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WWE knows just what the public needs in these trying times: a Charlotte title match. https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-06-22/article/asuka-charlotte-flair-preview

What Sammy said was disgusting and he needs to apologize, but let's not lump being a dumbass edgelord on a podcast nobody listened to in with criminal assault and abuse of power.

Undertaker said in the final episode of The Last Ride that he has no desire to return to the ring, which is probably for the best since the boneyard match is the highest note he can realistically go out on. I know he's sort of retired and then come back before, but he apparently had a moment of clarity after nearly breaking his neck in the Goldberg match. Still, it'd be cool if they did something at Survivor Series this year since it'll be 30 years to the day of his WWF debut.

Thanks again for all the kind words, everyone. This project has been tremendously rewarding to be because it's helped me organize a lot of the thoughts jumbling around in my head in a more coherent fashion and caused me to pick up on some things I most likely wouldn't have noticed otherwise. I'm glad other people got something out of it as well.

That was Charlotte's first husband (boyfriend at the time), who she accused of domestic abuse in her book. He sued them for defamation and said that there was dashcam footage of her using racist language toward police officers. The lawsuit was settled out of court.

Herodes (the luchador, not the guy who posts here under that name) died on Sunday. He was 69. If you haven't seen it already, check out his 1984 hair match with Tony Salazar (uncle of the original Mistico).

Thillseekers vs. Heavenly Bodies at Night of Legends is probably the most famous match in SMW history and is easy to find online.

Any time there's a big social media pile-on, you can expect people with ulterior motives (whether it be individuals with an unrelated axe to grind or outright trolls) to get involved. That's why we have courts of law with rules of evidence to deal with things like this. I understand that the criminal justice system often gives victims of sexual abuse a raw deal, but trial by Twitter is no substitute.

Cornette is a surprise. With all the enemies he's made, I figured any dirt on him would have come out a long time ago.

I'm still waiting for people with real power in this industry to face consequences. In particular, one whose name rhymes with Bince BcBahon.

It turns out that WWE killing the UK scene was actually a good thing.

Update: 127. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams/Johnny Ace (AJPW, 12/10/94) After further review and some serious consideration, I've decided that this is Doc's best match. It has deeper psychology than the 1990 brawl with Hansen and less downtime and overkill than his other acclaimed epics. It's also my pick for the best ever non-final (or more accurately, non-tournament-clinching) RWTL match. Unlike a lot of high-profile All Japan matches, there's no time-killing vibe in the opening minutes as they start out chippy with slapping, hair pulling, and two near pull-apart brawls. The bulk of the match is Misawa-in-peril, which works to the match's benefit because Kobashi refuses to allow Doc and Ace to simply sit in holds. Had Kobashi been the one being worked over, Misawa likely would have sat back and waited for the tag. Kobashi running in to break up submissions forced the Americans to really ramp up the aggression, and they obliged with some brutal double-team offense. In an ominous harbinger of the future, the crowd largely sits on their hands until the head drops start. The finishing run is the kind of controlled chaos this crew always excelled at delivering. Kobashi taking out Doc with a tiger suplex at the end was fitting payback for the release German he delivered to Kobashi earlier in the match. ****1/2

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Vince. The way WWE has conducted itself would make a lot more sense if that was the case.

John Cena is a BTS fan. In fact, his $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter was to match a donation made by the group and their label.

According to PWInsider, Drake Maverick didn't know he would be brought back until the day of the cruiserweight tournament final taping. In fact, he filed trademark applications for "Spud" and "Rockstar Spud" that very day. So if the whole thing was a work, it was a needlessly elaborate one.

For what it's worth, when Bruce Prichard was with MLW, people who worked there noted that Cornette was way more in touch with modern wrestling and relating to modern wrestlers than Prichard was.

Fink no doubt rolling in his grave.

Oh, boy. A cinematic technical wrestling match. Are you excited yet?

So instead of the babyface champion heroically overcoming the odds, you have the heel challengers screw themselves. What kind of dumbass booking is this?

Literally what the fuck

Asuka is so blatantly wrestling for two. Nia is worthless.

If nothing else, Edge/Orton will prove instructive as to what the company thinks a great wrestling match looks like. It also ensures that this show will be remembered far more than a typical throwaway B-PPV. Like, off the top of your head, can you name a single thing that happened at Stomping Grounds?

I'm sure he was thinking in terms of actual wrestling angles and not toilet humor segments. And like you said, it was predicated in the idea of fan turnover. Given the median age of WWE's viewers and their inability to create new stars, there can't be too many people watching now who weren't watching in 2006.

My first top three for 2020 with a new #1.