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Post by Snitskyman2016 on Mar 11, 2012 8:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by Naitch on Mar 13, 2012 9:26:18 GMT -5
Raw 3/12 Thoughts:
-I guess I missed Cena's old entrance music. However, his promo rap wasn't that good.
-Ziggs vs Shemus was a pretty good TV match.
-Big Johnny outsmarts Turtle again. It's to bad that I get the feeling that WWE will have team Turtle win at WM.
-Zack Ryder is so fucking stupid that it's entertaining.
-SOMEBODY CALL MY MAMA! All that match needed was like 15 seconds more so we could get a MAH BAD! or something.
-CM Punk looked so dejected after being owned by Jericho, that feud just got a little more interesting.
-SURPRISE, RANDY ORTON WON!
-Rock was pure entertainment (with the exception of the shitty rendition of We Will Rock You). His Cleveland Rocks song had to be watched three times because I kept missing so much from laughing.
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Post by Velkontés on Mar 14, 2012 0:50:58 GMT -5
-I guess I missed Cena's old entrance music. However, his promo rap wasn't that good. Yeah, he came out to his old music for Wrestlemania a couple years ago. Maybe it's because I haven't heard him "rap" in a while, but I thought that one wasn't too bad. I'll wait till Smackdown to see a recap of Rock's shtick.
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Post by Champ on Mar 16, 2012 0:25:35 GMT -5
I thought both Rock and Cena were good on Monday. They seem to be sticking to the format of Cena being cut and dry to the point and Rock putting on more of a performance. It works for both guys though. I think the Rock actually needs more promo time than Cena for it to be a good Rock promo. And Cena going in for 2 to 3 minutes, slamming it down and leaving seems to be working great for him as well. I enjoyed them both Monday and I totally marked out for the word life theme lol.
The only thing that soured me was the "Cleveland rocks" chorus. The Rock is way better when he's simply just being The Rock and not sucking up to the crowd. I think that's a perfect example of what's been bothering me most about him since his return this year. I feel like he doesn't believe in "The Rock" character anymore. It's like we all believe in the Rock more than we ever have but Dwayne Johnson doesn't. I don't know. I just know "The Rock", overall, is better than this.
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Post by MasterSnit on Mar 16, 2012 19:03:37 GMT -5
I enjoyed RAW. I am noticing recently that they are kicking the show off with one of their main feuds, but not taking too long with it, then diving straight in with a really good match. I like that formula.
Cena was good as 2002Cena. I also still like it when they use the Thuganomics theme. The Rock mentioned later in the show though that that is not the John Cena he dislikes. And I feel this is where a lot of fans are being duped. Cena can be entertaining, I don't think even the most hardened of haters can deny that. But for years he was the same lame, annoying, clean-cut mound of crapness that many fans couldn't stand. Just because the writers have set him loose in the last few weeks leading up to WrestleMania, I don't think we should forget that The Rock, in the story line, is pissed off at the Cena we have had to endure for 95% of the time since about 2005. The Rock concert was awesome. I guess it was typical karaoke with him trying to keep up with the words at the end but not everything has to be perfect.
As I mentioned previously, I loved Jericho bringing CM Punk to his knees. Classic heeling.
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Post by Champ on Mar 21, 2012 22:31:06 GMT -5
Yeah these are the things they need to do leading up to mania. This is their grand finale of every year so they need to pull out all the stops to make the title angles as interesting as possible. Going into CM Punk's personal life with his dad and sister was the best thing they could've done to add fire to that feud
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Post by Naitch on Mar 22, 2012 10:30:13 GMT -5
Naitch's Thoughts for 3/19
Jericho up and burned the shit out of Punk. Jericho also schooled all the other heels, because I sympathized with Punk, not sided with the cool bad guy.
The best part of Kane vs Big Show is Cody Rhodes.
And the best part of David Otunga vs Santino was Big Johnny.
Is Lord Bald Motherfucker a returning A-Train?
The Rock in front of a historic site running his mouth, le sigh, Wrestlemania can't come and get him off my TV fast enough.
John Cena first no sold a car accident and then no sold Mark Henry. But he wins this weeks little war with Rock for not being a complete douche nozzle and pointing to his shirt.
Miz loses something like his 13th straight match.
I was pleasantly surprised Team Vicki beat the Blackers.
Why is HBK special ref in Taker vs HHH? Is it for the build up purposes, because honestly these guys ran out of stuff to say weeks ago. This match intrigues me, but I think that maybe they started the build up like a month early.
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Post by Champ on Mar 23, 2012 0:21:02 GMT -5
Yeah I have to agree 100%. That really is the sign of a great heel. The best heels are the ones that make you want the face to get revenge
LOL it sure was! Cody is having his best year thus far in the WWE
It sure is, Phillip!
There was a rumor a few days before that show that was confirming he came to a deal with WWE. Then that vignette aired
I'm just glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. I was wondering if maybe I just outgrew the Rock or if he's just dated and his absolute best days are far behind him. But also, like you, in all fairness, I always was an Austin guy and there were times even in the late 90s I thought the Rock had some periods where he got annoying.
