FFS just literally finished watching the Ambrose/Rollins match, and damn... such an utter disappointment for me. Bad enough they made it a lumberjack match, but then with all of them getting involved, completely took away how personal the rivalry should have been. Then Kane getting involved and everyone else? Weak. Hope they get a rematch with just a one on one. I mean I get how they probably couldn't do a steel cage match as they just recently did that for Wyatt/Cena, but this was far too impersonal. These two could have really had a great match, but the stipulation ruined it for me. /rant
Just my two cents though.
So far glad Ziggler won the IC title again, wouldn't mind a Barrett/Ziggler fued, Swagger match was better than expected, and glad Paige won back the title :)
Edit: Spots with Ambrose and the lumberjacks witht the suicide dive and top turnbuckle jump were impressive though! Those types of matches are meant for RAW main events, not big PPVs like SS. The match itself wasn't terrible, but just didn't need all that extra booking.
Match impressed me more than I thought, props to Stephanie as well; she looked good in ring. Saw that heel turn coming though
Roman Reigns is looking like the next big thing... could be foreshadowing for a future match with Lesnar. Just a guess!
Mother of God... what a beatdown Cena took. I'm glad Bryan got injured, that would have been him fed to Lesnar probably. I don't remember seeing anything like that. Match wasn't much of anything besides the one sided beatdown, more of a spectacle.
Solid PPV overall!
Edit: I'm predicting Reigns is going to be the one to beat Lesnar.... unless Cena did at NOC :(
Edit (2): 16 Suplexes... wow. lol!
Edit: (3): Damn... rematch with Rollins and Ambrose was the match they should have had at SS, didn't even mind that much the Kane interference. I'm guessing this is a way to write off Dean from tv after that cinderblock stomp, is he injured? Also only reason I edit this comment instead of making a new one is I don't want to be banned for posting 3 times in a row for spamming, so I'll just add off this comment.
Match impressed me more than I thought, props to Stephanie as well; she looked good in ring. Saw that heel turn coming though
Roman Reigns is looking like the next big thing... could be foreshadowing for a future match with Lesnar. Just a guess!
Mother of God... what a beatdown Cena took. I'm glad Bryan got injured, that would have been him fed to Lesnar probably. I don't remember seeing anything like that. Match wasn't much of anything besides the one sided beatdown, more of a spectacle.
Solid PPV overall!
Edit: I'm predicting Reigns is going to be the one to beat Lesnar.... unless Cena did at NOC :(
Edit (2): 16 Suplexes... wow. lol!
Edit: (3): Damn... rematch with Rollins and Ambrose was the match they should have had at SS, didn't even mind that much the Kane interference. I'm guessing this is a way to write off Dean from tv after that cinderblock stomp, is he injured? Also only reason I edit this comment instead of making a new one is I don't want to be banned for posting 3 times in a row for spamming, so I'll just add off this comment.
Rollins vs. Ambrose on the RAW after was better than anything on Summerslam or Night of Champions. They give us more of that and RAW's numbers will go up instead of down. Ambrose was written off because he was in a WWE produced movie but he's already back. Reigns just had emergency surgery for a pretty gross injury so he's out for at least a month. He's the future, yeah, but ... he's not really all that good in the ring yet. I really hope he keeps getting better in that regard. Orton pretty much carried him.
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EDIT: Just read that PRINCE DEVIT JOINED KENTA IN NXT to beat down The Ascension! Bloody hell. If they turn them into a tag team, they might as well just give them the belts. I'm excited.
Just finished Night of Champions and not a bad PPV. Liked the fact that Dean Ambrose returned. Orton/Jericho and the main event were also great/better matches. I don't like the fact that they keep switching the Divas championship... but what can you do. It made sense to have Cena dominate as him going under cleanly would have made the 3rd rematch look pointless; the finish made sense. So I'm guessing either triple threat Hell in a Cell match with Lesnar/Cena/Rollins, or those two (Lesnar/Cena) and (Rollins/Ambrose) will each get hell in a cell matches.
Hell in a Cell has never been a good PPV IMO even since it's inception in.. 2010 I believe? Hope it's different, but we'll see. By then I should be caught up. I'm only one or two RAWs behind :)
Edit: Also... end of September and STILL doing the CM Punk chants... -__-
Also, am I the only one enjoying the fact that Rusev is an old school heel that doesn't play to the crowd?
Watching the Rock on RAW is always bittersweet for me. It really highlights that the WWE has no one at his level in terms of charisma and smack-talking. Instead, we have Cena, who likes to spend more time complimenting his opponents than anything else. God, I miss the attitude from old school wrestling so much. No one has that transcendent ego, heel or face, where truly give the impression that they believe they are the best thing in the world.
Well, except for Triple H, who continues to bury other heels every week. Last week he made the Miz look like a wannabe, this week his insults his own guy, Seth Rollins. Why? At least Vince did not mind being humiliated and beaten but I get the feeling HHH isn't going to put himself in that position. He seems to want to make everyone look below him.
I hope Rusev keeps marching at a steady pace through the mid-card and doesn't get wasted like Bray Wyatt. He has nowhere near the heat that Ivan Koloff had but it's still kind of fun to see a return to that kind of gimmick. Wrestling is far too vanilla nowadays. I wouldn't even mind seeing him grab the WWE title eventually.
