Matt D

It ends up as Input > Output and Results.

I'll agree with this sentence at least.

I'm sure WWE Network will get right on posting those Wrestling Spotlights with Sherri as co-host.

If only Women's Wrestling Expert Lee Marshall was still with us.

Watch them pick Stevie Ray.

I liked it a lot when they were brawling, but at the same time, a lot of it felt a little amorphous and it was just painful early on when Chavo was trying oblique submission moves. Post match must have driven Boesch nuts since there was stuff flying all over the arena.

I really enjoyed the house show with Bruno vs Patera and Backlund vs Larry. Also, the History of the WWF Title CV is really fun when Heenan is commentating on an Ivan Koloff match or whatever.

In some ways, the more interesting What Ifs are What If Steamboat Doesn't Take Time off? or What if Butch Reed becomes IC Champ instead?

After Savage's turn in 89, they did a lot of Title vs Title matches with Ultimate Warrior that ended in countout wins for Savage (I think with Rude distracting Warrior). At least one of these isn on youtube because it was at MSG. They also did a bunch of Harlem streetfights with Bad News Brown which sound kind of fascinating.

I'm sure the PPV would have ended with Hogan coming out and crushing everyone and celebrating in the win even though Dibiase had the title.

Keep us posted on what you watch (and think) on NWAonDemand.

Unless I did my math wrong, I don't think we've had this one before. Let me put it this way, I'd be really surprised if we had this previously and it hadn't made the DVDVR set, because it's one of the best sub-ten minute matches I've seen in a while. They compress the shine in this to one line that Jake says over the house mic, which is sort of awesome and unique. From there, Slater cheapshots him and they go straight to heat, and it's brutal and bloody, with Jake blading a gusher. Jake comes back with the object and they loop into an awesome finish. Great stuff.

The strapping of the Nightmares was great. Nightmare #2 runs in to take it for his partner after a number of shots. After one, he dashes back out. Hilarious.

It's interesting, because we know pretty much exactly what happens if Bryan doesn't get injured.

It was striking how strong and passionate the language used was and how, ultimately, despite how huge a tragedy it was, little Owen's death ultimately mattered in the grand scheme of things. Like the guys said, the highest ratings were still yet to come. Russo and his over the top theatrics wasn't penalized in the least. He'd get more and more power as the year went on (albeit in another company but not just). Really, in the grand scheme, the most important thing might have been the Tonight Show stuff, as crazy as that seems (and maybe the backlash on Kilborn?). Like you covered, WWE wasn't really out money due to insurance and the lawsuit. The ill will towards wrestling for this didn't last long.

They took out all of the offense Rikishi got on Hunter.

Part of the problem is that if WWE books someone beneath the title into that role, they then book them as undeserving as champion so it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. The exception was probably JBL.

You can't handle my "Best Hot Tag" poll.

Is it just the threshold for making a profit?

Also, there was about five minutes of foolish excitement for his win before people thought better of it with the Orton turn.

Not necessarily? Ambrose --> Styles --> Cena --> Wyatt --> Orton --> Mahal This is not necessarily a logical progression.

Can you still sign up for month-to-month if you aren't already?

Hey, you know what? We should make another (different) list, guys. Has one year been long enough to recover from the trauma? Think of all we learned!