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Yeah, it seems to be happening in a bubble from all the chatter out there. While far from a blowaway tourney, its still been pretty great by my eyes. Shingo/Yoshi-Hashi is probably my favorite match thus far with ZS/KENTA and Tana/Naito not far behind. Regardless of what else is going on you can count on something great on almost every G1 show. Except night 3. That was an absolute waste.

What do these wrestlers who step away from wrestling do? Do they have 9 to 5s?

A remarkable feud given how young they were when first paired off and that both undoubtedly have their primes ahead of them. They've already flip flopped heel/babyface roles and surely will again at some point. Pretty cool to be able to watch talents develop at this rate and still have so much to look forward to.

I haven't yet seen the show. Planning on watching today but the announcement that Danielson is cleared and returning this week makes it a resounding thumbs up before seeing a single minute.

I hope we find out what put this into motion. Pending WSJ, Real Sports or other pieces? Fox/NBC putting in the call? Its notable that both of WWE's broadcast partners remained silent on this news. Supposed I'm cautiously optimistic on the impact this'll have on the product, but not holding my breath. It sounds like Kevin Dunn should be next out the door and hopefully that means production is steered away from his/Vince's seizure-inviting style. As noted elsewhere here, Steph is born, raised and fed on Vince's creative philosophy so I'm not sure we should expect any dramatic changes to the product. Maybe the women's division returning to the Divas era doesn't happen? Maybe some smaller wrestlers are given a realistic chance on the main roster line with Levesque's work in NXT? Maybe not. But having a glimmer of hope that something will change for the better is better than not.

You'd have to work hard to convince me Ospreay vs. Omega isn't penciled in for Wrestle Kingdom at this point.

The safest thing one can say about a potential Vince exile is that if Fox/NBC say he's got to go then he's probably put out to pasture.

Perfect, thanks. That is indeed what I meant. Would help not to post before coffee!

Are there any Cagematch-style MMA sites where people UFC fights?

Heads you win, tails I lose?

100%. What a shit, fraudulent country I live in. But hey, at least we can collect foreign currency.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1537980744189898754?s=20&t=VLoIMcV3XIOmuf-3eZfBEQ Brock vs. Roman, LMS at Summerslam. Yay.

March 29, 2015 is the longest day ever.

Announce the main event is coming up next. Cut to commercial Bunch of video packages. Cut to commercial. Intros. Cut to commercial. Start the match and run 90-120 seconds, then cut to commercial just as they spill outside.

Their timing of commercial breaks is beyond insulting. Nothing new but its amazing how they troll their audience with something so simple.

Can we just skip ahead to the part where there's an outcome here that preserves all archival footage on Peacock? Bring the reckoning for these awful people. Or not, based on everything else in this country's recent history. Just don't make me get another external drive just to lock down all that footage.

The headlines are certainly enough to jeopardize most CEOs but we're talking headlines and odds, not details and actual constituents. Shareholders are probably irrelevant as Vince retains voting control through the company's stock structure. What kind of pressure do Fox/NBC apply as the story and facts evolve? What do those parties or others communicate about the impact of Vince staying/leaving on a potential sale? Its a hell of a story but too soon to jump to any conclusions beyond the fact that there are now legitimate, open questions about the short term future of the company in addition to the long term. But I love some speculation about Steph's exit and its connection to this story!

On the other hand, they brought him in in the first place and booked him in matches one could reasonably expect to wreck his body and perhaps spur him toward certain voices. They really had no other options at this point.

Meltzer needs to roll over there with Wrestling with Shadows.

Assuming this didn't compound Cody's injury or put him on the shelf for longer, kudos to all for putting this match together and sticking to Cody going over clean as can be at the end of the day. Now strap him up at Mania when Rock doesn't show.

Somehow this match is pretty damn good. Whether its selling or Cody simply working through unreal pain, the work has been great and they've stuck to a pace that fits the injury. Really impressive.

It seems to have killed the live crowd as well. They understandably don't know how to react to something like this.

Good Lord. Look at Cody.

I'll call it a win if credits roll and we fade to black by 10:50.

WWE triple threats usually overdeliver but the Raw women's title match was legitimately great.