C.S.

ACA is awful, lol, but actually preferable to either Andrade "Cien" Almas or just Andrade.

But not Andrade "Cien" Almas, which is what he was almost exclusively referred to as - until now, obviously. Every part of his name is terrible, so even shortening it doesn't help.

Yeah, they're criminally wasted in WWE. But watch The Revival get a title reign now just to keep them happy. BTW, interesting interview with Cody: Cody Says AEW Is Not Hiring Writers & Talent Won’t Be Micro-Managed https://www.sescoops.com/aew-not-hiring-writers-cody-interview/

WWE doesn't value tag team wrestling, so I doubt they'd ever "regret" it - even if The Revival becomes the top tag team in the world.

In today's "sounds like bullshit" news, WWE is reportedly "FEARFUL" that The Revival is planning to finish up with the company to jump to AEW. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-wwe-fears-revival-are-finishing-company Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder have been used like dogshit since being called up, so I really doubt WWE would miss them if they left. It's a shame, because they are an amazing team that WWE should value.

They probably have better agents and contracts and/or are more valued by LU's Hollywood execs because they're men. Ivelisse probably signed her indentured servitude deal long before #GiveDivasAChance, #metoo, and the modern "women's movement."

Mil Mascaras at least has alliteration going for it.

As much as we all make fun of WWE for shortening names, Andrade "Cien" Almas was a pretty horrendous name and its shortening was inevitable. Not sure how much better just Andrade is though. Every part of the name sucks.

The fact that WWE can easily fill up the Mae every year, including alternates, tells me that AEW won't have a problem finding good women. Famous women? Maybe not. But if they're not in the business of building stars, they won't go far anyway. I think they'll be just fine in that regard though. Kia Stevens (Kong/Kharma) would be the first person I'd go after. She has legit fame and cred from GLOW, not to mention wrestling cred - especially with AEW's audience.

I've been saying the exact same thing for years. If there's a way to search for my posts within this thread + the word "beta," you'll see me mention that several times.

At no point did I ever judge Excalibur's commentary. What I did say was that the name is ridiculous for a commentator, which it is. Chris Hero has been completely and utterly useless in NXT to me as a viewer. He's a player-coach, fine, so why not do that in dark matches? Ditto for Lashley in WWE. He has been rancid. His baffling creative direction hasn't helped - I'll grant you that. Even I think they should've gone with Brock-Lashley when people wanted it, and I'm no fan of either. To be honest, most of the TNA "darlings" - outside of AJ and Drew - have left me completely cold once they jumped to the WWE. Roode, EY, EC3, etc. I'm not into any of them. As for Seth, if it makes you feel better to think I'm his biggest fan and cheerleader, go ahead. Never said that either. You must've missed the post where I completely shit on him for being an imbecile and liability to the company for his idiotic Twitter comments referring to Louis C.K.'s recent comedy set as "funny" (the horrible one about the Parkland kids, LGBTQ, etc.). I hope this causes him to lose his rumored WrestleMania main event spot and he ends up jobbing on the pre-show instead. "Inoffensive" is absolutely the wrong word to use regarding my feelings about Seth Rollins.

With the equal pay promise, it sounds like the women will have a major role. Who knows though.

This is heartbreaking. This is...something.

And working for NJPW isn't? Not like that's a 24-7 frat party. I just don't believe that J.R. would ever be unprofessional enough to get drunk on-air. This really feels like ridiculous "sleaze thread" overreacting to me. Agreed. That's some Rush Limbaugh-esque bullshit right there.

So, Heavy Machinery = Bushwackers 2.0? Not a knock, as the Bushwackers had years of success, probably made a shitload of money, and became actual stars, all without sacrificing their bodies as much as they did when they were the Sheepherders.

Not about NJPW, but J.R. has addressed and denied it in the past. “I got criticised on Twitter by some little gutless pissants that wanted to say, ‘JR looked either stoned or drunk.’ I can assure you that you don’t get stoned or drunk when you visit Saudi Arabia unless you’re really looking forward to meeting Omar at the prison. I ain’t interested in that.” https://www.ringsidenews.com/2018/05/05/jim-ross-addresses-gutless-pissants-thought-stoned-greatest-royal-rumble/ Call me crazy, but I believe him.

Lashley sucks, but people wanted Brock vs. Lashley for whatever bizarre reason, so I agree they screwed that up when it was still a viable option. I agree. IMO, this was always the plan. I don't see Balor winning. I suppose we could still get Brock vs. Braun without the title, but I doubt it.

Are you sure it wasn't just his Bell's Palsy? He's said that in the past when people thought he was "drunk."

Since when does J.R. have a drinking problem? I've never heard that. Use him as the authority figure then - or don't, because as someone else pointed out, that shit is old and tired. That could end up being Brandi's role anyway, since they already gave her Steph's title and everything.

Seth Rollins being a social media liability and referring to Louis C.K.'s recently leaked "comedy set" as "funny" instead of horrible, offensive, and not even remotely amusing probably didn't help either. https://deadline.com/2018/12/louis-c-k-inflames-twitter-with-leaked-stand-up-jokes-about-parkland-shooting-survivors-gender-non-binary-people-1202527354/ https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2018/12/seth-rollins-gets-heat-from-fans-on-twitter-after-defending-649356/ Being a caustic dick on Twitter is probably why WWE never truly committed to C.M. Punk as a top guy, and now Seth is making the same mistake by putting his foot in his mouth in the most boneheaded manner possible. Well, you know what? Fuck Seth Rollins! I hope it does cost him. (And I like Seth more than most here, although I can't say I love him or anything.)

WWE Network dropped BAMtech for a new streaming company. Has the service improved at all? Depending on the device, the Network sometimes felt like it was powered by a string and tin cans. https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/endeavor-streaming-wwe-customer-disney-1203107071/

Then he may as well keep taking sporadic WWE gigs and making a hell of a lot more money + continuing with his NJPW commitments. To me, he's like a fish out of water a little bit in NJPW, but I think he'd be more comfortable in AEW if he's there week after week, gets invested in the characters, and knows the storylines in a way someone can only know them when they're actually there in the thick of things. Gordon Solie doing those WCW Control Centers in the '90s was a sad sight and such a slap in the face to a legend like that. I would never want J.R. to be that diminished.

Hope you aren't lumping me in as someone who wants that duo. Absolutely not. With that said, If they can get Jim Ross, they absolutely should - for many, many reasons.

I'm only shitting on the name, NOT the guy.

As did Don Callis. Doesn't mean he's coming in. (I'd like him to, but I'm assuming he won't because of Impact. Who knows though.) If they can get Callis, my prediction is J.R. and Callis. Ian if not J.R. (Or three-man booth? *Shudder*) I'm probably completely wrong, which is fine. Pure guesswork here.