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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Mar 8, 2020 21:49:08 GMT -5
Highlight for me was Sami’s IC Title win. 5 years in the making.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2020 21:49:21 GMT -5
Honestly pretty decent show overall for what it was. S.P/Rollins/Murphy and Bryan/Gulak were MOTN's for me, but it's becoming clearer and clearer that I'm just not crazy about WWE style stuff anymore. If it wasn't for the prevalence in women's wrestling in WWE, I probably wouldn't still have a subscription. No hate to anyone that really enjoys their product, go nuts, there's so much wrestling for everyone out there, just becoming clear that modern day WWE is just not my thing right now.
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Post by warlord on Mar 8, 2020 21:57:00 GMT -5
Such a shame that WWE’s product is really dumbed down to the point where Aleister Black went from my favorite wrestler in the company and I could watch every single one of his matches from top to bottom to I can’t even watch a full match of his anymore and just skim through it. Just goes to show you that NXT/NXT UK/205 Live are the only WWE products that matters. Really wish they would film 205 at Full Sail though.
Gulak/Bryan was good though. Everything else I either skipped or skimmed through to see the results.
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Post by McBlake on Mar 8, 2020 21:57:19 GMT -5
Highlight for me was Sami’s IC Title win. 5 years in the making. Hopefully it results in a triple threat at Mania. Cesaro, Sami and Nakamura could tear the house down. |
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Mar 8, 2020 22:16:02 GMT -5
Whoever was the agent for the main event should be fired.One of the worst main event in WWE history and in terms of the lay out of the match(not as bad as Rollins/Wyatt a few months back)the booking for this was so obvious but still could have been pulled off 100% better and might have gotten the crowd interested.
Bazler should have came out last and had all five women still in the ring,this would have gave the other five 20 or so minutes to work a real match up with spots and no down time to hopefully keep the fans interested.Then Bazler comes out and runs then all down in a few minutes to win the match up.Becky should have been out ringside and or on commentary for the match up and as soon as Bazler won the match and the opened the door to take out her last victim Becky storms the ring and you have your big brawl with the two with Becky getting a little payback.Everyone runs out the break up the fight and you end the PPV that way.Better the crowd would have been a lot more invested and everyone in the match and Becky herself would have came out of the PPV looking better.
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Post by Evil Abed on Mar 8, 2020 22:25:33 GMT -5
Really enjoyed Gulak/Bryan (MOTN IMO) and for the most part the Mens Tag Chamber match, everything else was forgettable. Never thought id buy into Heavy Machinery but they've really won me over as of late.
Cant really blame the crowd for the latter half of the PPV. You cant expect to go to a hardcore wrestling town like Philly and give them that BS in the main event. Shayna should have been an easy main star after her run in NXT but she's already DOA before her run even got going.
I really don't know what main events Mania either. I would assume Drew/Brock since the crowd really is getting behind Drew but on paper it just doesn't have Mania main event feel. Goldberg/Roman has name value but shouldn't for obvious reasons. There's no womens match that has that feel like last year with Rousey.
As with the past two years, I'm more excited for the Takeover the night or two before Mania than I am the actual Mania event.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 8, 2020 22:25:37 GMT -5
"Fans seem to want to see Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott lock it up in the chamber, Vince." - Triple H
"Then let's not have that happen!" - Vince
If Shayna came in at number 5 or 6, then I would be okay with her destroying everyone. But to come in at number 4 and do it just seemed ridiculous. Such a waste of a main event. For International Women's Day, the WWE sure botched that one.
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Post by rkmo: Garbage Collector on Mar 8, 2020 22:29:59 GMT -5
Whoever was the agent for the main event should be fired.One of the worst main event in WWE history and in terms of the lay out of the match(not as bad as Rollins/Wyatt a few months back)the booking for this was so obvious but still could have been pulled off 100% better and might have gotten the crowd interested. Bazler should have came out last and had all five women still in the ring,this would have gave the other five 20 or so minutes to work a real match up with spots and no down time to hopefully keep the fans interested.Then Bazler comes out and runs then all down in a few minutes to win the match up.Becky should have been out ringside and or on commentary for the match up and as soon as Bazler won the match and the opened the door to take out her last victim Becky storms the ring and you have your big brawl with the two with Becky getting a little payback.Everyone runs out the break up the fight and you end the PPV that way.Better the crowd would have been a lot more invested and everyone in the match and Becky herself would have came out of the PPV looking better. Apparently Paul E. was totally responsible. RIP Heyman as Head of Creative |
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 8, 2020 23:30:47 GMT -5
Shayna is awful.
