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This makes perfect sense. Who better to enter Pretty Peter's Pageant Provocation than "Dashing" Cody Rhodes? Maybe he'll get a signed 8x10 out of it.

He's too good looking for his current gimmick to work unmasked. That face doesn't join a cult, it starts one.

Okay, I don't like him enough to post twice.

Not all of us. ? I thought Spears' promo in that restaurant was pretty good. And he went through the wall in the Waiting Room like Marty Jannetty running away from Shawn Michaels. I'm not really a big fan of "taking-my-ball-and-going-home" (Summer of Punk notwithstanding) but at least they actually have numbers to give his claim weight since they track records. And he wears his mohawk way better than Lance wears his extensions.

The hell, man. 2020 couldn't let us have even the LAST FUCKING WEEK, could it? This makes no sense. My heart goes out to his friends and family. I saw him main event a Chikara show in Ottawa shortly before he went to the WWE, and it's the only part of the card that really stands out in my memory still. It's a shame he never got the chance to really, truly show what he could do on the national stage.

So did they just take the original draft, cross out "Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods", and pencil in "Street Profits"? Glad to see SD doing so well ratings wise.

I'd be interested if it wasn't just a generic pop culture podcast, from the looks of things.

I will say, with these numbers coming in, I want to take back some of what I said about Roman Reigns. He's clearly helping with Smackdown, considering what's happening to Raw's ratings with Drew and company on top.

Abadon's gimmick is that she's a creepy monster lady - if Shida doesn't sell being spooked, you kill it right out the gate.

I don't feel like he's a dweeb who got lucky, but I feel like you have to recognize the situation he's in. Brock is gone. Ambrose is gone. Taker is gone. Cena is gone. Wyatt and Reigns are on Raw. All guys who either overshadowed Reigns at some point or got the cheers the WWE wanted Reigns to get during their feud. Now, of course the counter-argument is that it's obvious the WWE sees him as their guy for Smackdown, since they're using him to anchor the show and build around it. And that's fair. I don't know the numbers so I can't comment on whether he moves the needle, as they say. I just feel like you can't comment on whether or not he's a success without recognizing the environment he's in.

Roman Reigns is really only a success by default. It's not exactly that he's a big fish in a small pond, but that he's the largest fish left in a lake that is drying up. Other than Daniel Bryan, pretty much everyone who overshadowed him is either gone from his brand or no longer with the company at all. I think nobody has benefited more from the lack of crowds than Reigns.

Kevin Dunn?

I just want to see the return of DemonxBunny.

Oh, I got that, but they were also saying "Su Yung is back!" repeatedly. And the whole intro was Susie saying "My friend is back." I feel like that would have made more sense if it came after Su Yung was abducted back the Undead Realm.

I feel like the order of the Su story segments is weird. Like, the idea Josh put across today was that they wanted to get rid of Su and bring back Susie. But Susie was there last week, and when Su Yung made her appearance last week everyone made a big deal of her being "back" even though she hadn't really gone anywhere? It's like they had the story beats on note cards and shuffled them up.

Imagine if they'd used ending the streak to help elevate Bray rather than giving it to someone who didn't need it.

This makes no sense. Carmella looks at the "Boss" ring, nothing, it turns to the camera so she can't see it anymore, then she reacts. But hey, let's have women throw drinks on each other. Viva la Women's Evolution.

They absolutely miscast him as a face in NWA. He's got one of those inherently punchable faces. I just wish he wasn't so overexposed.

Glad to see that post-PPV bump. I guess Drew technically has to be the worst-rated WWE champ of all time? I mean, I find the guy as interesting as wet bread, but it feels kind of unfair.

My sibling went for a casting call once and was told they could "do ethnic". We're mixed Jewish/Italian/Irish, so... I guess that's not wrong?

But Will Hobbs looks like a heel. His signature mannerism is an exaggerated sneer, for goodness' sakes.

Watching Turning Point on Youtube, and jeez, Joe Doering looks like Peter Avallon's big brother.

He and Roman butted heads a few times.

Well, on Dark they've been pushing that he's added a submission element to his game, and he's definitely been working heel for a while. He's a fine "credible threat who will probably lose more than not."

That's been the throughline. They basically spelled it out - Wyatt, cult leader, was at his nadir when the Fiend found him and rebuilt him into what he is today. Somewhere between demonic possession and the Venom symbiote. Miz is a bit of a stretch, but then I imagine even eldritch horrors just want to punch that face.