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Oh, I know it's doable. Just saying the jet lag will NOT be fun.

So Rollins flew from SFO to NYC for a Today Show segment and he's (presumably) flying all the back for Raw tonight. Poor kid's head is gonna be spinning for days.

What exactly was the deal with the Great Muta Blues Band playing out Sting? Not that it wasn't cool, I just didn't get the connection between the two.

Thought the show was a blast overall. Only one objectionably bad result (Cena over Rusev), but they protected him about as well as you could ask for and the commentary actually didn't play up this being his first loss. That said, there's way too much mileage with the Rusev/Lana act to even consider ending it yet. The main event was fucking brilliant and kept EVERYONE strong without a single turn. Brock stays strong by being a beast and not dropping the fall. Reigns gets elevated by taking an absolutely horrific beating from Brock, yet coming back and clearly dominating him... sure he dropped the fall, but he has an out because Rollins was fresh as a daisy. Rollins gets elevated by outsmarting everyone else and waltzing out with the title. And yet, heavy is the head that wears the crown because he's got 3-4 guys with beefs against him who will gun for the title now.

HOLY FUCKBALLS the cold. Colder than the opener, but the crowd was into it. Pleasantly surprised with how many folks showed up- merch was still flying off the shelves. I laughed heartily at the empty boxes for $10. Big difference in the makeup when Villa isn't pulling strings in midfield. They looked pretty dire without him. The stadium situation is hardly ideal, but I got there door-to-door from my house in 35 minutes. I'm okay with this.

I think Rey would like this week back.

Daniel Bryan stretches and takes in the view at Levi's Stadium.

With the rowrbazzle going on about Indiana's new "religious freedom law" (cough cough), I'm wondering: do the NCAA and their broadcasters actually have to MENTION where they are? What if they took "Indianapolis" off all the graphics, the court etc and explicitly forbid their announcers from mentioning the state at all? I know it isn't fair to Indy (most of whose commerce organizations seemed to be dead set against SB101), but short of moving the entire show out of town I think it's the best possible solution.

I'm guessing it's so and then get eliminated immediately.

Ha, I was actually at the MSG show where they took most of the color photos (3/17/85 with Valentine/Tito, Hogan/T/Piper/Orndorff promos, Sheik/Volkoff vs Bret/George Wells etc). It was the go-home show for the first Mania.

Wow.

Jim Parsons IS Gus Sonnenberg.

Changing the subject, Minnesota United has been confirmed for the MLS in 2016.

Y'all are going to make Gordon Lightfoot cry.

Aw. Grinnell System denied.

HoopDirt mentioned Dane Fife (Michigan State assistant, former IP-Ft Wayne coach, former Indiana player). But considering that the Bradley AD is a former Indiana player, any aspiring coach that has Indiana roots is in play. Go on...

Kinda sad when the shirts they threw together (Brass Ring Club, Problem Solver etc) on a whim are more appealing than what the vaunted WWE merchandise machine comes up with.

Based on the "Paul Bearer" answers, everyone clearly needed a refresher.

Oh yes. USA All-Time Results, 1885-1989.

Not quite. His future lay in royalty, not as a lowly mortician.