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TV/Movies / Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by PurpLChi: 8:27am On Apr 27, 2023
WWE NXT SPRING BREAKN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS


Safe 2 Say (Incredible)
I had a whole thing ready for this match. I wrote about Indi Hartwell’s journey to this point and what a loss means for her career. I jotted notes on the fluidity and how I don’t think these three meshed completely. I even pre-wrote a passage about Roxanne Perez retaking her throne and NXT giving Indi that win at Stand & Deliver purely for the moment with no real investment.
But then, fittingly, Indi proved me wrong.
Not only did she win the match, but how she won was, well, impressive.
Early in the match, Tiffany Stratton hit a moonsault on Roxanne and Indi as they stood outside the ring. Only Indi wasn’t quite set yet and she clearly landed wrong. Her leg and ankle bent a direction legs and ankles don’t bend. The leg seemed fine but the ankle looked bad. Tiffany & Roxanne kept it going while officials helped Indi then eventually took her backstage.
My heart sunk because that’s a terrible ending for anyone’s title defense, let alone the first one.
But during the third act, and after a top rope Hurricanrana where Roxanne almost broke her own neck, Indi limped back to the ring and broke up a three-count! She got her Willis Reed moment.
Indi wrestled with one leg and eventually pinned Roxanne after dispensing Tiffany.
The best moments in wrestling often stem from real life setbacks or accidents. Becky Lynch’s bloody nose comes to mind. While this might not put Indi on that playing field, it’s still huge for her career.
I’m guessing they always planned on her walking out with the championship, but the ankle injury briefly changed things. I like to think Indi said “nah” and refused to let that happen.
The ending alone makes this match one for the books and it’s one Indi won’t soon forget.

My 1st Song
Look, I expected dopeness from Carmelo Hayes and Grayson Waller. They actually outperformed my expectations. That said, my interest lied more in watching Melo work as a face champion. It’s a different gear for him and necessary for his development. Can he look compelling when in jeopardy while still maintaining what makes him work?
Yes, yes he can. They accomplished this with Grayson working Melo’s left knee and weakening him. Melo limped, winced, and struggled with his offense at times because of that left knee. That fact also made his eventual victory that much sweeter because he fought through pain.
AND, we even got a nice character moment when Melo showed compassion for Trick Williams after Grayson his Trick with a chair. In that moment, the match and the championship meant less than his best friend’s safety. Grayson took advantage of that, of course, but it adds layers to a guy making this transition from arrogant, cocky heel to arrogant, cocky face.
And thankfully, it wasn’t corny.
Eventually the match boiled down to both men wrestling on one leg. Grayson went for his stunner but wrenched his bad knee on the bottom rope. Melo fought through the pain and hit Nuthin But Net after failing the first time because of that knee.
Oh but Melo’s night only just started.
I wondered why the NXT Championship match went on earlier in the night, and Bron Breakker provided my answer:
I wanted a vulnerable Melo. Well, we got that tonight in spades.
The officials hit the ring, the stretcher came out, and they wheeled Melo away as the crowd watched in a hush.
In one night, NXT accomplished three things: Established Grayson Waller as someone ready for the next level, illustrated how Carmelo Hayes works as a face, and made Bron Breakker an even bigger villain. Which is quite the thing seeing as how he already tormented Chase U.

B-Sides
Slam
The Family vs. Pretty Deadly in the first ever Trunk Match was exactly what you expected. I don’t even know how to describe it other than everything you wanted if you love chaos.
A few notes though:
Vic Joseph with the Outback Steakhouse reference made me chuckle way too hard. Did you catch it?
They used Tony D’Angelo’s uncle’s car. His uncle’s name? Henry Hill.
Loved the clever ending. Pretty Deadly took control and put Stacks in the trunk. It looked like the end for The Family in a match they created! But in a nice storytelling moment, Stacks surprised Pretty Deadly with a fire extinguisher hidden in the trunk. Remember, Tony D supplied the car.
That’s great character stuff and attention to detail. After the fire extinguisher and a crowbar, Tony D and Stacks stuffed both Pretty Deadly members in the trunk and rolled away with the victory.
Eventually, NXT wrote off Pretty Deadly in the most appropriate way: Stacks and Tony D committed homicide.
They drowned Pretty Deadly in the deepest waters. That’s right, another crime committed in NXT and Pretty Deadly now sleeps with Luca Brasi.
See you on the main roster, boys!

What’s Next?
Gotta say, I expected Bron Breakker vs. Andre Chase to go longer. It seemingly lasted all of five minutes. Andre got a couple offensive moves in but they bounced off Bron like bullets bounce off Superman’s chest.
Bron set his sights on Duke Hudson afterward, seemingly daring the former all-star poker player to jump in the ring. As expected, Bron ditched the bright colors and donned all black. Apparently he’s now “meaner than evil.” So, Satanic?
We all know that didn’t happen. I gotta count this one as a miss though simply because of the length. But props to Booker T for always delivering the “no bread, no water, just meeeeeat!” line with the necessary energy.