That is all.
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Post by FLUX on Mar 8, 2020 23:37:48 GMT -5
There were certain points in which the show dragged hard (Everything involving the OC, for one.) but I thought the show was pretty good. Bryan/Gulak was fantastic in ways words can't describe. Andrade/Humberto was great, but honestly the match has been done a couple too many times at this point. This was the seventh time they've faced one-on-one since like December. The Smackdown Chamber dragged a bit until Heavy Machinery entered. Was surprised that they were so over. The sooner the OC (AJ included) get off my TV, the  ing better. Good lord. Profits vs Rollins and Murphy was good. Glad that the Street Profits retained. Handicap Match was surprisingly a pretty decent match. Was shocked that Sami got the win. About time that man got a damn title. The main event booking could've been a lot better but Shayna going full "night night bitch" mode was the right call, even if they could've mapped it out to that point in the match a lot better than they did. At first I was annoyed they made Ruby and Sarah look like chumps but honestly I shouldn't be surprised at this point. Damn shame. |
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Post by sonstuds on Mar 8, 2020 23:46:28 GMT -5
At first I was annoyed they made Ruby and Sarah look like chumps but honestly I shouldn't be surprised at this point. Damn shame. The usage of Ruby in general really annoys me. She's good in the ring, has a decent enough character, and is a good promo. She deserves better than just being fed to everyone. That said, Sami wut wut! |
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Post by FLUX on Mar 8, 2020 23:52:05 GMT -5
At first I was annoyed they made Ruby and Sarah look like chumps but honestly I shouldn't be surprised at this point. Damn shame. The usage of Ruby in general really annoys me. She's good in the ring, has a decent enough character, and is a good promo. She deserves better than just being fed to everyone. That said, Sami wut wut! She had a great promo on the Kickoff show earlier that really made me want to believe she'd do something in the Chamber, but alas. |
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Post by TurboEddie on Mar 9, 2020 0:25:40 GMT -5
I liked the event. 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by hitmancmedge on Mar 9, 2020 7:03:36 GMT -5
I was there live, show was honestly very good in person til the death spot of the main event. Couple fun things you notice with the live crowd. Heavy Machinery are insanely popular right now. I’d have put the titles on Roode and Ziggler and had them defend against HM at mania. Also Liv Morgan is very very popular as well. Biggest pop of the crew in the main event. Crowd cheered for both A.J. and Black but got real quiet during the match, Aj is a great heel but I don’t think you are gonna get the crowd to boo him.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Mar 9, 2020 7:47:54 GMT -5
As a relatively inconsequential placeholder to get between Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, I really enjoyed this show. I don't watch the weeklies, so I'm glad I follow on social media, because I didn't know until mid-day that the show was even last night.
I was kinda checked out to start the night so I wasn't paying much mind during Gulak/DBry, but knowing those guys, I'm sure I'll go back and watch it at some point, 'cause I'm sure it was a clinic. Not sure it was of much consequence, but hey, sometimes a match for a matches sake is just fine.
Andrade never fails to impress, and I thought he and Carrillo put on the sleeper match of the night. I really enjoy what they're doing with this angle right now, and all of the guys involved here are a blast to watch.
Tag Team EC match was fun. I thought they did a nice job weaving some of the underlying stories in to the mix. I really liked the temporary alliances between the Usos and the New Day, and I popped for Otis tanking right out of the pod. I think it's impressive that they're managing to take a team that clearly has lopsided personality and ensuring that Tucky is able to get over as well. Oh, and Lucha House Party was also there. That Shooting Star Press tho.
