C.S.

Another possibility I just thought of: He's from Paducah, Kentucka, has over 40 years of experience in the "rasslin' bidness," and likes waffles and tire irons. No idea how good Tony Falk would be in that position, or whether he'd want to travel from Kentucka to Atlanta, but I have to assume the NWA is doing something with him though (beyond just random weird commercials).

Even if an intern or employee edits the show, Corgan and Lagana are still responsible because it's their company.

To be fair, I like him just fine in a tag team or stable, in a firmly midcard spot with minimal mic time (though, even I-C/U.S. is too much for me when it comes to him, because he stinks up the joint with "epic workrate" matches that have no story, no character, and no reason to care).

GREAT idea! I just hope he isn't considered "too Southern" for the expansion plans Billy and Lagana obviously have in mind.

Wow, even TMZ picked up the story. NWA obviously had no choice but to fire Cornette at this point. (I don't believe for a second that he actually "resigned." I think they allowed him to say that out of respect for his contributions so he could save face.) https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/20/jim-cornette-nwa-racist-ethiopia-chicken-wrestling-broadcast/ The story has since been updated, but the original headline was: Wrestling's Jim Cornette Makes Insanely Racist Comment During 'NWA' Broadcast

So, who the hell replaces Cornette at Into the Fire and the subsequent tapings? They have to be scrambling to find a new color commentator now. Is there anyone good left that's a free agent? (And no, Taz is not good and totally the wrong fit for the NWA anyway.)

Maybe having someone listen to it live too would be another safeguard?

Maybe, but I'm willing to wager that "Le Champion's big announcement" is more of a hook for AEW than seeing guys already overexposed on Raw and Smackdown come to NXT.

AEW will win again, because it's not like any of these "top names" have been promoted ahead of time. A vague invitation on RAW isn't going to convince anyone to tune in who wasn't already going to.

A much better and classier statement than Lagana's "I'm sorry if you were offended" non-apology "apology." Sometimes I wonder if Lagana isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, between this and his baffling "Nick Aldis was our third choice" statement a few days ago.

The black hole is back.

It was fine. No one should have been expecting a "Pipe Bomb" on week 1. I do think we got some quiet gems though. - Punk criticizing all the same things about the product that we have. - Punk asking Renee which member of The Shield was her favorite. - Punk owning his shitty MMA W-L record during the painful Arquette "Promo School" segment. - Renee mentioning Punk's "significant other" (exactly like that, because WWE's gonna WWE). - Punk saying that horrible Roman Reigns dog costume segment is making him re-think taking this job. - Punk to Seth: "Stop tweeting!" - Punk's promo on Tom Arnold, really meant for Seth after a "Freudian slip" at the end.

Seth is the absolute dirt worst of all time.

Bring back the "Like" button so I can like this post 100x!

CM Punk about Seth on WWE Backstage: "STOP TWEETING!"

I can barely understand Cornette's Southern accent and the sound mixing continues to be terrible with the wrestlers' stomps drowning out the commentary. Can anyone transcribe?

Sting destroys Orton as a Hall of Famer, and if Dave says or thinks otherwise, OOF!

Any idea what this is about? I haven't watched the episode yet and probably won't for a few more days. P.S. I was tempted to post this in the Cornette thread instead, since he's the usual suspect, but I don't want to make baseless assumptions.

Here you go... https://forums.prowrestlingonly.com/ignore/ Je vous remercie!

Nash has charisma and personality - two things Orton is lacking in spades. Plus, different time. Being the WWF Champion still meant something then. It was still a big deal. The belt really did make the wrestler back then. When he went back to WCW, he was going there as one of the top guys in the history of wrestling.

Posts like this are why the "like" button needs to be re-enabled. No more unnecessary than Charlotte Flair valley girl-ing her way into the argument with her brainless bubblegum bimbo response. I wonder if there's some legit Flair-Rhodes heat there from their NXT/WWE days, because Charlotte got pushed to the top while Brandi was relegated to the sidelines.

RKO wouldn't move the needle for AEW in any way. He's not a star and never has been. He's a meme who was hot for five seconds - that's it.

Sounds like fun!

Charlotte is a witless buffoon. The eye roll emoji is where intelligence goes to die. Also, no surprise that she’s defending N-Word Orton when she allegedly said the same thing to cops.

Speaking of Seth, is it horrible that I'm now praying for him to @ Khan so he can get absolutely destroyed on Twitter?