04-18-2017, 10:59 PM | #201 |
It's a blood match!
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Check out the April 5 NXT Bollywood Boys have a good showing against Heavy Machinery. Fun match.
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04-18-2017, 11:07 PM | #202 |
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04-18-2017, 11:07 PM | #203 |
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04-18-2017, 11:17 PM | #204 |
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Probably more due to the set of guests but Talking Smack wasn't that entertaining this week.
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04-18-2017, 11:34 PM | #205 |
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Someone needs to be e-arrested.
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04-19-2017, 12:15 AM | #206 |
It's a blood match!
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04-19-2017, 12:19 AM | #207 |
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I actually don't mind Jinder getting a title shot at all. Orton's still primarily focused on Bray, and after that it's only 3 weeks to Backlash. I don't think they'd want to rush a Corbin or Harper program, especially when Owens/Styles and Nakamura/Ziggler matches on the same PPV will clearly get more attention than the WWE Title match.
So you give Jinder a chance to work with a main eventer for a few weeks and see how it goes before moving to your big summer title program. |
04-19-2017, 12:28 AM | #208 | |
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I must say, I do worry for WWE putting Jinder and Orton in the main event of a show at the All-State Arena... that's really... eh... odd. I mean you wouldn't put that on in MSG would you? All-State is the next best thing to MSG. Odd choice. I could see this match actually not closing the show but I don't agree with that if it's the case. Also worried because the night before we have a Takeover and it looks like it's Itami and Roode.... and that's just not a quality main event for All-State either. Odd choices. |
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04-19-2017, 01:57 AM | #209 |
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Fire.
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04-19-2017, 03:08 AM | #210 |
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Saw Jinder won and decided to save 2 hours by not watching Smackdown.
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04-19-2017, 06:17 AM | #211 | |
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04-19-2017, 08:37 AM | #212 |
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I DVR'd this.... good enough to watch?
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04-19-2017, 08:44 AM | #213 |
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I think so. The three main matches were all good.
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04-19-2017, 08:55 AM | #214 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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So, either WWE is really digging for that India market or, once again, Steroids=push.
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04-19-2017, 08:57 AM | #215 |
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Maybe he uses Cell Tech
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04-19-2017, 09:00 AM | #216 |
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In Jinder's defense, I don't think he's any more roided out/muscularly larger than he was when he was in 3MB.
He looks the way he does now because he's dropped from about 12-15% body fat to about 6-8%, which are the type of numbers you'd expect to see from an in-season competitive bodybuilder. It's absolutely unsustainable for any long amount of time and it's probably wrecking his kidneys. |
04-19-2017, 09:05 AM | #217 |
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Kidney's are temporary, glory lasts forever.
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04-19-2017, 09:40 AM | #218 |
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I dunno, there might not be much hype for that match but I doubt they don't have a stellar match. It's pretty much MAKE IT OR BREAK IT for Itami at this point
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04-19-2017, 09:47 AM | #219 |
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He already BROKE IT when referring to Dash's jaw.
But yeah, depends on Itamis rust. I always thought him and Finn came in at just the wrong time as they were converted to the WWE style which they've been doing less and less of recently. I hope they just let him go out and be KENTA again. |
04-19-2017, 10:09 AM | #220 |
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Jinder Mahal getting world title shots via number #1 contenders matches involving Mojo Rawley and Erick Rowan while Breezango aren't even on the show. Shame.
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04-19-2017, 10:30 AM | #221 | |
His name is Jeff Harvey
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04-19-2017, 10:32 AM | #222 |
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Ah, I've only watched matches that have been recommended to me rather than followed his career. Didn't realise he was on a downward trend.
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04-19-2017, 10:33 AM | #223 |
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He was still pretty good, don't get me wrong, but he was a machine before the injuries.
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04-19-2017, 10:45 AM | #224 |
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Jinder in the main event is odd but I like it better than Mojo,
Eric Rowan, Ziggler, or Harper. Bringing up the Bollywood Boys to be his goons is a good move. Really just adds another jobber team to Smackdown but The Colons look like they've give up selling time shares and are serious now. I wouldn't be opposed to Jinder winning the title if it meant Rusev is going to return as a face and destroy him. Feels like some ROH booking with a short term challenger but we'll see and I hope it works out. Kind of crazy how 3MB breaks up and Drew becomes ripped and wins championships around the world and now Jacked Jinder is back going for the WWE World Championship. Slater still stuck in the comedy gimmick but it fits him better than the other two. Now my only hope is that some of that rubs off on Heath's Social Outcast partners and Axel and Bo get a push. |
04-19-2017, 11:06 AM | #225 |
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You can't just have someone being a massive jobber for years, suddenly winning a very important match at the top of the card.
