C.S.

They're idiots, but at the same time, I don't understand the strategy of posting about a release before it's signed, sealed, and delivered. That obviously doesn't work.

Tony Atlas on Sasha Banks: "She made the biggest mistake of her wrestling career." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/04/wwe-hall-of-famer-says-sasha-banks-made-the-biggest-mistake-653487/

I was re-reading about the old Lio Rush-Emma Twitter incident, and man, Jack Gallagher comes off as super, SUPER, SUPER racist here. https://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/10/29/16567600/lio-rush-jokes-emma-release-asuka-sean-waltman-rosa-mendes-peyton-royce-bray-wyatt-tessa-blanchard

Lio Rush supposedly has heat with WWE. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/04/lio-rush-reportedly-has-backstage-heat-in-wwe-653471/ Which is shame, because he is easily the most (okay, only) interesting part of Lashley's act.

It's behind a paywall. Subscribe to the FT to read: WWE stock slammed as ticket sales and TV ratings drop

No idea when this was recorded, but Daniel Bryan is going to be on an upcoming Jimmy Jacobs podcast. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/04/daniel-bryan-on-being-depressed-in-cities-653441/

I mean, yeah, suitable for message board geeks like us, maybe - but the rest of the world would be far more excited by Taker and Angle, obviously. Still cool though.

I agree, but this thing can actually be ordered on FITE, so it's basically going to be "televised." That kind of changes things a little bit.

It keeps Reigns away from the Smackdown WWE Title picture, which is honestly the least interesting thing they could do with him right now. I'm not saying I'd be super-excited for it, but at there's a natural history there and a built-in storyline, which is more than we can say for these forced Kofi-KO and Becky-Lacey pairings (although that's better than yet another forced Becky-Charlotte pairing even though they have years of history), or a forced transition from Kofi to [fill in heel] to Roman. I'm not against Shane. Sure, why not? But also why? Can't they just run with Kofi and, ya know, give him a chance to actually succeed without planning his successor before his title faceplates have even had a chance to get warm yet? I agree about "menacing" KO, BTW. It worked in NXT but hasn't worked since and definitely didn't work here.

Kofi just won the title and you’re all already scheming to get it off him?! IMO, the best move would be Reigns vs. Rollins next year for the Universal Title at WrestleMania (plenty of time to shift brands) - Mega Powers Explode II (Freakin’ would be the jealous bitch heel, of course).

I wonder if it's something as crazy as Bryan signed a one-year contract, it expired, and now they're renegotiating. That's certainly not something WWE would want to publicize. I mean, I doubt it, but that's better than the alternative.

Looks like Undertaker and Kurt Angle are no longer participating in Starrcast, after WWE put the kibosh on it. https://www.si.com/wrestling/2019/04/23/starrcast-ii-las-vegas-update-undertaker-kurt-angle-double-nothing

Imagine if Big E turns anyway. "Y'all tried to replace me with Big O, and I ain't having it!!!"

Big O just turned, and It's all @KawadaSmile's fault.

What if it isn't Big O who turns? What if it's Big E who turns?

It would be nice if Bayley actually wins this match too. The Queen needs to take a backseat for a while.

I can't tell if you liked her segment or didn't.

I didn't mind Jinder's reign. It was at least something new and different. Unfortunately, this pointless Lars Sullivan run-in has soured my mood again.

WTF is this rubbish? Did they give Aleister Black all of Bray's old lines?

THAT INDIAN GUY!!!

Maybe it's just my mood, but this show has been an unsatisfying bore thus far.

I get that people hate Seth's singles work, character, catchphrases (BURN...IT...DOWN...!!! Seth Freakin' Rollins! King Slayer! Beast Slayer because Seth couldn't consult his thesaurus to come up with a different word!), etc. Yet, when Seth is in trios matches with The Shield (like the one a couple of months back at Elimination Chamber or FastLane, whichever b-level PPV it was), everything about him seems special again and I'm reminded why we all fell in love with him in the first place. Where's the disconnect?

Because she hasn't been treated like a main eventer since WM. Her segments have all been in the middle of the show, and against a "rookie" in Evans (who I agree is doing a fantastic job, but still). Would Stone Cold's first feud post-WM14 have been against Gangrel (or insert your favorite non-main eventer) with segments slotted in the middle of the card?

The more I think about it, the more I really like Bray Wyatt's batshit insane gimmick change. It's the first time since his debut that I've been genuinely interested in him. And for once, he wasn't spouting meaningless gibberish. This version of Bray is actually coherent. Could it still flop hard? Sure. WWE Creative is incompetent at best. But I assume Bray has been given some freedom with this. Then again, it's possible he had freedom last time too, and we all know how that turned out.

What the FUCK!