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I really like that Amaryllis album.  Haven't liked much I've heard from Shinedown since then though.

tohostudios wrote:

I really like that Amaryllis album.  Haven't liked much I've heard from Shinedown since then though.

After I came out of my quiet period (they year or two without buying much music), I went back to see what I missed and saw that there was nothing. Maybe they're living off the WWE royalties .

This week's Raw and Smackdown were both very entertaining. And I haven't watched either show since December when Ambrose lost to Styles.

I did watch all PPV's since do I pay for the WWE Network. Just haven't been interested in the weekly shows. But that Team Chris & Kevin segment on Raw plus the must-see Wyatt championship Smackdown were both excellent.

I really enjoyed the end of the KO partnership.  The first 15 minutes or so of that segment really tested my patience because it was painfully obvious that KO was going to turn on Jericho.  But the payoff made it worth it.  That move where KO suplexed Jericho into the side of the ring apron looked brutal.  Not to mention throwing him through the Jericho 2000 (or whatever they were calling that TV in the ring these days).

Yeah, the payoff was well worth the cringe worthy Festival Of Friendship. I too saw it coming, the moment HHH took Owens away from Jericho I knew the fix was in.

I just watched it again.  OK, it was a powerbomb into the apron not a suplex but it still looked like it hurt like hell.

That's what he did to Sami Zayn when he turned on him in NXT

That whole segment was awesome though. Jericho is entertaining and how can you not like "the Creation of Kevin"?

It wasn't obvious to me Kevin was going to turn at that point. They've baited the audience before.

The final bit where Jericho seems to put all the funny stuff aside and spoke in a genuine tone, that seemed real, and of course they took that great moment of brotherly love and made Kevin turn on Chris on that very moment to maximise impact.

And I'm happy Bray is finally the WWE champion. Long time coming. From an army tank with a Ferrari engine to WWE champion.

I'm with you on Bray.  Even though WWE tried their best to bury him by having him lose every feud he and the family were in Creative couldn't kill the character.  Just look at all the "fireflies" during Bray's entrances.  I doubt he keeps the title for very long but he definitely earned a run with it.

I missed the very opening of RAW.  Did they do a tribute screen for George The Animal Steele and/or Ivan Koloff?

BTW, So far I'm really digging this opening for RAW.  Just KO and a spotlight ranting about Goldberg then acting like he was going to explain his turn on Jericho but instead leaving.  Imagine that, no GM, no Stephanie, no half a dozen guys coming to the ring and setting up spur-of-the-moment matches for later in the show...just KO talking and leaving.

How innovative, how F'n REFRESHING!!!!

The crowd is turning on Enzo Amore.  They started cheering "Thank you Sheamus" after Sheamus brogue-kicked him after the match because Enzo was running his mouth.  The beginning of the end of this team?  One can only hope.  Big Cass sure doesn't need that gnat Enzo who would be better off in the CW division.

And more excellence from KO in few words.  Foley confronts KO as he's leaving to let him know he has a match with Sami Zayn and KO calmly says "I thought you liked Sami.  You better be careful Mick or you're going to end up with more guys on the injured list than in the locker room."

Just perfect.  Now he needs to beat the hell out of Zayn.  Which of course probably won't happen because Creative keeps screwing up KO's character.

Oh good Lord, a Bayley tribute/recap video.  What the hell else is on???? 

Just for Steele but prolly Ivan on SD tomorrow? KO's segment was very good even though a few lines were predictable. He had great delivery and execution. I'm barely past that.

Enzo had a really bad botch last week and he's definitely run his course but I could still hear more of Cass in his character, he tore it up when Enzo was out.

Make Enzo the next dastardly manager a la Jim Cornette.

Damn, to cheer Sheamus they must have really soured on Enzo. Great boot!
I loved that "Delete Roman" sign.

That's a good idea; I hadn't thought of that.  Enzo as a manager.  The guy can definitely talk.  He could either be a face manager or a heel manager.  Either way it would be like a new concept to most of the WWE Universe since they really don't have managers anymore.  And that's something I really miss from the old days.  Managers like The Grand Wizard, Lou Albano and Freddie Blassie could really talk and get their guys over.

Oh my goodness, all great managers there. I used to HATE Classy Freddie but I laugh every time I hear him say pencil neck geek nowadays. I like that Paul Ellering is back to managing on NXT but I hate the tag team he has.

Great video tribute to George "The Animal" Steele.

Say what you want about any aspect of WWE but they have the best video compilation guys I've ever seen.  All their videos are exceptionally well done.

I really like the CWD! Looking forward to this match.

akeldama wrote:

Oh my goodness, all great managers there. I used to HATE Classy Freddie but I laugh every time I hear him say pencil neck geek nowadays. I like that Paul Ellering is back to managing on NXT but I hate the tag team he has.

Even as a kid I loved Blassie the wrestler.  The white "X" over the screen as he'd gnaw on some jobber's forehead until it bled and Gorilla Monsoon going "It's been censored!!!!"

Great stuff.

What?! No match?! I won't even dignify what match was after that.

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

Oh my goodness, all great managers there. I used to HATE Classy Freddie but I laugh every time I hear him say pencil neck geek nowadays. I like that Paul Ellering is back to managing on NXT but I hate the tag team he has.

Even as a kid I loved Blassie the wrestler.  The white "X" over the screen as he'd gnaw on some jobber's forehead until it bled and Gorilla Monsoon going "It's been censored!!!!"

Great stuff.

I never knew Blassie the wrestler, I'll have to see that. Blassie looked like one of my aunts and that didn't help matters.

Lana...

On interviews Blassie used to actually come out with a file (not a nail file but a file like you'd use on metal) and start filing his incisors to a point so he could bite his opponents open more easily.

akeldama wrote:

Lana...

She is a hottie ain't she?  Rusev is one lucky bastard.