Steph said 3 brand match so shayna could be in the match
Steph said 3 brand match so shayna could be in the match
lights went out so ric wouldn’t take the bump with the kick
Okay, I was going to say "why are they doing the lights flickering during this? You know damn well the punk kids aren't going to interfere in this", but now I see. It's to hide the punt kick since Rick would probably really die if he did. Not the best for ratings. Even I'm not that cold.
I actually liked the contract signing quite a bit. I thought there was a lot to cover and Joe, Rollins, and Mysterio all covered the appropriate bases. Mysterio seems to be getting a little more comfortable on the mic as well. Couldn't care less about Carrillo so the match itself was blah, but it didn't make a lick of sense why Joe (or anyone, for that matter) didn't do anything to help save Mysterio after the match, especially for as long as the beating went. Rollins was fantastic with the beating and Mysterio took that like a champ.
Dawkins just doesn't really do anything for me without Ford. He's fine but I don't see a whole lot there. Bianca, however, is absolutely legit. She's an absolute specimen in the ring and has so much potential. Did they just hate that Bianca and Zelina enhanced their story with the brawl on Twitch over the weekend? Would seem smart to air that footage to add more context to the hatred. Zelina hasn't wrestled much in a while but she was pretty good during the match.
Feels like Crews is in his groove now. I think he's more fluid and comfortable on the mic. I'm glad he's just staying in his wheelhouse and being calm and cool when he speaks. There's a certain sense of charisma you need to have to still be someone you can get behind when you're as gifted as he is in the ring, and he's been able to pull it off to this point. I don't get why they bothered having Benjamin pinning Crews. That's just stupid booking.
I'll be curious to see how they plan to really differentiate the Mean Girls gimmick between Natalya/Lana and The IIconics because it feels like there's potential for redundancy there. I guess one will use social media as a catalyst for putdowns and the other won't.
"R-Truth is a 38-time 24/7 champion" is a hell of a line, haha. It probably needs to move to '3/1' for the name of the title now, though.
With Raw Underground, the camera cuts have to be a bit at this point. Kevin Dunn can't seriously think that's good and appealing. If he does, he needs to be drug tested and given a psychiatric evaluation. There were seriously portions where there had to be at least 8-10 cuts within 10 seconds of TV time. That's absurd. I was curious to see if women were going to get involved but Shayna was always going to be someone who looked great in that setting if they went that route.
I can't believe they actually gave a clean finish to a really good women's match. Someone was asleep at the wheel when it came to booking that match because logic reigned supreme. The finish was kind of sudden but it played off the fact both of them were catching the other off guard with good counters.
Orton/Owens almost floated into the old style of Orton matches with the methodic nature but they didn't veer off the road too much. I'm not sure if I liked how it felt like Owens was pretty much setting the tone and up on the match before the break and it completely flipped after. Some more actual back and forth could have been fun. I did like Owens using the Orton taunt prior to eating the RKO.
That was some pretty heavy stuff between Orton and Flair after the break. Orton couldn't resist doing the dirtiest player in the game dirty like he did. The lights flickering via Retribution was a pretty clever way to get out outright punting Flair. They're really doing well to set the stage between Orton and McIntyre. The stare McIntyre gave to Orton was pretty fantastic.
Something needs be said: Flair has been pretty strong in his talking role since he realigned with Orton. If you remember a few years back, you couldn't fathom Flair being part a live talking segment, no matter the length. He's been coherent and energetic since he came back around. He had no business being here during the circumstances, but he added value.
Third go round of Retribution? They sucked ass.
The line randy said you wish I was the son you never had was really in bad taste with his son dying can’t believe ric let him use that line
We wish you were the poster we never had rom
*bahdumtsh*
jokes....
This Retribution angle just seems too kiddish, immature, and a Nexus ripoff. This thing could've been so much better. But that's what happens when you book on the fly.
I'm really digging the Seth/Dom stuff. When it comes to Seth, I think he finally has his look down w/ his attire... but his music is just not him, and the Monday Night Messiah thing is just so corny.
The Retribution thing needs to just get bulldozed by the roster and be never spoken of again.
It's all a lot of tonal dissonance. So you've got a show that features vandals and apparently the toughest people on the show beating the crap out of each other with very little rules...yet neither wants to deal with the other?
Exactly. You have an entire facility full of what you call SUPERSTARS that are larger than life, but they're nowhere to be seen to defend their house? WWE has been hit w/ a huge curveball in this pandemic, no doubt. However, now that they've lost the huge crowd aspect of their show, it's proven how lazy and cheap their show actually is. Ninjas? Antifa knockoffs? What are we doing here?
If and when this whole shitshow of a pandemic starts to dwindle away, WWE needs a complete and total overhaul from the ground up. And I've been saying that for God knows how long now. The product looks like shit, the booking is a joke, and the presentation is pathetic.