05/09 WWE: Backlash fails, booking problems, NJPW underjuice
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2018
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
After a couple confusing weeks of WWE programming, including a controversial Backlash pay-per-view, Brian Campbell and Adam Silverstein break down the ills of the company's latest PPV and its current storylines (30:25). The guys then jump into Booking the Damn Territory as they discuss how to fix WWE's product from both a macro level and specifically with individual wrestlers and storylines (44:00). BC and The Silver King also spill some underjuice discussing some hot New Japan Pro-Wrestling angles, including the recent return of Chris Jericho and how the brand is building it's major Dominion event (5:00). Hero or Zero topics include Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins, Big Cass and Mandy Rose (1:08:30), and the guys close things out by answering your DM slides and sharing their Feel Spots.
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| 0:00.0 | 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, ignition, the revolution is back in business. |
| 0:28.8 | In this corner with Brian Campbell returns with the pro wrestling edition |
| 0:32.4 | as we fill your prescriptions with another Zohorian-sized dose of that performance enhancing audio. |
| 0:40.2 | Yes, the Brian Campbell. |
| 0:41.3 | In fact, the voice that you hear just about ready to look back on a week in WWE that was all |
| 0:48.3 | about frustration and irritation. |
| 0:50.9 | Look at all of this crap in this rain. |
| 0:53.5 | And get all kinds of revved up about some recent developments with an NJPW that make |
| 1:01.3 | touching the feel like a two-hand operation. |
| 1:09.5 | Look, you don't need a TBC to tell you that he's all in right now if you know what I'm saying. |
| 1:14.8 | I'm all in. |
| 1:15.7 | Are you all in? |
| 1:16.5 | Oh, come on. |
| 1:16.9 | Come on, Brandy. |
| 1:17.5 | Stay with me here. |
| 1:18.3 | But not to worry for our WWE only crowd. |
| 1:20.9 | We've still got all the backlash from backlash and a close examination on what has gone wrong in terms of WWE booking since |
| 1:28.4 | WrestleMania, plus a few projections looking forward booking-wise to money in the bank, |
| 1:33.7 | Somerslam, and beyond. |
| 1:35.2 | If they're not going to book the damn territory the correct way, |
| 1:38.0 | you better believe the ITC will. |
| 1:40.4 | Yes, that's what I'm talking about. |
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