WingedEagle

I absolutely love this idea. It remains to be seen how I fit this in within everything else I try to watch and with schedule limitations (i.e. barely home from work in time for Raw, then usually right to bed after that), but if I shoot for one match a day it'll add even more variety to our regularly scheduled programming.

No, very strange its missing for some reason. Will check again today/tomorrow and if not download the mp3 via soundcloud.

Very strange, its definitely not showing up in itunes for me. #4 came through without any issues.

Parv, it doesn't look like part 3 made it to itunes.

Yes, yes it is. I'm actually glad we got it with '92 Tenryu rather than let's say mid-80s Tenryu.

I prefer Hansen's brawling because Funk too often turns up the cartoonish aspects of his work.

Like Grimmas said, I'm sure many of our blind spots will cancel each other and at the end of the day its just a snapshot of what we've seen and think at a given point. Hopefully, though, we don't have to wait 10 more years to take another snapshot! That seems so long.

That'd make sense. If there's a real cost in dollars and hours I'd expect a focus on more recent, better produced material.

That's just it -- I can't imagine the costs in adding older footage to the network is tremendous, especially where there's really no capacity to remaster or otherwise improve the footage. If those costs are minimal it really makes no sense and can only help establish the network as *the* go-to archive for wrestling fans. I doubt this moves the needle much, if at all, but if the required investment is insignificant it seems like an easy call.

Echoing all the praise for the show, the main event and even moreso how that match and the characters were presented. With management sitting right there you'd think they would note the difference between how this compares to the same package wrapped differently on Raw.

Why does intent matter?

OK, now I'm picturing a secret section of the Network featuring X-rated fare like "Big Show Meats the Divas" or something To quote my man, Giddyup.

The NXT Takeover Brooklyn special was an incredible production. If it doesn't leave you a little dusty and loving the world then you'll never love wrestling. The network is really on a roll. Between this, televised house shows, the JBL interviews, table for 3, etc. it feels like they're finding the right mix of BTS docs and features that are truly can't miss. The PPVs and archives make it a no brainer from a budget perspective, but these specials put it over the top.

All that teasing about Cena's opponent and running through various names on the roster made Big E feel like a letdown. Should've hyped him as the opponent from the beginning.

Came here to note the Reigns reaction as well. Its not exactly top star level, but he seems over as a babyface now without backlash. Big question is how much they can heat him up heading into Mania. I still think he'd be best served with a heel run before attaching the babyface rocket to him, but at least it seems like its trending in the right direction.

Thanks!!

How impressive is the 90s All Japan run? Watching some of the less touted matches from his NOAH era I'm wondering just how high I can place him. You've got the incredible Misawa & Kobashi matches in '00 and '01, respectively, and then a few years of excellence up and down the country across promotions. Hell, last night I watched his '03 match vs. Rikio that would've had Kobashi envious. Very much feels like an early-aughts Brock Lesnar.

Are others noticing Cena favor and regularly check his knee throughout this match? I wonder if that's related to his upcoming break or if he merely tweaked it tonight.

Brock vs. Big Show -- Show is one of my least favorite guys on the roster. But this was still awesome. Loved him popping up after the choke slams, loved the suplexes as well as how quickly they finished it. Post-match belly to belly and another F5? Thank you!

This has been a perfectly acceptable show that feels very normal. Nothing outstanding but absolutely nothing offensive or that feels like a huge waste of time. Why won't they even try running Raw like this, even from time to time? It'll save everybody in the office from headaches at least a few times every year.

I enjoyed the opener as Dolph sold well and with more focus than you usually see from this type of pairing on Raw. Also a couple fun spots with Orton backing from and ducking a lariat. Its crazy how he actually seems engaged on these non-routine TV shows. Dude must be bored with Raw.

Already an aubile as Orton-Sheamus is now Orton/Ziggler vs. Sheamus/Rusev.

To be...no pun intened, fair, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone to be a contrarian on any aspect of Ric Flair's career. Even if you think someone was a better promo or story teller in the ring, it would be hard to find someone that doesn't think Flair belongs in the conversation about the best of all time in those aspects. To say nothing about said person being willing to sit down for a long recording about the topic. The entire reason Parv produced these podcasts is the fact that there are contrarians out there. Just how low on Flair are these contrarians? Not quite top 10 material? Borderline top 100? Simply not fans?

There we go! 5 years down, 10 to go. Will seek these out.

Is there a neat list of the best / must-see lucha post-2000? I've been saving various matches to a playlist as I come across them but it always feels like a matter of luck in stumbling across some recs. Not looking for anything as deep as Ditch, but anywhere to start with the best of the best would be great.