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Post by Elliot on Feb 24, 2015 7:25:34 GMT -5
I've been checking this here and there but not really got around to replying, mainly because I think there's a lot of stuff that's questionable. I understand that could be your rust wearing off, but we shall see. Of course, I adored your ECW, so I hope this can take off as well.
Looking at Fastlane, not sure if have opened up with the tag team match personally, but it's good to see The Miz and Damien Mizdow still going strong, even though their split is inevitable. This did kill a lot of momentum for the New Day though. Daniel Bryan needed this victory over Bray Wyatt, but at the same time, if you go through with a big WrestleMania angle for Bray, he could've used the win too. Pleased to see Bad News Barrett retain the title, and I see Dean Ambrose taking it at WrestleMania tbh. I'm not sure that I like Big Show and Kane as the WWE Tag Team Champions in this day and age, The Usos looked weak here. I guess it does get the Authority over as a true force to be reckoned with, although I think they should disband following Mania. Pulling the trigger on Orton/Rollins this early confuses me as I don't know where either can go. Will Rollins face Bryan? But then what does Orton do? And I think the whole rematch scenario was unnecessary personally. Nikki Bella retaining is standard. Not sure on the whole count out win for Ryback. I understand wanting to keep him strong but Reigns needed a solid victory going into WrestleMania against Brock Lesnar. Authority involving themselves in this match too? But why? Rusev retains his title and his unbeatable streak, which is good though. Crazy closing segment that I think almost killed it for me. Undertaker saving Sting? Will they face off at WrestleMania? Will they team up? I don't even know.
I think a lot of this is very out there in terms of booking which is good at times, but I think sometimes it can be too much. I'll keep reading and see where you take it.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Feb 24, 2015 20:27:03 GMT -5
Fast Lane time. I still love that you brought in Maryse. God I miss her. Damien Mizdow and Miz winning is alright but I assume they're breaking up soon. I'm still not sure about Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt at this time. Especially since neither guy can really afford the loss. Expected Bryan to go over but I don't know where this leaves Bray. I honestly expected Bad News Barrett/Dean Ambrose/Dolph Ziggler at WrestleMania. I'm glad you didn't go with the tired heel stealing the pin in a Triple Threat match finish. BNB retaining is okay, but I'm interested in where the title goes heading into WrestleMania. Eww, you put the Tag Team Titles on Big Show and Kane. Gross. Seriously though, I can see this leading to a big win for a face team as they take the straps from the Authority. Randy Orton over Seth Rollins is not something I'm sold on. I think that this should have been saved for WrestleMania, but if you absolutely HAD to do it at Fast Lane, Seth should have won cheaply or have it end in DQ. Orton could get the big win at Mania. Oh. The quick rematch is interesting. How dare you call a Paige match a buffer? Pssh. Last time I read your diary. Nikki retaining is fine. Paige should be involved in WrestleMania somehow though. Ryback vs. Roman Reigns is an odd match for the time. The countout finish seems like something out of Raw. I get keeping both guys strong but Reigns needs all of the wins he can get if we're to buy him as a threat to Brock Lesnar. Not sure where the Authority comes into play for the United States Title match. Rusev should have won in a similar fashion to how he did in real life. I guess Cena will be doing something related to the Authority at Mania. The Sting/Triple H confrontation is definitely interesting. Having the Undertaker save him is different but I don't know where this takes us. Do they team up at WrestleMania? Against who? All in all, this was a solid show but it felt more like a Raw than a PPV. I like that this is different than the real product, but don't see things for WrestleMania shaping up yet. That needs to happen soon.
