Everything posted by El-P
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Dave Meltzer stuff
Well, that's a good point. Like I said, the match itself is awesome and shitloads of fun, and in a vacuum I have no issue with Cena winning the way he did. The work was A++.
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Extreme Rules
To me it's not even a case of being "too smart". I mean, as a mark, I would be disapointed to see Cena win already, it would just kill a bit of the aura that Borck had before and during the match.
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Dave Meltzer stuff
The point is, Lesnar has been beaten, he's not undestructible anymore after his *first match*. And that is retarded. I know this thread is designed to systematically disagree with Meltz, and I don't know what he said specifically, but it baffles me that anyone wants to defend WWE on that one. It's a stupid decision. Will that destroy Lesnar, of course not, but it is still the dummest thing they could have done with him from a booking standpoint.
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The WTF!?! Have they lost their minds?! thread
Hum, what ? Doesn't make a lick of sense. Cena is leaving. Traditionnal wrestling booking : guy leaving because the heel destroyed him. Babyface comes back several months after and gets his revenge. It's easy, it's simple. Now, Brock has already been beaten. He's not that special anymore, I don't care what anybody says. If at least Lesnar had beaten up Cena after the win and the show ended with a bloody Lesnar triumphant, a foot on Cena's carcass, then I would agree the loss wouldn't matter than much. There Cena won, KOed Lesnar, cut his cute promo, Lesnar was nowhere to be seen. End of story. Now you have to *re-build* Brock ? Well, that is poor booking no matter how you twist it.
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Extreme Rules
If that's the case, then it's *really* fucking retarded. The guy is leaving for a while, you get your monster from UFC destroy him, oh my god, Lesnar killed Cena and drove him out of action for months. Big comeback, build to big match, Cena wins. $$$$. Seriously, the WWE can't book for shit anymore. They fucked CM Punk's big angle last year the same way.
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Dave Meltzer stuff
Taken on his own in a vaacum, I have no issue with Cena winning, as far as work goes everything clicked perfectly. But the booking is a bit ridiculous if you look at the big picture, so I can understand the money burning pic. Polemic makes people talk. Controversy is money, ya know.
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Dave Meltzer stuff
Well, it gots nothing on the Invasion, but it's still pretty damn stupid. I know everyone is freaking out at the idea Lesnar might decide to run off as soon as he gets bored, but I think at this point this aspect of Lesnar is getting way overstated to justify bad booking. Lesnar should have at least killed Cena here, killed a few other people on his way to SummerSlam and then Cena got the big win. Not overly complicated nor that risqué.
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Extreme Rules
Just watched Brock vs Cena. Well, retarded finish aside (from a booking standpoint, not a work standpoint), this was awesome. Haven't had so much fun watching a WWE matches in ages. Brock is just on another planet as far as presence and charisma. Put him next to a supposed ass-kicker like Orton, who always looked fake and lame as hell to me, it's just day and night. Cena did his part about perfectly, since he's much better at selling rather than on offense, this match was pretty much designed to make him shine. The bump Lesnar took over the third rope was ridiculous, he could have killed himself. Loved the laughing part. Brock looked like a freaking monster, and a great classic heel. 15 years after Ken Shamrock, they have figured out how to book a UFC fighter (well, as far as working goes). Great stuff from start to finish. I don't feel a heel turn at all from the post match promo, which was good but at this point the "shooty" aspect is clearly passé (oh, I'm not supposed to talk). Still, that felt like a match for a major PPV, not following WM. Hopefully Brock never works on TV unless he just kills someone from time to time. He should be saved for PPV only.
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Dave Meltzer stuff
Mmmm'kay. And *that* is giving your the urge to punch Brian Alvarez in the face ? Frankly, the result is puzzling. First match on a B-PPV, Cena wins. Okay. Not exactly the smartest booking ever. There is so many more reason to make you want tp punch Alvarez in the face if you really need to, but that picture, well, I can undertsand the reasonning.
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Extreme Rules
Sounds like a main event I would want to watch, and sounds like a much better show than Mania. That being said, I sure hope it's nothing like Hash vs Ogawa, because that was fucking awful at every level. The result kinda baffles me though. So, Cena is leaving for a while after beating Brock ? Where does that leaves Brock ?
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Dave Meltzer stuff
I don't. Can you elaborate ?
- [1994-01-22-WWF-Royal Rumble] Bret & Owen Hart vs The Quebecers
- [1994-03-02-WAR-Revolution Rumble] Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto
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[1994-02-21-WWF-Raw] Bret Hart vs Tom Prichard
I think Bret had a match with Jimmy Del Ray on Superstars in 95.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
Listening to a Sean Oliver interview, and I was really surprised to learn that Gary Hart died the day following the shooting of the Guest Booker he was involved with.
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WCW ongoing thread
I knew Axl Rotten has a try out with WCW, I never knew he actually made TV. And didn't look very good. Was programmed to feud with PN News. That would have been some fun fat guy wrestling with horrible looks.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
Holy shit, the face of Sean Oliver when he realizes what's happening.
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[1994-01-22-WWF-Royal Rumble] Royal Rumble
Curious on why you say that. Seemed the consensus at the time was the office always had plans for Diesel because he was a massive guy in an era of stringent drug testing. I don't remember where, but I think I heard about this was the last stuff they would try with Diesel, who didn't get over on his own before, and since he got a big reaction there, they decided they would do something with him.
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[1994-02-21-WWF-Raw] Bret Hart vs Tom Prichard
Yep. Phoned in, mailed in, whatever suits you. Bret wasn't always very interesting in TV matches like these.
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[1994-02-05-ECW-The Night The Line Was Crossed] Shane Douglas vs Terry Funk vs Sabu
I thought this was a very fun match. Totally loony but chaotic and organic. The 45 minutes match is better indeed.
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- February 5
- 1994
- Shane Douglas
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- [1994-02-05-ECW-The Night The Line Was Crossed] Shane Douglas and Terry Funk
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[1994-01-24-AJW] Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda (2/3 falls)
Shimoda is the really hot one. Mita is the bigger one with a funny eye. I always thought as far as charisma goes, they were pretty equal. Workwise, Mita was better in the early years, and Shimoda was the best at least from 97. I'm not sure when the balance shifted toward Mima. Mima being hotter made her the ultimate crazy bitch during the blood-thirsty reign of 97 though.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
Sounds pretty rough. Hopefully he makes a good recovery. It also kinda amazes me that Bagwell is 42. In a way it's not surprising since he was on TV forever as a youngster, but still.
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2012 Match of The Year Thread
Well, I guess for the ROH crowd it can work since it seems like the entire idea of the promotion is jerking off about snowflakes (I realize I may be several years behind on this). Doesn't mean it's a good idea as an absolute though.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
Makes the entire show look like shit though in retrospect. And Steve Austin kinda like a dork. Oh, the irony.