Black vs. AJ was awesome. Black is clearly a fast rising star. The Undertaker association can't hurt, and I love the story they told here from start to finish. I just hope Black doesn't fall to the side while AJ and Taker do their thing.
The tag-title match kinda lost me. I've just never really been into the Street Profits. I don't get them, but I can't deny the talent there. Just kinda checked out here, even though I love the stable Rollins has going.
Intercontinental Title was the surprise of the night. I thought for sure that, in this spot, it would be a short(er than it was) squash, with Strowman steamrolling those guys, but hey - Sami's got a main roster title now, so I'm sure everyone's happy for once.....right?
Eat me...I loved the women's EC. Shayna coming out at any interval and just eating the others for dinner is exactly what I wanted to see. IDGAF. Shayna is easily one of my top 3 women in the company right now, and I don't even mind the slow burn, because anytime Asuka is given license to just indecipherably scream in Japanese for a length of time is a victory in my eyes. Shayna continued to look cold, uncaring, and vicious, which is all I want out of her, and I can't wait to see her and Becky go.
Good show was good.
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Post by JL Styles on Mar 9, 2020 8:58:41 GMT -5
My expectations were kind of low, but with that being said, I thought it was a really solid show.
The Bryan-Gulak match was just a technical masterpiece that was very different from your normal match these days. It was the match of the night for me.
Andrade is great, and he and Carillo just have good matches.
The elimination chamber tag match was good. It had the normal big spots that would be expected. The Dorado shooting star press from the top of the chamber was crazy.
I thought the Black-AJ match was awesome. It had a good combination of the no-DQ stuff and some technical stuff as well. I love that even though there was interference, Black still won with his finisher. He is a star, and they had him go over one of the best of all time.
I enjoyed the Raw tag title match. The Street Profits are one of my favorite teams, so I was happy to see them retain. Rollins and Murphy are terrific performers, so no surprise to me that the match was good. Also, it kept the Rollins-Owens thing going, and that should lead to a match at WrestleMania, which is good for everyone.
Very happy to see Sami Zayn win a title on the main roster. Very deserved and long overdue. Match was also better than I thought it would be.
I know many didn't like the main event, but I thought the women's chamber match was what they wanted it to be, which was a way to make Baszler come off as an unstoppable force and a woman who can beat Becky. Mission accomplished as she destroyed the other five women.
Overall, I really enjoyed this show. It kept several stories going as we move towards WrestleMania, and the matches were solid, with Bryan-Gulak and Black-AJ being excellent.
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Post by The Shiniest Wizard on Mar 9, 2020 9:21:01 GMT -5
Wasn't that active on the thread last night due to me not really being into the show last night. I really really enjoyed the opener with Bryan/Gulak and the Andrade/Humberto match. There was a lot that kind of took me out of the show and the show as a whole just kind of was there.
Positives: The matches I just mentioned, the crowd going nuts for Otis, Shayna being a badass, Lince's flip off the Chamber, Undertaker appearance, Zayn winning his first main roster title.
Negatives: The logic of The OC NOT helping AJ in a No DQ match(like, what?), how dead the crowd was for the rest of the show, a majority of the booking decisions, the women's match main eventing with no real big names in the match.
Overall, like I said this show just felt kind of there. I just want it to be Mania already.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 9:32:20 GMT -5
One of the most boring PPV's I've seen in a while. Just terrible booking and slow, boring matches, no suspense at all. I wanted to like AJ vs. Black but man, it was just boring. Also, Andrade and the other guy -- it's like he''s wrestling himself. They do the same moves in the same style -- how is that interesting? Three guys fighting Braun for the IC title is just weird. Then the two others jump out of the ring at the end to let Sami win, haha,. So they don't want to win the title themselves? The chamber matches were boring af too -- a bunch of dangerous metal and steel but nobody gets an ounce of color. Oh WWE ...
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Post by @brit_figs on Mar 9, 2020 9:41:51 GMT -5
Heyman & EC's just don't have much luck really do they 👀😂
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Mar 9, 2020 10:25:17 GMT -5
Shayna is awful. That is all. |
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I dont know good luck 
