C.S.

Why? Goldust hasn't been a gay gimmick in 20 years. At this point, he's just another colorful guy with facepaint - no different from Demon Balor in that respect. I wonder if hope Finn Balor shows up wearing his rainbow getup.

Nattie's cat is more over than Asuka.*

Owens is hardly garbage. Nattie is good and always useful to have in any place in the card. She can put over Ronda or be a champion. She's versatile. Revival will eventually be pushed. Can't keep a good team down forever. (Well, you can, but it would be dumb.) Miztourage and Breezango have the potential to be pushed (but won't be). Joe is not a true main eventer IMO. I'd put him more in the Balor/Rollins category as someone who occasionally flirts. I'll be shocked if he wins one match against Roman.

My guess is Nattie turns on Ronda to give her a safe veteran to work with, learn from, and win her first singles feud against.

Fair enough. But I genuinely wasn't thinking "concussion." That's absolutely not what I meant. I can see why it came across that way though. My apologies there. I was just thinking Jeff got his ass kicked a bit, and I wasn't exactly sad about it because he's a selfish, reckless, irresponsible piece of shit and so is Jey Uso. My guess is nothing happened to Jeff at all, and nothing will happen to Jinder even if he was clumsy, because he's been clumsy before (during the last Superstar Shakeup on Raw, right before he was traded to SDL, if memory serves me correctly) and nothing happened then either.

I never said anything about concussions though? I swear, sometimes this board is worse than a game of "telephone."

Didn't Jose turn heel in NXT, or am I imagining the whole thing? I remember him being pretty awesome at it too. One hell of a dream if it never happened.

Sorry, not sorry. When you recklessly endanger other people's lives by driving under the influence, you're a selfish piece of shit and I don't care what happens to you.

Jeff deserves it for getting a DUI. Fuck him and Jey Uso. Hope they become riding buddies on Smackdown.

I'm glad the worthless U.S. Title is now paired with the worthless Universal Title. Put Miz and IC back on Smackdown with Bryan. Edit: I forgot Miz lost the title. Tells you how memorable Seth Rollins and Finn Balor are.

Rusev vs. Taker is back on. After much thought, I have notified @WWE officials that I have changed my mind. @RusevBUL will celebrate #RusevDay by burying The Undertaker in the sands of Saudi Arabi and will win the Casket Match at #WWEGRR ! #RusevCrush ! Have a Happy Rusev Day ! — CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) April 16, 2018

Guys, I never said the quote system was "broken" or "didn't work" - I just said it was a pain in the ass, which it is. Thankfully, a kind forum member clued me in a long time ago on the secret double-probation text-only mode. P.S.

Judy Bagwell was stupid crap, but this was a feel-good moment that worked for a decent chunk of the audience. Also, in a card that was on its 6th hour and already filled with delirious booking swerves, this felt almost appropriate. Plus, WWE has never been good with surprises. If you were actually anticipating something huge and you're a longtime WWE fan, I really have to question your expectations and/or memory.

People will remember Nicholas in ten years. Joe returning for a meaningless match and reign would have been forgotten by SummerSlam, never mind a decade from now. Joe's return the following night was a better use of him. If not Nicholas but a wrestler instead, Ellsworth is still who I would have considered the ideal pick.He would've blown the roof off the place just as much as Joe in that specific scenario because of his history with Braun.

I think all of you are underestimating how hard it is to make a living outside of the WWE machine. Omega: Sure. Bucks: Yeah. Cody, even though he was devalued as Stardust, was still a known quantity with a fan-following because of the WWE. AJ and Bryan are not good examples to use because things were very different in 2005 when signing with the WWE than they are in 2018. Neither of them were name stars then who could command big money deals and/or much less dates from TNA like Angle, Christian, Foley, etc.

Ellsworth is about the only legitimate "surprise" that would've been better than Nicholas. Joe: No. Square peg, round hole. Wouldn't have fit with Braun or the storyline. Cass: He would suck as any kind of "surprise" - Braun or not. Big Show: An imposing team and would have been fun in the long run - but as a "surprise," it would've been as welcome as an Andre fart. Jose: No one would have cared. He was in the crowd for WM, showing on camera during the Nicholas angle, and still no one cared.

A title shot at Summerslam? A title shot at Greatest SummerSlam in December?

And people would have bitched up a storm. True, they're bitching about Nicholas too, but at least that was unique. Jose would have been a profound disappointment. His debut 24 hours later was met with apathy or at least a mild shrug (maybe not by the live crowd - I don't know - but it certainly felt like he got an "ehh, ok" reaction everywhere else).

Eternal youth? Not sure if you're trying to suggest that I'm "old" and out of touch. I'm really, really, really fucking sick of WWE car crash matches. *Shrug* With that said, this was a very good one. Not five-star good, though - IMO. I thought Meltz was very selective about what he gave five stars to, which makes this all the more shocking - especially with the legit five-star Gargano vs. Ciampa match on the same show (which he also rated five stars). 'Course, I'm not one to put much stock in his ratings to begin with - I'm just surprised.

He gave the NXT North American Title Ladder Match a five-star rating?! Wow. For me, it's probably 3.5 at best - 4 if I'm feeling generous. What am I missing here?

If it were me, I'd still take the chance and go to the WWE. Even the worst-case scenarios will get you better paydays on the indies afterward.

No idea, but the quoting system on this board is a real pita. The post above mine has me quoting something I never said.

If I was told I could get a job with the biggest company in my profession but have to give up marijuana OR go to another company that's constantly on life support and the joke of the industry but I could keep smoking marijuana, I'd put down the bud and better myself in the big leagues. (Granted, I don't smoke at all, but I do think marijuana should be legal everywhere. Still, if weed is that important to someone that they'd choose it over bettering their professional circumstances, I really have to question their priorities in wrestling.)

Nicholas was a better option than both Joe and Cass. Joe because that would've felt really forced and Cass because it's Cass.

An intern position with Linda.