Timbo Slice

If that’s the case, Brock whooping him in seconds is still on the table. Make it happen, Paul.

Gary Lineker for PM, amirite? Bray just needs to be Max Cady, man. Lean all the way in.

His argument is more that if Moxley was not there, the AEW machine suffers more. Reigns is driving business but his impact week to week isn’t as large. To the Bloodline story, absolutely. But not having Moxley for a time would not be good for AEW exposure.

Enough with the bullshit about the MJF drink stuff. It’s devolved into pettiness. Now Light The Beam.

Elite losing only going to fuel more of the Omega to WWE rumors so might as well lean into it

That’s why Cody left: He wanted more angle-based stuff (even if it wasn’t the greatest content) as opposed to the PWG dream match structure that dominates the booking. It’s not sustainable in a ton of ways.

See what I did there

Hell, 6/3/94 is the greatest match with a questionable booking decision of all time. By the time Kawada pinning Misawa meant something, the company was on the downturn.

He’s also talked about how Sami is also a big merch draw previously, and I think when he throws around the ratings quip it’s with the understanding that for the time being, Sami is on level ground.

Matt is half-right: they book venues well in advance, booked this angle well in advance, and had Cody written down to best Roman well in advance. When you plan something out, it’s the job of the company to make a choice to either be steadfast in their decision making or adjust on the fly. That company normally adjusts on the fly on the bottom end of the spectrum. Not the top. And this is something that a LOT of companies do because they plan things so far in advance. They don’t allow for the delta to take advantage of something hot. Tony K constantly does this with his stop/start, “Let’s put these two together because it’s good in a vacuum” booking. WWE obviously does this. NJPW and Naito not winning the title at WK. I have no idea why these companies can’t be more agile. There’s a difference between being impulsive and being quick on your feet. And wrestling is better when it’s more amorphous lest things either get unfulfilled or overwrung.

Has to be a nod to the orphanage Generico ended up in

I really don’t like that Sami, in Montréal, in that moment, essentially got pushed aside for the Jey story. Which, while logical and sound, was not practical in the moment

Paul is an absolute coward

Every fucking near fall here is on another level

I love that every time Sami comes back, Reigns hits something and has more desperation behind it

SAMI THE GOAT WIFE GUY

Talking shit in front of a man’s family while he works him over, another level entirely.

One time where the overproduction actually works out. Roman went through the gauntlet of emotions and they got every one of them in close ups. They really are getting the little things right.

ROMAN BLEW THE MAN A KISS, IT’S LIT

Good fucking lord. The Road Warriors Pop is now the Sami Pop

Roman entering first, wow

This match is quite insane

TEZ

Sami getting away with saying tabernac on network TV, he’s getting strapped up

Omega also literally had more surgeries over the course of a year than most wrestlers have in their lifetimes. And as good as he is, the style he works has a shelf life. And WWE putting a big number down would have to make him think about it given he could do it just to set himself up for life, essentially.