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http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/what-wwe-is-missing-no-more-authority-shenanigans/
Whereupon I rant about how sick I am of authority figure characters and storylines.
Whereupon I rant about how sick I am of authority figure characters and storylines.
You need to watch NXT. The Commissioner (was Dusty Rhodes, changed to JBL while Dusty "recovers" from his injury by Big Show) shows up maybe once every other month. NXT is the best.
If I knew all it would take to get some of you to watch NXT was some Tyler Breeze, I would have posted gifs a long time ago.
Tyler Breeze (the one trying to take the selfie) is the great. For whatever reason the crowd has decided that he shouldn't be a heel (he's a fashion model who is 100% narcissistic), the place goes crazy for him, and he is completely entertaining. His whole feud with CJ Parker (The hippie moonchild) started when CJ Parker photobombed one of Breeze's pictures of himself.
NXT is everything that is wonderful about wrestling!
Tyler Breeze (the one trying to take the selfie) is the great. For whatever reason the crowd has decided that he shouldn't be a heel (he's a fashion model who is 100% narcissistic), the place goes crazy for him, and he is completely entertaining. His whole feud with CJ Parker (The hippie moonchild) started when CJ Parker photobombed one of Breeze's pictures of himself.
NXT is everything that is wonderful about wrestling!
Looks like we're in for another run of Orton/Cena matches, likely culminating at WrestleMania according to some rumours.
Orton vs. Cena? How original! Like we haven't seen THAT before dozens upon dozens of times.
Orton vs. Cena? How original! Like we haven't seen THAT before dozens upon dozens of times.
Antonio Cesaro does a 100-rotation giant swing!
(see also: a very young-looking Daniel Bryan in the background)
Technically, it was around 80-something rotations, but the fans there got a little excited. Still impressive.
(see also: a very young-looking Daniel Bryan in the background)
Technically, it was around 80-something rotations, but the fans there got a little excited. Still impressive.
That was match of the year, no hyperbole in claiming that. Cesaro is easily the most underused wrestler on the main roster.Cesaro is rad.
Inspired by seeing this video, I wrote a blog post wondering if Rock or Austin would get over in today's WWE environment. Spoiler: no, they wouldn't.
http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/what-wwe-is-missing-then-vs-now/
http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/what-wwe-is-missing-then-vs-now/
That's when I should have stopped reading that tripe.
In all honesty, there are few reasons to even bother anymore. There's no point in getting behind any one wrestler anymore because their push could be nullified at the whim of WWE for whatever ridiculous reason.
Austin would have been deemed a failure after the Ringmaster and would never get another chance. Same with Rock and Rocky Maivia. Straight up.
And after reading your blog post, you basically said that.
NXT is weekly wrestling bliss. Last week featured a setup for the big 200th episode with Antonio Cesaro and William Regal developing beef with each other, further development of the ongoing women's division storyline, Tyler Breeze, and had a great number one contender's match between two faces, Sami Zhayn and Adrian Neville, after a tie in the previous week's beat the clock challenge. Oh and Renee Young and William Regal on commentary.
Seriously the women's division in NXT really highlights just how bad the main roster's divas division is in both wrestling and storylines. Hell it's storyline is better than most of the storylines going on in Raw and SmackDown period. Just last week we got Emma and Paige's rivalry over the women's championship reaching even higher levels. Which is all part of Summer Rae's plan to take over the division, a nefarious plot which only Bayley is managing to recognize after her friend Charlotte turned on her during a Tag Team match to join the BFFs (Bold Fierce Females, Summer Rae and Sasha Banks). Now Bayley's got a tag match coming up this week against Summer and Sasha, except her potential tag partners (Paige and Emma) are now to busy fighting with each other to pay attention to anything else.
Oh and this whole thing has been building on itself since this past May, when the Women's Championship Tournament to determine the inaugural champion was started.
Meanwhile on Raw, the Diva's who don't star on Total Divas, including Diva's Champion AJ Lee, are jealous of the ones that do. Because they're prettier or something?
I don't know, and I'm pretty sure the writers don't either.
