mattdangerously

Character?

And that's James Storm's TNA career summed up in two sentences.

My top 5, though in no particular order because I can't decide what the MOTY is: Punk/Taker: Taker proves he can still have a great match without having to rely on a lot of smoke and mirrors. Rhodes brothers/Shield: Dustin works like a man possessed. Cody looks like the star we always knew he could be. Wrestling matches rarely invoke that much genuine emotion in the viewer, but when they do, it's magical. Lesnar/Punk: Punk manages to look like a credible threat to a guy who probably eats meals larger than him. Bryan/Cena: Fuck anyone who still thinks Cena can't wrestle. Zayne/Cesaro: That finish was bananas. Sami's gonna be a huge star when he hits TV.

Someone references it at least once a day, so not likely.

Not that he didn't fit into the era he was active in, but I've always thought Arn Anderson would have made a hell of an NWA champ if he'd been around in an era where he wasn't overshadowed by Ric Flair.

How does Jushin Liger look these days? NWA Houston is bringing him and Tenzan in on Friday for a match against Killer Elite Squad. I'm excited to be going because I've always liked Liger and I figure this is my only chance to see him live, but it's been a while since I've seen him work so I want to know if I need to keep my expectations low.

I call bullshit on this. Naitch wouldn't break kayfabe like that.

That looks really bad and really amazing all at once.

I dunno. I was entertained by the Corporate Rock stuff in '98.

Is there any reason to think Graves will ever make it to the main roster? The tag title match from this episode is the only time I've ever seen him, and he seemed pretty useless.

It's a terrible idea now, but a while down they road when the act needs a little freshening up, it could be a lot of fun to watch. Though I don't know if Ambrose would really work out as a face at all.

Barrett tends to work at the level of whoever his opponent is at the time. He's good enough that he doesn't need to be carried, but not so good that he can carry a lesser worker. Put him in a match with Miz and you're not getting anything special. But he had some pretty great TV matches with Sheamus last year.

That's a pretty damn good price for a statue that size.

I love the crazy masks Muta started wearing. Remember a couple of years ago, when that picture of 'Taker with the short hair started circulating, months before he came back for the HHH rematch? I was hoping he'd steal the idea of wearing scary-ass masks in the ring to cover up the haircut. Instead he just came back with that terrible fauxhawk. Wasted opportunity, man.

Does anybody know how Bobby Eaton feels about pornography?

Maybe none of those guys wanted to be a whiny little dirtbag like Kliq-era HBK? That's pretty much the only reason I can come up with for why they weren't running things. Because I'm pretty sure any one of those BSK guys could whoop the entire Kliq on their own if it came down to it.

On what planet are people " mildly enthused" with Orton? Because on this one, he was pretty damned popular.

Seeing as how all his non-Goldust work has been awful since 95, I hope he keeps the gimmick.

I get a "99/00 ECW midcarder" vibe from Amore.

This week's match was the first time I'm ever seen Rusev. Ye Gods, what a beast. Is it worth going back and looking for some of his previous matches?

Don't act like you wouldn't want one too.

92 Nikita? What the hell? When did that become a thing?

I hope Goldust gets another run after that terrific match with Orton on Monday. I really hope that at some point in the coming weeks, Dusty gets involved in the storyline and cuts a good old fashioned American Dream promo on the McMahons. And I really, really want all of this to happen so we can get a Rhodes family vs Wyatt family feud someday.

Five bucks says he writes an autobiography.

I still think Riley is just one great gimmick and an adult hair cut away from being a star. Dude's got raw skills, he just needs to figure out how to put it all together. No one would have given a shit about Steve Borden without the facepaint and neon pink tights.