C.S.

God, at least let Charlotte be the one to turn - she's an abysmal babyface.

WTF??? The Inferno match is the main event?!

Great carry-job by Carmella. The second-generation veteran wrestler expertly led the Star Wars celebrity to a good match.

Here comes Mella to steal the show!!!

Drew vs. AJ (vs. Miz) was actually an excellent, hard-hitting, intelligent match with great selling. Best TLC match in years?

Universal Championship Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match: Roman Reigns © (with Paul Heyman) vs. Kevin Owens WWE Championship Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match: Drew McIntyre © vs. AJ Styles (with Omos) Firefly Inferno Match: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (with Alexa Bliss) vs. Randy Orton Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler © vs. Asuka and Mystery Partner Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Sasha Banks © vs. Carmella Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day [Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods] © vs. The Hurt Business [Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin] (with MVP) Pre-Show Kickoff match: Chad Gable, Otis, Daniel Bryan, and Big E vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro

If it happens, and that's a BIG IF, I don't see Roman losing. Yeah, it's amazing for Big E to even be in that spot, but so what? 1. It wouldn't be the main event. 2. It would be another Triple H bigfooting Booker, just hopefully without the racial element. I'm not saying Roman necessarily should lose, but still. It's probably all a moot point anyway, as it doesn't exactly feel like they're gearing up for a Big E push. Then again, Drew McIntyre was ice cold before winning the Royal Rumble, so anything's possible. Still, Heyman's endorsement will probably hurt more than help, knowing how petty this company is. This is really common in WWE because of the McMahons' apparent tanning fetish. It's one of the absolute worst parts of the product for me.

Corgan has had months to figure out a replacement for Lagana, who never struck me as particularly smart and savvy anyway. Anyone who admits openly than Nick Aldis was the NWA's third choice (way to bury the champ!) and does more with The Question Mark than Eddie Kingston ain't exactly irreplaceable. As for everyone asking for their releases, there are dozens more where those came from. Plus, I assume they still have their core group of Nick Aldis, Tim Storm, Joscephus, Aaron Stevens, Kamille, etc. (Is Eli Drake still there?) I agree that empty arena studio wrestling sounds sad, but at least the studio setting is unique compared to other venues. Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if there's an arrangement between AEW and the NWA too.

I know I have a rep as the anti-PAC guy here, but I agree with every word of this post. Well, okay, I'm not sure I'd call him "the best" in, well, anything - but he is very good as an opening card flippy cruiserweight-type guy who heats up a crowd and show for ten minutes before the stars come out.

Haven't watched the show yet, but I am firmly on the Eddie Kingston train. Not using him properly really exposed that the NWA didn't always necessarily have its finger on the pulse (as much fun as I had watching Powerrr for a while).

Where is this from? There was no reason whatsoever to believe that AJ was looking to leave WWE around that time. If anything, he was just coming off a really hot run.

I'd be an improvement. They're at least three decades behind.

Breaking News: Mauro Ranallo signs with Impact Wrestling!

SlamWrestling.net: Mauro Ranallo is the best wrestling announcer of the year!

Severely overrated in NXT/WWE and has yet to be a worthy signing for AEW. And his name fucking sucks. So, so stupid. Nah, I've come around on Asuka.

"Thatcher sucks" ignores the nuance of my posts. What I actually said was that he's good with an opponent who can work his very limited style, but outside of that, he's not very compelling. Mella is money! Holds her own in the ring, versatile character, always entertaining persona. I'd take her over random NXT/AEW women's rassler #5. Callihan needs main event WWE tattoos, baby!

Which worker preferences in particular are you referring to?

Mauro's screams are sweeter than the sound of Beethoven and Bach.

NEVAH! Bwahahahaha! MAMMA MIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Except I didn't. I fully realize that Eric Young spent many years in TNA/Impact.

I haven't seen the match, but this is exactly what Rosser needs to be doing to get AEW interested: a good run in NJPW - or anywhere, really - with good matches that get people talking. Then again, whining on the internet and saying he wanted to be in NJPW all along probably isn't going to endear him to anyone in AEW. Wild conspiracy theory: What if AEW and NJPW are working on something, as AEW and Impact are currently doing, and Fred Rosser - of all people - is planting some seeds in that direction. Naaaah! But it's fun to dream.

Swann and TJP seemed like the same old shit to me last week. If they've tweaked their presentation at all, it wasn't apparent to me. I was most impressed with Eric Young in that regard. It's night and day. Aunty Tenille has nicely reinvited herself too. Brian Myers deserves credit as well (even if I couldn't quite bring myself to care about his match with TJP). Sami Callihan is obviously very different from Solomon Crowe, but I wasn't impressed with his goofy as fuck indie rasslin' fake tough guy community theater bullshit. And his tattoos weren't as big league as Kenny Omega's. We're talking about this in the Dynamite thread too. I posted: If I'm whoever runs Impact these days, I'd do everything in my power to get Mauro. It's a Canadian company now, Mauro is the greatest Canadian hero since Bret Hart himself, and Impact could use a fresh voice. It would be a perfect match!

Absolutely the right call. I like Fred Rosser/Darren Young, but what has he done since leaving WWE? More importantly, what buzz has he created for himself? None. Maybe if he goes to NJPW and reinvents himself like NXT jobber CJ Parker did when he transformed himself into Juice Robinson, AEW might have a reason to be interested. Until then, a big fat "NOPE" from AEW is 100% the right response.

You really prefer Josh Matthews to Le Grand Mauro?

I love it when someone acts overly familiar with me. Would be very curious to know what you think my other "pet hates" are, especially since I've actually defended J.R. on this board more than most. I've even gotten blocked by Haku's greatest shame, Tama Tonga, for defending J.R. on Twitter. But I can't defend J.R.'s behavior here. I'm glad I finally found someone else who appreciates the passion, creativity, and dedication Mauro Ranallo brings to the table each and every week. If I'm Tony Khan, I'd be rolling out the red carpet. Actually, if I'm whoever runs Impact these days, I'd do everything in my power to get Mauro. It's a Canadian company now, Mauro is the greatest Canadian hero since Bret Hart himself, and Impact could use a fresh voice. It would be a perfect match!