Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 437: Question the Wrestlemania Booking HERE

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Ranking of anger

1. Bayley

Seriously, that would have been fucking awesome but random Naomi.

2. Rusev

Fuck guys come on

3. Balor

I just like Balor

4. Asuka

Because it was a great match so I don't mind at all!
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Disappointed tag
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ScareChan posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

Wait, who did they say were the two UFC people?

To start in UFC and go to WWE, and the other was Shamrock

Dan Severn erased from history :-(
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I heard that Hunter.
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damnit this is twice you have Jaykl'd me on the topic
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Also Shayna Baszler erased from history?

Maybe NXT doesnt count though
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Yeah NXT doesn't count.
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I mean...not bad Steph.
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This is not as terrible as I expected it to be.
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davidponte posted...

This is not as terrible as I expected it to be.

Yeah, Ronda's better in the ring than I expected.
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Holy shit. That's more surprising than Asuka! Angle giving Steph an anklelock
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Good spot.
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yo Ronda might actually be dope at pro wrestling
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Damn this is a really surprisingly good match
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"Sorry!"

"Too late"

*** just for that.
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that was a fun match
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That was awesome
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Ok...how was that so awesome?
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Ronda exceeded my expectations. She's obviously got a long way to go, and shouldn't be going toe-to-toe with the top Women in the division just yet, but she's further along than I expected her to be.

Solid match.
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Ronda took those post shots like a CHAMP
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Loved it, my match of the night so far
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It really was! Surprised me in a good way
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Wait Stephanie got actual sustained offense on Ronda and defended the armbar like 5 times and people don't hate it huh.
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davidponte posted...

Ronda exceeded my expectations. She's obviously got a long way to go, and shouldn't be going toe-to-toe with the top Women in the division just yet, but she's further along than I expected her to be.

Solid match.

She went toe to toe with HHH in kayfabe, but she shouldn't beat the CONFIRMED backstage rat.... ok...

Lopen posted...

Wait Stephanie got actual sustained offense on Ronda and defended the armbar like 5 times and people don't hate it huh.

Good booking will do that.

Where was the good booking
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Lopen posted...

Wait Stephanie got actual sustained offense on Ronda and defended the armbar like 5 times and people don't hate it huh.

I can buy the idea that Steph uniquely focused on armbar defense in her training
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Dragonzord theme

best mania ever
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Lopen posted...

Wait Stephanie got actual sustained offense on Ronda and defended the armbar like 5 times and people don't hate it huh.

Stephanie is actually good in the ring. She just never does it, so we assume she sucks.

Trish, Brie, now Ronda. I'm convinced Steph knows what she's doing.
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Lopen posted...

Where was the good booking

Did you see/hear the crowd?
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UInstinctGogeta posted...

davidponte posted...

Ronda exceeded my expectations. She's obviously got a long way to go, and shouldn't be going toe-to-toe with the top Women in the division just yet, but she's further along than I expected her to be.

Solid match.

She went toe to toe with HHH in kayfabe, but she shouldn't beat the CONFIRMED backstage rat.... ok...

I meant realistically you don't wan't Rousey winning the title on RAW tomorrow.

Don't work yourself into a shoot, brother.
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It's not about if Stephanie can work it's in Kayfabe she's an Authority Figure who doesn't wrestle

Makes Ronda look like a joke at worst, just another member of the woman's division at best.
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is that a darksiders mask or overwatch
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Lopen posted...

Makes Ronda look like a joke at worst, just another member of the woman's division at best.

Well she's in good company now with Asuka so
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Lopen posted...

It's not about if Stephanie can work it's in Kayfabe she's an Authority Figure who doesn't wrestle

Makes Ronda look like a joke at worst, just another member of the woman's division at best.

I felt like the match was booked super well. All of Steph's offense made sense and didn't really hurt Ronda's credibility at all.

Very entertaining, even if the concept for it was really dumb.
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I really dont see the problem. Steph had good but ultimately not good enough defense, zero legitimately earned offense.

I mean Rousey basically owned Triple H in 10 seconds. Thats strong booking
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Jakyl25 posted...

Lopen posted...

Wait Stephanie got actual sustained offense on Ronda and defended the armbar like 5 times and people don't hate it huh.

I can buy the idea that Steph uniquely focused on armbar defense in her training

Yeah I figured that was it. Just focussing on not being caught in the armbar for two months can go a long way

Commentary put that over too
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Angle 3-0 since coming back.
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This was a forgettable match but I like the result.
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And the crowd doesn't care.
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Yay for extended squash
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And yeah all Steph's offense came because HHH helped or because it was an attack from behind or something.

Also Rowan and Harper are basically what the Ascension should have been if they weren't total shit.
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davidponte posted...

This was a forgettable match but I like the result.

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That's not fair. The Ascension would've actually been over.
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I think Stephanie earned all the offense after she eye raked her. If Ronda is some MMA beast an Authority Figure shouldn't be able to catch her with an eye rake
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Lopen posted...

I think Stephanie earned all the offense after she eye raked her. If Ronda is some MMA beast an Authority Figure shouldn't be able to catch her with an eye rake

We get it...the match was still awesome.
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Okay so now lets assume AoP are coming up

Do you keep them on opposite brands than the Bludgeon Bros, or do you put them together and build to a monster mash?
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Please be biker Taker.
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Like imagine if Vince McMahon and Brock Lesnar had a match and Vince blocked the Kimura 5 times and got and eye rake and a few hits on Brock
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