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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 16, 2022 9:58:44 GMT -5
Anyone see the new marvel legends retro Spiderman wave yet? Trying to grab a black Spiderman.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 13, 2022 15:02:45 GMT -5
Booker T vs HHH. To me, this has always been the answer. You can put all the racist crap aside and it was still the wrong decision. Fans were behind Booker. Raw needed a top face to oppose HHH going forward (similar to the Brock/Angle situation on SD). After nearly two years of being a jobber to the WWF/WWE stars, Booker finally seemed to be getting his due. Instead, he looses in pretty convincing fashion, and gets sent down to midcard hell for the next 3+ years before finally getting his due (after completely changing his gimmick).
I’ve seen a lot of people say Booker wouldn’t have had anyone to feud with had he won. I call BS. HHH and Nash could have still had there feud while Booker had guys like Jericho, Kane, and HBK to work with. Others say Goldberg/HHH was the big money feud, but after complete botching Goldberg at SummwrSlam 2003, it didn’t really matter. Nobody cared when Goldberg won the belt a month later, so Booker beating HHH wouldn’t have really changed anything except push Booker up the card as a more credible name than he already was.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 13, 2022 11:52:54 GMT -5
I think that Bret Hart did an amazing job and while he was "the guy" looking back, Vince was clearly not all in with Bret Hart and was always looking for the next big thing. I think he should have done more with Bret rather than always looking over his shoulder for something better. As much as I love Undertaker and during this time the mystique around him was great, his in ring stuff was not all that great. This was Vince’s problem. He knew Bret could be trusted to hold down the main event scene when needed, yet he never truly invested in Bret as the face of the company. As soon as Vince felt he found a suitable replacement for the role, he’d jump on the Luger, Diesel, and HBK wagon in an attempt to move on from Bret, yet always found himself right back in the same place. Rather than waste Bret for the majority of ‘93 and ‘95, imagine Vince fully getting behind Bret as “the guy,” where he finally puts over Austin in ‘97/‘98 after years of being on top. Would have been more impactful than HBK begrudgingly putting over Austin IMO.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 12, 2022 21:54:30 GMT -5
Bret was the only logical choice. Taker has said himself that the character was never built to be the “face of the company.” It’s why when looking at different eras, we think of Hogan, Bret, Austin, Rock, and Cena as the top faces despite Taker playing a prominent in each of there careers.
And 1992 Taker hadn’t developed enough to even be in serious consideration for the role IMO.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 12, 2022 21:49:48 GMT -5
Razor was a fixture of the IC Title scene post the ‘93 Rumble, though it’s still weird he never competed in a match consisting of 30 people when he had 4 shots at it. He probably should have been thrown in the 1995 Rumble and pulled double duty that night.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 11, 2022 17:38:36 GMT -5
Leave it to WB to think it’s a good idea to replace Batman and Superman with Batgirl and Supergirl in the DCEU. Should we chalk this up as another major blunder on there part now or later?
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 3, 2022 10:28:05 GMT -5
Haven’t watched WWE in months but I do keep up with the recaps.
I like Big E, but he always felt like a midcarder holding the WWE Title (more-so than even Kofi). The WWE did nothing to make him stand out, and his title run just seemed…well, there.
While I see a lot of fans upset for Big E, Brock moves the needle (unlike Big E). I’ve already seen ESPN mention Brock on Sportscenter, and he’s taking pictures with Wayne Gretzky while holding the belt. Brock is the closest thing they have to a mainstream name so it makes sense to throw the belt on him as they go into the biggest show of the year.
Now this doesn’t fix any of the long-term planning that fans have been calling the WWE out on for the better part of the past decade. It’ll be interesting when the day comes where Brock decides he’s done and they don’t have anyone else to throw the title on year after year (which probably mean Roman will main event about 20 WMs before all is said and done).
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 1, 2022 13:37:35 GMT -5
The amount of minority wrestlers and high ranking employees in aew quickly coming to TK's defense should speak volumes. I don't love calling out her wrestling publicly. Don't get me wrong she wasn't very good, but if I'm in that locker room I might feel a little less secure and relaxed to perform well. He's done the same to the Fulham players and I lit him up for that too. As someone whose been coaching for a very long time, it's a terrible, unsustainable way to get results. Beyond that... Swole was full of absolute crap. Quiet mouths don't get fed. No kidding welcome to life. Notice how when she actually pitched something (the Diamante angle) they ran with it? That's how this company works. Step up and prove it, don't wait for it to be handed to you. Anyone with half a brain can see the amount of diversity that exists in this company, you just sucked. This. In the real world, the ones who move up the corporate ladder and get promoted are the ones that go above and beyond to stand out. The ones who simply clock in and out and never raise there voice to be heard more often than not remain in the same spot. That’s the business world. Swole had a great opportunity to stand out and move up the card with her feud with Britt Baker last year. There’s a reason why one is the current womens champ and the other is now gone from the company.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 1, 2022 9:35:38 GMT -5
Looks like Swole is falling into the trap so many others do of thinking the word “diversity” means only pushing African Americans.
Claiming AEW isn’t “diverse” is simply not true. Look at all the performers of Asian, African, and Hispanic descent that they have pushed.
