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Post by Planktung on Feb 22, 2018 22:20:24 GMT -5
People take any opportunity they can at the moment to rag on SmackDown Live, and rightfully so, but it shouldn’t be ignored that one of the reasons for the show’s downfall has been AJ Styles. Right now, he’s underperforming to what he’s capable of. He’s boring and complacent. This is easily the worst he’s been in a long time. There are multiple people in WWE over the last year who have been outperforming Styles consistently.
If you’re going to complain about Randy Orton being lazy and going through the motions, then say the same thing about Styles and stop pretending that he’s still the best wrestler in the world.
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Post by bababooey on Feb 22, 2018 22:25:41 GMT -5
AJ has nothing to work with though. He, Owens, and Zayn are all great but they’re stuck in a storyline that’s focused more on Shane and Daniel Bryan. And right now Shane seems like one of the most disinterested people in the company. He seems totally checked out mentally.
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Post by ClashOfStyles on Feb 22, 2018 22:30:59 GMT -5
They want to save all the interesting stuff for the PPV, but it doesn’t help that the PPV matches are the same as the ones that are on TV every week. Creative is boring and complacent, not AJ. It doesn’t help that he’s booked like sh*t either.
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Post by Triple S on Feb 22, 2018 22:34:08 GMT -5
Sounds like you’re trying to pass off your opinion as fact.
Bad move.
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Post by BSR on Feb 22, 2018 22:35:04 GMT -5
False.
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Post by HARLAND on Feb 22, 2018 22:35:36 GMT -5
They want to save all the interesting stuff for the PPV, but it doesn’t help that the PPV matches are the same as the ones that are on TV every week. Creative is boring and complacent, not AJ. It doesn’t help that he’s booked like sh*t either. I'm not sure about that. Ideally you should do the best with what you have been given and he hasn't really been doing that lately. |
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Post by FLUX '97 on Feb 22, 2018 22:38:25 GMT -5
AJ on the mic has been cringeworthy since the #BeatUpJohnCena schtick started.
Ever since 'Mania 33 he's been regressing further and further in terms of his match quality.
Obviously AJ's far better as a face than as a heel, but the only PPV matches of his I liked last year were against Shane and Jinder.
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Post by raz2005uk on Feb 22, 2018 22:44:28 GMT -5
The Shane/Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn storyline seems to have peaked IMO. It feels like it's made AJ restricted both in and out of the ring. He needs a fresh storyline asap!!
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Feb 22, 2018 22:59:59 GMT -5
Welcome to Wfigs guys, where eventually, we dislike everyone.
Back to the thread topic, let's just put the title back on jinder. Cause that was so much better and more entertaining, right 🙄
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Post by HARLAND on Feb 22, 2018 23:15:11 GMT -5
In reference to the post above this one, I won't bother going into the fact I prefer Jinder to Styles because I don't feel like being called a troll, but OP makes lots of sense.
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Post by HHH316 on Feb 22, 2018 23:15:48 GMT -5
Welcome to Wfigs guys, where eventually, we dislike everyone. Right on the money. |
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Post by HARLAND on Feb 22, 2018 23:17:31 GMT -5
People aren't allowed to dislike wrestlers if it goes against the popular opinion? That's news to me.
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Post by King Richius on Feb 22, 2018 23:22:14 GMT -5
Is there a second AJ Styles working for the WWE that I don't know about who is sucking the air out of the room? Because the AJ I've been watching on SmackDown was just voted PWI Wrestler of the Year for the second year in a row, was the opponent in both Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal's best matches of 2017, made Shane McMahon look like an experienced full time wrestler who didn't have to throw himself off a building to have an entertaining match, and even managed to make a star out of James Ellsworth, an otherwise completely forgettable average joe.
I'll take an average Styles/Owens/Zayn match over a great Ziggler or Mahal or Corbin match any day of the week and twice on PPV Sundays.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Feb 22, 2018 23:25:53 GMT -5
I figured I'd find this thread here.
AJ has been terrible on the mic against KO/Zayn and his feud with KO was a huge disappointment. Outside of the stuff involving KO (who somehow manages to come out of this without getting the same judgment), AJ has been money.
Best Brock match since 2015? Oh. Hi, AJ.
Best match of Jinder's career? Oh. Hi, AJ. Twice.
Best singles Finn Balor match since NXT? Oh. Hi, AJ.
The real issue is that the notoriously atrocious Smackdown booker has kept KO and AJ together for far too long, when they don't mesh well. It hurt both of their 2017s.
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Post by sonstuds on Feb 22, 2018 23:27:37 GMT -5
Smackdown has a lot of problems.
AJ Styles is not one of them.
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Post by BSR on Feb 22, 2018 23:29:41 GMT -5
Is there a second AJ Styles working for the WWE that I don't know about who is sucking the air out of the room? Because the AJ I've been watching on SmackDown was just voted PWI Wrestler of the Year for the second year in a row, was the opponent in both Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal's best matches of 2017, made Shane McMahon look like an experienced full time wrestler who didn't have to throw himself off a building to have an entertaining match, and even managed to make a star out of James Ellsworth, an otherwise completely forgettable average joe. I'll take an average Styles/Owens/Zayn match over a great Ziggler or Mahal or Corbin match any day of the week and twice on PPV Sundays. Bingo |
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Post by Nivro™ on Feb 22, 2018 23:32:10 GMT -5
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Post by HARLAND on Feb 22, 2018 23:34:27 GMT -5
I must be missing something here. Are people who share different opinions to your own wrong? I don't get this at all.
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Post by FLUX '97 on Feb 22, 2018 23:38:56 GMT -5
So if you don't like someone everyone else loves, you're a junkie?  |
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Post by 5th Horsewoman on Feb 22, 2018 23:41:27 GMT -5
I must be missing something here. Are people who share different opinions to your own wrong? I don't get this at all. When it's a moronic statement then Yes! |
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