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*Official* Pro-Wrestling Thread II

Mike5181

Mike5181

International Captain
Ospreay's matches are also too long. He's had one singles match less than 10 minutes since 2020. I feel like that just doesn't make sense for supposedly one of the best wrestlers in the world. Like it shouldn't take you 20 minutes to put away a tag team wrestler like Kyle Fletcher. 47 minutes for Michael Oku back in February, Tristan Archer, Robbie X, Leyton Buzzard, etc.

It hasn't been as egregious in AEW because the opponents are higher quality but it does all just seem to be baiting high praise and match ratings.
 
Heboric

Heboric

International Debutant
AEW might have signed Kamille Brickhouse, I guess a replacement of Jade Cargill so to speak. Similar type build, but also not so great on the mike. Good for her, she deserved better than those bingo halls she was appearing in.

Speaking of Ospreay, even though I think the draft is so damn lame nice to see his ex being drafted to Smackdown. Always had a soft spot for Blair Davenport / Bea Priestley. Lets just hope she is not there just to get cake thrown in the face...
 
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sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Eh, I am not sure The Rock and Vince Russo are the best people to hear from re: WCW going down the tubes tbh. I mean Russo had a pretty big hand in it, but the last thing anyone needs to hear is him blaming everyone apart from himself, "bro".
 
Athlai

Athlai

Not Terrible
WCW was killed by Ted selling his company. The show would've lived on as **** as it was pretty comfortably otherwise
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Alvarez's book on the death of WCW is pretty much the final word on this topic anyway tbh. Not sure why, more than twenty years after the question of why WCW ****ing tanked was already answered, it is being dredged up again. Maybe a Rock vanity project I guess.
 
Aritro

Aritro

International Regular
Just catch up on the Swerve vs Takeshita match from the other month. Dunno about this move, possibly of Japanese origin. Might wanna retire that forever.
 

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Aritro

Aritro

International Regular
Also I've just seen Meltzer gave the Ospreay vs Danielson match six and a half stars and it's rated 9.71 on Cagematch. It's all a bit much isn't it? It was a good match but nothing more I thought. It's all subjective obviously, but I don't understand it.
 
Red_Ink_Squid

Red_Ink_Squid

Global Moderator
Aritro said:
Also I've just seen Meltzer gave the Ospreay vs Danielson match six and a half stars and it's rated 9.71 on Cagematch. It's all a bit much isn't it? It was a good match but nothing more I thought. It's all subjective obviously, but I don't understand it.
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It depends what you are looking for in a wrestling match I guess. Meltzer loves long, modern matches where the emphasis is on lots of workrate and athleticism. So Danielson/Osprey is perfect for him I guess. I don't follow Cagematch ratings but I guess the users there must love the same sort of stuff.

Like you I thought it was good but doesn't exactly hit the sweet spot. It all depends what everyone's idea of a "great" pro wrestling match is.
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Maybe I am overthinking this, but I kinda feel Backlash being the "biggest arena gate" in company history isn't quite the flex WWE thinks it is...

Given they have run arena shows with way bigger attendances before, this seems to me to essentially be code for "we made ticket prices ****ing sky high for this one". Not sure how I would feel about that as someone who actually went to the event lol.
 
Heboric

Heboric

International Debutant
Cant believe Darby will be in the Anarchy in the Arena match. Guy was as you know hit by a bus recently.
 
A

Arachnodouche

International Captain
Intergender matches are silly as a concept but this woman makes me buy in. How the hell has she not been picked up by the big leagues? Who even approaches her in terms of believable physicality?!

 
Mike5181

Mike5181

International Captain
She was signed by AEW like six months ago. Think she went on excursion over in Japan wrestling for Stardom initially. Not sure why they haven't used her after that.
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Have been having fun with Universe mode in WWE 2K24.

Particular highlights include heel WWE champ Cody Rhodes making Kurt Angle's life a living hell by constantly interfering in his matches and (2002) Hulk Hogan being involved in a bloody feud with CM Punk for the ECW championship.

Also, on the most recent episode of RAW Ken Shamrock randomly appeared and put JBL through a table, much to my amusement.
 
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