The Wrestling Discussion Thread

[BunnyRabbit]

Rock hurt his reputation in that 11-13 run.

The AE/RA and final boss run before the strange “I want your soul”nonsense was all time great stuff.

Final Boss, as good as it was didn't have the natural Dwayne we grew up loving. Like it was a great character, but it didn't have those segments with him just having fun and destroying others with his promos and antics.
And he was actually pretty fine as an actor till around Fast Five. Even played againt type in Pain and Gain and Faster. It was when he found success, he really started becoming a weirdo.

 

[sweep_shot]

As an in ring performer, he was just as good as he was when he graduated to that level later on. His matches with Angle, Brock and Randy are very underrated from that time. His character needed refining which struck gold with rated r gimmick.
Edge, RVD and Jeff Hardy used to be my three favorite mid carders in RA era.
Edge also had a pretty fun tag team run with Rey and later Hogan. Edge vs Randy at Vengeance for IC title is an underrated classic.

Edge vs Randy at Vengeance. I remember that match. Great match.

Edge won it and became the IC champion.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Austin also refused to drop the title to Paul so Vince had to put it on Foley for a day or two if i remember correctly.
Austin doesn't like Trips and for a good reason.
Think Dwayne is one person he'll listen to. But Dwayne didn't come to Broken Skull Sessions despite being requested by Austin years ago.

He refused to job to Brock Lesnar too, which led to the infamous 'walking out' incident. And TBH when you listen to Austin's reasoning it does make sense. He didn't necessarily have a problem with putting Lesnar over but felt it needed to be done the right way, rather than on just another second or third round match in the KOTR. He's fiercely protective of his character and that's why he stands head and shoulders above every other star they've had even to this day.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Mox just such a waste, then again he was never going to bend over for H like Seth; how can any idiot compare this guy with Shawn, he’s so overrated, Meltzer should bring the Triple H award back.

You know there is alot to admire about Mox. It's just his taste in wrestling and what he thinks is good that just really disappoints you. When it comes to instincts, look, promo skills, even his ability to work (when he works like an actual wrestler), he blows Seth out of the water.

Even his outlook on life....like Seth would have never left WWE if he was in the same position as Mox was in 2019. But Mox was unhappy with the way he was being booked and decided to leave for New Japan, rather than raking in the paycheck which he could have if he wanted to.

 

[shaz619]

But that doesn't change the fact that Rousey is an uncultured pos.

Whos dinner did she steal? I never had a issue with her besides how dreadful her booking was under H

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Whos dinner did she steal? I never had a issue with her besides how dreadful her booking was under H

Haha yeah I was taken aback by Bunny's comment too. Personally, I think she's been good for the women's wrestling on the whole. Added some much needed legitimacy with her MMA background and brought some eyeballs and fan interest with her star power

 

[shaz619]

Haha yeah I was taken aback by Bunny's comment too. Personally, I think she's been good for the women's wrestling on the whole. Added some much needed legitimacy with her MMA background and brought some eyeballs and fan interest with her star power

Women were never going to main-event a mania without her, I always felt it would be Flair & Charlotte; Ronda did wonders for women’s wrestling in showing they can be draws through her MMA career, you could argue she planted the seems for the women’s revolution across combat sports, without her Katie Taylor doesn’t headline MSG against Amanda Serrano and women in the WWE do not main-event a one night mania which is crazy in itself. She bought great legitimacy to the division & was a breath of fresh air, essentially the female Lesnar and I really liked her work during the first couple of years, also enjoyed her beat up the cuck H at WM, that tag-match involving Angle was excellent, I went to a few house shows around that time which she headlined, she did great business for the company until the relationship grew sour under H & she basically lost interest after that. A generational talent such as her is an asset to any promotion really, and the doofus completely diluted her IT factor, I am pretty sure she rubbed the cuck the wrong way?

 

[shaz619]

Women were never going to main-event a mania without her, I always felt it would be Flair & Charlotte; Ronda did wonders for women’s wrestling in showing they can be draws through her MMA career, you could argue she planted the seems for the women’s revolution across combat sports, without her Katie Taylor doesn’t headline MSG against Amanda Serrano and women in the WWE do not main-event a one night mania which is crazy in itself. She bought great legitimacy to the division & was a breath of fresh air, essentially the female Lesnar and I really liked her work during the first couple of years, also enjoyed her beat up the cuck H at WM, that tag-match involving Angle was excellent, I went to a few house shows around that time which she headlined, she did great business for the company until the relationship grew sour under H & she basically lost interest after that. A generational talent such as her is an asset to any promotion really, and the doofus completely diluted her IT factor, I am pretty sure she rubbed the cuck the wrong way?

Ronda & Charlotte*

Though am sure Vince would have booked Ric vs his daughter if someone put the idea in his head