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They got a mini from AAA to be a Mini-hausen, that's actually pretty brilliant.

Bron vs Seth didn't really do it for me, but Trick and Sami unsurprisingly had a fun match.

I don't know how Mexican copyright law works (it certainly seems less...enforced from what I've seen), but perhaps them now making money off their Youtube shows is why they are doing the dubbing now.

Watching Mistico in New Japan and hearing them overdub it there made me wonder if TK can't just slide them a check to cover the rights even if just for a short period.

So many what ifs surround Ted Turner's wrestling impact. What if he goes with Mid South instead of JCP for the Saturday night show? Bill Watts was in his prime as a booker but would the exposure from TBS offset the economic downturn that hit in his home market? Does JCP become another territory that gets quickly eaten up by the WWF expansion, never more than a footnote in history?

I have been off and on, and it's still kind of jarring to see AAA shows with coherent booking that actually leads to a payoff eventually.

if there's any justice his funeral should start at 6:05 pm after an episode of Andy Griffith.

Ted gave Mid Atlantic and JCP national TV in a era where that wasn't even a thing yet. He was ride-or-die for pro wrestling and used it as one of the pillars to build his empire and cable TV as we knew it. Yes, he wasn't the booker but he was the guy who kept the suits and the bean counters at bay when everyone wanted him to drop it. I have no doubt the story Sting told on the open to Dynamite was 100% true that he told the boys to keep doing what they do because he had deep pockets. A million books and YouTube videos about the Death of WCW and they all seem to miss that the real dagger to its heart was Ted getting maneuvered out of the corporate office at Time Warner. If you're going to rank the most important people in US pro wrestling for the last 50 years there's no doubt it's Vince #1 and Ted #2.

Vic asking Booker if he ever got a match moved mid show, and I'm over here like "he worked in WCW, so probably"

He's actually pretty good in the ring when not saddled with HOT bullshit.

Man, seeing them all in the ring together really drives it home how the Kaiser-Bate-Dunne trio has about a million times more charisma doing the Americano gimmick.

Gedo has even lost Meltzer, who was previously his number one fan, after booking Tsuji to drop both his titles in about a month's time. His argument was basically "Maybe Tsuji isn't the guy but ffs you need to make *someone* a Japanese star" made me think he's another secret PWO reader.

They're basically redoing the angle from AEW when he was with Don Callis and didn't approve of their tactics either, which makes him look like an idiot for once again ending up in a stable he doesn't agree with.

Ospreay, Henare. and Great O-Khan won the 6 man titles but Will wasn't happy at Callum Newman doing heel shenanigans to retain the big belt.

Speaking of SANADA he just got revealed as the guy who stole the TV belt from Takeshita, so that's a program that is happening now.

Mox getting cheered in Death Riders matches is starting to remind me of the Rock getting cheered when he was still in the Nation.

I think what is especially jarring is that WWE is still trying to do the old "we're a family company" schtick while owned by a company that has made it abundantly clear they don't give a shit about anything like that. One thing they may not be realizing is this is probably speedrunning the end of the "everyone's dream is to go to WWE" era.

Woods establishing the Austin Creed name (outside of TNA sickos) in his gaming and streaming endeavors is looking extra smart now. Apparently a lot of folks in WWE are now thinking if the New Day aren't going to be lifers then no one will be.

The CW and ESPN struck a deal for all of CW's sports (including NXT) to also be on ESPN Unlimited, which is pretty impressive. Also I saw John Cena putting over Will Kroos on social media, so that's surely a sign WWE sees something in him.

I know Stephanie Vaquer requested to start in NXT in order to get used to living in the US without having to deal with the WWE main roster schedule. For international talent it probably is helpful to get your legs under you for a bit.

Also I hear Lizzy Rain was over in the Euro scene but good lord her gimmick looks like something David McClane would come up with for WOW. (and I say that as someone who actually watches WOW every week, she looked very out of place in NXT).

Like I said when his signing was announced, I get the appeal from his point of view to follow Nak on the "collect the bag and surf" tour....I still have no idea why WWE would want him.

It feels wild to type this sentence, but I think Roman may be at that level where you just won't get the fans to boo him at all anymore.

I know a lot of things suck both in wrestling and the world at the current time, but Roxanne getting a win in her hometown and it clearly showing in her face how much it meant to her reminded me why I love this stupid fucked up business.

Ironically "all the noise is from a vocal minority" is a card Hunter's been playing for over a decade now.