C.S.

Okay, but there's a difference between "Did Dana have work done to her face? I noticed that!" and "She looks like her face got smashed in by an axe." You're on the right side of that - Jim Cornette is not.

Glad to see even Jim Cornette's most sycophantic followers on this board are no longer excusing his toxic bullshit because he once managed their favorite rasslers. Well, hot on the heels of his disgusting comments about Becky Lynch, he strikes again: "Dana Brooke's entire face looks like it was remodeled after somebody set fire to it and put it out with an axe. What the fuck has happened? Did she do that on purpose or was she in a horrible accident, What the fuck!" (Actually, I'm not sure he said this before or after the Becky Lynch comments, but those got more play because Becky is the top female star of her generation and Dana Brooke is a utility player.) Dana's response:

That would do it. I wouldn't re-sign either. "Opportunity, pal" means shit, especially in these times - better to be able to have enough to feed your family, and his recent prominence gives him a much better chance of landing a semi-lucrative deal elsewhere.

I wasn't a Gulak fan at first, but he won me over. Definitely shitty news. If it's true that he chose not to re-sign, WTF - I wonder why, because he was finally being used in a prominent position on a real show.

I wish she could've said "I gained my smile."

The right people won. As others said, awesome spectacle - until they got to the roof and the match immediately became the same old shit again. The bumps off the roof being used as inconsequential comedy spots was the biggest waste of all.

Me too.

I love this so far. It's just the right amount of creativity and silliness.

R-Truth is actually over and people want to see him, while Lashley hasn't been able to get over at all, to the point where the lack of a crowd isn't noticeable in his matches because the reaction is the same either way. But yeah, let's give Lashley the win, even though we're years past the point where a "dream match" with Brock Lesnar is something that would make any sense. To be fair, nothing about this R-Truth match made any sense either. I was disappointed that MVP was switched out for a lesser replacement.

Ugh, nothing ruins a promising match like the unwanted presence of Bobby Lashley.

Anyone else not care even one single solitary little bit about The Forgotten Sons? The gimmick was DOA (terrible wrestling bubble pun intended).

Like one of those early first-person shooter video games (Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, etc.) where you needed key cards to unlock new rooms. That would be amazing!

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.