Ibou
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Rikishi’s rant on Jey Uso losing the World Heavyweight Championship
Ibou, of Self Made1,942,217 views • 11 months ago
Shame there was a gingerbread man in the ring, but I want to reiterate that Sami Zayn and Trick Williams is the best story going into mania. Also, the physical exchange on the show rocked because one thing Williams can do is punch, and Zayn has a great worked punch, and registers one back really well so when they were hitting each other back and forth it looked real good. Hope the match turns out well.
Ibou, of Self Made120,151 views • 1 month ago
I want everyone to watch this. The date is September 9th, 1996. The show is Monday Nitro. Sting is *believed* to have joined the nWo, who have been running roughshod over WCW and company and roster morale is down. Eric Bischoff feels extreme guilt for the monster that he feels he created. He tries to express culpability here. The Four Horsemen have taken it upon themselves to protect their turf and take these invaders to hell. There is nothing to smile about. These people have families but they know they may not come home to them. The situation is gravely serious. This is how you build a WarGames match.
Ibou, of Self Made412,748 views • 6 months ago
For my money and personal tastes, professional wrestling in 2023 doesn’t get much more electrifying and exhilarating than it did in the closing stretch of Chad Gable and Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship match on last night’s RAW. Two of the absolute best in the world. The best current storyline in wrestling. I want them to fight forever.
Ibou, of Self Made1,415,944 views • 2 years ago
Kevin Owens lost Sami Zayn on the way up here and Zayn had the wherewithal to recover the spot by fighting back with one last flurry before the lights went out for good. An organic moment that is emblematic of who Zayn is as a pro wrestler, and a spot that enhanced the finish. Instincts are the most important thing in wrestling.
Ibou, of Self Made615,299 views • 1 year ago
Considering how many unfocused, tonally off, mazy, and indirect promo segments populate wrestling television today, I really appreciated how CM Punk’s promo last night cut to the heart of the issue with Bron Breakker and directly sold a title fight. CM Punk has earned bravado and swagger as a winner but he emphasized what it means to be a champion. He framed the title as a Sword of Damocles, conceding that it’s all going to catch up to him and also put over his opponent huge as a threat while remaining self assured that the crown stays with him for now. It’s a simple story between a battle tested vet vs the young hot shot. It’s a prize fight, and at no point was the segment stained by the cancerous rap/diss battle approach that has infected most head to head promos this century.
Ibou, of Self Made167,465 views • 5 months ago
CM Punk was in the Performance Center on Thursday afternoon and he did some training and drills with Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams, and Lexis King. Here’s footage of Punk giving the guys advice on standing out on the main roster, as well as some personal introspection on his involvement in the Royal Rumble.
Ibou, of Self Made563,843 views • 2 years ago
A couple days ago CM Punk did an interview where he said that he did professional wrestling and Roman Reigns did cinema. Where that shows itself is in presentation on TV. Stories don’t NEED to be furthered exclusively through overproduced promo trains. Tonight’s angle took place within the framework of a scheduled live interview, the heel crashed it to no theme cue, the World’s champ went back and forth deliberating with the authority figure and as a babyface, invited the fight. At the core of everything, the subject of debate and conflict was the World Heavyweight Championship. The best title reigns have a broad story being told and it allows for there to be a narrative throughline from match to match as injuries accumulate and the psyche of the athlete evolves and changes as they go through challengers. Balor’s part of the segment had a sense of disruption and CM Punk behaved and spoke like a classical champion.
Ibou, of Self Made84,769 views • 3 months ago
Listen. Conventional logic dictates they should at least move the show up a few hours, but broadly when it comes to this, where would the line be? And where does it stop? You can’t show WWE that you can be easily pushed around, moved off your scheduled nights, etc. Sept 20 will be the most aggressive counter-programming that AEW has ever faced, but they’ve come out very well throughout this year against the passive aggressive counterprogramming. Most of those weekends resulted in the quality gaps in products being clearer than before, and AEW’s buyrates still being very healthy. The point I’m making is that someone and some organization needs to be the one to stand up to WWE and not get bitched like the many before them over the last 40 years. Stick to your slot, put on the best and most stacked show possible, and trust in your product. Assess the business afterwards and go from there, but don’t get bullied by WWE. Your show has been better all year no matter what the state media suggests, and your audience is loyal and aware of that. Lay down for what? Why give Nick khan that blood in the water?
Ibou, of Self Made121,106 views • 9 months ago
Unbelievable PR position. PLUS when anything good happens on the show it’s “Triple H is cooking.” He’s the face of the promotion, the symbol of all that is positive in WWE, the public boss of the operation and simultaneously the man that is powerless when releases happen and has nothing to do with them. When the RAW after WrestleMania was good, there were people saying “man, this is why TKO need to just let HHH do his thing.”……… THEY’RE NOT IN HIS WAY. THERE WAS NOTHING STOPPING HIM FROM CONSTRUCTING INTERESTING TV.
Ibou130,378 views • 1 year ago
People poked fun at Dax Harwood when he would do it but the reason why promos about fatherhood connect is because it’s a human thing that everyone can understand and relate to. It’s real. Sami told the story of his son asking him why he’s never one the world’s title last night and it was a great babyface promo. Every child assumes their big brother/older cousin/father is the best and coolest and most successful guy in their field and as the adult it creates an inherent pressure to live up to that and not disappoint them.
Ibou, of Self Made57,989 views • 5 months ago