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I don't know about him having an ego (although I'd argue he'd be justified in having one considering what he's done for the company), it's sort of become a custom for a top guy leaving New Japan to be part of an angle putting over the folks positioned to take their place.

Becky stepping back with a drink in her hand while two other people have a fight she partially instigated is the most Irish thing she's ever done.

It was a good promo, but him ranting about arrogant entitled pricks getting away with it sure hits differently after the last week or so.

Re: the thread title.... to paraphrase the late great Dennis Green, Shanahan is what we thought he was, and he let 'em off the hook!

Even if Herb had eschewed the baby oil, hookers, and blow I don't think there was much chance of his UWF succeeding. I suppose their best possible outcome would have been that era's TNA: low cost content for a TV channel and a place for people to go who left WCW/WWF to decompress and get some work.

Just finished this, and holy shit this match. Quite the shift from Okada's last match to Ospreay going out on his shield and having a Terry Funk-eqsue goodbye promo afterward.

I would assume that's why he hasn't been jobbing on the way out, there's good reason to believe he'll be back for a match or two signing with AEW that he wouldn't be if he went to WWE.

I get the impression Rossy couldn't come to grips with not being 100% in charge after Bushiroad took over. It seems that they just reached the end of their rope with him.

I remember at the time watching it and her looking more like someone who just had a loved one pass thinking that it seemed kind of melodramatic for just a retirement, albeit a forced one. Now I wonder if she found out the gory details (who wants to know about a parent's normal sex life let alone Vince's?) and just had to come face to face with just how big of a piece of shit her father is? I would have to believe that would rattle someone to the core.

This is going to make me sound flippant about this, so I want to stress I'm not trying to be, but I'm almost surprised took this long for something like this to happen since he seemed to be sounding more and more unhinged over the years.

Interesting exchange on the WO Radio show tonight. Garrett read a question from the mailbag about Stardom folks not being happy about TK's tweet seemingly celebrating Rossy getting fired and how it might affect their relationship with their business partners, and Dave's reply was basically New Japan wasn't mad about it (with a laugh).

Big Bob vs Big Bronson is going to be some meat slapping fun on Raw next week.

Not to mention being out for over a year because his back exploded.

I wonder how much Punk getting hurt affected plans. Clearly the idea before the Rumble was Roman/Cody and Seth/Punk, but then he turns his tricep into crab meat and all of a sudden Cody is saying Finishing The Story isn't that big a deal anymore. Slotting Seth with Cody an Rock/Roman gives them two solid main events again, and makes the most sense business wise. Plus it has been stated in the reports since Raw that they expected fan backlash but not the fans heeling on Rock at the level they did which makes me think this was the (possibly panicked) backup plan. The big difference now is when faced by the fans rejecting the plan, instead of plowing forward like Vince they actually did a pivot that ended up better for almost everyone involved (Seth still a bitch...).

I was happy to see Big Bill turn his life around after he had that OD or whatever at that one indy show. The fact that he's done that *and* has had a career resurgence has been great to watch

I'm sure he's going to load the show since it will be getting lots of attention, but the announcement was all about telling the fans Mone is coming without flat out saying it. Interestingly, New Japan is confident they'll still be able to use her in the future so she apparently got one of those "work Japan when you want to" deals.

I've heard stories of people having run-ins with Steph, but nothing close to the level of Vince's weirdness. Johnny Ace is 100% trying to save his own neck, which honestly probably the smart play for him since the company would throw him under the bus in a heartbeat. I doubt it will allow him to escape any of the heat, but it seems like he's willing to air out the dirty laundry if he thinks it will save his ass.

I can understand Anthem wanting to bring them closer in the fold, but firing the guy who poured his soul into rebuilding the company is an odd place to start. They seem to want to paint this as a corporate reshuffling but those usually involve more than just one person.

That was a great show, excellent wrestling and storyline advancement.

All white suits for a blood angle, the Bucks are pros through and through.

Wow, Sting's kids look exactly like him.

Looks like they are doing the Punk thing with Mercedes, don't mention their name but just happen to book a big show in their hometown.

I need Mox playing Bruiser Brody in Japan and send people running in terror in Arena Mexico. Also Claudio vs Mascara Dorada was fucking fantastic for that little bit we got to see.

Popped for Claudio being a good rudo and winning with a foul.

Man this is a hell of a match, not as crazy as the Texas Death Match of course, but holy shit.