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Rollins is basically current Chris Jericho with 5X athleticism. You can’t get out of a feud with him and he drags down just about every segment he is in. Crazy how much better this WM build would be if we were in the middle of a Punk/Reigns only feud.

Really love the tracking shot stuff WWE does these days. This was probably one of the best uses of it as Punk’s energy on the way to the ring had the crowd going before he said a word. Dude had to have been so gassed after that brawl lol he spent so much energy on the promo. Absolutely loved that entire segment.

This is an interesting piece of this. I’m sure Rock thinks well if Cody was so over with the audience that they turned on ME last year…. but I’m not sure the dynamic is quite the same. Cena has always been much more sympathetic than Rock as a character and the retirement looming does change the math. Trips clearly has a ton of faith in Cody to get the right reaction. I also have faith in Cody in that sense, but there is a possibility Cena is just way too good at being the bad guy. I’m sure has a ton of cool shit he has been been saving for this. People have been wanting heel Cena for so long.. It’s probably better in some ways if Cena’s schedule leading up to Mania is still super limited. Plays into the story and probably decreases the chances of the above outcome.

Cena wins. Punk/Cena at SummerSlam. Punk wins. Cena farewell tour. Roman wins the rumble. Punk/Roman and Rock/Cody at WM in NO. I see the vision.

Hi folks! Basically agree with all the sentiments here about the overall product they put together, but I could watch any wrestling show in that arena. Punk/Rollins was the best thing on the show, but I was expecting something slower and longer w/ a considerable overrun. What we got was more of a Rollins match than a Punk match as far as the feel of it. I think the Rock stuff was the worst thing on the show and basically a punt for the foreseeable future. Would be shocked if he worked Mania this year. Hope they revisit the final boss stuff next year, but I’m not holding my breath. Reading between the lines between the rock promo and the Punk/Rollins outcome I would say we are very much heading towards Cena/Cody and Punk/Roman. Absolute worst case scenario for me is a Punk/Rollins/Roman triple threat. Just no reason at all to take away from what would be a monster Roman/Punk singles match. Could go some other directions and I know there has been some Punk/Gunther talk. I would love that match, but if I had to rank the potential outcomes I would put Punk winning the title in the EC without pinning Gunther (w/ help from Heyman) well ahead of a Punk/Gunther WM match.

Yeah I don’t get this. The crowd cheering for a (mild, lame, nothing) pull apart brawl on a wrestling show is bad because we’re so far through the 4th wall that they should be better? Punk can be in the wrong in real life, I guess, although again this doesn’t seem all that serious. Having heels presenting it on a wrestling tv show? How many wires are they trying to cross in the fans minds here? The Punk chants in arena should have been expected and the confusion in arena should hopefully give a few people a wake up call.

Segment lowlight: Super sad Tony Schiavone. Segment highlight: Super stressed Chris Hero.

Pretty much guaranteed Punk chants every time the Bucks are in the ring for the next few months. Brilliant move guys. The internet can fight over how close Punk’s version of events was to the footage. Pretty close I would say, but damn that line about Tony not running a real business hits a little different after watching that disaster of a segment. Such a nothing of a fight really in the context of a pro wrestling locker room. Would love to see how it compares to, say, the multiple times Sammy Guevara has been punched backstage over the last few years. Maybe Drew gets a few good lines of material out of this. Silver lining.

They sucked me back in temporarily with how great that WM main event was. Count me in the group that loved that opening segment. Too long yes, but Rock clearly wanted to hit a few story beats and decided the only way he was going to be able to get there was to let the crowd wear themselves out. They broke the 3 million mark so I suppose he was right to slow play it. Anyways, I loved it because Rock was doing some very off standard wrestling stuff. Asking to hold the belt didn’t lead to the usual wrestling result. He reacted to holding the belt how a billionaire would react to something he can’t buy. Always wanting more, I imagine, isn’t all that fulfilling, but it definitely makes for an intriguing heel character trait.

Greg you must have blacked out the MJF/Punk promos then because that is actually what you are looking for. The Punk/Kingston and Punk/Mox stuff was more in the shooty “2nd best John, 3rd best Kingston” promo battle style. MJF/Punk had like a month straight of just lights out stuff. Be My Valentine etc etc. I actually really loved this one that may have been YouTube only? Not sure: https://youtu.be/ez7rTA3Sexo?si=oIngm5O3Oe0BiWEN

Guess I will record raw for the first time in about 8 years. I hope this run is magic while it lasts. Regardless, reading the haters cry about it will be entertaining enough.

Darby is a great wrestler who I sometimes feel guilty watching. If he’s not going to tone it down for himself then maybe do it for someone else. Guy is a top tier pro wrestler who makes every bump look insane. He doesn’t actually need stuff like the stair bump. Only watched the things I was interested in which were all great. Christian is on one hell of a run, Danielson/ZSJ was extremely my shit and PUT THE BELT ON SWERVE!

OC is so far beyond the schtick at this point. Haven’t watched it all yet, but that was a great main event. Was hoping OC would pull it out. Wrestler of the year so far imo.

Welp pretty safe to assume Collision will not be retaining its own feel and structure. Hope they still feature FTR and HoB on 2 hour rampage long term, but I’m not holding my breath

The dirt sheets are essentially Fox News, but instead of being fed lines and stories by creeps from the Federalist Society it’s just, like, Brandon Cutler and Ace Steel. New rules for the dirt sheets if I was in charge. 1. You still get to report 2nd and 3rd hand rumors because that can be fun, but you are not allowed to do it in a somber and/or serious tone. 2. If you break rule #1 you must be placed in an old timey stockade every time you get something completely wrong. 5 hour minimum. Hours added depending on how dumb it is. Brody King punched a wall and broke his hand oh actually he just kicked a trash can? 4 hours. Believing 5 people telling a story when none of them saw it first hand = 5 sources? 8 hours.