Official Tough Enough Discussion Thread/Spoilers

[SAIYANS]

I don't get it either. If he was in the ring with anyone but Luke I would, but really and truly you should show off against the guy who is looked at as being the golden boy right now because he is a showman and who also had years of working under his belt.

Wait to you see the elimination

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I'd say Rima went more out of the way to show off for Cena than Matt did for Trish and she has 2 weeks of experience :

 

[PHX]

Just finished watching and totally understand why Matt is gone. If you got all that skill you don't hold shit back. Not supposed to wait for anything which has pretty much been emphasized from day one. Wrestle for 9 years and you can't even outshine ms usa? That said it was a toss up between him and Ryan as Ryan just screams gone next week. Think he is way too soft.

Got say Austin is fucking bone chilling when he talks in those eliminations : I would be nervous as hell if I had to talk to him like that. Also was impressed by Rima minus her being late and also by Luke and I think Eric and miss 12 years bounced back okay from last week.

 

[SAIYANS]

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[PeepShow]

I completely understand where they came from in saying that Matt had no personality and didn't show any emotion at all, but he still has the skills and can learn the other stuff in further development. That Ryan douche is really god awful and I honestly have no idea why he stayed over Matt. When Austin said to Ryan "How long did it take you to think of that bullshit?" I seriously laughed my ass off, because I was saying the exact same thing in my head.

Still don't agree with this past weeks elimination, but overall, love the show and it has definitely kept my interest and doesn't look like it'll slow down any time soon.

 

[PHX]

Yeah like I said Ryan easily could have and should have gone but I totally get why he bumped Matt. All that talent don't mean shit if you hold back on it sometimes as you should hold back never esp when you are trying to get your foot in the door of the WWE. Ryan should be gone next week though unless he really steps it up all of a sudden or someone else bombs.

 

[PHX]

"You look like my dog before I had to shoot it" lol damn Bill.

 

[SAL]

It struck me as odd that they chose to air Tough Enough back-to-back with Raw, and I'm figuring out why. Of course WWE is scripted. Everybody knows that. But it's just strange putting a show that exposes the business on right before a show that keeps kayfabe alive. You wouldn't see a "making of" documentary about Mad Men on right before an episode of Mad Men. It would just distract you from the story, right?

 

[PHX]

Meh doesn't really bother me. I mean that is a interesting way to look at it but exposing kayfabe is exposing kayfabe no matter what time it happens on.

 

[SAIYANS]

It struck me as odd that they chose to air Tough Enough back-to-back with Raw, and I'm figuring out why. Of course WWE is scripted. Everybody knows that. But it's just strange putting a show that exposes the business on right before a show that keeps kayfabe alive. You wouldn't see a "making of" documentary about Mad Men on right before an episode of Mad Men. It would just distract you from the story, right?

It was USA's choice though as their has been reports for years of USa wanting WWE to fill the hour before Raw. They have wanted Raw to be a 3 hour show and they being Universal have also wanted to break into Reality TV. Demott was on MNM and said that they being Shed Media/NBC came to him and explained the concept of how they wanted to expose the reality audience to WWE Raw and the wrestling audience to WWE TE. It is an experiment basically to see how they do in a back to back series and how the other Universal networks in Bravo, G4, Style, E!, and Oxygen accept WWE programming since they are all replaying the series.

 

[SAIYANS]

Props to Skidmarks for showing some nuts in the elimination promo.

Seeing Austin go all Full House today was also a nice twist.

I don't even think Rima knows what she got herself into by asking for 1 on 1 training with Bill, but next week may also explain why he said that girl was damn sure tough and earned every bit of his respect on MNM.

And Stacy :drool:

 

[SAIYANS]

Forgot to say that Luke was good alongside Austin in the ring, but he did take it too easy and allow for Martin to steal the show later om

 

[PHX]

I'm kind of hoping Rima gets a shot at WWE regardless because she really is working her butt off and going out her way to prove herself.

 

[SAIYANS]

She will likely get her shot like a select other few, but I found it interesting that all the competitors go back to what they were doing prior to the show until they are eliminated off the TV broadcast and the winner is announced on the Raw the week after the finale.

Back to Rima, I read a report which said they had to cover her body in makeup to do her Miss USA work and shoots recently because of all the bruises she had. At the end of the day, win or lose she has earned some respect.

 

[PHX]

Yeah here I thought and many thought she would have just quit after realizing it was too much, but she is hanging in there.

On another note Ryan needs to go. I mean props to him for finally showing some balls but he has stuck around too long.

 

[SAIYANS]

He is the comedy of the show it seems. You know that HBK would have been proud of him today because that was SSlam 05 level selling :

When Austin described Rima as having a pair of brass balls on her on Monday Night Mayhem, I assumed he was just being nice to sell the show, but it appears he was being honest