eye dey pain you...what Job is Kroos doing asides giving the ball away, playing the safest passes and just jogging round the field doing nothing while he is the DM?

Make Ancelotti grow some balls remove am for halftime abeg
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:52pm On Apr 26, 2022
Devvy4:
More reason we should go for tchoumeni
I hope they are serious with that deal...we need him here badly.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:46pm On Apr 26, 2022
Omo Kroos is finished sad
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:35pm On Apr 26, 2022
Gooooooolaaaalllll Benzema ❗❗❗
Soo Mendy can cross angry undecided
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 8:28pm On Apr 26, 2022
I swear on my mum Kroos is playing against us angry
Alaba is obviously not match fit and Mendy is just useless
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 6:52pm On Apr 26, 2022
ALEXAPLAYME:
Since casemiro will miss the match, I think ancelotti Will go with 442 with vinicius and Benz up front or 433 Camavinga in case role with valverde at the rw
Strong lineup from both teams

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 11:38am On Apr 26, 2022
dumininu01:
yeah if you can beat city press and exploit that right hand side with Vinicus.. Another important thing is there should be a man on de bruyne... If de bruyne is not allowed to dictate the game city are toothless... It was obvious against Atletico when he came off... Maybe Valverde should be given the task.. Valverde man marked verrati in that 2nd leg against psg and he did it so well
You're on point bro...Valverde should be the man on De Bruyne, we should also know when to press them to exploit that their keeper that loves using his feet, that's where Benzema comes in.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 10:57am On Apr 26, 2022
dumininu01:
loll City are tailored to counter teams by having relentless press and passing the ball around quickly. They also tend to overcrowd their midfield to choke opponents .Think of the 1st half vs. Chelsea in the 2nd leg. That's how City mostly play.
Madrid can win this if they can find a way to cleave their midfield just like Atletico and Liverpool
Vinicus will have a field day though and Benz have to bring his finishing boots
Yep, we'll need to exploit their highline with pace that's why Vinicius, Rodrygo and Valverde need to start, Kroos, Modric, Alaba, Militao and to an extent Benzema need to bring their accuracy boots for accurate long balls to exploit that inevitable highline too.
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 8:18am On Apr 26, 2022
SOZINN:
What's this one saying, Bruce had about six other masters aside Raals and Raals is one of his toughest opponents till date. This is due to the fact that Raals is a very tricky villain and he taught batman almost all the tricks he knows. Batman has won him more times but their fight is not a sure bet for batman.

Raals that later got hold of his mothers spell book and started operating dark magic to an extent that he even fought a demon and won.
Show me one comic book scan where Raals was a problem for batman in hand to hand...

Raals is a great schemer and a very powerful villain with his vast wealth and knowledge of science and magic but when it comes to hand to hand combat he is nowhere near Bruce, Raals struggles with Damien in hand to hand.
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Purpl3: 8:15am On Apr 26, 2022
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS


