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They're a niche band in the metal scene with a cult following. More of a UK deal too. They are not a household name in the States. The Celebrity Wing so far is pretty much all mainstream household names, they wouldn't fit. Refrigerator Perry is the most obscure, but even he was a big deal in the mid 80s. Yeah, why not put JBL in, who probably got bumped off last year due to wanting to change the leaked list a bit. Gives SD a bragging point for having a HoFer on their announcer crew. Lol Motorhead is not a niche band with a cult following, but okay. The band/Lemmy still deserve to be in the HOF more than just about any other celeb in the HOF. They put Inoki and Fujinami in the real wing, and had a section devoted to Gotch and Hackenschmidt last year. I'm willing to go out on a limb and say Motorhead is more known to current WWE fans than George Hackenschmidt, Lou Thesz, Frank Gotch, and Antonio Inoki. I think you might be a little too much in the wrestling and/or metal bubble on this one. I never said only wrestling fans knew who Motorhead was, but they aren't a household name by any stretch. I think one of the reason why Lemmy/Motorhead might not get in, is how much of a draw is Motorhead going in to the hall of fame without Lemmy physically being able to be there. While all of WWE HOF is pretty much a PR move/ticket grab, the celebrity hall of fame is an even bigger one.

I thought they would have at the very least had a Del Rio vs Cena US title match on Smackdown, they could have used Raw to hype it instead they didn't even mention Cena would be on the show.

I may be wrong but I took that report to mean that with NXT becoming a full time touring brand in 2016, Balor would be put in a position to work 15-20 min main events every night, putting more toll on his body after working the New Japan style for so long, all before he ever gets to taste the big bucks of working in the upper card/main event of the main roster. I

I thought Trent looked good in the junoir tag match, the way he bumps always stands out for me. If Romero is indeed NXT bound I really hope he has fun singles match at New Year's Dash to leave the company on a high (I am hoping for Liger or Gedo). The Never Title match was a WAR like it should have been I really loved AJ vs Nak, the pacing throughout the match was great. I think I heard someone say on We Don't Know Wrestling, that the match will be compared to the Ibushi match last WK but I think the pacing made it stand out on it's own. I understand people's grip about the knee selling in the main event and it stopped it from being a perfect match to me but it was a very engrossing ride.

In more recent times, Enzo Amore get signed to WWE, without any prior experience, based on a video audition tape that Triple H's personal trainer gave to Hunter.

When looking at the success of AJ Styles and to a lesser extent Samoa Joe have had on the indie circuit drawing crowds, it certainly says a lot about TNA.

I agree I just think it will take a hell of lot to shake the "smart" crowd who already boo him, the hardcore WWE smart crowd booed the night after he had one of the best main events in Wrestlemania history. Once the know it all fans, get something stuck in there heads it is hard to shake, fans still think John Cena can't wrestle. This is exactly what happened last year after Wrestlemania, with the rise of Cesaro, Rusev, The Shield guys and Wyatt all at the same time, the company had to give up on Cesaro and put guys like Ambrose and Wyatt on the back burner.

I fear WWE "smart" fans will not change their minds on Reigns, they have it stuck in there head someone isnt a good worker and it is hard to shake, They could do something with Henry and Reigns stemming from the fact that Henry said he believed Reigns could beat Lesnar and failed. One of the greatest qualities of someone like Henry being on the roster it only takes a week or two of squashes and some promo time for him to feel somewhat relevant again.

I think the big problem coming out of Wrestlemania is there are too many guys on the roster right now who need wins, Rusev, Wyatt, Reigns, all need wins. I think they are going to run Big Show vs Reigns in the last man standing match which was the rumoured main event of Fastlane. I dont see Cena dropping back the belt soon because they have made merch for him and the USA Title which is a shame because I fear Rusev may suffer the same fate as Wyatt did last year. I really hope they do Ziggler vs Sheamus and Bryan vs Barrett instead of a 4 way, setting up Sheamus and Bryan for the next ppv, but I can see them doing the four way due to time constraints and than still running Bryan vs Sheamus on the next ppv. Lucha dragons vs Cesaro/Kidd could be a lot of fun and it is going to help Kalisto alot being paired up with a world class base like Cesaro to get over on the main roster, Who is there Wyatt to face? Ryback? I could see them perhaps going the Wyatt vs Reigns route but it is too early for that after both their losses coming out of Mania.

I have always thought that Ambrose would reach the next of level of being a true top baby face level star after a strong singles heel run. Look how over CM Punk and Daniel Bryan got off the backs of their strong heel runs. I think the world of Ambrose and believe that he could be a big star as a babyface, but as mentioned the face side of the roster is stacked with Cena, Reigns and Bryan, not to mention that Orton is coming back a face and according to this week's observer, the company feels he is so important, that they nixed his return at the Rumble because they felt it would be a bad move to have him lose in his first match back as a face. The heel side of things is so much lighter right now and I really think Ambrose could shine in that role for a year or two before turning face.

