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SmackDown LIVE preview, Aug. 1, 2017: Cena and Nakamura square off in dream match with SummerSlam implications
>Tuesday’s edition of SmackDown LIVE will go down as one of the biggest in history. Not only does this week’s episode feature a United States Title rematch between reigning champion AJ Styles and Kevin Owens, but it will also host a first-time-ever dream match between John Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura. Don’t miss a second of the action on SmackDown LIVE, tomorrow at 8/7 C on USA Network!
>John Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura to clash in dream match for SummerSlam WWE Title opportunity tonight on SmackDown LIVE
The match the WWE Universe has been dreaming of is finally happening.
>implying
John Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura will do battle tonight on SmackDown LIVE, and the winner of this first-time-ever dream match will go on to challenge WWE Champion Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam on Sunday, Aug. 20.
This battle will be Nakamura’s biggest test since signing with WWE in February 2016. Prior to that, WWE’s Rockstar built up an incredible resume competing in his home country of Japan and the rest of the world. The King of Strong Style made an immediate impact in WWE upon his arrival in NXT, going on to become a two-time NXT Champion and one of the brand’s most popular Superstars.
For Cena, Nakamura poses one of the most unique challenges he’s ever faced. WWE’s Rockstar possesses a strike-based offense that is equally precise and devastating, as well as an arsenal of painful submissions. Will the 16-time World Champion be able to neutralize Nakamura and begin the quest for a record-breaking No. 17?
Who will earn the right to face The Modern-Day Maharaja at SummerSlam? Find out when John Cena battles Shinsuke Nakamura in a first-time-ever dream match, tonight on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!
>Kevin Owens challenges United States Champion AJ Styles tonight on SmackDown LIVE
Just two days after Kevin Owens won the United States Championship back from AJ Styles, he once again lost it to The Phenomenal One, this time in a Triple Threat Match with a returning Chris Jericho.
Immediately after the bout, a fuming KO demanded his contractually obligated rematch in a one-on-one battle with Styles tonight on SmackDown LIVE. WWE.com can confirm that the match has been made official.
Styles stunned the WWE Universe several weeks ago when he defeated Owens to capture the title at a Live Event in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The celebration was short-lived, as Owens edged Styles to reclaim the Star-Spangled Championship at WWE Battleground.
KO was furious when SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon forced him to defend his title not only against Styles, but his retribution-minded former best friend Jericho, just days after a grueling victory. Owens had planned on taking the night off and bringing back his New Face of America Open Challenge next week, only for his rivals to ruin his plans.
Owens nearly escaped with the title after hitting a Frog Splash on Jericho, but The Phenomenal One took advantage of the Triple Threat environment, tossing Owens out of the ring and pinning Jericho to take the title.
Will Owens be able to reclaim his championship and once again become The New Face of America, or will Styles continue to strive to be a champion America can be proud of? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!
>Naomi & Becky Lynch join forces for tag team action
Tonight's edition of SmackDown LIVE will see SummerSlam opponents clash in a tag team battle, as SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi joins forces with Becky Lynch to face her top challenger, Natalya, and Ms. Money in the Bank, Carmella.
Naomi is laser-focused on The Biggest Event of The Summer and putting her third-generation opponent in her place, while Becky Lynch hasn’t forgotten how Carmella (and the suspended James Ellsworth) cost her the coveted Money in the Bank contract. What will happen when these four competitors meet inside the ring?
>Chad Gable looks to break out against Rusev
While the focus of the WWE Universe has been on the shocking reveal of Jason Jordan as Raw General Manager Kurt Angle’s son, Jordan’s former American Alpha partner, Chad Gable, has been patiently waiting for the opportunity to show off what he can do on his own.
The former Olympian will waste no time in throwing himself into the thick of things as a singles competitor tonight, when he takes on Rusev. The Bulgarian Brute is undoubtedly seething after his Flag Match loss to John Cena at WWE Battleground, and he’ll look to make an example out of Gable. Who will walk out victorious from this battle of strong-willed Superstars?
<Will The Fashion Police finally crack the case?
We last saw Breezango at WWE Battleground, when their police station had been trashed once again by mysterious marauders, and Fandango was dragged off into the darkness by the intruders.
The Fashion Police have been searching for the truth, but they may have gotten a little closer to it than they expected. What will be the next twist in Breezango’s big case? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!
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>Not calling it August 1st Warning Edition
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>Kevin Owens challenges United States Champion AJ Styles tonight on SmackDown LIVE
>This is still a thing that's happening
What are the chances that cena vs nakamura actually has a satisfying finish? What are the chances that nakamura actually does anything other than "standard wwe match"?
