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Yeah, I believe so.

Guys I think Teagan is dead.

OUCH

A chain! Somewhere Uncle Ivan is looking down smiling.

Holy fuck, this match is bananas.

Keith Lee sending motherfuckers flying with a Pounce will never not be awesome.

Nothing like starting off with a hoss fight to get a show kicked off proper-like.

Mansoor out here looking like a star on this pre show, it helps that the crowd really hates Sam Roberts.

This looks like it could be a really solid show even if a match or two doesn't click as expected.

See, Jim does have a valid point in the middle of all that nonsense that there are people in the the wrestling sphere who pretend to be journalists but just make shit up and/or make enough vague scoop hints that one of them is bound to come true. But Bix isn't one of those people. I may disagree with his takeaways on some topics but at least I get where he's coming from when he says them and isn't just pulling it out of his ass. You have people like Brad Shepard blatantly making shit up and Ryan Satin pretending he's tracking down hot SCOOPZ while not-really-but-kinda-really working for WWE.

Considering the drop off in the NFL from the top level QBs to everyone else is probably bigger than it's been in a while, it's really noticeable that the QBs in the XFL so far have been extremely Not Good. It's not like they can do anything about it, they get who they can get, but it's something I've noticed so far.

Considering their champion is part of the Anoai family and their tag champs are part of the family Vince always wanted to poach in the national expansion but never could, it wouldn't shock me.

Any time anyone on twitter mentions Cornette or even slightly alludes to him, hordes of his fans snitch tag him to see the reaction it gets. It's really the worst thing that's been introduced to Wrestling Twitter and that says a lot. All the obvious problematic stuff aside for a moment, it is kind of said that a lot of his audience just seems to get off on watching the old wrestling man have a hissyfit more than anything else. Like it could be anyone in that position but it just happens to be Cornette because he's Extremely Online now.

Been getting back into MLW the last few weeks, and I gotta tell you as a certified Old Man Fan it gave me chills to see the Von Erichs entering to Stranglehold in Dallas. It's striking to see Marshall out there looking like someone dropped his dad from 1985-ish right into 2020. It's funny to see the perils of taping in advance, with all the Killer Kross hype videos when he's already signed and about to debut in NXT. Gave me "WCW tapes way too far in advance in the early 90s so hilarity ensues" vibes. Also Mance Warner looks (and sounds) like Steve Austin and Mark Briscoe got genetically spliced together.

Bix was pointing out that Jim constantly saying Meltzer "sucks Kenny's dick" could be considered homophobic, which seems to have sent him into a tizzy. It's what I was referring to earlier about Jim sending his followers to attack Bix's appearance.

Considering Brandi specifically brought up how ridiculous it looked on commentary I doubt this will become an AEW standard.

It's not like WWE has spent the last decade plus kneecapping folks with start-stop pushes or anything. It certainly helps that Raw has been showing a more concerted effort to build up new stars for the future even if it might mean making some sacrifices in the short term.

Bianca is amazing, and I hope she doesn't get Asuka'd and end up lost in the shuffle because it wasn't her "turn" yet.

I mean, he *is* part of the family despite being an asshole, I don't think Bret could keep him from using it. Plus I get the feeling the family kind of has a blind spot for him since his brother died when he was young. It seems like he was allowed to do whatever he wanted ever since with little to no recourse.

The problem is even when Jim makes valid points (and he frequently does), it gets lost in the avalanche of nonsense he spews. It makes you not want to consider any of his points because he's being obnoxious when he makes them. Not to mention besides everything else, he comes off as softer than baby poop at the slightest of criticism. I've not always agreed with Bix and/or his views of everything, but Jim going on a personal attack and sending his Twitter mob to attack based on an unflattering photo of him was some real bullshit. Going after someone's looks is some grade A "gotten to" material and made him look like a petty ass teenager jilted by an ex.

To add fuel to the fire, after Matt Hardy tweeted "GOODBYE" after his write off on Raw, Evil Uno tweeted "you say goodbye, we say hello". So whatever ends up happening, they are definitely trying to get you to believe he is going to AEW.

So it seems Cobb is only in for this angle at the moment, Cody really wants him but it seems like a risk to feature someone not inked to a deal and have them hit you with the Rick Rude Maneuver and show up on someone else's TV.

So Simone Johnson got signed to WWE and is at the PC. Interesting she's already tiring of the jokes from people saying her WWE name will be based off her dad somehow, when the only other person on the roster with a situation similar to hers has her whole gimmick based on "what if her dad was a woman". I wish her the best, she seems to have a real desire to make it in the business, but I hope she isn't too disappointed when Vince only sees her as Female Rock and nothing else.

Adam Page should be the lesson every company learns from. ROH and to a lesser extent New Japan were trying so hard to make him a thing just based on matches, and it really wasn't working. AEW gives him a gimmick with personality and it gets over huge. It reminds me of the Gary Hart line where he said (paraphrasing) that while he respected anyone who can wrestle, the business is about making money and just being a good wrestler isn't enough.

Funny you would mention Blassie, Dave mentioned Heyman was a big fan of Blassie as a kid and that inspired the Shayna deal.