Alpha Q Up
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Not gravitas
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Post by Alpha Q Up on Aug 30, 2011 0:26:40 GMT -5
I seriously think Nash got injured or something. Not trying to be funny. They don't normally make changes that abruptly. It really shouldn't surprise anybody if that was the case, but it still would be funny. Not funny as in "haha, he's injured," but funny as in we all should've seen it coming (especially the WWE when they trusted him to be in this angle). I'm sorry but it would be funny if Nash was indeed hurt by pulling one of his muscles by doing a regular bump in the ring..
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christianedge
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Post by christianedge on Aug 30, 2011 0:37:19 GMT -5
Just watched Kofi's entrance. That was funny; he was like "WTH?" hahaha
I hope HHH doesn't get Punk at NOC. I think another twist is coming next week. Or Nash takes out HHH at the PPV.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Aug 30, 2011 0:58:30 GMT -5
It really shouldn't surprise anybody if that was the case, but it still would be funny. Not funny as in "haha, he's injured," but funny as in we all should've seen it coming (especially the WWE when they trusted him to be in this angle). I'm sorry but it would be funny if Nash was indeed hurt by pulling one of his muscles by doing a regular bump in the ring.. Yeah, you're right. Especially considering he wasn't even the one who took the bump.
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Cena>U
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Post by Cena>U on Aug 30, 2011 2:37:34 GMT -5
Wasn't ADR renewing his work visa in mexico?
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Post by Dan on Aug 30, 2011 4:34:32 GMT -5
As much as I can't wait to see Triple H vs CM Punk, it shouldn't be happening at Night of Champions. People still would of bought the PPV for Kevin Nash vs CM Punk, and they could of dragged out Triple H vs CM Punk to either Hell in a Cell, or Survivor Series. It's a huge Match potentially, a Wrestlemania standard Match, so to give it away at Night of Champions is all a bit strange. But I suppose they are really putting an effort in with each and every single PPV as of late.
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Hellbender
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exactly
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Post by Hellbender on Aug 30, 2011 6:18:59 GMT -5
John Cena was acting like Rarity.
Thiiiiss iis whiiningg
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2011 6:55:09 GMT -5
I should imagine Punk Vs Nash could happen either tonight, or next week on Raw.
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Post by wabarrett on Aug 30, 2011 10:02:01 GMT -5
Kinda wanted to see Punk go through Nash and THEN face Triple H.
As of right now I'm just confused.
Love how they've almost merged the brands again.
Reading back through this RAW thread, some of the comments are enough to drive ya mental, Jesus.
'Wah Punk got a jobber entrance!' 'Wah Sheamus shouldn't team with Cena!' 'lol this Orton match will be boring.' 'Miz > Punk.'
Blimey o Riley.
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kimberlasskick
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Post by kimberlasskick on Aug 30, 2011 11:14:48 GMT -5
I hope the match at NoC is more of an angle, rather than a big time match. That needs to be held off. Such a big match so rushed. Then HIAC is two weeks later....I guess all we can do is wait and see. At least things are interesting again!
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 30, 2011 12:32:04 GMT -5
Triple H vs Punk could be a WrestleMania match imo if done correctly so I don't really expect to see them lock up so soon. Admittedly, the zero patience in me wants to see it now but it makes way more sense for Nash to face Punk and have this thing go deeper into the story. I am interested as hell to see how this plays out and I'm hoping we get some additional info tonight.
I loved Ziggler vs Orton. They have great chemistry imo, which it should be becoming evident to people that Ziggler has good chemistry with a lot of people, and I thought the ending was really cool. Ziggler looked really strong throughout the whole match imo, and the RKO was creative if nothing else.
I thought when Sheamus ran out and stood by Cena's side that it was a cool moment. The crowd played into it as well because they reacted like they didn't know what he was going to do.
Miz vs Punk was a little slow imo but the ending was awesome. Truth coming out and then Nash and I thought the whole thing was great.
I could have really cared less about the Diva match, Tag Title match, or Swagger/Sin Cara match. I am enjoying Ziggler making Swagger lose though and am interested to see where this goes. Vickie is almost coming off as the face which is really interesting to me.
I am liking the idea of the Super Shows. Some guys will get lost in the shuffle yes, but we should see more of guys like Punk and that is a plus imo. The SD main event is pretty weak imo so I think that show will benefit the most by having Super Shows. I am interested to see if guys like Ziggler and Rhodes will be working both shows or if they are going to keep the midcard titles and their champions away from each other. I will say though, if the brand split is over I think we need to bring it back to one belt. I would like to see one world title, maybe two midcard titles, and then the tag belts. Less is more and all of that. Looking forward to tonight though.
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Post by xtremeperil on Aug 30, 2011 14:47:35 GMT -5
Note: I'm new to rating stuff 1-5, so it'll probably be based on a completely changing scale. Raw Review
Opening Segment
Mostly, good stuff. CM Punk's shoot promo alone had just about completely revived the former love I had of wrestling, but the throwing up think was lame. He made up for it, by saying that Stephanie wears the pants, but Triple H wears her panties. Hilarious, yes. The rest was average.
Rating: 2.5/5.
Opening Bout
Awesome. These guys were the highlight of the show. With the great matches with Christian, and this one, I'm honestly becoming an Orton fan again. I'm hoping by this time next year, Dolph will be back in the World title hunt, and get a better reign.
Rating:3.5/5.
Main Event In The Making Segment
Alright, I guess. I don't like the fact that they are claiming Cena and Sheamus never teamed up. They did on Raw during the whole Nexus thing, granted it wasn't just Cena and Sheamus (Jericho, Edge, and Orton were also involved, I believed), but they were still on the same team. I remember Sheamus actually stayed and wrestled with Cena and Orton (? [I know Jericho and Edge eliminated themselves quickly), which was odd because otherwise he normally ran back then).
Rating: 2/5
Punk/Miz
Nice Miz pre-match promo. The match itself was a bit too Miz-centric, as it was surprisingly one-sided for quite a bit. Things picked up at the end, but it doesn't save it much. Then Truth and Nash got involved, and Nash hit the jackknife on Punk.
Rating: 2.5/5
Three Matches In A Row
Not really getting into detail here. The tag match was a disappointment, especially considering I've enjoyed their past two matches. The diva's match was what I expected, poor. Although I didn't see Brie winning (Brie was the one wrestling, right?). Sin Cara vs Swagger could've been something great but it turned out average.
Rating: 1.5/5
The Main Event
Nice A-Ry promo by the way. Anyways, this was average. Not really much to comment, I enjoyed it. The switch between Trips/Nash in the Punk match was unexpected. Oh well, not a big deal in my opinion. Excited to see the reasoning behind this.
Rating: 3/5 Wanted a new format for my reviews. Hopefully, this is better, and hopefully, I get better on my rating system.
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