C.S.

Yep, but I fully expected a fuck finish, so maybe I'm the asshole for watching this shit.

Typical WWE bait-and-switch.

Remember when Braun seemed like the next can't-miss main-eventer? Those days are long gone.

I assume this isn't a direct quote?

Someone on Facebook noticed that all of the NWA content has been moved over to FiteTV. Very odd decision, assuming it wasn't already on Fite before. You'd think YouTube would be the better destination of the two since it's far more easily accessible and widely used than the semi-obscure Fite.

Update: NWA Reportedly Going To Make A “Good Announcement” Soon Following YouTube Videos Removed (Wrestling Inc. via Meltzer)

This sucks, because the NWA is the centerpiece of a new video game, RetroMania Wrestling, which is the official sequel to the old WWF WrestleFest arcade game. (Remember that?)

It's over... NWA Removes All Videos From YouTube Channel (Wrestling Inc.)

Well, keep in mind, Conrad is Flair's son-in-law, so that's another reason (and the most obvious reason) for him not to press the issue. Let's not pretend he's an unbiased journalist or even a journalist at all - he's just a super-successful super-fan, and I think even he'd tell you that (although part of that is clearly calculated "aw shucks" shtick instead of strictly reality).

Not that exactly, but Japan's sexualization of kids is pretty well known. I believe it was covered somewhat in one of the episodes of the Damian Abraham series The Wrestlers on ViceTV.

Ironic that Rick Steiner's son chose to sign with WWE when neither his father nor his uncle were ever truly successful there. Yes, a couple of inconsequential Tag Team Title reigns, but you can't say WWE ever came close to making the most out of what they had in the Steiner Brothers and later Scott Steiner compared to WCW.

Yes, Bret was a world class talent. Yes, Bret was better than Anvil. However, Anvil brought a completely different style and dynamic to the team. Key word: team. To completely dismiss Anvil's contributions is pure ignorance to me. That contrast in styles is what made The Hart Foundation special and more special than a team consisting of Bret and [insert similar wrestler here] would be. Far too many fans have a very limited scope of what a "good worker" or "good work" is. The New Foundation (Anvil and Owen) didn't last long, but they had the potential to be even better in-ring than the original Hart Foundation was IMO. As for Faces of Fear being the best team of the '90s, well, I'll say they were the most underrated team of the '90s and leave it at that. P.S. I wonder if Tony Khan wanted to post here but never got his membership approved. My second attempt a couple of years later - this account - was the one that got approved. The original one never did.

This one hurts. He was one of the bright spots of the NWA for me, even before Powerrr. I didn't get the Question Mark stuff, but he undeniably got that over.

I remember this being for video package purposes so they could always have very specific name mentions in voiceovers - for example: "The boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels!"

Marty Scurll, who even ROH couldn't wait to get rid of after #SpeakingOut, popped up on some kind of NJPW show in California. Dumb move by NJPW, demonstrating yet another monumental lack of understanding of the U.S. market. https://www.fanbyte.com/wrestling/details-on-marty-scurll-at-recent-njpw-tapings/

I was thinking the same thing when reading this thread. The two best ever at their respective roles getting to do it together - it was pure magic.

Big Show vs. Marko Stunt would be a main event anywhere in the world.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST SIGNING IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT, GUYS! Seriously though, I am genuinely shocked. I also think there's no way he was signed just to commentate a second YouTube show. I wonder what would've happened if Netflix hadn't cancelled his WWE Studios show, The Big Show Show. Did Netflix just literally change the course of wrestling history? (Okay, I'm being a bit dramatic in my wording there.) Was Show's last match technically the main event of WrestleMania (he wrestled Drew right after the Brock match and it aired on Raw) or was there another one after?

Wait, Jesse being better than Heenan on commentary is a controversial hot take? I always thought so as a kid. (I still liked Heenan though.) That's definitely true, but I also think commentating a bunch of random matches is precisely what made them so fun and loose, like two fans who were polar opposites just sitting back and shooting the shit.

Which is all fine and well and fair enough, but not even texting the guy after his son died or when he almost died himself? C'mon... (At least in Arn's case. Barry, "Christian" Tully, and especially Ole are more understandable.)

Lord Alfred Hayes and Sean Mooney are an underrated commentary duo. Yes, I'm completely serious. They were the voices of Prime Time Wrestling (during the matches) and they always had great rapport together.

Well, no, because they were both with WWE when Reid died.

Torch Talks are generally a must-read. Bruce Mitchell is lazy and overrated 90% of the time, but when he actually puts in some effort, he's good. So much phoned-in crap to wade through to find those gems though. I wasn't around for this, but Keller's coverage of the Vince steroid trial supposedly blew Meltzer's out of the water. I was around for this, and Keller's coverage of the WCW sale also blew Meltzer's out of the water.

A sad interview about why Ric Flair is no longer close with Arn Anderson and other Horsemen. (Spoiler alert: They're assholes!) https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/02/exclusive-ric-flair-reveals-why-he-and-arn-anderson-are-no-longer-close/

Caution: Last time I "dared" to ask this in a public post, I got chewed out and was told to "use common sense" and PM a mod. (My bad for not automatically knowing by osmosis WTF a "Village Green Preservation Society" is supposed to be, lol. Sounds like a horticulture club to me.) So, PM a mod, I guess?