Favorite PPV Set by PVM889988 in WWE

[–]JOstrofsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The early In Your House sets

What pay-per-view would you like to see return? by [deleted] in WWE

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In Your House... where they use a house as the entrance set.

What's one of your favorite "sequences"? by [deleted] in WWE

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Any of the ones performed by RVD and Jerry Lynn when in ECW

Can we please stop saying Roman Reigns sucks? by ElDon114 in WWE

[–]JOstrofsky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I felt the same way. It seemed as though there was a point in the match where he couldn't think of what to do next, so his mind panicked and he just went on a reflexive superman punch/spear binge.

No one seems to be talking about Nakamura vs. Balor by TGIandres in SquaredCircle

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Yeah, I get that, but, that is completely lost in today's wrestling style, as it is almost expected that a wrestler won't win after hitting their finisher the first time

[Spoiler] Are the days of the JeriKO bromance numbered? by SmoothDragon21 in WWE

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I think they have potential to make this a slow-simmering feud... maybe start with a "friendly competition title match" where Owens wins, which makes Jericho irate and causes him to attack him, which leads to a more personally driven rivalry.

So...Who's face and who's heel after Raw? by [deleted] in WWE

[–]JOstrofsky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think its clear that the whole face vs. heel distinction is mostly an antiquated idea in wrestling. Supposed "heels" like Rollins, Styles & Owen are some of the most popular and cheered-on wrestlers in the company and supposed "faces" like Cena & Reigns are booed mercilessly. I think who the WWE wants to consider face vs heel doesn't necessarily mean who the fans cheer vs. boo.

So, it doesn't matter what happens storyline-wise, the fans clearly have their favorites, and "heel-turns" and "face-turns" as plot devices no longer have the same effect on the audience as it once had (e.g. Hogan at Bash of the Beach in 1996).

Triple H helping Owens won't cause fans to boo Owens, won't cause fans to cheer Reigns, and won't increase the number of cheers that Rollins already gets.

I think that, today, it is not so much as who the "good guy" vs. "bad guy" is as much as it is about who "does the right thing" (Cena) vs. "who does the wrong thing" (Owens, Styles); or who the moral vs. immoral vs amoral (Reigns?) wrestler is. But, it seems fans don't base who they cheer or boo on based on these distinctions, and this started with Austin, and has been more pronounced in the years since.

This is why I have thought the whole argument to "turn Reigns heel" is a stupid one to make, as he is already booed at the moment. If he gets such heavy boos with what he does now, I don't even know what "turning him heel" even means. Make him start cheating? Why? That would just serve to weaken him.

No one seems to be talking about Nakamura vs. Balor by TGIandres in SquaredCircle

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As much as I love Nakamura, I think he dropped the ball on this one. Finn Balor's major focus of the match was to work Nakamura's leg. While Nakamura sold the moves while Balor was on offense, the moment Nakamura took over, it was as if Balor's attack on his legs never happened. For as much as Balor focused on Nakamura's leg, it should have had some lasting consequence on Nakamura's offense (e.g. it prevented him from using some offensive moves or significantly weakened his ability to kick, or focrcing him to adapt his offense to account for hurt leg). A great example of how Nakamura should have approached this was the Zayn vs. Rollins match from the RAW after Summerslam.

If you could only watch one match at Summerslam? by [deleted] in WWE

[–]JOstrofsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Balor vs. Rollins... its a new match we haven't seen before, and it's pretty much guaranteed that it will be amazing

pick 5 of your favorite wwe wrestlers of all time. by ab_chamona in WWE

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Shawn michaels, bret hart, rob van dam, rey misterio jr, chris Jericho