>Chad Gable looks to break out against Rusev
Looks good, I hope it gets more than five minutes.
Is the gay community showing up? Are we getting a segment where they escape from a wharehouse or something?
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>>71487
>[John Cena vs Shinsuke Nakamura]
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>>71492
>This is still a thing that's happening
How many times have they rehashed Orton vs Pooman? At least Styles vs Fatman has some back and forth instead of putting one of them through the Bray Wyatt treatment.
No.71496
There are major cutbacks going on all over WWE right now, including the cancellation of WWE Network programs and no longer doing the pyro at shows.
Dave Meltzer stated on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE "promised everyone" they were going to have bigger profits in 2017 than they had in 2016 and they're not anywhere close.
"So last year's profits were about $30 million," said Meltzer on the August 1, 2017 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. "And this year we're about halfway through and — I don't have the exact numbers in front of me - but it's like five or six million, which means there's a lot of catching up to do."
This is bolieved to be the reason why there is no longer a pyro at WWE shows and a lot of shows on the WWE Network are getting canceled, in an attempt to lower production costs.
"They're not in any financial trouble but the Network subscriber number is a genuine disappointment," explained Meltzer. "The growth coming out of WrestleMania that would have been expected wasn't there."
One thing that has not helped the growth of the WWE Network is doing brand specific pay-per-views for RAW and SmackDown but it's not expected that WWE is going to go back to just one pay-per-view a month.
"The one thing that we have learned is that the two pay-per-views a month, that has not helped," said Meltzer. "The Network number is not growing the way they expected it to so that's been a bad situation. But I don't think they want to drop one of the pay-per-views because I think that would hurt ratings a little bit."
More cutbacks are expected in WWE and it's one of the reasons why the company has been slow on the United Kingdom show. Dave Meltzer noted their tournament to crown a WWE United Kingdom Champion earlier this year cost a lot of money and the show will mean spending a lot of money for more tapings every month.
LUL
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>>71496
inb4 okada_laughing.gif
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>>71496
>last year's profits were about $30 million
>this year we're about halfway through and […] it's like five or six million
now I'm no financial expert, but this sounds really bad
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>>71496
>end wrestlemania on the worst note possible
>wonder why people aren't flocking to sign up for the network
No.71501
>Jericho comes back last week
>jobs out
>isn't even on the card this week
Booking just
MADE THE LIST
No.71503
>Nakamura vs Cena
>Cenawinslol
>Cena vs Pooinloo at Summerslam
>Cenawinslol
>Baron Corbin rushes out, cashes in the MITB contract, pins Cena in one try
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>>71500
b-but muh roman is a reel star whether you like it or not, fuggin NERDs :DDDDD
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>>71504
Roman is such a draw that they had to turn cena into a free agent.
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>>71501
he was literally just brought back for one night in order to resolve the botched finish of the US title match at Battleground
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>>71506
Styles is a spoiler, he spoils things!
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>>71508
I wish he'd spoil me
with a trip to Aruba that includes him feeding me strawberries on the beach
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>>71503
>Coldsteel's face when
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>>71496
>"So last year's profits were about $30 million," said Meltzer on the August 1, 2017 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. "And this year we're about halfway through and — I don't have the exact numbers in front of me - but it's like five or six million, which means there's a lot of catching up to do."
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>>71516
POST NJPW'S EARNINGS THEN TOUGH GUY
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>>71496
>"So last year's profits were about $30 million," said Meltzer on the August 1, 2017 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. "And this year we're about halfway through and — I don't have the exact numbers in front of me - but it's like five or six million, which means there's a lot of catching up to do."
No.71525
Will we find out who attacked Breezango?
Also who kidnapped Fandango?
I'm still betting its Luke Harper and Erick Rowan
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>>71524
What are NJPW's earnings?
No.71527
>>71525
>That crowd pop after fandango's outburst
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>>71525
>the ascension will never get real TV time
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>>71527
Breezango is the only thing worth watching in Smackdown
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>>71525
I'm thinking it's Sanity, or Rowan and maybe Luke
No.71531
>>71528
Being on the Fashion Files is best TV time
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>>71526
He calls himself the Rainmaker, NEVER DREW A DIME
No.71537
>tfw nakamura will job to cena in your lifetime
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>>71540
That's how I exactly feel.
