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Yeah that was a REALLY great match and was so emotional. Loved when Jay was starting to get overcome by his emotions and Mark was like "COME ON MOTHERFUCKER LETS GO" and chopped the living fuck out of Lethal.
I really hope that Mark truly has an absolute hell of a run this year. Would love to see him and Claudio go at it for the ROH Title with Mark obviously coming out on top.
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Wrestling is wild and ever changing.
I hated Randy Orton for years. Thought he was entitled and overrated then after that boring. As he got older and more mature, his work improved and I gained some respect for him before I quit watching WWE.
With the Revival, I saw them as a throwback to Smoky Mountain Cornette wrestling and because I hated Cornette so much for nearly killing ROH and shitting on everyone I loved, I didn’t appreciate/get The Revival. Since they moved to AEW, and were allowed to be themselves (especially Dax), I got to know them and see what they could do. They finally clicked with me. To discover recently Dax and I share the same opinion on Punk/Bucks/Omega/Page was a nice touch.
This brings me to the Briscoes. Never liked them. Their hillbilly talk, the Confederate flag gear; it wasn’t for me. Then Jay’s homophobic tweet came and they had him come back and win the title (again) not long after that. I stopped watching ROH for a bit. I didn’t know he put in the work to become a better person until not long before his death. The Briscoes were working with Bussy, an indie tag team I love in GCW. Effy is a fantastic wrestler who is gay in and out of character. Allie Katch, who is also a great worker, is bisexual. I was like, wow, why are they working with the Hillbilly Homophobe? Well, Effy heard that from lots of folks because he tweeted about it and said Jay had done the work and changed. I didn’t know until then. So I am going to try (been busy lately with my girlfriend and trying to figure out a health issue) and revisit what matches I have of his in my DVD collection.
I may very well judge you for your actions or inactions, but I am not beyond second chances or crediting someone for positive change.
Last edited by Swykk; 01-27-2023 at 03:50 PM.
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Full ROH Tribute for Jay Briscoe:
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Prediction for the Rumble: Final four are the Usos, Solo, and Sami. Roman tells Sami to self-eliminate to prove himself ("final test" that he mentioned from Raw), but KO comes out and dumps the Usos, and Sami dumps Solo to win the Rumble, but he's still conflicted about it.
That's my hope. But we're probably getting a surprise appearance and win from Dwayne for basketball reasons.
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Last i heard the Rock isn't confirmed for Wrestlemania, and i don't think Sami will win; probably Cody wins the Rumble.Originally Posted by Fifey
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The concept of that Blacklight Match was cool but so wasted on that boring ass match. It was short, dumb, and had all ounce of ability to take it serious stripped away by them constantly mentioning Mountain Dew.
How many of these terribly stupid gimmick matches is this for Bray now at this point
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I saw my life flash right in front of my eyes during last night’s main event. I never felt so immediately invested in an angle as I did last night, because I don’t really watch WWE on a regular basis but the Royal Rumble is maybe the most nostalgic I get, even more then some recent WrestleManias. I told my brother last night it’s the best single segment I’ve seen since WCW and ECW folded so that’s over 20 years. There are moments which come close, and a lot more recently from AEW but that was upper-level storytelling which I might go far as to say it’s game-changing (pardon the pun) moment for a company currently under a historic transition (if such graceful terminology can be applied to whatever the hell is going on with the old man now). I’ve had similar moments recently with music, movies and tv but the entire segment and those involved pulled off something that did the arduous job of making me feel about this like I did any number of the great angles in the 80’s and 90’s, but updated with the understanding of the world around us.
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I attended NXT Vengeance Day and had a great time. Was the closest I've ever been to the ring at WWE event.
Dijak and Wes Lee match was the best to me. So glad the stench of T-Bar from Retribution is being washed away as Dijakovic is a great talent.
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Four minutes of sustained pop for Sami in Montreal + a minute of muted "fuck you Roman" chants was all I needed to be ready for tomorrow.
Last edited by the duder; 02-17-2023 at 09:22 PM.
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Best WWE PPV in years and years. Whole thing was a blast from start to finish and never once let up. The entirety of Sami vs Roman was sheer history in the making. I can't remember the last time I got goosebumps watching a WWE match.
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Excellent show, top to bottom.
Also - bought tickets to see the NJPW Capitol Collision show in DC this April. Should be fun to see how the card shapes up.
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I mean I get why you’d think that given the natural momentum and fan support but to me it was squandered and didn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things. That’s the problem when you book yourself into a corner with the absurdly strong Reigns booking for 2+ years and make this match at an event sandwiched between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania when you have your program match that has the obvious dethrone moment in Cody Rhodes winning.
Last edited by Space Suicide; 02-19-2023 at 08:50 PM.
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Had they held off on Sami vs Roman at Mania, that would have easily been one of the greatest Mania matches of all time. But I do agree, it's a bit squandered with Cody added into the mix. It's going to be EXTREMELY hard to get the audience to care about Cody the way they do for Sami at the moment. I mean, shit, even on Raw this week, Cody's reaction from the crowd was minimal at best. No one is going to care about Roman vs Cody when it comes time for it, when you could have just had Sami vs Roman Part II. And Cody (who barely even worked any matches throughout the entirety of 2022 due to injujry) dethroning Roman is purely contractual and everyone knows it already, so unless it's Sami walking out of Mania somehow with the title, your'e right, they've taken an insanely magical moment in the company and flushed it for the legitimately boring as fuck Cody Rhodes.
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I can't wait for MJF to go to the Fed and be the mid carder he deserves to be
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Nah, MJF is a legitimate talent. Not even close to being a mid carder. Absolutely phenomenal Iron Man match from him and Danielson last night. The whole PPV was great, honestly. Not a bad match in the entire card. Mox with the Fork was so brutal. That Texas Death Match did not disappoint at all.
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The old man was in Gorilla all night.
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He can't help himself, that Omos VS Lesnar match shows he's still in charge.
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Revolution was fantastic. I just finished it.
LOVED House of Black finally getting their due. That was MOTN for me. Really enjoyed the Iron Man match as well. Glad FTR returned. Page and Mox just beat the ever living shit out of each other. Great stuff!
Last edited by Swykk; 03-07-2023 at 07:51 PM.
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Had an idea for a Mania angle. How about Balor calls in Jay White for a night 1 beat down of Edge? This could lead to some interesting things. Maybe a night 2 scenario where JD & Switchblade help Dom win, only to turn on him?
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Went to Dynamite tonight, sat ringside, and got scissored by Max Castor. YEAH BAY BAY
Also, Omega and Del Vikingo was fucking INSANE in person. Really fun night.
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