C.S.

Is AJ drunk?

That match never quite came together for me. Humberto really isn't very interesting to watch.

Exactly my thoughts. I wasn't high on Gulak before this, but it was a great match. Unfortunately, if there's something there with him, WWE sure as hell won't exploit it. It's depressing to think someone can tear the house down like this and it won't matter by the next night (Kofi has expressed similar sentiments in the past). Business as usual for WWE though.

AWESOME match!

That suplex was NASTY!

The main event is on first!

Because WWE never presented them as credible threats or made anyone believe they could win big matches against "the real stars." Pretty much the same problem we're seeing tenfold now.

Yeah, serious, scary, dangerous, and somehow made a fucking water bottle look like a deadly weapon.

Fiend is like a succubus who sucks out anything special about Cena.

Seeing Cena vs. Fiend previewed exposes that it doesn't feel special at all. If I wasn't following the product, I'd have no problem believing it was one of tonight's b-level PPV matches.

I hope Sami Zayn wins the title tonight, even if he loses it right back at WM. This stupid 3-on-1 dogshit is excuse enough to run with Sami for a little bit.

Hot take: R-Truth should have gotten a run with the World Title.

This show looks so dire, but we're watching because what else is there to do? (Except obsessively worry about Coronavirus.)

I just had a horrible thought: Bryan vs. Gulak is going to end up on the pre-show, isn't it, guys?

Agreed. A 12-month run of bizarro Bryan PPV feuds would be A-OK with me.

Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak announced for Elimination Chamber. Obviously a personal pet project of Bryan's. Even though Drew Gulak does nothing for me personally, I kind of dig the idea of this match, because at least it's a fresh pairing that would have no chance in hell of happening on PPV unless a top star asked for it. Being a "good hand" and "good at the rasslin'" means less than zero to me. Drew Gulak needs to make me care about him. His severe lack of personality and charisma are massive obstacles in that regard. We'll see what Bryan can get out of him and what Drew Gulak can bring out of himself. I'm rooting for Drew Gulak to make himself a star... I'm happy to have my mind changed and my eyes opened. Now, if only Bryan could request Mauro as his personal commentator... Then and only then would life truly be perfect!

Sasha Banks and Bayley are truly, madly, deeply very bad at their jobs when it comes to being heels - at least based on their "backstage promo" this week against the Bellas. Awful characters, cringe-worthy promo, completely unrealistic and unbelievable manner of speaking. Just abysmal on every conceivable level.

Crazy that Waltman is taller and bigger than Zayn. He was considered "small" back in the day.

A main event anywhere in the world!

Somehow I doubt Taker suddenly morphed into a vapid teenage girl.

Agreed. I have no problem with the wrestler or person - just this terrible Skinner 2.0 gimmick and look (or whatever the fuck it's supposed to be). It's awful and looks like 1995 WWF going up against the hot and hip Nitro (in this case, AEW). At least Shane Strickland got to keep the "Swerve" part of his name, and I assume everything else is similar enough?

Tag me next time.

People tuning in to see Matt Hardy - like me - were disappointed. If they have him, they should've pulled the trigger tonight. I'm assuming Jake's tease was for Brodie Lee (Lance Archer makes no sense in that role).

Dustin must see something in QT Marshall that the rest of us don't. Feels like a personal pet project to me.