Dave
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I think The Rock's return would be on IF there would be a large crowd at WrestleMania. I imagine Rock/Roman will be the main event for next year now if his move schedule suits it.
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Predictions for Royal Rumble? - Sasha Banks to beat Carmella Easiest prediction of the night for obvious reasons. - Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax to beat Charlotte Flair and Asuka The WWE have relegated the tag team title to the state of nobody cares and a Charlotte / Asuka WM match would be far more appealing. Charlotte to take the L thanks to Lacey Evans and Ric Flair. - Roman Reigns to beat Kevin Owens Another that seems obvious but should be a good match. - Drew McIntyre to beat Goldberg. People shat on Raw when the weekly show was good but they had a Champion that didn't show up. I can't see the powers that he wanting a bad show with a Champion that doesn't show up. That said, I'm sure Goldberg will not want to leave looking weak. So we may get a finish where The Miz cashes in but takes the L. Then Goldberg beats The Miz and Morrison in his second match given they way they've been booked since the draft. - Bianca Belair to win the Royal Rumble. In my opinion the most difficult to predict. I just feel that it's her time given her good work on Smackdown. Her and Bayley as the last two would be ideal. Sets up a triple threat match with Sasha and Bayley at WrestleMania. - Daniel Bryan to win the Royal Rumble. The story with heel Roman Reigns makes too much sense. Especially if Daniel Bryan is considering retirement. One last big hoorah before Roman retires him. Other predictions... Sheamus to last the longest, Keith Lee as number 30, AJ/Edge to advance feud in Royal Rumble for WM.
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Just the three WWE shows and AEW. I cut out ROH and Impact once AEW came along as it was too much. I've began watching Impact again since Kenny Omega arrived albeit the story seems pretty generic (Omega beats Swann at Rebellion, Moose wins the title off Omega at Slammiversary). I give NJPW's big pay per views a watch and TripleMania just so I can join in the conversations around best matches / shows. I think NJPW has the best format as it allows long term storytelling.
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Not sure if its classed as a surprise at this point but I fear Oldberg winning the title if he's contracted for two matches a year before dropping it at Mania.
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I dont buy in to "Everything Vince does is crap and Haitch is our saviour" blabbe that's been pumped out since the start of 2014. I get the impression Vince is just willing to take the majority of the slack for others. I think it will be quite telling when he eventually is replaced how little the production changes. Triple H didn't earn his Golden Shovel nickname for nothing. You're right about NXT's best era though. When it was reacting to RoH and similar companies as a one hour weekly pure wrestling show it was at its best. When AEW emerged and they moved the concept to putting a ceiling on them was when I stopped enjoying it as much. You now have a situation where guys like Cole, Gargano, Ciampa and Ripley have stayed too long that they've lost momentum and everybody on the roster is trying to be a bad ass as opposed to showing character.
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FC Brentfjord - Official Premier League Topic
Dave replied to Danny's topic in Premier League - English Football Forum
Didn't realise they're sixteen games unbeaten. Quietly going about their business. It would be nice to see them in the Premier League even if it means having to converse with @Danny more. -
NXT Takeover London a couple of years ago was very well received. I watch the NXT UK Takeovers or major shows but that's my extent unfortunately. There's too much wrestling on to prioritise it.
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They did this at the start of The Attitude Era in terms of grouping people together in factions to see who stands out. It was effective then with The Rock and Triple H so I think they're hoping that somebody like Ricky Starks stands out from the pact and becomes a future main eventer.
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I dont think Vince McMahon has ever been a major fan of tag team wrestling. Even when the tag divisons were stacked in 2017/2018 the WWE didn't focus on them.
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Yeah, NXT's divison is nothing to shout about at the minute. The debut of MSK was a bit weird. Its a bit like how AEW's women's divison is nothing to shout about to the point where they would rather have NWA women's title matches.
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Yeah. Rhea Ripley's match against Raquel Gonzalez and Kenny Omega's match against Rey Fenix were very good. WWE must be delighted with the unexpected emergence of Gonzalez whilst AEW should get doing more with Lucha Bros.
