Hunter was bumping like a mad man in the final segment. Like Steph I think he is enjoying this program. Steph on commentary providing sound effects reminded me when she did guest color all the time during the MCMahon Helmsley stuff and alliance stuff. Vince kinda did that to

The Bryan segment on the post-show just now was great....they need to play that on SD

Holy shit that was some Hennigesque bumping by Hunter in the final segment.

there is no epic blow off to a feud that deserves a lot of time and focus

Unsure if serious.

Bryan just cut a money promo on the post show. They have to air this on TV

Others have mentioned this but Hunter and Stephanie have reverted back to their previous characters. Steph was right out of 2000-2002 on commentary

Holy shit, this HHH video is the greatest thing ever.

Others have mentioned this but Hunter and Stephanie have reverted back to their previous characters. Steph was right out of 2000-2002 on commentary

"You OK, baby?!?!?" was like the cherry on top of this last run.

The HHH video was fucking outstanding. Like I said last week, the fear in the 70,000 people in the Superdome once Hunter hits that pedigree will be tremendous, and the pop Bryan will get when he kicks out is gonna be amazing.

 

I know most of this board hates HHH (I find him overrated but not THAT bad) but I'm amazed how little faith some of you guys have on his match against Bryan. The crowd will be red hot, D-Bry knows how to work as a face in peril and how to mount a comeback, and you can bet your ass he's gonna pull all the stops to have a Wrestlemania classic. Hunter might be mediocre in most long matches but he works way better as a heel and you can tell he wants to elevate Bryan. At the very least I think they'll have a very good match.

 

 

PS: I'm gonna need a link for that Bryan promo on the Network

There's no way Bryan/HHH is any less than good. I'm more concerned they might get paired in a horrible gimmick match next month.

Batista yelling "what the fuck" when Hunter's music hit was also pretty great

I'm not really feeling Steph's involvement. It's good heeling on her part, but what's it supposed to lead to? It's not like she's going to get put in the Yes Lock or anything like that. How's she supposed to get her comeuppance?

 

 

Bryan just cut a money promo on the post show. They have to air this on TV

I loved that segment. Even Wade couldn't help smiling, you just knew everyone at that table knew Bryan was going to win and were loving it. Booker T marking out was awesome.

 

edit: wrong quote

Why does comeuppance have to be physical? A wife can suffer the indignities of a husband, her comeuppance can be being on the losing side, or maybe Vince comes out at some point and verbally berates her about who exactly owns this company.

There's no way Bryan/HHH is any less than good. I'm more concerned they might get paired in a horrible gimmick match next month.

 

It'd have to be an I Quit match, wouldn't it?

Even though I learned the meaning of the word comeuppance from the IWC, it's time for the IWC to ban the term comeuppance.

#wrongthread

Meltz is claiming the long term plan is for Batista to turn back face. I guess they are hinting at that with his interactions with Hunter

Hot damn, that Cena bit ruled, and Cena's promo with Renee was one of his best ever.

Why does comeuppance have to be physical? A wife can suffer the indignities of a husband, her comeuppance can be being on the losing side, or maybe Vince comes out at some point and verbally berates her about who exactly owns this company.

 

That's how retribution in wrestling works. Steph is basically the equivalent of a manager, and managers have to be able to bump. Plus, she's already involved herself physically.

if this was the Steph of 13/14 years ago she would have been bumping around like crazy for Bryan week after week. With PG environment and an appeal to draw female viewers with a strong female character we have her not getting her receipts (yet)

I assume they are building to Brie Bella (Brie Bryan?) beating her ass. If not it will be a major let down.

 

 

Why does comeuppance have to be physical? A wife can suffer the indignities of a husband, her comeuppance can be being on the losing side, or maybe Vince comes out at some point and verbally berates her about who exactly owns this company.

That's how retribution in wrestling works. Steph is basically the equivalent of a manager, and managers have to be able to bump. Plus, she's already involved herself physically.

I've been watching this shit for nearly 35 years. The idea that Steph can only get hers is by getting beat up is ridiculous. the Grand Wizard never got beat up.

Hot damn, that Cena bit ruled, and Cena's promo with Renee was one of his best ever.

When Cena goes full southern baptist minister in his promos he's the best around.

 

 

Hot damn, that Cena bit ruled, and Cena's promo with Renee was one of his best ever.

When Cena goes full southern baptist minister in his promos he's the best around.

Just ending with a strong "I'm gonna shove my foot up yo' ass" killed.

Steph isn't the equivalent of a manager, she is an authority figure. It is a well established, separate role from Manager. There have been plenty of authority figures who got their "comeuppance" without ever getting beat up. Vickie Guerrero has been humiliated numerous times, and they had a ball humiliating Eric Bischoff on his way out when he was Raw GM.