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I thought of this while going through results of WWE cards: why has WWE never run a show in Yankee Stadium? It's in their home market and surely they would sell out for a big event. Even when they did a WrestleMania in the area, they preferred NJ.

In my fantasy world, Wardlow turns out to be an excellent promo and goes on to become everything Rusev could and should have been

Is Triple H still in charge of booking NXT, with his demotion? His newest title has him in charge of global development or something. I would also like to echo the sentiment about Ryan Ward. For someone who had a really good rep a couple of years back, I haven't heard anything about him.

This I won't disagree with. Rewatching the 2000 stuff, I thought it was striking how much more ass Steph showed compared to Shane, but the Authority stuff was definitely awful.

I think Wardlow has looked best of the three monster heels they have.

I tried to separate on-screen presence in my original comment, but her kayfabe actions and backstage role are probably too tied up for this. As far as castrating faces (and heels) goes, yes, true, but Shane since basically the beginning would always go toe to toe with the top stars and, depending on whether he was a face or heel, often get the better of them. I remember Rock selling for him to a ridiculous extent, in 2000, when Rock was bigger than wrestling. Sure, Rock was always really selfless for a top guy, but he was not the only one. The only one who treated him like a proper jobber was Steve Austin.

This is not really related, but Shane McMahon has been a worse on-screen presence than Stephanie for decades now and I will never understand why Steph gets so much more hatred than Shane. Btw, isn't it funny how 5 months back, Darby Allin and Sammy Guevera were just talented newcomers while Keith Lee was red-hot and super over, with tons of momentum coming off Survivor Series. Now, Allin feels like a star and Sammy is a far bigger deal despite doing quite a few jobs, while Keith Lee is basically in the same position he was before, all his momentum completely squandered, just another guy cutting typical WWE promos and having typical WWE matches. Oh but he has a belt now.

I don't think he is bad, but he is definitely overrated. I really thought it was Dustin who made the match good.

I found this entire exchange hilarious.

That was a good match and I liked the ending. Really enjoyed Dynamite tonight. AEW is getting really good at week to week booking.

Was that blood hardway or did Dustin blade?

Moxley feels like a big superstar. Really glad for him.

Jericho saying Jim Ross might be a part of the Dark Order is the best thing to emerge out of the Dark Order angle.

Jericho makes bad matches feel good.

Both Havoc and Sabian are useless. Orange is really over but Penelope Ford has something special. Hopefully she is branched out on her own down the line.

I wasn't sure what to think of it at first but Vickie made it worth it.

MJF is really really good at interviews.

Wow I was NOT expecting the result. Although Darby looked really strong in defeat.

Selling PPV and the Network is the only thing Meltzer has reported so far to my knowledge.

Wow was NOT expecting them to start with this.

Darby is going over Cody, right?

Dolph is interesting. I don't think his promos are good and his selling is what it is, but I can imagine him getting over as part of some heel tag team in NJPW.

Pretty much this. Also the anti-Roman thing is a good point - he could not swim on his own. His character not really changing is interesting because since the Shield broke up, I am not sure if he has had an actual character. The Kingslayer, the Beastslayer, Burn It Down, okay, but who is he? Why, for instance, is he the Monday Night Messiah? CM Punk's saviour gimmick really stemmed organically from him being straight-edge and having a perfect foil in Jeff Hardy. Why does Seth do anything he does beyond "someone scripted him to do so"?

I like Miz's promos but I despise his facial expressions.

Perhaps a better answer is someone who benefits from scripted promos and having a house style that ensures a baseline of quality. I cannot immediately think of a name though.