C.S.

What is the endgame with Dominic? Because he just looks like someone's kid, which he is, not an actual wrestler.

Unless I missed something, the commentators only referred to The Usos defeating the Smackdown Tag Team Champions (not becoming the champions) and I don't think Usos walked out with the belts Championships at the end.

Turned into a decent little sprint at the end, but that's about it. This match certainly won't be on any of their career highlight reels. The wrong team won, and non-title matches are pointless.

Middling match so far though. Hope it picks up... These two teams are certainly capable of producing magic.

The Usos are change-the-channel bad as characters. Terrible outfits, horrendous catchphrases, obnoxious personalities.

Dasha Fuentes explained why she was released from WWE. Even though she was positive and upbeat about the whole thing, working there sounds like a living hell. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/05/dasha-fuentes-talks-how-roman-reigns-segment-led-to-her-654285/

I don't watch GoT, so I'll be here from the beginning. The pre-show match is seriously odd, not only because it's Raw vs. SD for no reason, but also because it definitely belongs on the main show. I am rooting for a Dana Brooke victory. I don't care if she's not the "best worker" or whatever the "movez" crowd thinks. She's someone new and fresh to push, which can't be said about Bayley, who is still IMO running on her goodwill from NXT for the most part (even though the move to SDL and "split" with Sasha has given her somewhat of a boost). Dana won't win though, so it doesn't matter. I'd also settle for a Nikki Cross victory, but that won't happen either.

The lack of PAC won't make one iota of difference to the PPV's bottom line. Whoever was ordering it still will. If the PPV flops, it'll be because it's $50 and feels like nothing more than a placeholder before the TNT show.

Interesting article about a non-Moolah women's wrestler who seems to have had a very long and successful career. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/GuestColumn/2019/05/08/22797484.html Beverly "The Hammer" Shade probably wasn't famous, but then again, Moolah wouldn't have been either if not for the '80s and '90s WWF comebacks.

I'll counter that: Why have PAC win? Adam Page has the potential to be a major future star and main eventer for them. PAC? Not a star, not a draw, and not someone they should ever cater to in any way if he's making bullshit diva demands before they've even run their first show.

Edit: For some reason, a bunch of new-ish posts about this didn't show up until after I posted. Not sure why. Here is my post anyway... "PAC vs. Adam Page is now off AEW Double or Nothing due to creative differences, according to F4WOnline.com." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/05/adam-page-vs-pac-is-off-aew-double-or-nothing-card-654258/ Really hope that's not actually true but just something they're saying to build the match and get the smarks riled up and more invested in the feud. From the article: "PAC has been steadfast about staying undefeated for the time being" and cut a promo after a match with Page in England saying "he wouldn't be going to Double or Nothing." If any of that is true, fire PAC and be done with it IMO. While we all agree he could have been used better in WWE, he is not a star, not a draw, and not someone I would take any shit from if I were running a fed. He'll have cool flippy matches, sure, but that's a quota that can be filled by a dozen other guys on the indies with more upside potential. Plus, his name is fucking PAC. What the fuck is that? Everything about his act is awful (and I say that as someone who was actually warming up to him toward the end of his WWE stint - I never saw what the big deal was with him in NXT, but I came around when he turned heel and made Aries his bitch for three PPVs straight).

This is horrible... Long thread, so worth clicking through to the tweet to see the rest. Poor Ashley. Now that we're in the #metoo era, does Vince escape the repercussions so easily this time?

The Young Bucks buried NJPW and ROH in an interview with The Bleacher Report. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2836546-how-aew-was-born-inside-tony-khan-and-the-elites-attempt-to-disrupt-wrestling ROH and NJPW get a free pass by most fans because of their "good rasslin'," but this just goes to show you that both companies are bullshit carnies who don't care about their talent.

I don't think Satin is lying or making anything up - I just think he got fed info from a "source" that differs from what the family is saying. I'd still be more inclined to believe Conrad and Wendy, even if they are downplaying certain aspects of the situation to protect Ric, because they're the ones who would actually know. But yeah, TMZ is shit.

