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I'm not sure I understand the Mercedes and Pepperman dynamic either. So Pepperman writes for her (and others) currently but what exactly was the relationship in WWE? Pepperman couldn't have had much influence because Mercedes was stuck in a lot of random tags and being told that she's basically a gatekeeper and jobber to the stars like Ronda Rousey. All that combined with producers calling her names, she quite obviously made the right decision to walk.

The fact that there's so much uncertainty surrounding most of the big matches is GOOD BOOKING in this case. Yes, predictable outcomes are also good booking if the story is told well but I love it when matches are difficult to predict and this isn't a swerve for a sake of a swerve situation. There's compelling reasons why any of the participants should win. Outside Mox. He should 100% lose.

The feast continues....

They are now up to 21.5k tickets sold as of yesterday, so still 4 more days to go + walkups.

SRS asked Tony Khan if Mercedes Mone has creative control and Tony said that it's "ridiculous" to think that she does and that he has always had the final say in every booking decision since day one. Will that put that dumb issue to rest? Well, some wrestling fans aren't very bright so I'd say no.

I'm usually going to watch a PPV live if I can. If i don't, I'll be spoiled on socials at some point.

If you Buy 'ALL IN' on Prime Video you get $10 back.

Plus, the 'ALL IN' number is going to grow a lot this week while the three WWE shows seem pretty much tapped out. Think about this, AEW is going to outdraw Goldberg's retirement match, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Rhea vs. Iyo and the rest of that card and whatever they are doing in NXT. Combined.

People are going to accuse me of things but so be it. Mercedes was not advertised for 'Big Business'. Yes, it was pretty obvious she would show up with the hints but they never outright said it. The whole show was built around her and 10,000 fans showed up to that arena. Here's my point: this event has Rhea, Becky, Charlotte, Bayley, Alexa, Iyo, Jade, Naomi Trish, pretty much all of the stars of the division and it's sitting at 4,800 sold and no buzz. I don't think it's because they aren't stars, I think it's because WWE sandbagged them and it's really unfortunate. Women's wrestling can be huge when given a proper chance.

I don't think Jey is a bad wrestler at all. He's not on the level of most of the guys he works against but he's a solid C+ in there. He's going to give you a lot of effort and he's great during the build up

TBH I thought the crowds at these GAB shows sounded louder than most outdoor WrestleManias

Now having finished GAB '86 - Charlotte I can speak about it a little more in depth. Another great crowd, don't know the attendance but it looked packed out and they were LOUD throughout. I won't go through every single match but it's an awesome show pretty much top to bottom. Would you say this is peak Crockett here? I don't get tired of the blading in every match because these are matches they have a ton of build to them. They should be violent. I don't know if it's the best match on the card but my favorite match is that Ron Garvin vs. Tully Blanchard 'Taped Fists Match' which was incredibly fun and brutal. J.J. had some hilarious moments being the cornerman here for Tully. Garvin continues his hot streak in my household. This was awesome and the crowd was insane. Crowd was unglued for Valiant as well, I spoke on this earlier. Continuing with fans going nuclear on heels, Bubba is outside the ring laying it in to Dusty and catches a FULL drink to the face. Police just stood around like "Hey, come on guys, back to your seats." Lol. I cracked a smile when Flair put on Morton's protective mask. Flair and Morton's chemistry is out of this world. Great show.

They knew and didn't care. It's not so much that there's a big crossover audience but I imagine hotels being booked and other things like traffic are issues that are also going to hamper the WWE show.

Can someone explain to me why the Boogie Woogie Man was getting Austin pops in '86? This isn't a criticism I just haven't seen enough I guess to understand it

Wrong folder but right topic? I just saw on socials that Carmelo and Kelani got engaged. They are a cute couple