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On the other hand, was he actually oblivious to whom he was hitching his wagon?

Is there a good list of Cena's worthwhile TV matches out there?

Good riddance.

Those were two phenomenal hours of professional wrestling. Cole vs. Christian blew away any reasonable expectations and would be the best TV match in most calendar months. Joe looked like a goddamn force of nature and feels like a natural in the promotion. Caster is still basically useless to me but he took a good pounding tonight. Then FTR & the Bucks blew away Cole & Christian while all of a sudden making FTR look like the best babyface team in the world. What a freaking night!

Are they actually going to wrap this up before midnight?

I do not like when Edge works an iron man match without the clock.

I figured it was north of 4* or south of 2*. The Rollins matches generally hit and Orton series had a high ceiling and lower floor. This seems closer to the floor than the ceiling.

This is really disappointing thus far.

AJ bladed a touch early.

You're right. As soon as you mentioned that it rang a bell. First thing I came across -- https://wrestletalk.com/features/story-jackass-summerslam-match-didnt-happen/

Its amazing to think they didn't lean into the Jackass crossover 20 years ago. That being said, the half gallon of milk that is this match is long past its expiration date.

Lashley/Omos was 2x as long as it needed to be. As someone who has to show up for work before 8PM tomorrow I'd appreciate a little more consideration but not expecting it.

I'm not out here making promises, bets or even holding my breath. Just enough smoke out over the mountains to come back and warn the village here.

Lot of chatter tonight that Looking forward to seeing how things play out. I had low expectations for last night and they were blown out of the water. Now I'm expecting a good show tonight and fully prepared to be disappointed. Let's go!

Unless plans weren't finalized until the last few days, why would they opt to promote Austin/Owens around a talk show rather than the match?

I imagine Austin is getting something resembling Saudi money for this because it looks exactly like what he always said he wanted to avoid.

Given the way he's moving on the stage, I'm not remotely surprised that Austin wasn't up for a match.

Also supposedly New Day vs. Sheamus/Holland. I forgot about that one too.

Here's the thing. Rollins could literally drop a deuce in the ring instead of kicking out of a planned near fall and Austin could botch his stunner later. Becky vs. Bianca was amazing and nothing else matters. The night is a win when you get something like that.

Maybe? But to be fair, short of something like Brock/Roman at 31 I don't know what would reflate the crowd right now. New Day vs. Sheamus/Ridge should've been the palette cleanser after Becky/Bianca.

That is how you deliver someone. Minus the association with Vince and Seth's whining & preening leading up to the match. But great unveiling.

That match was an absolute all timer and I've got no hesitation saying the best women's match in the company short of perhaps Sasha/Bayley in Brooklyn or the 30 minute rematch. Just phenomenal work, pacing and storytelling throughout. They both crushed it and made this a great night no matter what happened earlier and what comes later.

One of the announcers just said "this match rolls on" and like the Pavlovian dog that I am I fully expected a commercial break.

Roman vs. Brock Charlotte vs. Ronda Becky vs. Bianca AJ vs. Edge Seth vs. Cody (maybe?) RK Bro vs. Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy Choose your own adventure for 1 or 2 more matches. That's a solid Mania lineup and a show I'm looking forward to. I'll always prefer the full weekend over a 6-7 hour night, but they don't have the booking for compelling back to back nights.

We're nearly an hour in and only 2 matches in the books. One of which was apparently cut short due to injury. This does not bode well.