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Get THIS deviant out of my television!

Jerry Lawler, bro. Even if he never did the horrible shit he's done, he would still be a detriment to the product. He fucking sucks ass.

Tez has been studying his Kobashi tapes

Get this fucking IMP out of my television

The unquestionable swag of Teddy Long

Kurt Angle standing in for Daddy Ass Billy Gunn, lol

Having a Cage in place for this one match and not giving us the actual match is either a dumb fucking decision, or the opening segment ran too long.

Lemme talk to ya! You are wrong about this one, bubba. YEAH!

Turns out having that match with Johnny Knoxville was the greatest blessing for Sami Zayn's career.

This is, honestly, one of the greatest storylines in professional wrestling history

I hope I am getting worked here

Judgment Day got the Nazgul for their intro CG

Noted, bubba. Also, this opening segment is INCREDIBLE.

What the fuck will we get to celebrate such a legacy? Shit, Buronson and Hara were out there including just every big American wrestler in it!

Briscoes vs Marufuji/Sugiura still has one of the greatest finishes ever. Also, there is a picture of Jay's daughters in the hospital (thankfully recovering), that is eye-watering. Strong as they come, those two.

I hope it isn't hehehe But Kiyomiya looked great there. Give me fed-up, grumpy Okada as much as possible please.

Trying to turn "Respectfully" into a wrestling chant

I mean, considering how the UFC pays its fighters, putting them against each other is maybe even more sadistic. Santino almost beat Bryan for the Big Gold belt and it made it work in a non-idiotic way. Cobra included. It rocked!

JungleHOOK might be the first USA-based tag team in ages that are, indeed, heartthrobs.

Shinya Hashimoto was working safe, short, great matches in the early 90s. That's my NJPW GOAT. Actually I'd argue WWE started having shades of their current style as early as '09. Sheamus was already in the scene working great TV, Christian was the ECW GOAT, Sydal was having a great fun run, Jericho was having the last of his great matches in WWE against Rey... In regards to the product having a slower pace, I would argue that the biggest offender wasn't Batista or Cena, but Triple H. Easily the worst main eventer WWE has had from an in-ring perspective, and to think he was having Wrestlemania Main Events as recently as 2016 is baffling. It was baffling then, it is baffling now. Having Bryan Danielson helped accelerate the process to a more workrate-centric style, closer to what they have now, but it seems to me that some of the talent there (Ziggler, Kofi, Sheamus) would already take the scene, at least the midcard scene, in that direction.

If Bryan/Cage is as good as Bryan/Big Cass, then we are in for a treat. Cage had a fun hoss battle when they still pretended to care about BIG WARD.

I'd argue having Britt as her first opponent was not a good idea. Britt is immensely popular, sure, but she was NEVER good at putting opponent over in promos. No one gets over her on that regard, we have discussed this. It was doomed from the start. I have no idea why or who gave the green light to those first promos - they killed the dynamics of the match, like you said -, but I maintain that since they did it, pulling the double turn at their match was the most logical choice.

Yeah, but it feels like there was a big opportunity to turn her right at the start - and it would have made even more sense. Bringing in a beloved wrestler with a sympathetic story just to have her be full of herself would not be bad. Doing so now makes it feel more noticeable that they gave up on having her as a face.

Small thread about improving oneself, how social media can make someone keep reliving through past mistakes and how Jay and Mark are dope.

Turning Storm and Saraya seems... odd.