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Sting

I think it's better than Bret Hart's career ender.

After this, will they still continue to run Undertaker out there until Brock literally kills him?

I really don't understand why Undertaker is having so many matches with Brock. I am seriously worried he might die at HIAC.

I think the Lesnar-Undertaker slow burn feud is probably the best thing they've done creatively since the Punk stuff in 2001, BUT, I am also legit worried about Taker's health. It seems like putting him out there with Brock for a third time is pushing their luck.

I'm still not quite clear on why UT waited 1 and a half years for his revenge? Was he that angry the whole time?

Heyman explained it as it was Heyman and Lesnar's constant badgering about it that angered him over time.

I'm not saying there aren't flaws in the storyline, but they are incapable of writing something flawlessly.

I want to bang Hot Heel Paige so badly.

Damn I hope Sting's career isn't over but if it's his spine and it's serious that might be it. Bummer if true.

I could see one more Sting match with someone like Bray Wyatt or maybe a tag match or something. Even if Sting is ok I doubt we see more than 2 more matches.

numbers wrote:I want to bang Hot Heel Paige so badly.

Seriously!

Great promo from her. Lots of truth to it as well which makes for the best promos. Much like some of Punk's promos.

Byron Saxton kind of killed the momentum there. What has gotten into Paige? It's called a heel turn, Byron. Jesus haha.

I'd kind of like to see a Paige/KO alliance.

Pretty excited for Takeover tonight. High hopes for Sasha/Bayley.

am i an asshole for thinking the biggest highlight of the show was sasha making that little girl cry?

AndySlash wrote:am i an asshole for thinking the biggest highlight of the show was sasha making that little girl cry?

That was my favorite part of that match.

you just don't see that kind of stuff anymore, at least at that level. it was wonderful.

Yeah, working like a true heel is a lost art. Owens is basically the only guy on the main roster doing it right.

numbers wrote:Yeah, working like a true heel is a lost art. Owens is basically the only guy on the main roster doing it right.

speaking of, owens right after sasha took the first fall via ref obstruction and eye rake:

Every match last night was booked well and correctly. Such a contrast from the main roster. Those tag matches had actual tag team strategy, which you almost never see on the main roster. There's only been a few Iron Man matches in WWE history that were structured and executed as well as that one last night was. The tag team tournament did more for guys like Baron Corbin, Gable & Jordan, and even Joe than any tag team title reign has done for anyone on the main roster in a long time.

numbers wrote:Every match last night was booked well and correctly. Such a contrast from the main roster. Those tag matches had actual tag team strategy, which you almost never see on the main roster. There's only been a few Iron Man matches in WWE history that were structured and executed as well as that one last night was. The tag team tournament did more for guys like Baron Corbin, Gable & Jordan, and even Joe than any tag team title reign has done for anyone on the main roster in a long time.

my only gripe was that the "tag tourney" finals had 4 singles wrestlers instead of at least having 1 of either Jordan/Gable or Dash/Dawson. i miss the old days where you could have Ric Flair( world champ ) and Barry Windom ( us champ ) lose to someone like the Midnight Express because the Midnights are much better wrestlers as a team. but as far as all of the matches themselves they were all good

Yeah, I would have liked to have seen Gable/Jordan in the finals too. I get that they need to get Corbin ready for a push, though. I'm just so happy that NXT is around, it's everything I look for in wrestling with the stellar production value of WWE.

numbers wrote:Yeah, I would have liked to have seen Gable/Jordan in the finals too. I get that they need to get Corbin ready for a push, though. I'm just so happy that NXT is around, it's everything I look for in wrestling with the stellar production value of WWE.

yep, i fall asleep most mondays watching raw and though i dvr it i never watch smackdown, but NXT is always good every week. it does suck that is can be a bit predictable when the big matches are current Nxt champs against wrestlers that have already moved up to the main roster, but the action in the match never disappoints. i hope now that Balor should be done with Owens and Bailey should be done with Sasha that we get some interesting feuds for both of them.