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The Brock Lesnar episode of Ruthless Aggression was the least interesting and informative one so far. While I wasn't expecting new interviews with Lesnar, it really would've helped to have them. Everything else was basically what we already know. Heyman made a good point that Lesnar's original stint was only two years, and look at all he did in such a short amount of time. I was mildly surprised that Lesnar wasn't around longer. I thought it was longer, but it was only 24 months. Brian Gewirtz parroted the usual "how dare you" company line about Lesnar walking away after everything they'd done for him and admitted a lot of people resented him for it. Gewirtz later walked that back a bit by saying it was better for Lesnar to go if he wasn't happy, because that isn't good for anyone.

The new Scott Norton book launched at $7.99 on Kindle. I usually wait for a deal, but I think that's a very fair and reasonable price for a new book, so I went ahead and bought it. Much better than something like Mayor Kane launching for $15 digitally. That's stupid pricing IMO.

That really did wonders for Curt Hawkins.

Riddick Moss is the epitome of a bland developmental jabroni, the very definition of the term, so who the HELL did Ricochet piss off to get jobbed out to this generic default create-a-wrestler menu option?

How do you cancel tickets you've already bought and paid for that are non-refundable? Wacky celebs...

Because Bryan was damaged long before The Fiend. Once the hottest act in the world, WWE sure did everything they could to cool him down as much as possible. He's still more over than his position on the card would dictate, but he's definitely no longer the hot hand he should be.

I really liked the Evolution episode. As "obvious" as Randy Orton and Batista seem in retrospect, it's not so easy when you're in the thick of things and trying to make that decision. For a bit of fun, I wracked my brain trying to come up with who would be in a rebooted version of Evolution should such a thing ever occur, and it was hard. I ultimately came up with two possible versions: Seth Rollins (HHH) - I know, I know, but he really would be the best fit for the H role Triple H (Flair) Keith Lee (Batista) Angel Garza (Randy Orton) Or: Seth Rollins (HHH) Triple H (Flair) EC3 (Batista) Bobby Roode (Randy Orton) This is an alternate universe, obviously, where those guys get pushed and Bobby Roode isn't quite so long in the tooth age-wise.

C'mon, this is absurd. Haha, not a gimmick... But I do understand why people dislike him - I just don't agree.

Is there any particular reason Mauro would need to make a Coronavirus reference? This week's show isn't set in China, is it? The Mauro hate on this board is truly mind-boggling and it gets old. Now people are actively shitting on him for things he hasn't done.

Not filing paperwork correctly should never be grounds for a suspension. In Paige's case, that bureaucratic bullshit only fucked her up further and sent her down a deeper rabbit hole with the coke-fueled Del Rio.

Is there a lamer bunch of geeks anywhere than The OC?

After a decade of trying to find the next great Mexican star after Rey and Eddy, with Alberto being close but no cigar, WWE may finally have it with Angel Garza...if - IF - they don't screw it up.

Imagine the mental gymnastics Shawn Michaels must have undergone to justify that sacrilegious crap.

What are Vince's views on religion?

The Instagram post I linked in the other thread about Trump groping Eve Torres has disappeared (or at least it's no longer showing up for me). Did she take it down? Test: Post is still up, but Instagram embeds are either broken on this board now or I can't see them for some reason. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8sfLTPlsB9/

Wrestling Inc. Exclusive: JBL Reportedly Set To Be Inducted Into WWE Hall Of Fame

I had Val as a Facebook friend (this was back when I found it novel to add wrestlers for no good reason), and he was totally loony tunes. I eventually had to unfriend him.

Don't know where else to put this... A catch-all Scummy Behavior in Wrestling thread might not be a bad idea.

Adam Cole does nothing for me, but he and his silly "Bay Bay" catchphrase have gotten over everywhere he's gone, so there's something to be said for that. Ditto for Finn Balor. I may not be their biggest fans, but I'd still push them.

I've watched both episodes of Ruthless Aggression. It seems...fine. But yeah, definitely some weird revisionist history bullshit going on, as others have already pointed out. Episode 1: Portraying the WWE name change as a brilliant creative decision instead of what it actually was...yeah, no. Episode 2: Was Cena really hated by everyone in the locker room and no one wanted to work with him? I've never heard that. I also really doubt he was every truly on a cut list. Vince/Stephanie can't be that stupid? Surely they saw that he brought more to the table than, say, Mark Jindrak. Brian Gerwertz looks looks like he's ready to cry at any moment. I realize he was an important part of the puzzle, but he's not exactly charismatic or camera-ready. Still, it's nice to see someone they haven't used a million times before. Bruce Pritchard always seems like he's full of BS, even when he's being honest.

Any idea who Nick Aldis is referring to here? Triple H? Cena? Someone else?

Means nothing. Even hardcore wrestling fans on this board apparently don't remember Matt's role as Edge's bitch in some random stable or alliance 10+ years ago. This is a huge step up. It's weekly TV time in the hottest angle on Raw. Matt was never married to Lita, BTW.

How are WWE cameramen, the video trucks in the back, whoever is responsible, always able to get those perfect fan reaction shots? Even AEW hasn't really been able to master this art.

Imagine if they used Matt Hardy properly like this for his entire run. I assume he has re-signed and now getting the temporary Gallows/Anderson push before being sent back into irrelevance, but who knows...