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Remember when Raw after Mania used to be exciting? Yeesh. A damn near HOUR long HHH/Cody/Rock segment to open the show, two NXT cameos, a Jade squash straight outta Rampage, and a whole lot of nothing. That sucked.

The opener was finisher spam nonsense, but the post-match with Drew/Punk and Priest’s cash-in was great. The six man and Styles/Knight were certainly matches that happened. U.S. Title 3-Way was really fun, though the hokey random “influencer” in the Prime bottle gimmick has certainly run its course. Bayley/Io ruled, MOTN for sure. Very cool to see Bayley get her WM moment. Main was better than expected after the fucking slog last night. The absolute nerfing of Seth seemed unnecessary, and can’t help but wish it would’ve been Austin instead of Taker, but overall it definitely delivered. Star of the night, John Cena’s bald spot.

Others have certainly mentioned it before, but he’s very very very overdue for a break from TV. A long one. His character is beyond stale and every turn and character tweak only makes things more muddled. Even him putting over young guys now is largely met with shrugs and never really serves to elevate anyone. Keep him around backstage, even on commentary if they must, but the audience definitely needs time to (hopefully?) start missing him again.

Yeah those new flared bottom pants weren’t doing the Mad King any favors. Should go back to the old tucked into the boots look ASAP.

I realize this is your schtick when it comes to Cole, the Bucks, etc. but it’s just such a weird fucking take. As a 42 year old relatively beefy guy, there’s plenty of dudes I don’t find “imposing” or “intimidating”. Top Flight, Kommander, Fenix, Swerve, to name a few. I sure do like watching them wrestle though. Not being a fan is fine, whatever, different strokes, but having that reason being because you wouldn’t be scared to fight them is really bizarre. It’s fake dude.

Sure seems that way. Don’t think they’ve been on the website or mentioned on TV in weeks.

Man that tag tournament bracket is SUPER underwhelming

It’s not your money, so, who gives a shit? Why are wrestling fans so obsessed with the financials of billionaires?

Please god no

Swerve, Okada, Ospreay, Jay White, Takeshita, Daniel Garcia, Rush, Darby

You’re right, I don’t, especially since Brody is light years ahead of both those guys.

Brody King’s pure beef, though he shouldn’t be involved in something like that unless he’s winning.

100% same. Had been an avid fan since I was a kid, renting the old pre-Zuffa UFC tapes from my local video store. Started to tune out a bit after the ESPN-era started bc it just become way too time consuming to keep up with all the shows they were running, but still happily gave them my money for the bigger PPV cards and still paid attention online. But these days between Dana, Rogan, Colby, Strickland, et all it’s turned full on MAGA chud and I have absolutely no interest anymore. I still like fights, but absolutely will not support that company in any way.

His socials say “Taurus” and “Taurus Rivera”, maybe one of those will be his name in AEW?

Fairly certain Kommander is under AEW contact as well.

That crowd was so hot for Hangman/Swerve, set the vibe for the whole night. So awesome. I’ve been pretty bored with the BCC for a while now, but this CMLL feud coming out of nowhere has ruled ass so far. Main was great. Definitely telegraphed the title change with Sting’s kids being there, still super fun though. Just really hope it doesn’t all end with the Bucks holding the belts again.

On one hand, the last fucking thing this company needs is more belts, but, I certainly would give a lot of the women more to do (in theory). Plus they’ve got a lot of them quasi-paired up already anyway. Stat/Willow, Saraya/Ruby, Julia/Skye, Tay/Jay, Britt/Hayter, Mercedes/Diamanté, Athena/Billie, Nyla/Marina, etc. Throw in some combo of Shida/Riho/Emi or Red Velvet/Kiera/Leila Grey. Have a monster heel team with Megan Bayne/Kamille if they bring her in. They’ve certainly got plenty of options.

I don’t really care about D’Amore one way or the other, but for a company that finally seemed to be back on the right track and getting some positive buzz again, this seems very strange. Seems like most there had really bought in to what he was doing, will be interesting to see who else follows him out the door.

Add Mick Foley to the list of gross Attitude Era stars whatabouting all the “great memories” Vince helped create. “He sure was [a part of my favorite WrestleMania moments]. Man, he was a huge part of it. His belief in me made all the difference in the world, from just being another guy to being one of his main guys during that Attitude Era, and anyone who’s listened to a single episode knows the fondness I have for Mr. McMahon, but…I don’t know all the facts. But man, it’s really ugly. I feel some very similar, just like that dead inside feeling, the way I had in 2007, after the Benoit murders. Man, I hope it doesn’t take away from people’s amazing memories of all the things that Mr. McMahon created or helped create, including my character and the programs that I was in. He was such a big part of it. I wish he’d really just stepped aside the first time we heard a little hint of these allegations. I believe you brought up the RAINN hotline [on other podcasts]. I was a volunteer on the hotline for two years, so I know the great work they do, and if somebody has a workplace difficulty or has a difficulty in their personal life, or have been the survivor of an assault, then RAINN.org is a great place to go to look for help,"

Kingston/Keith and Danielson/Hechicero were both fucking BANGERS.

RIP

What a total fucking snooze fest this show was. Also, does every women in this company wear face paint now or what?

Yeah I mean, it’s pretty clear any plans TK had for them were as a team, and rightfully so. Had Santana not gotten hurt and then had the alleged falling out with Ortiz I have no doubt they would’ve had a tag title run by now. But as singles guys? What’s the value really?

The team was winning in spite of Griffin. He was bringing absolutely nothing to the table and was in way over his head with this job, obviously a mistake to hire him in the first place. Strong rumors he was clashing with Giannis, Dame, and others. Dude had zero respect from the room. For a team with championship aspirations, it had to be done. Edited to add, Horst also brought in Terry Stotts in the off-season to help with Dame’s transition and to be a vet assistant to help Griffin along but Stotts didn’t even last the summer before he threw in the towel.

I’d love to see them expand Shane Taylor Promotions a bit. What’s Big Shotty up to? Mike Santana? Is Ogogo still under contact? His boxing background could be a natural fit.