C.S.

"If that same match had been in the Tokyo Dome, it would've been six stars!" "They did the same with Brock and Goldberg, and no one complained!"

Correction, @Coffey: Kofi was never put into a position to be a main event guy. He was always deserving and the fans always wanted it. Don't hold bad booking and lack of opportunities for "people like him" (hey, not my words - it was in the WM build) against him. Comparing him to "That Indian Guy" makes no sense. Totally different careers and situations. P.S. Coffey hating Kofi makes me sad because their names are so similar. In my mind, Coffey is the wicked, jealous, younger cousin of Kofi, seething in long-simmering resentment over his more famous namesake's successes. (Every firstborn boy in their village in Guyana is given some version of the name Kofi/Coffey.) Seriously, where the hell is @Jimmy Redman to defend Kofi when we need her?

And you people consider my sincere posts about Mauro to be "trolling." This guy wrote the book.

People may have been tired of Kofi's reign - fine - but going back to the big white meathead fuck that everyone is definitely tired of wasn't creative or fresh in any anyway. Having Kofi beat Brock would've been a genuine surprise, but that can't happen in WWE. I'm not even arguing about Kofi's loss. If he had to lose, fine, whatever. But have it happen in a real fucking match - preferably against a different opponent - but if it had to be stale, lazy, albatross Brock, fine, whatever, but at least give us a fucking match.

My overall thoughts: - The formatting of the show was very strange. I get the sense that the Aldis promo was originally slated to go first and the women's match was originally going to be the main event (the time limit was even announced as "TV time remaining"), until someone - Jim Cornette? - probably pointed out that people have spent 20 years tuning out of wrestling shows that begin with talk segments. But while all of the hype for the Aldis segment was effective (Aldis's parking lot interview expressing regret for what he said, etc), the promo ended up being a complete letdown in the end IMO. There was nothing controversial or interesting about it whatsoever. - Is it just me or were there lip sync issues with the promos this week? It drove me crazy. - Also, is it just me or does the crowd noise drown out the commentators at times? - I'm also happy to see Damien Sandow Aron Rex Idol Stevens, but I'm not sure about his Hollywood gimmick yet. Either it will be amazing or the worst shit ever - there's no middle ground. - I liked Rick Starks in the ring and was surprised to see Trevor Murdoch take the L, but I think you are all going a little too gaga for Starks' promo, which felt like a performer cosplaying (there's that word again) what he thinks a wrestling promo is supposed to be instead of a genuine human being eliciting a genuine emotional reaction. I wasn't convinced at all. But he's still young, and he clearly has a knack for the gift of gab, so I think he'll do well in the long run. - The goofy-as-fuck promo styles of Colt Cabana and Mr. Anderson...Anderson did not work for me at all in this context. Cornette was wrong when he said "funny don't equal money." The Rock disproves that almost singlehandedly. But Rock as a comic would sell out Madison Square Garden - Colt would be playing in half-empty dive clubs to a bunch of drunks. (Hmm, on second thought, that analogy describes both of their wrestling careers perfectly!) BTW, in the Colt/Anderson match, who else loved that one jobber with the weird hair and colorful patches all over his gear? I would've had that guy get the upset instead of Rick Starks. - The women were the shits. How is WWE so far ahead of everyone else in NA in this dept.? Even AEW is lagging behind. - The tag match main event was what it was - obviously a way to set up feuds - so that's fine. The champs and the leather daddy team both feel really "indie" though. But Eddie Kingston has a unique charisma that I can't quite put my finger on. All in all, I liked last week's show much more, but I am still digging this in general. The NWA has quietly assembled a very interesting roster. Exactly how I feel. This week's show was much more of a mixed bag, but because it's so short, bad matches/segments are over quickly enough. That helps so much. I came in here to post this exact same thing about Mr. Anderson...Anderson. I thought he did a good job, openly acknowledging that he has "taken Colt Cabana to task" in the past, but Colt can "turn it on" when he wants to.

It takes zero creativity or quite frankly balls to go back to the same formula with the same meathead. Having Kofi win the match would've been something fresh and genuinely surprising - two things WWE hasn't been in forever. But if Kofi had to lose, fine, but make it a fun ten-minute sprint. What we got was bullshit and blatant bait-and-switch false advertising - days after WWE also false-advertised Rey vs. Seth. Wow, poor Renee having to listen to that shit about her man from Shovelbearer Cena.

Definitely, because that's where Brock's laziness and selfishness was exposed in a major way. I don't remember this at all. What happened here? It was a steaming pile of shit, but what did you really expect? Ambrose was relegated to the WrestleMania pre-show only a few months after being WWE Champion. Anyone in his position would've been pissed.

Brock does more harm than good and has since his comeback. The people on this board who defended the atrocious Kofi squash need to have their heads examined.

Coffey doesn't like Kofi.

He has to be in on the joke, right? Right? On a more serious note...

I turned off the show right after the fuck finish and New Day promo (which apparently hints at Kofi not being as happy-go-lucky as he's been acting, but I didn't notice anything).

@Matt D, COME ON DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWN to the SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN!

Serviceable at best match with a nice closing stretch - ruined by an absolutely shitty finish to set up a feud not a single person want to see.

The only match I care about is on first. #YESYESYES I can watch it and then run to the market before it closes. #ThankYouRoman #ThankYouNakamura #ThankYouWWE

Bro!

Roman vs. Nak sounds like fun, but we already know it underwhelm because Nak hasn't had a good match since his NXT debut, which I think we all now realize was a massive Sami Zayn carry-job masked by Nak's unique charisma and mannerisms. The rest of the card is complete and utter dogshit dropping from an eighth story window.

Actually, medicinal marijuana.

It's incandescent! Mauro remains the best in the business.

I don't hate you at all. You're one of my favorite posters. BTW, you said that you "were" an Asuka fan, implying that you are no longer. What happened?

AEW needs Mauro.

Yeah, J.R., I imagine he'll end up like "Nature Man" Ric Flair...

Egads! That was the worst. Debra was barely tolerable in small doses. As the centerpiece of a major WrestleMania main event that absolutely did not need her, she was unbearable.

I'm somewhat sympathetic toward Bischoff here... 3 a.m. meetings are absolute bullshit, especially when the product is still this bad. There's no excuse for it, and no one should be expected to work in those conditions. No wonder Bruce was a cokehead. WWE wants to be "corporate" but has no idea what that actually means or how that actually works.

Rey finally looks like an adult now. It was always different with him anyway because of the colorful masks/costumes and flashy lucha style.

I'm not saying otherwise, but that is the main reason he's being criticized.