Ricky Jackson

I've almost forgiven them for last year with how the show has gone so far

Man that opening must've been fun on drugs

Corbin's battle royal win last year so huge that he made it to the pre-show this year

The first stage of Sports Entertainment Hell

Come on Indian guy!

Snap German suplex is certainly all the rage

I'm having a couple buddies over. Beer and Pizza and all that jazz

It took a while to get going but I thought the main was great once the dual limb selling kicked in and it was about who had the last drop of gas left in the tank to pull out the win

The key is long term stories like the tag scene and Asuka's slow turn as she gets more and more arrogant. Love it

"We know who that is"

Classic tag match

I usually don't post mid match, but this tag is freakin amazing

Oops, I think Nigel just called NXT "Ring of Honor"

No, that was probably the League of Nations All-action opener with Ohno as the fill in for Jose. Dillinger is so ridiculously over. When he finally wins the pop will be gigantic

Not much buzz for this one. I'm definitely not a fan of the formula of running main event rematches that follow decisive victories in the first match but it seems to be the only way they know how to book. That said, I don't see why this won't be an entertaining show, they always are. Tag should be great and I'm interested to see how they book Asuka vs Moon.

Beth was awesome

The good voters of Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted Reigns Most Hated of 2016, so he must already be a heel. No need for a turn

Great speech by Rude's son

I'm the same. I wasn't into Conrad from the Flair show and thought he was a dick honestly. I've come around on him. I've said it before, hearing Prichard's perspective on things (not saying there isn't bullshiting) outweighs any negatives Conrad brings to the show.

Last year in Brooklyn had hype, but that was kinda the end of an era in retrospect (it even felt like that at the time in a way, with Bayley's last NXT match), and in Canada at least there was hype for Toronto. I agree that the last two Takeovers haven't felt special in the lead up, but I really liked San Antonio and I think this weekend will deliver as well

Do you hold all matches to such rigorous contextual standards or just that one?

I know this is PWO, and it's thirty years later, and if you analyze the booking, and the Toronto match is better, and Steele ruined the finish, blah blah blah... but Steamboat vs Savage is an awesome match and always will be

I don't think so, at least not on tape. The only other matches on tape of the Tito/Ricky team I'm aware of are a TV squash and against Muraco and Fuji from Philly

I thought the Japan result was strange at the time considering the respective standings of each guy. I wonder if it was a way to punish Almas for some transgression or something. I love Lorcan. Probably not destined for greatness or anything, but fun to watch and get behind as a scrappy underdog

I would say the tie in with Impact makes it likely to be unsatisfying, but who knows And welcome back JVK. It's been kinda boring without you