04-21-2017, 10:15 AM | #281 |
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Best case scenario, Jinder actually looks credible in this feud, his jobber past is put behind him, and he's somebody they can insert near the top of the card as needed.
Worst case scenario, they have a nothing match and WWE start building towards Orton's next proper program against Corbin, Owens, etc. |
04-21-2017, 10:19 AM | #282 |
Grim Fandango
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Mahal is really, really shit though. He might be "fresh", but that just makes him a fresh shit. He is terrible and will forever be terrible.
If we're bringing back Carlito lets just have him in the main event instead. |
04-21-2017, 11:40 AM | #283 |
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I really fail to see what makes him "shit" though.
When you compare him to another name that's been thrown about when the subject of "future main eventer" is brought up, Corbin, he's better than him in every way. • Mahal's mic work is good, which is something that can't be said for Corbin. Mahal makes you listen when he talks. Corbin makes you sleepy when he talks. • Mahal is entertaining in the ring, as his matches can be different depending on who he's facing. They can be fast, slow, stiff, technical, whereas most of all of Corbin's matches are slow as fuck, because he's slow as fuck. I'll give it to Corbin that he has "short bursts" of energy where some moves look devastating, like his clotheslines but waiting on those "short bursts" is like waiting for death. • Mahal's look is both "traditional" but "different". The dude looks evil and is pretty ripped. He actually looks intimidating whereas with Corbin, you've got someone who doesn't look intimidating in the slightest. You just have a tall balding man with spaghetti hair that has a torso that's so doughy that he was told to cover up and he's done that by wearing cheap ugly wolf T-shirts while wearing Braun Strowman's trousers. Why do you think Mahal is so terrible? |
04-21-2017, 12:00 PM | #284 |
President of Freedonia
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People are just trying to hinder Jinder
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04-21-2017, 12:09 PM | #285 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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Bray is winning the title now. IJS.
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04-21-2017, 12:17 PM | #286 |
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I like how Smackdown is booked kind of like a indy promotion. Its a good one off program that buys Nakamura time to get used to the main roster befor throwing him into the main event. Smackdown is stacked at the top and this builds up the weak mid card they have so it makes sense. With the US title having the former Universal and WWE champions fighting over it beefing up the mid card is definitely needed.
Mahal being in the main event at Backlash is fine with me and I hope he has a good showing. I dont expect him to win but the match should be used to legitimize Jinder to the point where him being #1 contender or the US champ doesnt feel like a joke. Him winning though would be a huge shocker but I wouldn't be against it if he can pull off the evil foreigner gimmick. |
04-21-2017, 12:29 PM | #287 |
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He's really boring, both in ring and as a character. He's not the worst wrestler on the roster, but absolutely nothing he does in-ring looks great, the only thing about him that pops are his veins. His gimmick is uninspired, overdone and unoriginal. His post match promo was just growling off a checklist of things that should get heel heat. Blah.
I also think Baron Corbin is super boring and don't like him either, hence why he is so low on the list. |
04-21-2017, 12:44 PM | #288 |
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I think that most people "get" the situation with Jinder; there's other strong programmes happening on the show/they don't want to burn through title/programmes with Orton/Nakamura, Orton/Owens, Orton/AJ, Owens/AJ, etc as they've limited pieces to play with on SmackDown.
I understand your stance CK, and I'm sure most agree that getting fresh faces in the main event picture is needed - even if they don't agree that that face should be Jinder Mahal. I think most people's criticism lies in the execution. Jinder Mahal has a 17% WWE career win record. He's lost his last 11 televised matches. His last singles win on Raw/SmackDown/PPV was September 2016, prior to that August 2012. And suddenly he's the #1 Contender to the most prestigious championship in the world of wrestling. I can see why people might find that adjustment difficult. |
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04-21-2017, 01:00 PM | #291 |
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04-21-2017, 01:00 PM | #292 |
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Could have sworn Jinder just beat Rusev recently.
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04-21-2017, 01:40 PM | #293 | |
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That being said, I don't even know if Jinder could be considered a midcarder. lol He was a jobber even all the way up to a week before he became number one contender. Not to mention the absurdity of AJ Styles winning a #1 contenders match for the US Title, thus eliminating himself from a WORLD title #1 contenders match that was won by Jinder Mahal... |
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04-21-2017, 01:45 PM | #294 |
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Jinder's build to his shot seemed to boil off his Instagram promo where he shot down rumors of steroids and told the world no one out-diets/trains him. Plus, his post-match promo and Talking Smack appearance really explain why he's in that spot. The Land of Opportunity Maggal. white honkies who think Jesus is an actual person hate the Mahal
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04-21-2017, 01:54 PM | #295 |
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Does DAMN iNATOR hate Mahal?
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04-21-2017, 01:58 PM | #296 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Apparently they've just put Mahal into what was supposed to be Rusev's push which would halfway explain the sudden shift into the anti-American gimmick.
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04-21-2017, 02:02 PM | #297 |
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The "You Americans hate diversity" line made me think of Muhammad Hassan. RIP
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04-21-2017, 02:07 PM | #298 |
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He sure as hell does, Mahal is going to make a lot of people upset and it's money. I'm all in for Heath Slater getting the Universal Title, Drew getting the NXT strap and Mahal hoisting the WWE title just to say they are the 3 Man Brand |
04-22-2017, 10:27 AM | #299 |
The black Corey Graves
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I like Jinder as no. 1 contender. I haven't seen it before. It's fresh. Good to see what he can do when put into that position. Looking forward to it.
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04-22-2017, 11:20 AM | #300 |
king of sucks
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and ryno is there roadie eating crackers and cheese
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04-23-2017, 02:44 AM | #301 |
Rigged from the start
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Not the man himself, just how roided up he is. I mean, you'd think they wouldn't make him do so to a point where it wasn't so obvious, but it might just be a condition of this push he's receiving.
Frankly, if he takes the title from Orton @ Backlash a little under a month from now, I'm all for it. |
04-23-2017, 09:12 AM | #302 |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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Yeah nobody can get jacked without the use of steroids
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04-23-2017, 10:27 AM | #303 |
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Mahal was awesome on Tuesday. Legit heat, whatta concept.
I'm all for this push. Guy looks great, and has good delivery in his promos. He seems hungry for success to me. Was his promo oldschool and done before? Of course. But it generated legit hate boos, which is so rare these days. I know it's early, but he seems like he's a heel that's not interested in being cool and selling t-shirts. He's a character that people will pay to see lose and help every babyface in the process. I hope it works out for Mahal, big fan |
04-23-2017, 11:14 AM | #304 |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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At first I thought this might be a reward for being one of the few guys to accept the return offer last year but then I remembered Curt Hawkins lack of success
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04-23-2017, 12:05 PM | #305 |
Rigged from the start
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04-23-2017, 12:49 PM | #306 |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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I forgot you were a bodybuilding expert.
I have a friend who doesn't juice who is in the gym 24/7 and is jacked like that. Like I said, not everyone needs to cheat. Just because you can't get your ass in the gym and look like that doesn't mean everyone has that problem. |
04-23-2017, 01:57 PM | #307 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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He also has severe backne.
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04-23-2017, 02:31 PM | #308 |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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So does my 30 year old brother
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04-23-2017, 06:02 PM | #309 |
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04-23-2017, 06:33 PM | #310 | |
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04-23-2017, 09:49 PM | #311 |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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Maybe by juicing damninator is trying to say jinder is dieting since juice is healthy
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