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>>71537
>The man who got completely btfo by Omegay's boyfriend makes fun of someone for losing to the 585 time world champion and transformers star john cena
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>>71537
>tfw he will still be making more money than Tana ever will
No.71545
>Implying the Autist wont win it as the crowd chants his theme
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>>71543
You got btfo by me too dude
No.71547
>>71545
>implying Cena won't win
Its John Cena anon.
He always gets what he wants.
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>>71520
About $35 million in revenue, but with lower operating costs estimates are a profit of about $10 million this year. So actually about the same as WWE so far lol https://www.fightful.com/new-japan-s-revenue-level-1990s
No.71549
Will Cena finally turn heel before he leaves WWE
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>>71551
>yfw it's pic related
No.71553
>>71549
>Cena finally turn heel
No.71554
>>71549
>mfw realize cena is a meta heel now
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>>71548
Also to note, New japan does about half the live shows that WWE does, so if things stay on track which they will since WWE doesn't even have wrestlemania to bank on now anymore then New japan may have about the same profits as WWE for the entire year if only 1 to 2 million dollars behind.
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>>71555
>wwe will die in your lifetime
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>>71555
>WWE doesn't even have wrestlemania to bank on now anymore
THE ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE MAGGLE
No.71563
>>71549
>heel theme
>it's actually heroic sounding as befitting a face
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>>71563
I was thinking Hollywood type heel. the theme just reminded me of Hollywood The Rock for some reason
No.71565
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>nobody on the B show will ever pull off a finisher on a shark
No.71566
>>71549
>heel theme
In what way does this sound remotely heel? This sounds like the backing track of his career retrospective.
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>>71564
>Hollywood type heel
So he Miz now?
No.71572
>>71571
He's The Rock circa 2003
No.71573
>>71571
>Bo has that Wyatt look
No.71574
>>71565
Lazer was on b show at that time
No.71576
>>71574
>mfw younger Bork Laser used alot of big guy moves
>mfw he's now stuck in the SUPLEX CITY meme
No.71577
>>71573
Bruh did you see his first Miztourage casual outfit? It was 100% Wyatt
No.71578
>>71557
Probably not, but new japan will succeed
No.71579
>>71557
As long as GFW dies first
No.71580
>>71578
>succeed
>when nobody but online marks watches it
No.71581
>both nights this week have extra long intros with movie preview voiceovers
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Daily reminder AJ's theme sucks.
No.71584
Really want Nakamura to win to see if Jinder will still call him a disrespectful American
No.71585
Did Kevin get a new theme too?
No.71586
>>71583
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
THEY WANT DUN
NOPE
No.71587
>>71584
>Nakamura
>Ever getting passed Cena
No.71588
Is this the gay community segment I keep hearing about?
No.71590
>Owens' entire backstage gimmick is having zero control over his emotions
No.71591
I havent been watching wwe and forgot about the ads during matches and now I have cancer.
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>>71590
He can be funny sometimes too
No.71597
>>71596
I had forgotten about that, thanks
No.71598
>Tfw kenny literally has never defended his us title and it still means more than this prop that aj and ko keep throwing at each other.
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>>71599
>not posting the video version with audio and full speed
No.71601
>>71591
at least they still have the match in the corner during TV ads
No.71602
>Advertisements during a match
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>>71598
Both are shit on the same level, I say this as a new japan mark.
No.71604
>>71601
They didn't for the first break tonight.
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>>71600
I didnt have that one saved
No.71606
Why does every american commercial have bix noods music?
No.71607
>>71600
It's hard to see properly, but Cesaro's face is practically screaming 'what the fuck is this shit'
No.71608
>>71606
Commercials are made by certain elements that neither represent nor intend to represent the actual human beings they're advertising products to.
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No.71610
>Kevin gets a 3 count
>he knows it
>it's clearly seen
>but it's counted as a kickout
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>>71606
Thats what normalfags like
No.71613
>Owens shoulder up
>JBL mentions it
Oh, so that's the angle they're gonna go with?
>>71612 literally this, the storyline?
No.71614
When's Women's wrestling ?
No.71615
>Scott Steiner on Kevin Owens
No.71616
>Another stupid reff bump finish
My fault for actually expecting this to be decent.
No.71617
>rehashing the PPV finish
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No.71619
>Kevin Owens going to SummerSlam
No.71620
>Guest referee angle
I guess it makes sense at least but that's so lame
No.71621
>Mike
The ref has a name? Is this the Attitude era all over again where you're supposed to give a damn who the refs are? Are they trying to make the show great again?
