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They'd also likely be hard capped at 2 hours due to local news commitments on Fox. In which case you're talking about going from an approximately 190 minutes show to one that's 120. Quite the readjustment for creative.

Usos with one of the best promos of the year. Then Big E fires back with some choice words on the mic. Finally the Bludgeon Brothers are out in a great appearance. Great stuff here, and between this, Roman last night and Alexa's post-Chamber promo we've seen some of the best stick work in some time over the last 48 hours.

Any thoughts about the limo shot last night? Did they opt not to show Hunter & Steph exiting the car or a subtle tease to be paid off next week or the following week?

Reigns cutting a money promo on Brock. Props to those in the back for taking things this direction.

Perhaps that would've been the case for the introduction of a fresh character. Her presentation and promo has seemed entirely inconsistent with Ronda Rousey, ass kicking MMA machine, which is the character and personality that presumably motivated the company to make such an investment in and commitment to Ronda. Why try to reinvent a character when that character is exactly what you're supposedly buying?

She might, or she might not. I just don't think its prudent to put her in the position of cutting promos as a deer in the headlights if the goal is to make her a regular, long-term part of the company rather than a one shot.

I don't understand why they don't slot Braun into the Ronda tag. If they're high enough on him to lay out the title challenger after he wins the Chamber, give him the rub of working with Rousey and the McMahons. Much more interesting than any non-Rock option.

And have Rollins frog splash off the pod a couple hours after Sasha did. Odd.

It's still better than BIGLAV? BIGLAV is much better.

Shocked they let Braun kick out of the Spear with little fanfare after protecting that move so strongly for months.

It was a rumored possibility. I got the sense Rollins was heated up for that purpose in the gauntlet on Raw, but we probably won't find out until tomorrow or next week. Angle's role could very well be limited to facilitating the match rather than participating.

She's a rookie. For all we know this is the experience that many may have on day one in promo class at the PC. But that's there, rather than as part of a Mania main event push.

Maybe they could use Asuka to cut promos for Ronda?

This match is a wellness violation.

After the guy named “Cruz” murdered a bunch of kids. The one thing an elderly Republican thought needed changing after the shootings, apparently Bring back the like button!

Women's Chamber: Ton of fun with great action from Sonya early on, terrific booking with the Absolution 2 on 1, Sasha save and eventual turn on Bayley. Add on a hot finishing stretch and a KILLER promo from Alexa working the entire crowd? Great fun for 35 minutes. Probably not the kind of match that holds up particularly well on rewatch because so much was driven by current storylines, but that was a blast. ***1/2

Is there anything close to a list of match recs for older WWF footage on the Network? Between all the house shows, Tuesday Night Titans and Prime Time episodes I'm sure there's a wealth of matches ranging from fun to good or great, but it'd be helpful to have some kind of reference rather than looking up reviews for every individual show.

Seems like a show that should have good matches but fairly predictable outcomes. The Road to Romanmania seems to be on a clear path (unless that guy in jail comes up with proof he sold stuff to him), and I suppose the only real suspense would be "they aren't stupid enough to have Nia end Asuka's streak, right?" You spelled Rondamania incorrectly.

I know modern New Japan isn't fine dining for everyone. The Honor Rising shows were generally weak by New Japan standards. But the main events with the Golden Lovers reuniting were absolutely tremendous and well worth checking out if you're able to do so. Babyface, smiling, hand slapping Kenny Omega is a sight to behold and I'd like to think any fan of pro wrestling would enjoy these last 2 main events, regardless of how you'd rate the matches. No 15 minute promos or authority figures required (although the extended video with Kenny & Kota in the gym on NJ World was a great bit of television) in order to get into this story or the current / future matches. Tremendous storytelling and television programming. Check it out.

Great call on the Kobashi moments. Will never, ever forget those.

Johnny Gargano is the freaking best. I have no idea what his ceiling is but I'm looking forward to watching. How have I not done a deep dive on his pre-NXT work yet?

Thanks, haven't seen this in years and never a bad reason to watch some Austin from that era. Not sure what I'll take from a Benoit match at this point but don't mind sitting through it. It looks like you've seen a bit of one of my favorite wrestlers over the last few years in Shuji Ishikawa, so I've linked below the latest AJPW Tag Title match. The RWTL version of this from December seemed to get a bit more praise but I was much higher on this and it may very well be my favorite tag match of the last few years. Don't be intimidated by the video length as its in the 20-25 minute range. https://rutube.ru/video/3e21b1dacffa703db91ac9d4e622611e/

The thought crossed my mind as well.

One hell of an hour for Rollins. The Cena match started out very cold but kudos to them for putting together a PPV quality match and completely turning the crowd back.

Waiting for the inevitable double countout or DQ to move things along.