Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 487: There Goes Bracket

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They would be fucking stupid enough to put Daniel Bryan on a show no one watches to go break his neck again.

But its gonna be canceled in what is it..10 weeks now?
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I would believe Bryan to 205 more if KENTA was still there.

And there are 9 episodes left after last night
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I'll just say I find the new Seth Rollins interesting. I mean the whole "company man" thing he's been doing in interviews lately. He's more defensive than one would have imagined. Even moreso than Reigns, the guy who was supposed to be the "company man."

Reigns took the "Cena approach" of letting fans have their fun and just moving on. Seth has gone fully on the defensive. Taking shots at people who leave, asserting he'll obliterate any competition, complaining about "food on his table" & "bank accounts" & "jealous fans" and so on. Interesting contrast.

Even if Reigns "wasn't the right man for the job" like most internet fans claimed, he grew into it and carried himself like one most of the time. One would almost wonder if Seth is feeling pressure from the role given his aggressive demeanor. Of course he could also be working people, but it doesn't FEEL like he's trying to work people; instead it feels like he's kind of folding.
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Reigns did NOT grow into the role, that's one of the reasons Seth is still in the role.

They dont have a leading man at all, and that's the reason Seth looks so ridiculous.

He's a 10 year old wearing his dad's suit
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_PandaMaster_ posted...

Reigns took the "Cena approach" of letting fans have their fun and just moving on. Seth has gone fully on the defensive. Taking shots at people who leave, asserting he'll obliterate any competition, complaining about "food on his table" & "bank accounts" & "jealous fans" and so on. Interesting contrast.

Idk man Reigns said some pretty bad shit that actually made me appreciate the way Cena dealt with press

https://www.inquisitr.com/1805815/wwe-news-roman-reigns-makes-controversial-statements-in-recent-interview/

Just an article I pulled after a very quick google search

That's not to draw a direct comparison with Rollins or to necessarily absolve Rollins or anything, just that Reigns was hardly innocent in how he handled things.
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I mean dude dated a neo-nazi and cheated on his fiancee.

Dude kinda sucks.
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Fwiw, I think Reigns got BETTER at the PR thing in time. It may be bias talking, but I never thought he got as good as Cena at it.
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If I were a cancer survivor and people called me entitled and thinking only of myself when I go to work to earn money, I wouldn't particularly care what those people think either.
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Eddv posted...

He's a 10 year old wearing his dad's suit

Lmao

It's true. He even has the voice for it.
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WarThaNemesis2 posted...

If I were a cancer survivor and people called me entitled and thinking only of myself when I go to work to earn money, I wouldn't particularly care what those people think either.

Well yeah, that's probably similar to what Cena thought (minus the cancer survivor stuff, obviously). But you don't actually say it. That's where PR comes in. Telling white lies or giving evasive, diplomatic answers. PR wouldn't exist as a concept if everyone was super blunt and honest with their feelings. People weren't shocked at the Steph philanthropy tweet because it was untrue.
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Kings guest commentary on Raw Reunion was bad. Like, dude obviously doesnt watch the product anymore. To contrast that Big E and Woods were great doing it on Smackdown.

Just woke up from a dream. Went to Board 8 after a series of ridiculous matches to find where to vote for top 25 of the year because Dean Malenko was having a great comeback year.
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Just days after #WWE poked fun at The Usos having DUI history, Jimmy is arrested again for DUI.

https://twitter.com/theLTGpodcast/status/1154399801729007616?s=20

fuck the usos and everybody involved in that segment. fuck the wwe. fuck anybody who still supports the usos or the company. hope he dies next time he gets behind the wheel.
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Can't wait for the Usos to start showing up drunk in storyline
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RIP Wrestlecircus

I remember enjoying it a lot the few times I watched it. Wasn't it the innovator of streaming wrestling on Twitch?
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I believe so, yes.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/wwe_network/comments/chwfrr/video_specs_of_the_new_wwe_network_and_an/

Every video on the new version of the Network was accidentally uploaded in mono

All 11,000+
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Steiner posted...

at Bloodsport

Did they steal my UCA idea??? I'm claiming royalties.
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The Bryan & Vinny show. Granny saying all of Undertaker's nicknames.

I have never laughed so hard.
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Good grief the Uso DUI looks even worse than I thought

At 1:30 AM a deputy was dispatched out the area of Pine Forest and Nine Mile Road in reference to a possible DUI complaint.

- The deputy was advised by an off-duty officer that a vehicle was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 in an excess of a 100 mph - drifting from left to right and going out of its lane.

