Kurt Angle returns to in-ring action at TLC and Smackdown's AJ Styles battles Finn Balor
 

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Replacing Roman freakin' Reigns in the main event!

What the fuck?

Whats wrong with Roman Reigns? Did him and Bray Wyatt have sex?

Like.......wouldn't you just have Finn team with Rollins and Ambrose? There's a high probability of a Shield/Club match in these next few months anyway so this could somehow build to that. That way you don't waste Angle's return in such a rushed, nonsensical way.

wutttttttt

What a complete waste. Having a program promoting Angles return makes way more sense than this. This is a god awful throw away ppv line up, why on earth have Angle wrestle in a clusterfuck match?

a Raw star called in sick, let's pluck SD's largest superstar. One off thing or will they try to make something out of it>

Agree...complete waste + I bet Daniel isn't too happy still being on the sidelines and Angle cleared.

Panic WWE is the best WWE. Wasn't going to watch, now fucking will.

I don't watch the weekly shows anyway since they suck, so fuck build.

lol jeez

WWE in Panic mode is the best thing ever

They took out the one part of the Shield that sucks and put in hands down one of THE best to ever step foot in a ring

And Balor vs Styles just the idea makes me have to change my pants.

It WAS a throwaway PPV

this sounds better than whatever shit theyll most likely put on for Mania

Card looks better by the second...and tpww complains about it

Spit Roasted Jojo

FUCK you. Kurt Angle is wrestling in WWE again. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHY.

Surprised?

I shouldnt be

Somehow WWE manage to make the Kurt Angle in-ring return and a clash between former Bullet Club leaders suck.

These matches should be the culmination of months worth of build up.

Maybe if they’d not made one match so top heavy they could have spread the stars they have across the card.

They could have just run an angle with Bálor and come back to the match when Bray is good to go.

Fill a bit of time with Jinder making an appearance to “call out” Lesnar - knowing well that he’s not in attendance, and move the Kick Off matches to the main card.

It’s a B level PPV that won’t gain you any network subs because they’ve just given the rest of the year away for free.

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lmao

Stickman I don't see how you can complain about this as far as illness goes this is the best thing that could have happened to this card

AJ and Angle don't need no fucking build

Why? The build would suck and we'd have 2 months of complaining about that and take the steam out of the match. Now I'm excited for something in advance in WWE for the first time in a year.

Lol

Exactly you can just enjoy it as a one off

If this thread doesnt show you that the real problem is the audience cant be pleased i dont know what will

I mean, the people that want a build probably imagine they can do a good build in 2017. I admire their optimism.

Seriously. An already weak b show falls apart, and when WWE fixes it by giving the fans a pair of wet dreams, people have to cry about it.

Styles should cone out in Frankenstein makeup and say he got a look at Finn and thought it was a Halloween show.

This is incredible there really is no pleasing people

Then Finn just comes out as Stripper Balor and says he didn't need to be the demon if he's not facing a man possessed by a furry.

I wonder if Angle will wear tactical gear

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

The changes might not be done! There is a chance Braun Strowman might also be removed from the TLC card.
Rumors are this could be a viral meningitis, but we're hearing that is FALSE and it's the story WWE wants to circulate.
There is a good possibility WWE will hotshot a storyline they were saving for way down the road and align Finn Balor and AJ Styles, forming "The Balor Club."
WWE was/is scrambling to fix this with any one they can. We're told even Daniel Bryan's name was in the mix, but he was likely told he'd lace up and go out, but wouldn't take any bumps and just stand on the apron the whole time. Bryan has been dying to get back into a WWE ring and there's no way he'd turn down anything promising that could lead to a full time in-ring return.
WWE has had 2 emergency meetings today already and are having another at 4:30 EST.
Kevin Owens is off the current Smackdown South America tour. We're being told it's unrelated and for personal reasons. However, it seems far too likely a coincidence that it happens the same day everything else is blowing up.
We're being told that in the next 30 days anything, with the exception of contracted ROH and NJPW workers, is possible right now.
NXT is being told to possibly prepare for not having Cole, Fish, O'Rielly, and Galloway.
Don't be shocked to see Lesnar pop up either. WWE isn't afraid to use an extra date on Lesnar and re-arrange the currently plans for him.

I think the issue in this thread here is you have people who are still emotionally invested in WWE storylines and characters, and then you have people like me and Hasney who have completely given up on that, and only watch for the matches themselves.

Sounds great. I wasn't as down on Bray doing the Sister Abigail stuff but Styles vs Balor is way better. Hopefully they get Gallows and Anderson involved some how. Angel returning is great as well and replacing Reigns makes it even better.

Agreed.

This isn't a waste. You really think they'd do a good job promoting his return? It wouldn't do shit.

The Shield but with Kurt Angle instead of Roman Reigns sounds awesome to me.

I'm not that excited for Angle outside of a novelty, dude is broken down. I watched some of his last TNA matches...

But Finn V AJ? Hell yeah. Alvarez is saying that they should get a good chunk of time too.

Clearly.

Bálor/Styles will be a much, much better match than Bálor/Wyatt but a singular, potentially throwaway match isn’t better than a great match with some decent build.

Like, what’s Angle’s issue with The Miz/The Bar/Braun/Kane? What’s the explanation for him stepping in for Reigns (in kayfabe)?

If you want to use these matches/return to ring action to boost PPV “buys” you don’t put it on with 2 days notice as a knee jerk reaction.

In kayfabe Kurt Angle got the news Roman wasn't available, and stood looking at his phone in bewilderment until he ran out of time and was just "F it, I'll do it myself"

I'm just disappointed that they didn't replace Bray with Mike Kanellis