[TEW'16] A Cult of Personality

[El Shafto]

 

John Cena, while you lay there, hopefully as uncomfortable as you possibly can be, I want you to listen to me. I want you to digest this because before I leave in 3 weeks with your WWE Championship, I have a lot of things I want to get off my chest.

 

I don’t hate you, John. I don’t even dislike you. I do like you. I like you a hell of a lot more than I like most people in the back.

 

I hate this idea that you’re the best. Because you’re not. I’m the best. I’m the best in the world. There’s one thing you’re better at than I am and that’s kissing Vince McMahon’s ass.

 

You’re as good as kissing Vince McMahon’s ass as Hulk Hogan was. I don’t know if you’re as good as Dwayne though. He’s a pretty good ass kisser. Always was and still is.

 

Whoops! I’m breaking the fourth wall!

 

[Punk waves to the camera]

 

I am the best wrestler in the world.

 

I’ve been the best since day one when I walked into this company. And I’ve been vilified and hated since that day because Paul Heyman saw something in me that nobody else wanted to admit. That’s right, I’m a Paul Heyman guy. You know who else was a Paul Heyman guy? Brock Lesnar. And he split just like I’m splitting. But the biggest difference between me and Brock is I’m going to leave with the WWE Championship.

 

I’ve grabbed so many of Vincent K. McMahon’s brass rings that it’s finally dawned on me that they're just that, they’re completely imaginary. The only thing that’s real is me and the fact that day in and day out, for almost six years, I have proved to everybody in the world that I am the best on this microphone, in that ring, even in commentary! Nobody can touch me!

 

And yet no matter how many times I prove it, I’m not on your lovely little collector cups. I’m not on the cover of the program. I’m barely promoted. I don't get to be in movies. I’m certainly not on any crappy show on the USA Network. I’m not on the poster of WrestleMania. I’m not on the signature that’s produced at the start of the show. I’m not on Conan O’Brian. I’m not on Jimmy Fallon. But the fact of the matter is, I should be.

 

This isn’t sour grapes. But the fact that Dwayne is in the main event at WrestleMania next year and I’m not makes me sick!

 

Oh hey, let me get something straight. Those of you who are cheering me right now, you are just as big a part of me leaving as anything else. Because you’re the ones who are sipping on those collector cups right now. You’re the ones that buy those programs that my face isn’t on the cover of. And then at five in the morning at the airport, you try to shove it in my face and get an autograph and try to sell it on eBay because you’re too lazy to go get a real job.

 

I’m leaving with the WWE Championship on July 17th. And hell, who knows, maybe I’ll go defend it in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Maybe…I’ll go back to Ring of Honor.

 

[Punk looks at the camera and waves]

 

Hey, Colt Cabana, how you doing?

 

The reason I’m leaving is you people. Because after I’m gone, you’re still going to pour money into this company. I’m just a spoke on the wheel. The wheel is going to keep turning and I understand that. Vince McMahon is going to make money despite himself. He’s a millionaire who should be a billionaire. You know why he’s not a billionaire? Because he surrounds himself with glad-handed, nonsensical, douchebag (censored) yes men, like John Laurinaitis, who’s going to tell him everything he wants to hear, and I’d like to think that maybe this company will better after Vince McMahon is dead. But the fact is, it’s going to be taken over by his idiotic daughter and his doofus son-in-law and the rest of his stupid family.

 

Let me tell you a personal story about Vince McMahon alright. We do this whole [anti] bully campaign...

 

[Microphone cuts off]

Editado 20 Agosto 2017 por Shaftsuke

[El Shafto]

 

Logbook:

 

1st Chapter: All Star Extravaganza

2nd Chapter: A Lying Man

3rd Chapter: Death to Heroes

4th Chapter: When?

5th Chapter: Anger Issues

6th Chapter: No Honor For The Wicked (GLORY BY DISHONOR XIII)

 

 

 

Schedule:

 

 

 

ROH World Tag Team Championship

 

Champions:

Beauty is Honor (Ryan Cruz & Jason Cross)

 

Previous:

The Hangmen (BJ Whitmer & Adam Pearce)

 

 

ROH Television Championship

 

Champion:

Jon Moxley

 

Previous:

Eric Young

 

 

 

ROH World Heavyweight Championship

 

Champion:

Adam Cole

 

Previous:

Rene Dupree

 

Editado 20 Agosto 2017 por Shaftsuke

[Ruas]

acampei

[What]

Esse Swerve foi digno de um Vince Russo na WCW em 2000. 4/10

[Jamarcus]

Uiiii

[Kev]

bah gawd he did it

 

cá estarei para acompanhar

[Carson Wentz]

bah gawd he did it

 

cá estarei para acompanhar

 

x2

 

até porque já sei que são só dois ou três posts e depois acaba.

[El Shafto]

Porque é que achas que foi o Punk a abrir?

[What]

Espero que termine com o Cena a derrotar o Punk no MITB.

 

Edit: Aquela referência ao Colt ali no meio faz-me pensar se este tópico não foi tomado pelo ISIS. :medinho:

[Almeno]

Yet.

[El Shafto]

 

A Villain Returns

 

After CM Punk left WWE fans reacted in different ways, some granting us great pieces of art.

