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Done. Kinda surprised the 4 lucha guys I was able to really sink my teeth in did so well (all top 35) considering I really can't get into Lucha, I guess the fact that those 4 were able to make me continue to watch despite my struggles with the style made them stand out. Biggest regret was not making the time to watch World Of Sports and Joshi, though I have no idea how I would've made a ballot trying to fit 8-10 more names on the list.

Agreed. Bryan used to beat the shit outta Big Show when he made his heel turn. He was a cowardly heel but he still was a bad ass in the ring. Show bumped his ass off for him too.

So..uh..Ziggler then?

What are the chances of Austin being the one that helps Shane win?

Are you guys gonna review the Misawa vs Vader match from the Giant Baba Memorial show on 99'? People tend to rate the rematch from October higher but I would love to hear your thoughts on both matches.

Then I guess my problem with the "Political Hit" theory was just about semantics. Political Hit, and the way you guys make it sound on the reaction shows, sounds way more like a conspiracy plan than the "part incompetence-part HHH being HHH sabotaging people" situation you are explaining right now. Still, I don't see Roman's situation being that different from other occasions were Hunter schemed his way to put himself in a position of power. I guess my problem with the theory was "why call this situation a political hit NOW and not before?".

Reigns has been booked like crap since. Rusev has been booked even worse. They may know how to handle the initial build, but they sure as hell can't sustain it. Even Brock was fucked around with his first year. I don't even mean the Cena loss, which I absolutely praised back then because it was right decision at the time (Brock walked away from his previous run and Cena was the ace, so they weren't about to put their eggs in the Brock basket again right away because that would've been a bad business decision if he had bailed a second time) - I'm referring more to the baffling Triple H series and WM loss. They know how to sustain it. They don't want to sustain it. They were done with Rusev. They decided to make something out of Brock finally and then followed through with it. I don't believe anything in WWE happens by accident other than fan responses. By that logic, WWE hasn't wanted to sustain anything in the last, what, 10 years?

edit: delete, missed like 2 pages thinking the conversation stopped at page 3.

Not being Stephanie and having stories about ruining creative by bringing soap opera writers - and I don't even remember if that was a Steph or Vince thing, but I do recall people blaming Steph for it - and being gone for so long made Shane someone the fans don't know enough about his backstage role so he's automatically "better" because he can't be any worse, I think.

There's also a meta thing were fans are pissed at WWE for giving them a shitty product. Shane has always been the defacto "good McMahon" for a lot of them, him coming back also gives them hope things can change.

Nah. I N C O M P E T E N C E We've heard for months they would try to recreate the Daniel Bryan storyline. That was the same thing they did with Bryan when he was handcuffed and Steph slapped the piss out of him. It failed for obvious reasons.

Shane McMahon vs Undertaker Hell in a Cell for control of the company. Seriously. That does sounds batshit crazy when you read it

Well, Shane winning and making a bunch of NXT guys debut at the RAW after Mania as his first move as a face authority figure would make sense.

My guess is Cena is still plan A. If he can return they'll run an angle were he can fight for Shane. If he can't, welp, then Shane is gonna bump like a mad man in that Cell.

To me, it's because in the last 6 years I've seen WWE constantly fuck up the booking of everything that either looks promising, has huge potential or they need to not fuck up. I believe in their incompetence before a political hit.

Can't believe they agreed to someone kicking out of the Styles Clash so soon.

Meltzer said the last time he had a seizure was in 2011, and that he "knew for a fact" that every doctor Bryan went to knew about the seizures.

I think that's fair. But I still think the stuff he did in the 16 Carat Gold Tournament in 08', his EVOLVE/DGUSA work or his Final Countdown Tour (except in ROH, kinda weird that's were I though he had his most uninspired matches on his farewell run) compensated his staleness in ROH and PWG in that period. I do think his work kinda became "good/great" by default to some fans - myself included - during that time, when in hindsight he wasn't doing anything that remarkable.

They should give Bryan the final segment if he's gonna announce he's done as a WWE wrestler. I hope there's no Authority "heat segment" if he's gonna be there to retire. If he's gonna show up for something else I guess the best thing would be to interrupt Miz and endorse AJ Styles.

What's "WC"? Come on guys, be positive. I read WWE trademarked "The Revival" a couple of days ago, maybe it's Bry.....alright, I'll just stop there edit: ah, wrestlingclassics

Possibly my favorite "spot" (not sure how to call it) ever is Hash screaming "CHOSUUU!" before getting killed by the nth lariat in that match.

Brock vs Rusev I'm fine with short matches but 3 minutes is just too short. Why not give it a little more time like Sheamus?

Was this really written by Dave? Holy shit is that poorly redacted. Also, Dave's double talk when it comes to WWE news is reaching hilarious levels.

Cena Rollins Orton Sheamus Sting Bryan Cesaro Kidd Barrett Itami Sin Cara Nikki Bella Holy shit.