>Shane McMahon ref
kek
>Owens is THIS mad
No.71622
>>71614
So that's what Juri would be like if she was a wrestler…
No.71623
>ANOTHER FUCKING AJ VS KO MATCH
No.71624
>Only in a videogame
FANTASY WARFARE JUST GOT REAL
No.71626
>>71625
>it's ruining the perfection that is Twin Peaks
No.71628
>>71621
Mike Chioda's been around forever. He's the only ref that I think anyone can truly say exists as a human being. Everyone else is a faceless zebra.
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>>71626
>>71627
>Not liking Fashion Files
Would you rather see CENAWINSLOL?
No.71632
>>71625
Wait what? I still have fucking commercials
No.71634
>they're bragging about social media posts
Social media doesn't pay the bills and allow pyro, guys.
No.71635
>>71631
Did you quote the wrong person? I love this shit.
No.71636
>>71633
>implying breezango aren't 100% straight
No.71637
>ultra nigga rap intro
I actually like this
No.71639
>>71633
>Reminder that breeze is married to a female woman and is 100% straight.
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>>71636
>>71639
>Breeze crossdresses and LARPs as a tranny
>straight
No.71642
>>71640
Is Chad Warden the 3rd Uso?
No.71643
>Headlines tomorrow, wwe programming is problematic and homophobic
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No.71645
>fire walk with me
>the gay community is making fun of the lack of pyro
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No.71648
>15 seconds long
>resolves nothing
wow that was worth the two week wait
No.71649
Damn that was good, smackdown has been getting more on track lately thankfully
No.71651
oooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH
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No.71656
>>71647
Gedo, he's heel turning on okada and introducing a new ace.
No.71657
>>71647
It was Mojo Rawley
No.71658
THE SHAKESPEARE OF SONG
THE MAESTRO OF MAYHEM
THE REMBRANDT OF RAGE
THE JABRONI OF JOBBING
No.71659
>tfw Aiden English's singing gimmick is an excuse to not have to pay for a song and titantron video
No.71661
>>71659
He'll be pushed to the moon now. Watch him win this match.
No.71662
>>71659
By god, he's onto something here
No.71663
>>71661
BY GOD, SO ARE YOU!
No.71664
>look away for a second
>English suddenly wins
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>>71659
>Not wanting to hear masterpieces like this
No.71667
my sides are killing me tonight
No.71668
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Becky should come out to her Potato music since she doesnt get steam anymore
No.71670
>>71665
Come on, that's a great theme, it's like a character theme song in a 1997 JRPG.
No.71671
>>71648
>wow that was worth the two week wait
but you're still bitching about it online so there you go
>>71659
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>>71671
Shut up vince, posting the same anime doesn't hide you any better than the groucho marx glasses did.
No.71674
THAT'S RIGHT NAOMI
YOU SHAKE THAT BIG BOOTY OF YOURS
No.71679
>YOU LIKE NAOMI
You damn right i do.
No.71682
Wow that match was terrible.
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No.71685
>the cheater is still crying about people not liking pajeets
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No.71691
Damn that was a shit promo by jinder, why is this guy still champ?
No.71693
BOW DOWN TO THE MAHARAJA YOU PEASANTS
No.71694
>>71691
Catering to poos and hoping they'll buy merch. Burying real champions like they buried Bray.
No.71697
>>71692
WHO SHITS UP NEVER LOOKS UP
No.71699
>all this maharaja disrespect
No.71700
>jobsev vs JUST fuck my tag team up
No.71701
>>71699
THEY MUST BOW TO THE MAHARAJA
Through the river of snek tears
No.71702
>the modern day call center employee
No.71703
>>71701
You're lucky that Punjabi Prison wasn't flammable
No.71704
>toyota is still pretending their vehicles are any good
No.71707
>>71705
>using a retired jobber to cheat.png
No.71709
>alexa play ghostbusters
<it plays shitbusters instead
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No.71712
>Gable played as another Ziggler
>eternal jobber
No.71713
>>71710
>>71712
Gable actually looked really good though
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>>71713
Yeah he really did
No.71719
Being Rusev is suffering.
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>>71719
I feel bad for him too.
The creative team still hasn't gotten over the Rusev vs Ziggler feud didn't they?
No.71722
>>71717
>ywn get to see Sandow as WWE Champion
No.71724
>all these fucking commercials
Man seeing this live must suck
No.71725
>>71717
Whatever happened to Sandow anyway?
No.71726
>>71724
Its part of the Cost Cutting Measures.