I'm all for long buildups before mania. But I see what you're saying. If anything, last year's match could've used a longer buildup. This year didn't need it as much because the seed was already planted. But I'm enjoying what's going on so far. However, I don't think I can deal with another HBK/Trips/Taker 3 way again before the actual match. Taker is actually the guy I'm enjoying most in this feud. No one is better at being "the man" than Taker. He just has that way about him
It's funny because the niggers are on team Teddy. It's basically going to be a race war. Ironically I want the white guys to win lol
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Post by MasterSnit on Mar 23, 2012 13:14:38 GMT -5
Yeah I have to agree 100%. That really is the sign of a great heel. The best heels are the ones that make you want the face to get revenge Yeah, the last two weeks Jericho has grabbed this feud by the horns and made it really interesting. The pause after he apologised for what he said last week, then continued with, "However... your sister..." was masterful heeling. What pissed me off about CM Punk until now was how he always sarcastically shrugged off any threat or insult, it just wrecks the dynamic between face and heel. Jericho has made things right though. That's funny because Naitch is Canadian. I've enjoyed the Rock's stuff out in the cities. He isn't going to be having matches until WrestleMania so they have to have him do something. Knowing you the way I think I do, Champ, I'm not sure if that is ironic. Teddy running away after slapping Big Johnny, only to stop at the top of the stage and do his dance made me laugh pretty hard. The Miz really needs to reinvent himself. He totally sucks right now. I like Vickie's new curly hairdo. It was funny how they went from a segment about anti-bullying back to Jerry Lawler as Vickie came out. It's not like Lawler has been making fun of her for her looks and weight for the past five years. I liked the end segment with Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels. I agree with Champ that 'Taker simply is "the man". His parting words to Triple H were brilliant. Triple H looked pissed! With one RAW before WrestleMania I think they have paced the feud well and I'm really looking forward to the match. Another solid show this week.
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Post by Naitch on Mar 27, 2012 12:58:55 GMT -5
Raw 3/26 Thoughts
-After seeing the opening match, after Wrestlemania I am hoping that we get a Kane vs Sheamus feud. Those two look like they can get it on together.
-So Miz gets to join Team Johnny. I was hoping he'd be left out of Wrestlemania, just for the promos afterwords.
-Chris Jericho gets CM Punk again and proves again why he is the best heel right now.
-What is up with WWE faces taking out there aggressions, in what appears to be an unlawful manner on the wrong heels? First Cena destroys Swagger over something Kane did and now Punk takes out Christian for something Jericho did. Guess I'm forced to root for Jericho now.
-Is Curt Hawkins the official jobber for Brodus Clay? This is like the fourth time they have met.
-Might be the best promo we've had out of Cody Rhodes yet.
-So Mark Henry could have finished Teddy Long off he just didn't stare at him for a half an hour while Team Johnny held back Team Teddy. Mark should be booted from that team for being such a failure.
-Good promos out of both Rock and Cena. For more thoughts on this see the PICK A SIDE! thread.
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Post by MasterSnit on Mar 30, 2012 17:04:19 GMT -5
It was an Ok show to go home to WrestleMania with. Nothing to dramatic happened but everything chugged along.
Christian must really be injured if they pulled him out of the match. I was thinking Del Rio or Drew would be the final member anyway, but I would have preferred to have my fix of Christian at WrestleMania. There is still a mystery DH Smith silhouette on Team Teddy, so I'm guessing Rey Mysterio will show up. Or is that the one that Booker T filled? I forgot.
Cody Rhodes was funny. As was Jericho's promo on Punk.
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Post by Champ on Apr 1, 2012 12:40:09 GMT -5
I thought he was totally overpushed in the first place. I never thought he was good enough for the WWE title let alone for the mania main event. I'm glad WWE finally right sized him and they're kind of forcing him to prove himself again. It's not that the Miz sucked when he was champion. He just wasn't good enough, IMO
Yeah I can totally vision a Sheamus/BRR title program after mania too. The new reinvented Kane works well with tough faces that show no fear and back it up
Was I just hearing things or were they referring to him as Curtis Hawkins on Monday?
And yeah Cody was great.
Woah hold on there. Don't even try to catch me. That's like a Water Buffalo trying to catch a cheetah. It simply won't work!
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 1, 2012 14:38:39 GMT -5
Was I just hearing things or were they referring to him as Curtis Hawkins on Monday? Yeah, I noticed that too. Even if they try turning Miz face, anything would be better than whatever he is supposed to be right now.
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 3, 2012 19:42:50 GMT -5
I wish every crowd was like the one on RAW last night. They were great, wouldn't you agree? You could tell that many of them were international fans still lingering around after WrestleMania and they made last night's RAW fantastic.
Brock returning was so cool. Cena must have been the only person in the building unaware that he was about to get F-5'd, lol. It was bad ass.
The Rock's opening promo was good and him stating that he wants to win the WWE title again was interesting.
Just a really good RAW last night. The only disappointment was that the crowd didn't get what they really wanted, and that was Daniel Bryan.
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Post by GLF on Apr 4, 2012 13:31:26 GMT -5
I only watched the end part of Raw with Cena blabbing and Brock coming back but noticed the crowd was awesome. Had a bit of an ECW feel about it for the segment I saw anyway. Would be good if this happened more often.
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