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I rather doubt that Reigns would've gotten popped if ratings weren't in the toilet and Ambrose wasn't outdrawing him on the house show circuit. On the other hand, they weren't going to pull the plug on Reigns just because he wasn't drawing, because that would require Vince to admit that he made a mistake. The suspension allows them to depush Reigns while maintaining plausible deniability.

I'm certain that's what they did. In fact, I was one of the people who was watching the game and tuned in to the PPV after I found out it was still going on.

I figured Ambrose would cash in as as soon as Seth won. I thought it would come after a Roman beatdown, though.

In addition to the anti-Vader chants, Ospreay did a Vader Bomb that was kicked out of at one. That's amusing, if somewhat petty.

So apparently they're going to be using Billy Corgan as a heel authority figure. Between that and Big Money Matt, it's safe to say that TNA is in glorious trainwreck mode right now.

Gawker filed for protection under Chapter 11, which is roughly equivalent to the Canadian CCAA. What it basically boils down to is that they're trying to keep the creditors off their backs while the appeals process moves forward.

I'm not saying Nakamura should have been hobbled the whole match. I just wanted to see some token acknowledgement of the leg work, like shaking his leg to bring the feeling back or something. Also, you probably watch too much wrestling if you refer to Disney movie villains as heels.

Best I can tell, Heyman debuted the catchphrase on the 12/30/13 Raw. The shirt debuted the next week.

OK, pinfalls and submissions count. That's a relief.

Asuka/Jax wasn't too shabby at all. Kind of like a poor man's Vader/Takada.

I turned in during the Nakamura match. Match was solid, but him completely blowing off the leg work was pretty annoying.

Is the cage match escape only? I haven't seen anything specifying the rules on wwe.com or anywhere else.

This thread being bumped reminds me of a question I had about the Chicana/Aguayo match. I'm assuming it was an EMLL match since it took place in Arena Mexico. But wasn't Aguayo working for the UWA at the time? How did talent sharing work back then?

I hope he goes to New Japan. I initially thought that he might to be too small to be a credible heavyweight, but he's the same size as Ishii.

Here's a (mostly) complete version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DltVw1c0KkA

This list was long overdue for an update, so I finally added selections for 2014 and 2015. I also changed a few of the selections from previous years. As always, all selections are subject to change.

We have a new contender for the greatest/worst thing TNA has ever done. Take five minutes out of your day and watch this. Trust me, it's worth it.

It's obviously hard to feel much sympathy for Gawker. But the ultrawealthy secretly funding lawsuits they have no personal stake in for the purpose of bringing down outlets they don't like is a cause for concern. If you sue someone openly, you at least have to worry about sustaining reputational damage and inconvenient/embarrassing facts coming out in discovery.

I had no expectations of liking this match, but "all the people bashing it were going off a handful of GIFs" seemed like a fair response to the criticism, so I decided to give it a watch. It was about what I expected. There was a fair amount of goofy bullshit, but at its core, it was worked like two guys trying to win a wrestling match. I wouldn't call it great or even particularly good, but it wasn't more business-exposing than any other junior spotathon. Ospreay's mannerisms were way worse than the match itself. His facial expressions make Edge look like Mitsuharu Misawa, and his vocalizations would make 1995 Chris Jericho roll his eyes. At one point, he actually said "pip pip cheerio, motherfucker" while executing a phenomenal forearm. I literally almost turned the match off right there. Jesus Christ.

Stuff like Parts Unknown/Death Valley/Dudleyville excepted, of course. Colonel DeBeers is a classic example. In fairness to Ed Wiskoski, this was before Lethal Weapon 2 came out, so I wouldn't be surprised if he had no idea what a South African accent was supposed to sound like. Jean-Paul Levesque went in the exact opposite direction. His attempt at a French accent was Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins level bad. Arn Anderson. Billed from Minnesota despite having a Georgia accent thicker than a bowl of grits. Kofi Kingston back when he was supposed to be Jamaican. All the Quebecers who have been billed as French would probably qualify as well. It all sounds the same to me, but I'm sure French speakers can tell the difference.

Lance Russell is from Ohio and doesn't have a Southern accent. Now that I think about it, it's kind of funny. Even in the Southern territories, most of the play-by-play men were either Northerners (Russell, Gordon Solie) or Southerners with broadcasting experience that flattened out whatever accents they may have had, at least on the air (Tony Schiavone, Bill Mercer). Jim Ross is the only notable one I can think of with a really strong accent.

"International object" in WCW. The word "foreign" was never legitimately banned on WCW programming. The term was an inside joke about an overly broad memo from Turner higher-ups. Braves broadcaster Skip Caray was also in on the joke; he once explained that a batter had to step out of the batter's box because he had an international object in his eye.

