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😀 Wow, this is a pretty deep cut. I'm amazed my brain even remembers that name ! (I did have to check who she was though, for a second I thought about Tanny Mouse... (why do I even remember Tanny Mouse ? Why so many needless information in my brain ?))

This post has a true feel of "What does Six Seven means ?" 😄 No offense. I'm old too. Here's a resume from Cagematch for ya : "Has a career outside of wrestling, decides to train as a wrestler to see if she can, manages to have one of the best feuds of 2020s pro wrestling, appears in AEW in a butler outfit which pops Eddie Kingston, makes the cover of PWI despite being last on their list, wins literally zero (0) singles matches, retires before the 2nd anniversary of her debut match, refuses to elaborate. Might be the GOAT." As mentioned, she appeared on AEW TV as Emi Sakura's valet too, which is how I knew of her. The fact she got a vote is quite adorable and great.

The reveal is only at 550 and there's already fear and bitching about the perspective of *legit awesome* current workers making it "too high". Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. 😂 Also, the Vince McMahon 23 vote is obviously an X (ex Twitter, ya know) person. You get the votes you deserve.

Not that multi-year deal means anything in WWE, really... I didn't realize she was 44 though.

Oh, I missed Okutsu. Back in the days, her first retirement in JWP before her comeback in ARSION (because, pro-wrestling) was one of the most emotional thing you could watch.

Tell me you know something that we don't. 😎 Still catching up. Syuri vs Megan Bayne was so good. And it shows how much Bayne is better when she isn't just doing the big monster deal. Well, she is doing the big monster deal, but likewise Vader, she's actually great at bumping big and selling too. Which is why she shines so much in this kinda setting, and really has been doing more of this in AEW too. Syuri, oh well, she's comfortably still one of the very top women worker in the world. has been for a while and doesn't seem like she's slowing down anytime soon. Hopefully she gets to work some AEW shows around Forbidden Door like she was supposed last year, before she had surgery.

Pretty much exactly this.

Offensive revionnist history from WWE ? Who could have predicted ?

Probably voted for Kanemura in 2006. Shame on me. 100% voted for the Bloody in 2006. Yeah me. Not surprised either would end up pretty much forgotten by 2026.

So, the new season begins on July 7th with the first TNA/Jeff Jarrett episode. I expect Jarrett to come off really good, as he as been on his podcast (I haven't listened in years but he was a really good guest). He really has had an amazing ability in the last few years in rehabbing his image after years of TNA stint that wasn't exactly critically acclaimed (despite some legit highs like the Kurt Angle stuff), and the perception of good ole Double J was probably at an all-time high during his fun AEW stuff (before the ill-fated "I'm going for the world title" early in 2025 which went nowhere). Oddly enough, when he retires, he'll probably get a much better deal than anyone could have possibly imagined in the late 90's/00's.

The Usos are probably the most overrated tag team in history. The mere fact they only worked WWE should disqualify them, or anyone else, from even being discussed anyway.

Last three matches of day 2 were really good indeed, with the main event being really interesting as far as how far Callum Newman already is. The whole "better than Will Ospreay at the same age" really is not a gimmick, although you could argue it's also the fact he's a very different worker from what Will was at the same age. But there's a sense of maturity already in his game that is super impressive, reminding me at times of Jay White (although again, not the same kind of worker, at all really). It's crazy how good him and Leon Slater are (although with Slater you would have to watch more his RevPro stuff than his TNA stint to really grasp how *great* he already is) and how the English post-Ospreay generation is following up his footsteps with a ridiculous learning curve. Who knows where they will be at 30 (and that will also depend of where they work, and yeah, Slater ending in WWE won't do him any good), but they have a good shot at taking this stuff to another level.

Oh sorry, I didn't get it 😀.

Oh yes, I know, but it's still so tone deaf and obscene (that's the right word) in term of perception.

😄 The fact he's one spot above Konnan makes it even funnier, considering how awful Konnan is. And I don't mean just as a human being.

Kanako Motoya and PUNQ dropped on the same thread. Wow. I liked both.

.... and now I'm trying to remember that joshi board I was part of in the early 00's. Not SpiderTwist, that was a general message board. Damnit. Funky something ? I don't remember. Being old... Anyway. I blame Vanes Naldi getting into Korean movies.

At least she ranked again, like in 2006. Sorta. (I probably voted for her back then too)

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. We'll see next Friday how the live Mi Muero goes... Come on now CMLL. Also, GrandSlam Mexico seems to be happening sometime in August, per Luchablog.

So, some people actually voted for Joey Ryan, Alberto del Rio and Micheal Elgin. In 2026. *cough* X ex-Twitter *cough*

At least he's got a theme (which honestly sounds kinda cool in a very much Japanese stock music way, but that's me being old and remembering fondly the stock music from 90's comp tapes). Megan Bayne's theme on the last big Stardom show was overdubed with... silence. Yikes. But yeah, if I have ONE major beef with CMLL, it's the bad overdubs. I remember 2019 or so when you could hear Ultimo Guerrero come out to Queen on free Friday nights Youtube shows.

Since I don't have to *only* be miserable, I also watched Andrade vs Tsuji (skipped Narita vs Boltin, thank you very much, Narita matches are like EVIL, only worse). It's funny, I came out of it with the exact same sentiment as with the Takeshita match at WK. Great match, Tsuji did great in it. His opponent was better. And more charismatic. Overall, more of a star. I dunno exactly what's missing for me about Tsuji. But Andrade her was just better. Better and crisper offense and timing, better bumping, more connection with the crowd I felt. In the end, him winning just feels right, because he's just better. Not sure about that analogy, but Tsuji to me is kinda like in the Kensuke Sasaki territory. He can have great matches with great worker. But he's basically as good as his opposition. The difference being, Sasaki was mostly underrated his entire career (less so in the 2000's when he also got objectively better), while Tsuji is kinda overrated now. Anywoo. I now need to see Andrade do the G1. He's such a great fit in Japan too.

I can already see her in the ring with the mic.... and here we go with the cheap-ass Enigma beat. 🤣 Sure. And really, Dorada, Neon & Templario vs Robbie X, Ishimori & Titan should be great too. Mistico is actually working the main event I believe. And if Angel de Oro gets something out of 2026 SANADA/Togo, he's definitely the ultimate Swiss knife of lucha libre.

Court Bauer is the biggest carny around. Yeah, Kushida changing his look for the first time in, well, EVER, is really cool. I dig the Hakushi bodypaint too, of course. And since we talked about a crappy Fantastica Mania Mexico, I can't say the cast of the NJPW one coming up is exactly stunning. Also, don't tell me CMLL is not gonna pay the rights for Mi Muero when Natalia Jimenez (edited) is gonna show up to sing it "live" next week.

For sure. I'm curious to see what the mostly new generation of voters cooked this time around.