WingedEagle

Austin podcast with Heyman following the 6/1 Raw. That should be great.

Mad Men finale will actually earn the wife privileges to pause the last hour of the PPV until after the show. Hopefully the last time that happens here.

I haven't rewatched to confirm, but this may be the one --

Someone I want to look at a whole lot more closely over the next month or 2. Can we get 5 TNA and 5 non-TNA matches? More is welcome but that seems like a starting point.

Maybe I'm in the minority but I look at these as purely fun blooper reels. Basically comedy that's great for killing a few minutes here and there. I wouldn't go beyond that to using it as any kind of critical basis, but am always up for a laugh.

Yeah, this was just about the definition, of a passable, thumbs in the middle show. I get the booking and set ups for 7/5 - other than Goto taking the IC title - and am very much looking forward to that and BOSJ.

Finally got a chance to watch this and thought it was the weakest big NJPW show in a long time, perhaps a few years. It wasn't bad, but there wasn't a single great match. I liked the junior HW tag as I dig the Young Bucks' schtick and think Roppongi Vice have a nice little role there, but they didn't make particularly great use of Fish & O'Reilly here who felt like second class citizens. The main event was good, but lacked any heat whatsoever, and as someone who's never been a big fan of Goto, well, this didn't do anything to change my mind. Nak can probably produce a good match with anyone on the roster, but I wanted great in a main event title match and this wasn't that. The tags featuring Ibushi/Honma, Tanahashi/Ishii and Styles/Okada were all fine, but in each case they seemed to be holding back so as to take things easy and wait for a big singles match down the road rather than deliver anything particularly special on this night. Not bad, but nothing you had to see as it felt like they were working this on a pass/fail basis.

Framing it both ways has its merits, but the answer is always the money. If GFW or any promotion could receive funding sufficient to run its operations from going the online route I'm sure they would. That's not to say they've all necessarily been prudent enough to explore it, but its also silly to compare a minor league wrestling promotion with a show like Community, which even if it received horrible television ratings still had an established fan base of X million viewers, which forms a base from which an online site can project certain viewership and dollars from bringing it aboard.

Dylan, weekend is here. Throw some PR at me.

Really terrific info here. Great to hear this fleshed out and only a shame more details at this level aren't available throughout history.

Late-90s or 00s Funk will not impact his ranking for me. Big believer that you don't judge Willie Mays by the Mets years or Jordan on the Wizards.

I finally got through this recently and enjoyed the hell out of it even though my familiarity with many of the groups discussed is limited to reading about them in the Observer. I know the name Rob Naylor from this board, but his enthusiasm is infectious and ropes you in even when its a subject you're not even hot for. Good times.

Reports are out that Verne Gagne passed away this evening. Arguably one of the oldest living legends in the business, I'm looking forward to reading extensive recaps of his career and influence. Meltzer should be on top of his game here as with this taking place on a Monday night he's got about as long a window as possible to put together the obit.

Throw some at me and I'll try to make time for a few this week.

Not closing the book on PR at all, as I've liked the Hansen stuff I've seen there and even some insanity with Colon & Abby. This didn't make the grade, though I fully recognize that the gimmick is an incredibly difficult one to make exciting beyond a couple teases and the climactic bump. Give me blood and weapons and crowds that look like they may burn down the city and I will likely be a happy man.

2 good things about the main event: 1) It didn't run long like a Raw main event so despite not being a good match and a shit finish, I got to bed at a more respectable time. 2) Tonight's Monday so we can start over.

Feels like the worst Rollins PPV match we've gotten. This is a bad Orton night thus far.

I fucking hate Big Show. But that was the best match of his I've seen in I don't know how long, perhaps ever. Impressive showing.

Brie is the most annoying manager in quite some time. Don't need her shrieking.

Naomi's ring entrance just grabbed the conch. Someone has a personality.

We going to get some blood here?

Kidd & Cesaro vs. New Day - not at all a fan of switching the titles, but I loved this match. Give it a ton longer than I ever would've imagined and they made the most of it. Cesaro with his power spots, great near falls and creative saves - see Cesaro's headbutt, a couple sick dives, awesome heat. Win for everybody. Maybe even ***3/4 good.

Solid match that did a better job making Neville seem like a player than he has on Raw thus far.

There is zero reason for Dana to say anything other than what he did. If that's his position, he makes it clear right away. If not, he ensures a great position to negotiate from ensure UFC is compensated as much as possible for loaning out one of their top drawing cards for a payday during her prime. There's just advantage to saying anything else at this time.

You will definitely win. Shameful as it is to admit, Sunday night here outside of a big football game or Rumble/Mania/exciting PPV means a big salad and healthy dinner. But I may have to supplement it with some ketel. TBD.