The Tag Titles, TNT, and Womens divisions have seen plenty of diverse performers and champs. The TBS Title tournament is featuring a woman of African heritage fighting in the finals.
If she means the world title scene, then blame AEW for actually caring about their world title and not hotshotting it to midcarders like Big E and Kofi out of nowhere (and I like those guys). You honesty can’t say that there is/was a black performers who deserved to hold the world title in the last 2.5 years over Jericho, Mox, Omega, and Hangman. And rather than force a minority world champ, why not let things play out naturally like they did with Hangman. I have a feeling guys like Sammy, Hobbs, and Martin will be staples of the world title scene within the next decade.
And that’s not getting into Swole’s other complaint that TK aparently didn’t come up with ideas for her (I’d like to know if she pitched any ideas, and if so, what were they).
Edit: I like how mine and others posts asking if Swole ever pitched her own ideas to TK, or what she means by “diversity” were deleted. Honestly don’t see how there was anything wrong with those since nobody was attacking her, but asking follow up questions to her claims.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 31, 2021 23:32:18 GMT -5
I like Fish, but I don’t see him on the level of Benoit. Since his ECW days, people saw Benoit as a future world champ, and the majority of fans felt that him finally getting a run with the belt in 2004 was way overdue.
Fans respect Fish, and he’s a great worker, but I’ve never seen fans clamor for him to get a shot at the world title like they did with Benoit.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 29, 2021 17:04:56 GMT -5
She’s too good to be a jobber to Charlotte and Becky for the next decade. Regardless of where she ends up she’ll be a star.
Hoping Rhea is next. Twice her momentum was killed due to crappy feuds with Charlotte.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 25, 2021 23:59:09 GMT -5
Miro had all the momentum in the world and they had him drop it to a transitional champion for Cody Rhodes. Lol ok This. Miro made the title legit, and he often felt more important than even the world champ, Kenny Omega. He then drops the belt in weak fashion to Sammy, who goes on to do nothing with the title for a few months before dropping it to Cody of all people.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 22, 2021 19:05:36 GMT -5
Pretty sure WCW Souled Out 1997 beat out WM13 in PPV buys, if that tells us anything about how much of a rut the WWF was in at the time (though they still managed to pack a stadium for the 1997 Royal Rumble).
I think with the WWF hurting so much coming out of 1996, stadiums were likely the furthest thing from Vince’s mind. By 1999, yeah they could have, but arenas were working so I don’t think they wanted to break the proven method just yet.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 22, 2021 19:01:41 GMT -5
I know Hogan was laying low due to the steroid scandal, but any chance he returns for SS ‘92 had it been held in the states? Don’t think I’ve ever heard anything in this but wondering if anyone has commented on this.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 18, 2021 11:48:00 GMT -5
I don’t see HHH rising up the card any faster than he did. 1996 wasn’t his year and I don’t see him fitting into the title picture no matter how much politicking HBK pulled.
Contrary to what the WWE tries to spin, Austin didn’t become a house hold name after winning KOTR. It took months before he started to catch on as a top heel with the fans. If Austin doesn’t win KOTR, I still see him rising up the card and working with Bret. Bret mentioned in his book that he always respected Steve as a worker and that he was the guy he wanted to work with when he returned. I don’t see that changing.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 18, 2021 11:41:53 GMT -5
Wrestlemania 19 SummerSlam 2002 Royal Rumble 2004 Survivor Series 2002
I bet you can guess what era I was a teen in lol.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 18, 2021 11:38:39 GMT -5
Good for Owens for getting a deal he’s comfortable with that will take care of him and his family.
From a fan perspective, kinda stinks since the WWE has shown no indication of wanting to use him as a top star, and I see him continuing to get the random world title match here and there just to put over the latest champ, but never actually being champ himself.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 14, 2021 23:17:55 GMT -5
The best Batman & Robin Batman figure was the Fuji Film exclusive. They released it again in the JLA line with a different head. Loved this figure as a kid and still have it on display to this day. Front and center of my Kenner collection.
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Post by cordless2016 on Dec 7, 2021 7:55:57 GMT -5
i like this Edge/Miz feud a lot. two of the all time greats, going at it. the past 2 weeks have given it a storyline and a purpose. which is what you're supposed to do in wrestling. both guys are absolutely fantastic on the mic and its proving that as long as you give the audience good material and good promos, the matches matter. im really looking forward to the match at the PPV and hope we get a nice little feud out of this What's this now? Miz doesn't belong anywhere near that conversation. This.
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Post by cordless2016 on Nov 28, 2021 19:58:26 GMT -5
I think Razor as a babyface still worked in 1995. The problem was Diesel turned face following Survivor Series, while Shawn turned face right after WM11. Throw in guys like Bret, Taker, and Luger, who were also baby faces, and Razor simply got lost in the shuffle.
The WWF was far too babyface-heavy in 1995, to the point that both Bret and Taker were both toying around in the midcard in directionless feuds. If Vince wasn’t prioritizing those two, sadly there was no way Razor was getting much focus either.
Diesel should have remained a heel, or a tweener at the least. That’s what got him over in the first place. Diesel never turns face, beats Bret at the Royal Rumble, beats a tweener Shawn at WM11 (thus kicking off his face turn), and then works with Razor at Summerslam. Bret eventually topples Diesel at Survivor Series 1995, and we go on with what we got.
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