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I haven't seen a LOT of Eddie, but 100% of what I've seen has been amazing. I really enjoyed 1993 ECW with him, took a while for Heyman to hit his stride once he took over. After getting to used to enjoying the KING OF PHILADELPHIA stuff, Gilbert-less ECW seemed empty to me, and I just lost interest. So I've been meaning to pick up my ECW viewing one more time, as OBVIOUSLY it got interesting again.

Didn't watch Smackdown but now I want to see that main event. My jaw dropped at that gif, so kudos to two guys I'm never impressed by, impressing the hell out of me in one single move sequence. That happened before in a 2007 match you say? Will check that out. Honestly don't remember them even wrestling before. Not a fan of either, but always willing to be proven wrong or won over. That main event was a "match made in hell" for me, actually, as I dislike Christian as well. Probably like RVD the least out of the three yet really wanted him to win considering RVD/ADR 'for the first time ever' at SummerSlam would have been cool. Then again they did that match last week on free TV so it wouldn't have meant shit anyway. Heh

Exactly, he was always great at that. Now would be the perfect time, too, with the W-1 deal. I mean hearing Tenay explain who Mutoh/Muta is would take a lot of us back. He was always good as "The Professor," whose role wasn't that of a play-by-play man.

Agreed, it's hard to really say who's worst. It's sad that we're having this conversation rather than "who's best" right now. If Lawler's ranked worst, it's because he's held to a higher standard, I think. I've never cared for most of his WWF commentary, but he's still at least shown a lot of enthusiasm and effort in past years. He seems really bored lately. I'm not one to wish for someone to lose their job, but if they're not giving it their all, why should they keep it, while others are getting cut? Taz is atrocious, but he was always pretty crappy I thought. Mike Tenay's never been worse. I used to love his commentary in WCW, learned a lot as a kid watching it. I often think that WWE's terrible commentary all-around is a conspiracy designed to make Michael Cole look like gold. He's not horrible, but some of his lines make me want to smash my screen/TV. I'm out of the loop on ROH, do they still have Kevin Kelly?

Absolutely. Being ultra-connected has a lot of pros and cons. The old fans may reject it, but who's to say it's not in the process of creating a swarm of new fans? Maybe not right now, but within the next 5 years wrestling could look pretty different. I mean either way we know it's not going anywhere for a long time. Re: "shippers," reminds me of one thing: tumblr can be a creepy place if you follow a bunch of random people.

I can't speak for others, only myself, but most of the shows seem over-produced and formulaic. High production values used to give WWE the edge, now it's a bit of a hindrance. Hey, we have an app. You should get it so you can see the content we're not showing you because we're telling you we have an app instead. Don't forget to Tweet about us. Hey, look at all these trending topics you already know about if you're on Twitter, and if you're not on Twitter, you don't care about them, but we'll tell you what you're missing. I'm not at all knocking them for having an App or pushing Twitter, as it's smart business. But for more mature viewers it's likely to push casuals away because OH STOP TALKING MICHAEL COLE! I agree with what Smelly said...for all of WCW's flaws, they still had something for everyone on most of their shows. Many on WWE seem like they're "just going through the motions." I find myself just disinterested with Raw and even PPVs lately, which is ironic since a lot of guys are putting on some of the best matches WWE's seen in a few years. Unfortunately, they're the exception to the rule, and even a guy like Brock Lesnar is victim to the "do your taunt thing on the entrance ramp every single time before coming to the ring" thing like everyone else. If Brock Lesnar isn't making you believe even for a second, no one's going to. It's not about good wrestling, bad wrestling. It's about believability. Even if we all knew Undertaker wasn't REALLY abducting people, Austin wasn't REALLY beating up his boss, it was still compelling enough to test your limits of suspension of belief. It's not a matter of PG vs 14, either, just a lack of intensity.

Hi all, finally signed up here. Some of you might know me, some of (most of, probably) you might not. Anywho, I'm curious to see how the iPPV does for NJPW. I'm sure it'll be worth it, no doubt in my mind. But the all-or-nothing approach is a bit steep for most. Anyone getting it?