 

Bernie Mokohena

ESPN Wrestling

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

When I was notified a couple months ago to write a piece about CM Punk I had to stop for a moment. To me, it feels like I've been here, at the Wrestling department of ESPN, forever, but it's not been that long and it all started with CM Punk. He made me want to watch wrestling and made me want to write about it. I told him this as he entered the office, he laughed and asked me if I was called Mark. I told him no and he said I was unlucky, could have been a great punchline. It's been three years, but after all this time he looks like the same person he did during Monday Night Raw or Live Events, like time didn't go by him.

 

We sit down, he's accompanied by his wife, AJ Lee, the current SHIMMER Champion and they look at me. As I went through my notes they signed the championship title (Punk made sure to note that I would write championship title and not belt) of a little kid that came by and talked to him a bit. They waved goodbye to him and we started our interview.

if you prefere the video version over the transcript.

 

Bernie: “I'll start by asking you what everyone wants to know when they see that you're giving an interview: are you back?”

 

CM Punk: “Yes.”

 

Bernie: “Well, that's something to digest. What do you mean with being back? You did leave as WWE Champion... as you said, are you going to defend your title in New Japan Pro Wrestling or Ring of Honor? Or even WWE?”

 

CM Punk: “I can't tell you where, but I can tell you where not. I'm not a person to say never, but at this point it would be extremely complicated to ever see me back in WWE.”

 

Bernie: “Is there any hint you can give us? People are going to be curious, you know?”

 

CM Punk: “Oh, don't worry. You will know.”

 

Bernie: “Just so I know, is it ok to talk about your past with the WWE?”

 

CM Punk: “Sure. We are free now.”

 

Bernie: “Your last words in WWE were cut and you left after that legendary segment that among all videos in youtube probably is around ten millions views. How much of that was planned?”

 

CM Punk: “The segment? It was planned. Everything in that story was real and that's why it was so good and everyone will remember it for a long time, even if WWE wants to try and hide it behind post-its. I met with Michael Hayes and we talked about that segment in particular, he showed me a draft that had been written, the guidelines and asked me how I felt about it. It was ok but I asked if I could change it. I made a couple of changes, he approved and we went with it.”

 

Bernie: “So what made you leave?”

 

CM Punk: “After that, backstage, Vince comes to me and says it was good but he wanted things done in this and this way. I was livid. John was there and I look at him and even he had a confused look on his face. That segment was a home run and everyone knew it. But Vince didn't want it like that, he wanted it a certain way. He wanted me to get up, gesture more, wanted me to say more times I'm the best in the world and he was also pissed that I wasn't wearing one of my shirts. He wasn't even being aggressive about it, but I took it to heart and told him to fuck off. Literally. That's when things escalated and we got separated. That was the last time I saw Vince in person.”

 

Bernie: “You said in person, did you meet in some other way later?”

 

CM Punk: “Yeah, we had a short meeting months later with Vince, Kevin, Paul and... some other guy I can't remember his name, but he was the lead writer of Raw. I think it was Koskey, but I'm not sure about his name.”

 

Bernie: “Short?”

 

CM Punk: “Yeah, he said he'd back down from the lawsuit if I came back.”

 

Bernie: “I guess we know the answer to that one.”

 

CM Punk: “He was livid. Hunter called me in private after that. Hunter has his way of viewing things, but I don't dislike him. He's a ****, but he knows wrestling. It was a cordial call, I said I wasn't coming back and I didn't intend to wrestle anymore. He said he'd call me a year later and ask me again.”

 

Bernie: “Did he?”

 

CM Punk: “Nope. I guess he forgot. After John Cena was forced to retire they've been pretty busy, I guess.”

 

Bernie: “I may be wrong, but seems like there's something you want to say about that.”

 

CM Punk: “John's a great worker. It was a shame what happened to him. But you see the problems WWE had after that? That was their bubble bursting. They had insane talent working for them, and failed to use them properly, instead they brought back old acts for Wrestlemania. Why the **** is Dwayne main eventing Wrestlemania when there's insane talent back there busting their ass everyday for that chance. Besides me, there was so many talented people there. Just thinking makes me pissed off.”

 

Bernie: “Can you say some names of people you think deserved it?”

 

CM Punk: “Sure, just look at Cody. He's a fucking star now. But he's always been the beast he his right now. But somehow they think it's better to have fucking Kevin Nash, that can't even move properly, fighting in Wrestlemania in 2012. Kofi is another great one I can remember. Daniel Bryan, Dolph... so many.”

 

Bernie: “What do you think is wrong? You clearly disagree with something the company was doing and left because of that.”

 

CM Punk: “Because WWE is a giant corporated baby. Imagine a giant baby. Literally. That's WWE. It has to be their way, how they want, their “sports entertainment” and I don't even hate that term, I just hate how they did it. There's two ways to have success in WWE. You work how they want to you work or you get so over that the crowd will literally hijack the show if you're getting screwed. That second path is really hard because if it doesn't go for long they will ignore it. It's really rare someone call pull that. Just look at how bad their commentators are, they are more worried with saying shit that's trendy than call the match. It's like, you have a horse and you're taking him into the beach and use him as a jet ski. That shit isn't a jet ski, it's a horse!”

