C.S.

If it were me, I'd have Asuka eat a fluky pin and then bludgeon both Charlotte and Rhea into bloody messes.

This card is as ice cold as it gets. I almost forgot the show was tonight.

I totally forgot about the pre-show and missed most of Sheamus vs. Ricochet. Glad to see Ricochet on PPV, especially in a title situation, but matches with such a foregone conclusion do little for me. Hopefully this is building toward a rematch though.

Have you guys heard about pro-Israel groups trying to get Sami Zayn fired from WWE and cancelled for defending Palestine against empty suit Andrew Yang (what a nothing happening, all talk, no action waste of time he ended up being) and other politicians? That was a thing on Twitter yesterday, with #WeSupportSamiZayn trending all day. I won't touch Israel-Palestine with a ten-foot pole on this board (we're Pro Wrestling Only and all that), but I will say if Sami suffers any serious career repercussions over this while Drake Wuertz continues to embarrass both the company and himself...oof. Edit: Sami already erased the tweets - did WWE say something to him? - but you can see them here: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/05/sami-zayn-wwe-fox-nbcu-reportedly-not-responding-to-questions-on-anti-israel-comments/

What a shock. I was in attendance for ECW Living Dangerously (2000) and had the best seat in the house - otherwise the worst nosebleed seats in the back - for the insane scaffold match between New Jack and Vic Grimes. A work of art it obviously wasn't, but a memorable and shocking "car crash" scene it was definitely was. I witnessed Tommy Dreamer come running out of a door to check on both of them, which seemed completely out of place to me at the time, but it made sense later on when we learned that Dreamer also had backstage office duties.

The most insidious part of Drake's lunacy is that these seem like more or less "reasonable" concerns outside the Q-bubble. That, I guess, is how they snare people in. "Human trafficking is bad": Sure. Everyone thinks so. "Abortion is murder": This one is wildly divisive, but it's certainly not a viewpoint limited to brainwashed Q radicals by any means. Children being "forced by the government" to do XYZ: Concerns about government overreach are nothing new or exclusive to the Q - except, in this case, he's babbling about mask mandates, which are for the kids' protection, his, and ours. (Funny how his "protect the kids" beliefs fall apart when they clash with his own erroneous beliefs.) "We're called to serve God": Go for it! But don't become Carrie's mother along the way. Drake is way past that point. I have no idea why the hell he wasn't kicked out of the school board meeting - or WWE, for that matter. BTW, look at that Bix tweet video without sound. Drake is shaking erratically, gesticulating wildly, making goofy facial expressions - and that's all in the first 12-15 seconds. Something is very clearly very deeply wrong with him. We are seeing a severely, profoundly mentally ill, brainwashed man (possibly caused by CTE issues) coming apart at the seams. Get him some fucking help! It's especially sad that his wife and Road Dogg are seemingly (at best) ignoring or (at worst) enabling his unraveling. Matt Riddle's lawyer is a fucking imbecile and one of the dumbest people on the face of earth. Just look at that tweet where he photographed legal documents printed on label paper. Don't be surprised if Riddle ends up in the electric chair because his lawyer smokes it up even more than he does.

The second half of the book is much better... All he has to say about Pat Patterson is that he's a great guy, etc. It's a very brief mention. Nothing about Pat being the homophobic f-word, a "closet queer," etc. I guess Harvey knew whose asses he still had to kiss. (This was written in 2002 or thereabouts.) The chapter about Joey Marella is a very tough read. For those of you don't know, they were in a car accident together and Joey didn't make it. With that said, he pulls no punches on his opinion of Joey. Ouch! He also goes into the Montreal Screwjob, Benoit, and 9/11 a little bit. Bruce Prichard comes across as a severe headcase so stuck in the rasslin' bubble (and probably so stuck up Vince's ass) that stupid and cruel pranks are funny to him. Bruno has nothing but good things to say about the McMahons, Triple H, Undertaker, and Shawn Michaels but very little good to say about most of the people he managed. Overall, it's an interesting read for the wrestling portions. Just be warned that Bruno/Harvey's homophobic, judgmental, toxic personality gets very grating very quickly.

I am reading Bruno Laurer (Harvey Wippleman)'s book Wrestling with the Truth right now. The rasslin' aspect of it is fine and interesting, but holy shit, what a judgmental, homophobic prick he comes across as. He somehow conned Rock into writing the forward, only to call Rock's grandmother a total bitch in the book. I guess Rock never actually read the thing he wrote the foreword for. Great sign for Rock's upcoming Presidential campaign, and something Baron Trump will definitely nail him on during the debate. Downtown Bruno/Harvey Wippleman is so blatantly, embarrassingly, uncomfortably homophobic to the point where you're cringing while reading this. He drops the homophobic f-slur casually, seems obsessed with who is and isn't gay, who is and isn't a "closet queer," and he apparently laments that none of the gay wrestlers he ran into ever showed any interest in him - even though he is 100%, he promises, he swears, he insists, really, completely straight. I just got to the WWF portion, so we'll see what he says, if anything, about Pat Patterson. Another "gem": Bruno is Catholic - great, no problem - but then he says he knows Johnathan Boyd (one of the Sheepherders and one of his mentors) is in Hell because he never found Jesus. Really, Bruno?! Like I said, the rasslin' portion is great - especially the chapter about what an abuse psychopath asshole Sid is - but everything else about this guy's personality makes me regret spending $10. I get the sense he's probably funny in real life, or at least funny to a wrestling locker room - where you're considered a genius if someone saw you with a book in your hand once - but his "humor" (if you can call it that) definitely doesn't work on the page. At some points, his ranting style comes across as a bootleg of Jim Cornette. Must be something they both picked up in Memphis.

