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  1. Timbo Slice
    Just as a heads up, if you guys do have a Tumblr account, you can follow the blog to get updates whenever I post something new. In the mean time, I'll try and post anything noteworthy here with updates.
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    I believe USA gets to run the NCIS reruns like a week or two after they happen.
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    In an interesting development, they had LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell do an interview with Renee Young to plug their NCIS show. It might not mean anything, but I doubt that if things weren't rosy between WWE and NBC that they would have given the guys that much time.
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    I'm going disc by disc and then revisiting the extras at the end because I think it'll wrap some nice little bows together. I remember when the Memphis set came out that someone actually did a chronological process involving the extras and I thought, "Holy crap, that's incredible." Plus, the way the set was put together, I just figured this would be the best way to go about it all anyways.
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    Yeah, I did a little blurb about it in the first post on the blog, but I can't thank you guys enough for making it happen. Seriously one of the best birthday presents I've gotten in a really long time.
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    Getting to the midway part of Disc 2. Just finished a 6-man tag that immediately made me think of the recent 6-mans WWE has been having, albeit this more about spots than story.
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    There were definitely some limitations here, but at the same time, you weren't expecting them to bust out something big. At the end, there are some nice highlights, but considering what someone like Panther or Casas is doing at a similar age, this is definitely not on that level.
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    I'd say considering Viacom's standings in the cable game, they might need to back up that money truck or else they're gonna fall just like Time Warner did.
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    Specifics aren't really well known, but the assumption is that a deal is in place tentatively.
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    WWE has said they are announcing a TV deal near the end of April or beginning of May.
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    What I'm saying, though, is that because of the leverage Comcast has in the negotiations and with the fact they just bought Time Warner, they aren't going to be as quick to come back to WWE. Yes, WWE is getting some major cable ratings, but for the money those ratings get them, they have to come with ad revenues that are requisite with the money they're looking for. Ad revenue is directly affected by ratings, with WWE being an anomaly of sorts because they have a narrow margin of advertising they work with. The reason why WWE came back to USA in the first place was because it was struggling, and then after WWE got signed, NBC Universal bought USA. That gave them some more wiggle room, and when the rights came back up for discussion, USA was happy to renew. Now with Comcast calling the shots, Comcast isn't going to be so quick to give them the money.
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    NASCAR money is way too much considering the advertising revenue that NASCAR brings in. That might be what they're looking for, but they're gonna have to settle for less.
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    From what I remember with the reports, Comcast lowballed what Vince was looking for because they had so much leverage considering they were about to close the Time Warner merger. I think someone went above and beyond that for what Vince was looking for. They wouldn't settle that early or else they'd just go back to what Comcast offered.
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    Well, the renewal period had just ended with Comcast, which meant that someone was sitting there waiting with an offer. So someone was doing their homework on this. That's not a bad thing. The bad part would be if WWE settled on it just because it wasn't from Comcast.
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    Not exactly great, but holy crap, the fact that Seth Rollins has become at least that good of a promo is pretty great considering what he was like as Tyler Black. They've switched the conflict from Dean and Roman to be between Dean and Rollins so that when the split happens, it'll look more like Reigns is the one branching off, which is probably the right thing to do if they want to push him. I just hope we get one more match between them and the Wyatts out of this.
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    More story driven than the first match, but with the finish they went with, everything Rollins did amplified the story even more. He was the guy from the start who wanted to put the Wyatts out, going crazy with his dives and really putting over how he didn't want to lose to these guys again. Everything about this was chaotic, really reminded me of the Shield's early 6-mans, with the Team Hell No/Ryback match from TLC standing out as the best comparison. Dean really amped up the crazy and everyone went nuts with their big spots. It's hard to separate the two matches, but this is right up there with it, and the PPV match is my runaway MOTY.
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    For the money that WWE is looking for, there are very few platforms out there that could give them that. If they already have an agreement in place, you wonder if it was decided once they disclosed the numbers for the Network.