 

Bernie: “What would have to change for you to go to WWE?”

 

CM Punk: “Vince would have to die or stop being afraid of falling. He has fallen already. But even if that doesn't happen there's so much more in the wrestling world. A lot of great stuff is happening out there. look to the indys and how they're evolving with japanese wrestling.”

 

Bernie: “Are you trying to tell us something?”

 

CM Punk: “I wish. But I don't want Vince to try and raid the entire roster just because some poor soul signed me.”

 

Bernie: “Have you been following wrestling?”

 

CM Punk: “Yes. Well, not WWE, I watch that from time to time...”

 

Bernie: “So, to end the interview, we've been too long here and we're starting to get funny looks, who do you think it's the best wrestler in the world and the most underappreciated?”

 

CM Punk: “I'm going to be lenient because I'm not active, yet, but I'll let Samoa Joe borrow that title for now. That guy is incredible. Underappreciated... let me think of someone in WWE, that category should be the WWE award. How's that kid called... Dalton? John Dalton? He's fucking money. Hope he opens his eyes and leaves that place, I think we could make some best of all time matches together. Would love to work with him.”

 

Bernie: “That's some big praise right there.”

 

We shook hands, traded a couple of words, I wished him the best of lucks, he grabbed his jacket and left. He was back.

[Almeno]

Gosto que na parte final já não havia censura :mrgreen:

[What]

CM Punk: “I'm going to be lenient because I'm not active, yet, but I'll let Samoa Joe borrow that title for now. That guy is incredible. Underappreciated... let me think of someone in WWE, that category should be the WWE award. How's that kid called... Dalton? John Dalton? He's fucking money. Hope he opens his eyes and leaves that place, I think we could make some best of all time matches together. Would love to work with him.”

YOU GOT ME! YOU M... :lol:

[El Shafto]

Gosto que na parte final já não havia censura :mrgreen:

É o estado actual do jornalismo internacional... que miséria.

 

 

YOU GOT ME! YOU M... :lol:

:mrgreen:

[El Shafto]

 

1 » All Star Extravaganza

 

Domingo, 1ª Semana de Setembro

Local: Boardwalk Tri

Attendance: 17,000

Casters: UltraMantis Black, Taz, Steve Corino

 

Ainda com o público a entrar, Oleg Prudius dominou Ricochet para uma vitória facil e a equipa improvisada de Kuro, Silas Young, Slim J e Alex Koslov derrotou Mikey Batts, Kota Ibushi, Tank Toland e James Keenan, com destaque para este último. (55 & 60)

 

 

 

 

Já com a arena lotada, o show abre com Joey Neptune no ringue. Circulavam rumores sobre a sua presença no show desta noite e este estava de microfone em punho pronto para as esclarecer.

 

Joey: I'm here as a mortal man, you can call me Joey Neptune, Mercury, Matthews or even Adam Birch. But I'm just a man. I'd like to say that I've been fighting my demons for years, but that's not true. I've been living with my demons, not fighting them. And that eats at you. I know I won my match last night... but I don't remember it. There's nothing for me to take from it. So I'm here, before you, to tell you I'm going. I'll heal. The trident of neptune means birth, life and death... I'm not quite ready for death yet. (73)

 

 

ROH Television Championship Tournament – Semifinal

vs.

Eddie Edwards vs. Josh Abercrombie

 

Eddie Edwards chocou o mundo ao bater Dan Maff, um dos grandes favoritos a vencer o torneio, mas o desafio da ronda seguinte também não era muito fácil. Após Joey Neptune se retirar do torneio, era Abercrombie que seguia em frente e enfrentava Eddie Edwards, que tinha uma tarefa complicada à sua frente.

 

Um começo bem equilibrado de combate, com Abercrombie a tentar levar Edwards para os seus territórios mais técnicos, mas o que não falta a Edwards é técnica e essa falha no trabalho de casa foi a desgraça de Abercrombie. A forma de lutar de Abercrombie envolve desgastar os seus oponentes inicialmente para depois acelerar o combate e impor um ritmo frenético que estes não conseguem acompanhar. Por mais que tentasse, Edwards tinha sempre resposta para as suas manobras e o combate, finalmente, desbloqueou quando Edwards conseguiu acertar com a Falcon Arrow! O pin não funcionou, mas foi suficiente para que acertasse o C-4 e a isso já ninguém resiste. Não resistiu Dan Maff, nem resistiu Josh Abercrombie, Eddie Edwards segue para a final e enfrentará o vencedor do combate entre Eric Young e Tye Dillinger! (74)

 

A seguir ao combate, enquanto a mão de Eddie Edwards era levantada pelo árbitro, Abercrombie estendeu-lhe a mão e trocaram palavras. Edwards apertou-lhe a mão e foi possível ouvir Abercrombie dizer-lhe que era bom que ele ganhasse. (71)

 

 

Nos bastidores, a caminho do seu combate, Eric Young é parado para uma rápida entrevista.

 

Gabe: Eric, a couple of words about your opponent?

