C.S.

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?

I second this. The interviews with Bayley and especially Sasha have both been fantastic. The Sasha interview will likely be my swan song with the WWE Network, as my subscription expires in a few days. Onto Peacock... Let's hope content like this doesn't become a thing of the past now that WWE no longer has to care about boosting subscriber numbers.

The thread title makes me smile every time I see it. Kudos to Kawada "Bubba" Smile on achieving perfection.

Are we supposed to recognize the other two people in the pic, or are you trying to make the point that Aries is barely taller than a 10-year-old child?

In any other industry, that would've been the end of his career. In sleazy, slimy pro rasslin', it was the precursor to his biggest push and years of success.

Imagine being a rassler who isn't even all that good at that and thinking you're also a vaccine and medical expert. What a clown. WWE should have brought him in as the new Doink. He would've gotten more over in that role, that's for sure.

What thread did this hellscape of a topic spring from? But yeah, Austin Aries is the worst. Anti-mask, anti-vax, an overrated little geek who thought he was way better as a wrestler (and everything else) than he ever really was. A terrible face and an even worse heel (except in real life). Just about as useless from both a human being and entertainment standpoint as someone can be.

Shortest PPV of the modern era? (Not that I'm complaining!) That would actually be a cool idea, but where would that leave John Morrison and Damian Priest? Feels more like Bad Bunny will cost Miz the title to set up the expected tag team match. I can't see Bunny in a singles match, much less a main event singles match.

Shoulda had Morrison win the U.S. Title then.