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    The problem was that with it being on SmackDown! that the crowd reactions are somewhat muffled because it's taped, so I'm glad to hear there was an explosion from the crowd.
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    Cena talked on the Steve Austin show about how he wants new dance partners and Cesaro might be the guy I want to see him dance the most with. Two freakishly strong dudes that bust out great power spots and in this match, it was all about Cena making Cesaro's power stuff look great. He takes the Swiss Death better than anyone on the roster and he absolutely laid it into Cesaro at points. The finish was fantastic, with the deadlift superplex starting things off and then Cena's fantastic roll through AA to finish. I liked the Orton match for Cesaro making Orton about as interesting as he has been in a long time, but this is the better match.
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    This was a fucking war. From start to finish, I can't think of a better story told in a wrestling ring for quite some time.The best part about the heat sections was the fact that both teams knew how to keep them interesting, with the highlight being the awesome boot spot between Harper and Ambrose, where Ambrose busted out the awesome sell job. Rollins crazy run in the middle of the match was very Bryan-like and was a good showcase for him. You had six distinct characters working six distinct stories, and once it got to Reigns as the hot tag and the stretch run began, it became otherworldly. There were near falls, but the match really didn't even need them. The story of the Wyatts becoming the superior trio by doing what the Shield had done for the past 15 months to win was really well done, and the decisive finish tease with Reigns making a nice last-ditch effort to come back before falling was fantastic. Match of the Year by a country mile right now.
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    I know people are singing its praises, but its a good match, not a great match. It's exciting and all, but compare it to Cesaro's matches with Cena and Orton a few weeks before and you can tell which matches are better paced and mean more. The stretch run here was more a collection of spots than moves that worked into the flow of a match, done more for near falls than to tell a story, and I was a bit sad that after four matches between these two and with Cesaro having worked such great main event matches over the weeks prior that they couldn't rein things in a bit.
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    One of the better four-way matches I can remember WWE having and it had to do with the stretch run. Really awesome cutoff spots all around, with Kofi, of all people in this match, looking really good and looking like the guy who probably earned the shot, to be honest with you. Rey was a great pinball an Henry did that great combination of power stuff and selling that reminds you just how good he is. Swagger winning was the right call, but I'm a bit shocked Kofi came out of this match looking as good as he did.
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    Probably my favorite Cesaro performance of the year, mainly because while the Cena match was a great power vs. power matchup, he made Orton really bring his workbooks here and Orton was up for the task. This was more of a Cesaro showcase match, with him throwing some great uppercuts and being a dick to Orton in a lot of ways, and then Orton having these really great moments of disgust before realizing that he was the champ and wanted to show people why he should beat a guy like Cesaro. The finishing stretch remains my favorite of the year and totally made Cesaro look king-sized, with Orton taking the power bomb, uppercut and Neutralizer to finish really well. If this was on Raw, the crowd would have exploded, but the somewhat stunned reaction to what had just happened, and with the finality of it all makes it the best example I can think of for really making a guy. This match is my go-to example for showing why Cesaro is the best wrestler on the planet right now.
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    One of the better worked Chamber matches from start to finish, beginning with the best three workers and then turning into some great stories once all six guys got into the match. The finish, though...it's beyond stupid. You have BRYAN attack Kane? It was a great near fall when he kicked out of the RKO, but it became a moot point once Kane got his revenge and sent Bryan into the second one for the loss. It made Orton look extremely weak (and he's looking like the weakest champion in a long, long time at this point) and didn't help Bryan at all. Cesaro came away looking king-sized in this, and while people hated that he tapped, he took an AA on the steel, got pulled in and Cena REALLY wrenched in the STF for the quick tap, with Cesaro having been in there for a half hour. Even the Wyatt interference was awesome. That finish just sucked the wind out of the match, though. How a match that good could have a finish like that is beyond me.
  25. Timbo Slice
    I liked the pen bit a lot, and Brock selling his ass off for Taker is fun to watch. Heyman had a good promo here, too.
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