C.S.

I disagree. While Gurv Shira and Ho Ho Lun were far from the best guys in the tournament, they're both better than Dar from what I've seen.

Maybe I was tired, but the first two matches didn't "wow" me. - Rich Swann vs. Lince Dorado: Both of them were middle of the road for me in the first round, and that didn't change here. Yes, they looked crisp, but the match almost felt like more of an exhibition than a contest to me. Swann's exaggerated frothing at the mouth would've been an awesome spot if it had been earned. It wasn't in this match, not even remotely. - Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drew Gulak: I'll continue calling Zack Sabre Jr. the most overrated guy in the tournament. Drew Gulak seems like a science teacher outside the ring but at least he has presence inside of it. I 100% agree with Johnny's assessment of that slap-fight. That was the worst shit I've ever seen. That's something you expect to see wimpy Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen characters do in a movie for bad comedic effect. It boggled my mind to see two "hard strikers" - or whatever the fuck they're supposed to be - with slaps that looked that bad, and I felt embarrassed for the commentators who had to gush over that dogshit and sell it the way they did. - Johnny Gargano vs. TJ Perkins: I'll still lukewarm on Perkins, and Gargano's "knee injury" unfortunately telegraphed the result. Still, they made me doubt in the end with a nice final stretch of false finishes. I was really rooting for Gargano to advance, but he honestly doesn't need it. If the knee injury happened at Takeover, that's some surprisingly long-term planning on WWE's part because I believe this was filmed before that. The best match of the night, but I credit that more to Gargano. This was easily the weakest CWC episode yet, but it was still fun, which tells you how high the bar has been raised in this tournament. They didn't announce next week's matches, and I don't remember all of the brackets for the "Elite Eight," but I do know that ZSJ will be facing Noam Dar. As much as I'm disappointed by ZSJ, my least favorite wrestler still in the tournament is easily Dar. At least this guarantees that he'll finally be eliminated...I hope! I suspect they're going for a Kota Ibushi vs. ZSJ final though. I really hope not, as that seems too obvious to me and ZSJ hasn't wowed me the way I wanted him to. The only thing worse would be Dar beating ZSJ and eventually ending up in the finals himself.

Official WWE YouTube link of the promo of the year:

No idea why you're surprised. It was announced weeks ago that Raw was getting the Cruiserweight division. I disagree with it too. With Bryan as Smackdown GM and CWC commentator, it made too much sense for SD to get the Cruisers, I guess.

I don't think anyone is making excuses for Rollins anymore. The bloom is clearly off the rose. Everyone is calling him a reckless fuck, which he is.

If it means the return of a Bully Ray-like character and D-Von stretching his own character muscles and mic skills, I'm all for it. It certainly can't be worse than the stale and irrelevant nostalgia act they've allowed themselves to become.

Since I ignited a Dudleys discussion earlier in this thread, I thought this was worth posting in here. The Dudley Boyz to ‘say goodbye’ tonight (WWE.com)

If that's true, Dave should just be honest with his sycophantic fanbase and rename his sheet the MMA Observer.

What annoys me about the internet going gaga for Cena vs. Styles is you know it wouldn't get that reaction if #lolcenawins was the finish.

Shitty PPV. Brock sucks. Lazy schmuck. Glad others are finally coming around and seeing the same thing. Shane can't sell. Ironically, Brock vs. Shane actually sounds entertaining. That might be the best way to use a selfish waste of space like Brock. Great circus and train-wreck appeal in Brock vs. Shane. (As long as it's not in the main event. I actually wouldn't mind it at Mania though, just so Brock is kept away from active wrestlers who would benefit from facing almost anyone else.) But that drugged-up neanderthal has to put someone over eventually, right? That someone obviously shouldn't be Shane (or Goldberg).

Did they just turn Rusev babyface?

Prediction: All of the faces will lose until Super-Reigns beats Rusev and gets that big crowd pop from the relieved audience. #ConspiracyTheory

Uh oh... Sasha Banks Removed From Listings For Upcoming WWE Live Events (Wrestling Inc.) Wellness?

Apollo didn't click in NXT either, yet he was inexplicably called up. Boggles my mind. He needed more time and seasoning down in developmental for sure.

Ugh. Probably not, but now I'm wondering Banks ends up going to Smackdown somehow and becomes the mystery partner later tonight.

I never said they should be on top. But it no longer means anything when they put anyone over. There has to be a happy medium.

Agreed. They looked, acted, and sounded like a tired nostalgia act. If you didn't see their work outside the WWE, you'd think they had not evolved one iota in their ten years away. I can understand starting out with the familiar, the tried and true, but they should have quickly moved beyond that. They didn't, and still haven't.

Jericho's goatee is the greatest thing ever.

Cesaro and Sheamus have been demoted to the pre-show...just wonderful. They were sunk when the heel New Day became more over and popular than them during their feud. And let's not forget "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamara. Usually, WWE wouldn't be so sloppy to have two of any name. Nakamura is still in NXT but I'm guessing he'll be on the main roster by the day after WrestleMania at the latest.

Has there ever been an act that's been cooled off and made so irrelevant and inconsequential so quickly than The Dudleys since their return? There's a difference between putting people over and doing it so much that there's no longer any value in it. The Dudleys have reached the latter stage. Why even bother?

The 12-Man Tag was fun for what it was. Zayn-Neville vs. Dudleys on now. Corbin's little spiel about money was gold, and I loved it when he stuck his gum onto Lawler's note. His only problem is that he's still too young and soft-looking, not at all intimidating and has a receding hairline, so he's been kind of miscast in the "bad ass" role.

Fun match. Almas may have turned a corner. Roode's finisher looks weak as hell though.

Almas was supposed to be the next big star. Now he's presumably putting over a new wrestler in his debut match, Roode. Wow, what a fall from grace. But Almas has been terrible so far.

Anyone else rooting for No Way Jose to beat Mr. Indy?

Eva's not only late to her matches, she's late with her paperwork as well. I am disappointed that this suspension has occurred, yet understand and respect that WWE upholds their Wellness Policy to the letter and won’t compromise on its integrity. I violated policy by not turning in portions of required paperwork in the time frame WWE Medical deemed timely. I look forward to my return! Thank you for your support. http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/eva-marie-releases-statement-suspension/ What a wacky reason for a suspension. I can see why her husband was so pissed off.