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I wonder if MLW can grab him. Myron Reed mentioned "Free ACH" last week during his promo. He would certainly fit over there. Now, does any promotion want to take the risk of another meltdown, that's another matter.

Non. On sera deux. Et c'est même pas parce qu'ils sont francophones, le côté "secte qui recrute avec des séquences de coaching/développement personnel" donne enfin une bonne petite backstory au gimmick. Faut juste aller chercher Guy Hauray pour faire leur manager, vu que c'est à peu près ce qu'il fait dans la vie depuis des années (ok, pas au point d'être une secte) ! Yeah, sorry, guys. Just saying I liked the vignette, it was kinda neat and finally trying to make something topical with the gimmick. Nick Jackson vs Fenix and Darby Allin vs Mox were two terrific TV matches in two totally different ways. Darby does look like a must-see guys, like Cactus in his days. I wonder how many people know who GG Allin was though, much less I've actually seen footage of him... I guess most would be horrified ! Jericho killed it again. Jake Hager was visibly trying not to laugh. The Battle Royal was fine, with the nostalgia pop for Billy Gunn and a good use of him, really. MJF vs Hangman makes all the sens in the world, as Page will be able to present MJF in a very solid way (MJF is good, but Page is much better in-ring). Shida is awesome, I'm glad she won so we can get Riho vs Shida in a near future which will probably be terrific. Dr. Baker should kinda turn heel, I feel it would fit her better than fiery babyface, and she would probably learn better than way. "She's a dentist" chant was pretty funny. JR talks too much over the other two. Also, him calling Sonny Kiss an "enigma" was embarrassing, I guess he thinks he's some Goldust character... Tony still has all the best lines of the night ("He came with the bag, he's gonna leave in it.") and Excalibur is simply a great play by play guy. Dustin on fire. Luchasaurus really IS over. For a character who got actually murdered twice in two promotions, very impressive. Liked Santana & Ortiz vs Private Party, although you can see how green PP really are at times. But it's ok, they are learning on the job and are over and spectacular. I like how the show feels different every week, not worked at the same pace, with the same structure. PAC vs Omega next week should be a killer match. Potential best TV match thus far.

No. Unless you have main roster guys running rampage every week on NXT. While being paid like main roster guys, working with guys with NXT contracts. Can't wait for the WWE fanboys to act like their corporate darling finally trumped (see what I did there) the godforsaken pissant company and it means AEW is gonna be dead in a few weeks/months.

You know what, I did ask myself if that parody add was actually referencing date rape… But I did not pay that much attention to it, as I was doing something else while watching Powerr (as I usually do these last few weeks). And yeah, there sure is some creepiness to the whole thing, especially considering the way some old-school wrestlers acted back then. I still remember Marty Jannetty in shoot interviews laughing while talking about how they would use drugs in girl's drinks and shit… Those were the days… (which is one reason I'm way more comfortable watching current pro-wrestling, honestly, I think we've come a long way).

In other news, this week's episode of Powerr has about half the number of views it usually is getting after the first day or two. Ouch… It can't be emphasized enough how whoever is responsible for the editing screwed up pretty badly with this one too. Of course, you don't look out for this kind of stuff and I understand you might not even really listen to what's being said during a match when you are doing editing work. Still, the negative effects are felt already. And in the end, it is Corny's fault. (I love the argument that "But no one said anything until some fans pointed it out. Thanks Captain Obvious. Yeah, you kinda have to have someone, anyone, point it out to begin with.)

I honestly wasn't infering anything serious with my remark, although it did struck me. They do have latino talents. As far as Mack in NWA, wow, I'm so glad IMPACT grabbed him, it would be such a waste to have him have three minutes matches against Aron Stevens or something instead of killing it teaming with Rich Swann against the North and have actual excellent good, competitive stuff every week. This is what is amazing about Corny not even apologizing one bit. He only thinks about himself. If by his lack of sense the NWA talent end up being punished, if so unfair to them. I mean, I known I'd be pissed if I was a guy like Aldis, who has invested a bunch in this stuff, that Corny can't do better than a 35 years old joke (I mean, even without the racist tone, it kinda exposes Cornette as someone who recycles stuff that has been irrelevant since the mid 80's… wait… Oh, nevermind….) with racists overtones and then can't even properly say "Well, sorry, I kinda fucked up with this one.".