Holy crap! Had no idea about any of this. I’d hope WWE culture wouldn’t be that backward, but…ya know. BUT… Wasn’t he still in NXT last June? Even if he had already been called up by then, he was on TV until much later in the year, so I’m not quite understanding how you’re connecting the two. Still, the actor Terry Crews got ridiculed by other celebs (I think certain shitty rappers or hip hop musicians) after coming out about his own assault, so that kind of toxic masculinity is still all over the place.

Breaking his what? I am not trying to be obtuse, but I genuinely cannot figure out what you mean. In addition to the sexual assault allegations, Riddle was accused of physically abusing - choking - Candy Cartwright. Getting choked is obviously never good, but it's a million times worse when it's done by a trained professional fighter who knows exactly what to do to injure and incapacitate someone. She also sued WWE, EVOLVE, and Gabe Sapolosky, but those suits were dismissed. However, the suit against Riddle was allowed to go forward. I think that's where we are now.

Considering that he was implicated very badly in the #speakingout scandal, he should thank his lucky stars he's being used at all. So far, they've used him far better than I expected - certainly 1000x better than Keith Lee at least - but I can understand why they're not going all the way with him yet. If things don't go his way legally or more allegations come out, WWE could cut bait with him tomorrow and people would barely notice. But this is the same company still holding onto a major liability like Dream, so who knows what the fuck they're thinking. Didn't she have an association with Rock and his Seven Bucks Production at one point? Stupidity like this probably jeopardized that. What an idiot.

LOL. I didn't participate in the GWE in 2016 and won't be participating in 2026. It's an awesome idea, and I love reading all the threads as a lurker and spectator, but it sounds like way too much work for me to actually participate in. Didn't things apparently get toxic toward the end too and end up driving great members away from PWO? (I could be wrong about that part.) If we ever do GCE (Greatest Commentator Ever), sign me up for that - Mamma Mia! (Seriously though, even that would be tough with all the regional commentators most people weren't exposed to that have been lost to time forever.)

Hart contradicts this in the book by saying he wanted Muta to eventually turn babyface.

Well, I'm pretty sure the allegations broke out right before that weird parking lot match with Adam Cole for the title.

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I finished the Gary Hart book. It definitely lived up to the hype as one of the best wrestling books ever. He buried the shit out of Sting, as mentioned above, and also Dave Meltzer. I think he made some good points about Meltzer's reporting style though. Definitely worth seeking out. Other wrestling books in my queue: - The Eighth Wonder of the World (Bertrand Hebert/Pat Laprade book about Andre) - Rowdy (the Piper bio written by his kids) - Memoirs of a Mad Man (Mad Man Pondo book with the greatest cover ever) - Wrestling with Pixels (which is still available at storybundle.com/games for a limited time in the $5 tier in a variety of DRM-free file formats, including Kindle) - Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues - Wrestling with the Truth (Bruno Lauer/Downtown Bruno/Harvey Wippleman book) Any recommendations on which one(s) I should tackle next?

In Gary Hart's book, he said Low Ki and Homicide were credible but short, lol.

Even Joey Janela is speaking out now. Not sure what's "funny" about any of this though. Tucker too. At this point, I feel almost sad for Drake Wuertz. He is obviously a severely, profoundly mentally ill man. Combine that with drug and possible CTE issues, and it's a recipe for disaster.

Since this seems to have become somewhat of a catch-all thread for arrogant clueless assholes, let's welcome DA BIG GUY to the stage!

I'm no Charlotte or WWE stan, but Dave is the reporter and should be the one making those phone calls - Charlotte is under no obligation to do so, their personal relatioship aside.

WWE stans and proxy shills like Satin and Rosenberg are one thing, but Charlotte herself responded to Dave, and she wasn't happy... Update: Andrade too (but already deleted).

Sounds amazing! Without a doubt THEE highlight of Striker's career, and let's face it, the highlight of every TNA wrestler who will find themselves in the same building with a living legend like Mauro.

I hope there are washers and dryers on site then.

No, no, @The Thread Killer, you shouldn't feel stupid at all. Your message doesn't sound at all like "a cry for attention" or "looking for sympathy," so don't worry about anything like that. Your health has to come first, and I hope you reach a point in the very near future where life is no longer kicking your ass. Sending prayers and good wishes your way. As for the computer, even if the motherboard died, there may still be a way to extract the hard drive and either put it into another computer or turn it into an external drive - so you may not have actually lost anything - but all of that will require someone slightly more tech-savvy than me to walk you through. It should be possible though.