C.S.

Covid-19 was just mentioned on the air by Pat Sajak's wrestling twin (the guy with Pete Rosenberg).

I don't care about this match because Hardy winning is a foregone conclusion. Jeff may have had something once, but he no longer does. Unfortunately, WWE missed the boat on Cesaro years ago. Good rasslin' means nothing to me if there's no purpose behind it. Total waste of a throwaway match.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but... I'm rooting for Asuka. (Or Dana Brooke!) I don't need more Shayna on top. They blew that. Heat her back up when Ronda returns.

I was wondering why I was quoted in this thread, haha. It was from Al Snow's book: Link: Self Help: Life Lessons from the Bizarre Wrestling Career of Al Snow (Paperback) I'll transcribe the relevant passage: Some of the other guys were difficult to deal with whenever they were asked to lose. James Storm was the worst. He'd get what we'd call the "boo-boo face" and walk to the ring sulking, making it so obvious what was about to happen. Then, whenever he'd get to the back after putting someone over, he'd collapse and make a big scene before making a miraculous recovery later on. My favorite Storm scene was after a match where he'd been hit with a hammer. James was in the back, staggering around and asking people to call the doctor over. When the doctor to see him, he grabbed the hammer Storm had been hit with, squeezed it, looked at James and said, "This is made of rubber." Wowww! I remember when James Storm showed in NXT for the first (and last?) time. He looked so out of place, like a fish out of water, total indie rasslin'. I know the story goes that Storm opted to take a better deal from TNA instead of remaining in NXT, but I still firmly believe Triple H quietly decided it would never work and benevolently allowed him to create a cover story to save face and get more money for himself and his family. I have no proof of that whatsoever - it's just a strong hunch of mine.

I've always really liked Shane Douglas. I thought his white meat babyface run with Steamboat was super underrated. Unlike Tom Zenk, Johnny Gunn, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Scotty Riggs, and even Pillman at times, Douglas could actually pull off the role. His ECW run was fantastic, especially his blistering anti-NWA angle and promo throwing down the belt. His WWF and WCW returns were wastes, but that's because he wasn't allowed to be The Franchise.

I remember Shane saying many years ago that he used to idolize Flair. Shane would ask Flair for advice about how his match went and get generic praise in return. Then Shane eventually found out that Flair never actually watched his matches and was only giving him lip service.

New article by Bix about the Snuka/Argentino case: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/jimmy-snuka-girlfriend-nancy-argentino-death Update: Good read. But the layout of MelMagazine.com is terrible - every few paragraphs, the article is interrupted by a series of links to the site's trashy tabloid stories: "I Stopped Growing My Ass Hair — And My Tolerance for Men Who Want to Change Me" - Really?!

I haven't watched NXT in weeks - like everything else in WWE, it is stale, overproduced, inorganic garbage now - but I refuse to believe Mauro isn't carrying the show on his back...

Well, this isn't good...

I thought it was a fun episode. But I will agree that the story was a bit thin - evidenced by the fact that they wasted airtime on a silly Andy Kaufman-esque conspiracy theory that Herb faked his own death. WTF? B. Brian Blair was so deadpan and savage. It felt like he's seen some crazy shit in his life, and Herb's coke and hooker escapades were just another day at the office - and not even the most memorable day at that. Mick Foley seemed a little too happy-go-lucky, but I guess he was there to provide a lighthearted balance and show the "fun" side of this wild and crazy ride. I had no idea Andre the Giant was ever in the UWF, so that was new - to me. I actually used to own UWF Beach Brawl on VHS (yes, I'm dating myself) and the only thing I remember about it is Sonny Beach. It's a shame he didn't get a second chance somewhere else.

Well, it's not exactly what I'd call a "fun" read - it's pretty dark and depressing throughout - but if you're a fan of hers, go for it! The Jeanie Clarke and Martha Hart books are even more depressing (I posted about Clarke earlier in the thread).

According to https://wwexpost.com/ (the cereal promotion site), you have to buy three boxes of cereal - you can mix and match - and you have until May 31, 2020 to upload your receipt.

Really hope this is leading to the rumored MVP-led stable.

Ironically, I liked it more than the first book. I'm sure everything you say is true, but I remember him being kind of a whiny bitch and making excuses for his bad behavior and bullshit in the first book, whereas he at least owned his mistakes and seemed to have a more mature outlook in the second book. 'Course, it probably helps that I paid only $2 for the second book on Kindle and went into it already knowing it was more about religion than wrestling, so I tempered my expectations accordingly. BTW, I've read all three of the books on your "bottom tier" list. My quick thoughts: Chyna: She had a rough childhood and rocky relationship with Hunter, which sadly portends her tragic future. This was written before she broke up with Hunter and left WWE, but it definitely reads like the beginning of the end in retrospect. A dour and depressing read then, and more of one now. Rock: Half of the book is written in-character, which is such a bizarre choice, even for 1999. Needless to say, those portions are unreadable. The other half of the book - about his life and career - are much better and well worth reading. It was written too early in his career as a blatant cash-grab by WWE, but it's not bad if you skip the baffling chapters written as his character and read only the ones about his real life. Hogan: It's...fine. A lot of bullshit, but fine. Disappointing because it's way too short and not very detailed for what is arguably the greatest wrestling career ever. If any wrestling bio warranted the 800-page Bret Hart treatment, it was this one.

I've never watched Game of Thrones (spare me your fake shock, people), but didn't the kid who played Joffrey quit acting because fans took his villain role too seriously? I know the same thing happened with Beverly Hills 90210 guest star Jamie Walters, who played Ray Pruitt - the guy who threw Donna down the stairs. (He eventually resurfaced for an episode of the ill-fated 90210 fake reality show reboot.)

Jordan's a bitch, says biographer Ken Burns Okay, Burns didn't say that, but he's not a fan of the documentary for reasons explained in the link above.

Becky and Big Show were on boxes of Golden Crisp and Honey Comb because there was a WWE Network promo attached to the cereal.

Sure, but that's a problem hardly exclusive to Becky Lynch - the entire company is in the same boat. Relative to others, she's still in a great position.

"Brunzell faded into retirement in the mid 90’s and is now selling toilet paper in Minnesota." If he's still doing this, I imagine he has suddenly become a lot richer and more successful.

Most of the anti-WWE sentiment on this board is valid, but not this. Becky Lynch is the most pushed female wrestler in the history of the company. She has hardly had her potential "pissed away."

Jimmy Uso is out for 6 to 9 months with a knee injury. In case someone saw my rant about The Usos in another thread and think I derive any pleasure from this news, I don't. IMO, he's much better off and safer sitting at home.

I don't dispute the impact of Hardys vs. E&C or the TLC matches, but I think you are underestimating what a big deal Shawn vs. Razor was at WrestleMania X. Even though it feels like Shawn-Razor and the first Hardys-E&C match happened a decade apart, there was really only a four-year gap. The two Shawn-Razor matches were in '94 (WMX) and '95 (SummerSlam), Hardys vs. E&C was in '99, followed by a Triangle Ladder Match at WrestleMania 2000 (adding the Dudleys into the mix), the first TLC match at SummerSlam 2000, and the TLC rematch at WrestleMania X-Seven.

Sure, but the latter doesn't happen without the former.

I agree with your assessment. I would not call RnS or BoD high-end tag teams like a Hart Foundation or British Bulldogs or E&C/Hardys/Dudleys or...I could name a hundred more teams, but you get the idea.