That's one thing I love about Dark, inviting random guys to do color. Everything sounds so spontaneous and fun that way. And really, I want Dustin back as often as he can, he was so much fun.

The Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal to win a ring sounds like DDP dropped some knowledge on someone. This and the whole "Undesirable to undeniable" reeks of DDP.

And I don't want to give the impression I take any pleasure in piling on Cornette. Like I said, he's been a favourite of mine forever. What is happening is sad and disheartening, and I don't say that often about people in pro-wrestling. But I know where this is going, and it's nowhere good. A few years ago Corny looked saner and healthier than he'd been in years, as he was saying he should stay away from pro-wrestling. He living happily, doing his podcast taking about old stories. Well, there was the instance of his co-host leaving because she was offended by comments she thought was anti-muslim. But mostly, Corny was shitting on Republicans and doing interviews of old wrestlers, working with KC doing the Back to the Territories and seemingly having fun with life. But he could not stay away nor try to understand pro-wrestling had evolved... As much as the comeback of Tony Schiavone is the coolest thing that happened in 2019 as far as old-school guys goes, Corny becoming what is seemingly is now may be the saddest thing. I guess a lot of people had seen the writing on the wall way sooner. I just did not, or did not want to see what was there.

Yet he did the WWE HoF. And he did the first NWA PPV. And he did MLW. And he did NWA Powerr. For a guy who doesn't care about getting bookings anywhere and had stopped working for any company in any capacity years ago when he was doing all those (great) shoot interviews, he sure took a whole lot of bookings in the last two years. He has been more visible in the last couple of years than he's been in a decade as far as appearing on actual pro-wrestling shows.

How stupid is that ? I mean, really, you're gonna talk about a friend like that because you don't agree with his opinion about a pro-wrestler's qualities ? How immature is Cornette, really ?

That's the saddest part to me. Corny would be revered and loved by a crowd a pro-wrestling fans at legends gathering like Starrcast, where the old and the new generation get together. Instead, Corny is isolating himself, only speaking to a cult of sycophants and will now play victim of "political correctness" to boot...

You're on firrrrre. Also, how ironic this happened during a Trevor Murdoch match, considering who he is emulating...

Can't believe I did not think of this. Mantell is awesome. His work in SMW is some of the best color man stuff ever. As far as Corny goes, the fact he won't even offer an apology, even a lame-ass Lagana-style one, and is teasing his next podcast talking about "stupid people" is just sad. I've seen the same process with some people just building a wall around them and getting caught up in their own bullshit and hatred, and it never ends well. Just saying "I'm sorry if I offended some people, it was not the intention and it came off very poorly." won't fucking kill you.

Randy Orton talking about anyone's father is quite ironic.

Now I gotta get that picture out of my mind….

Orton is such a black hole he is sucking down the AEW thread.

Maybe. And meanwhile, I am baffled by the time they devote to Aron Stevens and now the fucking ?Mark.

Sadly, yes, probably.

I have no idea who that man is. I just looked at Wiki. Holy shit.

Well, it did strike me before how *white* the roster was.

Well, had no idea so I googled a bit. So, Corgan had basically turned into the american Morrissey or something ? Well he was always a fan of Rush, so it's not like I thought he was some leftist anyway but...

Court Bauer must be relieved this stuff did not happen on Being Sports...

The "motorscooter" was a giveaway that it was a dated line. That doesn't make it right though. Yeah, whoever edited this show screwed up big time. Corny ain't gonna be back. Too much of a liability, between this and talking about Kenny Omega looking like is butt plug fell off on his podcast...