The Thread Killer

It only applies to the United States, from what I understand. NXT weekly TV and PLE’s have been, and will continue to be available on Netflix internationally. Which is weird to begin with, since we get the CW here in Canada as part of basic cable, but whatever. Just means less commercials. Not that I have a ton of interest in NXT PLE’s anyhow, considering over the past 6 months or so, pretty much every single watchable talent has been called up to the Main Roster. Je’Von Evans, Trick Williams, Oba Femi, Jordynne Grace and now Blake Monroe, Ethan Page, Joe Hendry, Ricky Saints, Sol Ruca and all 3 members of Fatal Influence. The pickings are starting to get mighty slim in NXT.

Not even Gunther vs Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus for the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania 39? That match is awesome (and I usually HATE Triple Threat Matches) and it is also a glaring omission from @BigBadMick’s list.

Just when you think Loa can’t possibly get any worse, he somehow manages to pull it off. In order to build up Jacob Fatu as Roman’s next challenger at Backlash, they did an angle with him against Solo and his crew last night on SmackDown. First, Fatu Beats Solo clean. So far, so good. Then he beats up JC Mateo, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa (all of whom had been at ringside and had interfered in the match.) Fatu puts a steel chair over the head/around the neck of both Tama and Mateo, and does that move where he charges full speed and rams them in the face with his butt. He does it, so now Solo, Tama and Mateo are laid out. The final step of the process is supposed to be Fatu putting Tonga Loa through the announcers table. So Fatu clears off the desk, headbutts Loa so he falls across the desk, and then Jacob heads over to the timekeepers area, where it’s obvious he plans on leaping off the barrier, down across the body of Loa, which will of course result in a fairly impressive visual of the table collapsing, ending the show with Jacob Fatu standing victorious over the entire MFT stable. So basically, all Tonga Loa has to do is lie there, and get splashed. Sounds simple right? You’d think so, but you’d be wrong, my friend. Never underestimate Tonga Loa’s ability to manage to screw up even the most basic of Pro Wrestling maneuvers. Because as soon as Fatu clears the desk off, headbutts Loa (which is meant to lay him out across the desk) and heads over to the timekeepers area, Loa (I guess in an attempt to sell?) starts kind of listlessly rolling and thrashing around…and he proceeds to FALL OFF THE TABLE. You read that correctly. Tonga Loa can’t master the art of laying flat on top of a table, without somehow managing to fuck it up. So by this point, Fatu turns around as he’s ready to make his move…until he looks down and notices hey…where’s Tonga Loa? There he is, on the floor. And of course, it’s not like Loa can just get up and put himself back on the table, so Jacob Fatu has to go back, pick Loa up, and put him back on the table, whereupon he finally executes his splash, and we close the show. Tonga Loa, ladies and gentlemen. The man who literally can’t handle something as complex as laying still, in a prone position, without managing to botch it.

Apparently the Santos Escobar release has some sort of political story behind it. Something involving his family?

Apparently Tama Tonga and JC Mateo are getting a shot at the Tag Titles tonight.

You have to assume Rowan and Lumis are going to end up in the list as well. If they aren’t keeping Howdy, I assume the whole stable is toast.

Hey, when he was in AEW, Punk suggested that Britt Baker should have been named as one of the 4 AEW Pillars, and her AEW career has certainly turned out… Oh, right. Never mind. Perhaps in hindsight it was a bad idea after all.

Carver definitely has “it” when it comes to look, athleticism, promo ability, and overall aura, but there is a reason he’s still in developmental and you can see it right there.

Great debut for Ethan Page on RAW. Long overdue.

https://www.tvline.com/2142725/sylvester-stallone-bodyguard-bigfoot-tulsa-king-actor-mike-walden/

That spot where Stratton totally whiffed and missed the dropkick but Giulia comically oversold it was cringeworthy. Actually Giulia’s selling that entire match was comical. It was starting to remind me of Michaels/Hogan. Like I said, it’s a small wonder both of them got left off Wrestlemania after that trainwreck.

Apparently the reason they haven’t announced Asuka vs Iyo for Wrestlemania yet is because they are waiting to see if Nikki Bella’s sprained ankle will heal in time for the show. If Bella can’t go by Wrestlemania, they will substitute Asuka & Kairi for the Bellas in the Fatal 4 Way for the Women’s Tag Titles. Not sure what that would mean for Iyo. I can’t imagine Iyo being left off the show, there is a legit argument to be made that she is the best Women’s Wrestler active in the business today. After that atrocity of a match Stratton and Giulia put on a couple of weeks ago, I can definitely see why they didn’t make the cut. Which is weird, because I think both of them are great, but that match was…yeesh. Giulia looked terrible.

As a Football fan, I knew who Pat McAfee was before he showed up in NXT, as most (even casual) NFL fans probably did. And full credit to him, his show on ESPN is pretty popular. I’d say he qualifies as a mainstream star. But I still find him annoying, and don’t see the point of shoe-horning him into this Cody/Orton angle. But at least he won’t be wrestling, unlike “IShowSpeed” whoever the fuck he is.

Meltzer was saying it was pretty much the opposite. He apparently had talks with WWE, and they told him they were good. And honestly…why wouldn’t they? Whatever problems WWE has, the answer is definitely not a 55 year old Chris Jericho.