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    Jake Virtanen | #18 | RW

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    1 hour ago, Rob_Zepp said:

    Totally disagree.    I am very happy you are not managing this team.   Patience with this type of skill is essential - sooooooo many examples of power forwards that take until 22 to 25 to blossom and then they dominate for a decade.   Right from Clark Gillies, Charlie Simmer and others in that day to the present, these guys come out of junior and struggle for a bit to find that they no longer dominate against men and it takes a few seasons, often best in AHL or similar, to get the groove.   Also typical is the anxious fans who expect every player to be the player they are going to be right out of the gate - and that happens so rarely but somehow has become the expectation for all.

     

    I remain convinced fan expectation, and expectation that is not rooted in logic or hockey knowledge, is getting so far removed from reality.   You have a stud in Virtanen, embrace this fact and watch him take another big step next year.   

    Trevor Gillies is probably a better comparable for Virtanen.

    The Newer Newer Official WWE/TNA thread.

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    Well that was about as good as the card looked.

     

    Minor rant, match-by-match

    Spoiler

    Aries vs. Neville - Very solid match, clearly deserved to be on the main show. One of the very few things they've done correctly with the CW division.

     

    Battle Royal - Rather inoffensive. I would've gone with Sami or Harper, but Mojo and Gronkowski was a fun moment. This match isn't a big enough deal for me to get worked up over a mediocre wrestler winning it.

     

    Ambrose vs. Corbin - Well I see the IC title is back in the litterbox. Why did Miz drop it in the first place exactly? Bad match that didn't get any time or placement. I like Corbin's look and moveset so hopefully he gets his moment next SD PPV. Dean fails to perform at another big PPV.

     

    AJ vs. Shane - Great match, probably the best of the night. Big spots, solid crowd reaction, and correctly booked. Shane can do a Shooting Star better than Brock lol. AJ is just that good.

     

    Owens vs. Jericho - Can't complain about this. Didn't find it super amazing but it didn't disappoint either. Owens fingertip to the rope was awesome. Was sad to not see Jericho with a lightup jacket.

     

    RAW Women's - Charlotte shone bright with that moonsault. The rest was forgettable, went too quick for an elimination match. Disappointing not to see any real story develop here though. Literally everyone was protected in their elimination. No Sasha turn. Bayley was already champion so there was no big babyface moment. Just nothing there.

     

    Ladder Match - Would've been match of the night if it got more time. The ladder Twist of Fate and Swanton were amazing. Hopefully The Hardyz delete RAW's awfulness.

     

    Cena - The build for this match was wildly entertaining, but we all knew who'd win. The crowd going wild for Miz was great. Love Miz. Congrats Cena and Nikki. Overall a good segment.

     

    Rollins vs. HHH - Good match, they sold the knee injury well. Steph going through a table will always get a thumbs up from me. Complaints would be the length and Rollins still using the Pedigree.

     

    Orton vs. Wyatt - Worst match of the night. Booking was almost as stupid as the buildup. Wyatt will be like Ziggler in a couple years, people will just stop caring because he just loses. Stop with the supernatural garbage please. Orton burning down the compound was cool but it went too far and stopped making sense or being entertaining. Also, I was hoping for a cool Bray entrance, I guess only HHH gets one this year. In summary, Bray won the title in dominant fashion then lost it in 10 minutes to 1 finisher after 2 months and 1 successful title defence and basically looks like a joke again. It's okay though, he can summon projector images of scary bugs. JOKE.

     

    Lesnar vs. Goldberg - I enjoyed it due to the crowd's energy. Then I remembered a part-timer with 2 moves is RAW's world champion. RAW sucks.

     

    SD Women's - Whatever. Got no time. Naomi sucks.

     

    Reigns vs. Taker - Absolute slog. A supremely depressing way for Taker to go out. Reigns just beats him in a boring match, shrugs, and walks to the back. Like come on. Taker's retirement ritual dumped on the rest of the show.

     

    Basically, this show is way too long. And no Samoa Joe? I'll just be grateful for the Hardyz and spiteful for the booking of the world titles.

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