This show was shot beautifully and had a gorgeous set.

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Miss MSG PPV's with the entrance facing the hard cam.

Don't get the Cena/Taker match at all or why people want to see it. Would be a horrible match and just be thrown together last minute. Would rather see Cena/Styles again.

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For some reference, he's currently Lars Sullivan in NXT.

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If I didn't already love Lars Sullivan, I definitely do now.

Dakota Kai is absolutely adorable.

Also, Shayna Baszler is something special.

Whoa, Raul Mendoza has a dope theme song.

Also, Kassius Ohno is growing on me, despite his silly ring gear.

Zelena Vega is very, very good at what she does. She is also very, very nice to look at.

Lars Sullivan now has a very cool entrance. Dude's a star.

That is fucking excellent.

Wait, Lars Sullivan is only 29? Dude looks like a grizzled vet.

Sullivan v. Dane feud upcoming? YES PLEASE.

NXT is excellent again.

Nikki Cross is very entertaining.

I've marked out like six times watching NXT this week.

Roderick Strong is dynamite in the ring. Too bad he can't talk for shit.

I really miss Neville.

Managers...

Give him Paige. She ain't doing anything.

Honestly, he's really good, but there are lots of really good in ring performers in NXT, so he doesn't even stand out to me in that regard.

Yeah OK Brad Maddox

I can always see the strings with Roderick Strong. You can always see him *trying* to have a really good match. His matches are like Dolph Ziggler's interviews.

Chris Masters has left TNA. I'd like to see him back in the WWE.

Nick Jackson is again taking shots as Josh Barnett because apparently he buries him by not making them sound serious enough, despite them being The Young Bucks.

WWE have signed Rinku "Million Dollar Arm" Singh. The only question is whether or not he is Indian expansion experiment #3 or #4.

Lol, Joey Ryan thinks he is promoting gender equality by getting women to touch his dick and bump for him.

Gabe Sapolsky has signed with the WWE. I don't know what that means.

The Young Bucks are upset about someone not taking them seriously?

Cornette is gonna have a fucking field day with this.

I think they get upset because JR can't keep up with their shit too, and are then miffed that somehow the greatest commentator of several generations can't get them over.

Dave Meltzer called Liam's book the best biography of a wrestler he's ever read. Not sure if he gave it six stars or not.

They do so much horse shit in between their brief flashes of greatness, it's hard to keep up with it.

Also, I think there's a certain, I guess orthodoxy is the right word, among smart marks. As in, saying that Kenny Omega is anything less than the Best Wrestler Ever means you are a Roman Reigns fanboy.

and Vastardikai calling them the Dumb Fucks.

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It is becoming a bit too much like church.

Hi Seth


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Hello, Seth. How are you?

Hot. But his ding dong isn't as prominent as Balor's.

Not unless he's texting it to you.

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HAPPY RUSEV DAY

Rusev is the best babyface in the company.

Those weren't meant to be seen by us, ya scoundrel :mad:

Wait, that was Tom Phillips who told me he has intentions to fuck my face. Got confused. Sorry, Seth.

I agree. I don't watch TNA but I can't really imagine why you'd let this guy go. He has one of the best looks out there, and is very seasoned. Maybe he's an asshole or something, I don't get why he's never had a top run somewhere. His heyday for me was his awesome team with Carlito, that would be cool if they came back.

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Lol jesus, he planted Test with that one

Probably just a lack of him not standing out enough with his abilities to get a big run outside of a small indie company.

WWE pretty much lost interest in him twice when they had him. First when his "Master Lock" aura was broken and the other time when he lost muscle mass because he wasn't on roids anymore.

Reminds me of this

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By all accounts he's a really chill guy. He also saved his mother from a burning house by ripping a tree out of the ground. He did violate Wellness a couple of times. Have no clue why they haven't brought him back yet.

He's probably back on the gas looking at his TNA look. When he returned to WWE the first time, he looked like he was a deflated balloon.

Well, comparatively at least.

Yeah, and Triple H felt the need to point it out, because he was allowed to do his growth stuff.

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Unlike with Elias, WWE universe would politely listen to an entire song played by Asuka out of fear of erasure if she gets interrupted.

WHO WANTS TO WALK WITH ASUKA?!

That guy Ryder fought was on MTV'S " I want to be a pro wrestler". His name on the show was Rapid Delivery Rory Fox

Had a thought of Samoa Joe winning the Rumble but then pulling a Benoit by switching shows, goes to SmackDown and has a banger with AJ at Mania.

Can't decide if him leaving Raw to avoid Brock/get off the same show as Roman makes him look smart or makes him look like a bitch.

