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Well dang.....I feel like just ruined Christmas for you or something, my bad.

I thought Shanna got cancelled for being a far-right Islamophobe after retweeting French right wingers.

Well at least this year will come off less sad in a socially-distanced stadium than it did last year in an empty PC.

Also the Network was very much a George Barrios/Michelle Wilson project. If anything it comes off as a "new coach comes in and replaces the former regime's ideas" move from Nick Khan.

Considering they got a billion dollars over the next five years, it's more like they cashed on a streaming service looking to overpay for content. It's not like NBC/Universal got a WCW level deal here.

So I guess today was that India-centered Supershow where they brought in Jinder and all the Indian folks collecting dust at the PC, any of our India brothers watch the show?

I'm sure if Shayna wanted to issue a receipt they won't punish someone who's friends with a big star they are still thirsty to get back. Besides, she seems smart enough that if there was a receipt it won't be something obvious, I'd wager the next time she gets Charlotte in a submission it might end up being pretty snug.

Also interesting to point out this deal for the WWE Network makes no sense for NBC/Universal unless the long term plan is to go after Smackdown when the Fox deal ends, and the possibility at that point since Vince will be almost 80 it could be the right time for them to buy WWE outright. If they are going to shell out money for Raw and Network rights, you might well just own the company and save yourself some bucks.

Interesting to hear Dave talking about how Vince's brother dying might have him thinking about his own mortality, which would assume he has normal human emotions.

This Alexa silliness is completely out of hand at this point. At least Bray's horror alter ego puts more effort into it than black lipstick and hair buns. Also the tiniest person on the roster becoming a no selling murder machine strains believability past the breaking point.

R-Truth being 49 years old is amazing to me. I'm starting to think he is immortal.

Omos back to styling on mf'ers this week.

I suppose with the Peacock deal, WWE has finally achieved their goal of fully not having to care what fans think since all their money is coming from TV deals and streaming.

Speaking of #SpeakingOut, Joey Ryan attempting to bankrupt all his accusers by suing them is almost as awful as all the harrassing he did. He's got a default judgement against Allie Kat since she couldn't afford a lengthy court case, and Pelle Primeau is having to do a Gofundme for his defense.

I think if Alexa was doing this character in any other company other than the one run by a guy known for his creepy fetishes, it probably wouldn't come off as uncomfortable to so many. Just knowing so much in WWE is designed simply for Vince's amusement gives it such a creepy vibe, even if it wasn't the intention.

I suppose that's true. Although I could argue there wasn't much further down Shorty G could have gone.

Pat Buck out here with the 1980s Vince suit

Remember when we all thought Dom was going to be great when he had those matches with Seth? Then he ran into the black hole of suck and is now Just A Guy. Speaking of, Baron Corbin is like Bray Wyatt without the horror nonsense. Everyone he feuds with ends up coming out of it lesser than they went in.

No doubt. SD feels like an entirely different promotion right now. Also Bianca carrying Otis might be one of the most physically impressive feats I've ever seen. Looked like an ant carrying a potato chip.

Since Mania was pushed to April 10, it opened up enough space for them to add another PPV. So a lot of what will end up on the WM card will be decided on the February and March PPVs now. But WWE stans will still be out there acting like there's any long term planning.

I would argue the reaction the Rumble got for him not winning it was even more of a litmus test. That promo was the start of WWE trying to rewrite history to make it seem like it was the plan all along and not something the fans forced their hand on.

I mean Conor basically has a get out of jail free card. As long as he draws he can have whatever substances he wants. I suppose that's probably true for any headliner *cough& Jon Jones *cough* but it seems really painfully obvious in his case. Plus I would expect since Joe spends so much time around fighters he knows exactly what game the WWE is playing.

Wednesday was the night NBC Sports aired NHL games, so NXT is either going to have to move to another night or get pre-empted on a regular basis.

I still suspect pulling Tully's offer was more of a F you move than anything else. Getting upset at Tully popping for coke is like getting mad at Steve Austin having a high BAC. It's kind of the whole gimmick. I'd wager Turner as a company was probably done dealing with the Horsemen at that point and looked for any reason to back out of the deal.

I'm guessing Corny getting busted open could have been played off as accidental juice, since it's not like Jim was known for blading all over the place. Dusty taking a spike to the eye would not offer any such plausible deniability.