Have always liked what I have seen out of Josh Alexander and Ethan Page. If the rumors are true of ROH contracted talent no longer being able to appear on PWG shows, this could be an interesting year for PWG and a chance to give a lot of exposure to new talent. And it looks like even without ROH contracted talent the card for the February PWG still looks stacked: Hero vs Gulak, Uha Nation/ Brian Cage vs The Young Bucks and Roderick Strong vs Trevor Lee

Just finished listening to this, still my favourite wrestling podcast. Can't wait to hear more in 2015.

EDIT - didn't realize this why is Greatest Wrestler Ever board

Cesaro deserves better but a Tyson Kidd/Cesaro team is C show wet dream material.

I have high hopes for the Ziggler vs Harper IC Ladder match, Sheamus vs Morrison TLC 2010 is my favorite WWE ladder matches in the last 10 years and I think this one could be very similar. ,

I actual feel Austin is the strongest interviewer of the bunch but Jericho is just a tad notch below him at the moment. Ross isnt very good which a surprise but his interview with Tony Schiavone was strong despite JR's effort to take over the conversation.

Not a complete 180 but Roderick Strong has gone from someone I didn't want to see on my TV to somebody I think is having a solid year. This may be due to the fact he was working Cedric Alexander in ROH so much, who I am very high on.

Would love to hear this, just listened to 1990 and 1991 shows this week actually. Now I just have to save some cash to pick up a yearbook

Am so pumped for this! Just started working a shitty night job I hate, but it has become more than bearable with listening to old Goodwill wrestling episodes, Wrestling Culture, Pro-Wrestling Super Show and Steve Austin podcasts, so big thanks for all the output guys. I actually think Wrestling fandom is an topic that I don't see a lot of coverage on, so cant wait to listen to this one tonight.

As always an enjoyable listen, great work guys. Just curious how do people feel Sting stacks up against guys who had their major run in the last 10 years- like Edge, Batista, Orton and even someone like Jericho who is already in the WON HOF?

I thought in 2013 when Jay won the title from Steen, the plan would be set for a brother vs brother feud. I know they had a match but I am glad they did not go down that route.

I could be completely off the mark here but I get the sense that WWE.com staff (who seem to be quite intelligent and knowledgeable) are different from the people who run the Network, I wish the WWE.com staff had more influence over the network for example next time they make a list like "Best Velocity Matches" and it seems like a no brainier to me, to upload onto the network a special with the said matches.

Not to mention how good the old stuff looks cleaned up and remastered for the network.

Interesting point and I am sure time will tell when it comes to attendance, I think at the moment though WWE has enough name cache to be able draw decent attendance figures for "special events" though if the quality of big name matches does drop I think we could see a hit in attendance in 2015/2016. One thing to note though is that the WWE Network is offering a month by month price of 12,99, if say a sizable chunk of subscribers only sign up for this month for Night of Champions and do not renew for Hell in a Cell, it would put pressure on the company to make the monthly pay per views a big deal. I think the next couple of months are going to be quite telling when it comes to the shape of the network, there are so many unanswered questions. We know 100,000 subscribers found a way to cancel before there 6 month subscription ended, but how many people are not aware of the work around and have been waiting for their 6 months to end so they can get out of the deal? How many people did not click the auto renew and signed up just for Wrestle-mania and have rarely used the service since? How successful was the network roll out internationally? The news that the subscription cable service has been a success in Canada so far, is also a big deal. Something to note about the international roll out, I live in a capital city in Australia and signed up to the network the first day via vpn go around, I am lucky in the sense that I have high speed unlimited broadband for a decent price (helps that I live in a share house with 3 other dudes so we end up paying abit less than $15 each a month each). Just today I recently came across someone on the f4w boards who lived in rural Australia who was hoping that the network could possibly pick up a similar deal here in Aus that they made with Rogers in Canada. Where he lives, the best internet broadband plan he can get is $50 a month for 20gb. I have heard people say that the streaming the network works out to be basically 1gb an hour, so the network is really not the feasible for him, unless he was already buying each monthly ppvs already and only used the network to watch them exclusively.

Are there only like 3 people running the network, so when they get new assignments they don't have time to make schedules? Just a couple of months ago they showed all the Slamborees in a week, and other similarly random things. Last week's WON did mention the archival stuff had really low traffic. Maybe we're losing the battle. The lack of uniqueness in the schedule is even more of an oversight considering the subscribers in Canada at the moment only have access to a small amount of VOD content and now they are stuck with the Network repeating itself.