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It's a credit to IMPACT's booking that they have me wat to watch that Moose vs Ken Shamrock match. Watching Shamrock there, he looks like the big missed opportunity. So, Daga is in the Ultimate X match alongside Tessa, which is quite interesting as these two have a past of teaming up (and working against each other too). I get a kick out of IMPACT basically throwing the towel with Elgin in a "You can't cut promos, you suck at angles, let's thrown you a great japanese guy at BFG because that's the only thing you're really good at." Marufuji should get the best out of Elgin, who did look good against TJP, whom I couldn't care less about. Not a big fan of RVD & Rhino thrown in the tag title match, it would have been much better as a straight match against Mack & Swann to me. I guess they have to get those former ECW guys a paycheck. Swinger's debut was right out of a WWF Wrestling Challenge from 1990. Funny stuff. Callis was on fire again. Matthews "But Alisha is married to Eddie Edwards !" Callis "What are you, a quacker ?". That cracked me up. Callihan's promo at the end was just perfect. He's just the perfect heel, really.

You've seen the future. Someone needs to tweet this to Cody. Seth next meltdown on Twitter 5… 4… 3...

The "So it's gonna take HHH's sledghammer to beat him. *sarcastic laugh*" bit was awesome. So is that a thing ? WWE does watch along with people looking bored/appalled by their shows ? Also, is it bad that I don't recognize anyone but Waltman and Natalya (who looks about a billion times better here than she does on TV BTW). Natalya looked bored as fucking hell by this. This is not gonna stay on Youtube for long when your own guys are shitting on your product on a youtube stream...

Wow, that thread sure turned into an epic and now I want to see that giant cartoon mallet. But yeah, DQ in a HITC match is absolutely WCW 2000. Absolutely.

I would love for this stuff to show up somewhere. Heel Guy Hauray was simply the best. He turned around the end of 1991 I believe, I do think he was a heel already at Royal Rumble 92. He was brillant and hilarious, Bobby Heenan-level of awesomeness. It must have been only for the Quebec TV because we did not get that. I do remember Raymond showing up once alongside Guy & Eddie in full heel mode. The oddest thing was the short period after Hauray left and Raymond had like Lord Alfred Hayes because he spoke a little bit of French and also Par Patterson doing the announcing with him.

I dunno. Hauray & Carpentier basically made me a pro-wrestling fan. I mean, without them to make some JIP Snuka vs Haku match look like the coolest thing ever, I wouldn't be on this board talking nonsense. I still uses some of their famous phrases when I'm around my father. I'm not sure how some of their stuff aged. For the people who became fan since the 00's, I know Agius & Chereau are basically iconic and they sure do a terrific job. I was a huge Guy Hauray fan, mostly. Can't believe he became some kind of bullshit "neuro-coach" ! (then again, he totally had the charisma and promo ability to sell you any kind of shit and you'd buy it !) (sorry for hitchjacking the thread) I would definitely enjoy watching Cross & Bliss vs Kabuki Warriors. Fuck you WWE for cancelling the PPVs on TV !

Well, I suffered through the mid 90's with Rougeau & Brassard too until I switched to the US broadcast in 1997. Brassard has always sucked. Rougeau was decent when he was working with Guy Hauray, who was awesome, but to me his announcing really dropped when paired with Brassard, who was at very best amusing because he was clueless, but usually simply annoying as fuck. I admit that hearing Rougeau & Brassard call a 2019 match would blow my mind considering last time I've heard them, they were calling some New Rockers vs Godwinns match or something ! Agius & Chereau are simply two of the best ever, in any language. It's neither here nor there since there's no PPV with French announcing in France at all anymore.

Isn't this a Heyman thing ?

Yeah, like a golden shower on a cake of shit, sort of.

Wait, it's today ? Holy fuck. I would totally have checked out the women's matches, and then I think we French don't get Agius & Chereau announcing PPVs anymore, so it's a definitive NO from me. This show doesn't count anyway, the big angle of the brand new FOX era was build toward Bloodsports in Saudia.

Matt D and his odd tastes, basically. And by that I don't mean he likes Volk Han.

The audience chanting "Mamma Mia" on NXT is another reason to can't stand Mauro. I'm not big into criticizing chants, but this one is just the fucking worst. Like, you're gonna emphasize the fucking announcer's gimmicks now ? Someone mention Mauro being basically an announcer for the meme culture, and I totally agree with that.

What competition ? I mean, really. They only night where there was an actual competition, they got slaughtered. Now, the Rock and the Fox debut effect drew that number. I guess they are gonna have Austin next week and Taker the following week then Sting then Edge then... whoever is available and not too dead yet.

One other thing : Tony Schiavone interviewing people right at the entrance. That brings memories of Mean Gene doing the same in front of the Nitro entrance.

That part flew over my head ! Yeah, can't they steal Jake Hager from AEW ? I mean, he's a sure known MMA commodity and now an AEW Superstar. WWE needs him. Now.

I admit that cracked me up because I don't watch MMA and really I don't remember Cain without his mask during the AAA events (I've seen him, but I don't remember what he looked like). His body certainly wasn't Brock-like, or even, gasp, old-ass-Shamrock-like (who looked freakish in his IMPACT appearance last week). Now I can't picture him other than looking like Fake Festus.

"It's happening again. It's happening again."

WCW Reprazent

Cool ! Love to watch shit on Youtube ! Seriously, how cool is it to be a pro-wrestling fan in 2019 ? It's just the best to me. And I say that after becoming a fan in 1990.

Of course they did. But it doesn't matter one bit. Next week is the important number (just like it is for NXT and AEW). Yeah, how crazy is that ? After 20 years, because of the Fox deal, Smackdown becomes the A show. It's kinda bizarro world in a way.

Is it less than TNA weekly PPVs ? Well, you know, what I said about Taven making the right choice… maybe not after all...

They know were their bread is buttered. With Lesnar vs Cain on top, they really should rename the show Bloodsport, would be fitting.

We truly live in crazy pro-wrestling times. The last 12 months have been ridiculous.

Well, hopefully WWE is not putting someone in danger because they are desperate for ratings in their attempt to crush any kind of opposition.

Especially Edge himself. I mean, he was risking total paralysis if he worked only one more match, and now he's medically cleared ? I bet Daniel Bryan wishes that AEW thingy had come up way earlier...