Party and Bullsh*t
Cora Jade and Lyra Valkyria gave us our first pure wrestling match of the night. And they told a story of a heel always one step ahead of the face. Valkyria works well with Cora since she’s a pure babyface and Cora clearly isn’t. That contrast made for a compelling match and a smart finish.
Cora went for her bat, knew the ref would interfere, and basically roped Lyra into a chop block at the knees followed by a DDT and the W.
Cora didn’t beat Lyra because she’s better but because, for at least one night, she was smarter. Lyra went in looking for an honorable fight against a woman who can’t spell “honorable” much less define it.

Love
Harsh barley, Brooks.
And so we come to the end of Brooks Jensen & Kiana James.
I enjoyed this inter-gender tag match even if Kiana James’ motivations confused me. No, not her motivations for breaking with Brooks, but her aim for the match itself. Twice she urged Brooks to openly break the rules in front of the referee. First, she tagged him in and told him to hit Fallon Henley. Then she tossed him her bag and wanted him to use it against Josh Briggs. He tried but missed and accidentally knocked Kiana off the ring apron.
At that point, Josh hit his former tag partner with a vicious lariat and got the W.
Then came the moment we all expected: Kina told Brooks she never loved him. In fact, she even tried hitting him! Luckily for Brooks, Josh lent his shoulder and the big man cried into his best friend’s arm. Very sweet.
I’m not satisfied with this ending though. I really dug the match but they let this thing linger for so long and never found another gear for the story. Maybe we get an explanation from Kiana that leads into another match between Kiana and Fallon, but as of now, the story lacks the closure I want.

Bring da Ruckus
Oba Femi dominated Oro Mensah at Spring Breakin’. The man looked great, has a ton of power, knows how to use his body in the ring with a moveset that showcases him appropriately.
I mean, yeah, it was domination, baby.

Elevation
Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey don’t believe Wes Lee has the energy anymore. They see him burning himself out. Tyler Bate agrees and offered his assistance. Wes defends his title against Drew the next time NXT comes in your world with Tyler in his corner.
I do hope they record Tyler’s mediation session because I think he and Wes have very different ideas of what centers someone before a match.

Get at Me Dog
Dijak accosted Ilja Dragunov. I mean, he beat that man down. As soon as. Ilja walked into the Performance Center, Dijak put boots and fists to him, then dropped a steel gate on his chest.
Good on them for establishing Dijak as a legitimate threat and someone clearly unhinged.

Spring Breakin’ did a lot of good. Not all of it mind you, but I enjoyed most of this year’s edition. Props again to Indi Hartwell for fighting through what seemed like an excruciating amount of pain. When I think of this event, that’s what I’ll remember and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 7:37am On Apr 27, 2023
FergieRaww:


LoL 😂

i always feel it’s a very essential feature for defenders, GKs & strikers but that’s a flawed assertion in some cases anyways

The guy will be a breath of fresh air in that LW next season.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 1:01am On Apr 27, 2023
FergieRaww:


But that en height sha!

He’s a beast going forward tho’ but personally ah no too rate Spanish players again 😅

What's with you and height bruh?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 11:03pm On Apr 26, 2023
Fran Garcia will cook for us next season at LB
TV/Movies / Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by PurpLChi: 10:17pm On Apr 26, 2023
ValeeLove:
what I want to know is did Trips acknowledge the Big Gold Belt in some fashion?

Acknowledge it how?
TV/Movies / Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by PurpLChi: 12:20pm On Apr 16, 2022
luizpippo:
Purple.

Where is last night smack down updates? grin cheesy grin

Coming right up bro grin
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 12:18pm On Apr 16, 2022
Katcall:
i had a dream. I married emma stone and margot robbie on the same day. Those two drive me crazy. Margot will be my senior wife. Emma will be my junior wife. I pray it comes to pass. Amen.

Send me your location I'm coming with tanker and hose to wake you up from that dream bruh grin grin cheesy

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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 12:17pm On Apr 16, 2022
GloriousGbola:


I have to wonder how this will work out since we all know how the movie ends.

I am become death is already epic

Will be interesting to see how Nolan will top that dialogue

Bro why do you always start conversations from a vague point of view? I don't always know wtf you're going on about bro...

Are you talking about Babylon or Oppenheimer or something else?
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 11:25pm On Apr 15, 2022
abduleez1:


I'm telling you. It's like the casting director had plans to employ the whole of Hollywood big names.

If you see cast of upcoming Damian Chazelle movie Babylon... You go think say all these directors dey do casting competition.

They're really gunning for Oscars 2024.

just checked that Babylon, them plenty but E no reach Oppenheimer sha

TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 7:13pm On Apr 15, 2022
abduleez1:
If you are an actor and you ain't part of the cast for Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie or Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and just maybe Dune part 2, all for 2023. You sure say you be actor?

