Jimmy Redman

Because Smackdown is the better show and that would completely fuck Smackdown over. Smackdown is already stuck with trash like Ambrose, Dolph & Bray in the upper midcard, don't need to take AJ away and replace him with even more trash. This basically. During a Draft I am thinking only of the good of Smackdown. Also in turn, AJ deserves to be on a good show and not a shit show like Raw.

I'm scared they're going to send Rollins to SD for AJ. They need to send a top heel to SD. With AJ gone there's only Bray and Miz on the heel side.

He got into fights backstage with people, I think Sin Cara was one of them.

Yeah, that. I mean they didn't feel beholden to keep employing Shaul Guerrero herself, so I don't see it translating to a guaranteed job for her husband. I think in reality it just means he's relatively immune from the stink of being partnered with a guy in the doghouse like Gotch. But we'll see.

Honestly I think I'm going to start saving now for WM35.

Politely requesting Aiden English, Musical Theater Performer please and thank you.

As a fan, I'm wondering if Tye getting a run on SD and making main roster money for a few years is worth the pain of never seeing him get that one big win on a Takeover that had been building for like 2 years. Mike's promo might have been the first time I have actually liked him.

EVERYTHING!!!

VIOLIN MAN!!!

SHINSUKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

I've never seen someone look so genuinely elated to actually be over as Tye Dillinger. I'll always be happy for him.

Best case is that they ride the nostalgia for a bit and then turn into the Broken Hardyz once they sort the TNA lawsuit out.

I don't remember ever hearing that before, and I feel like I'm me so it would have been something I was aware of if it was out there. It's an interesting thing to think about, given that when a male wrestler takes the reigns creatively (Jericho writing his own storylines, etc.) we tend to hear all about it and get to marvel at how clever they are and how this is why we don't need Hollywood writers and so on. Actually if anything I think this is because more men talk to sheet writers than the women seem to. Maybe that will change for the current era since the influx of gigantic marks and indy workers into the women's ranks? Who knows. For example I know that Trish and Jericho basically wrote that whole love triangle angle themselves. I'm now wondering what kind of input, if any, women have had into the major angles over the years. How much of the Trish/Lita stuff in 2004 was Trish? How much of the Mickie/Trish angle was Mickie? How much of AJ Lee's Crazy act was AJ? Did Nattie and Beth have a hand in their Divas of Doom angle vs Kelly in 2011 (from the HOF it seems so)? Was Eve active in her big heel run? How much of the Laycool stuff was just Michelle and Layla fucking around? (I'm struggling to think of major, long term, creative angles the women have done over the years. Who would have thought.) I'm very curious about their level of agency. I hope these girls have done interviews.

DOO DOO DUHDA DUHDA DUH DOO DOO HEEL EMMA AND HER MUSIC!

I thought Taker wanted Cena and Vince picked Roman?

We could have had Charlotte vs Bayley or Sasha vs Bayley main event this show guys. Y'all laughed at me.

Despite the dead half, this was a miles better show than last year.

The farewell redeemed the match.

DELETE DELETE DELETE

If this is his swansong I'm glad I got one more Old Man Taker selling performance.

I believe it. Intermittent opponent during late 90s/Attitude Era, and then a long time as a heel on SD would have him working a lot of house shows with him between 2004-2006.

Oops.

HOLY SHIT THAT PUNCH

Jesus, they don't even care enough to boo Roman.

Taker going all Clint Eastwood here is going to be my favourite part of this match.