Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 451: Clocks are banned so it's no longer Vader Time

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Biscuit, you didn't enjoy the counting down because it sounded like a large portion of the arena was involved
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eaedwards6400 posted...

Biscuit, you didn't enjoy the counting down because it sounded like a large portion of the arena was involved

I wasn't there! And I was mostly indifferent to it anyway and did not fault anyone for doing it during this bad Pittsburgh show.
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FFDragon posted...

It's totally fair to call people out on it, but it's also totally fair for them to do it in the first place.

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" and all that (except I don't really care that much, this is a dumb hill to fight on, much less die on)

Nothing is stopping them from doing it, no

But whether they have the right to do it or not, it's a dickhead move. And trying to argue "We're not dickheads" is not going to go anywhere because they were dickheads. They have a right to be dickheads, but it doesn't change the fact that they're dickheads.

I'm not saying you can't do it

I'm just saying if you do it, you're a dickhead, so accept your dickheadyness
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

eaedwards6400 posted...

Biscuit, you didn't enjoy the counting down because it sounded like a large portion of the arena was involved

I wasn't there! And I was mostly indifferent to it anyway and did not fault anyone for doing it during this bad Pittsburgh show.

Oh. I thought I read that you went my bad. My buddies did go actually and they said they had a really good time.
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I kinda forgot to make this point last night with everything else that was going on, but Omega going over Naito yesterday pretty much confirms that Naito will not be in the ME of WK13. We look to be headed towards Okada/Omega V, which is what I wanted anyway. Save the Naito redemption until next year when WK is on a weekend and you have a chance to draw a truly massive crowd.
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I'm actually interested to see what they do with this whole Lesnar ultimatum. Still curious to see if Braun actually cashes in if/when Lesnar arrives.

The problem with Brock leaving is the Heyman won't be on screen much. I've heard the Paul's helping out backstage on Raw which would be nice, but he's so good he needs to be on screen.
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Oh look, nothing actually came of the Brock thing

Who'da thunk it
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...But I do like Drew
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Even if Reigns doesn't win the match at Summerslam, I fully expect him to win his triple threat just to troll the audience. I know it's coming, and it's still working!
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Rooting for Drew in this one. I'd like to see Drew and Rollins move on, but I'm guessing Lashley wins his. I'd be okay with Lashley though. The buildup would be atrocious, but I think he'd do well enough during the match itself.
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did they forget to put a barricade there lol
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We've got a orchestral remix of AJ Style's theme now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blUaI_6LU_Q" data-time="
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Really wish Finn or Drew won there. Either of them would have made for a much more interesting match for (likely) Bobby Lashley.
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Finn going off with the chair made me hype
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running alabama slam

yes please
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I just learned Pierre the Quebecer has come out of retirement, is now a Frankenstein monster powered by jumper cables, beat Walter and is about to have a match with Danny Maff in September. What
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This Bayley and Sasha storyline somehow manages to get even worse.

Jesus Christ.
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Corey and Coachman trying to sell the crowd being in stunned uncomfortable silence during that Authors of Pain match was so sad to listen to.

They really need Paul Ellering something fierce.
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I would like to thank the boys at Being the Elite for bringing us this wonderful Kenny Omega face.

https://imgur.com/Gc92IeS
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I'd rather watch paint dry than listen to bobby lashley speak

wow Ellias, rip bobby lashley
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is Ellias usually that great because I think I usually skip him
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Elias is fantastic
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poor lashley crowd so dead for anything he does
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Oh look now we can have Reigns vs. Lashley but this time Reigns wins because there are stakes

yaaaaay
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I honestly sort of feel bad for Lashley.

He was booked SO WELL on Impact and this is the garbage he gets here.
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I'm catching up on Being the Elite, and there's a segment about 7:30 into last week's episode where Kenny Omega explains to the Bucks how to get matches better than 5 stars. It is, truly I tell you, the funniest segment I've seen on this show in months:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ2bxuTtkHw" data-time="

Also, if you like NJPW or ROH or even just want a really short wrestling-related show, I can't recommend this enough. It's a little rough at times, but it has a real charm to it.
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Also, is Fale officially out of the Bullet Club?
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Also, is Fale officially out of the Bullet Club?

No. They aren't defining the Bullet Club very well right now. Him and Loa/Tama are like the Bullet Club OG or something.

Also Jay White has wins over Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, and now Hiroshi Tanahashi in the past 7 months.

Year of the Switchblade.
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The shirts said Bullet Club Firing Squad
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Did Fale officially side with Firing Squad? He just said, "Fuck Yujiro" in BTE.
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ExThaNemesis posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

Also, is Fale officially out of the Bullet Club?

No. They aren't defining the Bullet Club very well right now. Him and Loa/Tama are like the Bullet Club OG or something.

Also Jay White has wins over Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, and now Hiroshi Tanahashi in the past 7 months.

Year of the Switchblade.

But a loss to MAH BOI Juice.
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Wait i remember people explicitly telling us they are no longer watching raw and wanted us to know about it and now theyre watching raw?
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GTM posted...

Wait i remember people explicitly telling us they are no longer watching raw and wanted us to know about it and now theyre watching raw?

