Sammo~!

None of the vets that were getting called were in the draft. Maybe Smackdown will get all the WWE 2004-8 guys like MVP, Carlito, Masters, Tajiri et al

Can they trade AJ to Raw so I can just stop watching Smackdown entirely?

I like that show a lot too. Definitely an acquired taste. The characters are great but sometimes I wish they'd digress a little less, but still hilarious. SEXUAL MAURO RENALO HERE, IN NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING WE DIDN'T HAVE LOVE! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCESS LOVE.

Looking forward to JBL comparing cruiserweights to Hansen and Brody as they're flying around the ring. Do you wonder if JBL is like that in all other aspects of his life? "How did you enjoy your meal tonight Mr Layfield?" "It reminded me of the great Stan Hansen! What a lariat!"

Surprised they didn't have Seth win last night, then Dean win tonight, then Roman win Sunday so they could have all 3 members of the Shield get to 10 title runs a piece before 2020

The 12 man and the title match were both fantastic. Bryan's reaction was as well. Great crowd, they were into everything from the New Day/Cena/Club/Enzo promos and they even knew to be ice cold silent during Ziggler's hot tag

Someone should go back and put an asterisk next to every result where one or both participants of the pro wrestling match was taking steroids. If they start now they might finish by 2019 or so.

His blood and urine are pure what? Meth?

Cena is clean you guys. You have to pass a pee test before they let you host the ESPYs

Well if they suspend Brock for 30 days now, he'll be clear to wrestle in time for Summer Slam. Show they're really serious about their wellness policy by only having Paul Heyman make TVs to promote Brock. That'll show them.

I'm glad Jericho was there to keep things at least moderately on the rails while allowing funny digressions to still occur. Classic Talking Shop was funny at times but it had a tendency to devolve into an un-listenable mess as they would get drunker and drunker and start talking over each other. This was a nice middle ground between funny train wreck and actual train wreck.

I think they should bring Roman back, have him win strong at Battleground, and then just pretend the last month never happened and have him going back to cutting The Guy promos to silence and boos while the ratings and house show attendance continue to drop.

Growing up in Portland, WWE never ran here, at least until some drug testing and athletic commission laws were changed. So the very first Raw in Portland was in 2004 and I remember going even though I wasn't watching at the time, and the show opened with a big long promo by Triple H and the "main event" was a promo segment and maybe a contract signing for Wrestlemania 20 between Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Voldermort. And I just remember being super pissed at the very first live TV in Oregon and there was like an hour of talking and no wrestling main event. Fuck that. Got to see Benoit vs Flair at least so that was cool.

Same here, I missed most WWE from 2003-2008 or so just due to college/generally getting my shit together in early adulthood. It helped(?) that that was generally considered a weak period for WWE. I would check out stuff that came recommended and watched some ROH DVDs during that time frame but my wrestling watching was sporadic at best.

I dunno man, FaBreeze has only had like 5-6 matches on TV total. Most of their TV time has been the build up to them forming and they haven't really done anything of note yet as a team. Same with Enzo/Cass, they debuted in WWE in April, splitting them up in July just seems crazy.

3 hours of Raw, 2 hours of Smackdown and 2 PPVs a month is just too much WWE for anyone. I know that I don't have the time to be watching 5 hours of WWE a week (7-8 hours during PPV weeks) It's too much content for anyone with a job or a life to realistically consume. I'm going to basically pick whichever show has more of my favorite wrestlers drafted to it and only watch that one, and I have a feeling a lot of people are going to do the same.

I thought it was a fine way to blow off the Marty/Mariposa/Sexy Star story that's been going on all season. Sexy isn't the best wrestler but she's passable and she's over. I enjoyed it for what it was, and Sexy makes the most sense winning that match compared to the other participants. I for sure didn't want Daga or Kill Shot or El Hijo Del Black Panther or whatever winning.

Mil Muertes is so fucking good you guys. His new mode of locomotion should just be dragging Cuerno around and powerbombing him through a table every 3 yards.

I miss Test. He was one of those guys who didn't come off as very large on TV but was absolutely MASSIVE when you saw him in person. I remember being blown away by just how big he was seeing him at a Raw.

Cass needs another 1-2 years of seasoning before he's ready for any kind of a main event push. I love the dude but he looks like a deer caught in the headlights out there. Giving him a big push now before he's ready for and comfortable with the spot is asking for disaster. I know there's something to be said about trial by fire, but it's still way too soon for hum.

I have a really bad feeling they're going to break up Enzo & Cass in the draft.

Here's how it works: Babyfaces can't hit women. Tweeners shouldn't hit women, usually it's enough to grab them and shake their finger "no no no" while the heel attacks them from behind. Heels can hit women, but this is usually in poor taste. If it's an important and impactful moment in the story it's ok (Think Jericho hitting Shawn Michaels wife) Steve Austin is allowed to punch his wife in the face as long as he makes a lot of money for the company and confesses to "Living life pretty fast back then before my come to Jesus meeting."

You can't just promise to pay druids with "exposure". The druids are providing a service and should be paid for it. You think animal companions and spell components just grow on trees? I guess they do if you're a druid but it's the principle!

He probably shouldn't do his full entrance every time he gets off the couch to answer the phone. The care and maintenance of the fog machine and druids can't be cheap.

I'd watch that. BUT WHO'S SIDE IS CODY HALL ON?!?