Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic Part 501: Thunderdome???

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I heard Summerslam was Actually A Good Show.

Randy Orton vs. DREW MAC featured literally no finishers and DREW MAC winning on a Backslide after they kept being accidentally too stiff with each other and making each other bleed.

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Oh god are we gonna get Roman Reigns winning the title off the Fiend then losing it to an OTIS CASH-IN?!?!

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Ah man I'm gonna miss Renee

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Also, considering how badly WWE has fucked up during this pandemic, I have no earthly idea why Roman opted to come back.

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In WWE's defense, they appear to be handling it right now to contain the virus.

But it's WWE so I don't particularly feel confident they're actually doing it as they should?

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Wait they gave Braun Strowman and knife and instead of stabbing The Fiend, he just cut the canvas open so Fiend could just destroy him on it? lmao

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Braun has proven multiple times he's far from the smartest WWE Superstar

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And it isn't like Braun hasn't tried to actively murder people! Like Roman!

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This goes back to the age old "If it's a no dq match, why doesn't one wrestler just shoot the other one?"

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

This goes back to the age old "If it's a no dq match, why doesn't one wrestler just shoot the other one?"

Again, Jesse's point there was NOT to condone murder!

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Okay, whoever designed Mandy Rose's ring gear needs to be fired.

Because it gave her the most obvious, distracting camel toe I've seen in years.

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*promoted

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I'm intrigued to see where this goes with Reigns. With Strowman replacing him out of nowhere at Wrestlemania with no on-screen explanation, that could finally be mentioned.

Or the even crazier plot twist: Reigns turns heel later and reveals himself as the leader of Retribution.

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Nah Roman is going to take on Retribution by himself and win.

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Maniac64 posted...

Nah Roman is going to take on Retribution by himself and win.

At this point, that wouldn't surprise me either.

Before Covid became a thing, Reigns was supposed to beat Goldberg at Mania (and don't think for a second otherwise) and we probably would've gotten Reigns vs Fiend afterwards cause who else would be there? Sure, Strowman might have gotten one title match instead of the 4.5 month reign he just had, and maybe Miz gets fed once to Roman also.

We're just now in the same position we were in 9 months ago. Wyatt hasn't had one great non-cinematic match since becoming The Fiend* except MAYBE the strap match with Bryan. He also hasn't wrestled on either Raw or Smackdown in over two years (even Brock showed up last year on either show for an 8 second match).

* - Haven't fully watched last night's main event so can't judge yet

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ZeroSignal620 posted...

* - Haven't fully watched last night's main event so can't judge yet

do yourself a favour

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https://twitter.com/Egos1313/status/1297900453561237506?s=20

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https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/renee-young-letter-to-my-wwe-family

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I just wonder how different it will sound if Renee does a Talk Is Jericho interview. I doubt she'd write a letter like this just to turn around and shit on them...but who knows.

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I think the fact she'd do this is entirely because she is going to a proper broadcast company. It wouldn't look good for her prospects if she went onto a podcast to slam WWE and it would probably hurt her chances.

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It could be that WWE isn't a one-size-fits-all experience for everyone. There are people who swear by it and think it's awesome and there are people who absolutely hate it. It also could be because she's not an actual wrestler and their frustrations are probably a lot easier to experience working with creative all the time.

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Also, Samoa Joe is KING SHARK.

https://twitter.com/suicidesquadRS/status/1297326553106325504

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Could also be that she doesn't want to burn a bridge just in case she has to come crawling back to WWE. Just in case she doesn't get a job with ESPN or Fox Sports.

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Also, Samoa Joe is KING SHARK.

https://twitter.com/suicidesquadRS/status/1297326553106325504

If John Cena's character beats up and pins King Shark in the movie can he claim custody of Dominick?

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Dave says they forgot to tell Woods he was supposed to host Talking Smack
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Apparently none of McAfee vs Cole was rehearsed. It was all called in the ring.

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Apparently Alexa Bliss is pretty upset at her usage in the Bray/Strowman and has been posting her disappointment subtly during/since SummerSlam.

Can't say I blame her.

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Lack of usage, I think is the issue. They apparently made her a big part of the build and then just didn't include her at all at SummerSlam. So all of the stupid segments they used her for apparently lead... Nowhere?

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StealThisSheen posted...

Lack of usage, I think is the issue. They apparently made her a big part of the build and then just didn't include her at all at SummerSlam. So all of the stupid segments they used her for apparently lead... No where?

I assume they didn't use her in the last match because Roman Reigns was coming back.

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So will it be a Triple Threat next week, or will they have Roman squash someone on the undercard?

It has to be Fiend vs Roman in the Cell
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Dave says Renee has a timed non-compete clause in her contract

Obviously they would enforce it so she cant do AEW, but it would be hilariously petty if they enforced it on other sports coverage and tried to claim that, for this purpose, WWE counts as sports
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Also Dave says that the main reason the Sonya vs Mandy stip was changed is that they dont think its a good idea for Sonya to have a shaved head in court because of superficial biases

That really stinks but its probably correct
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More specifically, Dave said it was Sonya's attorney who said that.

And it's entirely true. I don't think it would factor with something like this with all the evidence they have and the issues at hand here, but never, ever, ever give anyone in a courtroom a reason to even think about making an argument like that, even if it's something superficial.

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Roman has already been booked into a triple threat match with Fiend and Braun at Payback in 6 days for the Universal Championship.

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Yay Roman coming back with a huge non-win
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How hilarious would it be if Roman just fucking wins and it's back to business as usual?

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That would make the win by the Fiend last night one of the most pointless things ever!
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The Fiend being pointless is pretty on brand.

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They debuted Keith Lee.

And gave him a stupid generic theme.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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Wait, they got rid of his theme? lmao

Record time trying to ruin this call up. Can't wait to see him on Main Event within months.

Edit: This is truly awful.

https://twitter.com/GifSkullIV/status/1298065160590917632?s=20

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And they're making Keith Lee wear a shirt.

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Why is there a ppv a week after summerslam

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Record time trying to ruin this call up. Can't wait to see him on Main Event within months.

Normally I'd agree but Vince loves Keith Lee. This has all the signs of Vince meddling in his pet project.

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Ahahaha I hear someone interfered and then Keith Lee just disappeared after the DQ.

Never, ever, not even once in your life, believe that they won't screw up each and every call up.

TheRock1525 posted...

Normally I'd agree but Vince loves Keith Lee. This has all the signs of Vince meddling in his pet project.

Vince has a lot of pet projects he gives up on constantly.

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Vince has a lot of pet projects he gives up on constantly.

We say as Roman Reigns has a title shot a week after coming back.

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How does that change that he gives up on people constantly?

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tonight's Thunderdome guests included Super Mario and Chris Benoit





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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

How does that change that he gives up on people constantly?

Giving up on people =/= pet project.

Keith Lee was wandering the mid card of NXT on a losing streak heading towards a heel turn.

NXT gets put on TV and suddenly he's winning everything. Including being the brand's first double champ.

This ain't your Ricochet situation where others tried to convince him. Vince gives up on others ideas. But if he thinks he has something, he will absolutely push it to the moon.

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ninkendo posted...

tonight's Thunderdome guests included Super Mario and Chris Benoit

the right fans

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TheRock1525 posted...

But if he thinks he has something, he will absolutely push it to the moon.

Until he decides to push something else at its expense, you mean.

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