 

Eric: You people keep calling this the land of opportunity. That's what Tye is going to learn today: there are no opportunities here. Just look at today. Everyone is talking about poor good old Joey. You know what? Fuck Joey Neptune. Fuck Joey Neptune for making this about him when it's his fault for being a junkie.

 

Sem papas na língua. (71)

 

 

ROH Television Championship Tournament – Semifinal

vs.

Eric Young vs. Tye Dillinger

 

Tye bateu Salvatore Thomaselli para chegar a esta fase, enquanto que Eric Young derrotou James Keenan e hoje aplicou a mesma estratégia: ainda antes que o árbitro assinalasse o começo do combate, atacou Tye. Com o combate controlado, era uma questão de tempo até sair vitorioso.

 

Mas o Perfect Ten é um “ten out of ten” por algum motivo e conseguiu recuperar, até tentar o seu patenteado Perfect Ten que Eric Young reverteu para um Piledriver. Em mais uma tentativa de pinfall, que já devia estar a ir pelas dezenas, era mais uma que Tye negava. Farto, Eric Young fez Tye Dillinger sofrer o Youngblood, não uma, mas duas vezes. Desta vez, Tye já não se levantou e Eric Young saiu vitorioso apesar do esforço de Tye. (70)

 

Taz: So we'll see Eric Young and Eddie Edwards fight it out for the new Ring of Honor Television Championship... can't wait to see Eric with the championship!

 

Corino: Don't count out Eddie that fast.

 

UltraMantis: jnigfsjngsdfnjkfgdjnkdfgnjgdf

 

É um louva-a-deus, não sabe falar. (66)

 

 

vs.

Tremblerico vs. The Healing Component

 

Para terror de muita gente, a Healing Component começa a assentar as suas raízes na Ring of Honor. Estava nas mãos de El Generico e Sebastien Tremblay por um travão ao caos...

 

Um bom esforço, mas a combinação de Hallowicked e Duke Rotundo mostrou-se superior na grande parte do combate e aos onze minutos, com Generico destruído fora do ringue, Sebastien Tremblay não resistiu ao golpe que chamam como Matthew 3:10 e tempos negros faziam-se antecipar. (71)

 

Hallowicked trouxe um microfone para o seu mestre.

 

Duke: I told you, Generico. Why didn't you believe me? There's only loss for you there. Come to me. Join my side. Even if you don't... you will end up alone. I told you before, there's nothing I can't see. I traveled worlds, universes, times... I know it all. Give him a microphone, Halo. Let us hear his answer.

 

Generico: Fuck... you.

 

Duke: It's ok, Halo. Don't do anything. You have a lot to learn too, this is the path of healing. I will heal you, Generico. I've seen it and you will soon understand why this is a dancing chairs game. Or you'll just feel it, maybe... hahaha!

 

As luzes apagam-se e nada restava da Healing Component além da destruição de Sebastien Tremblay e El Generico. (75)

 

 

ROH World Tag Team Championship Match

vs.

Beauty is Honor vs. The Hangmen

 

De um lado estava Ryan Cruz e Jason Cross, o novo padrão de beleza do Wrestling, segundo os mesmos, enquanto que à direita estavam os campeões, Adam Pearce e BJ Whitmer, os completos opostos: porcos, maus e feios.

 

Os opostos atraem-se e quando os Beauty is Honor se tornaram #1 Contenders, a relação entre as tag teams, que outrora até se ajudaram, azedou e a colisão era inevitável. O combate começou imediatamente violento, com golpes que faziam abanar o cérebro de cada um. O problema é que esse estilo é benéfico para os campeões em título e não para os desafiadores, que preferem golpes mais vistosos, algum jogo sujo e uma maior velocidade. Apanhados na armadilha dos campeões, só faltava que estes puxassem a alavanca para pendurar Ryan Cruz e Jason Cross. Talvez arrogância, talvez vontade de eliminar a competição, mas foi essa ganância que permitiu aos Beauty is Honor colocar em prático o seu jogo sujo, com Ryan Cruz a distrair o árbitro para que Jason Cross fizesse o seu double foot stomp nas joias de família de BJ Whitmer. Com Whitmer a sofrer fora do ringue, o dois contra um permitiu que controlasse o combate e o letal Beauty Shot coroou novos campeões de tag team! (77)

 

Com os novos campeões, apupados, a celebrar no ringue, Ryan Cruz fez questão de pegar no microfone.

 

Ryan Cruz: Enjoy, fat, ugly swines. Ring of Honor just, got, prettier! (78)

 

 

O show corta para os bastidores onde Chris Hero se encontra com Colt Cabana, que se está a preparar para o seu combate contra Rene Dupree pelo ROH World Heavyweight Championship.

 

Cabana: Hey, Chris.

 

Hero: I don't want to interrupt you Colt, I came here just to tell you to be careful. That Rene kid... he's good, there's no denying it. But he's an arrogant punk. You know he won't hesitate to do anything to screw you. Remember when he payed Dan Maff to attack Spanky before his match? Spanky still isn't back. I'm just...

 

Cabana: Dont worry, Chris. I'll be fine.

 

Hero: I'm just saying, man. If it comes down to it, I'll have your back. You're a symbol of this company, it's your time and you deserve to get out there and become champion.

