WingedEagle

Yes! Easily the one that connects with me the most. Midway through '94, Oz, Bull and Kandori are right at the top.

It sounds like there was an argument over a contract extension Monday night. All seems part of the negotiation process other than its impact on Raw this week. Otherwise, not seeing signs that Lesnar's next move is any clearer than it was a month ago.

Agreed that Reigns isn't going to drop it right away. They need to fast-track a couple challengers post-Mania though. Whether you do that with a Rollins double turn on a failed cash in, or simply put put him in as lead challenger regardless of the briefcase, they'll need to find somebody. I imagine they'll hold off on Cena & Ambrose, which leaves Rusev if he's not pushed down after his first loss, Orton for a month or 2, or a wild card. Its pretty important that they heat somebody up to make his early run on top feel important rather than a placeholder beneath whatever Cena or the Authority is doing.

I always wonder they don't have a "Chairman's Closet" / "From the Truck" type of section that features various promos over the years. First thing came to mind were the Hollywood-style ads they did for Mania 21. Just toss up a bunch of fun, 30 second clips.

Isn't it their job to try and make it work?

Props to Cena for the post-match. That put it over the top. Great performance.

I like these finishes more than I do Bray Wyatt.

He's a local so just doing his best impersonation of the crowd? Nobody has a gun to their head. They can go home anytime they want if they're really that bored.

What in hell happened here? http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/2wrgpg/brutal_photos_from_the_aftermath_of_yoshiko/

If they want to sell fitness DVDs then NIkki should make one.

I don't get why Sting can't speak. Brock has Heyman as a mouthpiece so its fine, but this pointing and poker face nonsense doesn't feel right for building the match. It worked fine during the original Crow angle because it was so drawn out and pretty clearly built to a title match, but with the way this story was laid out it could use some actual storytelling.

Forgot to add I love Cesaro rocking the Beats headphones like Kidd. Those guys are a lot of fun. Add 1-2 more teams to the mix, put the division in a bubble and I'll be a happy camper.

Leather jacket and water spitting Trips!

Thought that match was great, just really excellent but seriously, fuck that crowd. They mad some noise when an Uso told them to chant U-So, again to play count-along with the ref when all 4 were on the floor and then for the Sharpshooter. That's it. On mute that may well have been north of 4 stars. No idea if they're in a food coma or what, but wake up already.

Rhodes vs. Rhodes sucked. Would've fixed a snack and gone to the bathroom or checked on the wife watching the Oscars had I known this was coming.

I enjoyed the opener and would've thought it pretty damn good with a better finish. Ryback was great, Rowan did his best Kawada trying to sell the leg even if the post shot itself didn't look that terrible, and between Show working the leg and the last punch on Ziggler he actually delivered a performance I didn't hate. I can't even begin to imagine why you'd put Kane over Ziggler. I wouldn't put Kane over Bill Cosby at this point, but its not like that finish was needed to set up Orton's return or somehow do Rollins any good.

Without going back and listening to the podcasts, I can't imagine there's much of a case against Colt unless he strongly affirmed any of Punk's direct assertions against Amman/WWE. Otherwise, he's just a participant in a conversation and in no way liable for Punk's statements.

To keep a long story short -- I can enjoy Japanese wrestling, sometimes in spite of, but more often *because of*, the commentary, on many occasions. Perhaps if I spoke Japanese it might bring down my enjoyment of the product. Same might apply for lucha. Raw/Smackdown? At this point the commentary is an absolutely incredible drag on the product. I wish I could tune it out, but I can't. I also won't mute it as I believe the crowd is an important part of the show. Its not as bad on the PPVs as perhaps the production is more attuned to the show itself rather than any number of sideshows. But, yes, the commentary absolutely drags down most TV matches for me.

Really appreciate the comprehensive listing and am curious, as I imagine others are, to see your thoughts after watching the boxed sets.

Watched this today and while I didn't see Sin Cara botch a whole lot, I'm not sure where it was anything beyond an okay TV match, and well below anything Cesaro would usually produce when give time in the past. He got more time here than he's generally seen of late, but this didn't really build much despite that.

That would be pathetic, yet hilarious. Imagine Cole and JBL trying to sell that shit on commentary, complete with Heyman throwing ceremonial salt meant for Bryan in Brock's eyes?! That's arguably the greatest thing ever. Anyway, I don't know if I'd be so quick to say Cena turning heel wouldn't be as shocking as Brock beating Taker. I'm not saying it would be, but I wouldn't rule it out either. Completes depends on how it is done. If Cena turns heel forming a stable with Orton & Batista & Big Show type of guys being some kind of old guard trying to stop the new young guys from taking their place with a vicious beat down on the hot upcoming face. I think that would do it. Water it down with a stable that each turn every month or 2?

Unless his WWE role is a very insignificant part of his income, I can't imagine Amman didn't seek and receive WWE's blessing before proceeding on this basis or had the idea brought to him directly by WWE. No way for us to speak to the merits of anyone's claims here as those won't be only be fleshed out until this proceeds unless its settled out of court (which I have to imagine is likely). Call me crazy, but I feel bad for AJ here. I'm sure she's a a very happy newlywed but by all accounts she was a lifelong fan who fell into her dream job. Now its at best an uncomfortable work environment even if she'd still be happy performing. Plus she probably hadn't been there long enough to get burned out on the business the way Punk had after many years so its doubtful she's satisfied her desire to be part of it.

Yeah apparently the number of tweets regarding that was in double or low triple digits, not exactly a massive groundswell. Don't quote me on the number as I didn't double check, but it wasn't significant. Apparently something can trend by simply having a few tweets happen very rapidly, without much volume.

Aside from the odd dynamic that presented both as heels/tweeners during the course of the show, I loved the closing Bryan/Reigns brawl. It made their match seem important and was the first time in the last few weeks that it didn't feel like manufactured heat between the two of them. Also very effectively let both get their shots in without either (i.e. Reigns given the size issue) come across as wholly dominant or like he was getting eaten up by someone smaller. Really amped for this and Cena/Ruseve at this point as I fully expect Bryan to bring out the best in Reigns on Sunday.

Great angle, with good action preceding it as Kid bumped well getting tossed all over the place while Razor did a good job in his role. Funny he still has "L. Kid" on his tights even though he's not being billed that way. Not typical for WWF production.