I think Adam Cole is pretty good and his size doesn't really matter too much because he carries himself and is presented as a star. However, he got into some really bad habits in NXT that then spread to all the NXT main events. There are times when his size does matter because he's doing shit like getting into the hockey fights with Luchasaurus or controlling Keith Lee with headlocks and it looks absolutely laughable. That's just bad psychology, not unlike those Nia Jax vs Alexa Bliss matches where Alexa somehow physically dominated most of the match instead of controlling with technique or cutting her down.
My biggest issue with him is the Panama Sunrise is the worst Canadian Destroyer variant and makes no fucking sense even in wrestling physics.
I don't really know why that'd be a big announcement for fans unless the ROH library is going to be easily and readily available. Interest in ROH was completely in the shitter for a long time. They have no contracted talent. And all of the people who were still in ROH are doing a ROH invasion in TNA anyway.
Alexa Bliss is a babyface since last summer and has been booked as one, I'm sure they are not mad at her getting face reactions against Charlotte or in an EC where she was also booked to have a dominant run against women much larger than her.
I would argue that Bret leaving was not a hit to WWE at all. It kicked off the hottest run, the main event run of Austin, the Mr. McMahon character, and really the official Attitude Era while WCW gained absolutely nothing with Bret.
Kane had some good stuff over the years but also was involved in some of the absolute worst garbage in the 00s/10s in the same way that Taker was involved in some of the absolute worst garbage in the 90s.
If WM in 2022 really has Vince setting up a match with a celeb commentator with a worked shoot in a youtube podcast and Steve Austin returning to the ring because KO is saying bad things about Texas on twitter
I find it pretty difficult to believe that top guys in all eras weren't fucking off to do their own thing, not sitting around watching everyone's matches all night long.
Joey Styles might be the worst part of ECW tbh. Dude was BRUTAL. I really have no idea how Paul E. was able to convince people that Joey Styles was an amazing announcer and so much better than WWF/WCW guys. I'd 100% rather listen to Bischoff doing commentary than Styles. Damn near everything out of his mouth is cringy smark shit or awful pop culture references. He was basically 1993-1995 Vince but smarky. I love there was always talk even from him about actually knowing and calling the names of moves and he was constantly calling moves the wrong thing and just flat out making up names as he went.