 

Cabana: Thanks. Dont worry, I'll do it. (77)

 

 

ROH Television Championship Match – Tournament Final

vs.

Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young

 

Ambos caminhavam para o segundo combate da noite e a vantagem estava do lado de Eric Young, que teve um combate muito mais rápido que o de Eddie Edwards.

 

Após as entradas estarem concluídas, Eric Young estendeu a mão a Eddie Edwards. Este hesitou, mas aceitou o aperto de mão. Rapidamente Eric Young tentou tornar isso num lariat, mas Eddie estava pronto e baixou-se a tempo de evitar o golpe baixo de Eric Young. Eric, surpreendido, mas agradado, aplaudiu a esperteza de Eddie e o árbitro deu começo ao combate.

 

O combate começou divido entre ambos com uma série de grapples e estabilizou quando Eddie tentou o Falcon Arrow, com Eric a evitar, reiniciando o combate. O mesmo aconteceu quando Eric tentou apanhar Eddie no Youngblood, reiniciando o combate novamente. Desta vez os grapples levaram a uma cotovelada violenta de Eric que se não deixou Eddie inconsciente, deixou-o visivelmente abanado. Com o título em jogo, Eric não perdoou: Piledriver! Tudo indicava que o combate fosse terminar, mas ainda não estava na altura. Ainda havia vida em Eddie Edwards. Depois de passar minutos a castigar Eddie, Eric levou-o para a top rope. Tudo indicava um Piledriver que poderia até acabar com a carreira de Eddie. Mas este reverteu-o para um Falcon Arrow que, provavelmente, se não tivesse demorado tanto tempo a fazer o pinfall lhe teria dado a vitória. Com os dois estendidos no ringue, o árbitro contava. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, foi quanto foi preciso contar para que ambos se levantassem, em esforço e começassem a trocar murros. E a meio dos murros, dropkick na perna de Eddie Edwards e Youngblood! Do nada! Eric Young tornava-se o primeiro Ring of Honor Television Champion! (74)

 

Enquanto celebrava, Eric Young foi buscar uma bandeira do Canadá, enrolando o título nesta, fazendo a segurança ter de trabalhar para evitar que algum redneck saltasse do público e mandasse uma facada no novo TV Champion. (69)

 

 

A caminho do ringue, o campeão, Rene Dupree foi interpolado para uma entrevista.

 

Gabe: Rene, some quick thoughts before your match?

 

Rene: Here are my thoughts. I dare Chris Hero to come to the ring tonight. I will beat the living shit out of him. How dare he make those false accusations? Does he have any proof? Right after I retain my championshion, I'm going straight to management. I want Chris Hero fired. It's either him, or me. He's trying to mess with my mind before my big match. That's how pathetic of a human being he his. He knows he can't beat me, so he tries to make me lose to other people. But don't worry Chris. After I beat your close, way to close if you ask me, friend, I will remember you why I'm the champion and you're not even close to touching it. (86)

 

 

ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match

vs.

Rene Dupree vs. Colt Cabana

 

O aguardado main event. Seria desta que o veterano Colt Cabana subiria à montanha da Ring of Honor ou iria o jovem Rene Dupree mostrar que Colt Cobana estava preso no passado e que o seu tempo já tinha passado?

 

Rene pode falar muito, mas as suas ações demonstram o contrário e o cuidadoso começo do combate mostrava ao mundo o respeito que ele tinha in-ring por Colt Cabana. O seu usual estilo provocador tinha sido deixado nos bastidores e enfrentava Colt Cabana de forma mais cuidadosa e trocavam a ofensiva gradualmente, mostrando o equilíbrio entre si. O combate já ia nos dez minutos e parecia que era impossível que pendesse para algum lado e o público era incapaz de se sentar, claramente ansioso pelo momento da coroação de Colt Cabana e assobiando Rene Dupree sempre que possível.

 

Os primeiros passos mais agressivos do combate foram dados quando Rene saiu de pé de um suplex de Colt Cabana e reverteu para um backstabber. Ao aperceber-se de que tinha começado a ter controlo do combate, a sua arrogância começou a surgir. Quando começou a usar os tradicionais moves de Colt Cabana, foi aí que a sua arrogância se provou fatal. Ninguém os conhece melhores que o próprio e facilmente reverteu, tomando controlo do combate.

 

O combate chegava aos capítulos finais. Rene Dupree estava no ombro de Colt Cabana e Colt. 45! Mas as únicas pessoas a fazerem a contagem foi o público... o replay tornava claro: o que parecera um acidente em que ao levantar Rene, Colt atingira o árbitro, era possível ver que era Rene quem abria a perna para atingir o árbitro. Este, que aparentemente era feito de cristal, ficou imediatamente KO no chão. Quando outro árbitro estava a caminho do ringue, Koslov surge e ataca o novo árbitro! Começa um brawl entre Colt Cabana e Koslov, onde Cabana leva a melhor, mas foi tempo suficiente para Rene Dupree recuperar, apanhando Cabana quando este voltou ao ringue com o seu patentado Death Valley Driver. O árbitro, magicamente, começava a recuperar a compostura e rastejava para fazer a contagem que ninguém queria ouvir. (nem conseguiam ouvir no meio dos assobios) 1, 2, 2,5!

