Match of the Year Candidates?

[Aids Johnson]

I agree about the Rumble triple-threat, as far as the main roster goes.

But to answer the bolded part... That's because you don't watch NXT, pal.

Get more Crowe and Ryder on and I will. You should know from TFA I am not a Fat Joe fan and most of the other guys seem to be knocking on the main roster's door soon. I should watch NXT, but honestly I dont even watch WWE atm and that is kind of the fuel with it being nearly a year since I've watched TNA.

I really only come here to chill with the other regulars. We are like the 6am crowd at the bar - some drinking, some having coffee, but all of us playing Cribbage and talking shit about anything/everything.

 

[Stopspot]

: Quality > meaning.

Rumble 3way match was great, I really can't think of anything close in quality this year.

The spectacle and importance of the match made up for Tenryu being old and unable to bend his knees fully. He's legitimately one of the best of all time when you look at wrestling worldwide. He's the only Japanese wrestler to win a mania match (alongside his tag partner. But Tenryu > that guy). Quality is important, but certain matches have that feeling that makes up for there being a lack of traditional quality. It was what WWE aimed for with the WM 28 undertaker match. End of an era.

 

[Aids Johnson]

The spectacle and importance of the match made up for Tenryu being old and unable to bend his knees fully. He's legitimately one of the best of all time when you look at wrestling worldwide. He's the only Japanese wrestler to win a mania match (alongside his tag partner. But Tenryu > that guy). Quality is important, but certain matches have that feeling that makes up for there being a lack of traditional quality. It was what WWE aimed for with the WM 28 undertaker match. End of an era.

I agree, I just meant that without knowing the background to the match it is just another old man retiring. I'm not trying to take anything away from it, but personally my MOTY stuff is a match you could put up and show anyone, and they would mark the entire time.

 

[Stopspot]

I agree, I just meant that without knowing the background to the match it is just another old man retiring. I'm not trying to take anything away from it, but personally my MOTY stuff is a match you could put up and show anyone, and they would mark the entire time.

Fully understandable. Some matches need that build to become special. And some can just be fantastic from the word go. Sadly the latter are becoming less and less common. I'd even put the rumble threeway up there are a match made better by the build.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Get more Crowe and Ryder on and I will. You should know from TFA I am not a Fat Joe fan and most of the other guys seem to be knocking on the main roster's door soon. I should watch NXT, but honestly I dont even watch WWE atm and that is kind of the fuel with it being nearly a year since I've watched TNA.

I really only come here to chill with the other regulars. We are like the 6am crowd at the bar - some drinking, some having coffee, but all of us playing Cribbage and talking shit about anything/everything.

Ryder is in a team called The Hype Bros with Mojo Rawley and he's being put to good use, unlike when he's on the main roster.

Crowe was released in late November, and Joe is getting a title shot in London against Bálor (and he's going to lose, I reckon) so I guess you're still going to stay away from NXT.

On the upside, Sami Zayn's coming back this/next week.

 

[Aids Johnson]

Ryder is in a team called The Hype Bros with Mojo Rawley and he's being put to good use, unlike when he's on the main roster.

Crowe was released in late November, and Joe is getting a title shot in London against Bálor (and he's going to lose, I reckon) so I guess you're still going to stay away from NXT.

On the upside, Sami Zayn's coming back this/next week.

They dropped Crowe!? Fuck that noise, he was solid midcard talent - must have been the injuries?

Fully understandable. Some matches need that build to become special. And some can just be fantastic from the word go. Sadly the latter are becoming less and less common. I'd even put the rumble threeway up there are a match made better by the build.

I agree with the entire post, but I promise I could show my friends who don't watch wrestling the rumble match and they would mark left and right on the spots. Rollins kills that shit, although his cash in has to be WWE at least Moment of the Year IMO, I haven't bothered to watch the Sheamus cash in.

 

[Prince Bálor]

They dropped Crowe!? Fuck that noise, he was solid midcard talent - must have been the injuries?

Not that I know of, but he requested his release and the wish was granted. He came back to AAW shortly after and will also be working for CZW.

Now, let's get the thread back on topic.

 

[Pop Tatari]

Why are people naming matches from other promotions in a WWE section? smh

Because we fucking can! ipebomb::

 

[Prince Bálor]

Sasha vs Bayley at TakeOver: Brooklyn and Sasha vs Becky at Unstoppable are definitely one of my favorite matches this year.

 

[Stopspot]

They dropped Crowe!? Fuck that noise, he was solid midcard talent - must have been the injuries?

Crowe asked for his own release since he didn't feel that he got used enough. Because he came from a hardcore background and didn't have the same "cred" as the other indy guys who didn't spend their youth falling on lighttubes.

 

[CM Punk]

That fatal four way women's match that happened on NXT and Owens/Cena are standouts for me. I didn't watch sasha/Bayley so wouldn't know

 

[Messiah1]

Owena and Cena 1... Nothing comes close.. It's the only match that comes to mind right away when you talk MOTY.

 

[Aids Johnson]

Crowe asked for his own release since he didn't feel that he got used enough. Because he came from a hardcore background and didn't have the same "cred" as the other indy guys who didn't spend their youth falling on lighttubes.

I agree with him on the usage, I think he must have had under 10 total appearances on NXT and it's a shame he was so underused IMO. He could have had a great gimmick in WWE if they had tweaked and fixed his character on NXT.

 

[Rogue]

Puma vs Mundo LMS
Pentagon vs Vampiro
Ospreay vs Havoc
Ospreay vs Haskins
Strong vs Lethal
Zayn vs Neville
Sasha vs Bayley 2

The list goes on, didn't even delve into a couple of promotions.

 

[Stopspot]

I agree with him on the usage, I think he must have had under 10 total appearances on NXT and it's a shame he was so underused IMO. He could have had a great gimmick in WWE if they had tweaked and fixed his character on NXT.

Actually the tweaking is probably what made them stop using him. And that's on Sami. Sami was changing his gimmick up almost every month, not really stopping to let anything sink in. So the crowds never really latched on to him since they never knew if it was the hacker or the "little monster" that would show up.