You Do Your Annoying, Unorthodox Thing That You Do In The Wrestling Thread

[The Chris]

And Jinder himself is a monotone bore who's a slug in the ring and botches his own finisher. That's definitely him.

 

[Wheels]

I'm guessing WWE is doing Bruan vs Brock at No Mercy. I have mixed feelings about that because while it's a match I want to see, the fact it's a September show already tells me Brock isn't losing.

 

[nite-owl]

I heard Baron Corbin owned a troop on twitter. So that might be the reason he is getting buried.

 

[Dr. Evil]

That's it, I'm done with the SD main event scene until that title is off of Jobber Mahal. His reign has been boring, his promos are all the same, and even his match finishes are all the same. It's just garbage, especially when you look at how epic Raw's ME scene is right now.

You build up Nakamura to be this strong style badass, have him beat Cena clean, and then have him lose to Jinder, a glorified jobber? And he looks like an idiot in the process. Sorry but this was stupid.

This and John Cena is likely on his way out of Smackdown Live.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I heard Baron Corbin owned a troop on twitter. So that might be the reason he is getting buried.

That was stupid of Corbin to do.

 

[javonstokess]

I heard Baron Corbin owned a troop on twitter. So that might be the reason he is getting buried.

"owned a troop"?

 

[Dr. Evil]

"owned a troop"?

Corbin basically called a US Soldier on Twitter a loser without knowing he was a soldier.

Corbin has not had one moment for me that indicates to me that he's going to be a star in the WWE. Braun on the other hand....

I love me some Braun Strowman.

Speaking of which, Lars Sullivan was on NXT last week. He was awesome.

 

[X Knight]

so Brock is still champ??

I thought he was leaving WWE soon?

 

[Wheels]

The MITB really is worthless if you think about it. It doesn't really mean anything with regard to how an individual is viewed by the company. There's no stamp of approval attached with it. i mean they put it on people and often don't really want to present them as anything special or worthy of a top spot, so what's the point? Why put yourself in the position of being the bad guy? They have a concept where it's expected that a fresh face is going to become a main eventer every year, like clockwork, and then WWE makes themselves the heel almost every year because they can't possibly make every winner a new top guy. and clearly don't want to either, so they give half-assed pushes to guys they are lukewarm on.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The MITB really is worthless if you think about it. It doesn't really mean anything with regard to how an individual is viewed by the company. There's no stamp of approval attached it. i mean they put it on people and often don't really want to present them as anything special or worthy of a top spot, so what's the point? Why put yourself in the position of being the bad guy? They have a concept where it's expected that a fresh face is going to became a main eventer every year, like clockwork, and then WWE makes themselves the heel almost every year because they can't possibility make every winner a new top guy. and clearly don't want to either, so they give half-assed pushes to guys they are lukewarm on.

Also, guys like Orton and Cena didn't need the briefcase.

 

[javonstokess]

Corbin basically called a US Soldier on Twitter a loser without knowing he was a soldier.

Corbin has not had one moment for me that indicates to me that he's going to be a star in the WWE. Braun on the other hand....

I love me some Braun Strowman.

Speaking of which, Lars Sullivan was on NXT last week. He was awesome.

I defended Corbin recently by saying that he's never been shown as "strong" as Braun. Look at what Strowman gets to do week in and week out. He's literally spent the last 3-4 months beating the crap out of a guy people WANT to see the crap beaten out of. Plus, he's doing it in entertaining and enjoyable ways.

Corbin hasn't received half the push Strowman got. Who has he feuded with? Ziggler? Kalisto? A half-@$$ed feud with Dean for the IC strap? He doesn't really get the time or opponent to make a mark. He had a shot when he was semi-feuding with AJ Styles and they put on good-to-great matches.

 

[nite-owl]

Lio Rush has singned with WWE.

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-signs-lio-rush

 

[Team Andino]

The MITB really is worthless if you think about it. It doesn't really mean anything with regard to how an individual is viewed by the company. There's no stamp of approval attached it. i mean they put it on people and often don't really want to present them as anything special or worthy of a top spot, so what's the point? Why put yourself in the position of being the bad guy? They have a concept where it's expected that a fresh face is going to become a main eventer every year, like clockwork, and then WWE makes themselves the heel almost every year because they can't possibly make every winner a new top guy. and clearly don't want to either, so they give half-assed pushes to guys they are lukewarm on.

It's the same issue WWE brought on themselves with how they handled King of the Ring winners, instead of using this newly earned achievement. They have them go on losing streaks or at best come out 50/50 with wins and losses, then we're supposed to believe and buy into these guys for the small timeframe that might actually push people. When it fails (because of poor planning) they immediately assume that person doesn't have what it takes as a main event performer.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Charlotte Flair ends a streak of 24 straight PPV appearances with no appearance at Summerslam, but her reason for not showing up at Summerslam was valid.

