What choice?
AEW wasn't using him.
Staying there and continuing to ride the bench wasn't a viable option, other than monetarily, and that was only a short-term gain.
Bitchcakes Bill bitched up a storm to toady Ariel Helwani about how WWE handled his retirement. He also buried GUNTHER'S chops.
Just total entitled asshole behavior.
The only thing I agree with Goldberg on is what a joke it was that his speech was cut for a million ads. Either don't air it or make it a Peacock/Netflix/YouTube special after the show like the dumb "press" conferences are.
This show is probably fine, but four wrestling PPVs/PLEs in two days (with three of the shows being WWE) isn't it. Neither company understands the meaning of pacing anymore.
The match stopped for a good minute and then Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii won out of the blue when I don't think he would have otherwise. I fear it's a legit injury. Poor Seth. Rotten luck, right in the middle of his biggest push in ages.
A triple-header by the generous and benevolent WWE as they provide exciting wrestling action for all the poors who can't afford to drop $50 on AEW's offering.
I figure one thread for all three shows is fine.
I'm honestly not watching NXT - I couldn't even tell you what's on the card - but I'm curious about GUNTHER vs. Goldberg, and I'll check out Evolution in the hopes that it overachieves. I remember the first one being one of the best PPVs in years at the time, but that was during the dark senile Vince days.
Davey Boy Smith is the obvious answer since the Warrior trapdoor debacle ultimately got him hooked on the painkillers that cost him his life.
The reverse of this question: Terry Taylor never should have left the NWA/WCW, and Owen Hart jumping to WCW when Bret, Bulldog, and Anvil did would have saved his life.
I really want Miz to interfere and cost Punk the match, but that will never happen.
Triple Big Nose clearly doesn't see the value in Miz that Vince did. Oh well...
I'm not exactly excited for the match, but my standards are much lower for something main eventing a regular TV show. Not like this is a major PPV PLE. I mean this is the same show where we got Hulk Hogan vs. The Genius.
I can handle GUNTHER vs. Goldberg as a throwaway main event for Saturday Night's Main Event as long as GUNTHER wins and Goldberg retires on a good note. I see no harm in it. Anything more than that, though...
I hope it's on purpose so Asuka can claim she pinned Jade (with the way Jade positioned the pin, Asuka's feet were on Jade's chest) and the match at SummerSlam becomes a three-way, which would only help its quality.