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Noticed Kalisto's long entrance, but really everyone has taken much longer than expected running down the aisle. Must be much longer than we think.

There's Jericho!

Smackdown Live! represented well with Kalisto, Mojo and no announcer

Hell yeah!! Somebody gonna get their ass kicked!!

Legit the absolute worst. Might have to give up Smackdown Live! if these guys came over.

Link?

Wanna let us know what happened?

I watch Smackdown Live! every week, but have no idea what the hell 'wild card finals' is supposed to mean. Any of my besties here clued in?

Seeing a surprising lack of talk in here about Goldberg's shirtless nine year old celebrating in the ring

Assuming slog isn't an auto-correct error, the sad thing is, it actually looks like a pretty fun show - but four hours is too damn long for anything, and you know it will probably go even longer than that if recent PPVs are any indication. Are any of the matches in the OP scheduled for the pre-show, or will there be additional matches not in the OP? Just want to know if the pre-show is missable. Slog was intentional. I've watched Smackdown regularly since the split and am watching this with a friend, so I'm genuinely looking forward to it (despite the typical insanity of running something like 'fantasy warfare' into the ground), but as you said, four+ hours for anything is rough sledding.

What times does the slog officially start tonight? 7:00 pm EST? Fantasy warfare

Haven't watched any Raw programming since the split. Is Lana looking completely different just a matter of her letting her hair down?

While I've been enjoing the tourney, not when you put it that way. Sooooooo many kicks.

Reset my wifi and the stream is crystal clear, so problem was likely on my end.

Watching on the ipad. Don't watch all network specials, but when I do I haven't had an issue since WM XXX. Takes a while to load and picture quality is terrible. Don't think I can blame the stream quality for Enzo being on the screen

Stream has been terrible so far

A few comments alluded to the production during the main event, but man...almost the entirety of the match was shot from the floor, looking up at the ring. It got to the point that I forgot if they even had a hard camera. Then they would go to it for no more than one or two seconds at a time, and then a ton of cuts between the floor cameras. An uncomfortable watch.

How could the gif at issue not be posted yet???

Just watched Shelton/Viscera because of this and...it didn't stand out at all. Actually, the only noteworthy thing was the presence of Shelton's 'momma' at ringside. Top contender for one of the most annoying things I've ever seen, in or out of wrestling. Verdict: I regret watching!

Preliminary thoughts: Stan Hansen is a hossssss. Loved his stuff with Colon. ECW house show handhelds may not be a genre into which I dive deep. Although I think I checked out that February 2000 card in Jacksonville and Dusty was on it somehow. I can now say I've seen a TNA match The Ultimate X Match held my attention, despite the goofy contraption. Granted it's only been two matches, but no pacing issues for Kurt Angle so far. Of course, the 2006 match with 'Taker was mentioned as one of his better efforts and I was fighting off a nap during the one with Christian and Sting. But nothing egregious...yet. Of the 90 minutes of Mid South angles I saw, the one that really sticks is the Rock n Roll Express trying on a strait jacket in the middle of the ring. So hilariously dumb and they immediately pay the price when the Midnight Express jump the ring and piledrive the shit out of one of them. First pic is Rock n Roll recognizing their stupidity. Second is the epic piledriver. About two moves into my first Joshi match (and apparently one of the most famous) I was like 'oh, boy' and could see how this takes some getting used to. But it was good! (is this like saying Hitchcock's Veritgo is good?) I don't know their usual arsenal of moves and finishers, of course, but I was reminded of modern era complaints of bomb throwing and finisher spamming with not much selling. The silent crowd turning raucous by the end was very cool. And so was the post match emotion of the shave.

So I don't think I had ever seen a wrestling match outside of WWE/WCW/ECW before last week. All the GWE talk since the honorable mention list broke got my e-juices flowing and I've been plugging in random matches on youtube ever since. I don't know if I have a purpose here other than cataloguing my viewing. I could forget about the list tomorrow and have this post become the least viewed in this forum. Or...this could turn into the diary of the most handsome GWE 2026 voter and we'll all look back in awe and sexual interest. If I have thoughts and there's already a thread somewhere on the board, I'll try to keep it there. But if not... Accuracy of promotions and dates are not guaranteed!! Terry Rudge v. Rob Brookside - Reslo, 1991 Bryan Danielson v. AJ Styles - IWA Homecoming, 2004-09-16 Bryan Danielson v. Tyler Black - ROH, 2009-05-09 Samoa Joe v. Necro Butcher - IWAMS, 2005-06-11 Crusher Blackwell Promo Crusher Blackwell v. Bruiser Brody (No DQ) - AWA, November 1984 Ted Dibiase Turns on Jim Duggan - Mid-South, 1983-05-05 Negro Casas v. Mocho Cota (Hair v. Hair) - CMLL, 1994-09-23 Dynamite Kid v. Tiger Mask - NJPW, 1982-08-05 Stan Hansen v. Carlos Colon Feud - Puerto Rico, 1986-1987 Bret Hart and Da British Bulldog v. Owen Hart and Bob Backlund - WWF, 1995-02-26 Jerry Lawler v. Crusher Blackwell - CWA, 1981-05-04 Negro Casas and El Dandy v. Mocho Cota and Silver King - CMLL (?), 1994-03-18 Bryan Danielson v. Fergal Devitt - NWA Empire, 2007-07-21 Dory Funk and Terry Funk v. Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody - AJPW, 1983-04-20 Hiroshi Hase v. The Great Muta - NJPW, 1992-12-14 Tajiri v. Super Crazy (Japanese Death Match) - ECW, 2000-02-04 Lex Luger v. Brian Pillman - NWA, 1989-11-26 Buzz Sawyer v. Jim Duggan (Dog Collar Chain Match) - Mid-South, 1985-12-27 AJ Styles v. Chris Sabin v. Petey Williams (Ultimate X Match) - TNA Final Resolution 2005 Nick Bockwinkle v. Stan Hansen - AWA, 1985-04-20 Kurt Angle v. The Undertaker - No Way Out 2006 Kurt Angle v. Sting v. Christian Cage - TNA Sacrifice 2007 Best of Mid South UWF - Important Angles Manami Toyota v. Toshiyo Yamada (Hair v. Hair) - AJW, 1992-08-15 WWF Superstar Promos Royal Rumble 1989

Big Match John!!

Yes, exactly. Thank you.

No thanks to El-P!

Any links out there that showcase entire (or close to entire) feuds? Either a youtube playlist or one long video is what I have in mind, similar to the 90 minute Hansen/Colon retrospecticus available on yt.