I hope Rusev keeps marching at a steady pace through the mid-card and doesn't get wasted like Bray Wyatt. He has nowhere near the heat that Ivan Koloff had but it's still kind of fun to see a return to that kind of gimmick. Wrestling is far too vanilla nowadays. I wouldn't even mind seeing him grab the WWE title eventually.
I think that he and Lana are generating more heat than anyone else currently except for possibly Rollins. The reason Rusev isn't getting Koloff type of heat is because the WWE hasn't allowed them to really cross the line so to speak. Many point out that he's green and unpolished and that's true, but there's a lot that I like about him as a wrestler. The explosiveness and variety of kicks for a man his size is unique. How many other 300 pounders have ever used a super kick? Also, sells his opponents moves well and understands ring psychology which has become a bit of a lost art. Another thing that I've noticing during his run of squash matches is that he actually has made an improvement as a wrestler. Take notes, Reigns. The future of the WWE should be Rusev, Rollins, and Ambrose. Slowly push people like Cena, Kane, and Orton out of the door. And for the sake of all that doesn't suck, please keep the belt away from Reigns unless he learns a few more moves or at least improves on the mic.
To change topics...
Was Full Metal Mayhem between the Wolves, Team 3D, and the Hardy's match of the year? I think that it should be considered. Some serious bumps were taken during that match.
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I hope Rusev keeps marching at a steady pace through the mid-card and doesn't get wasted like Bray Wyatt. He has nowhere near the heat that Ivan Koloff had but it's still kind of fun to see a return to that kind of gimmick. Wrestling is far too vanilla nowadays. I wouldn't even mind seeing him grab the WWE title eventually.
I think that he and Lana are generating more heat than anyone else currently except for possibly Rollins. The reason Rusev isn't getting Koloff type of heat is because the WWE hasn't allowed them to really cross the line so to speak. Many point out that he's green and unpolished and that's true, but there's a lot that I like about him as a wrestler. The explosiveness and variety of kicks for a man his size is unique. How many other 300 pounders have ever used a super kick? Also, sells his opponents moves well and understands ring psychology which has become a bit of a lost art. Another thing that I've noticing during his run of squash matches is that he actually has made an improvement as a wrestler. Take notes, Reigns. The future of the WWE should be Rusev, Rollins, and Ambrose. Slowly push people like Cena, Kane, and Orton out of the door. And for the sake of all that doesn't suck, please keep the belt away from Reigns unless he learns a few more moves or at least improves on the mic.
To change topics...
Was Full Metal Mayhem between the Wolves, Team 3D, and the Hardy's match of the year? I think that it should be considered. Some serious bumps were taken during that match.
Rusev bores me to tears it should've been Bray Wyatt at that spot, but nooooooo we have to have bucket head beat Ric Fair record (you know WWE is going to do it!!!)
And yeah the match was epic and right team won, but now TNA is going to have a hard time to build a tag team division after this series.
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I think that he and Lana are generating more heat than anyone else currently except for possibly Rollins. The reason Rusev isn't getting Koloff type of heat is because the WWE hasn't allowed them to really cross the line so to speak. Many point out that he's green and unpolished and that's true, but there's a lot that I like about him as a wrestler. The explosiveness and variety of kicks for a man his size is unique. How many other 300 pounders have ever used a super kick? Also, sells his opponents moves well and understands ring psychology which has become a bit of a lost art. Another thing that I've noticing during his run of squash matches is that he actually has made an improvement as a wrestler. Take notes, Reigns. The future of the WWE should be Rusev, Rollins, and Ambrose. Slowly push people like Cena, Kane, and Orton out of the door. And for the sake of all that doesn't suck, please keep the belt away from Reigns unless he learns a few more moves or at least improves on the mic.
To change topics...
Was Full Metal Mayhem between the Wolves, Team 3D, and the Hardy's match of the year? I think that it should be considered. Some serious bumps were taken during that match.
I like Rusev but he still has a long ways to go. He's not ready for the top, he doesn't really known how to pace a match as a heel yet, which is why I want him to slowly work his way up. Absolutely no reason to rush. Personally, I'd have him win both the IC and the US titles and have him go into Wrestlemania after next looking unstoppable. Not going to happen, of course, but it would be cool.
Kane needs to go. Absolutely needs to go. I have no idea why he is in main event after main event. I don't even dislike him, it's just that his act is worn out. There is zero excitement in his matches, especially since we know there will be a run-in. Replace him in the enforcer role with someone younger. Rollins has everything it takes to be a star and they'd better keep him near the top.
As for Full Metal Mayhem, Jeff Hardy is insane and I don't know how Davey Richards is still breathing after that guard-rail bump. That was brutal. It's hard for me to call a hardcore type match the MOTY but, yeah, I think that deserves a nomination, at least as a Tag Team MOTY (which should be a thing). However, right now I'd still give it (TT MOTY) to the insane match between The Young Bucks and The World's Cutest Tag Team. Watching Candice take an assisted tombstone piledriver on the floor then get kicked in the face with a thumb-tack coated shoe ... bloody hell.
Young Bucks vs. Candice & Joey Highlights
Though my true MOTY is still Styles vs. Suzuki. The story-telling is master level.
Also, Impact has crushed RAW over the last month in terms of quality. One of TNA's best stretches in years.