Viper 2-0
Monday Night Raw started with a tribute to Randy Orton. Riddle threw a mini celebration for his partner’s 20th year on the job, and invited Cody Rhodes to join the festivities. Cody and Randy’s history made it a cool moment, but Seth Rollins, decked out in his latest Candy Cane wear, made it a great segment. Seth reminded Cody of something we all have from time to time: It’s not always about him.
This led to an absurd moment where Ezekiel showed up! Seriously, he just showed up with a microphone, introduced himself to everyone—eliciting a very funny “Ezekiel, right?” from Randy—and gave his own verbal flowers to the Viper.
Kevin Owens said “nah!” very loudly and stopped the madness because Elias is hustling the entire world. Then came The Uso’s, because duh.
To make a long story short, Adam Pearce booked a four man tag match for Raw’s main event. The Uso’s, Seth, and KO in one corner, RK-Bro, Cody Rhodes, and Zeke in the other.
I love when feuds criss cross. Every man in this match has their own beef across the ring, so putting them together in a big match kills several birds with one gigantic stone. While the Zeke and KO feud didn’t get the smoothest insertion, I’ll allow it based on how entertaining this story is at the moment.
The entire match was built around Randy getting the hot tag. This was his night, so it only fitting the Knoxville crowd saw him as the hero.
Randy, in this role, provides so much energy to tag matches because he plays the hits. We got the snap powerslams, we got three cats suplexed into commentary tables, one hanging DDT, and free RKO’s for all the bad guys. In fact, one might argue the we got a delayed ending to the match just to see everyone fall prey to an RKO.
To the surprise of no one, Randy got the W for the good guys and sent everyone in the crowd home happy. This was a fun match designed to let the eight men involved showcase their skills. The only true story development we got was way before the match when The Street Profits declared they’re up next against whoever walks out of WrestleMania Backlash as unified tag champs.
The more I think about it, that lack of story progression is my one issue here. There’s nothing learned this week that we didn’t already know. It’s a longstanding problem within WWE that dope or potentially dope matches are booked before the story to get us there plays out. The reverse engineering results in several weeks of people running in place with no compelling narrative.
Do I want to see RK-Bro and The Uso’s wrestle? Of course. And with a title on the line, there’s a school of thought that says they don’t need the usual narrative twists and turns. But watching them wrestle each other in different configurations for weeks with no shifts in the story makes every clash less interesting.
Sometimes, it’s okay to just let your great wrestlers go wild in the ring, and we got that this week. But someone needs to keep their eye on the larger story and move that story forward. Just because your match features KO doing a very impressive senton bomb from the top rope doesn’t mean you get cut corners.


Power of Abuse
Every week, I stress the importance of logic in my professional sports entertainment. The matches, which are just extensions of the story, need to make sense. If Bianca Belair is defending her championship against a WWE official, then it makes sense for said official to bend the rules in her favor.
Of course Deville restarted the match after getting counted out. Of course she made the match no DQ after she got caught blatantly hitting the champ in the back with a chair. And, duh, she invited two other heels, Carmella and Queen Zelina, to join in on her reindeer games.
This match was less about Sonya’s battle with Bianca and more about the evolving story of her position within WWE. That means it was a lot of “gaga” for Bianca’s hometown crowd, designed to throw a lot of heat on Sonya. Hoisted on her own petard, Sonya sealed her fate when Bianca threw her head first into the same steel chair she brought into the ring. If musical chairs taught us anything as children, it’s that those who live by the chair also die by the chair.
Bianca dispatched Zelina and Carmella, hit the KOD on Deville, and celebrated in front of the home crowd.
But wait, there’s more!
Post match, Sonya berated the Queen and Mella. As it turns out, Sonya promised Mella and the Queen tag title shots if they delivered her the Raw Women’s title. Since that didn’t happen, that title match isn’t happening either. Sonya then slapped fire out of both women. Between Sonya’s slaps and Lash Legend’s kick to Nikkita Lyons a couple weeks ago, the women in WWE are hitting harder than the men.
We know Sonya’s time as Adam Pearce’s partner is in its twilight. How we get there and what happens as a result is where WWE needs to stick the landing.


The Rest
Came From Tomorrow to the Big Time
ASUKA IS BACK! Becky Lynch returned and cut a promo that started reflexive and depressing, noting how she doesn't know who she is without the championship around her waist. Funny enough, the same thing she accused Charlotte Flair of many moons ago.
Once Becky’s promo turned defiant, she threw out a list of women she’s ready to defeat. Right when she got to the end, a familiar tune played Asuka made her return.
Becky played this perfectly, dropping the mic with the right count of comedic timing and the right amount of fear. Asuka made her intentions clear and Becky, as of now, wants no static with the Empress of Tomorrow.
I cannot wait for this.

Ali x Ciampa
Well, now we know what WWE is doing with Ciampa.
I’m a big Mustafa Ali fan and felt bad WWE didn’t give him his walking papers. The man wanted freedom and didn’t get it, despite the fact the company wasn’t using him.
Color me surprised when he interrupted Miz TV this week, throwing shade over Theory’s parade. Theory and Miz loved each other up until Ali arrived. As soon as Ali turned his attention to Miz after Theory rejected his United States title challenge, the U.S. champ used his connections to the boss to make a match between Miz and Ali happen.
And it was a solid match. Ali didn’t look rusty and Miz, as always, did all in his power to make his opponent look good. Ali didn’t get a dominating win either, beating Miz in a surprise roll up attempt.
While that’s all well and good, the intriguing thing was Ciampa attacking Ali after the match.
Curiouser and curiouser.

