The ending wasn't that bad and here's why

[GoddamnyamanProf]

I'm not "avoiding" anything, I don't care enough about this to divulge in your internet forum petty argument "avoiding/defending/whatever" shyt, I just wanna debate and discuss the ending because I thought it was interesting. With that being said, I don't need to explain why any Lesnar match would have hype around it going forward - people care for who they care for, Brock has been built up for 2 and a half years now and people tune in everytime he's on. It's not feasible to explain something like hype or interest. Open up Twitter, read other opinions, go outside, ask other fans, why do I need to do this for you?

Plus yall kept saying that same thing this year, that you're not hyped for the Brock match, or that no Lesnar match going forrward really has any hype. And yet, Ambrose, Orton, and Goldberg were all headliners and drew massive amounts of attention.



I must have said it about 5 times now, but once again, 2.5 years of buildup is not squandered in one night, and its scripted entertainment so what was done yesterday can be undone tomorrow. You're going on this tirade like its the end of the WWE world, like every wrestler just got buried and nobody's gonna watch the product now because everyone's worthless. And why are you also making unequivocal assumptions about what direction this story is gonna go - why is Goldberg the only one who's getting a rub? Someone's probably gonna beat Goldberg in the future and get the same rub they would get from beating Brock, you know that right? And I don't know why you just overlook my MMA/boxing comparison, which was the basis of that main event. Someone gets cocky, doesn't take the fight seriously, and gets beat in a huge upset in under a minute. Brock didn't lose any intrigue or mystique at all..... if anything that intrigue/mystique was fading over this last year because we've just been getting more of the same. Now Brock has a new challenge, a new dynamic, and a new plot moving forward for his character arc. You guys think too hard into the logic of things and miss the fukking point of the story



Foh with this dumb bullshyt. "I speak for every intelligent wrestling fan" is prob the worst sentiment I've ever heard expressed on this forum. Get a grip



Again I don't care enough about this to "defend" anything, I'm just explaining what they were doing, whether you liked it or not really doesn't matter to me. But the difference is that not only do you dislike it, but you don't understand it which is annoying.

This is a moot fukking point at the end of the day because the reaction to the ending has largely been positive. I don't know why it's always an argument on this board over some shyt that shouldn't require a debate. Fans enjoyed it, it got people talking and looking forward to the next thing, what the fukk is the problem? Even worse, the wrestlers yall bytch and moan about every week all just got "buried" according to you, and now you're angry for some reason??? Get out of here with this fake outrage

Claim you dont care enough over and over while taking the time to write paragraphs of absolute nonsense grasping for a logical point.



I dont care enough about this to keep playing patty cake with your simple ass.

So go head. Brock is more interesting than ever now. Okay.

 

[CM_Burns]

They actually have a great opportunity to make Reigns a top heel right now, if they turn him and have him go over Goldberg for the belt at Mania. He'd get nuclear heat.

The kicker is that the same guys defending this booking were the ones claiming those matches could never happen because Brock is too unstoppable. Jacked athletes in their prime arent believeable being in the same ring as Brock, but an injured grandpa squashing him is cool because it tickled their Member Berries for a night

Ive not seen anyone say Cesaro or Rusev aren't believable on a physical level, only a booking level. They lose all the time so it'd be weird to book them as a threat to a kayfabe god and hard to sell them as possibly winning.

And yes, Kevin Owens or Samoa Joe vs Brock Lesnar would look a little stupid. AJ would work if he was an underdog babyface. But 6 ft fat guys whose characters are that of bullies, against Brock Lesnar looks stupid.


But beyond all that, let's see how this all plays out. If Brock beats Goldberg in January or March after a buildup stressing that he didn't take Goldberg seriously then Brock doesn't lose much of his aura.

 

[Sypress]

The fact Goldberg barely broke a sweat is very telling

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Ive not seen anyone say Cesaro or Rusev aren't believable on a physical level, only a booking level. They lose all the time so it'd be weird to book them as a threat to a kayfabe god and hard to sell them as possibly winning.

And yes, Kevin Owens or Samoa Joe vs Brock Lesnar would look a little stupid. AJ would work if he was an underdog babyface. But 6 ft fat guys whose characters are that of bullies, against Brock Lesnar looks stupid.

