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I never saw much from Pac on 205 Live or the main roster, but he's been terrific in the Dragon Gate/Indy run that followed as well as in AEW. He also works and carries himself bigger than his frame which isn't something many can do.

I'm almost tempted to watch some of this dreck but that would defeat the purpose of having it on DVR and being able to plow through the entire show in under an hour. Its hardly breaking news, but it remains striking just far the work of AJ Styles and Shuji Ishikawa have fallen since being two of the best in the world just 3-4 years ago. Styles seemingly has a few more rabbits left to pull from his hat than Shuji, but both are very much at the stage of their careers where they're signing for the veteran minimum to chase a ring rather than pieces you build around.

This is a fact and we are all worse off because it didn't happen years ago.

Deebo is amazing, but the childhood memory of Zeus standing on the steps above Hogan outside the cage is one that's permanently etched on my mind. He had such an aura to this 9 year old.

Thanks! Will def check these out.

Ha of course I am not on Instagram so have no clue what I'm missing there. Always more interested in things from Japan since its harder to come by/more expensive, but didn't have anything particular in mind.

Any interesting Black Friday deals out there in the wrestling world?

THEY FUCKING DID IT! BRING ON PAC AND BIG TO CLOSE IT OUT!

I don't get how you even consider doing it when its that obviously fake. This is so weird. And I'm usually a sucker for this kind of thing.

Are they piping in those chants?

Sorry, allow me to translate to WWE-speak. #bestwishes #tout #wweuniverse

Probably still crying over the election. #thoughtsandprayers

Jesus Christ. Vince looks horrific. Like he's aged 10 years since earlier this year.

Was just thinking this. I'm sure they all passed a test yesterday or today, but who's to say they're not asymptomatic? I'd say its shockingly reckless, but anything else would truly be shocking.

Roman vs. Drew was a legitimately great match that crushed expectations. Tremendous escalation and use of near falls without overdoing them. The Uso interference even managed to further that story without compromising the match or finish.

This Taker bit is going to be insufferable, isn't it? I suppose harmless as background material but can't say I'm remotely interested in that main eventing a PPV.

I thought the Rhodes family was very opposed to him, but perhaps not the entire family? Hope I'm not wrong there. Either way I know what I'll be watching at 8PM.

It'd be a shame if he wasn't focused and got hurt. I really hope that doesn't happen.

Nostalgia goes a long way towards making that stuff fun, never mind tolerable. Nothing lasts too long and there are memorable characters so its a really fun watch. But nostalgic doesn't equal good.

I just finished the last disc of the 80s NJPW set and finally polished off the 4H set. Last month I closed up the '90 and '95 yearbooks as well so after having all of these sets "open" the only project I'm actively watching at the moment is 2000's puro. Time to crack the seal on another set that'll take years to finish!

Is there interesting posted on World that wasn't previously available in our Village?

I think its more that Sasha vs. Bayley was fantastic and nothing is going to be able to follow it. Too long though. I don't get why they're on top of the cell.

I thought Bayley/Sasha was a tremendous match worthy of the best built feud we've seen this year. Very likely a classic with a crowd but probably the best match under the company's umbrella during COVID along with KOR/Balor. Curious how they keep them apart and on the same show on a week to week basis but that's a problem for subsequent Fridays. This was terrific.