Make Omos Look Strong
Bobby Lashley won the Battle of the Arms, downing Omos in a pretty serious struggle.
Then Omos proceeded to destroy Lashley for wining, sending a message to the former WWE champ and looking like a beast. Lashley is going a lot for Omos in very little time. While the actual arm wrestling match wasn’t it for me, the post match beatdown hit the sweet spot.

Liv x Rhea
Liv Morgan went off on Rhea Ripley. The latter was in promo mode backstage, explaining to the world she became Women’s champion on her own and finally saw the light. Well, Liv tried to ensure she never saw anything ever again, much less a metaphorical light.
I’m not thrilled at the prospect of a match between the two, but it is logical and needs to happen.

Judgement Day?
Damian Priest put a whooping on Finn Balor. As is customary around these parts, let me get this out of the way: Poor Finn.
Finn was a pitstop while both men wait for an “injured” AJ Styles to return. After watching Priest disappear during his debut as Edge’s charge, it was good to at least get a full match. Even if it wasn’t the greatest match or the most suspenseful because, c’mon, Finn wasn’t winning this match. And if thought there was a chance of him clawing out a W, then I feel for you like Chaka Khan.
The real story here is Edge’s faction has a name: Judgement Day.
No, sir, I don’t like it. It’s a nothing of a name. I get the meaning but it feels like a first draft. While it’s good to finally give them a name, the group deserves better than this. Especially if/when they expand their numbers.

Veer is Still Here
Million Dollar Arm and Billion Dollar Hair, Veer annihilated another local jobber. That is all.

Marriage Counseling
The 24-7 title scene, once the bane of my existence, is now something I look forward to every week. While hitting the high of last week’s wedding was impossible, they at least gave it their all this week with R-Truth as a marriage counselor. The counselor failed to tell Reggie, Dana Brooke, Tamina, and Tozawa he is also a certified referee as well. Their inter gender tag match was very brief, but Tozawa picked up the W after going to the top rope, declaring his love for Tamina, and pinning Reggie. Tamina tied to steal the title from Dana after the match, followed by R-Truth even turning on Dana. Hey, the match was over and anything goes. Even a referee pinning someone and officiating their own match.
Special shoutout to Tamina for shooting her shot at Dana again before Tozawa interrupted. At the end of the day, isn’t that why we’re all here?

Raw was solid this week. An entertaining show that moved a lot of pieces forward (for the most part) and gave us some good matches. We got some big returns that should provide some juice to a show in need of star power. And most importantly? I wasn’t bored.

Grade: B-
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 9:37pm On Apr 25, 2022
SOZINN:
Many story lines grin, small small bro.
In most of the comic publications, Raals trained him. In the alternate reality you are talking about he already had 12 years of training before taking on Raals and still failed to beat him one on one. My point is that Batman should not have trouble taking on street criminals because he is well trained. Make it make sense.
Raals trained Damien, Bruce had many different masters and trained with the league of assassin's In some iterations but beating Raals 1 0n 1 has never been difficult for him.
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 9:35pm On Apr 25, 2022
GloriousGbola:
Perhaps your brain is not working, so I will spell it out for you

You should be in the mosque praying Taraweeh, but instead you are here cavorting with unbelievers talking about their unholy form of entertainment

Pictures are forbidden in Islam. Therefor movies (moving pictures are forbidden in Islam)

Moving pictures that celebrate fornication, adultery, democracy, comedy are therfore further forbidden

So why the hell are you on a forum owned by a kafriun, on a board populated by kafirun and polytheists to discuss thier unholy moving pictures

Are you some sort of mega hypocrite?

Should you not be true to the faith and limited to the Islam threads or even better off nairaland entirely?

