C.S.

Just like Raw in Heyman's first few weeks, even though the show was still disorganized, scattershot garbage.

Pete Gas's book is also free I bought it a couple of years ago and it's a decent read. Wish I had waited, just because it's now free, but it was worth the money IMO.

The Tessa rumor was either false or she has been suitably shamed (or possibly pressured by her future employer IMO) to do the right thing and send back the belt. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tessa-blanchard-sending-impact-title-back

This is currently FREE on Kindle: Wrestling's New Golden Age: How Independent Promotions Have Revolutionized One of America's Favorite Sports by Ronald Snyder It looks interesting, and you certainly can't beat the price.

I probably should've prefaced my statement by saying I haven't been very active on Twitter for months now. A year or so ago, he was posting some pretty good stuff - or at least "deeper" than you'd expect from a pro wrestler with a stoned redneck character. Cena was also quite good around that time too. Cognitive dissonance. He probably doesn't believe the Dream rumors are true, or doesn't want to believe them, and the Lawler stuff was so long ago that it's "out of sight, out of mind." (I'm pretty sure he didn't read that Bix expose from a year or two ago - and neither did anyone else from WWE, probably.) I'm not defending that, mind you, just pointing it out as a reason for the man's rationale or lack thereof.

Well, that's disappointing. Road Dogg is actually a great follow on Twitter. I guess not so much on Facebook. The FB account is verified to be him, right?

Who wants to place bets on which fed will be dumb enough to sign The Female Austin Aries despite her obvious baggage, vile racism, and legendary douchebaggery? AEW certainly needs her for their women's division, but WWE might ignore the warning signs because they only see dollar signs. Either way, she'll be an afterthought in five years if she keeps up her current trajectory.

Wait... You do realize that more than one person posted about the movie, right? My original response was directed at more than just you. Like this fella here, who - wait for it - commented on the recent news about the Knights. But we can sit here and pretend this is The El-P Show if you want.

Sorry, @El-P, my bad. In the future, I'll be sure to obsessively read every single syllable you've posted before I dare respond.

In today's "Tessa is a bad person" news...

I think all of the recent issues with the Knights are coloring your perception of the movie (and understandably so). I saw it theatrically, long before all of this came to light, and I thought it was heartfelt and hilarious. Definitely one of the best pro wrestling movies ever (not that there's exactly major competition in that arena). My sister, who has never watched a wrestling match in her life, absolutely loved it. Of course, certain aspects of the story were embellished, and there were some fictional characters and situations, but that's the case with pretty much every biopic (wrestling or otherwise). It was still more factual than most biopics. I thought it was great! BTW, it's based on this documentary, which I haven't seen.

Made this same point to a friend today or yesterday about Cesaro. Absolutely! The sheer variety of partners and consistent excellence throughout puts Cesaro over the top for me. Think of your least favorite current wrestler - whoever that is - and you're still guaranteed a great or at least compelling team if Cesaro is in it. BTW, I assume the thread title was something else/misleading at first? Because Eaton certainly wasn't a major player this century.

Tales from the Deadman was a quick and fun 20+ minutes. It was formatted sort of like those WWE Story Time shows, with a story being told as an animation played out. There was also archival footage and talking head segments with Undertaker, Bruce Prichard, etc. Timothy Olyphant narrated it. Did he also narrate The Last Ride? I can't remember.

My guess is they are saying they can't sign Rey to a major money deal until after Covid is over, and Rey is working on a handshake deal until then. Purely speculation on my part, and dumb on Rey's part if there's anything to that, but he could be making bad decisions because he wants to look out for Dominic's welfare long-term. Again, I am 100% guessing here.

If Rey was being written out, why bother having Dominic at the end? Unless Dom is staying and Rey is going, which seems unlikely to me.

So, a non-finish after all that? Cool horror movie references though, I guess.

Is this the same location as the Boneyard?

It's not even 9 p.m. yet, so I'm expecting at least 30 minutes out of this. Edit: I forgot about The Swamp - didn't we all? - but I'm still expecting a longer match out of this.

This is why I wasn't at all invested in Asuka vs. Sasha - good rasslin' or not - because WWE always ruins it with shit like this.

WTF was that?

You're right. Did that get stealth cancelled? More bait-and-switch. (Not that anyone likes the feud, but at least a bar fight stip and setting has the potential to be fun.)

It's $4.99 again, so I guess I better grab it this time...

So much for CGI... I never believed that bullshit rumor, but I was hoping it was true.

Finally, the only match I care about on this show... MVP vs. Apollo Snooze.

I guess we're going to THE SWAMP now?