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Yeah, you guys are great. Thanks. We've still got a ways to go but hopefully we'll make it through and it'll be entertaining.

I can't speak for everyone else but I know something I want to explore much more over the next 1-2 years is PR wrestling.

Cerebro was a near miss for a personal pick but I thought his Santo match just wasn't what i wanted it to be. Sierra was also a near miss. I really wanted to go with him but I just couldn't find room. Maybe I should have kept Wahoo off. DEAN's list is awesome sounding.

Holy crap. Brisco/Lothario draw.

Very cool that we're all the way back into 75 too.

Can't wait to see that!

My case for including Garza was almost all from after 2006 (or shortly before it), so yeah.

They already have an air guitar player.

Alliteration. They should have been the American Alpacas.

Quick write in tag ballot for me so I can put DeBeers and Boscik as the #1 tag team?

Frankly, Steven is the last person I'd expect to support Apartheid.

I actually think that Vince sees Charlotte, first and foremost, as a hostage to ensure Ric's good behavior.

I'm going to chalk that up on Steven being hilarious

Masters was the one that hurt the most not to include. (Tenta was the other)

It's April. Styles debuted at the end of January. If they had pushed him strong from the start, there'd be no backlash, not even "He's going to be fed to Reigns!" backlash. Those people would just think that he was on the right side of the HHH vs Dunn war or something, or that they'd successfully hijacked, or that the injuries meant WWE had gotten desperate, or something. And he'd be more over with the casual fanbase because he'd be a dominant winner.

AJ is the definition of "us" to everyone but the people who he needed to be presented strong for the most.

Workrate clinging dinosaur! How did Sayama do in the last one?

I want a Cesaro vs Gotch exchange so much.

Here's a thing. If AJ was presented strong throughout, if he was debuted even more strongly, if he was protected in his first couple of matches (a showcase to debut, for instance, his offense not kicked out of so much so early), if he won at Wrestlemania, then this would matter even more right now. That's what they do in NXT. That's what they do in lucha Underground. If AJ was going to be challenging upcoming in either of those places, they wouldn't have had his offense kicked out of so much and wouldn't have had him lose. Is it good that he's the challenger and not Jericho or whatever? Sure. Is it a push? Sure. But there's a way to build a guy most effectively, and this wasn't it. No "Oh we got fooled!" moments change that. He was just another guy last night. Tonight, he was the just another guy that they're giving a title shot. He was the midcarder, out of four midcarders, that was getting that nod. Almost every wrestling territory in the 80s would have built him different. Vince, in the 80s or 90s, would have built him differently. None of this changes that. That's history. It was a good moment. It should have been better. I'm sick of settling because the either can't or don't want to actually get anyone over. It's not rocket science. It's wrestling.

That'll do the trick.

Very glad that JR and I got Kellett out of the basement. Better than Shane!

I don't feel so bad for Haward now

They do that every ten years apparently. WM10, 20, 30. I bet 40 will be pretty hot.

Kelly, do a podcast with Johnny or something. I'd want to hear it.

It's also easier than ever to dip in and out. They have 4 minute raw/smackdown recaps on youtube. If there's a great superstars match you miss, it's on the network to catch. Etc. It's not a big commitment to keep a toe in the water. It's barely even a conscious decision. If they put together a good card next month, we'll watch. If not maybe we'll watch something else. And there's always the month after either way.