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I'm actually OK with the women's division in NXT right now. I find myself enjoying it more because Ember Moon was called-up to the main roster though. I just was not a fan of hers. Shayna Baszler is killing it. Kairi Sane is a fun babyface. I like Dakota Kai, even if this current storyline is a little ham-fisted. Candace LaRae is pretty good. Nikki Cross is still around & she's entertaining. I will admit I'm not digging Lacey Evans at all though. I also think Peyton Royce should have stuck around longer but what can you do? Time will tell on Bianca, but I dig the Kabuki Quantum Fighter hair gimmick!

There was a Barry Windham Vs. Stunning Steve Austin best 2-out-of-3 falls match going on, for the television title, which was a pretty damn good match, & Tony could just not even give half of a shit. He feels burned out again already.

The issue was never about them not being paid though, right? Like, I don't think the women would be hurt from not being able to go, work & get paid. I would imagine they would be more hurt that WWE, in the middle of a women's revolution (at least they would lead you to believe), went in the first place. And then all that bullshit about "progressive change" went out the window with the apology the Saudi's issued on Twitter. WWE just has dirt on their face here & no amount of money was worth the damage they have done to the locker room & morale. Women getting paid or not, it's a really bad look. Especially to the movement that WWE has been steering a lot of their television around the last couple of years. It basically squandered all of that. WWE are whores. Their solution is to give some of their money acquired to others to keep them quiet/make them happy...but I don't see how that's going to work. That's the opposite of a solution. WWE sold their roster out. It's just going to leave a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths.

Is it an outdated mentality to believe that, at least partially, some fans may have their judgment clouded by attractiveness? Peyton is really pretty. Alexa is really pretty. In the past, someone like Trish or Sunny were really pretty. I firmly believe it's a lot easier to overlook some shortcomings of a performer if you're attracted to them & don't mind seeing them on your screen. In example, I'm really attracted to Becky Lynch and I think she's the best female on the WWE roster. If I were less attracted to her, would I still believe that? Not sure. But I know I sound like a neanderthal right now so I should probably shut up...

There's a lot of things that are different nowadays. Firstly, not to overlook it, is the damn internet. You can look up & watch wrestling 24/7 now. You can talk about wrestling 24/7. You can always find a show if you want. Secondly, as mentioned (and partially because of the internet I would argue, but also the TV) is straight-up overexposure. NO ONE feels like a star when you see them ALL the time. RAW is too long. Smackdown is unneeded. And there's no competition so there's not a spark to light a fire under anyone's ass. It's just a job. Also Vince McMahon is 72-years-old now. You can't work that hard for that long forever. He had to slowdown sometime. WWE is publicly traded. The PPV model is gone. It's all about shareholders & WWE Network Subscribers now, so the way they present the show has changed significantly. Heels have merch & break kayfabe on Twitter & show that they're cool people... and no one wants to boo them when they're on TV because they're cool. Then a guy like Roman comes out & he's supposed to be a 1980's Bob Backlund or Hulk Hogan babyface & that shit just doesn't work like that anymore. It's dull. It's predictable. It's repetitive. And the fans turn on it, so then WWE keeps pushing him like he's Hogan but has him lose the Wrestlemania blow-off matches. Is Hogan the same Hogan if he loses to Andre, Savage & Slaughter?

That's not what I said. And no. I can think for myself.

The Rock was over as both a heel & a face admittedly but it was his initial failed babyface run that turned him heel & made him into a star. Yokozuna? Better as a heel. Umaga? Heel. Headshrinkers? Heels. Wild Samoans? Heels. Even the Usos have been a lot better since turning heel. Other than a Rikishi babyface run, most of that bloodline has prospered at being heel. Peter Maivia was before my time & I've not seen any of his work but I think he was a babyface but don't know for sure so don't want to say. But for whatever reason, they don't want to try a heel run with Roman Reigns. It's really odd.

Kevin Nash invented Twitter back when it was 180 characters and under. When it used to be Bob Backlund regulation.

Roman should have won the Wrestlemania match with Brock the first time when they did the stupid swerve shit with Seth Rollins and the Money-in-the-Bank cash-in (which needs to go away, by the way). Everything after that just compounded it.

At least they got the winner right. Way too many jobbers in that match though. Goodness.

Looks like Jericho has been eating and drinking a lot since Wrestle Kingdom.

Titus gonna be the new Shockmaster.

I'm over at the Titus thing. The commentary is off the rails.

I don't know who Babatunde is, they said he was from NXT (I don't remember him) but he's definitely a hoss.

Thank God they sent a fucking star out there. Crowd wasn't even counting with the countdown anymore.

DAMNIT LUKE!

There he is! Top guy brother Luke Gallows! The good brother. Look at the size of this man! That's my pick. No way you can get him over the top. Plus, he has SO much experience. He's made a name for himself all over the world, including in the land of the rising sun! I think the size and the experience can get him to the end of this!

DAMNIT KONNOR!

THERE HE IS! Top Guy Konnor! That's my pick to win it. He's too damn big. How can you get that hoss over the top!? This is his moment to shine. Gonna get the WWE Universe behind him for sure!

Oh shit, Scott Dawson. He's got this! He's a bruiser, ladies & gentlemen!

DAMNIT BO!

TOP GUY Bo Dallas! That's my pick right there. He's the winner! He's a thoroughbred. Comes from a good bloodline. This is his moment to shine and get the WWE Universe behind him!!

TOP GUY Primo Colon!

When you have 50 entrants, you're going to have A LOT of jobbers... I feel like there's maybe eight entrants that won't be sheer disappointments.

I wonder what Jim Cornette thinks about a match worked like this on his list of shit he hates on.