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This was such a dominant win that its hard not come away from it looking at LGI as top guys in the promotion. It almost felt too rushed though and I found myself enjoying some of the trios building to this more than the payoff here. *** 1/2

This would've been pretty good if it were 10-15 minutes shorter. But they needed to burn a ton of clock and filled with walk & brawl and run-ins that became quite tedious in addition to glacial. The pieces were here but both are capable of worlds better with each other and others. These Monterrey matches often leave me thinking they're paid based on how long they go.

Is B. Brian Blair's book any good?

Very much so, despite all the Baron Cobin & Danhausen business. If I didn't apparently have great contempt for myself I would FF through any and everything those two touch.

So apparently today's the day I can't login to the ESPN gimmick despite having access through my cable company. Good times. I wouldn't pay an extra $30 a month for it, but not getting it at all when its supposed to be included with my cable package is somehow even more frustrating.

Easily a MOTYC but how in the world did they miss Cerebro's final shot for the pin until the replay?

This match sounds like hepatitis. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

Super, super instructive. Despite falling into this demo, I apparently didn't get the memo that the NBA peaked pre-Bill Russell. George Mikan FTW!

The best I can surmise is simply that CMLL is beyond stubborn in how they produce their shows, which in turn is beyond frustrating. Unclear how folks who aren't in the building can rave about the crowds when they're nearly muted for our purposes, but its a real buzzkill.

When do we find out Jim Ross cast 50 ballots? Is Bill Watts sneaking in at #4?

2026 -- Attitude Era GWE. Never saw that coming. That pie chart of when voters started watching remains the most instructive, even if imperfect, ballot that we've seen.

He didn't cut enough promos for this crowd. Amazing.

This was one of my favorite trios since HDL. Satanico was his usual wrecking ball self, and Perro seemed to have some extra pep in his step. Short and sweet, but oh so sweet.

Glad to see Punk ahead of Cena. I was really surprised how poorly the latter's work held up when rewatching things since 2016. Both should be behind Okada, Omega and Ishii, but that's a story for another day. Hopefully there's justice for Tanahashi. Aja Kong has never connected with me at the level she fares in these parts, but I've got no objection to it. Clearly great and someone who's delivered at a ridiculous level for a ridiculously long time. I've just always preferred, Bull, Ozaki, Hokuto and Shirai. Similarly, I'll always rate Satanico & Casas higher than Santo, but I get it. No complaints there. On the other hand, I will never understand the Eddy & Rey love. Those 2 and Savage are a few of my biggest disconnects from these rankings. Just rarely workers that stood out as elite, even on their best nights. The Danielson/Tanahashi 1-2 dream lives on!

Also, who's Gary?