 

Apagam-se as luzes. Os segundos passam e o público passa de ansiedade para cantar “Thank you cable guy!”, até que...

 

�� LOOK IN MY EYES, WHAT DO YOU SEE ��

 

Taz: Is it...

 

Corino: It can't be!

 

UltraMantis: Bzgdjfkgdf

 

Uma spotlight apontava para a entrada e confirmava-se: CM Punk! As luzes acendiam-se e CM Punk dirigia-se para o ringue. Rene esbracejava e protestava com o árbitro e Punk entrou no ringue. O confronto entre ambos não passou a físico porque entretanto Colt Cabana levantou-se e aplicou outro Colt.45 em Rene Dupree! Colt Cabana estava a uma contagem de se tornar, pela primeira vez, Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Champion! Enquanto o público cantava “Thank you Punk” este sinalizava para Colt Cabana terminar o combate. Colt Cabana ainda hesitou, talvez relutante por ter sido ajudado, mas de certeza que não era porque logo que virara as costas, para o choque do público, CM Punk colocou o seu antigo colega aos ombros e GTS! Não haviam assobios, nem aplausos, o público estava confuso. Mas CM Punk fez questão de os esclarecer. Saiu do ringue, foi buscar uma mesa, levou Colt Cabana para a top rope e Pepsi Plunge, fazendo Colt Cabana partir a mesa com a cara. Com Colt Cabana numa poça de sangue, o árbitro novamente desfeito em cristal, o segundo árbitro que não tinha passado da rampa foi quem veio fazer a contagem, com Rene Dupree a aproveitar. 1, 2, 3, Dupree retinha o título. (80)

 

Corino: That god damn son of a bitch!

 

Taz: That's just life.

 

Corino: They're friends, damnit.

 

Taz: They were, Steve, they were. (77)

 

 

 

Editado 15 Abril 2017 por Shaftsuke

[What]

Foi um bom primeiro show, fiquei curioso com a storyline do Generico e do grandioso Duke. :mrgreen:

Outro ponto forte foi o swerve no fim, não esperava que o Punk chegasse como heel. Ponto menos positivo por mudares o nome do Shawn Spears para Tye Dillinger. That's lazy. :mrgreen:

[Almeno]

#pushDuke

 

Tye foi para o cheap pop :heart:

[Ruas]

Fuck Joey :lol: muito bom

Fuck CM Punk 2 btw

[El Shafto]

Foi um bom primeiro show, fiquei curioso com a storyline do Generico e do grandioso Duke. :mrgreen:

Outro ponto forte foi o swerve no fim, não esperava que o Punk chegasse como heel. Ponto menos positivo por mudares o nome do Shawn Spears para Tye Dillinger. That's lazy. :mrgreen:

#pushDuke

 

Tye foi para o cheap pop :heart:

Foi um bocado por aqui, What. :lol:

Não só, o facto de não gostar do nome dele (Shawn Spears) também ajudou. Mas aceito sugestões, tbh. Se sugerirem algo que me agrade mudo muito fácil. Curto Tye Dillinger, mas também não é um nome que me fascine. Não há $$$$ nisso.

 

No caso do Duke aproveitei a sugestão que alguém para lá meteu :mrgreen: é um bom nome. Se não provavelmente tinha ido com Bray Wyatt também, tbh :lol:

 

Fuck Joey :lol: muito bom

Fuck CM Punk 2 btw

Pensando bem, devia ter mudado o nome do show para Fuck You Extravaganza... :mrgreen:

 

O 2º post já está actualizado, incluindo o schedule, com o novo nome do show semanal e PPV's. Optei por remover a parte que tinha posto do roster porque não ia colocar o roster completo, visto haver alguns já contratados que quero que sejam surpresas e assim escusava de tar sempre a mudar. Mas se acharem que é algo que dá jeito não me importo de adicionar, achei que ia ser um bocado trivial, então caguei.

 

Aproveito este post para contextualizar um bocado o universo disto, em termos de importância:

 

Por prestígio:

 

É um mundo muito competitivo. Nós somos, basicamente, a 3ª promotion americana. O Sporting do Wrestling, de certa forma.

A NOAH é que é outro bicho. Todos os shows até agora tiveram 3 combates de 90+ cada um.

Editado 16 Abril 2017 por Shaftsuke

[What]

As 3 companhias japonesas são qualquer coisa mas a NOAH é outro nivel. Nos States é WWE e TNA no top2 e depois ROH, UCW E SHIMMER a lutar pelo 3o com armas bem diferentes. E mesmo o Mexico não está mal servido.

[Ruas]

O Sporting do Wrestling, de certa forma.

pronto, f*deu tudo, já não sigo mais isto

:mrgreen:

[El Shafto]

 

2 » A Lying Man

 

Sexta-Feira, 2ª Semana de Setembro

Local: Kaiser Convention Center

Attendance: 5,492

Casters: UltraMantis Black, Taz, Steve Corino

 

Os fãs com bilhetes mais caros (e que chegaram a tempo) entraram mais cedo e viram Kuro derrotar Kota Ibushi e Tyler Black derrotar Silas Young. (57 & 42)

 

 

 

 

O show abre com a habitual introdução dos comentadores e corta imediatamente para o ringue, onde estava sentado CM Punk (o que explicava os assobios para as pessoas a ver em casa).

