01-28-2018, 11:28 PM | #1081 |
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01-28-2018, 11:28 PM | #1082 |
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Following that logic rousey challenges on raw for the exposure, asuka off to SDL.
Match wise its for the best probably. |
01-28-2018, 11:29 PM | #1083 |
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01-28-2018, 11:29 PM | #1084 |
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Could see Ronda and Asuka both having undefeated streaks going into WM35 where they finally meet up
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01-28-2018, 11:30 PM | #1085 |
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Shoulda put rousey in and let her go over. Woulda been more logical. But fan has a good point. Asuka is nothing. Rousey is money.
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01-28-2018, 11:31 PM | #1086 |
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i thought rousey "wasn't money", destor. you spent a whole thread talking about how she's a lame duck now.
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01-28-2018, 11:31 PM | #1087 |
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Putting the women's rumble in the main event spot was absolutely the right call. You don't send a crowd like that home with a shitty Universal Championship triple threat. That REALLY would've started some riots.
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01-28-2018, 11:32 PM | #1088 |
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Asuka winning was the right call but if they didn't have Rousey come out to end the show, it would have felt like the middle of a Raw episode ending a major PPV.
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01-28-2018, 11:32 PM | #1089 |
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01-28-2018, 11:33 PM | #1090 |
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Too much complaining... it was a fine show.
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01-28-2018, 11:36 PM | #1091 |
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Yeah I liked the show overall and the order was good other than the Raw tag match.
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01-28-2018, 11:36 PM | #1092 |
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Anyone else watching the special on the Network r/n...trying to figure out if Taker is retired or not
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01-28-2018, 11:36 PM | #1093 |
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01-28-2018, 11:37 PM | #1094 |
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Definitely think the women's Rumble will be an annual thing........but I will say two full fledged Rumbles makes for a long night.
Next year I'd make the women's Rumble a 20 person match since it's obvious they felt they needed half of the field to spend ages outside the ring. |
01-28-2018, 11:40 PM | #1095 |
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Doing a womens match annually is a challenge because there are so few viable participants
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01-28-2018, 11:40 PM | #1096 |
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You almost have to reduce the field otherwise you have the same match next year
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01-28-2018, 11:43 PM | #1097 |
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Not gonna lie, even as I kinda marked out for Rousey, a small part of me was saying "No, outsider. You don't get to point to the WrestleMania sign. That's our thing. Stop that."
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01-28-2018, 11:44 PM | #1098 |
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Probably covered earlier in the thread but man that Ziggler return was very flat... Felt like he missed a few spots and no one cared.
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01-28-2018, 11:47 PM | #1099 | |
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Originally it was rumored WWE was looking at just 3-4 for Legends and the rest from NXT for this year but ended up going with almost a third of the Rumble being Legends. I get why they did it because of the historical nature of this Rumble. |
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01-28-2018, 11:48 PM | #1100 |
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This behind the scenes thing for Mania is absolutely fantastic. Loved seeing how they snuck the Hardys in only an hour before they were going out for their match.
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01-28-2018, 11:48 PM | #1101 |
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Nobody was ready for Asuka
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01-28-2018, 11:51 PM | #1102 |
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I am glad they didn't taint Asuka's streak by having Rousey enter and win though.
Just like how they have the ability to make a smark crowd feel like they've "won" by having Nakamura win because they're still gonna do the same matches they planned at the Rumble anyway, having 2 women's titles gives them the same luxury. Rousey winning would have fucked up Asuka's undefeated streak and turned people off while still having the same two women's titles matches the presumably have planned anyway. Really makes the rumble matches feel pointless but... if you're gonna have a lame 2 title situation, they might as well take advantage of situations like this. |
01-28-2018, 11:53 PM | #1103 |
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Would asuak losing a battle royal hurt her streak?
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01-28-2018, 11:53 PM | #1104 |
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Oh yeah. That was fucking silly. Guy drops the title and walks away from the company mysteriously only to return at the rumble for a couple minutes? What was the point of all this?
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01-28-2018, 11:55 PM | #1105 |
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I mean... it would literally taint an "undefeated" streak. We can argue all day about the semantics of whether losing a Royal Rumble would "count" as a defeat or whatever. But why fuck with it at all when you don't have to?
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01-28-2018, 11:55 PM | #1106 |
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01-29-2018, 12:00 AM | #1107 |
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Not to me, but some seem dead set that it would. Gonna reach for an analogy....you know those games on the Price is Right where they have a rolling cash prize rather than just a trip/car or whatever? Like, if the top prize is 100k and the contestant walks away with 50k are you supposed to call them a loser?
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01-29-2018, 12:04 AM | #1108 |
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Taker/Roman up in the WM34 doc now
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01-29-2018, 12:04 AM | #1109 |
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Men's Rumble was great. Womens was...meh. Ronda was...awkward kinda. Rest of the card was too.
I was here for the Rumbles so I'd say solid show. Not that excited for WM season but I'll give it a shot. |
01-29-2018, 12:05 AM | #1110 |
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Would rather her first loss be in a 1-on-1 match and not a rumble.
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01-29-2018, 12:08 AM | #1111 |
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Oh I'm all in on Styles/Nakamura at Mania.
Decent chance that and Asuka's match are the only things I'm gonna pay any real attention to...but sadly enough that's already an improvement on last year's Mania where I went into it caring about one match. |
01-29-2018, 12:09 AM | #1112 |
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I enjoyed the womens rumble the most by far. Sascha is a real pro and Trish was aces.
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01-29-2018, 12:12 AM | #1113 |
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Taker said he's content riding off in the sunset but will see what tomorrow brings on the WM33 doc on the network
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01-29-2018, 12:16 AM | #1114 |
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We are getting AJ/Nakamura vs KO/Sami at Fast lane I bet
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01-29-2018, 12:18 AM | #1115 |
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I could see there being three women's matches at Mania.
Asuka vs. Alexa Charlotte and Becky vs. Rousey and Baszler Bayley vs. heel Banks But we'll see. |
01-29-2018, 12:21 AM | #1116 |
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Rousey v bliss -15 second squash via arm bar
Charlotte v asuka - asuka wins Multi women match. Moolah battle royal. I dunno. Something that gets everyone on the card. Banks wins |
01-29-2018, 12:28 AM | #1117 |
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Wait. Elimination Chamber is Raw this year?
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01-29-2018, 12:32 AM | #1118 |
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01-29-2018, 12:33 AM | #1119 |
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01-29-2018, 12:36 AM | #1120 |
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Oh. Well that's one downside to Reigns not winning the Rumble. Elimination Chamber winner is pretty much a given.
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