[ATF]

I also thought that Bray Wyatt vs. Bad News Barrett sounded incredibly odd at first, but then I took a BRAY FUCKING WYATT VS. BAD NEWS FUCKING BARRETT to my smarkbrains :mark:

Yes, I believe 2006 was the year w/the most PPV's they've had ever. And don't forget D2D, RR and WM - which means you've done two interpromotionals, two ECW and one SD.

If you're heading to Raw, end the suspense already - go over to that one show in Toronto that year.

 

[Emperor Palpatine]

I am indeed watching UNFORGIVEN 2006.

 

[ATF]

RUNNING SAID I'M RUNNING I'M RUNNING I'M COMING AT YOU GUNNING

Interested to hear your thoughts on Kane/Umaga and the triple Main Event (HIAC, Lita/Trish and TLC) .

 

[StuckInHell4-Life]

I don't want the rubber match so soon, but who else is there at this time?

Good thing it won't be a rubber match since Rollins has won both.

 

[Choke2Death]

Wonder if the Orton/Flair backstage thingy will go anywhere? They finally decided to stick Flair with Orton to get him on TV again? Wouldn't be my first pick for Flair, but maybe they can run an angle with Flair motivating Randy to become the Legend Killer again (Orton mentioned that name on Raw to Ric) and actually like, give a shit in the ring?

That sounds :mark: worthy. Flair manages him as he turns on the Authority and goes his separate way since they're doing him no favors. Not sure if being the Legend Killer works since there are no legends left and he's a legend himself now.

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Will catch the rest of Raw in a minute, specially the 6 man tag and FCA.

 

[TheGodsofChristmas]

After re watching Summerslam, I must say that my perception has changed on a few of the matches that occurred in terms of match quality.

Ziggler vs Miz ***3/4
Paige vs Aj Lee ***
Rusev vs Swagger ****
Ambrose vs Rollins ****1/4
Wyatt vs Jericho ***
McMahon vs Bella *1/4
Orton vs Reigns **1/2
Lesnar vs Cena ***

To give some quick thoughts, I wasn't let down by any of the matches here. Even Steph vs Brie, since I was expecting a horrid match of epic proportions. Instead of that, we got a good effort from Steph here and they were able to fill in the time they had. It wasn't a good match by any means, but it went above my expectations and I give them credit for that. I still think people are too harsh on the Orton/Reigns match, which, in my opinion, was the first decent one on one match Reigns has had in his career so far. That's quite an accomplishment for someone who is as bad in the ring as he is. I was expecting a worse match out of Jericho and Wyatt, and I honestly have no clue why. Normally after having a not so good match the first time, the second match is going to turn out better, and it ended up doing so. And Lesnar/Cena could have been lower, but Brock's incredible storytelling ability made the beatdown on Cena a lot better than it should have been. For a long one sided match, Lesnar/Cena showed how it should be done.

The psychology and storytelling in the Rusev/Swagger match was so well done. Both guys deserve a shit load of credit and I hope Swagger continues to be used well by WWE (although last night indicated that might not be the case). I feel that this match in the long run is going to be overlooked by many because they won't pay much attention to the minor details that these two did so well in the match.

 

[IT'S VADER TIME]

That sounds :mark: worthy. Flair manages him as he turns on the Authority and goes his separate way since they're doing him no favors. Not sure if being the Legend Killer works since there are no legends left and he's a legend himself now.

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Will catch the rest of Raw in a minute, specially the 6 man tag and FCA.

Randy Orton, 2014 Legend Killer run:

Randy comes down the ramp and commits seppuku with a 2 foot samurai sword right in the middle of the ring.

Fin.

:lmao

 

[ATF]

I wondered too that if Orton was to return to his Legend Killer self atm, he'd have to consider suicide :lol

 

[Emperor Palpatine]

I wondered too that if Orton was to return to his Legend Killer self atm, he'd have to consider suicide :lol

Seems like a win-win to me :side:.

 

[ATF]

Benoit took that literally. :rock4

 

[funnyfaces1]

Back from vacation. All I have to say about Summerslam and RAW is that there are three guys who somehow managed to impress me more than Lesnar. And Lesnar was so impressive that he gave me nightmares for two straight nights. But those three guys.

 

[ATF]

Let me guess - Ambrose, Rollins and Heyman?

I don't think you followed the trend of reviewing SummerSlam yet. Haven't seen Cody in forever either.

 

[RatedR10]

I just can't get over that Ambrose/Rollins match last night. Sweet Jesus. :banderas

I also have to continue praising Rusev. He continued to sell the ankle last night, and sold it like a boss when Henry attacked it in the segment to allow Henry to get the upper hand. Just... fucking Rusev. So good.

 

[StuckInHell4-Life]

Yeah, seriously. I hope we get a lot more Rusev in the future. Can't talk so sell like a god. Seems like a fair trade.

 

[Brye]

Bray Vs Barrett? That seems like an... incredibly odd pairing . Barrett would need to have a complete gimmick overhaul (again :lmao) imo to make it work.

Oh well, at least we get a few more months without him .

Think I'm gonna dive into another PPV Ramble. I'd done an ECW show. I've done a SD show. Look out Raw, here I come!

Can't believe there were 16 PPV's in 2006. Is that the most they've had in 1 year? Imagine if they still did the UK ones too lol!

Oh and shameless plug to my blog, the non wrestling one :side:. Put up a written article on my top 10 games. Read it. Love it (OR ELSE) and I dunno, spread it around . Working on a game review video for the end of the week too. And of course Wrestling View is getting WWR Classic Episode 2 tomorrow . CONTENT~! LOTS OF IT~! YEY~!

That Toy Story 2 game is amazing. I remember playing the hell out of that game years ago.

 

[RatedR10]

Yeah, seriously. I hope we get a lot more Rusev in the future. Can't talk so sell like a god. Seems like a fair trade.

Hopefully after he goes over Henry at Night of Champions he gets a US Title match and wins it.

Even better: he goes over Henry on Raw and challenges for the US Title at NOC and wins it.

 

[Brye]

Yeah, I'm very interested in Rusev. Closest thing to Umaga in a while.

 

[Corey]

Back from vacation. All I have to say about Summerslam and RAW is that there are three guys who somehow managed to impress me more than Lesnar. And Lesnar was so impressive that he gave me nightmares for two straight nights. But those three guys.

Gotta be Rusev, Ambrose, and... Rollins? Not sure about the 3rd one. Unsure on your true feelings about Orton/Reigns, I just know you liked it (I think).

Yeah, I'm very interested in Rusev. Closest thing to Umaga in a while.

Perfect comparison. (Y) So many guys on the roster I wanna see him go up against. Sheamus being near the top.

 

[RatedR10]

After looking through a list I keep, Ambrose/Rollins from last night barely edges out Cesaro/Cena from February as my TV match of the year thus far.

 

[Corey]

Lesnar's next confirmed dates appear to be the September 15th episode of RAW and the Night of Champions PPV on the 21st, so it looks like he's working it. Awesome.

Also, the story they're running for Ambrose is that he refused medical attention and went missing after RAW. :lol That's even more awesome.