The Green Meanie

https://iili.io/FIooLE7.jpg However - it looks like the Tweet it came from has been deleted, so I dunno... Edit: found the original Tweet, it was a mockup. My mistake. https://iili.io/FIo7eEv.png

This was literally just announced. Good call!

Here's the issue: as a non-NJPW fan, I'm not into this guy, and I'm not sure they've given me a reason why I should. Yes, some folks can go on and on about how good it was that they acquired him, and you can make hype packages (think of the one they made for Omega/Okada) on how it's a big get, you can have Excalibur yelling about him appearing, but in the end it's just another guy I don't know. Not to say that bringing in someone from another company doesn't work, because it does. I wasn't familiar with Ishii or Okada, but they've actually shown up, wrestled, showcased their ability, and given me a reason to care about them and their character. I'll partially agree that they've already got a great roster and could have used someone internally. For example, give me Mini-Boss Claudio anyday.

Today, I learned The Conglomeration is still a thing.

I hear Greg Valentine being mentioned, you've queued my interest. I know WCW recycled theme songs all the time, but seeing Greg come out to Stunning Steve Austin's old theme song was really something.

He'd look like the rest of the Hurt Syndicate. Kurt Angle, maybe?

In Texas, in July, in an open-air stadium. The wife and I were thinking of going, but NOPE.

I was curious about the same thing, it certainly made for an interesting dynamic to that match. I'm guessing Cash couldn't make it due to his felony. I wonder why Tazz wasn't there, though. Also missed Claudio! That crowd was pretty great, though. It also made my wife realize she's into the flippy bullshit (thanks Corny) more then she realized. I'm thinking of introducing her to more lucha-style wrestling as she enjoys "either that, or MEAT matches".

I've never heard of this guy before. *Looks him up* Oh, he's from Waco. That explains everything.

I don't care for her, but this was my favorite moment of hers: https://iili.io/Fn7AYYP.jpg

Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie are still together all the time. Roddy & Marina were on that one episode of Hey! EW, but that's it. I don't think Diamante and Kiera Hogan ever interacted on TV. Ditto for Juice and Toni. And the less said about Sammy & Tay the better. Not opening that can of worms.

It was more about the lore then anything else. I'm glad it finally got to surface, though.

I get that (if intentional) it's not a good thing to do, but a lot of this outrage feels manufactured. It's not like she did it to Toni Storm. Thekla is hardly untouchable.

To be fair, going from The Elite to the Don Callis Family is a huge upgrade. I didn't care for the new belt, I think it's due to the International and Continental belts being so squareish seeing a round one replacing it was a little jarring. Someone else mentioned it looked too much like the old Women's title as well. I really enjoyed Yuta's evil henchman laugh.

That didn't feel like four hours!

Is their love for you like a ticking clock?

Intrestingly enough, I did notice that Furface had a ax on his pants similar to the one he had on his pants as "The Butcher" in WCW.

Don't forget The Mariner. Edit: So apparently Furface was also known as The Mariner. I was referring to the OTHER Brutus masked gimmick where he wore red, white, blue, and some weird vest thing, headbutted people, that also didn't have a name. I thought that one was The Mariner. Second edit: THAT character shows up at the end of the video. Are they now trying to say it was the same character?

I love Hechicero. I don't love that he's now in The Don Callis Family. My ideal booking would be for him to be in a tag team with Mortos. Speaking of which, I have to say I've really been enjoying the influx of CMLL talent to the shows, it's been quite entertaining to see new wrestlers, and it's always cool to see more luchador enmascarados.

Alright, finally caught up on shows. I wasn't impressed by Thekla.

Today is the 15th anniversary of The Nexus' debut on Raw.

I was talking about Willow and Stat. As far as announcers, I like Scumbag Ian alright. He was great on Dark/Dark Elevation, especially playing off Daddy Magic. He's okay when he's on the main shows, but I'll usually ask "Where's Tazz/Tony?" depending on whom he's replacing at the time. I was never a fan of Mauro. He seemed like too much of a homer for my tastes.

Hey, I didn't say I agreed with the thought! I also enjoy both of them very much.

I took it as the complete opposite. It makes it seem like this person might be a big deal due to how much effort they're putting into hiding the spider and such.

It seems like once it's run it's course/outside of Willow being involved in the Death Riders bit, creative may not have anything else for the pair to do.