Your career is finished already! grin cheesy
If your fave no dey there...... grin lipsrsealed

#Are_You_Mad_or_Something

That Oppenheimer squad is ridiculous bro...damn shocked
This one done pass Ensemble cast
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 7:11pm On Apr 15, 2022
Devvy4:


grin grin

Omo guy it's okay abeg grin grin grin

Barca should just stop expecting anything in any part of Europe for now grin
TV/Movies / Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by PurpLChi: 7:09pm On Apr 15, 2022
abduleez1:


Just don't rule it out yet... We don't know the full details as it's just in early development.

Are you only interested in Big action VFX heavy & expensive movies or TV shows?? undecided

Yes
TV/Movies / Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by PurpLChi: 7:04pm On Apr 15, 2022
abduleez1:


CW and their useless DC shows. Many people are fed up with them. Imagine going to different big entertainment news platform in twitter since this overhaul news broke; come see how many people are clamouring for all CW shows to be brought to an end.

I heard the Flash is making an abrupt stop midseason without completing the show. They cancelling it just in time for Flash movie. cheesy

Thank God
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 6:39pm On Apr 15, 2022
FergieRaww:
Rebel Wilson's transformation is mad smiley

Wait wtf shocked
TV/Movies / Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by PurpLChi: 7:50am On Apr 15, 2022
Xavier5:


This one no be today news na, I've always known. Although he won't return as the head of DC Films and DCEU unlike the thinking in some quarters. Hamada will be in charge of that. Hamada is like the Kevin Feige of DC Films.

Zack won't be heading DCEU because
* Hamada is the president of DC Films despite the sack saga that went on in Warner Discovery.
* He's doing a good job cos ever since he took over, the negativity and controversies sorrounding DC films have reduced.
* Zack DCEU plan was controversial and I don't think Zaslav will want that controversies considering how rigid Zack is.
* They're going forward with the reboot and the reboot is Ann and Hamada's idea, so he stays.

Zack will be producing and directly DC films, the highest on list being JL franchises.

#Xavier
#DCEU

Which Ann? The same one that didn't want to restore the Snyderverse?

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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 6:59am On Apr 15, 2022
teeshet:
If you are not watching king of boys season 2, you are missing. Instead of appreciating foreign movies, lets be patriotic for once and add profit to our local box office. Say no to halfbaked naija movies. Say no to asaba nollywood. This is an appeal. One nigeria. I cum in peace. Pu7pl3 are feeling me?

I watched the series and it's just a erage with toomuch fillers just to build up to that ending...6/10
TV/Movies / Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by PurpLChi: 10:00pm On Apr 14, 2022
Kaycee7:
I dey tell you. Make a solid 10 year plan and stick to it.


Asin eh,every month they are overhauling something in DCEU Omo I'm tired
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 9:26pm On Apr 14, 2022
FirstbornWds:
Omoh... I no watch again

Don't be like that bro...let's watch it together please

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 9:23pm On Apr 14, 2022
E done finish grin grin

Kostic❗❗
TV/Movies / Re: DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE (FILM) by PurpLChi: 9:00pm On Apr 14, 2022
TheKingIsHere:
Zack Snyder is definitely coming back cool

Me I'm tired of this overhauling, we need stability ffs
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 8:58pm On Apr 14, 2022
Alba getting cooked out there... Pedri and Gavi looking lost

Satisfying sights.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 8:46pm On Apr 14, 2022
usbcable:


Case can tell us what he contributes offensively and defensively. Biko that Mendy, he has 2 left legs and is unable to play with both.
He never tries doing tricks in the final thirds. His Maradona moments always comes in our own half and close to the 18 yard box.

Dude has crossed just once this season. I dont know how a footballer is not able to do long balls either to trigger an attack or as an assist for a goal. He has not improved one bit all these past 2 seasons

I swear Mendy is soo annoying when he does all this trick near our box but turns into a timid fowl in the opposition's box...I don't know if the technical staff talks to him or not but he needs to improve
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 8:40pm On Apr 14, 2022
BlueMann:
Was cussing that guy for not making an obvious pass to a teammate running into acres of space

Only for him to score a screamer

What a goal

This was me exactly grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 8:38pm On Apr 14, 2022
OMG, what a shot shocked
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 8:37pm On Apr 14, 2022
phr0nesis:

Django unchained I think.
The D in Django is silent
[quote author=Nickshrapnel post=111950429][/quote]

Oh...
TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by PurpLChi: 5:47pm On Apr 14, 2022
ShaqFu:
Don't forget, the D is silent. grin

Please I'm lost grin
Explain this joke to me bruh
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 5:45pm On Apr 14, 2022
Zyxzzzz:

I think alaba, then nacho-militao partnership

I don't see Ancelotti breaking the Militao- Alaba partnership but let's see
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 2:41pm On Apr 14, 2022
Zyxzzzz:
Mendy is injured again and will be out for two weeks, Marcelo and Miguel are also out too

Nacho cry
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W8rld by PurpLChi: 2:40pm On Apr 14, 2022
FergieRaww:
Rodrygoal cool

Well deserved
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 10:36am On Apr 14, 2022
jpmoriarti:
Them go ban this account join. grin grin

No they won't...
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by PurpLChi: 10:31am On Apr 14, 2022
jpmoriarti:
Nonsense.

Gutter.

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