JerryvonKramer

The feud is built around Jericho not liking the chant? Yeah, let's cheer those writers! Jesus fucking Christ.

Totally fucking dire. DUD

I hated the ladder match last year, this is just ...

Lack of hulk in montage is glaring.

Wow big crowd

I tend to get grossed out by Flair and those types that would be dead in the water without the company and the cultish devotion they have to "the business" and "our industry," but I can see what you mean. Saying it was "just a job opportunity" goes a little far, it think. He got to have his career recognized by his family. He has a giant barn where he keeps all of his ring gear and memorabilia. He's obviously proud of what he's done and has good memories in the business. To me it goes like this:Cut Terry Funk or Flair on the arm and they'll bleed pro wrestling. If they didn't have it, they couldn't do anything else, it is so part and parcel of who they are. They gave their lives for the business and their life is the business.If Sting didn't have wrestling, he'd be doing something else.He's proud of his career, but he doesn't bleed pro wrestling. Good for him. He won't die in the ring at the age of 70 or anything stupid like that. Or piss away his money on multiple divorces trying to live a ridiculous lifestyle he should have left decades in the past. In terms of living a stable, healthy life, Sting's is probably the best approach to take. Though on the other hand it meant that he didn't veto that abomination of a match with HHH last year so swings and roundabouts.... Yes, all this is true. It's also true that Sting was mediocre for lots of his career. I watched a doc about Walt Disney last week. He seemed quite mal-adjusted to me as well. But perhaps that level of sacrifice for the vocation is what is really needed to achieve "transcendent greatness" in a field. Perhaps someone who just treats it like a job can't ever reach those heights.

Next time, just give the answer and don't do the yelling. You don't need to spell out the perils of gender stereotyping to anyone here.

I was about to say that Funk is the guy who has managed to strike a balance between being married to the business while not being totally mal-adjusted. But then I remembered him doing a moonsault against Sabu in 1994. Ha ha.

I tend to get grossed out by Flair and those types that would be dead in the water without the company and the cultish devotion they have to "the business" and "our industry," but I can see what you mean. Saying it was "just a job opportunity" goes a little far, it think. He got to have his career recognized by his family. He has a giant barn where he keeps all of his ring gear and memorabilia. He's obviously proud of what he's done and has good memories in the business. To me it goes like this: Cut Terry Funk or Flair on the arm and they'll bleed pro wrestling. If they didn't have it, they couldn't do anything else, it is so part and parcel of who they are. They gave their lives for the business and their life is the business. If Sting didn't have wrestling, he'd be doing something else. He's proud of his career, but he doesn't bleed pro wrestling.

Is this an academic forum or a community where people can safely ask the question "Is this guy gay?" to people they hang out with and know? Seriously STFU on this. This is the dirt worst shit. If he's not gay, just say he's not gay.

GOTNW, one day I'm going to fly over to Croatia get you in a headlock and give you one of those noogies to the temple. Give me a fucking break.

Yeah, I'm not dumb. And I still want to know if he's gay. He had some mannerisms that kinda reminded me of Dusty.

Extremely well put.

Why's it dumb to ask if he's gay?

That he doesn't have a love for the business that comes through. Flair, Funk, Hayes, these guys all have a love for the business that comes through strongly when they talk about pro wrestling. For Sting, even in the moment of his HoF induction, it was more a business opportunity and a job. It can't be faked one way or the other. I tend to feel closer to guys that love the business, but that's just me.

Is he gay?

I said this on Twitter last night and still think it: Do hate to say this but I have never once in thirty years believed that Sting loves the business. Even now I still don't get that impression

Forgot to mention and Jimmy reminded me: Nakamura's theme is bad ass.

Hayes is legit one of the most charismatic guys ever to lace them up.

Well I thought Shawn was Jimmy Redman's #1

I put Shawn but maybe Bret could be one of the seven question marks.

Flair, Funk, Lawler, Hansen, Misawa, Kobashi, Kawada, Savage, Shawn, Tenryu, Liger, Casas, Bock, Jumbo, Fujinami, Hash, Bryan ... There's 17, now I'm stuck, seven more? Angle? Cena? Santo? Rey? Akiyama? Only 22 and truly stuck. Did I get 22/22? Let's say Rose and Vader for 24/24

Kinda hate to burst your bubble, especially as you enjoyed the show, but Asulka isn't a heel. She's been portrayed as a face her entire NXT tenure and was only in the title match after helping Bayley beat the two biggest heels in the women's division in a tag match. She's not as overwhelmingly virtuous as Bayley, but she's still a face Well the crowd made her a heel that night.