I did
And loved it
I liked the finish more
But overall the Zayn match tops it for me personally
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I did
And loved it
I liked the finish more
But overall the Zayn match tops it for me personally
ColePens
RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
And MCG hit on it... NO spam finishers or anything like that. That is what made the match really cool.
My favorite spot - the kick to the head when Zayn was going to dive through the ropes for the tornado ddt. The timing was INSANE.
My favorite spot - the kick to the head when Zayn was going to dive through the ropes for the tornado ddt. The timing was INSANE.
About to watch the Balor/Joe match again, sober... wonder if it's going to make me more peeved at the 9,000x doctor interference.
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JordanStaal#1Fan
Everyone is justifiably marking about Nakamura, but I feel Sami isn't getting enough credit - and not just for this match.
No matter who he wrestles, where they are placed on the card and what the result is, Sami Zayn matches are ALWAYS, at worse, MOTN candidates. He gave us memorable matches with Cesaro, Neville, Owens, Joe, Cena and now Nakamura. He will never be as spectacular as Cesaro, as good a talker as Owens, as much of a beast as Joe, the total package that Cena is or the little ball of charisma and stiffness that is Nakamura, but he will ALWAYS help make them look even better. To me, Sami Zayn is the real MVP. He NEVER disappoints. Great storyteller, great technical wrestler, good enough on the mic, charismatic and lovable and, most importantly, steady and reliable. I can't say that I remember a bad Sami Zayn match.
If used properly on the main roster, he should help elevate A LOT of guys. Working with Zayn is a guaranteed show stealer.
No matter who he wrestles, where they are placed on the card and what the result is, Sami Zayn matches are ALWAYS, at worse, MOTN candidates. He gave us memorable matches with Cesaro, Neville, Owens, Joe, Cena and now Nakamura. He will never be as spectacular as Cesaro, as good a talker as Owens, as much of a beast as Joe, the total package that Cena is or the little ball of charisma and stiffness that is Nakamura, but he will ALWAYS help make them look even better. To me, Sami Zayn is the real MVP. He NEVER disappoints. Great storyteller, great technical wrestler, good enough on the mic, charismatic and lovable and, most importantly, steady and reliable. I can't say that I remember a bad Sami Zayn match.
If used properly on the main roster, he should help elevate A LOT of guys. Working with Zayn is a guaranteed show stealer.
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JordanStaal#1Fan
My favourite spot as well and not just from a "wow this was a WONDERFUL move" point of view. Storytelling wise, it elevated Nakamura as it shows his ring awarness and his preparation level. Loved it.
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i think we're past that
A Japan show has to happen in the summer or over the holidays if they want eyes on it while it's live.
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ColePens
RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
Kimi
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Kimi
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I didn't actually mind the blood stoppages. It didn't ruin anything for me, it just changed how the story ended up being told. Match was still awesome.
ColePens
RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
Agreed with Kimi. Like I said last night. It actually looked like both guys went even harder due to that blood stoppage. I really liked it.
Joe was a ****ing monster last night. I think that was his best performance I've ever seen. True beast.
Joe was a ****ing monster last night. I think that was his best performance I've ever seen. True beast.
My favourite spot was the blue thunder bomb
I mean, first of all, I absolutely love the move
Secondly, Nakamura making it one of the nearest falls all year
And thirdly, the crowd reaction was absolutely amazing from the count, to the gasp, to the ovation afterwards
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RIP Fugu Buffaloed & parabola
If you had to rank Takeovers.... where would you rank this one? I will need a second watch, but I think I love Brooklyn and this one the most. I also enjoyed Respect.
Boy.. I might have to go through all 10 and see which one I love the most.
Boy.. I might have to go through all 10 and see which one I love the most.
Kind of gave it a real feel I guess. But yea, it just kept pissing of Joe and Balor and they just picked it up a notch every stoppage. To me it didn't take away at all.
It was just as great as it could have been without the stoppages imo.
I've read as many reviews of the show that I could find and have yet to see one person complain about anything.
What a show... thank you based haitch.
What a show... thank you based haitch.
Jussi
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There was a video on WWE's channel where he visited the Performance Centre and his English seemed surprisingly good. I'd imagine after years of facing international opponents, he'd picked up the language enough to communicate with them in the ring.
chaosrevolver
Snubbed Again
Sounds like Big Dave gonna likely give it a 4.5 based on his review.
Said his only issue was that it didn't have a certain intensity that the best matches he has seen have.
Said his only issue was that it didn't have a certain intensity that the best matches he has seen have.
Kimi
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In Japan, all the moves have the same names as they do in English. So you just all a match like your'd normally call it. Any big sports you need to plan you just do backstage anyway, and there'll be someone who can translate if there are problems.
But yeah, Nakamura has good English.
But yeah, Nakamura has good English.
Meltzer talking about how Jordan and Gable should be on the main roster and tag champs right now.
Mehhhhhhhh....
I have never seen a Shinsuke Nakamura match, and barely even heard of him before the rumours of him signing with WWE a couple of months ago started. Just by reading his name, I assume it was pronounced "Shin-soo-kay", instead of "Shin-skay". But after seeing him last night, I am immediately a fan of his. They did a great job building him up too. I didn't know much about him, but I could tell he was a star.
Also, I was a big Samoa Joe fan around 2006, but I soon became sick of him and the way he portrayed his character. But he has been awesome as this violent heel in NXT.
I really liked the tag title match. Just hated the "you f'd up" chants. I hate when the smarky fans do that. And they do it with so much energy and enthusiasm. It's a big reason as to why I rarely go to wrestling shows live. I'm sure we're all okay and I don't want to offend anyone, but when I go to a show live, I see way too many of the stereotypical wrestling nerd.
Also, I was a big Samoa Joe fan around 2006, but I soon became sick of him and the way he portrayed his character. But he has been awesome as this violent heel in NXT.
I really liked the tag title match. Just hated the "you f'd up" chants. I hate when the smarky fans do that. And they do it with so much energy and enthusiasm. It's a big reason as to why I rarely go to wrestling shows live. I'm sure we're all okay and I don't want to offend anyone, but when I go to a show live, I see way too many of the stereotypical wrestling nerd.
Kimi
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Meltzer talking about how Jordan and Gable should be on the main roster and tag champs right now.
Old news
. He's been saying that months and month now.
weastern bias
worst team in the league
I only got to watch the final two championship matches so far, but they were both spectacular, especially Bayley-Asuka
A friend of mine was watching with me, and she usually doesn't care about wresting, but even she got super into that match, those two tore the roof off
A friend of mine was watching with me, and she usually doesn't care about wresting, but even she got super into that match, those two tore the roof off
