lol

Yeah! I'd probably freak out too if could see John Cena.

Damn, remember when Brock Lesnar layeth the Smackdown on Kurt Angle's lips?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When Brock Lesnar kisses you, what can you honestly do about it? Absolutely Nothing. Lol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalKissingDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationalKissingDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/KqA4TKhrwI">pic.twitter.com/KqA4TKhrwI</a>”</p>&mdash; Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKurtAngle/status/751070837000773633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Just a random idea I had about The Fiend gimmick while earlier while talking with a friend. For the sake of the scenario, I'm going to use last nights KotR final where Corbin went over Gable as a setting because it fits with my general idea really well. Anyways, how would you guys feel if the lights had went out during the middle of Corbin wrecking Gable and when they come back on Gable has on The Fiend mask. He goes crazy and beats the absolute shit out of Corbin and pins him. Lights go back off and when they come back on Gable no longer has the mask on and is left dazed and confused with no idea what happened.

It would basically be like treating The Fiend like a separate entity entirely from Bray in a sense. I dunno, just a random idea we discussed that I thought I would share.

Honestly something like that would have been killer in Lucha Underground. I think it's a little too much for WWE. But it could be interesting. But I wouldn't trust them to make it work.

Court Bauer tweeted who would you like to see join MLW commentary?

I guess Cornette is out and Tony isn't the most available so they are looking for someone else. I wonder if they are going to go for a return to the booth like Scott Hudson and Mark Madden who did really good on the Starcast CM Punk show, it was nice to hear them again. Then I also saw someone mention Taz, which would be really awesome IMO. Taz would be a good draw for MLW for post show meet and greets and also I would really love to have him calling MLW. I think it would be great.

Give someone fresh a try. Raven?

This is pretty much what the whole Gauntlet of the Gods thing was.

The presentation of "The Beast In The East" was so refreshing. Cole was on fire too.

I should've posted the "uncut" version :shifty:

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100% accurate.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="cy" dir="ltr">WHAT!? CAIN VELÁZQUEZ WITH A CUTTER!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InvadingNY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InvadingNY</a> <a href="https://t.co/55QnB5kgRn">pic.twitter.com/55QnB5kgRn</a></p>&mdash; Roy (@narukiroy) <a href="https://twitter.com/narukiroy/status/1173388870039298050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Wonder if they reference that

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FOX Sports tweeted this, guessing these people are on the promo material because they will be the top names of brand blue after the draft.<br><br>Gulp for RAW!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDLive</a> �� <a href="https://t.co/ot4vcm4RkD">pic.twitter.com/ot4vcm4RkD</a></p>&mdash; Kenton (@Kenton_la) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kenton_la/status/1174414106872430592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Looks like Finn and KO about to be the stars of RAW

John Pollock reported a week or two ago that based on those he has spoke to, everyone being shown in FOX's ads are not guaranteed to actually be on the brand when Smackdown moves next month.

Pollock mentioned in last night's Review-A-Smackdown show that WWE probably hasn't even put in any serious work yet on the actual lists for the draft based on how past drafts were handled.

Nah I put no stock in that graphic. 100% chance Miz is on Raw due to his show.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see the split dropped completely before long. Or for SmackDown to have certain talent and Raw to be a “supershow.” If this were any other company, it would be insane to promote certain talent and then not have them featured on the show. But this is WWE.

Balor and KO have both been suspiciously absent from any sort of promotional material. Does that mean anything? Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch have both been all over it. Does it make sense to promote them heavily for the show and then not have them?

You’d think that, but Miz actually participated in a FOX promotional shoot, which of all the material seems like the one that would count for the most. He and Alex’s Bliss are the ones I see being the most likely to do promotional stuff and then not be featured.

Dolph the new top heel of raw

Gable KO Balor Andrade Ziggler Lashley the new main event scene on Brand Red

This poster is using lots of old graphics and stock stuff. And there’s no way Bray, Seth AND Braun all end up on the same show. This is also post draft announcement, so it makes more sense for a hodge lodge. Not that anyone has put that much thought in.

The promo material I’d put the most stock in is the paid-for commercial. The one that had a clear directive and focused on specific talent and cast actors to play them. It isn’t guaranteed to mean anything, but that seems like the most ridiculous thing to cast and then cast aside.

Orton, Roman, Taker, Cena, Kofi, Becky, Charlotte, Rey, Seth, Bryan and Cole were all featured in that. Reading between the lines, Cena and Taker will probably just show up wherever the hell they want. Of that list, Kofi is the most likely to move, in my opinion, because they may have just wanted a black wrestler for their ad. Everyone else is more recognizable because they are a big star.

Roode, Zayn, Rusev, Harper, Rowan, Hardys, Usos and Revival also aren’t featured...god, they have so much talent locked down.

Legit predictions:

* Seth, Becky, Cole and Rey to Smackers.

* Owens, Balor, Bayley and Phillips to Raw.

There are other potential moves, like possibly Nakamura & Zayn for The Usos (& Naomi), but those are the big ones I see being put on the TV shows. Brock and The Revival end up on SmackDown by virtue of winning the belts there. Sasha and Bray are champions on Raw, so they don’t move.

Vic Joseph and the Dio guy who does 205 Live rumored to be new RAW commentary team post-draft btw

Doubt it since FOX has been making it clear for months they want the brand split to be stricter and didn't spent that crazy amount of money just to get a second RAW show.

They did float an idea for a while where Smackdown would get priority for "supershow" status but USA Network rejected it due to FOX being too harsh with their demands.

I hope this means there won't be any crossover of championships or Corey Graves.

Vic Joseph was auditioning for something.

Honestly, I just see Cole and Facefuck Phillips swapping places. I think they will keep the three-person team for Raw (because it’s a long show and the company clearly like that presentation, for whatever reason). Byron Saxton quietly moves over and no one notices. Cole does SmackDown with someone, possibly a revolving door of personalities (JBL, Lawler, Booker, McGuinness, Vic Joseph, etc.). That’s a two-person team. Renee drops commentary to be FS1 host. Vic Joseph fills in around the place doing odd spots here and there so commentators can get time off/be “on location”/do angles. I can see him earning his stripes on Main Event in the meantime. I don’t know this Dio, but I can see him being Main Event and doing other things every now and then.

Eventually I can see McGuinness making the full-time move to SmackDown and Aiden English becoming the NXT. Or Dio if he is good.

Rewatching HIAC from last year and I guess I had blocked out the red paint job of the cell.

There's a bunch of Baron Corbin stuff at the bottom of the Network menu. One is a 2015 match vs Angelo Dawkins. It's still weird seeing him with hair

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I think you just bridged RP's orgasm gap

I'd go from Beast to Least Mode on her...

That joke fell flat. I'm so lonely. :(

Damn the Hardy/Orton match though. Amazing.

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According to the Observer, early PPV buys numbers for AAA's NY show were beyond abysmal.

AXS TV is airing it tomorrow night.

Apparently had AAA held their NY show a couple weeks later, the visa problems that were plaguing them likely would have been resolved in time for the show.

They had to drop all for plans for around 20 people they scheduled for the show and why half the card was only announced during the show itself.

Lucha Blog reported Lucha Underground had similar visa issues when it came to using AAA talent for Season 4.