The Thread Killer

That was pretty goddamn good. There better be some rematches from that, because that was way too good to be a one-off.

That Triple Threat wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen. As far as Balor's new gimmick? Nobody represents "inclusiveness" better than an incredibly pasty white, heterosexual man.

Did somebody decide that we now need to have dialogue during the matches? The "heart and soul" jawing back and forth crap in the Cruiserweight match, and now all this shouting in the Women's Battle Royal makes me wonder if one of the WWE writers decided that what the matches really need is scripted dialogue during the action.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I like Cedric and Ali a lot, but Neville and Aries were awesome last year.

What exactly is the deal with the WWE commentary team's new obsession with the word "erudite?" They used it several times last night and Nigel just busted it out again. WTF?

I'm concerned about how Cedric has his thumb taped up...I fear he may turn heel and use the dreaded asiatic spike. WHY IS HE FIGHTING GLACIER?!

Screw you, it's Ali's moment. It wouldn't bother me to see Ali win...but I really like Cedric. If only he could cut a decent promo.

Come on, bring on the damn Cruiserweights. I want to see Cedric Alexander win that belt, dammit.

We might need a Brother Nero save here.

I thought that dude from The Ascension was The Missing Link for a minute.

I can't believe Aiden English was eliminated first...on Rusev Day no less.

LMFAO @ the big guy in the Bullet Club shirt behind JBL, mugging his ass off.

Cena should start charging those kids $20 a pop for pictures. He could make a couple of bucks.

Don't be a brother down. Don't walk away, Grimmas. Hey! You come around and I can't keep time.Hey! You turn around and I'm left behind.

Not really related, but did you hear Harry Smith went nuts at Wrestlecon and threw a cup of hot coffee in Jake the Snake's face?

Putting two Battle Royals on the pre-show seems like an odd choice to me. Then again, having what essentially ends up being a 7 hour show is also an odd choice.

Oh and as an aside, don't worry...I successfully cleaned the poutine gravy off my screen, so I should be good to go for Wrestlemania. Right in time for me to spill tomato sauce on it.

I couldn't agree with you more. Over the past year I so, I found myself wondering if I had finally either permanently fallen out of love with Pro Wrestling, or "outgrown" it. This show just brought me right back to when I loved wrestling, and reminded me of when it was great.

Whoever says there are no old school style heels and babyfaces in wrestling anymore needs to watch this Ciampa/Gargano story.

Great match. It's amazing how Almas has put it all together over the past year. He's awesome, but his pairing with Vega is such a huge part of what has made him a great all around act now. They're so damn good together.

I swear, he gets worse every show. Had the same thought earlier. He becomes more Striker in LU-ish with every show. It's like he doesn't care about calling the matches anymore. He seems more concerned with shoehorning in as much goofy wordplay and as many stupid puns and painfully labored analogies as he can, which is always done at the expense of calling the action.

I swear, he gets worse every show.

Not to get all kayfabey, but doesn't the "Freebird Rule" apply to the Undisputed Era? Meaning, does Strong assume Fish's place in the team with O'Reilly?

I honestly didn't see that coming, not one little bit.

Yeah, that's the problem with those matches, isn't it? The law of diminishing returns. That ladder match was about as good as you're going to see for a match like that. I did enjoy it, but I cringed a number of times. While I enjoy those types of matches on a visceral level, I think they're too dangerous and probably shouldn't be done. The participants have to constantly try and outdo what others have done before or risk being labelled as boring or unexciting. Edge claims (and I have no reason not to believe him) that the Ladder and TLC matches he did in WWE took years off his career. I'd rather see a guy like Ricochet or Velveteen Dream stay healthy and have a longer career. Great match, but some of those spots were just so damn dangerous.