- The deputy verified the vehicles speed at 86 mph by his front radar antenna. The speed limit was 45 mph.

- According to the report, Uso appeared to have some issues holding documents in his hands after the officer asked for his license, registration, and proof of insurance.

- The deputy observed that Uso appeared to have bloodshot, watery, droopy eyelids, and dilated pupils, along with slow and slurred speech.

- The deputy said he could smell an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver side window.

- Uso allegedly had to be told several times to get out of the car.

- The reports states that Uso began asking if he needed a lawyer and if he was being detained. Uso allegedly took his phone from his pocket and attempted to put his phone towards the deputys face.

- When arrested, Uso allegedly began to become uncooperative and had to be told numerous times to have a seat in the patrol car.

I hope he gets future devoured.

Remember to watch WWE Smackville on the WWE Network.
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https://nintendoeverything.com/retromania-wrestling-coming-to-switch/
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I wonder how long it'll take before Nyla Rose can exist without everybody freakin' out
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So I'm trying to figure out if having a pregnant champion is the best thing the WWE has done in a while or the worst thing.
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The hall of despondent wrestlers was pretty great.
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They better hire back Snitsky.
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RIP Seth Rollins that was brutal
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So tonight's RAW was "Brock Lesnar F5's Seth Rollins onto various objects."
First a folding chair.
Then a gurney.

What wacky thing will he be F5'd onto next!?!?
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TheRock1525 posted...

So tonight's RAW was "Brock Lesnar F5's Seth Rollins onto various objects."
First a folding chair.
Then a gurney.

What wacky thing will he be F5'd onto next!?!?

Another Seth Rollins
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you forgot to mention he's landing on those things in ways that are legitimately injuring him
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I mean he braced himself for the chair, but yeah that gurney spot he just got dropped on it.
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I don't know where this Cedric Alexander push is coming from.

But I approve.
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What's with all the potshots at Goldberg recently? Dolphs made like 2 remarks in as many weeks and I believe Owens did not that long ago

https://www.wwe.com/article/the-big-show-show-netflix-announcement

The Big Show....SHOW! Coming to Netflix.
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_PandaMaster_ posted...

The Big Show....SHOW! Coming to Netflix.

I dislike how I instinctively read this in Micheal Cole's voice.
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Why Netflix though? You're just asking even LESS people to be interested.
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Nameless2000 posted...

_PandaMaster_ posted...

The Big Show....SHOW! Coming to Netflix.

I dislike how I instinctively read this in Micheal Cole's voice.

I blame the old Smackdown games if you'd played those

The ellipse totally made me read it like bad video game commentary.

The Big Show... Looked great the other day.
The Big Show has a great... Showstopper Chokeslam.
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Strife2 posted...

Why Netflix though? You're just asking even LESS people to be interested.

What's a bigger platform than Netflix?
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Youtube duh. They have 10 trillion social media followers.

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I mean, no one is probably going to watch Big Show other than wrestling fans, and I doubt wrestling fans would watch it either. Having a bigger platform doesn't mean much.

Then again, I remember Hogan Knows Best and Miz and Mrs have audiences...who knows.
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As someone who watches random bullshit on Netflix, never underestimate what I will watch when really bored.
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Honestly, I was very apprehensive, Lynch started. What I didnt want was everybody talking about the relationship. What I wanted was two bad asses, two people at the top of their game fighting side-by-side. Not for the world to be reminded every five minutes that this is Becky Lynchs boyfriend or thats Seth Rollins girlfriend. Which, of course, they didnt do. They were the masters of subtlety

So, for that reason, I was apprehensive. But when I thought about it, I was like OK. One, were going to make this a badass fight, its going to be a great fight. No matter what, you know when you put me and Seth Rollins in a fight youre going to get pure passion and were going to pull out all the stops. But in terms of having my relationship be the freaking be the front and centre, thats not what Im about. Thats not what Ive worked towards. Thats not what I wanted.

I wanted to work with Seth because hes the best in the business you know, besides me but working with him was awesome. He really is the absolute best.

lol
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She does know what company she works for, right?
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I watched like 10 minutes of Raw and the first time I saw Rollins appear the announcers immediately chimed in that he is Becky's boyfriend
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I've never seen people miss sarcasm so easily.

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I mean I never assume WWE people are being sarcastic talking about how good wwe is. They may not believe what they are saying but they arent being sarcastic, just lying.

Except people wanting out of course.
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Yes Becky is clearly being sarcastic
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Haaaa
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