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I kind of wish they would do it MORE. There are so many people on the roster who could benefit from doing something completely different. Especially since the main event of this show is Hated Babyface Cena vs THEDEMONKANE in 2014.

Part of me thought that was a rib on Jeff Hardy being Willow in TNA.

Sure glad Roman was able to overcome the sea of mid carders in that battle royale.

Legit lol'd at the "Kevin Hart = Little Jimmy" sign.

Oh shit, someone on the WON board just pointed out that Vickie's daughter had eating disorder issues, and they have her getting puked on. Even if unintentional, it makes that segment seem 100x worse.

If Russo was around, that would lead to a love angle between them.

...aaaaaaaaand that's why WWE will never get the level of TV money any other programming that gets the ratings they do.

It really says something that the "lacing someone's food or drink to make them poop" has been a go-to for WWE comedy for so long. Pretty sure that would be considered assault in the real world.

Vickie sneezing is an inside joke since Vince is a weirdo who thinks involuntary body functions are signs of weakness.

I don't think anyone's issue with Jim Ross was ever how he called a match. In fact, I bet he could do the current storyline exposition style of announcing better than the guys they have now. It must be absolutely demoralizing to the women how the commentators openly check out on their match every show. Yeah, we're probably not going to get a epic five star encounter but it just comes off so unprofessional to have your announcers just totally shit on every segment they do.

From photos I've seen from inside the building it looks like they have a pretty decent crowd tonight.

I like how the roster cuts are being explained by cost cutting due to network losses. As if cutting Teddy Long, a ref, and a bunch of jobbers is going to make a difference against a $50 million loss.

tl;dr version of Russo's cryfest: he's upset Bryan didn't interview him for the book, pretty sure Dave mentioned at some point that he turned down an interview request.

So Bryan's Death of WCW book just got an expanded re-release, and Vince Russo is losing his shit over it:

Dave mentions in today's update how Patterson's big reveal is laughable because everyone in the business knew for decades, which seems like he's missing the point. The fact that a pro wrestling promotion positively featured someone coming out of the closet publicly is kind of a big deal given how socially backwards the business has been throughout history.

I would wager it was because they were sharing real stories with real emotional impact.

I would imagine her shoot kneedropping Naomi, breaking her oribital bone, and changing plans for both WM and probably Total Divas did in Aksana. I'll never understand what prompted her to do that either. I get she was having a brainfart, but what makes you think "shit, I forgot the spot, lemme make up for it by dropping my knee right on her goddamn face".

I had someone who knows what's going on tell me the day after Payback that Trips was incensed at how Kevin Dunn and his crew missed the shot of the Shield standing tall over his body at the end of the show. Once it came out that Hunter and Steph want to shitcan him the moment they take over, I had no problem believing Dunn would start fucking him and his pet projects over at every turn.

She was, kind of. Her whole gimmick was being the "Anti-Diva" raging against the bleach blonde Barbie stereotype.

Paige flounders because they book her to take a beating the whole match only to luck in to her finisher. If they pushed her as the bad ass chick they did in NXT she wouldn't be floundering nearly as much.

I think WWE should rip that off now that they are trying to push Network subs. "We're out of time but you can see all the action on the WWE Network's Raw Backstage Pass!" That was specifically asked on a WO show not too long after the network launched, and the response was it wouldn't be worth pissing off USA by using their show as a sales tool for the network. Of course that was before they signed a new deal so maybe they could do it now.

She actually wrote a lot of the "Mystery Worker Has Opinions" columns that appear on the WON site, Dave accidentally published one with her name on it once.

That's funny, I remember Hunter as a talking head in one of their DVDs about having dinner with the family when he started dating Steph. He had a line to the effect of if you think meeting your girlfriend's parents is bad, imagine if her dad is Vince McMahon.

...and since NXT is Hunter's baby (and has been putting on better shows than the main roster as of late) I'm expecting everyone getting a call-up to get buried immediately.

I like how Ambrose got so into his promo he spiked the mic at the end, then realized he was supposed to hand it off of Reigns.