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Yes, that is usually how it works. People do bad things and the people that love them usually still love them despite that. And in the context of the response, it was specifically about Vince personally doing Regal a solid with regards to AEW and his WWE contract.

A lot of people had a father/child type of relationship with Vince. I don't think it is bad or tasteless for Regal to express his deep admiration and respect for Vince as a guy who literally saved his life paying for Regal's rehabs and keeping him employed in the industry he loves for 20 extra years he might not have had otherwise. Regal is clearly very emotional when it comes to what Vince has done for him and should be free to express that without getting piled on because Vince is a shithead. It's not any different than a family member doing something shitty but you don't stop loving them.

Keith Lee catching Shane Taylor like that was the most wtf spot of that nature since Earthquake caught the Big Boss Man coming off the top without even budging.

Very enjoyable show. I think I actually like the vibe and pace of the ROH PPVs this year over AEW shows. Less manic coke energy. Things are taken a little slower, more time to breathe. Ian and Caprice are a great commentary duo. Match wise, enjoyed everything aside from the main event but did pop for the giant swing ending in a tap out. FTR/Briscoes is definitely the only chain match that can stand toe to toe with Piper/Valentine. Just brutal shit. Nice to see ROCKHARD Juice drop the Bullet Club bullshit and work much closer to what made him pop so much in NJ to begin with.

Fucking Darby, man. Do any of his co-workers say "nah man I don't want to do that to you".

A Dave post on his board says there were plans and Miro didn't like them.

IT'S SUPERVISOR TIME What is Kesha Countinghouse doing in the Dark Zone?

I think I'd argue that iwgp tags mena pretty close to nothing, actually.

Sami Uso might end up going down as the best angle of this era

Any band would be thrilled to have the success of Use Your Illusion 1/2 you miserable homefuck

Hard fucking pass on EY/Sanity returning.

He had some pretty cool matches in NJ prior to the AWA Hulkamania run.

It's hilarious that Hogan's one go to for having his working boots on is the arm bar flip and maybe a drop toe hold.

Overall thought this was a really enjoyable show. Really seems like this year in particular is the hottest WWE has been in a long ass time in terms of shows, crowds, and storylines. Women's War Games was frequently sloppy as hell, but had a lot of fun character moments and spots. Dakota Kai bumping like 90s HBK had me :towel because she had the least amount of padding of any body in the match to absorb the pretty brutal shit she was taking over and over. AJ vs Balor was really well laid out and structured, although Balor is so cartoonishly over the top in his heel mannerisms and vocalizations. Guy really needs to go back to the Prince attitude in the ring. Really pretty amazing that AJ still does everything at such a high level considering he's really never had time off in 20+ years. He really hasn't slowed down physically in what he can do and how well he can do it despite being in his mid 40s and having a highly athletic and bump heavy style his entire career. Shotzi/Ronda was also sloppy has hell, but had some interesting stuff going on. It is kind of odd to me that Ronda is being booked to be taken to the limit by a true mid carder. She does not feel special at ALL anymore. She's had a couple of good matches in her second run, but the luster of her star power feels completely gone. Triple threat was pretty fun. Is Rollins just a full blown face again? It's wild how over Lashley is as a face using a god damn full nelson in 2022. Men's War Games was a delight. Sami Uso is the best angle in probably a decade or more.

We are actually in agreement here. You're watching to be entertained. Not to worry about ratings or drawing money, in the same way that normal people don't give a shit about how much money a NFL franchise is making in ticket sales, or what the ad buy rate is for The Masked Singer.

We are actually in agreement here. You're watching to be entertained. Not to worry about ratings or drawing money, in the same way that normal people don't give a shit about how much money a NFL franchise is making in ticket sales, or what the ad buy rate is for The Masked Singer.

I'm saying as a fan, it is not your job to worry or care about "drawing money". Of all the terms and phrases online fans picked up from newsletters and shoots, drawing money has to be the most poisonous to both discussion and enjoyment.

Bro I do not give even the singlest of fucks about a wrestler drawing money. The only people that should care about that is the promoter and the talent. There is literally zero reason for a fan to ever give a shit about that unless they own stock in the company, I guess.

Seems unfair to blame Booker for Martel's knee injury. Guys bump into the ropes on accident like that on every show. Martel just got unlucky with how he hit.

Never seen a negative reaction to Booker as strong as this.

That's not true. Booker was having a lot of great performances and was over huge as a singles guy months before the best of 7 with Benoit started. Basically, as soon as his solo run started at the end of 1997.

Loses never hurt Baker because she's immediately involved in something else and follows up any loss with some borderline shooty burial promo that she didn't give a shit anyway. It was fine for Paige to win.

Too much fuckery in all the title matches for my taste.

Sting saying "I tried" after flubbing the finish kind of bummed me out, but they finally hit the Coffin Death Drop that was first teased at least a year ago and :pop

DG absolutely should have joined BCC. He could even have actually stayed a heel, with Regal teaching him ever more villainous behaviors. The crowds finally gave a shit about him and instead just went back to the will he/won't he drama for a couple of weeks then firmly back to being Jericho's little buddy, with people moving on. Made extra whatever due to Jericho already doing this angle with Sammy and MJF already. I know that the fake face turn to cement as a bigger heel is a long time thing, but that's not really an angle you use for mid card guys. That's the kind of thing you do for The Rock in 1998 to make him the top heel in the company.