C.S.

If/when I ever go, I'll have to get recommendations from you from where to go to avoid the tourist traps. Same here. This has been a fun house show, but that's about it.

I'm calling it right now: One of these Saudi wrestlers is winning the Greatest Royal Rumble.

I've heard that. Are they assholes to each other too, or just tourists? Make France Great Again!

Yikes! Yeah, Macron sounds awful. Is France as nice as it seems? I've always wanted to go there. I knew better, but I was really hoping Finn would stage his own little protest by wearing the rainbow gear.

BOOOOO!!! Finn sold out!

I WANT RAINBOW DEMON!!!

That's pretty hateable. Are you from France? Educate us on what's so bad about him. Everyone in the U.S. seems to think he's charming, at least compared to...well, a certain WWE Hall of Famer.

I know it will never happen, but I'd love for a masked wrestler to win the Rumble and then unmask as Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Charlotte, Alexa, whoever. (But not Asuka - that would be a terrible idea!)

As weird as the show has been, this thread has been equally as weird - Macron getting bashed (I thought most people liked him?) and Kim Jong Un getting praised.

Jimmy Uso and the selfish dick he calls a partner vs. Bludgeon Brothers should be a good match.

How drunk is Jericho right now?

I was rooting for That Indian Guy. Jeff "The Junkie" Hardy is useless to me. He's one DUI away from being fired, or worse. I have no sympathy or respect for someone so selfish and reckless. Ditto for Jey Uso. Fuck both those guys.

I'll mark out if Balor comes out in the rainbow getup. I'm not a fan, but that would make one.

Is that Nicholas in the crowd in a Cena shirt or a Saudi kid?

What are those orange blotches on the mat? They're distracting the hell outta me.

How is that 1993 "Wrestling Challenge" match going to burn out the crowd? LOL!

Is it just me or did that Cena "rah rah" speech feel really forced?

I haven't watched wrestling at 11 a.m. since the early '90s, and Cena and H are both wrestling like they're back in that era. "Shades of Bruno Sammartino." Haha.

Different title though, but I guess that doesn't really matter. Also, CM Punk defended it a hell of a lot more, and actually put some effort into his matches, but hey, who's counting?

Supposedly, there will be a one-hour prayer intermission during the GRR. http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0426/639367/one-hour-intermission-for-prayer-during-friday-wwe-greatest/ https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/chris-jericho-talks-wwe-future-saudi-arabian-culture-entering-greatest-royal-rumble/

Oh, I agree that they were never going to be "all in" on RVD, but that was true of most people not named Hunter and Cena in that era. Still, even if he was never going to be "the guy," I could have still seen RVD eventually getting another WWE World Title reign or two. Getting caught with drugs probably killed that for good.

You're right. On the WWE Network version of the Prichard podcast this week, the idiotic sleaze thread Steph bullshit rumors are brought up without really being brought up. I was glad to see Bruce firmly deny it. Hopefully that bullshit rumor fucks off and dies now.

Solid episode of the podcast on WWE Network this week about the Mega Powers exploding. I'm sure it's a repeat of something they did on audio before, but it was new to me. No breaking news or groundbreaking shockers, but it was a fun listen nonetheless. The idiotic sleaze thread Steph bullshit rumors are brought up without really being brought up. I was glad to see Bruce firmly deny it. Hopefully that bullshit rumor fucks off and dies now. The production values, thank heavens, are miles better this week. Some slight hiccups, but not the catastrophe last week's show was. The ugly bright blue border and crooked window boxes are still there though. I still think WWE is extremely lazy with the video clips. There should be a lot more, especially when Benn Hinn is describing a match or angle in great detail. I'd rather see what he's actually talking about instead of a split-screen with Pavarotti nodding along.

Solid episode of the podcast on WWE Network this week about the Mega Powers exploding. I'm sure it's a repeat of something they did on audio before, but it was new to me. No breaking news or groundbreaking shockers, but it was a fun listen nonetheless. The idiotic sleaze thread Steph bullshit rumors are brought up without really being brought up. I was glad to see Bruce firmly deny it. Hopefully that bullshit rumor fucks off and dies now. The production values, thank heavens, are miles better this week. Some slight hiccups, but not the catastrophe last week's show was. The ugly bright blue border and crooked window boxes are still there though. I still think WWE is extremely lazy with the video clips. There should be a lot more, especially when Benn Hinn is describing a match or angle in great detail. I'd rather see what he's actually talking about instead of a split-screen with Pavarotti nodding along. I haven't listened to the podcast, but I always got the sense in general that they didn't trust RVD and saw him as a weed-smoking hippie who couldn't really be counted on. And they weren't wrong... When he finally got his big push, wearing the WWE and ECW World Titles simultaneously, he and Sabu were caught with drugs in their car like two degenerate Woodstock rejects. RVD screwed RVD.

The few times I've watched ROH through the Fite app or whatever, it's been hot garbage...bush league presentation, mediocre indy 'rasslers, and Bubba Ray Dudley stinking up the joint.