 

Punk: I stand before you all a humble man and as such I want to apologize for my actions. When I look back, I think I was in the wrong. I should have done things different. I should have never left. I should have never left people like Colt Cabana stop the future of Ring of Honor. I think I see some familiar faces so I'm sure some of you remember how I told you that those guys were the future of wrestling. That was honest and some of them proved me right. But others like Colt Cabana are just scared. There are two options in wrestling for people like us, you either move on, or you create. I took the wrong path and for that, I apologize. I apologize for leaving you people to follow someone Colt Cabana. Someone that can't decide between the two paths in front of him. Someone to scared to...

 

~ I Need a Hero! ~

 

Hero: You are so full of shit. How can you talk about creating something when half the moves you do on the regular are copied from japanese wrestlers? Or are you going to tell me that you didn't straight up rip off GTS from KENTA?

 

Punk: Right when we were talking about cowards... Let's be real for a second. This is from Phil Brooks to Chris Spradlin. I've known you for a long ass time. Hell, I sold you to everywhere I went. Get this guy, he's really good! But you never took the opportunity. That's why you people disgust me, you're so comfortable under the Ring of Honor umbrella and you know what? I'll even go one step ahead. People like you and Scott are the reason why when the wrestling industry got shaken Ring of Honor couldn't rise to compete with WWE and TNA. Understand something, “Chris”, these people don't really care about Chris Hero, they will just hop onto the next hot act because you know why? Because you have no legacy.

 

Antes que as coisas se tornassem físicas,

 

~ Well kick out the king of rock! ~

 

Dupree: I'm sorry, but I couldn't watch anymore. Chris, how dare you? How dare you to come out here and disrespect one of the greats, if not the greatest of all time? In name of the Ring of Honor locker room, as the STILL World Heavyweight Champion, I would like to apologize, Mr. Punk. This guy doesn't...

 

Punk: If you don't shut the fuck up right now I'll be beating the living fuck out of you.

 

Com Punk e Hero separados e Dupree a recuar, Punk voltou à carga.

 

Punk: This was a rough start. But I'm glad you're both here, I had something to announce concerning both of you. First, Hero, you actually have a match right now. Against who? Will it make a difference? You'll see soon. But I'll tell you right now that he's not called the Ace of New Era for nothing.

 

Dupree, divertido, ria-se de Hero.

 

Punk: And you're not fighting tonight, Dupree.

 

Dupree: I completely agree, after my great match yester...

 

Punk: But you're fighting next week. You'll defend your championship against the winner of the next match and whoever wins is going to main event Glory By Honor against... hmm... a surprise opponent! Have fun guys! (82)

 

 

O silêncio fez-se estender e a nova adição ao roster da Ring of Honor fez questão que esperassem por ele. Já a pensar se alguém ia entrar, acenderam-se os focos de luz e fez-se ouvir uma moeda. Os violinos confundiram quem reconhecera o som da moeda, mas rapidamente ficaram a saber que estavam certos.

 

#1 Contenders Match

vs.

Chris Hero vs. Kazuchika Okada

 

Quem não conhecia Okada (que era a maioria do público), ficou a conhecer no final deste combate. Intenso desde o início, um estilo mais do que familiar para Okada, era fácil perceber que Hero conhecia bem o mundo do wrestling e obviamente que conhecia uma das maiorias figuras do Japão.

Aos quinze minutos de combate, já com os dois visivelmente desgastados do combate físico que estavam a ter, acabado de transformar o Rainmaker de Okada num Heroes Welcome, tudo indicava que o combate fosse terminar. A mão do árbitro não devia estar a muito mais de 1cm do ringue quando o ombro de Okada disparou. A vantagem do choque permitiu a Okada ganhar controlo do combate.

 

O combate terminou aos vinte e três minutos. Chris Hero conseguiu impedir, como aconteceu ao longo do combate, Okada de usar o Rainmaker mas o novo Ace já tinha aprendido a lição e rapidamente transformou num german suplex que fez as pessoas pensarem que o combate estava acabado. Com Chris Hero debilitado, Okada parecia pronto para finalmente conseguir usar o Rainmaker, mas Hero desviou-se e tirou uma técnica do vasto livro do seu oponente, agarrando-lhe o braço à volta do estômago por trás e puxando-o para a violenta cotovelada, direitinho onde na ponta do cotovelo onde era possível ler Plus Ultra, a mesma técnica que usou há dois anos para derrotar Samoa Joe e manter-se na ROH, mas uma versão melhorada.

 

Corino: There is no bigger sign of respect than adapting your moves to your opponent. What a show from Okada and Hero.

 

Taz: No honor in losing.

 

UltraMantis: I guess that's why we're all doing commentary. (83)

 

 

 

Corino: Now it's time for the Open Television Championship Circuit. As we explained previously, the only rule is that you can't challenge someone twice in a row. For example, Eddie Edwards can't fight tonight. Anyone else on the roster, as long as cleared to compete, can come out and challenge Eric Young.

