Francesc Fabregas Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Is this show worth watching? My enthusiasm for wrestling's been at its lowest since I got back into it at the start of 2014. I haven't watched it in weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 There's two cracking matches, a couple of decent ones and some dross. If that's enough for ya, batter on. Personally, I think the IC title matches and main event are worth it on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Wouldn't bother with the first 2 matches, the show is great after those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 As much as I loved Daniel Bryan as a wrestler, few things are as satisfying in WWE at the moment than watching Miz systematically tear him a new arse on the mic time and time again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 All in all, that was a decent show. The main event was excellent (the ending aside) and AJ Styles was on another planet. That 450-splash through the table was incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Meltzer giving **** for Miz vs Ziggler and giving ****1/2 for Styles vs Ambrose. These two pairs have consistently delivered over the SD Live PPV's so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 On 07/12/2016 at 09:53, Francesc Fabregas said: All in all, that was a decent show. The main event was excellent (the ending aside) and AJ Styles was on another planet. That 450-splash through the table was incredible. I mind him pulling that out in TNA once; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 AJ looks better with the short hair, him and Ambrose match was brilliant he really is just on another level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 With Cena and Taker potentially returning to the main event scene for the next few months, Miz making the strongest case in years to be a main event player and Wyatt and Orton potentially at the beginning of a monster push Smackdown Live could be looking healthy for 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Cena's schedule is seemingly in doubt as apparently he's taking on more acting roles. He'll be around, but not full time is the word. Can't say I'm upset by that. One of the most boring guys around since it's just the same thing over and over from him (or from 'creative' regarding him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 16 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Cena's schedule is seemingly in doubt as apparently he's taking on more acting roles. He'll be around, but not full time is the word. Can't say I'm upset by that. One of the most boring guys around since it's just the same thing over and over from him (or from 'creative' regarding him). He's never going to be full time again. The guy's about to host SNL, he's not going to be having promo battles with dorks like Ambrose. 16 hours ago, Scotty Tunbridge said: When he does the five knuckle shuffle and you see him not even touch the guy though. Are you telling me wrestling is fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Cena's brilliant when he puts someone over. His clean losses against Owens and Styles and his loss against RVD at One Night Stand are among the best matches I've seen in the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 8 hours ago, NotThePars said: Cena's brilliant when he puts someone over. His clean losses against Owens and Styles and his loss against RVD at One Night Stand are among the best matches I've seen in the last decade. For every bit of criticism levelled at Cena for the past decade, he's clearly going about his business the right way and giving guys the rub who require it. Much like HHH has done in the last few years (mostly). Guys like Hogan and Austin never really did that. They never helped the younger generation of talent up to a new level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 12/9/2016 at 12:56, Scotty Tunbridge said: Came as a shock to me aswell. We all know it's fake but when guy literally doesn't even touch the person with a move it's a tad annoying. Worst case of that was a while back when it was Orton vs Big Show. Went for the punt to end the match, and it wasn't even close. A whole load of fresh air, and shown from the worst possible angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 14 hours ago, djchapsticks said: For every bit of criticism levelled at Cena for the past decade, he's clearly going about his business the right way and giving guys the rub who require it. Much like HHH has done in the last few years (mostly). Guys like Hogan and Austin never really did that. They never helped the younger generation of talent up to a new level. Yes and no regarding Cena. Whilst he's put guys like Owens and AJ over well, you can look at the Nexus saga (sigh) and his series with Rusev and Wyatt for example of not doing it right. I don't think he ever put Punk over clean like he did with Owens and AJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 14 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Yes and no regarding Cena. Whilst he's put guys like Owens and AJ over well, you can look at the Nexus saga (sigh) and his series with Rusev and Wyatt for example of not doing it right. I don't think he ever put Punk over clean like he did with Owens and AJ. I agree, for years he was the worst at it but he was in his prime and was scrapping to stay on top. Some of the stuff, particularly Nexus and Wyatts was totally shameless stuff. That he walked backstage after the PPV where he beat the full Nexus and agreed with Edge and (I think) Jericho who had said to him earlier in the week that the planned finish was ridiculous and that Nexus/Barrett should've won, says a lot. Now, he's getting to the end and he's rightly doing the job for several of these guys. Also, I'm sure he let Punk go over clean at least a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Rusev and Wyatt came out of those rivalries higher in the food chain than then they went in, and the writers, as usual, had no idea what to do with that. That isn't down to John Cena. It's down to the same thing as many of WWE's failings come down to. The Nexus stuff was ridiculous, but Wade Barrett came out of it looking pretty good. Shame that the other guys came out of it looking like exactly the opposite of good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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