Ricky Jackson

God bless Dave for giving Firpo's obit top billing in the WON over the Wrestle Kingdom review

For what it's worth, Dynamite smoked NXT in the ratings last night, and has posted big numbers the last two weeks

Nice write up by Meltzer explaining his importance and influence (Savage patterned his voice and promo style off Firpo) https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/pampero-firpo-passes-away-89-years-old-301281

Wow, I definitely didnt feel like I was watching an all time horrible segment at the time but apparently I was. I was drinking a large beer when it was on but I hardly had Johnny goggles. Oh well, I guess I'm the only one who didnt think it was Russo TNA level bad. Seriously though, outside of Jericho and Moxley, most of AEW for the last couple months has been totally skippable. The Jan 1 show was a lot of fun but this week's show was back to the uninteresting, lukewarm vibe they ended 2019 with, even if I didnt hate the Nightmare stuff like everyone else. AEW definitely isn't must watch TV. The crowds are getting smaller each week too. I think the "everyone plays their own music" idea was a noble one, but this promotion really needs a booker with veto power and a clear vision before things truly fly off the rails

Great angle fitting for Memphis

It was good, nothing remarkable

Looks like the Memphis tribute is for YouTube only Oh, but the legends are at ringside and MJF gave the RnRs the double bird

Cody has taken some crazy ass bumps the last two weeks, my God

Ha, well I know you at least have good taste in old school wrestling, Will

Loved the women's match with everyone in the division being involved and multiple stories being told at once. Great stuff

Meanwhile in the PIP Hangman Page is becoming one of the biggest babyfaces in wrestling by walking through the crowd and being a beer drinking man of the people

Cool, Dave Brown is in the booth

Pretty good card on paper, plus a Memphis tribute. If the tribute makes TV you have to assume some wild angle takes place to pay homage

I know they dont pay the NXT crew very well but it's crazy Adam Cole has to also work part time as a ref on Power shows

Bret Hart in the 80s, when he wasn't exactly a major part of the WWF cast of characters, was involved in quite a few tag and singles matches that started with the crowd not giving a shit and ended with them popping for everything and totally into match

Yeah, the main reason I canceled is because I'm going to be without wi fi/traveling for most of the next couple months and wont have a chance to watch anything. I'll resubscribe when things get settled, but mostly just to watch WCCW for World Cast. I stopped watching NXT a while back outside of pimped stuff and barely watched anything main roster related after Mania, but the old school content is worth it

Happy New Year! I canceled the WWE Network today

Yeah, the problem is bad main roster scripts, not the Profits. They were fine in NXT

I looked it up earlier. Baba vs Bruno in early 64 did a little less than 15k in old MSG, about 3-4k shy of a sellout. What is really impressive is Baba wrestled Bruno for the WWWF title, Thesz in (I think) Detroit for the NWA title and Blassie for the WWA title (arguably the 2nd most important belt in wrestling at the time) all in the same month

I thought the whole deal at the end made Aldis a total asshole heel, for denying everyone, and most importantly Tim Storm, a match they wanted, and then saying he basically just announced he would be in the TV tourney as a way to amuse himself. Of course he was just backing out because he wanted no piece of Storm. Have patience, they will pay off Aldis/Storm down the line. That's one of the best things with NWA, they dont rush things. The eventual Aldis vs Storm match will mean so much more if they are kept apart for a while longer. Then it will epic, not a 6:05 TV match

I really enjoyed this show, more than any AEW since Full Gear I think

Dustin vs Sammy with Hager at ringside was super fun. This show has been a blast

Yeah, that was great too

We all know it, but fuck is Dustin Rhodes amazing