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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 11:59:15 GMT -5
Well originally I wasn't planning on watching for a couple weeks, but then they put 3 women's matches on the card. Figured the representation outweighed the petty name that irrationally irked me lol. So obviously I went and watched it.
Had to get over the hilarity of seeing the Great American Bash on freaking Canada Day. Could've at least dropped a few Happy Canada Day's in there. (Unless I missed them acknowledging it?). I suppose I'll have to go have a Canadian wrestling icon marathon on the 4th.
First things first, in a totally, 100% joking, but also totally 100% serious way: What is with these companies not understanding who their faces are! Kip/Penelope in AEW and Sasha here, if you bring a puppy out to the ring, you are a face. Heels don't bring adorable puppies to ringside!
4 way was good in terms of quality, and Nox winning made sense. Didn't like Candace getting pinned first, so far her and Gargano's heel run has been great character wise, but not so much results wise. Oney vs. Thatcher was solid of course. No surprise there. Thatcher is fantastic. Rhea vs. RSB was super funny. Stone is such a gem. That was the most I've enjoyed Aliyah too. I know it got some bad feedback, but I really enjoyed the strap match. Would've preferred Roderick to get a bit more offense than he did, but overall it worked well. I'm super high on Dexter Lumis. I'm fine with Roddy having some fun roles for a bit, as long as he gets to go back to putting on clinics when this story is settled.
It's very great to see Sasha being able to go have the matches she wants. She used to talk a lot of wanting to work with talent in NXT and even evolve when it was running. I know plenty on here like to crap on Sasha, but there is a reason when you ask like 90% of the roster who they want to work with, or who their favourite match was with, the answer is Sasha. Her and Io are my two favourites in WWE, and this match did not fail to live up to my expectations. I think they could definitely have a better match than this, but you gotta give them over a half hour on an actual PPV for that. For the length they had it was a really strong match. Asuka made sense anyways given the match coming up with Sasha, but it just reminded me that Kairi could be done, and that's really sad.
Decent show, but outside of the decorations, really just felt like another episode of NXT. Not that it's a bad thing, I think NXT has improved since the pandemic started compared to how it was with the crowd. Just was very clear the GAB label was exactly what it was, smoke and mirrors. Still a really good show, Escobar's promo was great. Dunno why they were all booing, that was a great face promo haha. Clear intent to create Lucha Underground vibes with the spotlight logo in the center of the ring, and why not. It worked.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 13:08:23 GMT -5
Saurav Gurjar what a moron he gone. Ahahahaha oh my god. Just as a public warning to anyone who doesn't already know this story. Saurav Gurjar is 100% going to be fired. Like, already probably has gotten fired. The dummy posted a picture on instagram spoiling the ending to the Keith Lee/Adam Cole match. This is not a drill, this genius really did this. Unfortunately I've seen the photo and now know the outcome. Yes, I will keep my f***ing mouth shut about it, and am going to avoid commenting on anything related to Keith Lee or Adam Cole until this time next week. Just be careful on the internet lands, because the outcome is now known and out there.
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Post by K5 on Jul 2, 2020 13:20:07 GMT -5
Saurav Gurjar what a moron he gone. Ahahahaha oh my god. Just as a public warning to anyone who doesn't already know this story. Saurav Gurjar is 100% going to be fired. Like, already probably has gotten fired. The dummy posted a picture on instagram spoiling the ending to the Keith Lee/Adam Cole match. This is not a drill, this genius really did this. Unfortunately I've seen the photo and now know the outcome. Yes, I will keep my f***ing mouth shut about it, and am going to avoid commenting on anything related to Keith Lee or Adam Cole until this time next week. Just be careful on the internet lands, because the outcome is now known and out there. that’s gotta be the silliest way to get fired since Shawn Stasiak. unless you count Jordan Myles.
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Post by shenmue on Jul 2, 2020 13:43:26 GMT -5
calling it Moronic doesn't even do it justice, utter madness.
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Post by @brit_figs on Jul 2, 2020 14:45:49 GMT -5
Just caught up! That was brilliant 👏🏼
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Post by JL Styles on Jul 2, 2020 15:50:27 GMT -5
If Ripley wasn't going to somehow lose, and be forced to join up with Stone - mostly for comedic purposes... what was the point of even having the match? Also, notice how nobody in the NXT threads, mentions Dynamite... yet over there, the usual suspects are all sh*tting on the GAB card, and commenting on how hyped they are for a weekly wrestling show again, in the FF thread, because this show couldn't possibly match up to their glorious AEW... It's really quite nauseating. that’s probably because there’s essentially zero discussion in NXT threads. lol We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 15:53:23 GMT -5
If Ripley wasn't going to somehow lose, and be forced to join up with Stone - mostly for comedic purposes... what was the point of even having the match? Also, notice how nobody in the NXT threads, mentions Dynamite... yet over there, the usual suspects are all sh*tting on the GAB card, and commenting on how hyped they are for a weekly wrestling show again, in the FF thread, because this show couldn't possibly match up to their glorious AEW... It's really quite nauseating. I was loving NXT until they ruined Ripley and now she's doing nothing in a feud going nowhere.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 15:55:45 GMT -5
that’s probably because there’s essentially zero discussion in NXT threads. lol We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. It's called discussion, you know what that means, right? Why make a thread at all then?