 

No ringue está Eric Young, pronto para o seu combate.

 

Eric: Monsieurs et madames, welcome to the real land of opportunity. Sit down tight and let's see who's the american scum that will pretend that he can actually take this belt off me. (54)

 

 

ROH Television Championship

vs.

Eric Young vs. Kenny Omega

 

Kenny Omega entrou para o combate motivado, mas rapidamente se viu caído nas armadilhas de Eric Young. Tirando o belo frog splash de Kenny Omega que quase fez adivinhar um novo campeão, o combate não teve grandes eventos e Kenny saiu derrotado por Eric Young. (59)

 

 

 

Nos bastidores Eddie Edwards encontrava-se com Gabe Sapolsky.

 

Gabe: You know I have no power anymore, Eddie.

 

Eddie: Still, I think I deserve another shot at that championship. I was so close. If only...

 

Punk: Eddie boy! Hey! How you doing? Great match last sunday! Sorry, I know it's rude but you know how I am... I ended up listening. You want an opportunity? We fight for our stuff here, Eddie. So just come to me and ask.

 

Eddie Edwards parou à espera que Punk continuasse, meio confuso.

 

Punk: Ask me, Eddie. Ask me for it. Tell me you want it. Ask me nicely.

 

Eddie Edwards engoliu em seco.

 

Eddie: Fine, can I-

 

Punk: Sure you can, Eddie boy! Later you'll have a match. If you win, you'll face whoever is the TV Champion at Glory by Dishonor. Seems good to you? Seems fair to me. It's a done deal.

 

Eddie: Seems perfect for me! What's the catch?

 

Punk: Careful, Eddie boy. I'm being your friend here. I like you.

 

Gabe: Who's going to be his opponent?

 

Punk: Oh, hey, Gabe! Didn't even see you! I feel in a surprisy mood today. Like it's Christmas around here... I kinda feel like a prettier and, well, male, like she wishes, Ellen DeGeneres! It's a surprise. (65)

 

 

 

vs.

Sebastien Tremblay vs. Hallowicked

 

O combate abriu logo uma distração de Duke Rotundo, ajudando o seu servo a tomar controlo do combate. Mas não é de ignorar o sangue que corre nas veias de Tremblay, o mesmo sangue de Kevin Steen, agora a dominar o wrestling japonês. Quem comete esse erro, como Hallowicked cometeu, arrisca-se a ser controlado pelo seu forte wrestling técnico. Não fosse Duke ter-se cansado de ver o seu servo a ser mal tratado e decidido interferir no combate, dando a vitória a Tremblay por DQ, o mais provável é que este fosse o vencedor de forma limpa. (61)

 

Generico bem tentou ajudar o seu amigo, mas é como se Duke antevisse o que ele ia fazer antes de o fazer e, mais uma vez, acabavam ambos estendidos no meio do ringue, aos pés de Duke Rotundo e Hallowicked.

 

Duke: You dont learn, Generico... I can't wait to see your growth. (61)

 

 

 

Nos bastidores os campeões de tag team, Ryan Cruz e Jason Cross, faziam uma recruta. Distribuíam panfletos onde era possível ler que estavam a recrutar pessoas belas para a Beauty is Honor. O único requisito era conseguirem equiparar-se com eles. Quem não gostou muito foi o “Prime Time” Shawn Williams, que atirou o panfleto de volta para Jason Cross e deu-lhe uma chapada que fez o Ric Flair algures sangrar de orgulho. (50)

 

 

 

Estava na altura do main event. Iria Eddie Edwards conseguir conquistar outra oportunidade pelo Television Championship? No ringue ansioso e assim que viu o seu oponente ficou menos ansioso e mais preocupado.

 

vs.

Eddie Edwards vs. CM Punk

 

Nada mais, nada menos, que o próprio, o auto-intitulado Best in the World.

Quando o combate começou até estava equilibrado. Talvez fosse todo o tempo que Punk esteve afastado do ringue, talvez Eddie Edwards fosse mesmo tão bom, mas a verdade é que o “rookie” estava a conseguir sair por cima e Punk começava a ficar notoriamente frustrado.

 

Pouco a pouco, Eddie ia ganhando vantagem no combate e Punk parecia visivelmente chocado. Foi quando Punk se afastou do wrestling mais técnico e começou a aplicar o seu conhecimento de Muai Thay com pontapés arrasadores que começou a recuperar a superioridade que era suposto pertencer-lhe nesse combate. Furioso, fechou o Anaconda Vise a sete fechaduras e não largou. Eddie não desistiu. Conseguiu rastejar até às cordas. Punk, trancando a submissão novamente, atirou várias vezes a cabeça de Eddie contra o ringue, como se quisesse que este ficasse inconsciente, mas Eddie parecia estar determinado a combater no Glory by Honor.

 

GTS, 1, 2, 3, fim do combate. (80)

 

Punk posava em cima de Eddie, que não se mexia.

 

Corino: This is painful to see. (77)

 

 

 

[Almeno]

classic CM CuntPunk

[Kev]

Damn Hero :o

[Ruas]

O Okada não tar no main event

shame