 

[Mani-Man]

Corbin basically called a US Soldier on Twitter a loser without knowing he was a soldier.

You have to be kidding.
Are they really that petty?
Would they really punish a guy who is just 5 steps away from being a main eventer for years to come that way because of something as trivial like that?

And since when is it such a crime to call someone a loser who just happens to be a US Soldier? Is that the famous patriotism or what?

The MITB really is worthless if you think about it. It doesn't really mean anything with regard to how an individual is viewed by the company. There's no stamp of approval attached with it. i mean they put it on people and often don't really want to present them as anything special or worthy of a top spot, so what's the point? Why put yourself in the position of being the bad guy? They have a concept where it's expected that a fresh face is going to become a main eventer every year, like clockwork, and then WWE makes themselves the heel almost every year because they can't possibly make every winner a new top guy. and clearly don't want to either, so they give half-assed pushes to guys they are lukewarm on.

Eh, the idea of the MITB is great...its the way the wwe handles it that makes it so bad.
But this is a general problem with the wwe, they dont treat titles, trophies etc as they should.

I like the idea of the MITB briefcase.

It's the same issue WWE brought on themselves with how they handled King of the Ring winners, instead of using this newly earned achievement. They have them go on losing streaks or at best come out 50/50 with wins and losses, then we're supposed to believe and buy into these guys for the small timeframe that might actually push people. When it fails (because of poor planning) they immediately assume that person doesn't have what it takes as a main event performer.

I always hated how they treated the King of the Ring winner, it was such a cheesy thing with the crown and all.
Visual i loved the logo and that there was a throne in the arena etc...but it was cheesy with the crown, scepter and all the stuff.

Imagine treating the King of the Ring like the G1...it would be the coolest thing ever.
Make it a long tournament and all, i think it would help selling weekly shows without having to come up with the awful 50/50 booking and dumb storytelling.
Just add 2-3 tournament matches per show and you can drag out a lot of things.

But the problem is that the MITB and KOR only means as much as the title you would have the opporunity to fight for.
And the wwe uses the titles more as a prop then a real title.
Its one of the biggest problems in the wwe...treat your god damn champions as champions.

 

[Wheels]

I think the MITB is problematic because it's not viewed the same way as the Rumble. With the Rumble you can get away with an established guy winning because it is used to set up the big main event at WrestleMania which, while it can make a new star, the main expectation is to setup a title match that will appeal to the majority of fans, with MITB it's usually viewed as a way to make a new top wrestler every year on the dot, and if they don't it's a failure, and makes the fanbase resent WWE, so my question is why do it every year? Is the cheap pop/heat from the cash-in really worth all the trouble? I don't know that it is.

 

[Dr. Evil]

So the rumor is that Nikki Bella is going to join Dancing with the Stars. I don't know how she'll do on that show.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Asuka out 6-8 weeks:

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/asuka-suffers-injury-at-nxt-takeover?sf108143158=1

 

[JabarR]

17 Years Ago today....................................................

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Her 2nd of 5 times she's main evented RAW

 

[Wheels]

Hmmm....... I wonder if NXT will use this as an opportunity to have Asuka give up the title without actually losing.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Hmmm....... I wonder if NXT will use this as an opportunity to have her give up the title without actually losing.

Adds another wrinkle to what will probably be an interesting set of tapings.

 

[Loki882]

Braun was awesome last night. That guy needs a title run in the near future. Strike while the iron is still hot WWE.

Sasha winning was also the right call, but the layout of the match was terrible. Alexa should not have been in control nearly as much as she was.

 

[Hunter Rider]

It wasn't "clean", but all it took was Jinder's finisher. On a night where everyone was kicking out of finishers. He lost in 11 mins after a little bit of interference he wasn't actually physically hurt by. Just distracted.

Nakamura could be massively over. Tonight the crowd was so ready for him to win. If it had happened, the place might have come down. Instead we got a Taker losing the streak moment. He isn't going to lead a boom, but he could be ridiculously over. Even the casuals like him.

I see, they did the same to Joe last month didn't they? This is WWE booking these days unfortunately, very little logic, and one of the things that has hurt pro wrestling is all of the finisher kick-outs, it used to be a rarity that felt like a big deal, now it's common place.

Fair enough, I don't watch WWE so I'll bow to your take on this aspect.

 

[Hotwire]

Lesnar no-selling that beating!

 

[LOBO3315a]

16 time world champ is in the ring? Ric Flair made a full recovery?