C.S.

Whether they're right or wrong in their assessment, why mention Punk and Bray at all? It comes off as classless and unnecessary.

Guess what day it is? Today is Arrogant Shield Assholes Bury Their Former Co-Workers Day Roman Reigns on CM Punk: "When it comes down to it, CM Punk was not as good or as over as John Cena, he wasn’t as good or as over, didn’t move the needle like The Rock, it just was what it was." (Source) Seth Rollins on Bray Wyatt: "Bray Wyatt. God, I miss him. But I wouldn’t say that I drew much inspiration from him. He was way out there with the stuff he wanted to do character wise, and it worked for him. For me, not so much. That’s not really where I sit when it comes to characters in wrestling. but it worked well for him." (Source)

Andrade completely embarrasses himself here. Dave has bent over backward to praise Charlotte and especially Ric. (Sorry to post a tweet from one of those pathetic anti-Meltzer accounts, but that is what Andrade replied to.)

Fun little show. Disappointing for anyone expecting Dynamite or a PPV, but I enjoyed it. The true best in the world! Me neither. I was trying to figure out which ex-WWE wrestler she was that I somehow didn't recognize, because they sure acted like the reveal was something huge and special. Weird approach.

Seems like the same set as Dynamite, or similar enough, which is kind of disappointing.

Damn you! Now I really want this. If nothing else, we would've gotten a great WWE Network documentary about it in the past. But now? With Peacock, WWE no longer has to bother. Same here.

Full transcript from WrestlingInc.com: Sounds like a rough road. So glad he's okay now! P.S. Wrestling fans fucking suck for blaming Mia Yim. They really are the lowest forms of life on earth.

Smart move making this the first match of the first episode of AEW's new show. You have one of the top five wrestlers from the Attitude Era, period, and still one of AEW's top attractions in Christian going against the hottest, most buzzed about champion in all of wrestling over the past several years in Kenny Omega. I can't wait to tune in!

Doudrop looks good to me, but yeah, we both know Vince sees her as Bertha Faye 2.0. The only real hope the women have is if Vince doesn't care about them enough, which is a double-edged sword in itself.

You mean English tough guys don't look like this?

Don't let the shaggy beard fool you: Bryan is actually a decent looking guy. Dragunov is bowling shoe ugly. And let's not even get started on Ridge Holland and Timothy Thatcher, who look like toothless vagrants and have zero shot of anything on the main roster. I realize I'm being overly harsh, but only to make a point: That's exactly what Vince, Dunn, and Prichard are probably thinking about a lot of these NXT "darlings."

Difference is, Jeff Hardy is a pretty boy - Dragunov has a face not even a mother could love. Even by the low standards of "wrestling pretty" (Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, etc.), Dragunov ain't it. I hope I'm wrong and you're right, believe me, because I really like the guy, but we all know how cosmetic WWE is.

I'd love to be wrong, but in a world where we're debating whether Adam Cole (Bay Bay) would do well on the main roster, I don't see how Dragunov has a chance. Just to be clear, I think Dragunov is great, but will Vince, Dunn, or lick-ass Prichard? Doubtful.

You really think Draguov would do better on the main roster? That seems like a big reach to me, Bubba.

I'd love to know what the supposed "cure" was from March 2020. Ogogo can o-go-go fuck himself.

PETE DUNNE VS. DRUGANOV TONIGHT! Hell yeah!!! Kyle O'Reilly is dreadful next to Adam Cole. A stammering mess on the mic, no ring presence, no charisma, no personality. Cole is actually a damn good speaker - especially next to KoR - good enough to act in movies, even. I've never been a huge Cole fan, but he brings such a believably to his character that KoR completely lacks. Yeah, Bubba, Odyssey definitely feels like one of the few NXT acts who will do even better on the main roster.

Bracket #1 1. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon 9. Raven vs. Sandman 5. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels 4. Vader vs. Cactus Jack 6. The Undertaker vs. Mankind 3. Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart & Hart Foundation 7. Steve Austin vs. The Rock 15. nWo Black & White vs. nWo Wolfpac Bracket #2 1. WCW vs. nWo 9. Sting vs. Vader 5. Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn 4. Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage 6. Ric Flair vs. Sting 14. Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker DOUBLE DQ (HAVE NOT SEEN EITHER): 7. WAR vs. New Japan 10. Burning (Kobashi & Akiyama) vs. Untouchables (Misawa & Ogawa) 2. Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan Bracket #3 16. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio, Jr. 8. Steiner Brothers vs. Nasty Boys 5. Raven vs. Tommy Dreamer 4. Rey Misterio, Jr. vs. Psicosis 11. Aja Kong vs. Bull Nakano 3. Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero 10. Sting vs. Cactus Jack 15. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage Bracket #4 16. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Vader 9. Jerry Lawler vs. Eddie Gilbert 5. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart 4. Eddie Gilbert vs. Cactus Jack 6. Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat 14. Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels 7. Rock & Roll Express vs. Heavenly Bodies 15. Rey Mysterio, Jr. vs. Dean Malenko

As beloved as the brief YouTube era of NWA Powerrr was before they pandemic, they clearly had no idea what they had in Eddie Kingston. In a perfect world without a pandemic, Billy and Lagnana would've eventually bought a clue, and Eddie would've been the one to dethrone Aldis. If I'm Billy, I'd work out a deal to send Eddie through the Forbidden Door to do just that. He is an NWA Powerrr "original," so why not?

That was me. Thank you so much for such a detailed write-up. Dave and Jim seem to have a weird sibling rivalry dynamic almost. It seems absurd to me that Jim would suddenly start hating Dave just because Dave likes the Bucks and Omega. Dave comparing The Bucks to The Midnight Express seems silly on the surface if he really means it, but I wonder if Jim took it as a petty dig by Dave, and that's what he's upset about. Good point by Jim that Dave's fandom is just as bad, if not worse. The WON message board was a complete embarrassment when I visited it several years ago, and I assume it still is. The Torch board was actually very polite and chill, so it can be done.

If any of that is true, AEW doesn't need people that dumb poisoning their locker room. Probably all Q-pilled morons anyway.

Not seeing how that's a bad thing. Arn and Tully were one of the best teams ever, whereas no one outside the ROH bubble knows what a redDragon is. They only wish they could be spoken about in the same breath as Arn and Tully.

Most baffling decision of the recent round of releases, for me, by far. People say Bobby Fish, but no - 1. He's old. 2. He's as "indie" as they come. 3. He wouldn't have made any kind of dent on the main roster as anything other than "the other guy" in a tag team or the fourth wheel in a stable. (Basically, just like his fellow Bobby - Bobby Roode - but with even less upside.)

Agreed. Cody made Darby, period. It's such a fucking cut-and-dried case that anyone claiming otherwise either doesn't understand wrestling or is stupidly anti-Cody.

The Finn-Joe era was some of the most boring shit ever, with some of the most overrated matches ever. Nak was around this time too, right? Another dud as champion. He was amazing in his debut against Sami Zayn, and it was all downhill from there. The Gargano-Ciampa(-Andrade) era was amazing at first, with some of the best matches in NXT history, but they ran the Gargano-Ciampa feud into the ground to the point of diminishing returns. That - whatever the fuck it was - on WrestleMania weekend was abysmal. Ironically, I'd welcome another Joe reign now. Compared to Kross, he'd be an amazing breath of fresh air.

Can you post the details in the Cornette podcast thread or create a new thread?