C.S.

Is there a way to see a list of only the new ones on WWE Network instead of having to scroll through all of them and look for the yellow "Recently Added" banner?

For the past couple of hours, I've had trouble loading the site and usually only get the Cloudfare backup page after about a solid minute. Is it just me? Obviously, there are temporary periods of uptime. I was hoping this was because of a software update or something, but I guess not.

Was there any downtime on this board, or was it just me?

I've been a fan of theirs in every incarnation. I'm not sure the Tex Slazenger-Shanghai Pierce version of the team qualify as a "guilty pleasure" though.

I remember when they had a match at a PPV - maybe KOTR? - and Jericho flipped after Wade Keller criticized it. I don't recall what I thought of the match, but I'm guessing it probably wasn't anything special in my mind since the Keller anecdote is my only lasting memory of it.

On the WWE Network Russo episode, actually. Paraphrasing: "I haven't done pills in fifteen years and take only the occasional drink." I think it came up because Conrad suggested Russo would question Prichard's memory because of past substance issues.

Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/user/BeINsportUSA/playlists

True, but I didn't get the impression that Prichard hates Russo.

Yeah I forgot to mention that, good point CS. Conrad was clearly promoting Russo's podcast and Network, he mentioned it a few times in detail. It sure sounded like he was plugging him, which also made me suspicious about the whole thing being some sort of "work." Yeah, like Bix said, it's probably just a case of Conrad wanting to do a podcast with Russo - or it could as simple as something for Starrcast. Truthfully, Conrad has no reason not to want to do a podcast with Russo. It's more money for him. They're all workers anyway, so I doubt it much matters if Russo is "enemies" with other people Conrad does podcasts with. Business is business.

Hopefully I saved you two hours of your life. Okay, it wasn't that bad, but it's easily the worst of the Network podcasts so far. I'd recommend Piper and DiBiase, but not this one. I've never listened to any of the podcasts, and this one was still an easy miss. But don't diss Vince Russo's unibrow...bro!

I actually wrote this in another thread before seeing your post (the relevant portion is at the end): The Vince Russo episode of the Prichard show is easily the weakest one yet. It's shockingly boring. (WWE Network really was doing me a favor by not loading the show last night.) I'll save you all the time and just recap what happened: - Conrad reads something from Russo's book. - Prichard responds with, "No, that was J.R.'s idea!" And I'm not even a Vince Russo hater like so many of you - I see his many flaws - but his biggest attribute was that he had a story for everyone (which I was happy to see Prichard also credited him for) and you felt like you couldn't miss a single show. Contrast that with today where I don't even watch the weekly shows, only the PPVs, and I don't feel like I've missed a thing. Conrad also kept plugging Russo's Realm Network, which I guess is his podcast or company, and that makes any "strife" between them feel like a work between two carnies. He was harder on Brutus "the fucking Barber" Beefcake and Virgil on previous shows than he was on Russo this week. Hell, he didn't even use his annoying "Bruce, who booked this shit?" catchphrase about any of Russo's WrestleCrap angles.

The Vince Russo episode of the Prichard show is easily the weakest one yet. It's shockingly boring. (WWE Network really was doing me a favor by not loading the show last night.) I'll save you all the time and just recap what happened: - Conrad reads something from Russo's book. - Prichard responds with, "No, that was J.R.'s idea!" And I'm not even a Vince Russo hater like so many of you - I see his many flaws - but his biggest attribute was that he had a story for everyone (which I was happy to see Prichard also credited him for) and you felt like you couldn't miss a single show. Contrast that with today where I don't even watch the weekly shows, only the PPVs, and I don't feel like I've missed a thing. Conrad also kept plugging Russo's Realm Network, which I guess is his podcast or company, and that makes any "strife" between them feel like a work between two carnies. He was harder on Brutus "the fucking Barber" Beefcake and Virgil on previous shows than he was on Russo this week. Hell, he didn't even use his annoying "Bruce, who booked this shit?" catchphrase about any of Russo's WrestleCrap angles.

