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I almost feel like WWE figured it wasn't worth the time. I could see Televisa stepping in for Rey.

Sounds like NXT and that it'll lead to a coaching spot at some point.

Joe to WWE is imminent says according to Meltz.

Normally, it's up the day after or later in the week on rohwrestling.com via VOD.

I'm tempted to purchase this and watch it live, but saving the money to watch it later might be worth it, too. Was the Atlanta show the tipping point for you guys?

Kris going on a perfecto run on the show would be the equivalent of 16 Germans, I'm pretty sure.

And with that one...yeah, that's gonna stand the test of time as the best match both guys ever had.

Yeah, looks like I was jumping to conclusions on Brock. Still, found it interesting that he no-showed due to the contract issue.

Well then. I'll officially take this one as jumping to conclusions.

It got labeled as an all-timer because of the timing, how much we as fans knew, and the setting helped a lot. A few years removed from it, with what happened to Punk and the style it was at the time, it's probably a lesser match, but it's still as memorable a match as WWE has produced in quite some time.

Brock looks like he's gone: http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/26/8111563/lesnar-reaches-contract-impasse-with-wwe

And now Meltz is reporting that Brock and WWE has reached a contract impasse and he's probably gone: http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/26/8111563/lesnar-reaches-contract-impasse-with-wwe

TV since Final Battle has been tremendous. I might actually buy the PPV this weekend.

Well, if reports are any indication, they're going forward with Reigns as champ and assuming Brock doesn't re-sign. And his first feud?

All about the music videos. Back then, the music licensing stuff was a non-factor in many respects, so Paul was all over the grunge music for the big-time music video packages he put together. The entrance music was definitely good for some of the acts (I forever associated "Man in the Box" with Dreamer), but not all of them. Heyman time and time again talked about how the music of the era was a big component of the brand.

Joe's been announced for ROH's tour in March, including WrestleMania weekend.

God, people really forget Taker faced A-Train and Big Show in a handicap match and that the match almost had Nathan Jones in it and they're complaining about Wyatt?

I'm down for that one if it happens. I think that would be an awesome series for sure.

The part that concerns me is if it gets out that Brock has re-signed before Mania and Vince thinks it's apropos for Reigns to go over to swerve everyone. Vindictive vindication: It's the Vince McMahon way.

Kabuki spits the mist in Kelly's eyes, only to have Abs come out and lick it off her face. Go.

Yeah, but you're saying we're all putting the cart in front of the horse when the guy driving the damn thing undercuts a lot of the ideas Triple H has. I'm not by any means saying he's a savior. But Triple H himself has said on more than one occasion that the lack of a collective vision on the main roster has made his job very difficult. He's had to be the guy telling talent that plans that were laid out in front of him are no longer gonna happen because Vince has changed his mind numerous times. The reason why the talent is being given the benefit of the doubt is because right now, without question, it's the best roster NXT has ever had. It's not even really close, either. But that talent getting a chance to shine doesn't happen without a guy giving them the opportunity to do so. If Triple H's hands off approach is what he feels is best, then it's working because people enjoy the product. He doesn't have to be 100% involved. He's more of a delegator with NXT than anything else, and he definitely deserves credit for that. The promise is coming from the idea that Vince has shown that for many years now that he doesn't care about many people's ideas other than his own. This idea of the crowd controlling the show being bad is a ridiculous notion considering that the greatest box office draw in the history of pro wrestling only happened because of crowd reaction. The difference? Vince HAD to push Austin due to not having any alternatives at the time. If he wanted to make money to overtake WCW after the Hogan turn, he needed to take a risk. He's not taking a risk now. He's gonna push the guy that he feels has the opportunity to have a wider fan base at the expense of the hardcore fans that are more prevalent at big shows and are subscribers to the Network. Meanwhile, Triple H is over here running the only product WWE has that's catered specifically to hardcore fans. They are vocal (not a "vocal minority" anymore, either) and are quick to show their displeasure with aspects of the product they don't like. And yet every three months, people on here love the newest NXT event while you have reaction shows for Royal Rumble and now Fast Lane that shit on how the main roster shows are being presented. And a lot of that has to do with this perceived notion of the largest amount of possible fans a show can have and them catering to what has been proven to be a non-existent larger non-hardcore fan base. The people who are fans at this point are really tuned in to the product. This idea of them reaching out and attracting newer fans isn't going to happen by forcing someone down the fans' throats. It's gonna happen like it did 20 years ago when Austin was white hot, you couldn't do anything but push him and Vince feels threatened to do something new at the risk of losing what he's worked for. I don't think he's threatened by what's happening in NXT, but I also think it's gonna have to take a big hit at the box office for him to try something new. We'll see if that happens with Reigns.

Has anyone heard if NXT is doing a show WM weekend? I've been looking and can't find any info.

Yeah, Rollins is cashing in. No doubt about it. Set up Seth/Roman for the summer.

Guess we get Orton/Rollins at WM.

If you haven't seen the 6-man from this past week's TV, make sure you do so. A lot of fun, high-paced stuff, plus an all-time crash and burn blown spot with AJ and ACH.