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Post by DTP. on Feb 26, 2015 10:28:17 GMT -5
WWE Fastlane: Sunday 22nd February 2015…Alright, let’s see how you booked this terrible pay-per-view (in real life). I was surprised by the Miz and Damien Mizdow picking up a win against a recently hot New Day on the Fastlane Kickoff show. I’m curious where you’re planning on taking both teams from here, although it seems as though Miz and Mizdow will be finally disbanding soon enough. I’m wondering how Maryse fits into the equation. I won’t be losing any sleep when Miz and Mizdow FINALLY break up. Shouldn’t be too long, now. Hot choice to kick off Fastlane with Daniel Bryan defeating Bray Wyatt. I think they had an amazing match on RAW a few weeks ago, and had an amazing opening contest at the Royal Rumble in 2014, so I have no doubt that this was a good match – I’m curious to see where you take Bryan on the way to WrestleMania 31, though. Bad News Barrett retaining the Intercontinental Championship against Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler was fine in what should have been a decent match. Again, I’m curious where we go from here with Ziggler taking the fall, and expectedly Ambrose still desiring the Intercontinental Championship from Barrett though. I suspect Ambrose will go on to challenge Barrett for the title in a singles match at WrestleMania whilst Ziggler does something else – but what? The Big Show and Kane…win the WWE Tag Team Championship. Well, it’s a surprise I guess. I’m not fond of it really – they shouldn’t hold any titles. I just hope that the Usos get to win back the titles next month at WrestleMania. I just don’t see the point of this title change, or the continued length of their slow burn break up. Randy Orton and Seth Rollins should have been saved for WrestleMania 31 honestly. I guess it was fine for J&J Security to beat down Orton before Orton managed to get the win – I didn’t quite understand the rematch though. Cheap heat on Rollins that will surely build for WrestleMania, and Triple H did announce the immediate rematch – but at the same time, I was confused by it. I’m just glad that you didn’t make J&J Security (the bumbling security types) get the heat on Orton before giving Rollins the victory from it. I think that Orton and Triple H should definitely face off in the spring, honestly. John Cena and the Authority’s angle should have happened later in the show honestly. It set up Cena facing Rusev tonight, though. Nikki Bella retaining the Divas Championship against Paige made sense, no issue. I wonder what your plans for this division are going into next month. I never understood why Roman Reigns and Ryback colliding was made official. I have no doubt that the crowd would have turned on it. Brock Lesnar suddenly appearing without being advertised was something, especially just to stare down with Roman. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship main event for WrestleMania being promoted on the undercard of a B-level pay-per-view like Fastlane is a strange thing to see and I’d have waited until Monday Night RAW tomorrow. Very odd to see John Cena and Rusev close out the show, but at the same time kind of logical. Rusev having Cena pass out to retain his United States Championship made sense, as we prepare for the rematch and hopefully hot build going into WrestleMania 31 next month. Hated the Authority getting involved though, it did absolutely nothing for Rusev. I think Rusev would be best on his own with Lana and nobody else. Oh right, the Triple H and Sting confrontation I almost forgot about. A fun segment to close the show, but I definitely wouldn’t have had it close the event. Overall, this was an up-and-down show – and it’s not really all of your fault. I wasn’t keen on a lot of the booking for this show, but it’s also on WWE for booking you into this corner. You have a lot of work to do going into WrestleMania and making the card look as solid as possible – things aren’t looking great in either universe, though. The match ordering was also off tonight, I feel.
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Post by Jord on Feb 28, 2015 21:32:13 GMT -5
The Miz getting heel heat by not allowing Mizdow in the ring was great haha. Like I've said before, bringing Maryse back is great. Liked how Miz stole the pin away from Mizdow. Sucks that the end of Miz/Mizdow is near. Ah, the tag match was the pre-show. Wyatt/Bryan is a huge opener. Not at all surprised to see Bryan go over Wyatt. I wonder what you have planned for Wyatt at WrestleMania? Glad Bad News Barrett retained here. I'm quite surprised to see Show/Kane win the tag titles here. I don't actually mind it, though. Is that bad haha? I hope Show/Kane winning the tag titles (which I'm surprised hasn't happened in real like yet!) only leads to them putting over a new, younger team. Not at all surprised to see Orton go over Rollins. HAHA loved the post-match stuff with Rollins then going over! Nikki retaining was fine. Paige doesn't need another title run so soon after her previous two. I can fully understand why you went with the count-out win for Ryback over Reigns but it doesn't help Roman's momentum going into Mania. Roman isn't believable (to many) as a WrestleMania headliner just yet and so this was the right time to continue pushing him. I think Ryback definitely could have been pinned here and saved the Lesnar/Reigns brawling for afterwards. Rusev didn't really need The Authority's help to retain here but the only good thing about them costing Cena the match is, hopefully, now Rusev is done with Cena because another match between the pair and I can see Rusev's streak ending to Cena. If anyone deserves to break Rusev's streak the least, it's Cena. I actually liked Undertaker coming to Sting's aid for the closing segment. It's different and moves Taker away from the predictable Taker/Wyatt match that pretty much every diary will run with around now. Some decent stuff overall!
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