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[The Q]

I'm sorry.....

But Corbin and Talent. Those words sound funny.

Generating heat like he’s does is a talent. And a necessary one.

 

[ChrisperJ10]

He also casually dropped the N word (soft a version) so he might get in some trouble. He headshotted a zombie and said something like "Boom n*gg@

 

[Duffman]

You know that was 100% a Fox call. Just like with Jericho as AEW champ it’s a new show on a new network so they likely wanted the most recognizable name they have to lead the brand

 

[The Q]

You know that was 100% a Fox call. Just like with Jericho as AEW champ it’s a new show on a new network so they likely wanted the most recognizable name they have to lead the brand

But why do it like that?

 

[Mistaken4193]

HOW are they gonna make Velasquez an underdog to a “Beast” Brock when I’ve seen Velasquez destroy him in a shoot fight?

 

[Duffman]

But why do it like that?

That’s just who Brock is. Kofi may get his revenge one day like Seth did but for the new people watching giving them the Brock they remember was best. Kofi won’t be hurt by this in the eyes of the fans.

 

[DefCONNOne]

You know that was 100% a Fox call. Just like with Jericho as AEW champ it’s a new show on a new network so they likely wanted the most recognizable name they have to lead the brand

I doubt very much Fox wanted the black guy buried like that.

 

[DefCONNOne]

That’s just who Brock is. Kofi may get his revenge one day like Seth did but for the new people watching giving them the Brock they remember was best. Kofi won’t be hurt by this in the eyes of the fans.

He already is. Fans are not happy at all.

 

[wildturkey]

They ruined a pretty good show by completely punking Kofi. That was a joke. And it was totally unnecessary. Cain could still come out with Rey and we get a non-finish or a DQ. But it must have been Fox's call to put the title on Brock like @Duffman said. Because wrestling story wise, its really dumb the way they did it. Cain vs Brock doesn't need the belt. Plus, part time champ Brock is the last thing Fox needs if they want consistent ratings. They must not realize what that means.

 

[Duffman]

They ruined a pretty good show by completely punking Kofi. That was a joke. And it was totally unnecessary. Cain could still come out with Rey and we get a non-finish or a DQ. But it must have been Fox's call to put the title on Brock like @Duffman said. Because wrestling story wise, its really dumb the way they did it. Cain vs Brock doesn't need the belt. Plus, part time champ Brock is the last thing Fox needs if they want consistent ratings. They must not realize what that means.

Well Brock has been working more days recently and it’s entirely possible Brock, Fox, and WWE hammered out a thing where Brock’s gonna work a lot more dates for the foreseeable future until he loses the title.

 

[Duffman]

I doubt very much Fox wanted the black guy buried like that.

I really don’t think Fox cared about race, Brock would’ve demolished anyone like that as he’s done in the past.

 

[DefCONNOne]

They ruined a pretty good show by completely punking Kofi. That was a joke. And it was totally unnecessary. Cain could still come out with Rey and we get a non-finish or a DQ. But it must have been Fox's call to put the title on Brock like @Duffman said. Because wrestling story wise, its really dumb the way they did it. Cain vs Brock doesn't need the belt. Plus, part time champ Brock is the last thing Fox needs if they want consistent ratings. They must not realize what that means.

If you actually thought Kofi was making it out of that show with the title, then I don't know what to tell you. They telegraphed that finish so bad, even blind people were like, "Yeah Brock's takin' this!".

Where my issue comes in is, there's no way Fox suggested to WWE to bury their champion like that. None. It's just a bad look and indefensible, IMO.

 

[wildturkey]

Well Brock has been working more days recently and it’s entirely possible Brock, Fox, and WWE hammered out a thing where Brock’s gonna work a lot more dates for the foreseeable future until he loses the title.

He damn well better. Nothing ruined WWE more imo than their decision to put the title on him and have him off TV for months at a time. It made it so much harder for them to come up with compelling stories when the main title is off TV

 

[Duffman]

He already is. Fans are not happy at all.

His fans aren’t happy that he lost the title and yes while you have some people upset that he lost so quickly it’s a lot like when Brock won the title in the past, people don’t like it was so quick but they don’t completely lose faith in the guy it happened too.

 

[DefCONNOne]

I really don’t think Fox cared about race, Brock would’ve demolished anyone like that as he’s done in the past.

1) Well they should have.

2) Yeah, he really demolished Finn Balor at the Royal Rumble and Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.

 

[DefCONNOne]

His fans aren’t happy that he lost the title and yes while you have some people upset that he lost so quickly it’s a lot like when Brock won the title in the past, people don’t like it was so quick but they don’t completely lose faith in the guy it happened too.

Yeah, well you're wrong and you know you're wrong.

 

[Duffman]

1) Well they should have.

2) Yeah, he really demolished Finn Balor at the Royal Rumble and Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.

Yeah, well you're wrong and you know you're wrong.

Seth Rollins lost the title in 13 seconds at Extreme Rules 2019 to Brock Lesnar, how many fans have given up on Rollins because he got buried?

 

[The Q]

If you actually thought Kofi was making it out of that show with the title, then I don't know what to tell you. They telegraphed that finish so bad, even blind people were like, "Yeah Brock's takin' this!".

Where my issue comes in is, there's no way Fox suggested to WWE to bury their champion like that. None. It's just a bad look and indefensible, IMO.

Haven’t seen anything that bad since....they did it to Brock at wrestlemania...and before that...backlund vs diesel in 94?

 

[The Q]

Seth Rollins lost the title in 13 seconds at Extreme Rules 2019 to Brock Lesnar, how many fans have given up on Rollins because he got buried?

Cashing in on MITB is a little different situation imo

 

[DefCONNOne]

Seth Rollins lost the title in 13 seconds at Extreme Rules 2019 to Brock Lesnar, how many fans have given up on Rollins because he got buried?

All of them. Not to mention he got the title back the next month. Tell me, was that Kofi Kingston I saw coming down the aisle at the end of SD?

 

[DefCONNOne]

Haven’t seen anything that bad since....they did it to Brock at wrestlemania...and before that...backlund vs diesel in 94?

Yeah, but according to Duffman, Brock dominated Seth in that match. We're talking total domination here.