So it turns out that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel was the higher power bankrolling Hogan's lawsuit. IT WAS ME, DENTON! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG!

I've added to/subtracted from/otherwise altered this list so many times, I've decided to move in a different direction. I took inspiration from a book I came across recently called 100 Poems by 100 Poets. The concept is as follows: I list my favorite match by each wrestler in the top 100 on the GWE list with the caveat that each match can only be listed once. Most of the picks are pretty conventional, but a few of them might be a bit surprising. Note that this isn't a list of my 100 favorite matches or even all that close to it. In fact, there are a few matches on this list I don't even particularly like that much. 100. Daisuke Ikeda: vs. Alexander Otsuka (4/26/99) 99. Virus: vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. (6/7/11) 98. Kerry Von Erich: vs. Ric Flair (8/15/82) 97. The Destroyer: vs. Mil Mascaras (7/25/74) 96. L.A. Park: vs. El Mesias (12/5/10) 95. Sangre Chicana: vs. MS-1 (9/23/83) 94. Shinsuke Nakamura: vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (8/16/15) 93. Bob Backlund: vs. Bret Hart (Superstars, 7/30/94) 92. Dusty Rhodes: w/ Koloff/Hawk/Animal/Ellering vs. Arn/Tully/Flair/Luger/Dillon (7/4/87) 91. Too Cold Scorpio: vs. Barry Windham (Clash of the Champions, 6/17/93) 90. Ron Garvin: vs. Greg Valentine (Royal Rumble, 1/21/90) 89. Atsushi Onita: w/ Tarzan Goto vs. Masanobu Kurisu/Dragon Master (4/1/90) 88. Sami Zayn: vs. Cesaro (NXT Arrival, 2/27/14) 87. Cesaro: vs. John Cena (Raw, 7/5/15) 86. Hiroshi Tanahashi: vs. Kazuchika Okada (4/7/13) 85. Manami Toyota: vs. Aja Kong (11/20/94) 84. The Undertaker: vs. Bret Hart (One Night Only, 9/20/97) 83. Roddy Piper: vs. Bret Hart (Wrestlemania VIII, 4/5/92) 82. Steve Williams: vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (7/28/94) 81. Yoshihiro Tajiri: w/ Eddie Guerrero vs. Charlie Haas/Shelton Benjamin (Smackdown, 5/22/03) 80. Tito Santana: vs. Randy Savage (4/22/86) 79. Terry Gordy: w/ Stan Hansen vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada (12/16/88) 78. Dynamite Kid: vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (2/5/80) 77. Rick Rude: vs. Ricky Steamboat (Beach Blast, 6/20/92) 76. Hiroshi Hase: w/ Kensuke Sasaki vs. Keiji Mutoh/Masahiro Chono (11/1/90) 75. Hulk Hogan: vs. Vader (Superbrawl V, 2/19/95) 74. Atlantis: vs. Ultimo Guerrero (9/19/14) 73. Chris Jericho: vs. The Rock (No Mercy, 10/21/01) 72. Brian Pillman: w/ Barry Windham vs. Ricky Steamboat/Shane Douglas (Starrcade, 12/28/92) 71. Dick Togo: vs. Antonio Honda (1/30/11) 70. Yuki Ishikawa: vs. Daisuke Ikeda (4/24/05) 69. Blue Panther: vs. El Hijo del Santo (5/28/00) 68. Kurt Angle: vs. Steve Austin (Summerslam, 8/19/01) 67. Jack Brisco: vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (8/28/76) 66. Keiji Mutoh: vs. Vader (8/10/91) 65. Shinjiro Ohtani: w/ Wild Pegasus vs. Great Sasuke/Black Tiger (10/18/94) 64. Sgt. Slaughter: vs. Iron Sheik (6/16/84) 63. Giant Baba: vs. Billy Robinson (7/24/76) 62. Kiyoshi Tamura: vs. Vader (6/10/94) 61. Bull Nakano: w/ Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota/Toshiyo Yamada (1/24/93) 60. Volk Han: vs. Kiyoshi Tamura (1/22/97) 59. Samoa Joe: vs. AJ Styles (Turning Point, 12/11/05) 58. Owen Hart: vs. Bret Hart (Wrestlemania X, 3/20/94) 57. Bill Dundee: vs. Jerry Lawler (12/30/85) 56. Jim Breaks: vs. Johnny Saint (5/5/73) 55. Curt Hennig: vs. Bret Hart (King of the Ring, 6/13/93) 54. Greg Valentine: w/ Brutus Beefcake vs. Ricky Steamboat/Tito Santana (4/21/85) 53. Dick