For Great Justice

The loud, collective groan from the crowd when the doll winked was something else.

Yeah see I’d be cool with that. To me at least, Gargano/Andrade is both the apex of NXT and the start of its downfall.

I don’t even mind turning NXT into the Power Plant with 26 fungible CAW Mark Jindrak templates. I mean, I’ll probably watch that show. But if that report is true, yeah, Triple H is at a dead end in his career (until the old man changes his mind again, anyway). Not sure where he goes from here other than sucking it up, sir-yes-sir and cranking up “Move Along” for the Diva Search.

I hate to see anyone lose their job and there is a lot of talent on that list. It sucks. For the NXT show itself, I would welcome a return to developmental talent and less Indy darling types.

Bobby is like the senior sys admin for the backend database at a major corporation that has been there 30 years and quietly makes a ridiculous amount of money while managing nobody, because the entire organization knows that through all the years of changes in leadership or business strategy, the company would go totally down the shitter without him. He's the guy in the back room with the short sleeve button down with intimate knowledge the rows and columns to every database that actually drives the company. And for that reason, he's probably your favorite wrestler's (the company executives in this analogy) favorite wrestler. If wrestling had a tech-like notion of "fellows", Bobby would be a fellow.

Well, Black was a spectacle. Damn. I’m good never seeing Cody again, though they obviously Dusty Finish’d it

MJF has go away heat? At any rate, sport team rape jokes are established in wrestling canon as beyond the line. It’s like AEW hired Big Show or something.

Fifth Labour of Jericho

Bray was very much the modern Luger right? Great look, questionable in ring worker, over with the crowds, always around the main event scene, and had his balls cut off every time they made any sort of attempt to run with him.

The only use of Cole in AEW I want to see is the vehicle through which they run a Cub La Vela show. Clay Hyatt can resurrect him from the dead on BTE or whatever.

Yeah Otis has to be the pick right? He was going to get the huge “got the girl” WM moment. First name that came to mind for me.

I mean, I’m not against Bray and Bo dusting off the Rap Is Crap Tour 98 shirts

Wyatt in Impact might actually be the best fit given their house style with the Undead Realm and what not. I could see some goofy fun shit for Wyatt there.

Shit yeah this pairing would rule

I don’t want to see him in ring, but if they signed him up for a King Curtis In The Dungeon of Doom type role in the Black, Darby Sting ecosystem that might be useful.

What would rule is if Juvy more or less has Jericho beat, but Ciclope runs in, hits his finisher, unmasks as Sammy to a huge pop (with Dean nodding on the ramp approvingly), Jericho moonsault for the win

Malenko has to make a cameo in this Jericho/Juvy match, right?

Also the Domino’s PiP add during the pizza cutter spot was just fucking tremendous

Fun show. Personally speaking the main event was decidedly not my thing, but I’m happy for those that dig that kind of match

Docking points from Show for missing the golden opportunity for “look at the adjective” when Kingston asked if this is where the big boys play. Fun commentary throughout on this one

Keith Lee is one the way out soon, right? Dude is doing time on his back like he’s wrapping up with Watts

Smilin’ Finn just doesn’t do anything for me

Not meaning to cross post too much from the sports board, but my goodness is the SEC using the 1980’s Vince McMahon playbook in college football right now or what? The parallels between the SEC killing the NCAA and Vince killing the NWA are crazy. Expand beyond your region by signing the best talent/teams in other territories to exclusive contracts, crown your own champion, sign exclusive TV deals … I wouldn’t be surprised if the next move will be to disallow those talent/teams to work for other promotions (play other major teams out of conference). Like, it’s all right there. In 10 years we are going to have Kansas State walking around with the NCAA football title like Nick Aldis.

My half baked fantasy booked suggestion for selling out a stadium in the Nov/Dec timeframe: Baker/Rosa II Miro / Jingle Boy TNT Title Danielson/Omega Wight / Shaq (the let me up match between the dream match and main event and your mainstream pub deal, with heavy promo time on NBA on TNT during the heart of the NBA season) Hangman / Allin world title (your two biggest home grown stars headline. Babyface vs babyface but who cares) Whatever else with the Elite, Pinnacle, Cody is gravy.

Britt is undeniably a draw at this point I think. Right there with Darby and Hangman as their hottest acts.