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I don't understand Elias's wardrobe. It's like Luke Harper's ring gear covered by my Mom's dressing gown.

Maybe this is all leading to them bringing back Mr. T as a special trouble shooting referee for the big matches. You probably had to be a WWF fan from the 80's to get that.

I liked that - to quote JR, that was a good little piece of business.

OMG HORN HONKER HORN HONKER!

The announcers talked about how Tony believes in hard work, so he must be the good guy, whereas Daivari wears a gold necklace, brags on Twitter about tanning, and drives a car and honks his horn. Can't be a bigger heel than that. C.S. I hope you've never honked your horn, because that would make you a bad person and I would have to lose all respect for you.

Oh no! They took Sami to a local medical facility!

It's bad enough that they put the title on Nese for reasons I can't even possibly fathom, but with all the talent on that roster and they can't come up with a better challenger? Talk about booking the division to fail.

Holy crap this match is fucking awful.

LOL Daivari literally stumbled and fell on his ass trying to apply that submission.

You can tell Daivari is a heel playing head games with the champ, because he drove his car through the curtain and honked the horn. Only a heel would do that. Or a person who is really proud of his car, I guess.

So the Cruiserweight Championship finally gets defended on the Main Show, not the Pre-Show...and it has to be a Tony Nese defense.

I have no interest whatsoever in this match, but I am a big fan of Shane McMahon ripping off an old Bugs Bunny cartoon when he makes the announcer keep bellowing his name.

Based on her worked "limp" I'd have to guess yes.

You said it. After watching a bunch of Impact and MLW, the difference in camera work is really jarring. Considering the higher budget, you'd think WWE would be better...but no.

I've been watching this show for exactly 9 minutes and I already want to punch Byron Saxton in the mouth. I never appreciated how much Corey Graves keeps him in check before, by barely letting him talk.

I don't see any fallout for Vince either, since WWE (showing their typical tact and sensitivity) have already released excerpts of an email Ashley Massaro allegedly sent them last year, attempting to "mend fences." Pretty sickening that this poor girl's body isn't even in the ground yet and WWE is releasing private emails to basically say "this wasn't our fault, see?" I guess they're worried people are going to draw a line from her previous claims of CTE, to her reported depression and suicide, to WWE.

Touched a nerve, did I?

Well, we all know Rovert is the most reliable source because he has a lot of Twitter followers and is friends with a lot of wrestlers and wrestlers have even been to his house...but then again Conrad also has a lot of Twitter followers and he knows even more wrestlers who have also been to his house, so I don't know who to believe and the world is just so confusing to me right now.

I know if you go back and read this thread, I basically come across as the world's biggest Eric Bischoff/83 Weeks fanboy but I am way behind on this podcast, which is why I haven't been posting my usual effusive reviews every week. The last episode I listened to was Uncensored 95, back during the second week of March. I am about 9 weeks behind on this show. I still catch Cornette's Drive Thru every week and I have listened to the first two episodes of Grilling JR, but aside from that I have stopped listening to other podcasts. Having said that, I have heard nothing but praise about the Collision in Korea episode from multiple sources. Considering that I tend to agree with about 99% of the opinions and reviews posted by @SomethingSavage, I am going to go out of my way to check this one out soon, based on his recommendation alone.

One of the most interesting things with Aries going to MLW is the fact that Jim Cornette is working as a promo coach behind the scenes, in addition to his role as Color Commentator. I know Aries isn't going to need help with his promos, but they're going to run into each other and there is a significant amount of heat between Aries and Cornette. Neither seem the type to avoid confrontation or put it aside, either.

I haven't seen this episode yet, but if there's somebody passionately defending Moolah, it's probably PWO's own "iamthedoctor." Defending Moolah seemed quite important to him.

That particular rumor about Gino Hernandez and Paul Boesch is covered in detail in the Houston Wrestling episode of "Back to the Territories" hosted by Jim Cornette, featuring Bruce Prichard. (I highly recommend that episode, by the way. Prichard might be full of crap, but he loves talking about his start in Houston working for Paul Boesch.) They discuss that particular issue at about 2:25 of this clip.

This thread has taken a very weird turn.

Didn't he also have a really good house show match against Steamboat that made tape, back when he was still in The Hart Foundation? I think it was from Boston Garden, but I don't remember the date. Maybe I am remembering it wrong. EDIT: Yeah, I found it online. Steamboat vs. Hart from the Boston Garden on March 8, 1986.

I can totally see why you felt that way, but it didn't make me too uncomfortable for two reasons. Firstly, it was JR who first voluntarily brought Jan up. I get the impression (and I could be wrong) that Conrad might not have even gone there if JR hadn't brought her up himself and shown such a willingness (and maybe even a desire) to talk about her. Secondly, I think Conrad used the timeline of JR's relationship and marriage to Jan to try and get him back on track when he got off topic, like saying "so were you married to Jan at this point?" Like I said, I can see why you might feel that way, though. When JR first started discussing his personal life I was actually a bit shocked, because that certainly isn't something Bruce Prichard or Eric Bischoff ever do. I've never heard any of them mention what was going on in their marriage at the time of one of the shows they're reviewing or anything like that, so when it first happened on this show it did feel almost like we shouldn't be hearing this stuff. But I got used to it rather quickly, and considering his reputation I actually respected the fact that JR was making himself so vulnerable in such a public forum.