November 30, 20213 yr Author comment_5969284 Also Big E vs Rollins is schedule to take place at RAW Day 1, whatever that is. I fear Seth is gonna take the title again.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969285 I don't really get the vibe Seth his gonna win, I think it's more giving E a win over an established guy.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969290 Wow they actually acknowledged AEW bringing up Miz's name, Vince must be tied up in a locker somewhere.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969291 Also there's been two separate times (Edge to Miz and Liv to Becky) where they script promos to blame people losing their jobs on other wrestlers and not the company "budget cutting" when they are raking in billions. Kinda gross IMO.
November 30, 20213 yr Author comment_5969293 33 minutes ago, sek69 said: Miz is back: meh Maryse is back: FUCK YEAH Miz and Maryse are the best couple wrestling has ever had and their relationship is wholesome
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969295 Sonya might be the kayfabe greatest WWE TV Authority Figure ever, managed to do a contract signing without it ending up a brawl of some sort.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969296 I don't have a frame of reference being an American sports fan, but I imagine NXT 2.0 is the equivalent of being a fan of a football team that got regulated to a lower division/level.
November 30, 20213 yr Author comment_5969299 6 minutes ago, sek69 said: I don't have a frame of reference being an American sports fan, but I imagine NXT 2.0 is the equivalent of being a fan of a football team that got regulated to a lower division/level. Hey bubba, some 2nd division teams are actually really popular. A better comparison would be like those clubs that have money yet fail to win anything meaningful or have great attendance numbers. There are some in Brazil and all over Europe.
November 30, 20213 yr Author comment_5969301 Weekend at Vinnie's, man. That dude is looking like a raisin.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969303 Well I suppose at least Seth was a Stupid Heel instead of the usual WWE trope of Stupid Babyface.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969309 2 hours ago, KawadaSmile said: Hey bubba, some 2nd division teams are actually really popular. A better comparison would be like those clubs that have money yet fail to win anything meaningful or have great attendance numbers. There are some in Brazil and all over Europe. Everton, then. I guess that makes NXT:UK Millwall? Small yet rabid support base, morally corrupt people and more a tax-break philanthropy venture by the owner at this point.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969316 11 hours ago, sek69 said: Also there's been two separate times (Edge to Miz and Liv to Becky) where they script promos to blame people losing their jobs on other wrestlers and not the company "budget cutting" when they are raking in billions. Kinda gross IMO. They did it with Drake Maverick during his first release so that's not surprising, but I'm right along with you in it's totally gross.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969321 13 hours ago, sek69 said: I don't have a frame of reference being an American sports fan, but I imagine NXT 2.0 is the equivalent of being a fan of a football team that got regulated to a lower division/level. Probably akin to the 1997 Marlins, 1994 Expos, 90s and 2000s Padres, 1995-2001 Mariners. Teams where ownerships have huge fire sales after a white hot season in order to keep at an operating budget.
November 30, 20213 yr comment_5969337 The 2013 Marlins. Fire sale, loud colors, garish sculpture in center field, 100 losses.
December 1, 20213 yr Author comment_5969361 I like how NXT just keeps on advertising new faces. Just batshit insane pace.
December 1, 20213 yr comment_5969362 Beth being amazed at someone Bron's size being able to pull off a FRANKENSTEINER of all things had me like "bruh"
December 1, 20213 yr comment_5969387 On 11/29/2021 at 9:20 PM, sek69 said: Also there's been two separate times (Edge to Miz and Liv to Becky) where they script promos to blame people losing their jobs on other wrestlers and not the company "budget cutting" when they are raking in billions. Kinda gross IMO. What makes it even more ludicrous is that, as Bix pointed out on Twitter, it echoed the episode of WWE Confidential where they tried to blame Bret Hart's contract for WCW going out of business.
December 2, 20213 yr comment_5969464 Just read that Beth Phoenix is leaving NXT. Personally, I never really dug her on commentary. I didn't necessarily hate her or anything, but in the pantheon of commentators, she was maybe average at best. Its a whole other conversation and I'd readily admit to coming off a bit sexist here, but I would've loved to see her maybe have a spotlight role in commentating women's matches as part of a 2-person team or in position not dissimilar to the way Mike Tenay was originally used on Nitro because that is her area of expertise and (I'm guessing) a passion of hers. Then, maybe once we'd gotten a sense of her commentary personality/style, it would've worked for her to be on more and more of the show. As it was, I just can't think of a single time that I ever thought Beth offered much insight, though I also can't recall a time when it even felt like she had the opportunity to share real insight or her experience. If she'd commentated the Mae Young Classics, for example, that would've probably come across much easier. Instead, she was just a voice to me.
December 2, 20213 yr Author comment_5969469 Her best moments were outside of the commentary booth. I really did enjoy her role in the InDex marriage, for instance.
December 2, 20213 yr comment_5969470 Still wouldn't be surprised that she finds her way into the Edge/Miz program. Cannot be a coincidence that Maryse resurfaced alongside Miz.
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