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  1. Dave

    Wrestling

    I haven't got the foggiest to be honest. I was half expecting Ambrose to turn at Summerslam but was glad he didnt. There's enough heels to keep them entertained for the time being.
  2. Dave

    Wrestling

    I'm glad Reigns has the title now, hopefully means somebody else will get the mania moment. Hopefully Brawn or Rollins on Raw.
  3. Dave

    Wrestling

    He is still a legend on Twitter and in interviews.
  4. Dave

    Wrestling

    Whilst Summerslam felt like an event that needed to happen to move storylines on, NXT Takeover was amazing. In my opinion the best takeover ever. I went to an ROH event in London yesterday. It was ok but for there to be no Cody Rhodes, Bully Ray, Emma, Frankie Kazarian, Dalton Castle, Silas Young, Kingdom or Shane Taylor was really underwhelming.
  5. To announce it at half time was bizarre. Hardly going to give the fans a lift for the second half.
  6. Hes retired from international football now. Only 31. It feels like he should be much older.
  7. Messi announced as club captain ahead of Pique.
  8. One playoff finish in God knows how many decades and regularly selling their best players. To an outsider, you're still a surprise candidate.
  9. Dave

    Off Topic

    Come on now, don't take the piss mate, we all know exactly who he's talking about here. @Mel81x @JOSHBRFC @Harry @ScoRoss and myself.
  10. You are my surprise pick this season @Danny Just like you were two seasons ago
  11. Dave

    Wrestling

    Unfortunately he had a lot of issues, some of which seemed self inflicted. --- I can't believe I'm saying this but Slammiversary was one of the best shows Impact have put out there in roughly ten years. Apart from maybe Eddie Edwards (who has bizarrely transitioned himself in to a very good hardcore wrestler) none of these guys would benefit from moving to WWE so hopefully they can keep this group together for another year or two.
  12. Cole is a regular signing of mine on FM. This is because his brother Jay always turns out to be very good, and he's more receptive to sign if his brother is already with me. Whilst Jay becomes an established Premier League player, Cole usually ends up playing his trade at somebody like Wycombe. That said, the last unknown Chelsea youngster that joined Brentford looks like he could be something special. So here's hopeing.
  13. The Holmesdale Fanatics have told Crystal Palace that they will no longer be present as an organised group because the club have refused to move long term season ticket holders to accommodate where they want to sit. What must these Ultra groups in Europe think.
  14. Dave

    Wrestling

    Well thats another not so Extreme Rules concluded for another year. A lot of matches felt like we were going through the motions. Nobody really expected anything other than Almas, Carmella, Dolph, Bliss and AJ to win. Pretty disappointed to see New Day not on the main card, Baron Corbin lose momentum already and Matt Hardy drop the tag team titles. Two things I was particularly happy about. The first was Randy Orton turning heel again. As a face he has great momentum when he was doing his bit with Bray Wyatt but about a year ago he went flat. He never seems flat when he's a heel. He always looks main event material. I'm glad it's happened and a feud with Jeff Hardy should be a good one. The second was Lashley beating Roman. Lashley is legit somebody who looks capable of mixing with Brock, Roman and Strowman. I think the fans realise that which is why they've resented his quick climb up the card. Having him lose in a formality loss so soon since his Raw debut would have been reminiscent of that pretty lame Cena period at the end of the naughties. Also, how many huge bumps is Owens going to take? That's the second PPV in a row where Vince has booked him as if he's Shane. --- Away for WWE, massive mistake from ROH not give the title to Cody just before All In because of all the exposure. I hope Pentagon and Aries drop the LU and Impact titles soon as having them as midcarders in competitive promotions makes the titles look weak.
  15. 'Boro would be good for him. Him and Traore either side would tear teams apart.
  16. Harry Wilson doesn't want to go out on loan again, did he impress as much as the stats suggest @The Artful Dodger?
  17. Everybody at Chelsea's training ground must have felt so awkward today. From Antonio, to the players, to the day to day staff. Some form of announcement from somebody behind the scenes, whether it's Roman or somebody like Buck, who either publicly backs Antonio or states that Sarri is the man they want is surely the logical way to go about things.
  18. Possibly not worth a thread on bus own because he's not a major name but Reece James is heading back to Wigan on loan for another season.
  19. Dave

    Wrestling

    NXT:UK confirmed. NXT:UK seems to have been on the cards since ITV showed an interest in bringing back WOS. Which I actually would have preferred. Having a wrestling show on itv, even for just 8 weeks a year, could have really rejuvinated how wrestling is perceived in this country just based on the popularity of their NYE one off show. They've literally signed everybody that appeared on that initial show already other than Grado. I know WWE have done a lot to help other promotions over recent years, but to me this is the first step before we get NXT Japan, NXT Mexico and companies like IPW and PCW will be hindered as a result. I imagine NXT UK will be a wwe network exclusive too, effectively killing any terrestrial network taking a gamble on a wrestling promotion in the near future. In regard to NXT whilst there's a lot right with the product (the way Shayna Bazler is being handled for example) the fact Velveteen Dream lost at Takeover again is going to start to grate on people. Ricochet is great and probably will be a future NXT champion, but a loss this early in to his NXT career wouldnt have hurt him. The W for Velveteen however could have put him in the title picture. Then you have the World Championship being around the waist of a good performer in Alexander Black. A fine talent but Johnny Gargano is putting on five star matches and his feud with Ciampa has main evented the last two takeovers (Hopefully that will be all wrapped up in the summer). Then you have Undisputed Era who have been excellent since their arrival. Personally, I hope they put the belt around Adam Cole, and he drops it to Ricochet at the Wrestle Mania takeover The roster is beginning to look a little bloated all of a sudden too. It speaks volumes that EC3, Pete Dunne and Adam Cole are being left off the takeover card. Guys like James Storm, Eli Drake and Jay Lethal are best holding off committing to NXT to next year. Away from WWE Impact Wrestling has been ok, largely as they've benefited through Lucha Underground guys like Pentagon, Cage, Drago and Fenix. Su Yung has been a great addition to take charge of the Knockouts Division too. I do think the belt needs to be taken off Austin Aries for a bit. Having him compete for the second biggest title of ROH whilst being Impacts Champion makes the company look real second rate. Hopefully Eli Drake signs a long contract and gets another title run. Also i need to get round to watching Lucha Underground which has started again. It's going to be interesting to see how they adapt to not having Rey Mysterio, Ricochet and Dario Cueto. I imagine Sexy Star will not be involved either after she tried to legitimately break Rosemarys arm. With Pentagon, Fenix, Mil Muertes, Cage, Mantanza, The Mack and Johnny Mundo still around there's enough names to carry another series.
  20. Dave

    Wrestling

    Big Cass released without being given the standard future endeavours speech. Must have really pissed someone off.
  21. Jordi Alba: "I'm very happy at Barca. If it depended on me, I would stay at Barcelona my whole life." --- Are there any other players like him coming through? @SirBalon @El Profesor @Kowabunga @Paulo Dybala etc. When he eventually goes - He's somebody that fits in to the category for me of 'I never noticed how good he was until he stopped playing.
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