Yeah, applying a loaded term like that to wrestling news makes you look like you're so stuck in the bubble, you need someone to drain the bath for you. And for the record, no one has ever said that Flair's heart issues weren't "serious" - just that the word of Wendy and Conrad, actually family members who would be in the know, hold more weight than TMZ or wrestling reporters. Note: You seem to have a complicated history with other posters here, but I don't know you and have no preconceived notions of you - I am only responding to your posts (and others) with my own thoughts.

The Wrestlers: Season 1 (VICELAND's next documentary) - 99 cents https://smile.amazon.com/THE-WRESTLERS-Season-1/dp/B07RYWX39R/ As always with Amazon, this price may last only a few hours or it may last a week - who knows. If you're even remotely interested, get it now IMO. Episodes will be added the day after they air. Dark Side of the Ring, as hit-or-miss as it was at times, was certainly worth 99 cents (and then some).

Aren't there rumors that Moolah was a lesbian? (Not that it matters either way. But I think I have heard that about her or at least Mae Young.)

So would I. Satin doubling down on both this and the absurd Sasha-Bayley "tantrum on the floor" story is really bizarre.

No idea what to make of this. Seems very strange to contradict a report from a family member (Conrad). Heart procedures can be scheduled and planned though. So, it could be what Conrad said, while also being serious - as heart issues are. I personally find this TMZ style of reporting to be rather distasteful.

This is a shocker. Re: Survivor - I only started watching last season with David vs. Goliath because I was curious about Johnny Survivor's chances, and now I'm hooked. Wish I was a fan when Ashley was on the show.

If anything, I think the documentary skewed in favor of Moolah. Yes, she still came across as an asshole, but the only people calling her a pimp were the family of Sweet Georgia Brown. Even Princess Victoria said at the end that Moolah never pimped her out, despite describing a scenario earlier in the documentary that would imply the exact opposite. Very strange. Wendy Richter acting like she had no idea Moolah was Spider-Lady seems to fly in the face of all logic, so either she's telling tall tales or her comments were edited a certain way to add drama. I'm in the minority in that I thought Bambi and the daughter came across fine, if perhaps a bit too naive. Bambi admitting she was never a star in wrestling, while not making the connection that Moolah holding her back might've been the reason why, made her seem a bit too trusting to me - a rarity in the wrestling business, I would imagine. The Moolah fan was a big WTF inclusion. Who the hell is this weirdo, and why should we care? On a purely business level, you could argue that Moolah should have stepped aside far sooner, but you could also make the case that ladies' wrestling stuck around because she housed, trained, and booked so many women. You could also defend Moolah by pointing that that she had be ruthless as "a woman in a man's world." Plus, regardless of what Moolah has or hasn't done, she still was 1/2 of that equation with Wendi Richter at the age of 60, which is impressive for such a cosmetic industry. As always, the truth is complicated - she could've still made positive contributions to wrestling while also being an asshole or worse. (Of course, there is no defending the pimping allegations, if true.) One thing I will agree with is that a lot of this should have come out when she was alive. Perhaps some of it did, and that's just a false talking point her defenders use? I don't know. But it is true that most of this didn't really come to the forefront until after her death. Maybe this has been detailed in the Observer over the years? But that isn't the same as mainstream publicity.

Why? He's an experienced ref, and one of the very few who is recognizable and has a degree of "star power." Unless they're overpaying him (and who cares if they are), it seems like a solid addition to me. My only concern is that he'd be too old for the job. (Note: The picture in that tweet is at least 10-15 years old. Watch the VICELAND show on the Montreal Screwjob to see what he looks like now.) Maybe that sounds ageist, but referees are required to bump and react.

Goosebumps!

No thoughts on that insane Firefly Fun House? Yowie wowie!

Aries and Low Ki as a tag team, where they're both written to have massive egos and try to upstage each other at every turn, would be fun.