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Speaking of, Dave mentioning an "altercation" happening backstage after the Punk presser, involving the Bucks and Punk which Dave described as a melee. Bret vs Shawn drama is back, boys!

Also at this point Dave is probably resigned himself to not sleeping for at least the next week or so.

A security guy was seen running from the room during the presser (when Keith Lee and Swerve were up) allegedly because shit was threatening to go down in the locker room. Also SRS reported that Kenny and the Bucks were supposed to be at the presser and Tony had to call an audible to get Jericho out instead.

Even in those cases, you see a bunch of big name signings/deals made the second the window opens so you know they were worked out beforehand. Basically the agreement is to at least do it on the d/l and not be open about it.

I love TK but him thinking WWE is going to speak respectfully of their first real competition in 20 years is some real markish BS. Maybe he thought he would have better luck with fellow wrestling history nerd Paul at the helm, but ffs Tony what did you expect?

A combo of geeking out over wrestling and...uhhh alleged other "activities".

The most over Billy has ever been was when he was telling people to Suck It and now when he's Scissorin' Daddy Ass. That's the kind of stuff that makes pro wrestling great.

Punk is gonna Punk, but I kinda get where he's coming from in the sense that this shit was like a decade ago and people still want to stir shit up about it. Like even if this is eventually all just worky-shooty stuff to build heat, it's obvious he's legit upset about it.

I'd love to participate but my cable company decided not to let me watch the show.

This match making me realize Kacy and Doudrop would have a great HBK vs Vader style singles match.

It really is amazing how Mandy went from being Otis's love interest to ace of the NXT women.

Brutus needs the Rick Steiner handlebar, but Bron might claim gimmick infringement.

Time for the Creeds to toss fools all over here the place.

I never expected Lash and Pretty Deadly to work so well together but they do and it rules.

Melo vs Rico slapped, unsurprisingly. Also the NXT parking lot is still more dangerous than a war zone.

Also bubba @KawadaSmilewas right, Riddle better ask Cody for Arn's number because he's going to need to bring the glock after Rollins punked him the hell out.

Yeah I was thinking how both Sheamus and Drew losing would be deflating to the UK crowd and I'm on the other side of the pond. I get Drew losing for storyline purposes (especially with Baby Uce debuting), but they could have called an audible with Sheamus. It wouldn't have hurt Gunther to lose a brutal match like that and it would have exploded the stadium.

It would be amazing if the Bloodline keeps adding cousins until there's an army of A'noai coming out at Mania.

Roman's entrance is one of the few in WWE that feels like Important Shit is about to happen.

Watching on a delay, and I'm dying at how Edge looks like Delirious in that mask.

Is there some significance to the red blazers Corey and Byron are wearing, or did they just both decide to dress like 80s WWF announcers?

That's far I suppose, but the idea that a smaller guy absolutely can't be seen as a believable wrestler, let alone a star, I think is a direct WWE Brain symptom. It's often a self-fulfilling prophecy for when WWE squanders someone talented because they didn't fit the narrow idea of what they consider a star. If WWE didn't think they were a star, then they can't be a star somewhere else. Then when that person *does* become a star elsewhere, it goes against what daddy Vince taught them.

Sami dancing to the Usos' music is amazing.

Butch and Kaiser beating the piss out of each other is a nice appetizer for Sheamus and GOONTA tomorrow.

Man, they are totally going to have Kross interfere in the Reigns/Drew match aren't they?