Matt D

If India ends up being an important facet of WWE business and he's the guy who opened up that market then you have to examine his case as an important drawing card whether you like him or not.

El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas (WWA 05/17/1991) https://youtu.be/94XaNoEJKNk Upped it on YT for anyone who wants it. Piling on the thanks for that upload. If I had ever seen it, it was before I had any sense of what I was watching. I really love how defined the rudo/tecnico roles were in that brilliant opening matwork. (And obviously it picks up to be an almost iconic version of the rest of the form as it goes).

Reading in between the lines, Tony has to follow more of the current product due to his radio show he has now. I'm not sure if that's streaming online anywhere. I wouldn't mind hearing the Flair interview he mentioned if so.

I honestly feel like the best big match WWE matches are multimans. It covers for the weakness of big match WWE Style, and can be constructed perfectly. Some of that is because it allows for break-ups instead of kick-outs making things mean more. That, and it leads to less "both men are beaten down and hurting" stuff, cause others can be taking there place for a while. And it spreads out Brock's suplexes which helps too.

I honestly feel like the best big match WWE matches are multimans. It covers for the weakness of big match WWE Style, and can be constructed perfectly. Some of that is because it allows for break-ups instead of kick-outs making things mean more.

Sometimes wrestling is really great.

There was a fun moment there where I had forgotten Joe was even in the match and then I was happy to see him show up.

Braun holding the stairs up over his head like a barbarian should be on the Then, Now, Forever thing for years.

Well, Fit Finlay just hit the scene. Shit's on now.

In some ways, this feels like the ultimate realization of WWF Big Man Main Event Preference.

Them building to Braun/Brock within the match is good stuff.

Unless it's a Shield reunion.

I'm really happy for Joe. This is the biggest match of his life and that says a lot.

It vaguely reminds me of Hunter's long heel reigns?

Hey, that finish sucked.

Jinder works his dangling jawhold better than 2017 Owens works anything at least. Am I going to get flack for calling his elbow to the skull the Yoga Noogie?

Merry and Pippin have to be happy that Treebeard is wrestling Nakamura and not Orton again, right?

Diminishing returns on this entrance.

The Shane stuff was predictable but not completely terrible. At least it made sense. I half figure we need to give them credit for that in this day and age. We knew the match was a means to an end coming in. At least I assume you guys did. I'm like Will on a Takeover post-show here. No idea how we got here.

Everyone copies each other's spots but Styles can't lock and load before his forearm?

I really did like that two minutes of Bliss/Banks armwork.

Owens and Bray both do the fat boy senton too. At least they're theoretically on different shows.

Those kids were sure excited that their dad was special ref.

How can they have Finn and Rollins both do the sling blade thing in consecutive matches.

I wish we could combine Sasha's bumping with Ambrose's ability to contort himself while selling.