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Finally got round to setting up a Powkiddy my missus got me for Christmas. Fifa 98, WWF No Mercy, 007 Goldeneye and NBA 2011 will no doubt be taking up all my spare time.
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I agree. All you have to do is look at how WWE have held back on pushing Japanesse wrestlers over the years. Shinsuke Nakamura possibly the most over wrestler in NXT ever when he won the NXT title. Eighteen months later they change his theme tune so people can't sign along and then turn him in to a mid card heel mainly making others look good. You're right. Some of the most memorable moments in The Attitude Era weren't wrestling related.
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Bit off course but I was reading a book on The Death of WCW and in 2000 TNT did a mass survey amongst wrestling fans across America asking them what they wanted to see more and less of. The overriding feedback was they wanted more of a focus on wrestling. No more mad angles, no more weirdness, no more unnecessary stunts, no more politics, no more pushes that don't make sense, just more wrestling. Obviously they didn't listen, Vince Russo became champion and Mike Awesome became That 70's Guy . But yes, Okada / Jay White will probably be match of the year. Set a huge standard given we've seen about four contenders already.
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Don't listen to Willie. His sick Yoshi / Anime fantasies cloud his judgement.
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2021 scares me.
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Premier League Confirmed Transfers
Dave replied to CaaC (John)'s topic in Premier League - English Football Forum
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AEW nailed there tribute this week.
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Thats incredibly sad. Really feel for his close friends and family. Only 41 and came across as in very fit and healthy for a man of his size. Really hits home that none of us know whats really round the corner.
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Positives: Roman Reigns / Kevin Owens was great story telling. The Fiend / Orton match was pretty cool. The Hurt Business have more gold. Negatives: Seems weird that the ending of the storyline of fans caring about Lana is Charlotte becoming Champion. Miz and Morrison becoming a comedy act is pretty disheartening. They're not even chickenshit heels.
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Predictions for TLC? - Sasha Banks beating Carmella because nothing else makes sense. - Shayna and Nia defeating Asuka and her mystery partner. Fancy it being Dana Brooke or Billie Kay. I can't see it being Charlotte because you wouldn't want any of them four taking the pin. - The Hurt Business beating The New Day. This feud doesn't really make sense unless The Hurt Business get the titles. - Randy Orton setting The Fiend on fire but The Fiend no sells it and goes after Randy Orton. - Drew McIntyre leaving as Champion. Albeit it wouldn't surprise me if they do something unsuspected because Raw raitings are so shitty. - Roman Reigns beating Kevin Owens. No way is he dropping the title now.
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Just noticed Twitter is having a meltdown over raitings as Raw have hit their lowest in some time. Personally, I dont think live raitings are the 'be all end all'. Its definitely not fair to compare raitings now to 10+ years ago. We live in age where people can watch highlights off YouTube and Twitter or just prefer to listen to a podcast recap. There's even Wrestling related podcasts where they admit to not watching the weekly show ffs . There's also other factors like no live audience and Raw being the B show now which would have affected the raitings. That said, to go from 4 million in 2016 (which we will probably look back as a real golden year) to 2 million in 2018 (which is possibly the worst year I can think of) to 1.5 million now is alarming. Personally think they're paying the price for showing too much respect to previous generations. The decline started when they ditched the Kevin Owens / Chris Jericho main event stuff to make Goldberg Champion. They then have a creation in Bray Wyatt whose momentum got completely shafted by Goldberg becoming Champion. They have Drew and Roman at the minute who could get people talking with an epic man event feud, but they choose to retire Undertaker for the 50th time to close off Survivor Series. I know AEW are not everyone's cuppa but they have a better balance with legends. They'll introduce them for the interest Spike but they're used to elevate the talent who are in or approaching their prime. In WWE any legend that comes back is looking at a title run. I can't see the raitings picking up any time soon. You look at other industries that WWE will see as entertainment competitors and the top is surrounded by younger creative minds. Vince surrounds himself with people like Bruce Pritchard.
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Nah man, he gave a parking lot brawl 5 stars. This was another level. They traded finishers in the ring and everything.
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Greatest Wrestling Match Ever. Even Meltzer couldn't give it a rating.