It's another symptom of network land I'm afraid. No need to sell people the PPV, so throw anyone in there, little to no build, as long as they are subbing. Network is too good a deal for the company's own good |
04-19-2017, 11:13 AM | #226 |
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04-19-2017, 01:49 PM | #227 | |
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04-19-2017, 01:58 PM | #228 |
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I want to see more of this Bollywood trio they have and I'm not against Jinder getting a push I just wish he hadn't been a joke in prior weeks with all the Gronk stuff. Had he won the ATGBR he'd have a bit more credibility to him instead of just needing help to win matches. Should bring back Kahli to manage the group.
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04-19-2017, 02:00 PM | #229 |
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Who is in this trio?
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04-19-2017, 02:03 PM | #230 |
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Mahal and The Bollywood Boyz. They are the ones who helped Hinder win the match.
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04-19-2017, 02:14 PM | #231 | |
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I know, I keed, but for the die hard 3MB fans this is heaven right now with Drew in NXT and Jinder on SD! receiving pushes. It's only a matter of time before Heath Slater is given a run of his own. 3 Man Brand could turn out to be quite deadly if booked right. Have the stable appear throughout all 3 shows tearing people apart and collecting gold. |
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04-19-2017, 02:21 PM | #232 |
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Jinder's post-match promo was awesome given the circumstances of his jobber past. He can go in the ring and on the mic.
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04-19-2017, 02:34 PM | #233 |
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Jinder is way more interesting to me than Luke Harper, whom every1 seems to "cream themselves" over
Has v good heel mic skills imo |
04-19-2017, 02:50 PM | #234 |
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04-19-2017, 02:54 PM | #235 |
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This Jinder push is reminiscent of Bradshaw's gimmick switch/immediate push in the Main Event.
Why have him job on his way out of Raw if they planned this (or maybe they didn't plan it?) or was this the Raw writers fucking with the SDL team (didn't virtually all of the Raw talent going to SDL job?). |
04-19-2017, 03:07 PM | #236 |
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I thought Jinder beat Rusev on his way out?
But didn't everyone who switched do the Job? Miz, Alexa, Heath/Rhyno. |
04-19-2017, 03:09 PM | #237 |
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LOL @ This thread
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04-19-2017, 04:20 PM | #238 |
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lol Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal randomly starting an anti-American gimmick on the same night. Weird.
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04-19-2017, 05:00 PM | #239 |
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• As you all may know by now, I'm quite the fan of Jinder Mahal and his win came as a surprise but it was an excellent surprise. I was so happy when he won and I just really hope nothing screws this up like has happened before with the pushes of guys I really like. (Swagger and his weed spring to mind)
I think Jinder Mahal as WWE Champion would be great and thinking about it just makes me think of JBL from 2004 when he went from Bradshaw: The guy who we never thought would ever be WWE Champion, to JBL: One of the best heel WWE Champions in a long time. Now, I'm not saying that Jinder is going to become a future Hall of Famer in the next four weeks but this is a good opportunity to make a memorable and legitimate heel out of Mahal like JBL was and not like the forgettable heel R-Truth during Truth's feud with Cena in 2011. Mahal's promo after the match was great too and I'm really intrigued to see where this "Number One Contender Mahal" goes now. • So Mahal is number one contender and Primo & Epico have dropped "The Shining Stars" and are using their own names and are winning matches and looking good doing it. Have I died and gone to heaven? To me, this is fantastic and what I've been wanting for so long now. Much like Mahal, I really hope nothing screws up Primo & Epico. • Seeing the Tye Dillinger vignette and listening to his theme as it played just made me think that Curtis Axel must be really pissed as Tye's gimmick would be (excuse the unintended pun) perfect for him as being the son of Mr. Perfect and all. I said it as a joke last week that Tye was just "Mr. Perfect 2K17" but he really is if you think about it and it's the gimmick that would be "common sense" to give to Axel as he really should be "Mr. Perfect 2K17" but he's not. He's just a jobber who hasn't really done anything noteworthy in well over a year, which is such a shame. • Good show this week and I think SmackDown will and is doing what I said it would do last week, in that it can continue on with the trend of being the superior show and make magic out of the lesser hand they were dealt from the "Superstar Shakeup". |
04-19-2017, 05:21 PM | #240 |
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Mahal going from jobber to main eventer in one night is extremely stupid. If they are serious about him, why not start small with a winning streak and eventually IC title reign. This just isn't believable at all.
I am turning on Smackdown and seeing Primo and Epico, Mojo Rawley and Jinder Mahal in key matches and segments. The ONLY one with any kind of momentum is Rawley, and it certainly isn't main event momentum. It's all happened too fast and it makes everyone's favourite brand look like jobber central to the casual viewer. Jinder got destroyed by the likes of Roman, Big Show etc...On Raw, one jump to Smackdown and he is in the main event first time of asking. Sorry, but it makes Smackdown look like jobber central. |