Missy Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Thinking about the Bloodline story and how it will impact the Rumble and Wrestlemania, and my dream situation is: Cody returns early in the Rumble, making it deeper and deeper into the match. Meanwhile, Roman's pulled some strings and got Sami in -- possibly the high 20s. He's given him one goal: eliminate Cody, win the match, and relinquish the shot at Mania. Sami completes parts one and two, but then refuses to let his title shot go. Between the Rumble and Mania it's Sami getting beating after beating by The Bloodline, so he enters Mania "inured," and winds up winning with the help of Kevin. Yeah, it's fantasy stuff, but oh man it's what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/23/2023 at 10:04 PM, Missy said: Thinking about the Bloodline story and how it will impact the Rumble and Wrestlemania, and my dream situation is: Cody returns early in the Rumble, making it deeper and deeper into the match. Meanwhile, Roman's pulled some strings and got Sami in -- possibly the high 20s. He's given him one goal: eliminate Cody, win the match, and relinquish the shot at Mania. Sami completes parts one and two, but then refuses to let his title shot go. Between the Rumble and Mania it's Sami getting beating after beating by The Bloodline, so he enters Mania "inured," and winds up winning with the help of Kevin. Yeah, it's fantasy stuff, but oh man it's what I want. I do hope Sami main events Mania and wins the title from Roman. Last year it seemed like Sami was shoved into the Bloodline as a lame hanger-on and wannabe, and would just be their gopher. I think that was always the plan, but he got over despite being booked like a loser. WWE is known for burying people the fans desperately want to see in the main event, and I cannot imagine it will be any different with Sami than it was with Cesaro and many others. I am used to being disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Baron Corbin has been de-pushed again and WWE feels he has no real potential for star power. The problem is not Corbin, but the booking. He gets a little push, then he is made to look like a clown, and then falls back down the card. Rinse and repeat. Obviously the fans don't take the character seriously when he is pushed, as there is no confidence that he will not be booked like a total loser again in a couple months. But despite the incompetent booking, the higher-ups will never admit they are wrong. It is a testament to Sami Zayn's charisma that he has endured being booked like a clown for years and is still in the hottest feud in WWE right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 hours ago, S-T said: Baron Corbin has been de-pushed again and WWE feels he has no real potential for star power. The problem is not Corbin, but the booking. He gets a little push, then he is made to look like a clown, and then falls back down the card. Rinse and repeat. Obviously the fans don't take the character seriously when he is pushed, as there is no confidence that he will not be booked like a total loser again in a couple months. But despite the incompetent booking, the higher-ups will never admit they are wrong. It is a testament to Sami Zayn's charisma that he has endured being booked like a clown for years and is still in the hottest feud in WWE right now. Not sure Corbin is the WWE booking hill to die on. If we're going to directly compare to Zayn, then Corbin has no indie background whatsoever - he came to NXT straight from American Football - and therefore hasn't learned the ropes of getting over naturally the way Zayn has. As well as being a WWE product his entire career, he's also been a heel throughout (unless I'm mistaken) so he has an uphill battle with connecting with audiences as a top star. I'm not saying it can't be done with that background, as The Miz will show (I know he's had the odd face run since he was WWE champ). Barring a massive injury spree, I don't see a spot for Corbin above the midcard, be that the reality of the situation as you describe or because of his own limitations as a wrestling superstar (or both). As you allude to, a true star can largely work with clownish material and come away largely unscathed - Zayn currently, but look at the majority of Jericho's 2010s within the WWE; you don't see Jericho's bankability nowadays suffering because he jobbed to Fandango at Wrestlemania 29. Has Corbin's booking been wildly inconsistent? Absolutely. But there's at least 10-15 guys ahead of him in the pecking order to hold one of the top belts, and that's because they have more potential or a proven track record. And I don't anticipate the higher-ups will care about being wrong, especially as it presupposes the notion that they are wrong not to push Corbin to be a credible main eventer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 My short jaunt back into WWE last summer had me scratching my head about Corbin. I saw boredom personified. Guy can't work. Can't talk. Looks like every bar manager I've ever worked with. Nothing special. Other than the fact that he's been able to be at this level for so long. Top guy, he ain't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 I looked it up because I was curious. Corbin's first match was late 2012 on an NXT house show (He didn't become a name on NXT until 2014). It's been basically 10 years. At this point, he is what he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Just a heads up for anyone interested, FITE+ is carrying all the GCW shows over Wrestlemania week. And with their 7-day free trial, you can get it all for, well, free. Bloodsport, Spring Break, DDT, Effy's Big Gay Brunch, Emo Fight, ect. Also, list of everything happening this week: https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/02/24/wrestlemania-week-schedule-match-listings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 3, 2023 Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 It's official! Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, has agreed to purchase WWE for $9.3 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 12 hours ago, Missy said: It's official! Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, has agreed to purchase WWE for $9.3 billion. Glad it wasn't the Saudis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Missy Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Sean Ross Sapp is reporting: Quote I was given permission to reveal that earlier this year Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) got COVID that exacerbated a heart issues. There was a lot of positive progress towards a return and his recovery. Unfortunately today he suffered a heart attack and passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 1:26 AM, Missy said: Sean Ross Sapp is reporting: It's for this general reason that I am glad that Keith Lee, who was similarly affected by COVID, is being allowed to wrestle at his own pace rather than risk his health. And to make myself clear, in no way am I blaming WWE for Wyatt's heart attack or suggesting he wasn't looked after post-COVID - the "sloppy shop" criticism during the pandemic is separate & valid - it's just that long COVID is a thing and wrestlers need to be super careful as a consequence. Bray's death is obviously a tragedy and the tributes on Twitter (like fuck am I calling it X) show that he was a universally loved human being. His passing directly after that of Funk is a pretty hard blow for wrestling in the run up to All In. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 3, 2023 Report Share Posted September 3, 2023 AEW has fired Phil Brooks (CM Punk) after his second backstage altercation in under one year. The first was after All Out 2022, the second after the recent All In 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 3, 2023 Report Share Posted September 3, 2023 I'll add it to the list of talking points.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 We could do a whole episode on CM Punk's AEW tenure, honestly. Brawl Out happened a week after our last AEW show, and since then he's been suspended, returned on a show created for him, re-suspended, and now terminated. All in one damn year. Fucking hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 In spite of my better judgement - the PPV is likely to end 4 hours before my work day on Monday begins - I'm watching Revolution live. The card is magnificent and whilst I never really grew up with Sting, I'm fully on board with his retirement send-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 What'd you think overall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 So I watched it in two chunks - live up until Ospreay/Takeshita, then finished off whilst WFH Monday morning on 5 hours sleep (max). Frustrated by the booking of Christian/Garcia and FTR/BCC, although both were good matches. Kingston/Danielson was excellent, Scramble match wasn't (nor was the Women's title match). OC/Strong was a sleeper candidate for match of the night - enhanced by KOR at the end - whereas Ospreay/Takeshita was the actual MOTN and the main event was pulled off perfectly. I went into this thinking the Bucks should win for torch-passing reasons, but honestly, it was the right result and hit all the right notes. Fucking Darby Allin clearly doesn't want to live past 35.... World title match slightly got lost in the shuffle despite being the co-main, but it was a great story and I'm glad the winner won....not sure how spoiler-rific I should be outside of the main event. Definitely one of AEW's best - Top 5, certainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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