C.S.

I'm in shock. This one hurts. Was not expecting it at all. Not only was he one of the most iconic wrestling voices of all time, he was one of the most iconic television broadcast voices IMO. I'll never understand why WWE ever let him go.

The truth, I'm sure, is a lot less interesting. Cody and The Bucks are probably reasonably "close" to Meltzer. My guess is that they gave him the scoop but asked him to hold off on it until a certain date. That's far different than Meltzer being on their payroll, which I don't believe. Even if DM was tempted by that, which I highly doubt, he just has to look back at past history and ask himself how much credibility Bob Ryder has. (The answer: zero.)

I doubt it, because why pay Dave when you can get his "consultation" every week in the WON for $10.99 a month or whatever he charges now?

I don't watch BTE. Is this where it was officially announced? If so, I'm not seeing the "conflict" in Dave reacting to that with his own report. I assume Bix is saying Dave knew beforehand but withheld the information? The thing is, like you said: Which it seems Bix is also saying? So, I'm confused... Probably because I don't really pay attention to Twitter all that much. (Somehow I think I'm better off.)

I don't know what's going on with Bix and Dave/Bryan, but is anyone really surprised that Dave broke the news? After all, he is the reason "All In" happened in the first place (with the whole Cody Rhodes to Dave "I'll take that bet" Twitter exchange).

My initial instinct was Bryan easily, but I have to say, this post makes a really compelling case for Edge.

I'm currently reading Nitro by Guy Evans. So far so good, but I'm still very early into it. That's good to know. I'm glad I grabbed it! (Although, to be honest, any wrestling book under $2 is probably an insta-buy for me.) What sticks out in my memory is Kevin Nash being referred to as "evil."

The Mildred Burke book Queen of the Ring is currently $1.99 on Kindle. https://smile.amazon.com/Queen-Ring-Muscles-Diamonds-American-ebook/dp/B008UX348O/

It works both ways though. Everyone who bought the Mabel KOTR went into it expecting Taker vs. HBK, including me.

This is the WWE, where tournaments have always sucked. Yes, you can point to a few isolated good matches and some great winners, but let's say there have been 100 King of the Ring tournament matches over the years - maybe 5 of them were actual classics.

I also miss you, Dean.

Amazon's traditional Black Friday/Prime Day coupon code: NOVBOOK18 for $5 off a $20+ book order. I'm thinking of using it to get the Nitro book. One note: For some reason, using coupon codes seems to take away your "verified purchase" status if you review the book, if you care about such things. Made me look like an illicit bootlegger when I reviewed Liam O'Rourke's Pillman book, even though I did purchase it legitimately from Amazon. Might've just been a glitch at the time though. Who knows?

Enzo would've been perfect for Slim Jim.

WWE has no clue how to book a babyface. See: Reigns, Roman Zayn, Sami Strowman, Braun Hugger, Bayley And now Bryan, Daniel How do you constantly fuck this up? HOW?

To be fair, Boss Man was a new feud for him, and Jeff Jarrett and especially Billy Gunn were major steps down compared to Taker/HHH/Foley/etc. I realize you gotta work with new talent to keep things fresh, but J-E-Double-F-Ha Ha-J-A-Double R-Ha Ha-E-Double T and Mr. Ass weren't the answer (even as once-off opponents on a b-level PPV or something).

Booker T is a fucking imbecile. "And what the H**l was that journalist doing over there anyway, after his controversial comments?” https://www.pwpodcasts.com/2018/11/02/recap-and-review-heated-conversations-with-booker-t-with-ariel-helwani-on-getting-a-lifetime-ban-from-ufc-a-potential-brock-lesnar-daniel-cormier-fight-bookers-thoughts-on-roman-reigns-crown-jew/

That isn't Virgil...

This is what the term "wrestling bubble" looks like: From perennial lackey, stooge, and second banana Tommy Dreamer: "Putting smiles on people's faces." Pure WWE-speak. Someone's sure hard-up for a job at the Performance Center...

Just got this e-mail from WWE Network: It pretty much encapsulates every single issue the tone deaf WWE has right now.

It'll never happen because one kiss-ass would stooge the rest off, and the whole thing would fall apart.

Wasn't Giant Haystacks briefly in WCW under another name, or did I hallucinate that whole thing?

@IpponDropkick Not that I know of, unfortunately - at least not on Kindle. If it had come out a few years later, there probably would've been an ebook. It's becoming more common now for books with heavy picture/art content to get ebooks, but that wasn't really the case when Mondo Lucha A Go-Go came out in 2007.

She was mentioned briefly during Evolution by one of the commentors (along with Sara Amato and someone else).

I'm sorry to hear about what's happening in Brazil, @KawadaSmile. Seems the whole world is going to hell in a handbasket. :\