Murdoch: vs. Antonio Inoki (6/19/86) 52. Akira Hokuto: vs. Shinobu Kandori (4/2/93) 51. Andre The Giant: vs. Strong Kobayashi (5/6/72) 50. Billy Robinson: vs. Nick Bockwinkel (12/11/80) 49. Aja Kong: vs. Dynamite Kansai (8/30/95) 48. Fit Finlay: vs. Chris Benoit (Judgment Day, 5/21/06) 47. Brock Lesnar: vs. Eddie Guerrero (No Way Out, 2/15/04) 46. CM Punk: vs. Brock Lesnar (Summerslam, 8/18/13) 45. Harley Race: vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (6/11/77) 44. Tully Blanchard: w/ Arn Anderson vs. Lex Luger/Barry Windham (Clash of the Champions, 3/27/88) 43. Rick Martel: vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (9/29/85) 42. Ted DiBiase: vs. Jim Duggan (3/22/85) 41. Riki Choshu: w/ Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu (1/28/86) 40. Yoshiaki Fujiawara: vs. Riki Choshu (6/9/87) 39. AJ Styles: vs. Minoru Suzuki (8/1/14) 38. Mick Foley: vs. Shawn Michaels (Mind Games, 9/22/96) 37. El Satanico: vs. Gran Cochisse (9/14/84) 36. Buddy Rose: w/ Doug Somers vs. Shawn Michaels/Marty Jannetty (8/30/86) 35. El Dandy: vs. Negro Casas (7/3/92) 34. Chris Benoit: vs. Bret Hart (Nitro, 10/4/99) 33. Ricky Morton: w/ Robert Gibson vs. Bobby Eaton/Stan Lane (Wrestlewar, 2/25/90) 32. Dustin Rhodes: vs. Vader (Clash of the Champions, 11/16/94) 31. Shawn Michaels: w/ Diesel vs. Razor Ramon/123 Kid (Action Zone, 10/30/94) 30. John Cena: vs. Umaga (Royal Rumble, 1/28/07) 29. El Hijo del Santo: vs. Brazo de Oro (1/13/91) 28. Bobby Eaton: w/ Austin/Rude/Arn/Zbyszko vs. Sting/Windham/Dustin/Steamboat/Koloff (Wrestlewar, 5/17/92) 27. Jun Akiyama: vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (2/27/00) 26. Akira Taue: w/ Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi (6/9/95) 25. Barry Windham: w/ Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin/Larry Zbyszko (Superbrawl, 2/29/92) 24. Steve Austin: vs. Bret Hart (Wrestlemania 13, 3/23/97) 23. Shinya Hashimoto: vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (8/2/98) 22. Negro Casas: w/ El Dandy/Hector Garza vs. El Hijo del Santo/Bestia Salvaje/Scorpio Jr. (11/29/96) 21. William Regal: vs. Sting (Great American Bash, 6/16/96) 20. Tatsumi Fujinami: w/ Fujiwara/Kimura/Koshinaka/Yamada vs. Choshu/M.Saito/Machine/Kobayashi/H.Saito (9/12/88) 19. Arn Anderson: w/ Larry Zbyszko vs. Dustin Rhodes/Ricky Steamboat (Clash of the Champions, 11/19/91) 18. Randy Savage: vs. Ricky Steamboat (2/15/87) 17. Bret Hart: vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series, 11/17/96) 16. Nick Bockwinkel: vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86) 15. Ricky Steamboat: vs. Ric Flair (Chi-Town Rumble, 2/20/89) 14. Vader: vs. Sting (Starrcade, 12/28/92) 13. Genichiro Tenryu: w/ Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu (12/6/89) 12. Eddie Guerrero: vs. Rey Mysterio (Smackdown, 6/23/05) 11. Jumbo Tsuruta: w/ Masanobu Fuchi/Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi (10/19/90) 10. Jerry Lawler: vs. Bill Dundee (6/6/83) 9. Toshiaki Kawada: vs. Stan Hansen (2/28/93) 8. Kenta Kobashi: vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (1/20/97) 7. Rey Mysterio Jr.: vs. Eddy Guerrero (Halloween Havoc, 10/26/97) 6. Jushin Liger: vs. Naoki Sano (8/10/89) 5. Daniel Bryan: vs. Triple H (Wrestlemania 30, 4/6/14) 4. Mitsuharu Misawa: vs. Toshiaki Kawada (6/3/94) 3. Stan Hansen: vs. Kenta Kobashi (7/29/93) 2. Terry Funk: vs. Jerry Lawler (3/23/81) 1. Ric Flair: vs. Terry Funk (Great American Bash, 7/23/89)

This is pretty random: http://righttherapist.com/dir/therapist-listings/terry-rudge/ How awesome would it be to have Terry Rudge as your life coach? Bob Backlund, eat your heart out.