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Wasn't that done when him and Ryder won the tag titles at WM? From what I remember it was a good moment but they nothing with them and they were released soon after. Harley though is a good call. The wackier she got the more people wanted to cheer for her. When it was just her after Saraya's absence it got the ball rolling to where she is now without throwing shade at Saraya it was the best thing to happen to her.

I side more with Mystman, AxB and whoever has a similar mindset. At the same time if a wrestler is known for having a knockout blow I'd like to see him challenge for a title and just knock them out withing a minute. If all other matches are going to be competitive and have time if you build up the challenge well enough it would have the shock factor but also not feel Russo-like. I'm not saying do it with the AEW world title but maybe for the TNT/TBS championship depending on the person.

Gotcha. I didn't have caffeine/coffee yet and my tired brain was confused for a bit.

I'm not sure what you're referring to about the "by Willow's standards" line considering she's a great wrestler. But that might have been my favorite match of the night and that's despite the fuck finish. By having Marina interfere it can go one of two ways. Either Stat didn't realize what happened and is so full of guilt she finds a way to help Willow against the Death Riders. Or it's the start of a ruse where it leads to her joining DR. I hope it's not the latter but I just don't want anything to not happen as a result of all this. I might need to re-watch Bailey/Dralistico as in an effort to watch things before Max cut the feed I skipped over chunks of the match. But from what I saw it was pretty darn good. Bailey has been around for a long time yet for some reason since joining I'm becoming a fan of the guy. Also, Toni's promo was a very effective use of the venue. She is so dialed into everything that it's hard to not love her.

He's been doing this ever since he started the open challenge and it's wonderful. He's delusional but once this turns him face it can be spun as him believing in himself despite the losses. Then when he finally wins the people will go nuts and it'll make it all worth it. Plus I'd rather see this from Max than him doing questionable raps that sometimes got him in trouble.

It's too bad the main thing Willow did recently was counter what Marina was trying to do. If Marina was a better wrestler it'd make perfect sense to have a feud between the two. But it feels like they're protecting Marina which isn't doing Willow any favors. EDIT: That felt mean for me to say that about Marina. To clarify she is pretty solid when doing squash matches but when going against a name talent things fall apart. With Death Riders she has a presence to her and does contribute well when called upon. It's just the wrestling that feels lacking to me.

My brain was fried from work and I put down Dru Hill when it should have been Sisqo. Whoops. ANYWAY, McAfee's show was fine as background noise during lunch break. But the more he was on Raw the more insufferable he became. Add to it the Ole Miss situation and it didn't take long for me to sour on him. That said a friend of mine showed me his promo from I guess a week or two ago where he challenged Gunther. If you didn't know much about the guy it's easy to think he's an overly excited yet decent enough guy. I get why they love him. It's just too bad he doesn't know when to shut the fuck up.

The most over part of The Righteous was the finger snapping. Once the bell rang it wasn't that they were bad but there was no reason to care. They had no forward progression even with Jake and honestly Dutch deserved a singles run instead of being saddled with Vincent. I hope in time they bring Dutch back and give him a fighting chance.

I'm thankful for what he contributed to the team but I'm not surprised or sad they cut him.

That's just mean, poor Dru Hill didn't deserve to be compared to WWE like that. Especially since they grew up in Baltimore which I appreciate. At the same time it stings because you're not wrong yet I'm with Eddie on this one.

I'm doing my best to stay out of this one but the line "Repeat the verse, same as the first" will be a thing for some time.

I feel like I want to do Dean. DBD and Collision and drive there each time. I wonder at what point I start losing my mind in the process.

I knew I forgot something. Yeah, what they had on the other side was grand too. Speaking of Kyle, for real that guy is a motherfucking STAR! They absolutely need to get a title on him ASAP. And his entrance gear is awesome too.

I was chatting with somebody from a group I'm part of and mentioned how Luther saluted the Trans flag at the Boston show. She doesn't watch wrestling yet thought it was fucking awesome. I felt a big sense of pride in the whole thing. Fast forward to Wednesday where on top of a really fun show you get this. Had to pause, take it in and just let the warm and fuzzy feelings take over.

I didn't mention HHH because I wanted to focus my point on two people and not risk diluting it. But he fully cemented himself in "Fuck that guy" status late last week. I might have focused on two people but yeah fuck him too. The reason I wanted to see what his response would be was to see how he would try to spin this in an effort to ease the blow. I would like to say he is smart to realize there's no good way out of this but that would imply he did something right.

In a sane world Nia and Heyman would be gone. But this is how WWE is now. The fact that there's been no response from HHH or anybody else means they don't care what people think and are scrambling to remove the leaks so they can pretend it never happened. And no, I'm not counting whatever bullshit Heyman said on McAfee's show. They can both piss off for all I care.

As I indicated in Discord at the time I was in disbelief seeing Crowbar live. Even in more disbelief hearing people chanting so much for him whether it was ironic or not. Still need to see the episode though to hear the commentators reacting to it but it was a fun squash.

As soon as Phil hinted at it in the podcast thread I just had a feeling it was about Dean. Holy shit this is incredible. I know they're working out the details for the September show but having it in the ECW Arena feels right. I'll make a weekend out of it to do that then ROH.

Thanks. I didn't even know the plus version existed until a couple days ago. I like the idea of going sans cable but have used the regular app and signed in with my mom's Xfinity account all this time. So thankfully no issues here! But it doesn't surprise me that MASN had a clerical error like that. They fucking suck and I would love nothing more for the O's and Nats to get the fuck away from them.

Yoshihiko matches are a fun way to see how good a worker somebody is. It takes a lot of commitment to the bit to make it work and damnit Suzuki made it work. And if that didn't do it for ya there was Takeshita's fun match in the main event (sorry, blanking on his opponent's name)

Sorry, I skipped to near the end.

I appreciate the kind words. Was very lovely to read and thank you. I have my misgivings about Punk and don't disagree on some of the points you said. But I was mainly referring to what he apparently said in that instance and still feel the way I do. But I'm sure I'll be saying something like "dude, WTF?" not too long from now.

Posting on a platform where a guy like him runs it means can target people if they choose. There's still surveillance on Bluesky but at least it's not owned by a moron. People need to be careful about that they say on social media anymore but that's for another topic. But I'm not on Twitter anymore so hell if I know the full context. One company allowed him the freedom to express his views whereas the other is in good graces with somebody that can go after you if you breathe too hard. Punk has no obligation to say what he does or doesn't do and if people wish to keep it private with a good reason then so be it. There's a lot of valid things to get on Punk's case about but I don't see an issue with his actions or apparent non-actions. Times are tough and people need to be wiser with where and how they get their messages across. Also, I'm wary of saying how somebody is not doing enough especially since that didn't work out well in the Hot Takes thread. People are trying as best as they can and this doesn't help matters.

At this point they might as well bring T to the show to see how people respond. It's possible it won't have much effect but I would laugh if it ends up with enough of a backlash for them to take notice.

I still need to catch up on last week's Collision in full. But they mentioned that with Pac out Moxley is now the interim trios champion and is there to defend the titles. There might be a little bit of wiggle room but it sounded to me like they're trying to prevent something like this from happening. Plus, I would think/hope TK wouldn't be dumb enough to kill the crowd this way.