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I grew up watching Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels grow. I was a huge fan of both. A few years ago, I began going through TNA TV. When I was done with 2005, it was very obvious to me, even more considering what he has been doing at the same time in NJ then WWE, that AJ Styles was not even in the same league as Micheals. Then again, I soured on Micheals work quite a bit for quite a while too. So, I guess for some (a lot of ?) people it's a generational thing. But as a non-nostalgic (or at least I try to be, because nostalgia usually makes me sick) person, I have to say I enjoyed watching AJ Styles in TNA from 2002-2007 (watched in the 10's) way more than I ever enjoyed Michaels. Well, maybe I "enjoyed" Micheals more back then because I was not thinking about it, but I certainly appreciated Styles' work a whole lot more, and it made for great moments for a 20 years + old wrestling fan. But yeah, AJ in a landslide.

Would Cena help ?

This prompted me to give it a shot. Those Okerlund voice-over segments did crack me up. The Luger interview was insane too.

Can't wait for S2 indeed ! I have been enjoying Maron's podcasts about the show quite a bit too, especially the ones with Chavo/Kong and Allison/Debby.

"The money's in the chase". Yeah, I marked out. It was too short though, I wanted at least three more episodes ! Can't wait for season 2. Loved it loved it loved it.

Ep 7 has me dying with the Klan gag and She-Wolf only knowing out to play Exodus ! Only to have an actually great apex at the end with the real Exodus theme. And episode dedicated to Chavo Sr. ? How classy is that. This show is the greatest pro-wrestling fiction I've seen (The Wrestler was great, but really a downer too).

Yeah, I kinda guessed it was the case. Thanks, I will sure check these podcasts out as soon as I'm done. Interesting that the two programs involving pro-wrestling I have truly loved these last few years have been LU and GLOW, both of which had involvement by Chavo Jr.

So fucking great.

Well I'm at half-season. How crazy is that that those women writing and producing the show get pro-wrestling better than the current generation of McMahons and their shitty "Hollywood writers" ? I'm totally loving this. Maron is a riot.

I wish I could watch it live like I did with Rumble & Mania, but I won't be able to. Can't wait to catch up on this thread though, whatever may come of it. Have fun guys (well, hopefully) !

Oh fuck, those Yumi Fukawa WTF matches. I miss these kind of totally random stuff.

Yes it is. It's absolutely god-awful and should never, ever be addressed on air. "Treat it like it's real or just shut the fuck up". It's cringe-worthy enough when announcers say stuff like "match of the year", but at least it can be understood as "it's an awesome competitive match". But throwing star ratings as part of announcing, that's just a no-go-zone. Or it means we've officially entered the "pro-wrestling as figure skating" era.

Agreed. I must admit, I only listened to the beginning of the HH97 podcast, but the fact Tony watched the Royal Rumble this year and asked Conrad "Who is Big Cass and why the fuck is he on my TV ? He's the drizzling shits." did crack me up.

People are funny. Back in the days to see a NJ show, you had to pay 20$ plus shipping then wait weeks before it got to you. For a bootleg tape. That took space. And really, if you want to see NJ, or anything else for that matter, for free, it's not very hard either.

I never paid attention before, but Nicki Minaj actualy dropped Hulk Hogan's name in Beez in the Trap.

Indeed. That would have been. But now you ruined it already.

Yep. It was more fun and easier to listen "on the road". The fact the Austin edition was so nothing has something to do with all podcasts being commentary issues since then though. But I'd like other Heenan/Flair editions instead, or old PPV's non-commentary.

Agreed. I really wish they'd keep the live commentary for very special occasions and focus on topics Tony has stuff to say about. As a weekly feature, the commentary formula kinda jumps the shark with me, despite Tony still being funny and giving some good insights at times.

What struck me with Ashley is the sad smile turning into something even sadder when she says how she's living Reid's dream, because it wasn't hers. Makes you really feel for her. Hogan fake humility was almost comical though. Still a genius carny.

I've finally watched the first episode. At the 20 minutes point, I was in love with this stuff already. The pro-wrestling casting had me rolling. Amazing Kong ! Marking out. And in quite an odd way, it's exactly the kind of thing that makes me happy of having been a wrestling fan for the last 25 years, because it's I know I'm getting more out of this than non-fans. Can't wait to binge-watch the next episodes.

They cancelled one. Wait, it's not a cancellation, really : “To meet the requests of WWE fans in India, and deliver the biggest main event in the country's history, WWE is combining two nights of family-friendly action into a one-night only, exclusive Supershow.” (Times of India : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/wwe/top-stories/triple-h-vs-jinder-mahal-to-headline-wwe-live-india-supershow-on-9th-december/articleshow/61640063.cms) Hey, for one show and one match, it was all worth it, right ? RIGHT ?

That's Russo being sarcastic. Or trying to be. Which, considering Ken seems to be serious about that stuff, comes off kinda assholish and self-satisfied.

Well, I wouldn't pay 11 bucks to see fucking Jinder vs HHH either, really.

I guess they'll book Khali for those shows too. That's what I'd do. He's a much bigger star than That Canadian Guy. But still. Who pays 700 bucks for a pro-wrestling show ? Hell, for any kind of show whatsoever ? And in India ? What ?!

Seriously, what the fuck ? I wouldn't pay that to see an opera at the Palais Garnier. And there would not be any ticket that ridiculously high anyway. Who are these people ? In what Universe are they living in ? For fuck's sake.