Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 485: It's Such Good Shit

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And you're a little late to the whole "Seth and Becky dating is a storyline" when Becky is hopping in an ambulance after Seth gets murdered by Brock.
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And if this was turning out to be "Seth is feuding with Brock and needs Becky to even the odds" that would be a less horrendous setup than "Seth needs Becky to save him from fucking Baron Corbin"
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Or it's "two dastardly heels work to screw over a babyface only for the most over babyface on the show to come out and help him."

Which is like booking 101. Like the whole point of doing a "heel chooses their own ref" storyline is to stack the odds against the face and they did it in a way that makes sense in terms of continuity. Certainly more than just having someone dumb like Elias or Bobby Lashley ref the match.
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TheRock1525 posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

I want to say... the people who actually follow Lacey Evans on Twitter and think she's good? They exist.

Lacey is pretty solid at everything that isn't actually wrestling.

So like 2016 Alexa Bliss.

I've seen her talk so I know this isn't true.
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Alexa was also at least always decent at selling and had better in ring character work than Lacey. Kind of a disservice to Alexa to compare them really.
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Rock, do they have nudes of you or something?
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Theory: Nikki Cross is long-conning Bliss and she purposely cost her the match tonight

I literally have a photo of me wearing nothing but a laptop covering my crotch that I actively share with other people.

I actively share my experiences with prostitutes on this website with people that know my real name.

You really think anyone can blackmail me at this point?
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Also, while I didn't watch the show, here's why Seth Rollins and Becky don't work as a power couple on paper

Their relationship did not develop on screen and they're both weekly on screen competitors

With HHH and Steph they had on screen storylines.
With Cena/Nikki and Miz/Maryse the women of those pairings were offscreen for a good while before they were an on screen thing. Also they weren't featured in big stuff right off, and Cena/Nikki had total divas.

Becky/Rollins is like, only if you're following Twitter stuff does this not feel like a contradiction to what the on screen shows. Which pulls back to WWE overdoing social media integration in general. Like if they were an item on the show in context of the show I'm kinda just like "when did this happen?"
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https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1142984991967608832?s=19

I mean, we've all seen his weiner, Becky. There's not much there to protect.
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Also pretty sure I'm going to Fyter Fest.
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Okay I'm jelly
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I mean I live in Florida so I feel like it's not worth it.
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I'm still jelly!
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So they're advertising AJ Styles vs. Ricochet for RAW tonight.

Pay for rematches, get fresh, dream matches for free.

Makes sense.
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Its weird to me that AJ would want the US Title
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Tell me that Billie Kaye is not the best sports entertainer.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1142794620327174145
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Lopen posted...

Also, while I didn't watch the show, here's why Seth Rollins and Becky don't work as a power couple on paper

Their relationship did not develop on screen and they're both weekly on screen competitors

With HHH and Steph they had on screen storylines.
With Cena/Nikki and Miz/Maryse the women of those pairings were offscreen for a good while before they were an on screen thing. Also they weren't featured in big stuff right off, and Cena/Nikki had total divas.

Becky/Rollins is like, only if you're following Twitter stuff does this not feel like a contradiction to what the on screen shows. Which pulls back to WWE overdoing social media integration in general. Like if they were an item on the show in context of the show I'm kinda just like "when did this happen?"

I can sum this up for you in one sentence

WWE has spent more time telling us Becky and Seth are a couple than the both of them have combined
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Jakyl25 posted...

Its weird to me that AJ would want the US Title

Its non-title.
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Ok then!
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Becky and Seth: Post a pic together, offhandedly refer to themselves as a couple

WWE; DID YOU KKOW THAT THE MAN IS DATING THE BEASTSLAYER? #BROLLINS

WWE: DID YOU KNOW THEY ARE STILL DATING? HERE THEY ARE AWKWARDLY INTERACTING!

WWE: DID YOU KNOW BECKY AND SETH ARE DATING? THE SASSY SOUTHERN BELLE LOOKS TO GET REVENGE ON THE IRISH LASS-KICKER BY STEALING THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP FROM THE KINGSLAYER!
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WWE: This is like if STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN was dating THE ROCK
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Jakyl25 posted...

WWE: This is like if STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN was dating THE ROCK

No, that's Chuck and Billy.
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https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1142979988699750400?s=21

I mean the state of this twitter account
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1142979988699750400?s=21

I mean the state of this twitter account

Look at those replies! Everyone loved the idea! Surely this will bring in ratings!
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if we're talking about the state of any twitter accounts today can i present you one seth rollins
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1142979988699750400?s=21

I mean the state of this twitter account

Look at those replies! Everyone loved the idea! Surely this will bring in ratings!

Vince is probably trying to figure out a way to book another live sex celebration while still being family friendly.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1142979988699750400?s=21

I mean the state of this twitter account

Look at those replies! Everyone loved the idea! Surely this will bring in ratings!

I mean on Becky's Twitter everyone did love it.


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TheRock1525 posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1142979988699750400?s=21

I mean the state of this twitter account

Look at those replies! Everyone loved the idea! Surely this will bring in ratings!

I mean on Becky's Twitter everyone did love it.

Always a good place to collect objective data.
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I mean PB1 is like "everyone on Twitter hates this!" based on Twitter responses so I guess everyone loves/hates it?
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You know the funny thing about this is that it's actually a step in the direction of "wrestlers' actual lives are more interesting than anything WWE can come up with and they need to lean into that."

I can't speak to the execution last night (although based on the opinions I've seen from people I trust I gather it wasn't good), but on the absolute most basic level the whole idea would be fine.

The problem is that, yeah, WWE doesn't actually get how to blend the realism with the product, which leads to the problems Lopen and Jakyl laid out earlier.
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Amusing note: It's been over six months since we were made the authority.

We've really dropped the ball.
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Jakyl25 posted...

WWE: This is like if STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN was dating THE ROCK

I see no problems with this.
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TheRock1525 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

WWE: This is like if STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN was dating THE ROCK

I see no problems with this.

It's the part before the colon.
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Oh my God I just caught up on the Seth Rollins Twitter thing.

Telling everyone that the best wrestling in the world is in WWE and then getting your match absolutely shit on in the main event.

And then doubling down and trying to trash on Will Ospreay for literally no reason?

What the hell dude?
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Good heavens, just get Lacey away from Becky already. She's terrible
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I see Abigail the witch showed up behind the Miz

Firefly funhouse bleeding into reality
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Which one of us is demanding more Baron Corbin world title shots?

Is it @StealThisSheen?
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TheRock1525 posted...

Which one of us is demanding more Baron Corbin world title shots?

Is it @StealThisSheen?

And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling ki-... Oh. I did get away with it.
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This company is obsessed with beating their Champions
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It's weird we exist in an era where the sentence "no I don't want AJ Styles to win" is said out loud.
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I just dont understand what non-Vince person would be looking for reasons to beat Ricochet clean the day after his big win
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I'm gonna blame the lack of a rematch clause on this.

Damn you, authority member JaKyL and them granting your wish of no more rematch clause. Joe could have taken the loss here instead but nooooooo...
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And Joe just got elevated on the card with his loss so they sure showed me
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How many Wild Cards tonight

Bryan
Rowan
Woods
Big E
Carmella
Roman
Kofi
Owens

Did I miss any?
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Uh, excuse me, it makes perfect sense

1. Kofi brought Woods and E as his +1
2. Bryan brought Rowan
Carmella is clearly co-24/7 champion so she doesn't count
And 3. Roman brought Owens... because.....
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They're both fathers.
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Like 3. The Miz
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Oh that's right
3. The Miz who brought Roman and Owens because A-Listers always help the little people

Science
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