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The post-WM title win was one of the biggest moments of the last five years. Granted, that one was due to a concussion. Re: Jericho: Big Show is the only other guy on the roster who mentions things like that.

Remember the night after the Hardy Boyz/Edge and Christian TIT final when they made a massive deal out of their ladder match and how that was contrasted to some crazy Dragons vs Three Count match which WCW just ignored the next night? Or am I making that up?

I think we see it more with babyfaces in the last 10 years though.

There aren't a hell of a lot of draws to begin with.

We've talked about this. Part of it is the amount of TV and "Special events." Part of it is the lack of jobber matches. Part of it is the idea that post-Brock leaving, Vince doesn't want to make stars bigger than the WWE brand and the WWE wanting to humble guys after they get over to see how they'll react/put them in their place.

My entire list right now consists of 1. Bockwinkel 2. Rose So unless anyone's going higher than that on them, there you go. I still don't know what to do about the entire country of Japan, mind you.

Past the hope that some secret footage might pop up someday, there is absolutely nothing disappointing about any of that.

Does the Fiera vs Silver King hair match exist? Has anyone seen it.

And Mr. Electricity Steve Regal.

I might have Satanico that high too.

I am not convinced they're not going 3 hours with this one.

If Magnum TA debuted today, would he be reviled?

The Tenryu/Jumbo vs Mil/Dos Caras match that just dropped from 82 is actually a super amount of fun for a ten minute match with no real finish (but you know, in a logical way). People should check it out. It has some very good individual spots.

Was calling Devon Storm "Crowbar" a rib?

Wahoo and I were working on an episode of TV over the last couple of days so hopefully, he'll be able to get enough of a break at work to polish it up.

For the back half of 2005, I think he was Johnny Jeter's bodyguard in OVW.

Summerslam's the best card, on paper, WWE's had in a while.

Counterpoint: Magic zombie.

This was probably my single least favorite moment of the Monday night wars as a teenager/person in college.

I think that the Arrow fangirls could channel into the Divas Revolution and create a perfect storm of a new audience. I don't actually think it WILL happen, but I think it would have been within the realm of possibility.

Re: Duggan vs Akbar: I absolutely love the Houston crowd. They were going nuts for everything. Akbar got so much heat just hanging out in the ring while they were announcing the rules. It's a lot of fun, with huge anticipation, a crazy gimmick I've never seen before, Duggan's perfectly timed punch at "1", and Akbar's fear as Duggan was outpacing him then his calm confidence after he got cut free. Pretty much what you'd expect with the crowd getting satisfaction but not too much but still leaving happy. They deserved to leave happy too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_pQV2-aH8

I'll have to rewatch it for specifics, but last time I saw cracks that, yes, I wouldn't have noticed before reading Bret's book, but now that I saw them, I sort of can't unsee them.

Bruce, I know that the results that the board's put together starts with 1978, and you've both mentioned you have shows earlier than that and have posted a few things. I think most of what's been posted has been further into the 80s though. Is there any sense for just how much you have from the early and mid 70s relative to the rest of the collection? It looks like Paul Boesch was running two or three times a month, but I'm not sure if it was all taped or if that's all in the collection/ It doesn't have to be in specifics, since I know you're still working it all out. Just a broad sense would be great. Thanks.

As much as I'm not sure Bret/Davey holds up, except for maybe as a carry job, Bret/Perfect surprised me in how well it did.