No.71727
>>71724
Do you think they might have dark matches that run during commercial breaks?
No.71728
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>>71728
>went to the worst televised wrestling promotion in existence
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No.71732
>Cena's music stops before his autistic rope bouncing run does
>>71731
>he doesn't like the secret recipe
No.71733
>>71728
Is he still there? I haven't seen him lately
No.71734
Guess its now time to see Cena bury another superstar.
No.71735
Post yfw this dream match turns out to be a nothing whatever match
No.71737
>>71735
>Nakamura's face when he shouldn't have left NJPW
No.71738
>>71736
EVERYBODY IS A SUPERSTAR DAMMIT EVEN THOSE LOSERS WHO DON'T DRAW
No.71739
>>71735
But WWE told me that Nakamura was real good, they wouldn't lie to me.
No.71740
Nakamura will go over on TV but Cena will eventually have the last laugh at a PPV
No.71742
Post yfw Cena puts Nakamura over and appears on RAM next week.
No.71743
>>71740
>>71742
>Cena
>Putting someone over
>Ever
No.71744
>Cena confused by asian man's ability to see him
No.71745
>FUCK JOHN CENA CENA SUCKS chants
How did he draw Roman after wrestlemania heat?
No.71747
>main event
>cut to commercial with no pip of the match
Also holy fuck this two hours is going by faster than RAM did.
No.71748
>>71747
2 hours of nothing is easier to sit through than 3 hours of pure garbage.
No.71749
>>71748
>he thinks the A show is garbage
No.71750
>He's going to stay to watch 205 Bore
No.71752
>Nakamura doing the standing opponent version of Daniel Bryan's kicks
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No.71756
>the B show makes the main event an actually long and slightly exciting one
>that fatty owens head sign in the background
No.71757
>>71751
>ruining the [LOUD BOOING]
No.71759
I WAS RIGHT I WAS RIGHT I WAS RIGHT CENA PUT NAKAMURA OVER
No.71760
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
No.71761
>Nakamura didn't get buried
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No.71765
the absolute madjap actually beat WWE's ace
No.71767
>>71757
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS FILTER, DAMMIT?! ACHOOO
No.71768
>>71763
STRONK STYLE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS
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>>71776
>he doesn't want to watch the show closest to njpw
No.71779
>>71777
It's more close to dragon gate tbh.
No.71780
>>71777
Why're you hating on NJPW bro?
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>>71777
>>he doesn't want to watch the show closest to njpw
Sure they start out like 205, but they at least build up to some great false finishes.
No.71865
>>71733
Got released earlier this year. Not sure what he's up to now.
No.71866
>Nakamura kicks out of the AA
>Second one has no effect on him
>One kinsasha was enough to beat Cena
Cena has been getting pretty nerfed in recent years.
No.71867
>>71866
STRONG STYLE MAGGLE
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>>71866
>Cena has been getting pretty nerfed in recent years
This is the way the WWF/E has worked since the late 80s at least, when they cut Sammartino's comeback short. Way it works is you get 10 years at the top, another 5 after that where they begrudgingly keep you over and then they try their damned hardest to get you to retire even if you have more than a decade left in you. This is why so many of the older guys left for WCW during the New Generation era, as it didn't matter whether you were one of the company's biggest draws or not; get on the wrong side of 30 and Vince decides you are an OBSOLETE MULE fit for the commentary table.
No.71900
>>71768
>tfw Shibata is forced to retire due to subdural hematoma
No.71906
>>71900
>getting mad that someone doing stupid things will have to retire because his stupid things will ruin his health
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>>71906
>Not liking STRONK STYLE
Learn to take a hit weakling.
No.71933
>>71914
>Benoiting yourself to pretend to hit harder than other wrestlers pretend to hit is good
>>71915
>>71916
>being btfo by cartoon horses
No.71939
>>71586
It's "They don't want none" you fucking moron.
No.71940
>>71751
I recognize that art style. Is that your OC? If so, I love your work on on Anon's Drunk Older Sister. That's a great piece.
No.71944
>>71916
There's plenty of horsefucekers in this board m8. famous horses include charlotte sasha and bailey.
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>>71933
Can you stop posting pictures of Sasha already?
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>>71939
>caring about lyrical accuracy for a shit theme
AJ needs a theme that's actually good. Some southern rock, even a CAW generic track would be better.
>>71944
>>71957
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>Baron attacking Nakamura and Cena saving the wacky jap was shown on 205 live so all of four people saw it