Go and eat properly. It is clear you are suffering from hypoglycemia. It would be too bad if you are actually this stupid and self unaware smiley

TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 9:29pm On Apr 25, 2022
SOZINN:
Bruce Wayne was already a martial artist and he still spent two years with Raals Al Ghul learning a special style of fighting before he even thought of putting on the cape. Bruce Wayne could easily take down street criminals in hand to hand combat before he became Batman. Go and read about batman from the comics, something is not adding up.
There was no part of the movie where Batman was struggling to take down thugs, only thing he was struggling with was how to channel all the rage he felt...go and see the movie and stop whining.
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 9:56am On Apr 25, 2022
Aflix:
ooh. True. Thanks.
Perhaps you were referring to The Penguin, he was played by Collin Ferrell...and he didn't put on weight, it was all prosthetics.
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 9:51am On Apr 25, 2022
Aflix:
THE BATMAN 8/10

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The cinematography was great, story line, splendid. The actors did wonderful. I was particularly impressed with the guy that acted Riddler and Jared Leto. Leto put in so much weight for the movie and I didn’t even know it was him until I checked online. Robert Pattinson was wonderful as Batman. We didn’t get to see him much as Bruce Wayne. The little I saw of Bruce though was to me Batman without the mask( always thought Bruce was suppose to be the “billionaire playboy”. Hmmmmm, might because there wasn’t a scene where that would be appropriate).

I liked that they made good of the storyline of the young Batman by showing us his inexperience at that stage.

Was that the Joker at the end of the movie laughing with the riddlerhuh If yes, his joker laugh is really off.

Now I have seen this Batman, I’m going to give a general assessment of this and others I have seen.

I think Ben Affleck is the best Bruce Wayne and Batman. I would have given Pattinson that, but his Batman looked too down and moody(like he was always depressed). Christian Bale has the best Batman stories and movies and of course the best Joker.

PS: Jared Leto should have used the Italian accent he use in the Batman for House of Gucci.
Jared Leto wasn't in this movie chief.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Purpl3: 8:42am On Apr 25, 2022
Chasicolis:
Cross and nod fc.
Dembele should shown the exit door if he can't agree to the terms the club offered and the club should not improve on the terms.
He's a predictable player and can't influence game when the team is on pressure.

Puig may be under a curse, nothing spectacular about Gavi and Nico that are ahead of him.

Xavi lacks pattern and ideas. Beside Pedri's brilliancy, Xavi relies on get the ball to the wingers for crosses into the box.
No link play from middle to opponent's half. Only Pedri does that sometimes.

Auba will be disastrous next season assoon as he gets a better pay.
He will be clumsy and lazy too.

Ferran should not play again till his sense come back.
Xavi actually killed his improvement by not substituting him nor benching him to create compensation in the left wing.

He may come up good next season but paying 55m for him is like another Greizmann, Coutinho and Dembele Marquee signings. Though, half the price.
@ the bolded, when Zidane did it it was "cross and inshallah" and when Xavi does it it's "overloading the central zone to create gaps out wide through positional dominance and free up wingers and fullbacks for optimal chance creating opportunities "
grin grin.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 7:56am On Apr 25, 2022
Melvyn11:
We need just a draw vs Espanyol next week to win La Liga, lets just win then lose to Athletico and Betis so that Barca dont get top4.
I like this idea cheesy
But the players are professionals, they won't be playing to lose tbh
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 12:18am On Apr 25, 2022
Can't believe how easy these people are making it for us....

I still rue that 4-0 defeat tho, that fluke should be we have happened.
TV/MoviesRe: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by Purpl3: 12:16am On Apr 25, 2022
Baddestguyp:
I enjoyed Castlevania all through...
My only iish was the last season and the ending...it was all too "safe" for me
They weren't ready to take risks with the ending and just gave a "SAFE" emotional ending
please don't spoil it for me grin
TV/MoviesRe: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by Purpl3: 12:16am On Apr 25, 2022
nani667:
Seasons 1 and 2 was greatness...

After they killed off Dracula the whole thing became garbage
I'm still enjoying it although you're right S3 fell off a bit but there are more feats for Trevor and his babe
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Purpl3: 12:09am On Apr 25, 2022
Devvy4:
Barcelona: we've a game in hand.