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Post by K5 on Jul 2, 2020 16:00:19 GMT -5
We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. It's called discussion, you know what that means, right? Why make a thread at all then? it's cool. i knew what that guy's post was gonna consist of before i read it. next thing you know, NXT is gonna be so good it won't even have a thread at all apparently!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 16:01:09 GMT -5
It's called discussion, you know what that means, right? Why make a thread at all then? it's cool. i knew what that guy's post was gonna consist of before i read it. next thing you know, NXT is gonna be so good it won't even have a thread at all apparently! hell they might as well close down the whole damn forum since nxt is so good lol
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 2, 2020 16:09:36 GMT -5
that’s probably because there’s essentially zero discussion in NXT threads. lol We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. I don't know why you're calling out Raw and SmackDown fans like that...
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jul 2, 2020 16:12:25 GMT -5
that’s probably because there’s essentially zero discussion in NXT threads. lol We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. Cue "What a mark" meme
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 16:14:48 GMT -5
We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. While I suspect this response was largely just a troll-y response, on the off chance you're actually being serious I'll respond equally serious. If you really think that's all the live threads are good for you're really missing out. I've found myself enjoying dynamite more and more as a result of the live threads. I was already really enjoying it, but having other people to chat with in real time while I'm watching is great. There aren't a lot of wrestling fans in my city, our facebook discussion group is pretty dead, and it's a great way to connect in real time. An NXT live thread would do nothing for me personally since a) it's impossible to watch both shows simultaneously and actually pay attention and b) I'm Canadian, NXT doesn't air live here so the decision about what to watch first is literally a non-starter but there are a few others that regularly comment on NXT here. It's been especially valuable during this whole no-fan era as a replacement for having an actual crowd. (The wrestlers ringside help sooooo much, but it's still not quite the same)
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Post by JL Styles on Jul 2, 2020 16:45:37 GMT -5
We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. I don't know why you're calling out Raw and SmackDown fans like that... Well played sir, well played.....
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Post by JL Styles on Jul 2, 2020 16:48:01 GMT -5
We don’t need to create a 20 page thread as an attempt to convince ourselves that what we are watching is good. We already know how good NXT is. We can just sit back and enjoy the show. While I suspect this response was largely just a troll-y response, on the off chance you're actually being serious I'll respond equally serious. If you really think that's all the live threads are good for you're really missing out. I've found myself enjoying dynamite more and more as a result of the live threads. I was already really enjoying it, but having other people to chat with in real time while I'm watching is great. There aren't a lot of wrestling fans in my city, our facebook discussion group is pretty dead, and it's a great way to connect in real time. An NXT live thread would do nothing for me personally since a) it's impossible to watch both shows simultaneously and actually pay attention and b) I'm Canadian, NXT doesn't air live here so the decision about what to watch first is literally a non-starter but there are a few others that regularly comment on NXT here. It's been especially valuable during this whole no-fan era as a replacement for having an actual crowd. (The wrestlers ringside help sooooo much, but it's still not quite the same) You are.correct on the trolli-ness. I don’t think that’s a word, but it’s the best I got.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 2, 2020 16:49:54 GMT -5
While I suspect this response was largely just a troll-y response, on the off chance you're actually being serious I'll respond equally serious. If you really think that's all the live threads are good for you're really missing out. I've found myself enjoying dynamite more and more as a result of the live threads. I was already really enjoying it, but having other people to chat with in real time while I'm watching is great. There aren't a lot of wrestling fans in my city, our facebook discussion group is pretty dead, and it's a great way to connect in real time. An NXT live thread would do nothing for me personally since a) it's impossible to watch both shows simultaneously and actually pay attention and b) I'm Canadian, NXT doesn't air live here so the decision about what to watch first is literally a non-starter but there are a few others that regularly comment on NXT here. It's been especially valuable during this whole no-fan era as a replacement for having an actual crowd. (The wrestlers ringside help sooooo much, but it's still not quite the same) You are.correct on the trolli-ness. I don’t think that’s a word, but it’s the best I got. For real though, you gotta jump in that live thread one week. It's a blast!
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Post by marino13 on Jul 2, 2020 17:28:17 GMT -5
God forbid people in the NXT thread want to focus on NXT and talk about NXT.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jul 2, 2020 21:05:17 GMT -5
Another win for the good guys! The Wednesday Night Developmental War is getting good.
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Post by K5 on Jul 2, 2020 21:15:22 GMT -5
God forbid people in the NXT thread want to focus on NXT and talk about NXT. well you can blame Controversial Maverick PUNK for that one, not the AEW fans he needlessly called out.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jul 2, 2020 21:19:20 GMT -5
It’s coming out that Wwe has picked up at least four of the Evolve contracts. I assume Josh Briggs has to be one of them. Another agile big man. Just more talent for the brand that already has a ton of talent.
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