WingedEagle

When did Vince retire?

Good to know. A lot of the audio does look interesting but I'm having a tough enough time as it is staying current on podcasts.

Is this online anywhere?

This might work if Kawhi had PG's resume, but the man still has a pair of rings and Finals MVP's. Maybe Cena's Mania run the last couple years with the Taker & Bray "matches"? Or better yet post-2015 Brock! That's my call for now.

It feels like Okada's to win. He's been treading water since WK and I just can't see that being the case for a full year. Sanada is just about the only name I've seen mentioned that looks like a disaster.

Apparently Penelope Ford and Tony Khan do as well, so you're not entirely alone.

Of course. My mom always made a point to remind me those two boys were not kosher.

I just realized that Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce were the Godwins. No clue how this escaped me for over 25 years.

I found it poorly written and edited with less depth & detail than you'd find in the WON on a given subject matter. Very disappointing after seeing such praise for it.

Anyone watching the IWGP Jr. Tag Title tourney? It feels like everyone involved is going through the motions with nothing all that interesting even at the top of the card. The Chaos undercard matches and Tanabushi/SZKG tags have been better watches.

Agreed. I'm not going to doubt the man until he has a run where he looks clearly shot, and his recent G1 and big show outings have yet to make that case. Its been a few years since the Naito feud so that and the KENTA pairing look the best on paper, but there's only so much intrigue with him against the rest of the block. I'm sure the G1 plans were ironed out months ago but Tana as the final boss for the A block winner, or even winning the briefcase but losing it before WK if you want to get really aggressive, sound promising.

Correct. I just don't see it in either of them yet.

Me either. Very much NXT's MJF as far as I'm concerned. Certainly a confident performer when the camera's on.

Welcome to the internet. Apparently that is one of the character templates it rewards.

That A block is out of this world. If crowds don't have to watch silently it could produce some absolute classics in a year that hasn't seen a real MOTYC since winter. I'm a little surprised how stacked it is relative to the B block. Never mind dropping Shingo's first matches against Okada & Ibushi along with Ishii & Ospreay rematches, its much more top heavy from a booking perspective. I don't see a third Evil/Naito title match in the fall so presumably Naito wins that, though its certainly possible Evil still takes the block before falling to Okada or Ibushi the finals. Only 10 days away! Between the fresh matches and returns of Ospreay, White, Cobb, KENTA & Juice it looks like a real killer of a tour, as per usual.