The hand:
grin grin

comerade it's enough grin grin grin you're hurting my ribs

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Purpl3: 9:37pm On Apr 24, 2022
Omo grin
Xavi out shouts already?? Isn't it too soon?
TV/MoviesRe: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by Purpl3: 8:55pm On Apr 24, 2022
Was checking for one punch man and I stumbled upon Castlevania...read the plot and I was captivated then I also found out it was on Netflix so I left one punch man for now and started Castlevania and man it has been amazing...

I'm currently in S4 ep1 and decided to take a break from binging.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Purpl3: 8:27pm On Apr 24, 2022
Barca is losing
Water is wet
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 11:16am On Apr 24, 2022
VerifiedStalin:
Evidence? Don't worry, I got you, fam.

* Exhibit A: The couple's therapist stating on the record that the couple were in a mutually abusive relationship. She stated that both parties could initiate fights; Depp mostly because he is triggered by Amber, and Amber primarily because she fears being abandoned by Depp. Depp has never abused his exes, but Amber triggers him. To summarise, Depp was not aggressive in his past relationships, but Amber brought out the worst in him.

* Exhibit B: Depp injuring himself and lying to everyone that it was Amber's doing. This is called emotional abuse. Assaults are not always physical; in fact, some of the most heinous abuses are psychological in nature.

* Exhibit C: Videos of Depp displaying an aggressive attitude toward Amber, including damaging house furniture in a drunken rage, destroying Amber's phone, and violently assaulting Amber.

* Exhibit D: Text messages demonstrating Depp's systematic psychological assault on Amber.

I believe I've made my point, but sure, let's pretend Depp is Jesus. I mean, this the same person who is good friends with Marilyn Mason, a known rapist, and has admitted on record to having liquor and drug-induced blackouts where he couldn't remember what he did.

If Depp is such a good guy, then riddle me this; why would a UK court rule against him, then subsequently have his defamation appeal rejected? They must have had evidence that strongly implicated Depp as a wife abuser, don't you think?

The public record has always showed Depp to be an abuser in that relationship, which is why your current "Saint Depp" narrative puzzles me. From the way you're spinning it, one would think Depp never so much as talked back at Amber during their fights. The only thing this trial has revealed is that Depp was not the only abuser in that relationship; in fact, Amber gave as good as she got.

Please, let's strive to be objective in our thinking. I understand you like Depp, but portraying him as blameless in their troubled relationship would never fly. He may not be as bad as Amber, but he is guilty. They both are.
I read this in Edward Nygma's voice
TV/MoviesRe: Thread For Anime Lovers (NO HENTAI PLEASE) by Purpl3: 12:01pm On Apr 23, 2022
creedencity:
Title please.
And can u be adding anime title in you future posts like others do.
Thanks
Don't mind nani667, always posting random pictures without considering some people won't know wtf is going on.
TV/MoviesRe: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Purpl3: 9:34am On Apr 23, 2022
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

The running Man
I actually loved how they told the show long story on Friday Night SmackDown this week.
Jey Uso wrestled Riddle as the whole feud between the two tag team champions from Raw and SmackDown, respectively heats up. Riddle came out ahead, angering both The Usos and Roman Reigns, who, as we know, is none too fond of seeing his family failing.
Meanwhile, Riddle helped mend fences between Orton and Drew McIntyre backstage, something a sneaky Sami Zayn overheard while he was camping around the corner, for whatever reason. Sensing an opportunity, he sought out Reigns himself and made a pitch to him.
With a Lumberjack match against McIntyre looming in the main event, Zayn made up some trash talk he overheard before asking Reigns for assistance from The Bloodline in said match in exchange for his own services as necessary at a later time. The “Head of the Table” went for it and demanded The Usos handle business.
That led us to the main event, where Jimmy & Jey were out as Lumberjacks along with RK-Bro. Naturally, they put Orton and Riddle down before heading out. The Lumberjacks broke into chaos shortly after, with everyone brawling with everyone else. That left the door open for Zayn to run away yet again!
Amazing.
Adam Pearce showed up and lamented the fact that Zayn managed to figure out a way out of actually having to finish a match with McIntyre once more and then booked a steel cage match for next week. Surely he won’t be able to escape then!
The show ended with McIntyre putting Jinder Mahal down with a Claymore as Zayn looked on from the crowd, scared to death that the same fate awaits him.
This was a really slick way to set up Zayn getting out of the match again while involving the main event players and getting yet another match out of this Zayn/McIntyre ordeal. Really well played all around.


