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So is Roman a Heel, if so Why'd they wait till to Crowd. Roman must've requested it if so.

I could imagine Vince in her ear saying "Tell em to Wrap it up Dammit" lol

I enjoyed both matches but I agree, maybe because my expectations are so high when Asuka goes against any of the 4 horsewomen because she usually has their better matches, save for the screwy finishes. I expected Asuka to win both titles so during the Sasha match I started to think Asuka was losing to Sasha. I also didn't expect Street Profits to win either, I enjoyed that match too. I hope they have a rematch. Dominik vs Seth was really really good, I didn't know what to expect from this but it delivered from a story stand point and an inring stand point. It also made me want to see Rey vs Seth in a straight up match on PPV without stipulations or gimmicks. MVP vs Apollo was a real good quick match, It felt like they were out to prove something. Drew vs Orton was one of my favorite matches in the Covid era. Loved Ortons raking the eyes to break the figure 4. I know people don't like the slow methodical heel stuff he does but it worked here and they worked snug. I liked the finish out of nowhere especially since I wasn't sure if Drew was going over in this.. I wonder if it was Ortons idea. Drew really felt like a Star especially by the end. Havent watched the Main Event yet, I'll just skip to the Finish, Obviously happy to see that Roman is back. I like Braun but man it sucks that his first title run came during Covid especially when he should've been Champ a long time ago and especially he's had to have his first program against the fiend. Roman is probably the only person besides Bryan who is capable of having a great match against Wyatt so I guess we'll see.

I think it was one of those time periods where Vince thought having title changes on house shows would bring up the attendance on house shows by leaving fans to believe anything can happen. I wasn't fan yet but I always thought in hindsight Brets first title run was cheapened by it happening on a house show. Business was down anyway but I think if it was PPV his perception at the time would've been better as the new top guy. I think Kofi and CM Punks tag title win was the last title change on a house show. The New Generation era had the most non televised title changes but i still think Bret vs Flair title change could've been a bigger deal but I also think its a telling sign of how little value Vince saw in Flair by the end of his run.

Cena vs Umaga RR 07 Cena vs Bryan SS 13 Flair vs Savage WM 8 Austin vs Rock WM 17

How was Kamala in Japan, I know he talked about how Abdullah tried to keep other Black wrestlers out of Japan. I'm surprised he didn't get a serious push over there considering he was a monster. Imagine he'd be able to show more of his abilities as a worker in Japan

WWE pretty much trained its audience not to expect Babyfaces to make a save during beatdowns. That's something that really stopped being a thing since the Attitude era ended. Do younger fans even ask themselves why isn't anyone coming to so and so's aid ? I guess its basic logic to ask that but ive learned not to expect it long time ago

If they keep Shayna separate on Raw Underground from all the other top women for a while until they are ready to use her in a big program that would be good. Bianca BelAir is going to be a star, I wouldn't my seeing her and Zelina paired together longer till they are ready to give Bianca a push, They seem to have plans for Nia Jax not far down the road and you got Asuka vs Sasha and Bayley all going on right now. Motivated Orton is the best Orton. Drew finally has an interesting feud which I love. Kofi never really got that. Drew probably still has the worse end of the stick with no crowd, he's not bad on the mic either

I don't know but I'm sure but Kamala is probably the gimmick he's most proud of because it ending out being the most famous of all the monsters he had programs with. Why wasn't he on WMIII? He seemed like someone I'd want to have on the card just for the aesthetics, the entrance the visual. It seemed like he had early Undertaker like vibes with the crowd the way the kids in the crowd would be scared of him. He was teaming with Sika around that time have them squash some guys.

I remember going back and watching those early Wrestling Challenge and Superstars and Televised House Shows on WWE 24/7 and noticing how agile and Athletic Kamala was. I guess because of his gimmick is not something you want to bring light to but Bigelow and Bossman came around not long after and got put over for being able to move around like they did. That Kamala gimmick could have easily let him get away with the minimum in the ring. Imagine if he wasn't so handcuffed with the gimmick he probably would've shown out almost anybody in any locker room.

I was listening to New Jack on Vlad TV interview, I was reading the comments on how bad of an interviewer Vlad is. As a huge hip hop fan its hard its funny to see wrestling fans who aren't familiar with him just shit on Vlad considering New Jack is probably the most entertaining guy in wrestling to interview. I could see him interesting Nash, I'm sure he's more familiar with Nash plus Nash is pretty familiar to the hip hop audience.

Certain people say that stipulation was a way to get back at Rey for holding them up with contract renegotiations

They tried to work it like it was a regular match at times. It was really good at parts. If they didn't have to work around that stipulation they would've put on a Match of the Year.

I thought Sasha was Smackdown.

