Childs

That ramp is nuts.

Wow, didn't see Shane-AJ as the curtain jerker.

I missed Baron-Ambrose but I guess I'm glad I did.

They are amazing sluts, it's true.

Damn.

Jinder's going to win to troll El-P.

I love it that Show and Strowman were the only ones to get entrances.

I didn't watch all of it closely, but Aries-Neville seemed really good and hard-hitting.

Dave using unnamed sources is not a problem, but he is very loosey goosey about attribution in a way that would not be tolerated at most mainstream publications. I don't think it's at all fair to say he practices "wild irresponsible speculation." But he gives his critics ammunition with his sloppy presentation.

My stream has been craptastic for both of the Evolve shows. I'm pretty disgusted with the service at this point.

I don't think he's racist. But he seems--and who really knows the truth--fixated on upholding outdated traditions. That's what I meant with the baseball comment. I don't think Ian Kinsler is racist either. But he, like many, ballplayers, can't let go of a way of thinking that should have died in 1970.

I would be extremely pleased if WWE finally cut the chord with Flo Rida. That said, I still get excited about Wrestlemania, even though I know it's foolish and I'll end up bitching for at least three of the four (four and a half? five?) hours. Even when it's a bad show, it's interesting to see how they design the big matches and what it says about their view of wrestling. It's also a truly communal event.

I do think a substantial part of JBL's rep is that he's a dickhead obsessed with protecting antiquated traditions of "the business." If he were a baseball player, he surely would have said something angry and quasi-racist about Latino players celebrating during the recent WBC.

The only thing I enjoyed about last year's Wrestlemania was the reaction thread here and our increasing punchiness as the horrid beast lumbered on and on.

Taker-Shane was really terrible given the time wasted on it and its position as the "real" main event. Last year's show was an abomination in general.

Did Ali hurt his legacy by hanging on too long? Did Jordan? Did Willie Mays? Almost all great athletes and performers hang on too long. To portray that as some big negative is silly.

Sabre is having a hell of a year so I decided to give this a spin. But I found it pretty tedious. I understood the story, with Scurll trying to show he could outwrestle Sabre hold for hold and going gradually dirtier when he couldn't put the match away. I just didn't find his work on top interesting at all. I also prefer Sabre in shorter, more aggressive matches, especially ones in which he's working as an underdog. They produced a few good sequences toward the end, but I came away thinking Scurll in a long match is a non-starter for me.

There's a ton of WAR stuff in the year-by-year match threads here. Especially from late '92 into '94.

Can't complain about anything much with the chamber match. That gimmick almost always delivers and this was one of the better ones. Thought Miz would cost Cena the fall but at the same time, it made sense for them to book Bray strong. The Corbin stuff was perfect. AJ lived up to sky-high expectations. Good shit all around.

Mysterio was the greatest Elimination Chamber performer ever, but I could see AJ being right there with him.

The first half of Orton-Harper was pretty flat. The finishing stretch, from those superbly timed superkicks on, was excellent.

This is really boring for a supposed grudge match.

Thought the gauntlet was a fun burst of action in general. Not anything I'll remember but an easy watch.

Wow, they treated Dolph like a jobber there. Not sure the purpose of that.

Lynch-James was good. Not your usual splashy opener but hard-hitting and well put together.