C.S.

What was the coded language? I was too bored by the segment and taken aback by Lashley's lack of mic skills to notice anything amiss.

These forced catchphrases from Seth and AJ are cringe-worthy.

Joe should have shouted "NON-TITLE, PIPER!" If there's ever a trend I wish would disappear forever, it's useless, meaningless non-title matches.

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Zayn is on fire. And yeah, Vince seems to have his hand all over this with the "quitting" stuff. Zero stakes and predictable result. A "great match" means nothing to me if I'm given no reason to care

Tonight they are. This show has been brutally bad for promos and segments. When the "highlight" of tonight's Raw is a back hair shaving segment, well, that tells you all you need to know about the overall quality of the show.

On a show with horrid MITB segments for both the men and women, Bobby Lashley proving that he's DOA on the microphone without Lio Rush as his mouthpiece, and other boring garbage I've already forgotten about, your big objection is Becky actually sounding natural and showing fire and charisma? She ain't The Rock, but she was easily the best speaker on this show.

Question about FITE: Do you only pay for the live feed, or do you get to keep it afterward?

When is Dominic going to turn on Rey and/or get involved in a major angle? His inclusion seems so random otherwise.

I just did the dishes. I just did the dishes!

So, Shane is Lashley's new manager? (And hopefully mouthpiece, because - God! - Lashley is dogshit on the mic.)

Lashley is as dull and fucking useless as anyone ever. His act really misses Lio Rush tonight. Even a body hair segment would improve this.

This kind of stupid shit would've worked well in the Attitude Era with the right characters (Edge and Christian with the "ass cream"), but oof! WWE applies a "one size fits all" approach to everyone, regardless of whether it suits the characters or not. We talked about that in another thread with the "childhood dream" stuff, but it also applies to bad "comedy" like this.

WWE "comedy," ladies and gentlemen...

Me too. I was worried he was legitimately injured.

Raw's format is so stale... Dull opening talk segment with horrendous mic work ✔ Meaningless tag match with zero stakes ✔ About the only positive was that Ricochet looked good, but it won't matter when he loses.

Agreed with everything you said, @SomethingSavage. I see so many "great matches" hyped here and elsewhere that mean diddly shit to me because there are no stakes and/or I don't care about one or both of the characters. If I don't care about those things, I don't care about the match. A "great match" with no context only works during those magical first few weeks you're going into a promotion cold, with no prior knowledge (NXT when the Network was launched, TNA's early days or even one of the many second chances they've gotten over the years, random indy shows or live events, etc.). After that honeymoon period is over, the characters and story better be there.

LOL... He's probably moving to a new city or house.

FWIW, I love @SomethingSavage's and @The Thread Killer's posts about Bischoff - and I don't even listen to the podcast.

Finally watched the Brody one. Best so far. Such a sad, tragic, and senseless crime. My heart broke for Barbara Goodish and her son. Bruiser was so much more well-spoken than I expected. Who was the narrator? Was it Mick Foley? I am the worst at figuring out such things. But whoever it was, he was much better than Dutch Mantell in previous episodes (and Duch was good too). I went on YouTube (on Roku) after, and oddly enough, this video was the first one that popped up. Mostly a waste of time, mostly incoherent, and mostly people who didn't know what the hell they were talking about (some by admission). Bill Apter and - of all people - Sunny probably came across the best. Nash sounded like a tool. Never mind Sandman, New Jack, and others rambling about God knows what.

I have never, ever noticed Sonya's rainbow hanky - or if I have, I never thought twice about it - which tells me it's not the big deal Scott seems to think it is.

Not sure if this means anything at this point... It's from a local TV ad, and aren't those usually produced way ahead of time?

The "childhood dream" approach works in small doses when presented with the right character - Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, etc. It does not work for everyone, should not be used for everyone, and ceases being special when that becomes everyone's storyline.

Bret Hart vs. Tom McGee to be shown at Starrcast (presumably only for the live audience and not for people watching through FITE). https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/04/wwe-allowing-previously-lost-match-to-screen-at-starrcast-ii-653514/

My Take: My Brother Randy and Liz’s Episode on Viceland’s Dark Side of the Ring (Lanny Poffo) https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/randy-savage-miss-elizabeth-viceland-dark-side-of-the-ring/ Great read. Interesting insights, and Lanny isn't afraid to be blunt!