I liked his last IC title run. He was on a nice streak of PPV matches, it didn't really translate into his Universal title run because he was forced to talk alot more plus he was booked like a geek on top of the exploiting the fact that he was dating Becky didn't help. They force him into being this vocal locker room leader.

Before Nitro was a thing PPVs was only 5 times a year, not nearly as many PPV quality matchups on free tv. Only one brand a few title. Every moved slower. Today everyone can make a case for their favorite wrestler deserving a title because they are half way decent. Until the mid 90s you could be Hall of fame level and not hold a title. Today you could be 5 years on the main roster and had a top title 5 times already. I explain that to lapsed fans all the time because they get so shocked at how Edge or Orton are like 9 time or 11 time champs. It's hard for old fans to believe that a person can be world champion so many times when there is only one major promotion (until recently).

Ember Moon mentioned on her twitch that she wasn't happy with the finish of Asuka vs Sasha and the fact that Bayley and Sasha have all the belts. I think fightful reported and alot of fans got heat with her because of it. I like Sasha and Bayley and I agree that WWE like run people into the ground with pushes, especially Charlotte and Becky more recently. I don't think Ember is a critical of them having all the belts so much as the was Asuka has been booked. Asuka and are Best friends if I recall correctly

Before the shutdown fans were reacting very well to McIntyre's chase, and now there's no crowds to feed off of. It's crazy to think they have Dolph slotted in the same role as a year ago with Kofi. The booking has done either Champ any favors, especially if you want to establish your new champ. His first defense against Seth was one of my favorite Pandemic era matches so far and they give him Dolph? Sasha and Bayley are great heels, but like Meltzer says those finishes such. Even if they do generate hear,the audience aren't even sure if Asuka is going to get her revenge. Asuka is a great Babyface but I don't think people are waiting to so her finally go over.

Hannibaltv says Edge and Daniel Bryan is on the Creative team, interesting

You know how The Rock would really go out his way to show he could hang with Eddie Guerrero and Benoit when he worked against them. I feel that way about Sasha and Asuka, I feel like she steps it up big time against Asuka every time regardless of the shitty finishes. Last night match wasn't as good as the Extreme Rules match but it was different. More submission work here but that finish makes the Babyface come off so dumb and downplays the importance of the title. I understand the Kairi Sane story but they could've came up with a finish that doesn't make Asuka look dumb. Ever with her silliness, everyone knows she's the baddest woman on the roster so why go with that

Right before the Pandemic, Noami was one of the only people you can point to that got really good reactions from the crowd. I like Bayley but it wasn't till after the Rumble they started teasing her vs Naomi at Mania it wasn't really till then Bayley started picking up steam at a heel champ. I wouldn't be surprised if she gets shoehorned into a feud with Bayley or Sasha soon, I just hope it makes sense. I'd even like her to mix it up with Asuka but knowing them they'll probably have Naomi take Kairi Sane's spot and team them which should be good. Vince likes Lacey and that character but I think he needs to cool her down right now. She's been put in a good position since she got to the main roster. Its not they like time right now for her to carry on that gimmick, especially if she wants to keep it up outside the ring. I'm all for the old school keeping kayfabe thing but with that gimmick right now its going to carry the wrong type of heat for her.

Especially when you have women pushed ahead of her that's very clumsy and unsafe out there. Her Royal Rumble entry got one of biggest reactions and it was trending afterwards on it's own. I know Keke Palmer isnt a big enough star on WWEs radar but even she joined in. She's kind of like Kofi was, booked a certain way where people forget he can actually go in the ring. Or more like koko B Ware, super solid and athletic but always booked in that fun fan friendly mid card role where fans wasn't allowed to take him seriously. All the while in Memphis and MidSouth pre WWF he was one of the best in the world even apart of one of Cornettes favorite teams with Bobby Eaton but it isn't widely known. Booker with his input is only garner more sympathy for her.

I liked that song , that whole Album was dope, I thought it was the best CD WWF/E did especially being a huge rap fan. I think Godfather said T was a prick, although I though Godfather introduced him to Coco? I could be wrong. Godfather said he actually wanted bring in Xzibit since they were friends

I know JR was trying to bring in Dr Death Steve Williams to WWF in '95 to work against Diesel for the title. Do you think that program would've bombed even worse than his other programs and do you think Jean Pierre Lafite would have had the same intial push that he got because of their similar look.

He's my favorite Wrestler too, Gabe's Era of Ring of Honor might be my favorite era of wrestling so guys like Danielson, Homicide , Joe and Ki are sentimental favorites of mine I loved the best of 5 He and Homicide did in 05. He used a Airplane spin in the Finish of a Cage match in 2005 and it was believable.