Late to the (very grand) Party:
- Seeing HBK just made me think of something unrelated. Chavo "lost his smile". So, maybe he'll come back in a few years and become a HoF caliber performer.
-HBK (to Punk) "... they know I'm better than you!"
(sign in crowd) PUNK'S BETTER THAN CENA
that made me chuckle for some reason.
- Two parts: first, I wonder exactly how much of this is an angle? I mean, is Punk going on "vacation" of sorts, like MVP or Jericho, or is he working everyone like Jericho was when he went back on his "retirement" for even more heat? Second, I hope he does win. I hope he takes the belt and goes away with it, and, to paraphrase Vince Russo, it becomes the CM Punk Memorial Belt and we never see that piece of shit again! (the belt, not Punk) Then, when he comes back in therabouts a year, he can square off with whoever the face champ is and claim he never lost and is the rightful champ. (/wishful thinking)
-LOL! I don't think the "server crashed", I think WWE got troll'd. Ryan was picked for shits and giggles, and they expected Cara to be picked.
-Speaking of Sin Cara, the in ring lighting is one thing, the outside lack of lighting blows ass. They need to fix that. Just the spotlight isn't cutting it.
- Cole: "You shoulda seen me on the strip!"
King: "Did you say you stripped?"
uuuhhggg...
just got a mental image of Cole dressed like Big Dick Johnson, complete with oil and tearaway suit. I would shoop that and post it here so I wouldn't have to suffer alone, but I lack teh skills. My description should be adequate. I highlighted it so it stands out. Enjoy.
- I said it before, I'll say it again: Kingston/Ziggler are each other's Flair/Steamboat. I see the feud and matches between them being spoken of highly in the future as "historic battles".
- Del Rio's entrance isn't the same without Ricardo, even if I can't understand him, he plays the "unwarranted self importance" role for being a ring announcer way to good to not be on TV.
- Quote of the night comes from Mark Henry: "IF I CHARGE FOR AIR, YOU KEEP YOUR BILLS PAID!!!"
- Diva submissions match that doesn't involve Nattie. Interesting direction. AAAARMBAAAR! Ah, the Boston Crab- default submission for someone who doesn't use them, followed closely by the Sharpshooter.
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D D FUCKING P! ... and with a goatee! On my TV!! Well, monitor, but that didn't fit the rhyme scheme.
- A-Ry's "varsity villain" gear and entrance colors make him appear to be a jock for the team the Spirit Squad cheered for.
- Let's be honest here, did you EVER truly think when he first appeared you'd be referring to Miz as a "ring general"? Yeah, me neither. He appeared to be doing most of the heavy lifting in this surprisingly well done match though.
- I personally dig R-Truth's bulletproof/flak/straightjacket-esque vest he's rocking tonight. Unique. I'd wear it if they sold it at WWEShop.com. And that's the truth.
- Holy. Fucking. Shit. I just had to watch that again and soak it in.
"That's right, I'm a Paul Heyman guy." Can I change my "quote of the night" to this entire promo??? Only thing missing were the gorram snow angels!
Punk is channeling Brian fucking Pillman's ECW debut right now, and I love it. This has to be one of the greatest worked shoots in the history of this sport, and that wasn't a Tony Schivone reference. Well, kinda. But I was serious. He verbally ran roughshod almost like SCSA whilst wearing a SCSA shirt AND cost Cena the match. He strung together a masterfully worded promo containing "just enough" doubt as to "is it real?". There was enough ammunition and venom to get teh internets buzzing for days, and in this current age of trending topics and getting a web fix on almost anything electronic, that is saying something. There was enough there for the smarks, yet enough explained that the causals weren't lost on what was going on. If Ryder is Jericho near the end of his tenure in WCW, Punk is Jericho as Unified Champion right now. I just wish they gave him more time before they "cut his mic".
- Full circle: It would be kinda cool if Chavo's departure were part of this, and they formed a team/stable of being "the best, yet underappreciated". Danielson could've benefitted from that too, but he's busy with Cody. (/wishful thinking)
In closing: you people wanted the "Attitude Era" back? We got Rock coming back (intermittently) and cutting Rock promos with little editing. We got a smoking R-Truth. We get this. Looks like the trigger's getting pulled for wish granting.