Seriously the women's division in NXT really highlights just how bad the main roster's divas division is in both wrestling and storylines. Hell it's storyline is better than most of the storylines going on in Raw and SmackDown period. Just last week we got Emma and Paige's rivalry over the women's championship reaching even higher levels. Which is all part of Summer Rae's plan to take over the division, a nefarious plot which only Bayley is managing to recognize after her friend Charlotte turned on her during a Tag Team match to join the BFFs (Bold Fierce Females, Summer Rae and Sasha Banks). Now Bayley's got a tag match coming up this week against Summer and Sasha, except her potential tag partners (Paige and Emma) are now to busy fighting with each other to pay attention to anything else.
Oh and this whole thing has been building on itself since this past May, when the Women's Championship Tournament to determine the inaugural champion was started.Meanwhile on Raw, the Diva's who don't star on Total Divas, including Diva's Champion AJ Lee, are jealous of the ones that do. Because they're prettier or something?
I don't know, and I'm pretty sure the writers don't either.
Not gonna lie. That looks like a lot of fun. I'll probably check it out through totally legal means via a website that rhymes with "climate day."
Zappit
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So Hunico is Sin Cara now. Wonder if that's just to keep the character in until the original guy comes back, if the original guy is gone, etc...
Edit: looks like it's permanent.
Interesting thing about the Scooby Doo trailer - the monster is just Erick Rowan in a different mask.
Edit: looks like it's permanent.
Interesting thing about the Scooby Doo trailer - the monster is just Erick Rowan in a different mask.
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Watching some Youtube this early morning and I came across this. You can say anything you want about the fed but God damn it, they can put together compelling video packages. The Rock/Stone Cold Wrestlemania 17 My Way one is probably my favorite. It's so damn good it makes Limp Bizkit acceptable.
If you're a fan of wrestling at all, you NEED to see this week's NXT. The first half hour is basically a clip show, but the second half of the show?
Antonio Caesaro vs. William Regal. 30 minutes. Super technical match. It's as fantastic as it sounds.
Antonio Caesaro vs. William Regal. 30 minutes. Super technical match. It's as fantastic as it sounds.
http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/bump-in-the-road-part-2-halifax-emotional-explosion/
Part 2 of my multi-part series detailing my attempts to get into the wrestling business. This time: Halifax.
Part 2 of my multi-part series detailing my attempts to get into the wrestling business. This time: Halifax.
Zappit
Staff member
It's common knowledge that creative genuinely doesn't want DB to be a main draw. Triple H was legitimately pissed when the Washington crowd drowned him out during that stupid Ascension Ceremony a few weeks back.
Granted, this storyline could have a terrific payoff when the Wyatts go after the Authority. Kane as a plant would give relevance to his feud with the Wyatts that suddenly dropped for no reason.
Granted, this storyline could have a terrific payoff when the Wyatts go after the Authority. Kane as a plant would give relevance to his feud with the Wyatts that suddenly dropped for no reason.
How great was it to see Jake the Snake? And my god, the man looks incredibly healthy and happy. I've been watching his progress through the past year to clean himself up and get healthy and you can see it. He looks like a million bucks.
Now, let's see him as one of the 30 guys in the Rumble and then on to the Hall of Fame!
For those curious, time travelling Daniel Bryan appears at around the 6:09 mark.
http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-network-to-launch-feb-24-26174061
WWE Network to launch late February. Essentially, it's a Netflix-like program for $9.99 that will not only include access to their huge library, but will ALSO include all 12 annual PPVs within that $9.99 cost.
Cue "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!" memes.
Though admittedly, it'll only be available in the U.S. for now, Canada and worldwide by late 2014 or early 2015.
I'm still sold.
WWE Network to launch late February. Essentially, it's a Netflix-like program for $9.99 that will not only include access to their huge library, but will ALSO include all 12 annual PPVs within that $9.99 cost.
Cue "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!" memes.
Though admittedly, it'll only be available in the U.S. for now, Canada and worldwide by late 2014 or early 2015.
I'm still sold.