BigBadMick

3 hour Raws will do that. Even if you knew how to make a point swiftly and succinctly, it's counter-productive to do so. It annoys me too.

These two posts make the point that it's difficult to find overrated and underrated wrestlers. I tend to agree - EVERYTHING is obsessively studied and pondered around here. I think, though, Bruiser Brody is overrated in most places and underrated in pwo.

Am I the only person still listening....? Part 1 with Angle was enjoyable. They're clearly still on good terms and had a good old catch up. Nothing earth shattering, and Angle's fondness for a bit of bullshit shines through (claiming that TNA went to 2 hours shortly after his debut - it was about a year later) but worth a listen, I think.

Listening to his July marathon - good when he gets going, but reading results from house shows gets very dry, very quickly.

Fuuuccccckkkkkkkkk...............

That's also where they went wrong. Trying to fill the Brock gap with Lashley was terrible on WWE's part, namely because Lashley as you say, was incapable of bringing Brock's characteristics to the table. Lesnar is an anomaly in so many ways. He's a once-in-a-lifetime athlete, with the credentials to back it up (Lashley's pre and post WWE accomplishments pale in comparison to Brock's) who can put on magnificent matches, move like a guy half his size, sell with the best of them, work with virtually anybody from Big Show to Zach Gowen, and still cut a good promo. He set the bar so high that nobody could really fill his shoes upon his departure from WWE. This point always confused me.... I agree that Lesnar was a fine promo, especially in the Guerrero build up. How did he become so terrible in 2012 and DESPERATELY need Heyman?

What's the consensus (if there is one) on when Henry started having good matches? Just asking...

Great, great show lads. Didn't like y'all ganging up on Parv at the end - taking piledrivers aplenty from that big, drunken, possibly high Gordy takes balls.

Ok, got my first issue of FSM. Haven't read it all yet, but on first impressions it's a bit lightweight. Not much analysis in the PPV reviews or tv roundup at all. This may sound extreme, but in film mag terms it's Empire to Power Slam's Sight & Sound. I hope my opinion of it improves - I've taken a 12 month subscription based on recommendations on this thread....

Thought the two parter with Heyman and Edge was very good (and it was a good idea to have Edge as co-host, meant he could add insight to Smackdown 6 discussion and a few other topics). Heyman could talk his way into anything, what a hustler!

Listened to Russo. The story about Austin refusing to work with someone and then throwing a fit when he felt he was being cornered into it - Was it Jarrett or Billy Gunn? Also, Austin argued he wasn't paranoid, but 'extremely cautious/selective' about who he worked with - it's a slippery slope I think. Then again, Vince seems to love playing mind games with people and I can understand lashing out when you've got the clout to do so....

Listened to the MVP podcast during the week. It was interesting, covering his early life, Benoit and a bit about TNA. One thing that bothers me is JR talking about MVP improving himself and getting out of crime. It sounds a bit patronising when he jumps on his soapbox and preaches that we can all learn from it etc. Suppose that's just him getting older.....

What is this called? Sounds interesting....

Ditto. WWE Network who?!

Open to all Chad

Gave this a listen earlier, really enjoyed it. Nice to get a strong baseline established on where ECW was in Spring 97. I was wondering what you thought of a commonly held belief (back then, anyway) that ECW had peaked artistically at the end of the summer 96 and never reached those heights again......

I think longer matches from the 80s and into early 90s are more enjoyable than their descendants. I'm comparing Flair and HHH in my head here.

Parv, I think if the main event was 15 minutes in a one fall match it would have been acceptable, but still rushed. Having three falls in 15 feels sooooo rushed.

Yeah, the other one. Matches that leave you shaking your head at the stubborn-mindedness/rampant egotism/lack of self awareness in thinking they can keep a match interesting for that long. Should we just disqualify HHH here to move onto other examples?

Listening to the WWBBP on SuperBrawl 1 and Clash 15 reminded me how frustrating it is when matches are rushed. To me, it's worse than a bad match that cannot be saved irrespective of time allotment - all that glorious potential going to waste. Anyway, what are the most glaring examples of 'Come on! Give that another 5-10 minutes and you've a classic!' you've experienced?

Any more info on this? I heard Meltzer effectively say he wasn't interviewed but should have been..... Not that I've seen. I'm surprised they didn't reach out to Dave, but that was probably the filmmaker's prerogative as I would imagine ESPN gives them more leeway. What I want to know is if WWE licensed them any footage or that it will rely on what ESPN themselves have because they had a home at World Class for awhile. Also, do you think it will cover anything new? I thought that as a combination the Heroes of World Class and the WWE DVD told the story quite well.

Any more info on this? I heard Meltzer effectively say he wasn't interviewed but should have been.....

I was in the same island-onto-myself boat. PWI was useful, but Power Slam's predecessor Superstars of Wrestling was my key to getting a foundation.

Finally got to the Tommy Rogers interview and I see what all the fuss was about. Comes across as a really good man, and sorry toi hear of his ailments. One thing - he says the Fantastics had a ten year run in Japan. Did they? I think they started there in 88 or 89, were they there at tail end of 90s?

Gotta give ol' Jr His due, he was a perfectly competent host on the Lance Storm podcast - no long-winded, stuck-in-the-mud rants at all, he got an interesting story about Lance's RoH match with Danielson in 06, and the whole interview was a very pleasant listen. He's improving (I hope)..... Having said that, I skipped his opening half hour monologue.