The Vince Russo episode of the Prichard show is easily the weakest one yet. It's shockingly boring. (WWE Network really was doing me a favor by not loading the show last night.) I'll save you all the time and just recap what happened: - Conrad reads something from Russo's book. - Prichard responds with, "No, that was J.R.'s idea!" And I'm not even a Vince Russo hater like so many of you - I see his many flaws - but his biggest attribute was that he had a story for everyone (which I was happy to see Prichard also credited him for) and you felt like you couldn't miss a single show. Contrast that with today where I don't even watch the weekly shows, only the PPVs, and I don't feel like I've missed a thing. Conrad also kept plugging Russo's Realm Network, which I guess is his podcast or company, and that makes any "strife" between them feel like a work between two carnies. He was harder on Brutus "the fucking Barber" Beefcake and Virgil on previous shows than he was on Russo this week. Hell, he didn't even use his annoying "Bruce, who booked this shit?" catchphrase about any of Russo's WrestleCrap angles.

WWE Network fucking sucks. So tired of it still feeling like a half-baked beta launch after several years. I keep getting a Media Error for the Vince Russo episode of the Prichard Podcast. The stupid ad loads. The corporate disclaimer loads. The dumb MA-14 ratings screen loads. Every time. But the actual podcast doesn't. I'm sure someone will make a joke that WWE Network is doing me a favor, lol, but it's still infuriating...bro. (Everything else on WWE Network works, along with other streaming services, BTW - so it's not my connection or anything like that. Plus, others on Twitter have reported the issue too, specific to this particular episode.)

Tapping out may have existed in wrestling before, but it definitely wasn't commonplace until Ken Shamrock popularized it. Suddenly, every submission match - at least in the WWF - ended with a tapout.

Roman Reigns to UFC to become their ace. Believe that!

Until Vince decides again that "everyone needs to cut their hair, damn it!" What a strange ruling that was. Of course, the Triple Hs of the world at the time were exempt. Even Edge had to cut his hair a little.

No one wants Bryan vs. Cass. No one wants Cass. I always hear workers and types like J.R. talking about Cass's "tremendous upside." But why? Because he's tall? This guy has literally nothing going for him. He sucks in the ring, he's awkward at best on the mic (but I can see him at least improving this aspect of his game), and he doesn't even look big or intimidating despite his height - "the Khali factor." If I were stuck at an abandoned gas station at 4 a.m. in a horror movie with Enzo and Cass, I'd be far more scared of Enzo because who knows what drugs he's on and what he'd do because he's so hopped up. Cass would just twiddle his thumbs and wait for Enzo to write something for him.

Just noticed the post that said the Simmons title win aired almost in its entirety on WCW SN. I don't remember that at all - I only remember clips - so I wonder if that's the rare episode I missed for whatever reason?

The answer to this for myself, and I suspect many others here, is no. PPV-only viewer here. I'll watch the occasional NXT TV, but even then, rarely.

Is Seth the one not selling in your mind, or are you referring to wrestlers in developmental when you say that?

Very odd since Watts is the one responsible for pushing Simmons, pushed JYD in the past, and had the "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd in a high ranking office position in the UWF (co-booker maybe?). Then again, there's that weird Torch interview where a chaw-sucking Watts went on about how he shouldn't have to serve n-words in his hypothetical restaurant if he didn't want to. When Turner exec and baseball legend Hank Aaron saw that, it was curtains for Watts. (The Torch interview supposedly sent to Aaron by Mark Madden, but I'm not sure I believe that carny.)

Damn it on the Vader-Simmons match being the one where Vader regaining the title. Who cares? At the time, that felt deflating - like they were giving up on Simmons (which they were, because he instantly crashed back down the card right after, as if the title reign never happened). I just realized that these don't drop until Thursday, which explains why I went looking for them last night and couldn't find anything.

One of the greatest promos and heel turns ever. Yeah, I said it...

Oh wow! That's on there? Holy grail material, for me at least. I've always wanted to see it. Am I expecting a classic match? No. But I've had 20 years to build it up in my mind and imagine how it went. Some really iconic stuff there - Jake the Snake debuting and ripping the crucifix off Sting, the lottery to give Simmons the title shot, and of course Simmons' shocking victory to become the first black World Heavyweight Champion. I'm not expecting the Jake or lottery footage though.