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It doesn't help that they never really went all in on the cult leader gimmick at the start. I don't know if it was fear of upsetting sponsors or just general cold feet at pulling the trigger, but every time they were on the brink of doing something with them as a group, it seemed like they'd just wimp out and do the same old lame parlor trick nonsense. Now they want to push him as a singles threat and pretend like they actually did all this sinister Kevin Sullivan in Florida level stuff with him, instead of how he was actually portrayed as the homeless guy you see downtown who goes around speaking nonsense and thinks he can control people with his mind.

Why do I have a bad feeling they're not going to be able to resist pairing him back up with BRAUN at some point. WWE seems enamored with always having a mystical bullshit character around in the upper mid card, and I wouldn't be surprised if they don't have any plans for Braun after the Brock match(es).

That reminds me of when they were getting hammered by parent groups and for a while the Godfather was a fun loving guy who loved to have fun instead of a weed smoking pimp. Also the language quirk about never saying "belt" made the angle where Jinder stole the title from Randy on SD about 100x more comical than intended. "He's stolen the Championship!"

The Rock says: IT DOESN'T MATTER how biology works!!! I dunno, it seems kind of a cop-out to be mad at the fans instead of the company that has been ramming the guy down their throats as the New Cena for years. Fair or not people don't want to see him in the position the company does, yet it's somehow the fans' fault when they push back since this company has a near sociopathic obsession with deliberately not following the lead their audience creates for them.

I have a feeling this show will end up being sneaky good since there was zero buzz going in. Most of the matchups on paper should be at least decent if not good, and we have the possibility of an all time Wrestlecrap moment which might reach "so bad it's good" levels.

Is it bad I'm afraid to start watching these since I know I'll end up falling into an Armstrong sized rabbit hole?

Agreed things are looking much improved, but it's still alarming that it took another round of indy guys to pop the territory again. Miley is the only homegrown guy to show any potential.

Looks like the Prime Time megadump is rolling into 1989, which is a pleasant surprise since I thought it would end when 1988 was full.

I mean... it kinda is worse for several reasons: 1. LOLBALLZ 2. Referencing a song from the 50s comes off like someone let Grandpa name your PPV. 3. As someone on Twitter noted, you just know despite the name the "official song" is going to be some generic butt rock garbage. 4. It gives ammo to the annoying "WWE is an embarrassment to my precious pro graps" carelords. 5. Recent trends have WWE beating you over the head with PPV names so hearing "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE" shoehorned out of the mouth of everyone on the Raw roster for weeks leading up the show will get old very quick. 6. They did this after moving the New Day to SD. Big E making jokes would have been the only redeeming quality of all this.

I wonder who thought this was a good idea, I've already seen non wrestling media stories out just flat laughing at WWE about this.

Were they though? The Fabs were portrayed as manly men (if not unintentionally homoerotic) and the R and R's were teen idol types. The only similarity was them being popular babyface tag teams.

It's quite amusing how Bill Watts seems to have a complete inability to pronounce Jim "Doogan" Duggan's name properly on these Mid South shows.

Dynamic Duo vs Kerry/Kevin double hair match (and maybe some of the follow up where the Duo would come out wearing masks to hide) was always one of my favorite WCCW angles. Brian Adias turning heel and using the Oriental Spike on everyone leading to a cage match with Kevin was always an underrated gem as well IMO since they always would mention Adias was a childhood friend of the Von Erichs. Brody never really did much beyond having endless DQ brawls with Abdullah, but maybe some Red River Jack stuff if there has to be something there. You'd have to have something on the Iceman Parsons-Buddy Roberts Freebird hair cream feud too.

Team SD Diva Jobbers wrecking shop was surprisingly good.

So the mass ESPN layoffs have begun and somehow Coach has survived the bloodletting so far. Maybe WWE pulled some strings?

Ric just posted on Twitter that his longtime girlfriend/current fiancee Wendy "Fifi the Maid" Barlow was in a serious car accident.

LOL at JBL being named the new co-host of Talking Smack. WWE troll game on point.

I would hope it's just being uncomfortable with the highly scripted current WWE format (which a lot of guys from his era and before have struggled with) and not anything else as well, but there's something about the level of jackass that he was before and not believing those particular leopards can change their spots.

Yes, I've noticed there's been occasions where he's been sounding an awful lot like rambly "no condition to perform" Shawn, but we all know that couldn't be the reason nowadays since Jesus chased the demons away (/sarcasm for those who miss it).

Is it me or does Nak have some sort of speech impediment? Not the obvious non English speaking thing, but it sounds like he always has something in his mouth when he talks. I thought it was the mouthpiece he always wears getting in the way, but he wasn't wearing it when he did his NXT goodbye speech and it still was there? I can see that becoming a sticking point in WWE since they get hung up on stuff like that.

He kept shedding clothes on the pre-show, had it gone any longer it would have been 90s DX Shawn all over again.

It's still amazing to me that an angle that started in TNA (the Hardys' collecting gold) managed to go to Mexico, random Carolina indies, ROH, and got blown off at Wrestlemania.

New Table for 3 set to premiere with HBK, Nash, and..... AJ Styles. Certainly an odd trio, but I could see it being fun if the clique doesn't try to steamroll the whole show.

Edge didn't always get the best creative to work with, but his feud with Cena where he got himself booed and John cheered nearly 100% at a time when that never happened put him above Orton to me.

The worst is how the people on THE BOARD~! who hate Dave despite paying to be on his site are crowing like it's a victorious moment for them.