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Maybe we need to post more in the Ric Flair v. Bret Hart thread to get @Loss back to posting on his own board...

My favourite example of Vince booking a guy cuz he sees him as some ugly fuck whom no hot woman would give the time of their day is when he booked the Bella twins to take a bet and hit on Daniel Bryan, with the joke being that any girl as hot as the Bellas are would never actually date a vegan bearded geek like Bryan. Really funny how that worked out

That was an absolutely crazy car crash brawl. Really loved it

I am getting actively annoyed by both Sting and Tony yelling IT's STING. It was not even a thing in WCW, wtf

That's the thing though; they didn't even act as if the cameraman was invisible. Sammy took the cameraman to the locker room and specifically said "The cameraman stays" so it just makes no sense

The Good Brothers are complete dorks and I have no idea how the have fans

What's the point of recording this conversation secretly when...there's a cameraman right there? What?

The Forbidden Door is open!

I think it's basically been okay till now. However, if he keeps doing commentary and cutting promos on air, it will definitely get too much for me. I don't even know if I would call it exploitative as much as totally unnecessary and excessive. I am sure the last few weeks have been enough to give him memories for a lifetime. He doesn't really need anymore.

Got some nerve talking shit to me about doctored Indian pitches a couple of days after England thrashed us and kicked our ass six ways to Sunday. I bet @ButchReedMark hasn't been sober since then

I think if there has been anything the NXT v. AEW feud has proven indisputably, it is that QT's wrestling school and the Nightmare Factory's training for rookie wrestlers is far far far superior to WWE's performance centre and developmental's best shot. And it's not even slightly close

This is the first time I have seen Omega compared to Earthquake. Brother Dav'oh, as a big Tenta fan and as someone who doesn't care about Omega, I am offended

Thought this was interesting, because we did discuss coded language here when this happened. Of course, Brandi is an excellent promo and Jade is the worst promo in wrestling today, so I was always going to be more impressed by Brandi

I would take creepy joshi stans over racist xenophobic rants any day. Also, I don't believe in kink-shaming but this was a hilarious response:

Shockingly, the possibility of Alexa Bliss showing up in the main event and doing her worst Exorcist impression was not a hit with women

I've never heard of this wrestler before but she ratio'd the crap out of Corny so I am a fan already

@GSR is a mod

She really screamed "MY HOLE" I refuse to believe this was not some backstage rib

I would def get the reference haha, the Coen brothers are some of my fav Hollywood filmmakers

Just a clarification on this: would Jumbo using suplexes really be that big an affront to the sumo social order, since he was immediately groomed to be the number 2 star and eventual ace? If it had been just any lower-carder doing all the moves, then yeah, I could see the old-timey sumo people getting offended. To an extent, this culture still permeates puro, given how the Young Lions in their matches in NJPW still are not allowed to use a whole bunch of moves. Once again, a fantastic, outstanding thread and thank you for doing this!

So is Orton a face or a heel? Raw is literally the worst show on television. I'd take daytime soaps over Raw at this point

Loving all the recaps, TTK! I love how Bischoff did not even take seriously the possibility of a physical confrontation with Cornette. Just a throwaya "That never happened but like, of course I would have kicked his ass. He is a carny fuck" Has there been anyone who cuts promos about getting into fights and trying to beat up other people while being a laughable weakling - and make fun of other people's looks while looking like Kentucky weasel with an eating disorder - more than Corny?

Don't have anything to add except these posts are amazing. I adore reading about wrestling history, so thank you so much for these.

Looking at the recent Smackdown results, I think Daniel Bryan deserves a discussion here, cuz he encapsulates both sides of the coin. We know he has a lot of creative freedom in his angles, and Vince has a ton of respect for him. He is using this freedom to put over everyone. While the sentiment is laudable, when you are losing to everyone, then a win over you has no value. Losing to Cesaro in a 5-min match after you have lost to everyone else does not elevate Cesaro in any way; it just makes Cesaro look like someone who beat a jobber. The old adage of putting over everyone puts over no one. For me, Bryan's generosity really drives home the point that in wrestling, being too unselfish is a vice, not a virtue.

No offense taken at all, thanks for clarifying!