C.S.

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!

Are you being sarcastic or do you genuinely recognize the sheer greatness of the Mighty Ranallo? Best play-by-play man of his generation!

His Ross Report articles (I can't remember if they were on WWE.com, his own website, or both) was such blatant bending over backward to kiss Vince's behind. Anyway, I have no idea how credible wrestlingnews.co is, but FWIW: https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/aew-wrestlers-not-thrilled-with-jim-ross-publicly-burying-their-in-ring-work/ Most PWO posters missing the forest from the trees is nothing new.

It's a shit spot, and Ross isn't wrong, but outwardly burying your company and showing utter contempt for it is such a dick move. If he did this in the WWE, instead of bending over backward to kiss ass, it would be more understandable.

Exactly. He kissed ass in WWE like no tomorrow, but in AEW, he's an unprofessional tool. I was a J.R. defender at first, because he added instant credibility and a professional voice and presence to AEW. But comments like this - displaying his complete and utter contempt for the product - demonstrate that he's actively doing more harm than good now.

Jim Ross is such a GRUMPY CUNT. Is there merit to what he's saying? Absolutely. But let's not pretend this same spot isn't already an overused cliche in WWE either.

Vince has lost the fucking plot if he thinks Keith Lee doesn't know how to work. Really bad look too with most of these wrestlers being POC. My guess is, between Keith Lee and Otis's involvement, this shit is code for "you need to lose weight, pal."

I first saw him in a TV miniseries with Tim Thomerson called "Glory Years." But his most memorable role to me - and I suspect most of us - was, of course, as "Zeus" in "No Holds Barred." I didn't become a wrestling fan for a few more years, so I missed his actual in-ring exploits, but an actor I already knew claiming he was really this "Zeus" character was pretty much all the confirmation I needed that wrestling wasn't quite on the up-and-up. He later showed up for a cup of coffee in WCW as "Z-Gangsta" and notably appeared in the first two "Friday" films (along with many others). 2020 sucks.

Petty. People outside of rasslin' don't understand this carny territorial bullshit.

It was awful. Basically an inferior regurgitation of their Impact promo, which was fantastic. The whole show sucked, except for maybe the Inner Circle segment, and even that was strained ha ha comedy at times.