C.S.

I came here to post the same thing. I've never believed it. Didn't it originate in the infamous DVDVR "sleaze" thread? Hardly the most credible source. Not sure how ridiculous/dubious it is, but the Montreal Screwjob being a work?

You won't even get that this time, because they're going back to the well with a recycled, half-baked, old-ass idea that won't be nearly as good the second time around.

The brand split was atrocious last time. Wow, people really have short memories. Yeah, it was cool the first year or two, but then it was a waste of time that meant nothing and devalued every title. Hoping this doesn't happen, or if it does, there's one World Champion, one Women's Champion, and one set of Tag Team Champions. The Intercontinental and pointless U.S. Titles can be split.

I don't see it ever happening. They're homophobic liabilities. This is a company that fired Seth's girlfriend for shit she posted years earlier (not saying it wasn't deserved, because it still was - fuck her!), so I'd expect a publicly traded, corporate-minded company to stay far, far away from these indy hillbillies who wouldn't move the needle one iota anyway. Because they sell merchandises and they're super over with the crowd - and as babyfaces to boot, which isn't the easiest thing in the world to pull off (see Cena and Reigns). I consider those perfect reasons to push an act.

Rollins came out to massive face reactions but quickly reverted back to his bitch heel character.

How awkward was it when Shane was talking about Stephanie and especially Triple H on the Mick Foley podcast...wow.

It was better with Heenan. He was able to hype it on all the shows (commentary on the weekend shows, hosting Prime Time, etc.) and he was considered a legendary manager in the WWF. He gave Flair credibility to non-NWA fans and kids (which were probably most of the fans watching the show). The dirty little secret that '80s NWA rasslin' fans don't want to admit to themselves is that JJ Dillon has no charisma and would not have been a good fit for an on-screen role in the bombastic and over-the-top WWF of that era.

Adam Rose released (apparently at his own request): http://www.wwe.com/article/adam-rose-released

Which Steph later praised as Dusty "keeping her on her toes" or some such spin.

Your son Buff in WWE.

Cody could have been World Champion when the big gold belt was still around. It was a glorified secondary championship that went to the Dolph Zigglers of the world. Without that (and I'm not advocating bringing it back), I-C was probably Cody's ceiling. Still, you can't help but think they really squandered his major babyface momentum after he was "fired" by the Authority.

Most wrestling fans aren't smart.

Styles lost three of the last four WWE PPV matches he's been in (not counting the Royal Rumble) and three in a row. For all of the "well, it's an honor he's main eventing at all so soon" sentiment I'm sure is going around, it's the typical Rob Van Dam/Booker T/Chris Benoit push that led to them being cast as glorified midcarders who got an occasional taste at the top to keep the belt warm for the "real" stars and never became effective draws themselves because they were so constantly neutered. Don't get me wrong: his matches were Reigns were still damn fun (the less said about the Jericho snoozefest or hokey Y2AJ team the better), but it doesn't change the reality of where AJ really stands. For all of the hype about Anderson, Gallows, and the Bullet Club, nothing actually happened. No Finn Balor, no stable formation, no real developments of any kind. Sure, the build was entertaining enough, but the payoff - as always - ended with a whimper. And the worst part is, I called it from the very beginning. I knew everyone else's wild expectations were unrealistic. Just to be clear, I knew AJ wasn't winning last night. I knew he wasn't winning at the PPV before that. So I'm not surprised or upset or offended or anything like that. They're all in on the Reigns push, for better or worse, and that's fine. I'm just resigned to it. I feel for Reigns, who usually has good matches, but nothing he does with his character is working or has ever worked. I hope AJ wins Money in the Bank. That would at least let his fans know that he's still in the mix and there's something to look forward to in the future.

Didn't see the Dana Brooke finish coming, but now all of a sudden she's a simpering sycophant for Charlotte...WTF? Really out of character for Dana Brooke IMO.

The match sucked, but Jericho is selling the hell out of it.

Jericho's reaction to the tacks and this sequence of actual wrestling has been good. The rest of the match not so much.

I-C match fucking ruled. My eyes are glazing over at this TNA shitfest though. Can't think of a match or feud I've cared about less than Ambrose vs. Jericho and the Asylum Match.

So much for that.

My prediction: Kalisto retains. Rusev clearly didn't give a fuck during the pre-show interview (he barely bothered putting on an accent) and answered that he was in it for the money. Am I reading too much into nothing? Probably. We'll see soon enough.

I liked Ziggler for a long time but they ruined him with that Rusev feud and I started to actively hate him when he was cosplaying as 80s hair bands. Same here. That's exactly when he went down in my eyes too.

I don't care about either Dolph Ziggler or Baron Corbin anymore. That's WWE 50/50 booking for you.

Who is the other writer? MPS Hayes? Ryan Ward?

WWE just made it official: http://www.wwe.com/article/cody-rhodes-released?sf26732881=1

Cody tweeted this: https://twitter.com/PrinceCGR/status/734453843589660672 So, what is being reported? All of the reports, I imagine, were generated from his tweets.

The Stardust gimmick sucked, but "bland" and "boring" aren't words I'd use to describe it.