C.S.

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.

Jonathan Coyle (Eve Marie's husband) is preparing to wage war! "When the public finds out why my wife was unjustly suspended they will be absolutely outraged! Official statement and facts coming soon." https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Coyle/status/766385612601430017

I think Zeb unfairly gets a bad rap. He was a hot heel manager once upon a time. But the pairing with Del Rio instantly deflated both of them because it was such a bad mismatch.

My thoughts: - The first two matches were good, but the wrong people won them, period. - How the hell do you not let Jack Gallagher advance? Yeah, I get that Akira Tozawa is pretty good, but that's it. Gallagher is something really fucking special. Major missed opportunity, and the result genuinely pissed me off. That's yet another credit to Gallagher, who has me caring this much after just two matches. - Noam Dar does nothing for me, and his wimpy-looking heel act seems so out of place in the context of a tournament like this. I realize Dar is from Israel/Scotland, but he would fit right in if Sylvan Grenier suddenly returned and formed Nouveau La Resistance with him. I get that Ho Ho Lun isn't anyone's favorite either, but he has the more interesting story and is the more interesting wrestler. I like him. My only guess is that he's still tied down to his promotion in Hong Kong and that's why he didn't advance. - THE Brian Kendrick vs. "Mr. Personality" Tony Neese was a very good match. I was really expecting the aging veteran to put over the young gun, as we saw with Tajiri and Gran Metalik, so I was pleasantly surprised when Kendrick won. Awesome near-falls and false finishes toward the end. Nese is a spectacular athlete, but he has the personality of a potted plant. There's no "it factor" with this guy. That's probably why he's never "made it." If he can fix that, he'll go places. In the meantime, Kendrick's resurgence and Daniel Bryan's spirited commentary during his matches has been one of my absolute favorite parts of the CWC. Next week's matches: Lince Dorado vs. Rich Swann, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drew Gulak, and Johnny Gargano vs. TJ Perkins. - Swann and Perkins are extremely likeable personalities, but their wrestling in the first round didn't blow me away the way I hoped it would. - I can't even remember how I felt about Lince Dorado or Drew Gulak at this point, which tells me they were probably middle of the road. - If Gallagher lost because they hitched their wagon to the other Brit in the tournament, the infinitely inferior Zack Sabre Jr., that was a big mistake IMO. (I don't care about ZSJ's sterling reputation - Gallagher blew him out of the water from what I've seen of both of them in this tournament.) With that said, there's no denying ZSJ has something - Jack Gallagher just has a ton more of it. Hopefully Zack used his winning purse from the last match to buy himself some tights that actually fit and cover his unsightly pale ass. - Gargano had the best match in the first round and exceeded my expectations while Perkins under-delivered and fell short of expectations. TJP is a really likeable guy, like I said, but I hope Gargano gets rewarded for making the most of his opportunity.

If anyone's going to analyze "drug-like" behavior on the Stone Cold Podcast, Dean Ambrose should be first in line.

Now that Paige has been suspended too, I wonder if they post-dated it for tomorrow so they could say they didn't actually suspend her on her birthday. Still pretty fucked up and petty though.

One thing no one is considering: I hope this doesn't eventually lead to Paige leaving as well. She's beyond stale right now, but she has tremendous upside and could be a mainstay of the Women's division for years to come. ADR would honestly be no loss at this point, because he's been badly mismanaged and isn't even remotely over anymore, but Paige would be a giant loss, at least in terms of future potential.

From WWE.com: STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE has suspended Jose Rodriguez (Alberto Del Rio) for 30 days effective tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 18, for his first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy. http://www.wwe.com/article/alberto-del-rio-suspended With the rumors of heat between him and Triple H, his general unhappiness, and the out clause he supposedly has in September, this is all very interesting timing. I wonder why the suspension is beginning tomorrow. That's new, isn't it?

Samoa Joe gets it: "I think Conor McGregor is a promoter, and I'm not here to promote any of his fights. If he were here in WWE, that would be a different story, but until that happens I don't feel like I need to address it." http://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2016/08/16/nxt-champ-samoa-joe-responds-to-conor-mcgregor-calls-out-wwes-brock-lesnar-in-exclusive-interview/