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Was money really the reason Vince was so gung ho to let Bret go? Or was he just tired of him and wanting to go in a new direction?

I went to the Raw in Austin with my friend and his girlfriend. We went because his girlfriend is a huge Total Divas fan. She 's a huge Brie fan. So it 's possible Total Divas is getting fans of that show to test out the wrestling product. My wife's cousin and her husband went to a house show with a group of friends because of Total Divas. I was pretty shocked to hear that. Her dad had watched some when she was growing up, but she was definitely not a fan. They said they had a blast. Loved seeing Big Show and doing the Yes! chants (it was a few months ago, before Bryan was out).

I was at Survivor Series 98. I had a good time. Also, I was incredibly drunk. Don't think I could watch it now.

Review of Ultramantis Black's album is on Pitchfork. Weird. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19567-ultramantis-black-ultramantis-black/

I voted yes. I feel like "soon" is the right time to do it. It's too bad that Bryan is out. They could've had him run through everyone the Authority puts in front of him until Hunter brings out Cena as the guy to stop him. Cena's already the corporate WWE's ideal. Why couldn't he play that in storyline? He could basically do his same schtick, but with Steph and HHH backing him.

What was the song from last night? Sorry, forgot that I could easily google the answer to my question. Song's ok.

Am I reading this correctly? Did Sheamus and Miz (i) wrestle on Raw; (ii) wrestle on Main Event; (iii) and are scheduled to wrestle on a ppv/network special the same week? Welcome to WWE's midcard!

I know Killer Kowalski trained HHH. Does he have any other notable trainees?

Exactly. If it's the actual "general public" as in, you know, everyone, then the answer is none of those people.

How does this happen in a company as big as WWE? TNA, I could understand. I picture them having one overworked accountant in a dingy room with piles of papers around him. He wears the old green-tinted visor and has one of those crank-handle adding machines. There's a big ashtray that looks like a blooming onion with all the butts sticking out of it. Seriously, how does that happen at WWE?

I don't know how this fits in here, but I've always been amazed at how well HHH (and WWE) have convinced younger fans that he is an all-time great. I really think a lot of them would list him with Hogan, Austin, Rock, Flair, etc. Pretty impressive, really for a guy that has a pretty weak resume.

Same here. I have to know exactly where everything is. Now if I could just get around to watching most of it...

My pick for this topic is the Hart/Michaels ironman from WM 12. And I think the above quote is why. In some circles, it's considered a classic. It bores me to tears. If it had been the equivalent of say Rude/Steamboat stretched to 60 minutes, I think it'd be a ton better. I still don't know who thought it was a good idea to go that long with no falls.

Ambrose is a madman who will stop at nothing to get his hands on Rollins. Reigns makes Stephanie puke on Vicki to get in a match. They keep that shit up, and they'll definitely have backlash.

The worst part about Kane's role is that someone else could really benefit from that position. Like Ryback being the Authority's muscle. Could've given him a big boost.

I need some backstage footage of Ambrose popping his shoulder back in Lethal Weapon-style.

They really had me thinking that Kofi Fucking Kingston of all people was going to win this!

Such a great song with a whole bunch of indie wrestling to boot!

Do you guys think there's a dude from WWE creative who's all "And then Kane comes down and chokeslams them!" over and over to the point that the other writers are like, "Fine! Whatever. Just shut up about it!"?

I don't watch enough! When I do, I tend to catch myself doing stupid shit like watching the WWE Top Rivalries think on Netflix because it's easy to load up instead of watching the 80's Lucha set like I should.

Man, they really love "Took his ball and went home".

...well it was fun while it lasted.

OH SHIT!!! TITUS!!!

You just cracked my wife up.

The scene with Steph yelling at Kane to stop and him not listening is played out nightly in my house. I am Steph and my 3-year-old daughter is Kane.