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Cody is great about drumming up interest for his matches but then the matches usually tend to disappoint. Curious to see if he can end his 3-star performances tonight. Dustin is really good, so we'll see. I assume Omega/Jericho is going to have a lot of bells & whistles, like in Japan, because I don't really trust Jericho to have a great match if it's just moves in a ring anymore. He needs plunder. Will be cool to see what modern day Aja Kong looks like. Lucha Bros/Young Bucks is going to be spot city. Like, nothing but. So if you like Pentagon doing his hand sign shit & Superkicks, you'll probably love it. If you like guys kicking out of everything, you'll probably love it. I will probably not be a fan but I'm looking forward to one or two spots that make me say wow or something cool. Rest of the card I don't really have any expectations one way or the other, so I'm going to keep an open mind. I just hope things go well & when the show is over there's a lot of positive word of mouth & people excited.

I remember there being old Bayley tweets, maybe even before she was in NXT, where she was cussing up a storm about something. Probably long since deleted since she does the kid friendly hugger thing now. Not that I'm a person that profanity would matter to me but some people, for whatever reason, it bothers.

I had to shut the weigh-in off. Was way too embarrassing, felt really amateurish & like no one was prepared. Plus the production, especially the audio, was quite bad. Shame.

I will say, I like Kofi on top more than I would have liked Ali on top. Even in the MITB ladder match, I thought Ali stuck out like a sore thumb. Also, I know the New Day themselves are adamant about not splitting up the group & I'm OK with that, but I would love to see some Big E. solo stuff. That guy is a bucket of charisma. Also, as a side note, I thought Money in the Bank was a pretty bad PPV but us getting this much discussion from it is pretty cool.

They have a lot of good women. They have a lot of talent. I'm not against women's wrestling or it being on the show. I am against mediocrity & when it's overlooked because of the fear of being labeled a misogynist or whatever. We're in this era of wrestling now where some things are a lot harder to talk about because everyone feels like they're walking on eggshells. If you're not a fan of Kofi as champ, as an example, you risk being labeled a racist (especially on Twitter), if you say negative things about the women or big people or whatever. Not really a concern or fear that pops-up here but if you venture away from PWO & talk about wrestling? I'm also against anything that feels like it's being shoved down your throat. How a lot of fans felt toward Roman Reigns before the cancer is how I feel about what WWE is doing with the women. No denying at one time, Becky was white hot. But they definitely flubbed it in the build & I think adding Charlotte hurt things too (despite her being a great worker). So by the time Wrestlemania did roll around, it felt more like Kofi/Bryan was the "main" & the women just got to go on last as some sort of prize. It felt gifted instead of earned. Which maybe isn't fair to them, as it wasn't their fault.

I was OK with the Brock surprise & actually popped when his music hit. I just wish he would have laid a bigger path of destruction before grabbing the briefcase. Some more suplexes & F-5s or whatever. Of course, the biggest reason for me was two fold: 1. I didn't care about anyone in the match outside of Andrade and 2. it was a better surprise than Fat Rob Zombie in a clown mask coming back would have been. I hate that Kofi & Seth are world champs. I hate that one of the title matches on a PPV was Kofi Vs. Owens. Two scruds. Also, if I'm being honest, I hate the force-feeding us women's matches too. Women's Money in the Bank Match, then back-to-back Becky title defense matches (with the super pushed Lacey to start) and then the Bayley cash-in all on the same show. Maybe I'm in the minority there but when I read that Stephanie McMahon's goal was to have equal matches on a show of women & men - like say both have four matches each - I got a look of horror on my face. We've had the all-women's PPV, the women's Rumble & women Main Event Wrestlemania now. It feels like they're hot-shotting this "revolution." Cage match sucked. 205 match sucked. Mysterio/Joe was a nothing match. Then you factor in all the ref flubs & it was a truly bad PPV experience. Once again though, I think most of it goes back to WWE just not having any stars. Brock despite feeling... oversaturated, at least still comes off as a star BECAUSE he's part-time & they protect him. Roman doesn't have that aura. Braun doesn't have that aura. Bobby Lashley & Drew MacIntyre certainly don't. And don't even get me started on Kofi, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins. Oof.

That and also no hardcore spots. Like we're not seeing trash can lids, kendo sticks, bowling balls or Raven with a shopping cart with a Frankenstein doll in it. Which is why I assume they didn't just call it the hardcore division again.

They could literally fire everyone that was in the segment, including the commentators, and it would make WWE better.

It's already a jobber title 30 seconds after the reveal. That's gotta be a new fucking record.

Dude, the shaky cam backstage during the beating of Sami by Braun was legitimately one of the funniest ten seconds of TV I think I've EVER watched. I have no idea how anyone can think that looks good. It was so fucking awful that I legitimately laughed out loud. This company is beyond clueless. Blame Kevin Dunn, or who the fuck ever, but that shit is inexcusable. Someone please clip that! It was literally the man holding the camera just moving it from left to right really quickly.

Don't forget AEW Double or Nothing is Saturday!

I can't wait for Brock Lesnar Vs. Baron Corbin at Wrestlemania, y'all!

So now when Charlotte wins her next belt she's already a damn 10-time champion? That's insane.

My god, nothing can go right tonight. ANOTHER blown finish. Good god.

That was an awful first hour.

I would agree with that had they not had this as one of their biggest four matches & not cancelled it until a week before the PPV. It's just wonky all around. A real headache.

Why not just have PAC win? A loss isn't gonna kill Page anyway.

As it pertains to the GWE, I had the same thought. When that was finished, I think people were kind of burned out. A PWO discord isn't a bad idea...

Doesn't just feel like WWE. PWO as a whole seems a lot less active than it used to feel. Maybe that's due to the shows being worse, or Twitter/other social media being easier or whatever, I don't know. Need to get some new fish.

I guess I hadn't thought about it before but it is pretty incredible that a company with Jim Cornette also has Teddy Hart, Low Ki & is bringing in Austin Aries! That's a lot of guys not known for being team players. But they're all really talented.

It's WAY too fucking early to be making this statement.

I'm watching it right now & I'm pretty entertained. Got about twenty minutes left but the first two matches were fine & the Selina stuff has been fun. Looking forward to Park/Pentagon 2. EDIT: Main event was fun!

One of my favorite things going right now is CONTRA in MLW with Simon Gotch, Jacob Fatu & Josef Samael. It's pretty simplistic: an invading stable of heels beats people up... but that still works!

A problem, as it seems to me, is that whenever they do try to run some big angle, it's always about the McMahon family & not about the wrestlers. So a big angle in their eyes would be like Vince McMahon announcing his retirement & then Triple H & Shane McMahon fighting over who controls the show. And it wouldn't help anyone on the roster.

If I weren't so lazy, I would make a thread questioning if the Usos are the best tag team to have come through WWF/WWE. I actually think they might be & if not, it's close. That being said, this new "comedy" (I guess?) that they're doing with the Revival is not doing any of them any favors.