The Thread Killer

Was Roman Reigns the only guy in The Shield who could throw a convincing looking punch?

Agreed. That was exactly what I said the first time I saw him again. Last time I saw Rollins was when he was feuding with The Fiend and had that terrible cage match with the red light and giant clown hammer. Now he is doing some sort of bizarre character which seems incredibly forced, fake, inauthentic and that laugh is ridiculously stupid. They have managed to take somebody who was already annoying and make him ten times more annoying.

Apparently there must be some sort of symbolism with the shoes, he left them behind in the ring?

I don’t even watch this stuff on a regular basis, and I can’t say I didn’t see that one coming.

Is it me, or do people cheer when Rhea kicks the kid’s ass?

You said it there. That poor kid is clearly in way over his head, it’s not really fair to him. His Dad is a GOAT contender, he would look bad enough next to him even if he was not gangly and awkward. He probably needs a couple of years in NXT at the minimum

Holy shit, is Edge ever OVER in the UK.

I wasn’t even sure that was Edge. For a moment I thought it might be Haku. (Incredibly obscure joke.)

I remember Shayna from when she was smashing everybody in NXT back when I watched that every week. I know from what I read that she got called up, Vince soured on her and they have not done a whole lot with her since. But having her lose to somebody who, at least based on what I saw is sloppy AF, seems like a weird call. But whatever. I don’t know enough about the WWE women’s division to comment, really. It wasn’t a terrible match, and it was no worse than anything I have seen on Dynamite with their women’s division.

Here’s a fun drinking game: do a shot every time Shayna pulls up or adjusts her tights. Speaking of Shayna, I am betting she was one of the happiest people when Vince retired and Triple H took over. I admit, I am totally unfamiliar with Liv Morgan. Am I missing something here? I have to be honest she’s not exactly impressing me. Considering the amazing amount of female talent WWE has, I have to be honest and say she’s not exactly striking me as the kind of person who should be holding a title.

As someone who hasn’t followed WWE regularly in years, I am quite enjoying these little introductory video packages they are doing in between the matches. I assume they are doing this because they realize a lot of fans are coming back to the product and want to bring them up to speed? EDIT: Oh yeah, @C.S. is right. I totally forgot that this is streaming on Peacock, we don’t have that in Canada still.

You said it. That rocked.

Sheamus’s chest looks like he has been attacked by an animal.

Michael Cole just called the crowd the “WWE fans.” WHAT IS HAPPENING

I didn’t know that either. It adds a great element to this match. Based on this match, I kind of hope this is not one and done.

Same. I love this shit!

You know, between the new creative direction with more focus on the championships, and Gunther’s overall presentation…the IC Title actually feels like it really means something again, for the first time and I don’t know how long. They are even building it up on commentary as the workman’s title.

Yeah, this is one of the main reasons I am actually watching this show!

Here we go…it’s clubberin time!

Great video package on Cody there. WTF AM I THE ONLY ONE WATCHING THIS CRAP?!

You definitely notice a difference in the commentary. The quick cut camera shots still kill me though. It’s always so jarring when you’re used to watching other companies.

I don’t know who that is or what any of that means. Don’t sound ‘Murican to me, so it don’t really matter.

LOL @ Michael Cole trying to impress everybody by listing off a bunch of UK Pro Wrestling legends in his opener…and very obviously referring to a cheat sheet to do it, because he has no idea who half of those names actually were.

Thanks for the link. Interesting story, but the main problem is that Raj Giri is pretty notoriously full of shit and doesn't have a lot of credibility as a reliable source, does he? I think Black has been pretty up front about having depression and mental health issues going way back...I would hate to think he is using those to justify getting a release but then going back to WWE. Then again, I suppose TK could release him with a lengthy non-compete. I also read somewhere that Black is in really bad health with terrible back issues that could possibly be permanent. It will be interesting to see if he works the 6 Man and All Out and what happens from there. I was really looking forward to a continuation of the angle with him and Miro and an eventual singles match between the two...assuming TK was actually going to give it to us and not get distracted by something shiny on his desk.

Yeah there have been all sorts of unconfirmed reports online the last couple of days about talents from AEW requesting their release and being denied...Malakai Black and Andrade being two of the names I've seen. I also read that Billy Gunn wants his release and to go back and work for Trips, which is why they split him from his boys. Hell, "FreeMalakaiBlack" was even trending on Twitter for some odd reason. But I don't know how reliable any of these reports are. I think the stories might be bullshit, but then again it is equally possible that now it is starting to look like Vince really IS gone from WWE and has no creative control over the product and Triple H is in charge, some of his former favorites are wanting to go back there. I don't know who to believe for sure on these stories.