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Rey Mysterio was 14 when he debuted. I'm sure there are some joshi who were even younger.

$100 for a puppet is absolutely bonkers. But it does make you wonder how much money AEW left on the table by not marketing a Mercedes Mone puppet.

Yeah, Hogan's matwork was really just a handful of canned sequences that never went anywhere or led to anything. Even so, as a worker, he was Kenta Kobashi compared to Big Daddy. By the way, it was in the AWA that he came into his own as a promo guy. It didn't happen overnight, but he pretty much had it figured out by 1983.

I can think of no good reason why anyone should care about the political views of a backstage agent if it doesn't affect their work.

Also, the traditional JCP fans who had rejected Hogan during his first red and yellow run had largely abandoned the product by that point.

Enshittification continues its inexorable march to take over every aspect of the human experience.

Punk/Gunther ruled, obviously. I thought it took a bit to get going, but I'd probably enjoy it more on a re-viewing because I'd go in with a better understanding of what they were going for storywise. I'm also thankful they held off on the Rollins cash-in until the actual match was over.

That was easily the best Jade Cargill match I've ever seen. Whoever agented that match deserves a bonus.

WWE may be a corporate vampire squid run by contemptible ghouls, but they're finally giving me Punk/Gunther.

The rollout actually finished a couple of weeks ago. https://gweproject.freeforums.net/thread/3420/100-greatest-matches-2025-results I was worried there'd be a drop-off in participation, but there were over twice as many ballots as the last time. Great to see so much enthusiasm for the project. Cena/Umaga in the top 20 and Joe/Necro in the top 5 is wild.

As an interesting historical note, Stu Hart brokered a deal in the late 70s to put the NWA junior heavyweight championship on Dynamite Kid, but Nelson Royal refused to drop the belt to him. Dynamite made a huge impact pretty much everywhere he went, so you have to wonder how things might have developed if he had gone around the country as a touring champion.

In what universe are spectacular acrobats in colorful costumes "normal?" Anyway, lighter wrestlers have had plenty of success in America in the past. Argentina Rocca was the one who brought New York back from the dead as a wrestling town. Verne Gagne's first major push was as NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion. Danny Hodge was already mentioned. If I were to identify a single cause for their decline in the US, I would point to the spread of steroids and the rise of Superstar Billy Graham in particular. The impact of his size and physique combined with the gift of gab can hardly be overstated.

When Hulk Hogan died, it made the front page of the New York Times. When Gorgeous George died, it received so little attention that people were able to successfully impersonate him for years afterward. There's no comparison.

Just wait until Jesse Ventura and Bret Hart weigh in.

A man with a complicated legacy to say the least, but still the biggest star on a global basis the industry has ever seen. The idea that pro wrestling was a tiny thing happening in bars before he and Vince took it mainstream is obviously a crock, but his drawing power at his peak really was unfathomable. I'd wager his name is still the one that would come up the most often if you asked the average American to name a pro wrestler.

Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre sounds so absurd on paper that I feel compelled to watch Summerslam just to check it out.

At least the apology was as loud and as public as the disrespect.

The amount of unforced PR errors this company has committed in recent months is rather jarring. What else can be said about Vince, he was much better at reading the room. Maybe Wall Street was right that a dumb rassler wouldn't be up to the task of running a major corporation.

Looks like Punk won't be beating the sellout allegations anytime soon.

It should be noted that Smackdown the week before last did a shockingly low rating despite featuring Cena and Cody and having no NBA playoff competition. Raw is also doing disappointing numbers on Netflix. The big shows are still doing monster business, which is interesting because ratings have historically been a lagging indicator of popularity. Still, there are signs that WWE is starting to cool off somewhat. If nothing else, Vince's insistence on never turning Cena heel has been thoroughly vindicated.

The video isn't showing up for me, but I'm sure we all know what you're referring to. Still the greatest match of all time in my book. You know something is an absolute banger when you can just say the date it took place and people will know what you're talking about.

My favorite match from either team. Still one of the greatest tag matches in US history.

https://x.com/RonKillings/status/1929194390737530916 whaaaaat

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/28/wwe-vince-mcmahon-laurinaitis-sex-trafficking.html And Laurinaitis has flipped back on Vince. Truly no honor among thieves.

https://corporate.wwe.com/about/news/2025/05-27-2025 This just happens to be the weekend of All In. A mere coincidence, no doubt.