Rehabilitated Rick

Best smackdown in years

Well that AJ promo cut close to the bone

@Ryan any white people roman saluting this week?

The tactical nihilism of the IWC couldn't be more on show here. The same ones that are outraged and complain the most about 53 year old Goldberg winning the title are the same ones first in line to call people stick-in-the-mud and assholes for questioning women beating men for world titles. But some of you aren't ready for that conversation. I guess wrestling is only fake and a performance art when it suits some people.

Roman is far more capable in executing the archetypal Goldberg match and working around Goldberg's limitations than broken down Taker (Goldberg was knocked out 5 minutes into the match) and Bray Wyatt. Roman is winning, the Jackhammer doesn't even need to be used.

You mean a cool ass sprint like Brock/Goldberg was? Or 20 minutes of Fiend control segments to deafening silence?

The Fiend was finished as soon as he pulled out the mallet at HIAC. Goldberg/Reigns is the money match. All of those cool firefly funhouse vignettes did not translate into good in-ring performances, aside from the Bryan match, and I mean let's face it, Bryan could probably have a good match with anyone on this board. Ricochet/Brock was hilarious.

Someone check on @D.Z

They've been doing that since time immemorial. At least Shayna has to earn her shot. Sometimes obvious is fine.

Dunn looks like Seinfeld there

I like the epic format, but it seems like the more creative liberties performers have gotten the more they're missing the mark on when to execute the finish. Gargano was really good at finding it. Zayn too. I don't know what's happened. Maybe Adam Cole sucks? I blame Shawn Michaels

I understand the flex of wanting to showcase the absurd amount of athleticism Lee and Dijak have for their size, but some of those spots were bordering on life threateningly dangerous. The impulse of wanting to top their previous matches caused them to dance over the line of what's acceptable and what's out of their comfort zone and it showed. If it wasn't for the crowd being so hot, the presentation would have stuck out a lot more than it did. They've had better matches. This one wasn't it. Balor CRUSHED Gargano with the GDG.

Looking forward to the insanity in front of a large crowd

Not surprised the Saudi money has reverberated to the MMA grifters.

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Put some respeck on Kayla's name! y'know.. I hope Finn being at her workplace every week didn't contribute to her decision

I'm going to need AEW to release Dustin's theme for my gym playlist

I broke my heel like ten years ago and I still have lingering issues with it. She's very fortunate she's able to walk let alone do something as vigorous as throwing yourself at mat covered wooden plank several times a week. She's gotten herself into great shape too, fair play. In other injury related news, my man is back

I think Ciampa wins and you go Balor/Ciampa at the Mania takeover. I'm exhausted with Cole's reign (and UE in general).

Yeah. I can see why they wanted to tie his Dad's blindness in with the angle, but my immediate reaction was wanting him to kick Moxleys ass. Some miscalculated emotional trip wires were laid with that. Kinda wish it was saved for when Santana and Ortiz eventually turn face.

Santana's promo about his father was fucking fantastic.

Wholesome Wednesday

you can keep your Omega/Okada jibber-jabber. This is the best match ever.