NintendoLogic

My understanding is that a voter has to nominate someone for them to be on the ballot. Dave can't just place them there of his own volition.

Even Vampiro? Anyway, I've decided that the only promoters not already in who deserve to be inducted are Crockett Jr. and Jerry Jarrett because they went beyond what could have been accomplished by playing a pat hand in the territory system. Simply remaining in business for an extended period of time isn't particularly praiseworthy when you're a member of a cartel that protects you from any real competition.

1. Mistico. I'm a fan of Taue as a worker (even if he was clearly the least of the Four Corners), and I find it ludicrous that he's the only 90s Japanese heavyweight of note not to be in. But if you look at the numbers, Mistico should be a no-brainer or close to it. 2. Goldberg. Honestly, they're both pretty weak candidates. In fact, elliott's Fujiwara Gordy List pushed me from leaning no but could be persuaded otherwise on Fujiwara's candidacy to a hard no, which was probably the opposite of its intended effect. I'll give it to Goldberg by a hair because he was the kind of performer who made a lasting impression on everyone who saw him. 3. Edge. I'm not an Edgehead by any stretch of the imagination, but come on. He was an important cog in the machine for far longer, a much better worker, and a far superior human being. What exactly is the case for Warrior? 4. Blue Panther. To me, when you're as terrible in the ring as JYD was, your record as a draw has to be absolutely bulletproof (like at least Dusty Rhodes-level) to be HOF-worthy, and he's not on that level. I wouldn't vote for Panther solely on either working ability or stardom, but he absolutely should be in based on a combination of the two. 5. Johnny Saint. Orton fails the "feels like a Hall of Famer" test miserably, and I can't get behind someone like that unless they're a slam dunk from an empirical standpoint. As for Saint, OJ may have managed to convince a handful of folks that he was the total shits, but to the wrestling fandom at large, there's no one more emblematic of British-style mat wrestling. Definitely a strong candidate from a work/influence standpoint.

It was pretty amusing to see Scott dunked on by so many of his commenters for thinking that Jinny was just some random geek brought in to make Toni Storm look good when she's one of the biggest stars in the UK women's scene.

The term "the worst" gets thrown around a lot, but Brie Bella is the literal worst. Can't work, can't talk, a danger to herself and others.

Reigns has significantly regressed in the ring this year, though. It's like WWE decided that Lesnar/Goldberg has to be the template for every Universal Championship match. So we get a million Superman punches, a thousand finisher kick-outs, and a power nap thrown in at some point. At least, that's how it is on PPV. His Raw matches seem to be generally well-received.

Alexa is fine as the pest challenger who takes every shortcut to gain an advantage before getting her comeuppance in the end. It was her as a dominant heel champion that sucked.

I was half-expecting some kind of Starrcade 1996-style bait and switch where it somehow wasn't actually a cash-in. They could still do that. Like, Constable Corbin has the match stricken from the record books due to the Lesnar interference and gives Braun the briefcase back.

Mankindsplains?

KawadaSmile may have a far more positive view of current WWE than most of us, but as long as he doesn't go around telling everybody how stupid they are for not enjoying it as much as he does, I've got no beef with him. For what it's worth, I agree that this was one of their better shows this year.

On PPV. Nobody in their right mind watches Raw on a consistent basis.

How's this for a crazy idea: have Roman defend the Universal Championship against someone other than Lesnar or Strowman. It's been way too long since there was a title match not involving one of those three.

Don't worry, I'm sure they'll find some way to keep Alexa in the title picture.

THIS FEUD MUST CONTINUE.

No doubt about it, that was a pretty fantastic match. It could very well be the main roster MOTY.

DISQUALIFY HIS ARSE!

I think it'd be pretty cool if Renee's commentary was subtly pro-Ambrose without ever explicitly acknowledging their relationship.

That would've been the perfect time for a double term.

So is this song the official women's title match hype video theme now?

I would have given that match a marginal thumbs up if it had ended shortly after the screwdriver spot, but then it just kept going and going.

OK, I'm officially in MST3K mode.

Holy crap.

I wonder if Vince started screaming at the announcers for not calling it Jeff Hardy's championship.

I like how Poetry in Motion is more incapacitating than getting hit by a ladder.

You know, Ronda turned into a Demolition member so gradually, I didn't even notice.