C.S.

No show thread this week? I didn't even have any desire to tune in. Is the bloom finally off the rose? Cody vs. Dustin deserved that MOTY though, and man, what a swank plaque.

Heyman seems to cool off on people though, or Vince cools off on them for him. We've already seen it with Cedric Alexander, Mike Kanellis, and Vic Joseph. I'm astounded Buddy Murphy is still being featured. I wonder if Seth took a liking to him and lobbied for him.

This pretty much proves that Humberto is dead in the water. If he didn't get the title tonight after that, WWE clearly doesn't see much in him.

Amazing segment!

Time for Drew to Claymore two geeks. OC is the lamest shit ever. They make Undisputed Era and White Supremacy Imperium seem good.

Honestly not looking forward to the next few weeks of shows, as they'll all be builds for SaudiMania, which I won't be watching.

Hiya, Bubba

I'm kinda hoping one of the WM matches is Seth, AOP, and Buddy vs. Ro, Joe, KO, and Show. Much preferable to Roman vs. Fiend.

It's going to come down to Drew and either Orton or Corbin, isn't it? (With Edge also in the Final Four?) Edit: Well, not Corbin...

Don't worry, he'll lose to Brock in under 10 minutes at Mania.

Is Drew going to eliminate 13 himself? As boring as that would be, I kinda hope so.

Well, he didn't look like shit, but that was hardly the best use of him either.

At least the hug stuff was different and fun, and a nice acknowledgement of their legit background, past, and friendship.

Well, it sure as hell won't be Shelton Benjamin, who has been a colossal waste of time since returning.

Fuck this match. We didn't even get the annual Kofi stunt hope spot.

What a waste of Morrison. Bet he already regrets re-signing with this dead end heat sink of a company.

Santino and James Ellsworth, of course.

Definitely true. Did any kind of concussion or injury result from that though? No. While I agree that a concussion can happen at any time for any reason, I do think he's safer in WWE, where they'll pull a guy out the minute something is amiss (like Wolfe).

WWE isn't perfect, but they're a lot safer than the alternatives. Wolfe being taken out of the match last night is proof that WWE bends over backward usually with stuff like this.

Man, Bryan getting multiple concussions and ending up a drooling vegetable in Brie's lap after working an unsafe Japanese/indie (AEW) style makes me hurt inside too. Yes, tons of dream matches in that scenario, but this really is what's best for Bryan the man and his long-term health.

Well, they could've made the belt another color. But I wonder if this was really a case of DBry putting his foot down.

Great Rumble, awful winner. The spoiled brat "Queen" has never been less over and has never been less interesting. I'm glad Shayna didn't win though. That would've been another huge yawn. They should've gone all the way with Belair, or even let Naomi's overlong near elimination spot lead to a win. I was honestly expecting Rousey to make a surprise return and win. I'm actually still kinda shocked that she didn't.

Too bad Lana got eliminated... Her and Lashley winning their respective Rumbles would've been the greatest troll-job ever.

Me too, and ironically, that would've been the right way to go.

Agreed. That and the final ten minutes with the Usos/Roode-Ziggler and the brawling spots were fun at least. Wish it was shorter overall and began with the high points. Not everything needs to be overlong and overdone.