Topic: Wrestling?

I have never alternately hated and loved a match so much.

Just to be clear, was it a GOOD match, like in technical terms?

No. No it was not.

COMPLETE Clusterfuck.


But, much like the Summer Slam Fatal Four Way, and the Extreme Rules 5 Way, it was goddamn FUN, and in this case, that is ALL that matters.

No, it didn't tell a story, but fuck it, it was glorious and chaotic and amazing. The greatest trainwreck ever, and, while it had a couple slow moments, it was still goddamn fabulous.

I think It would've been better had it not been so damn long. And I refuse to forgive them for not having Kurt come out a second time in a singlet with a milk truck... :T I think Kurt deserved better. I think the only parts I like were when Kane did all those things to Braun.

But that match with Finn and AJ was epic! Best match ever...of all time

Something I feel is worth saying:

I love Elias.

Dude's character work is spot on, as he proved last night. He's over, and gets genuine heel heat, something no other heel but The Miz actually seems to be able to get these days, and he did his job perfectly last night and managed to actually get people to cheer Jason Jordan.

I know we live in an era of wrestling now where all that matters to fans is work rate and big spots and matches and actual Characters are considered to be obsolete throwbacks to the bad days of pro wrestling, and so a lot of smarks hate Elias because he isn't that great in the ring. He's a 7.5 at a time when nobody will accept anything less than an 8.5 at the least (mainly because there is so many 8.5 and above wrestlers out there now)

but I think he's great.

For the first time in a long time, I think we agree on something wrestling related, Tai. XD

Elias is great. Dude knows what his role is and he's fuckin' great at it.

Also? The end of Raw tonight was fuckin' great.

Wrestling is good for the time being and it pleases me.

I actually feel a little bit for the character of Elias. Poor guy gets mercilessly harrassed and bullied by Jordan, somebody nobody actually likes, who would have thought that not even Kurt Angle could put him over. Sure, he´s obnoxious, rude and a cheater in the ring, but the poor guy just wants to perform and nobody lets him perform!^^

Regarding his ring work, I would say he´s a 5/10. He misses the routine of Cena and I am not sure if he can bust out some good moves like Cena can if the need arises, elsewise they are on pretty similar terrain skillwise in my opinion. At least he is already good enough for the rope walk which is probably not as easy as it looks for a guy his size.

Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae have been let go by the WWE.

I thought that the make Darren Young great again was pretty funny, but that could be attributed to Bob Backlund, I am not sure.
Heel Emma was pretty good, bubling face Emma not so much.
And Summer Rae could have been kept as the dancing valet of Fandango, don´t know if a professional dancer would have been more expensive.

Pretty curious if more are about to follow.

So to compensate for the releases it seems that RAW had a mass return XD Everyone's thoughts? I personally LOVED the end!

The internet has been pouring out love and concern for Emma now that WWE got rid of her.

While I get that she's beloved by them, I don't see the reason for concern. She's going to get to make a bunch of money by being booked on the indys and by getting to do promos and interviews where she just shits on her entire time in WWE, like all released talent does, on top of what she already makes modeling.

If anything, feel concerned for Summer and Darren Young. Neither are indy darlings or IWC favorites, so the odds of either of them actually being sought after on the indy scene is going to be very rare. Darren may have a shot if he's able to join Bullet Club and join Cody and The Young Bucks constant potshots at WWE, but Summers probably out of the business for good.