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On the plus side, Booker T comparing a lumberjack match to Gilligan's Island and saying that they all died on the island absolutely slayed me. I'm literally still laughing at that.

Was it still an open question before then? I thought it was settled long ago. Other promotions may have sunk to lower depths, but they at least had the decency to go out of business in a timely manner. No promotion in history has been as bad for as long as TNA.

That would serve as an admission that WCW once did something that was a good idea, so I'm sure you can see the issue.

Yeah, cable TV is basically nonexistent in Japan (I recall Dave saying that less than 10% of Japanese households have it). There's no way any wrestling show is going to have ratings good enough to justify a prime time slot on network TV, and having a show on cable in Japan is like having a show on Destination America.

Direct comparisons to WWE are absurd because they have all sorts of structural advantages New Japan doesn't. How well would WWE be drawing if Raw aired at 3 in the morning? A better comparison would be like if ROH drew 10000+ to MSG.

Not to mention last year when crowds everywhere, not just in the big markets, rejected babyface Batista. Also, this past Raw was in Corpus Christi, which is traditionally a hot wrestling town. And the crowd was dead as a doornail for most of the night and particularly at the end.

Serious question: from a total package standpoint, has WWE ever been worse than it is now? The godawful booking and dead crowds make Raw an absolute chore to get through, and the in-ring product isn't nearly good enough to compensate. The crowds are the biggest killer because they suck the life out of everything. The good stuff seems not as good and the not-so-good stuff is unbearable. I know there's no chance of WWE going under in the foreseeable future, but watching Raw really feels like watching a dying promotion.

Not exactly. HHH was going to be Austin's post-Mania challenger, but an Austin heel turn wasn't the original plan. Austin heard some boos at No Way Out, so he decided that the Stone Cold character had run its course and it was time to turn. But then HHH decided he didn't want to turn face, which is how we ended up with the Two-Man Power Trip.

It really takes some astonishing hubris to classify wrestlers as independent contractors while pulling crap like this.

He's a showoff who loves to steal the show and entertain the WWE Universe.

Watch NXT.

Apparently, Double J has been so busy scouring the globe for performers to add to his global database that he forgot to hire a proofreader.

Every Soap Opera ever? How are soaps doing these days?

Why the hell would anyone want to watch a show where the evil bosses always end up having the last laugh? People already get enough of that in their actual lives.

In 1993, that would have been fantastic. But 7 shows in 8 days, as well as dinners, lunches and Q and As, sounds like overexposure. I went to Pigeon Forge, TN last year whilst on Vacation in the US. What a wonderfully bizarre place. Some call it Redneck Vegas. That would be Branson, MO.

What. The fuck. Was that?

So Christian is officially retired? That sucks.

You really think Rick Rude had better psychology than Ric Flair? Also, 8 for bleeding seems high for Brisco considering he apparently only bladed once in his career.

Just out of curiosity, what would everyone's lists look like if your ranking was based solely on best individual match or performance?

Puck is by far the most over heel The Real World ever produced.

I love 1992 WCW as much as the next guy, but wasn't that mainly due to Watts going on an insane cost-cutting spree? My understanding is that attendance and PPV buyrates were in the gutter at that point.

It's not ridiculous to think that a roller derby player would have been one of the most famous female athletes in America in the pre-Title IX era. Who else was there besides Billie Jean King?

If we're talking level of stardom when they were actually in ROH, the answer is easily Kobashi.

I think Charlotte has looked outstanding the handful of times I've seen her. It's a Kerry Von Erich/Dustin Rhodes situation where she got in on nepotism but stayed in on merit.

Funny since he had a new shirt last night John Morrison got a new shirt right before he left. Remember this eyesore? Anyway, I hope you guys really like the name The Vigilante Sting. Because you're going to be hearing it a lot in the coming months.