C.S.

Fair enough, but no one cares about Graves' character anymore - he's no longer a wrestler and it's not about him. I am all for consistency too, but the commentary was a complete distraction IMO and took away from the match. As for the ragtag aspect (lol), Graves would get the door slammed in his face equally as hard as Drifter if either of them showed up to date someone's daughter.

Same here, LOL. But what was with the abysmal commentary in the main event, with both of the commentators being against Samson? Especially Graves with his JBL-levels of burying. Just brutally bad commentary and a complete distraction during the match. I usually love Phillips and Graves together, but not during the Swagsuke/Drifter match.

Rich Brennan released (prowrestlingsheet.com)

I mean, yeah, he probably was drunk, but I wouldn't call those photos compelling evidence... In them, he just looks like a tired old man - which he is.

I don't own this one, unfortunately, but it's hard to beat it: Fun little piece: http://whatculture.com/wwe/30-coolest-wrestling-t-shirts-ever I also really like the shirt WWE made for Jushin Liger. It's one of the rare few shirts they've put out that's actually good and cool. (Most modern WWE shirts are are terrible and look like lazy hack jobs put together in an hour by an unpaid intern.) http://shop.wwe.com/jushin-liger-thunder-authentic-t-shirt/W10234.html

Not sure, but if you have Hulu, you can see the entire run there.

So over Stardust. Lamest, most tired act in all of wrestling. There's a reason he's a JTTS now. Bring back Cody ASAP. I hope that promo from Apollo referencing Cody and Dusty was the beginning of the end of Stardust and the return of Cody Rhodes.

Me neither re: Anderson and Gallows, but this has been a pretty decent show so far. For once, every match and segment has seemed to "matter" in some way.

Wasn't aware that his stellar wrestling training included bullying outside reporters for no reason whatsoever, not to mention talking bad about the trainees lining his pockets behind their backs. Nothing wrong with being a tough disciplinarian, but that isn't what I was criticizing at all. His hypocrisy and lack of class are complete embarrassments IMO. Okay, some of it is because he's from a different era, didn't have much formal education, etc., but those excuses only go so far. Yeah, he's a great trainer with a great track record of talent, and like everything else in 'rasslin, those skills give him a free pass with the fans.

The only thing this had going for it was the shocking result, and even that meant nothing 24 hours later.

Were Waltman and Chyna even on friendly terms? I always heard they had a very bad relationship and breakup because of both of their substance abuse and mental issues.

My thoughts on a couple of things: - SEX = Sports Entertainment Xtreme, right? I wonder why WWE never copyrighted the term "sports-entertainment," as they invented it (although Meltzer says he originally coined the term "athletic entertainment"). - Jarrett was stale and past the point of no return as champion, but even then, I understood the reluctance to switch it over to Raven, who was probably perceived as being one relapse away from being unreliable again. 'Course, why push someone like that to the top of the card in the first place? Lack of better options, I suppose?

Turns out there's nothing to the Swagger rumors after all. He was just tweeting about the last day of the tour. But I agree: he'd go over gangbusters in Japan. Even looks like one of those Street Fighter/Saturday Night Slam Masters characters.

What is Wade saying differently from Dave? What IS the truth in this giant clusterfuck of a situation?

I have no idea what happened in Memphis, but I remember Bubba Monroe showing up in the GWF for at least one match, and the commentator (can't remember if it was Doyle King by then) constantly referring to him as Sputnik and then apologizing for his confusion because the resemblance was so strong. This would've been '92 or '93 maybe.

Do you mean them chanting "This is Awesome!" during the opening headlock of a match?

I remember him being a big smark favorite at the time, but then he disappeared into thin air. What happened?

I was just wondering if it was actually true. Didn't mean it as a criticism of Hogan other than that, and I care even less about the love life of Brutus Beefcake.

Has anyone heard this before...brother? (Bolding is mine.) https://twitter.com/HulkHogan/status/723112349817663488

From Mick Foley on Facebook:

This post sums up my feelings, more or less. I know others have said they're not shocked by this, but I kinda am. She seemed - seemed being the key word - to be getting her life back in order. This death is particularly tragic to me. It's so sad, and such a shame. I really think the way she was exiled from WWE was cold and cruel, HHH's response to the Hall of Fame issue was likewise, and Vince Russo's attempts to "help" with a public interview probably did more harm than good. But her issues, sadly, stemmed long before she ever set foot in WWE. She always struck me as someone with major self-esteem issues. If the WWE "family" had reached out more, who knows. Then again, being around wrestlers and the wrestling lifestyle has done a lot of harm, too, to people who couldn't handle it (Scott Hall, Elizabeth, etc.). No easy answers here, but definitely heartbreaking. I wish this kind of respect and gratitude had been extended to Chyna in life, particularly from the McMahons and Triple H. Too little, too late now, unfortunately. :\ I thought they would've learned after Ultimate Warrior, who they at least acknowledged in time. But that's looking more and more like an aberration. Situations like Randy Savage are, sadly, more the norm, it seems.

Either way, it's absolutely glorious. Anyway, not sure if this deserves its own thread. Split it off if it does. Adam Rose responds to his suspension: https://twitter.com/WWEAdamRose/status/722871253384740864

WWE shouldn't offer him a cent. He's not a crossover star. I barely know who he is, and others on this board know even less than me. Why bother?

Chip off the old block then.

I think the cup is shopped, but it's still funny. This is where it originated: https://twitter.com/Susie_4186/status/722429794894221316