DTTW

What a great year this has been.

So what's the deal with Melina? I swore Foley was upper her butt putting her over back when she first got on WWE tv, and from there it's just been one long slow downward trajectory seemingly.

Exactly. Guy was money on TV and gave instant credibility to anyone associated with him. No reason he can't be a GM or whatever.

To be fair - a lot of them seem to be really flexible guys and I know RVD seems to have escaped a bunch of injuries just for that reason I am not saying that is the reason - just a possible theory I swear RVD talked about how his 40 minute pre match stretch routine is what has kept him relatively injury free.

Wait, is this in the same place as the Olympic Park bombings back in 96?

Have you not drank any of the crappy and terrible beers he's had to drink while doing the gimmick?

If WWE did do something to play up the threat, real or imagined, what would the reaction be? Indifference, anger, rage?

As a guy who really didn't watch much TNA, did they actually make anyone a star, or at least try to? I remember some talk of AJ, but he was already a name before he got that. Spud maybe?

Oh fuck I would rather someone put a screwdriver in my ear then hear the tandem of Josh Matthews and Chael Sonnen Wouldn't Chael just choke him out and do the show solo?

Helluva long shot here, but would anyone know anything about AWA broadcast history in the state of Michigan? Anywhere I could look for that information?

For that last guy, I hope they finally give him a shot to do something.

After being exposed to the Beer City Bruiser, I now want him in Bullet Club.

And you know what, I, and many others, believed every moment of it. Everything from her act to her wrestling comes off as fake to me. She's playing pro wrestling and I don't find a lick of it believable, just like that Slim Jesus kid being a gangster. I still don't get how anyone can watch her wrestle and find her credible in the slightest.

Ok, I'll bite, can someone explain why people react to this woman? I haven't seen the show and I'm not following the product, but from the gifs and other little things I have seen, nothing is making my spider senses tingle, so what am I missing. The vibe I get looking at this one is wannabe Shawn Michaels. Shawn Michaels?! She doesn't look like a star to me, she looks like she escaped from Worldstar. I looked into some of her work, and I'm still not seeing anything beyond an extremely athletic tiny woman who looks like one good face punch would crumble her. The more and more I watch that clip I'm reminded of some of the wannabe's I've meet in my life. Guys that could purchase the "I'm a star" act for the night going out in the club, but weren't actually stars. If the best heel moment of the year was just cheap heat, no wonder people aren't watching anymore. Hey if she's working and making money for herself and the fed, good. But I'm just not digging it. "She doesn't look like a star to me, she looks like she escaped from Worldstar." Why did you even mention Worldstar? Because she looks like rappers on Worldstar who's projected realities are not reflective of their real life situations. They too are fake.

And I'll bet that leads to a new record low in RAW ratings on Monday.

Well since they just hit an 18 year low we can safely assume this notion is incorrect right?

Your opinion that she is nothing special is incorrect if the overwhelming majority disagrees with you, which by definition makes her special. You might not like her or dig her or whatever but you can't say she is nothing special when she clearly is in the eyes of people who's job it is to know. You started off by saying you don't understand what all the fuss is about even though you haven't seen her wrestle, which should have immediately cause me to ignore you. Oh well. I suppose all those people at every show that are chanting "We Want Sasha" are just online marks. Long story short, you originally presented your opinion of her abilities as a fact instead of an opinion, which was of course was not based on any evidence. I did see gifs, pictures, clips, etc, and all that was enough for me to go, eh, not interesting enough to warrant my time on and it looks bad. It took one clip of Punk talking for me to go, that guys a star. 30 seconds of @mikeynicholls and I was sold. I see all these gifs and I keep thinking back to these two random indy masked ninja high spot guys from some fed indy. Now that I watched some matches, I still don't see the star. I get it, others firmly disagree with me and think her work and talking abilities are great. Thanks for the answer to the question, but I'm just not seeing it or finding her believable. She's making money and helping sell tickets, that's great, but it's just not clicking for me. Now back to gifs.

I know I'm just falling into this trap, but I wonder if you are a fan of Duke Droese, TL Hopper and Damien Demento. When a wrestler is universally praised as a star and a game changer by people who's opinions matter like Triple H, Steve Austin, Jim Ross, wrestling journalists, etc as well as the wrestling community as a whole, that means that is exactly what she is. When you say the opposite of that, you are wrong. Btw, I don't think you understand the definition of cheap heat. So any opinion other than the masses is incorrect...and this place is different than Reddit again because..... The only people I've heard gush about her are online. I am unaware of anyone else praising her. If I said Baley looks like a star would that change anything? Damien Demento looked different and way more appealing than Sparky Plugg ever did. Cheap heat was something that could be easily done with little effort that always got a reaction; saying the home town, beating up the old lady, waving the flag, or screwing with kids. So you don't like her because she's your perception of 'ghetto' which you've based on looking at a vlog. You've said more about yourself than you realize. If I had said fake ass rappers who's acts don't match their realities, would it have sounded better? The more I watch the more I come to same conclusion, she plays pro-wrestling really well, but it doesn't work for me. It reminds me of a 6'9 guy doing ballet, something just doesn't fit right. If it works for you guys, good for you then.

Ok, I'll bite, can someone explain why people react to this woman? I haven't seen the show and I'm not following the product, but from the gifs and other little things I have seen, nothing is making my spider senses tingle, so what am I missing. The vibe I get looking at this one is wannabe Shawn Michaels. Shawn Michaels?! She doesn't look like a star to me, she looks like she escaped from Worldstar. I looked into some of her work, and I'm still not seeing anything beyond an extremely athletic tiny woman who looks like one good face punch would crumble her. The more and more I watch that clip I'm reminded of some of the wannabe's I've meet in my life. Guys that could purchase the "I'm a star" act for the night going out in the club, but weren't actually stars. If the best heel moment of the year was just cheap heat, no wonder people aren't watching anymore. Hey if she's working and making money for herself and the fed, good. But I'm just not digging it.

Ok, I'll bite, can someone explain why people react to this woman? I haven't seen the show and I'm not following the product, but from the gifs and other little things I have seen, nothing is making my spider senses tingle, so what am I missing. The vibe I get looking at this one is wannabe Shawn Michaels. Maybe watch her sometime? Buy me the Network so I can?

Ok, I'll bite, can someone explain why people react to this woman? I haven't seen the show and I'm not following the product, but from the gifs and other little things I have seen, nothing is making my spider senses tingle, so what am I missing. The vibe I get looking at this one is wannabe Shawn Michaels.

How in the world do they not see star potential in this guy?

Never mind.

Listened to it....eh. Nothing special. No real excitement or emotion from Brock really, which I think speaks volumes about him as a person. Not in a bad way, but his priorities seem in the right place compared to everyone else in the WWE.