NintendoLogic

Speaking of ROH, Fightful Select is reporting that Punk is pitching for Samoa Joe to be his first opponent. If that's the plan, then sign me up. It's a legendary rivalry that's also a fresh matchup due to the two not having faced each other in nearly two decades. And it goes without saying that the promos would be fire.

My guess is they'll do a series of triple threat matches to determine which four competitors get a first-round bye. If it was up to me, I'd just run an 8-man bracket since Priest/Miz/Nakamura/AJ have no business in the tournament from a kayfabe standpoint. The latter two have done jack shit in WWE this year and the former two were recently pinned by musicians.

Did Rey's father ever wrestle? Rey Misterio Sr. is his uncle.

Why would WWE want Ricky Starks when they have LA Knight?

Listen to that pop for Corbin from the French fans. He must be the Jerry Lewis of wrestling.

I greatly prefer Omega as a heel both as a character and in the ring. There's an inherent dorkiness to his persona that undermines whatever cool factor his physical gifts would afford. Danielson is kind of a dork as well, but it's tempered in his case by a level of earnestness that Omega lacks. From an in-ring standpoint, Omega's offensive arsenal of V-Triggers and suplexes is more suited for extended control segments than comebacks. Also, the aforementioned dorkiness lends itself more to theatrical heel selling than sympathetic babyface selling.

Looks like we have our first casualty of the merger. Pretty amazing she was able to remain on the payroll for as long as she did. She also had an inexplicably great Northern Lights suplex, so I'll give her credit for that.

Shibata is the only one I can think of. One of the great things about puro is that it isn't infested with nepo babies.

There are likely boatloads of luchadores who would qualify. El Hijo del Santo is an obvious example, at least by reputation.

The stereotype of the redneck wrestling fan is outdated. There may be the occasional clown with a Let's Go Brandon sign at an AEW show, but wrestling fandom as a whole is overwhelmingly left-leaning. The chud sports fan demographic has mostly migrated to UFC.

That shirt would be fine if it was something the Outcasts wore for heat and not for sale to the general public. Having it be actual merchandise promoted by Britt herself is completely asinine on a number of levels.

Jumbo had the best abdominal stretch and the best stomps. Manami Toyota had the best moonsault. Billy Robinson had the best neckbreaker.

Hopefully he'll announce a tag team match for old times' sake.

Looking back, it seems like there were a disproportionate number of WWE feuds that ended with a racist heel (or babyface) having the last laugh against a POC.

Is Sean Waltman the only DX member to apologize for his involvement in that skit? Of course, let's not forget this:

Speaking of lawsuits: It should be noted that Mansoor was five years old when 9/11 happened. Is the idea supposed to be that he was some kind of boy genius?

It's probably been long forgotten by everyone but me, but Tay Conti's MYC theme went hard. I don't know why more wrestlers, particularly British ones, don't use grime as entrance music. It seems like it'd be a perfect fit for pro wrestling.

I remember reading once that AJW gave Aja Kong a monster gimmick because they didn't think someone who was half-black could be a teen idol, to say nothing of naming her after a famous giant ape.

Let's ask the board's resident Austrian. @Robert S, how do Gunther and Wanz fare when it comes to name recognition in Austria?

The claim that Abdullah lost the lawsuit because he didn't know about it is a complete lie. He had lawyers who contested the case on his behalf and he actively participated in the proceedings at several points, including providing blood test results and attending a mediation session.

I've always gotten Sabu/Cactus Jack vibes from Darby myself.

Whenever there are discussions of "why I stopped watching wrestling" or "times I was embarrassed watching wrestling with my family," instances where someone shoved their ass or crotch into someone else's face are virtually guaranteed to be mentioned.

Britt Baker saving Adam Cole from the JAS is the funniest thing I've seen in wrestling in quite some time.