Not nearly as weird as an old man that hasnt wrestled in over a decade squashing the same kayfabe god. Hell, the ONLY reason anyone's talking about the result is that it was so unexpected/weird/stupid.

 

[CM_Burns]

Not nearly as weird as an old man that hasnt wrestled in over a decade squashing the same kayfabe god. Hell, the ONLY reason anyone's talking about the result is that it was so unexpected/weird/stupid.

You keep calling him an old man, but he doesn't look like some decrepit old man at all. Physically he looks like as much of a threat as just about anyone on the roster. When you bring in the age it loses some believability, but he's also GOLDBERG. The guy who never lost clean that anyone has actually seen.

 

[Buzzed Lightyear]

The fact that the replay lasted longer than the actual match says a lot.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

You keep calling him an old man, but he doesn't look like some decrepit old man at all. Physically he looks like as much of a threat as just about anyone on the roster. When you bring in the age it loses some believability, but he's also GOLDBERG. The guy who never lost clean that anyone has actually seen.

Kayfabe isnt some fantasy comic book world where things like old age and being retired for 12 years don't apply. Again - if you were going for realism, major fail. If you were going for what's best for business in the real world, even bigger fail.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Brock losing would of made sense if Goldberg was an active wrestler during the past 12 years
If he was popping up like undertaker it would make sense.
But this fool hasn't been in the ring since their last match.
Vince killed his whole roster
And made wcw >>>>>

 

[8WON6]

this is like the big gripe i had with wrestlemania...WWE catering to extreme casuals and giving them "moments" instead of focusing on the current active roster. When HBK, st0rmfr0nt, and Stuntmayne came out there and squashed New Day and League of Nations all for a "moment". Brock been active and competing and while part time, he's at least part of storylines and shyt.

Goldberg coming back for a moment hitting his two moves... and calling it a match. Directly after 9 active people and Shane had one of the best, if not they best Survivor Series traditional match ever. Even had bum ass Ellsworth taking a crazy bump. But nope gotta give the people that don't pay for shyt their moments. I don't ever wanna hear these people complain about WWE not building up new stars. People stuck in the Attitude era and shyt. shyt is almost 20 years old now.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

You keep calling him an old man, but he doesn't look like some decrepit old man at all. Physically he looks like as much of a threat as just about anyone on the roster. When you bring in the age it loses some believability, but he's also GOLDBERG. The guy who never lost clean that anyone has actually seen.

This obviously wasn't the same Goldberg though, they didn't even try and give us the same goldberg. This was family man Goldberg. This was "one last ride" Goldberg.

To even suggest that he's the same unstoppable killing machine he was before goes against everything they've set up. It cheapens the whole thing.

 

[Homer Simpson]

This obviously wasn't the same Goldberg though, they didn't even try and give us the same goldberg. This was family man Goldberg. This was "one last ride" Goldberg.

To even suggest that he's the same unstoppable killing machine he was before goes against everything they've set up. It cheapens the whole thing.

beating lesnar makes him an unstoppable killing machine. i wouldn't be shocked if he wins the title like the rock did or the rumble

 

[GunRanger]

Goldberg looked unimpressive physically though.

Why not let Ryback do this? You know a young star who physically could match Brock?

 

[Art Barr]

If anyone is still campaigning for Brock to have won.

You are not a smart


Simple as that,....you don't know this bitness and need to just say you are a mark.



Art Barr

 

[Starboy52]

Everybody that's thinking long term/what this means for the rest of the roster forgot this was a Special Attraction Match between two non-full time wrestlers to draw eyeballs and dollar signs from fans that either haven't watched in a long ass time, or fans that flick through the channel and occasionally stop whenever wrestling is on. No more, no less. Brock can absorb the loss because unlike everybody else, he's never around long enough for it to have a severe impact on his character or how they'll book him in the immediate future. Plus it's not like they can actually USE the streak/Brock's build anymore. Any rub that could've been given withered and wasted away after Battleground last year when all of Brock's matches went from legit must see to Suplex, Repeat, Suplex, Repeat.