I beat you at Wrestlemania
Ronda Rousey is actually improving on the microphone in terms of her delivery. Gone was the monotone, robotic reciting of a script, replaced with some inflection and, I’ll be damned, the ability to get across a bit of passion.
This is good!
Not so good: she still badly needs to speak up. My ears are admittedly damaged but I constantly have a hard time even hearing what she’s saying. That is, quite obviously, very bad! If she figures that part out, or if WWE just turns her mic up, she’d be golden.
Meanwhile, I continue to be impressed by Charlotte Flair’s ability to be the kind of heel who annoys the ever loving shit out of you with that shit eating grin while she’s repeatedly saying “I beat you at WrestleMania.” Because there is no good comeback for it. Even the truth, that she tapped and got lucky with the referee down, falls short.
That’s why it works so well.
But it also works beautifully to make you want Rousey to shut her up. To that end, they had their contract-signing-that-turns-into-fisticuffs segment on Friday Night SmackDown this week, and they got that across good and proper. Said segment ended with a really forced moment where Rousey signed the contract while giving poor Drew Gulak — who is now interning to be Adam Pearce’s assistant — an armbar.
I get what they were going for, that she got the chance to send a message via Gulak like Flair did last week, but it fell flat in front of this audience.
Still, the build here remains solid overall.


All the Rest
BUTCH, the hilarious cartoon character who can’t control his anger and just wants to fight all the time, cannot for the life of him defend a small package. His weakness has been revealed within a month of his main roster run. Tough scenes.

GUNTHER scored another win over a local athlete, as they continued to establish that this is a baaaaad dude. Nothing much to say about it, but it’s a great way to do just what they’re doing. Rock on.

Xia Li has been repackaged, or at least given a slight character change. She says she used to be the protector but now she sees no one worth protecting so she’s just going to protect herself. I guess this is their way of saying she’s doing her own thing now? We’ll have to stay tuned.

I continue to be amazed that whatever RK-Bro is doing on a given night tends to be one of if not the most exciting thing that happens on whatever show they’re on. That was the case again here, as Riddle defeated Jey Uso in a really fun singles match. That’s consecutive victories for the Raw tag team champions over the SmackDown tag title holders.

Sasha Banks & Naomi have done an outstanding job showcasing just how good the women’s tag team division can be when it’s given time and showcased. That’s why it’s unfortunate that WWE hasn’t done much of anything to actually build off that and instead are going right back to the likes of the thrown together team of Shayna Baszler & Natalya as the next title contenders. They just lost at WrestleMania 38, and Nattie is off doing NXT 2.0 things, but there are no other options. It reeks of apathy. It’s a shame because genuine effort could give us a lot of good television.

Remember when I said Madcap Moss was a goober who had some charm to him that was kind of endearing? Yeah, he’s rapidly losing his charm as it’s revealed there isn’t really much to him at all. Happy Corbin tried to get him to come back and when that failed, attacked him after his match. Then he stole The Andre trophy. It’s just not that interesting.

Lacey Evans told her story again, this being chapter three, and it featured the same themes of the past couple chapters. It still feels exploitative and remains so at odds with how she was presented before that it’s hard to reconcile but it’s at least worth seeing how it plays out once she’s actually back on TV.

This show is still missing Roman Reigns in a more prominent role but it’s nice that he doesn’t have to completely carry the load and the show’s are still entertaining enough.

Grade: B-
TV/MoviesRe: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Purpl3: 9:26am On Apr 23, 2022
DieRich5:
undecided

Guy The picture is different from what I posted na, I posted the pic for the confused post not the animation and besides I'm trying to know if the info is real here
Well it's not real...thank you Abduleez1
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by Purpl3: 9:23am On Apr 23, 2022
andrewbaba44:
Rudiger good ,but why you no want am for your team grin
He always has comical brainfarts, it's a well known staple of his game and I don't know how well he will fare in a back 2

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