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Daily Discussion Thread – 8/24/17
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And any thoughts on NXT last night?
JR said on his podcast he and Lita had to re-record their commentary for the Mae Young Classic.
Not a shock… I can’t imagine it is going to be very good at all…
The commentary that is. The wrestling will be fantastic.
I love JR on AXS. Dreading Lita. She’s really bad on the kickoff shows.
Can’t properly say until it airs, but I still think this should’ve been Rene Young and someone. Maybe Rene and Lita, I dunno. Maybe Bryan, he was solid in the CWC.
Agree…Renee and Mauro would have been better.
Yeah, he said it had to do with creative changes, which is weird since I was assuming there wouldn’t be any angles or anything.
Probably code for cleaning up the announcing and making sure they’re saying the right stuff. JR is a bit out of the loop and Lita was a horrible commentator in 2003 so I don’t hold much hope.
How’s the Matches on NXT this week? I know it was taped before Takeover Brooklyn.
I enjoyed the show. The women’s match and the Euro tag were pretty fun.
Probably check it out later today.
Match ratings from Meltzer for last weekend-
NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III:
Almas vs. Gargano: 4.25
SANitY vs. Authors of Pain: 3.75
Itami vs. Black: 4.25
Asuka vs. Moon: 4.5
McIntyre vs. Roode: 4.25
SummerSlam:
Miztourage vs. Jordan/Hardys: 2
Neville vs. Tozawa: 3.5
Usos vs. New Day: 4
Cena vs. Corbin: 2
Natalya vs. Naomi: 3
Cass vs. Show: 1
Orton vs. Rusev: no rating
Banks vs. Bliss: 3
Balor vs. Wyatt: 2.75
Ambrose/Rollins vs. Cesaro/Sheamus: 4
Styles vs. Owens: 3.75
Mahal vs. Nakamura: 2.5
Lesnar vs. Joe vs. Reigns vs. Strowman: 4.75
2.5 for Mahal/Nakamura is generous.
Happy he went so high on the SS main, well earned.
Was definitely the match of the weekend IMO.
I liked Usos-New Day and Almas-Gargano just a tad more, but there was lots to love.
Awesome. I’m within 1/4* of him on almost all of these.
I did have the Usos-New Day higher and the main lower, but both over ****. I also had Almas-Johnny as my MOTN at Takeover, but it was very close with the women’s bout.
Lots of hard work from lots of wrestlers over the weekend.
You think they ever consider having a UK show on the Network?
Glenn and I were discussing that last night. I think it was in the works but once World of Sport stalled out they didn’t have the necessity to do so anymore. I don’t see it happening any time soon.
You’re right. And they don’t seem like they’re adding shows either with cost cutting.
I think they will be used on NXT here and there and maybe Dunne and Bate on the main roster at some point. I don’t think they are paying them much anyway.
I hope Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate get used more. Plus even Mark Andrews.
Did anyone else get that survey from WWE. Picking 10 of our favorites ever. Some very glaring omissions. Notably Hulk Hogan and CM Punk.
I did not but that is pretty funny. Guess Hulk isn’t very close to a return.
He’s all over that Unreleased DVD that drops next month.
I just got that survey in my inbox. I can understand Punk not being on it but Hogan not on it is interesting.
There are a few others too, but those were the “biggest names” not on there. But you would think anyone they’ve inducted to their own Hall of Fame would be on there. Just found it pretty interesting.
El Gary does it agian!
Gary Sanchez is an effing monster.
HOLY SHIT!!! Romine and MIggy going at it
I am watching on Gameday and it kept saying delay, was wondering what that was abouit. I put it on my phone now.
Romine cutting a promo on Miggy as he gets tossed.
Chapman should level the next better on the first pitch.
Kahnle got tossed for throwing behind Miggy. Tigers hit Sanchez earlier with no warning after. Giardi went Giardi after Kahnle got tossed and Joe got the boot too. Then the fight at the plate broke out after Joe went.
Sanchez threw punches? He may get suspended too.
Here we go again
Dellin throwing heat at McCann’s head
Crazy stuff. Betances just got tossed.
Robby Thompson gone too! Tony Pena, come on down!
This game is bananas!
Gardy’s birthday too. He might get tossed.
Crazy with Martinez and Verlander having words in the Tigers dugout. Verlander is right though, you protect your teammates. Martinez had no business consulting Sanchez.
“While there was initial speculation that Bobby Roode would take Baron
Corbin’s spot on Smackdown Live as one of the brand’s top heels, it now
appears that WWE might have even bigger plans for Roode.
According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com, Roode could end up getting a main event
babyface push and possibly getting John Cena’s spot now that Cena is on
RAW. As previously noted, the company is currently very high on Roode.”
That would be GLORIOUS!!!
Watching the 8/1/06 WWECW from Hammerstein….Big Show v Batista has extra stuff from during commercial break of Show cutting a promo ringside telling everyone to shut up and calling a fan a pussy.
Surreal night
Few unbleeped F bombs off mic too
Tribe is lighting up Sale.
Good
Loaded show on Lucha Underground this week — mask vs. mask, Cueto Cup finals, and the big title match!
Read that this did fantastic ratings too – something close to 200,000 combined for both showings.
Wrapping up S6 of Shameless tonight… almost caught up… very sad
I’m closing in. Past the mid point of season 5!
Quite the ride. Season 8 drops in November, so won’t be too long of a wait at least.
So hard to cheer for anyone on this show.
It gets worse in S6…
Great…
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The daughter in Vegas Vacation is the best of all.
Big moment happening at the Full Sail tapings.
Very interesting.
WWE app just spoiled it now
They usually do that with people showing up – get in front of the scoopz and clicks from other sites