Smart. Even Joe knows that Lesnar/Joe II with Joe winning the title is unlikely as fuck.

Will he be cleared in time for the Rumble?

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Lol, Mr. Matthews wins Tough Enough and is released before ever debuting on the main roster

Forgot there was even another Tough Enough after the one "Big Andy" won. Show probably should have died after the MTV days.

Tough Enough was always an awful concept. Sorry to go all Cornette on y'all, but it exposes the business. Also, when you get a rookie and give them a contest win, it's still going to be a few years before you see a return on that investment. Tough Enough should have been a tournament featuring OVW guys or a show more like The Ultimate Fighter, where Al Snow and Tazz choose teams, then those guys eliminate each other until one has a contract and a European Title shot or something. Whatever.

Oh Sara Lee who also won that season was released in 2016.

Emma :'( :'( :'(

I liked the first Tough Enough, but they should have given Maven more time developing. Dude had charisma and was a great athlete, but he was wrestling, what, 2 months after winning so they could cash in?

I marked out for the Taker elimination as much as the next kid, but it didn't amount to anything until about 2005, when he turned heel, was surprisingly refreshing, but that's just because he was shit instead of shitty white meat.

Jason Jordan is apparently hurt now. They're not sure how serious it is, but he had to miss some Raw house shows.

Other places are exploding with "Vince needs to stop getting these guys to work so much," whereas I think it is probably closer to "these guys need to learn how to work more wisely."

Anyone know why the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania in '96 aren't on the Network.

Or just don't work with Seth. Even when it's not his fault, he's just cursed to be around.

They are both on the Network. Just pulled them in up on my phone.

Tough Enough as an idea was pretty good but like a lot of things, WWE handled its execution poorly. They treated it similar to the Divas Search where they just signed a bunch of people per season making the contest part a bit moot and never bothered to really develop the winners into future stars.

Them refusing to learn from their mistakes was a big reason why USA Network got pissed off with the revival.

That's weird , I'm on there , click on WWE PPV's in 1996 and their both not there , weird.

I just used the search and typed on Royal Rumble 1996 and Wrestle Mania 12 1996. They're both there though.

I just went the long way and did WWE PPVs in 1996 and I'm seeing them both.

Must of been a fault.
Very much enjoyed Royal Rumble 95, the time where it seemed like every new wrestler also had a job. Be it a Binman, Clown , Baseball player etc

JR and King confirmed to be calling Raw 25. I hope JR doesn't give a fuck and just drills logic holes through everything.

Can't wait to hear JR yell "STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!"

lol I remember that. Same show that featured Tony Atlas making potato salad in his shitty apartment.

Holy shit, this story from Cornette's Drive-Thru is fucking amazing:

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With Santino winning Miss WrestleMania and Ellworth winning the first Money in the bank I hope Titus wins the Womens Royal Rumble.

It almost could have worked with both people ducking. If he had any awareness, upon missing the clothesline, he should have had the momentum cause him to fall out of the ring. His partner checks on him, and the babyface could roll him up for a three count.

The problem is that they clearly didn't have awareness. :lol:

Holy shit, I knew I'd seen these for a few years now but I didn't realize this guys' series goes back a fucking decade. Time flies.

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I'm listening to the Wrestlenomics podcast right now. It's long, but I'm finding the discussion very interesting. My key take away is that digital expansion is not going as well for the WWE as much as they seem to be focusing on it. Their biggest revenue increases are in television rights (which is widely reported), but also from WWE Shop. It's possibly because the WWE have opened up a whole new bunch of international channels, partnerships, etc.

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I've never listened to the podcast but I follow the guy who hosts it on Twitter and he always seems to have great info/insight like this. If Mixed Match Challenge is a hit it could increase Facebook potentially offering the E a deal for RAW/SD rights as well.

Is Jason Jordan black? I can't tell.

Just done a bit of research and he's mixed race , his dad is black and his mom is white.

Hm, well, that's what I thought, although he seems pretty pale for a mixed race even.

It all depends on genetics I guess, for example I am mixed race english white / Iranian and I I have friends who are as well and are considerably lighter skinned than me. One of my sons is a quarter Iranian, rest English and he's darker skinned than me.

Duhh, Kurt is his father.

It will all come out that his dad is the Junkyard Dog.

And his mom was Sensational Sherri

That would be a massive shock moment.

I think that in about 10 years time the should give a wrestler the backstory that he was the hand that Mae Young gave birth too. Shame it's a bit too early for Jordon cos Marc Henry would be his dad.

Kurt Angle is my American hero!

Damn, I didn't know Lashley did good in MMA. Watched some highlights and he even powerbombed a dude, which was awesome.

Lashley should try boxing.

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