I said I wasn't watching for a few weeks, not that I was never watching again. Go fuck yourself.
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RaidenZeroX posted...

GTM posted...

Wait i remember people explicitly telling us they are no longer watching raw and wanted us to know about it and now theyre watching raw?

I said I wasn't watching for a few weeks, not that I was never watching again. Go fuck yourself. Didn't realize that having something better to do than watch a product that I wasn't interested in put me on MWC levels with some of you. Sorry that I was actually interested to see where they went after Extreme Rules, and felt like discussing it.

Chill, if you feel attacked a bit that's one thing but "go fuck yourself" certainly is too strong. No one accused you of being MWC or anything

On that note, I actually haven't been watching Raw or Smackdown. 5 hours is too much time to put into what they deliver IMO, it's just not good enough as of late. Plus, on the weekly shows, most of the matches are tossaway, or they have false finishes so they don't end up meaning much. But I hear that Raw had two alright triple threat matches that actually had winners so who knows, maybe that'll change soon.

I'd still tune in to the PPVs but... well, that's a lot of time investment too, and those matches are usually pretty underwhelming except for maybe two or three on each 4-5 hour card
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I watch Raw and Smackdown. I fast forward segments that look boring.

It takes me about 1 hour of real time (combined) to watch both in any given week. Maybe a bit more if we're just starting builds.

I'm considering just stopping though. When you're skipping that much it's questionable how much you're getting out of it.
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Solioxrz362 posted...

Chill, if you feel attacked a bit that's one thing but "go fuck yourself" certainly is too strong. No one accused you of being MWC or anything

Yeah, if you check the timestamps I had already edited that part out by the time you posted this, was just before the actual quote was done.

I've had 2 interactions with GTM in these topics, and both of them have been him talking shit at me out of nowhere, but even with that I realized it was a bit excessive on my own. If he wants to keep tossing shit my way because I was vocal about doing something else instead of watching Raw twice, more power to him.
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You keep reppin that Friday the 13th man
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With LU back, I cut Raw from my viewing rotation.

I just watch LU, Impact and the occasional PPV which reinforces my decision to not watch raw or SD on the regular.

I cant fucking believe Nakamuras gimmick is "man who kicks dicks" as a thing outside the styles feud
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Lopen posted...

You keep reppin that Friday the 13th man

Unfortunately I play on PC, and now that Gun has stopped doing regular updates it's hard to find a public match without people using speed hacks and trolling nonstop. Thankfully Octopath Traveler is here, so the timing worked out!
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Wait what. I thought you were playing the reviled NES game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQk4La1qkc" data-time="

I am so disappointed now that I know you're not claiming this is better than Raw
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Gun are such fans that NES Jason is in fact a playable character in the PC game
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Lopen posted...

Wait what. I thought you were playing the reviled NES game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQk4La1qkc" data-time="

I am so disappointed now that I know you're not claiming this is better than Raw

I'm actually the one person on the planet who loves that game. It's what spawned my love for the entire Friday the 13th series (my mom probably shouldn't have let 8 year old me rent it back in the day, but oh well.)

When my wife was pregnant with our second daughter, I was pushing for the name Christina so I could call her Crissy, which I blatantly stole from that game (and Friday the 13th Part 3, but still!)

I still go back and replay the NES game a few times per year. When I counted down my top 100 games, I put that at number 16.
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Yeah, that's really not all that bad of a game, just super obtuse in what you're supposed to be doing in order to not die
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DeathChicken posted...

Yeah, that's really not all that bad of a game, just super obtuse in what you're supposed to be doing in order to not die

I still remember problems I had with that the first time I played. Rented copy had no manual. Kept hearing this annoying beep. Didn't realize I had to save the children. Got game over when they all died. Kept trying to figure out why my inactive counselors kept disappearing. Good times!
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Gonna be honest I've never played it so I can't judge but it does have a reputation, which made it a funny running gag to me to claim it was being played over watching Raw.
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Lopen posted...

Gonna be honest I've never played it so I can't judge but it does have a reputation, which made it a funny running gag to me to claim it was being played over watching Raw.

For some (but not all) Raws I'd definiely say it is, but I'm part of a very very small group of people who liked the game! You're really not missing anything if you didn't play it though.

I still remember being so surprised when I looked up reviews for it in the early days of having the internets. I figured it was going to be pretty well received, and all I found were scathing reviews about how they wrapped a turd in a NES cart.
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What is everyone's current wrestling lineup?

I'm watching:
-Smackdown
-NXT
-Impact
-Lucha Underground
-Being the Elite
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- NJPW
- Progress
- NXT

follow raw and smackdown but it's really rare that it sounds like something i'd want to watch.
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Raw (sometimes)
Smackdown (sometimes)
205 Live (when I can)
NXT (when I have literally caught up on all of my YouTube/TV stuff)

Lucha Underground is difficult for me because I have less computer time to not-so-legally watch, so it's dropped.
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I think it's like Castlevania 2, a game that isn't all that bad either but Angry Videogame Nerd did a bit on it, so everyone decided it was the worst. The funny part being out of character, he didn't actually hate it
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