MoS

This match started great but it's become repetitive and meandering. Like most WWE main events, it's going too long imo. It still has very good moments but it's also flat.

I have also been feeling that they are adding in fake noise

Did they turn off the stadium lights?

Drew taking the opening and likely the biggest pop of the night. True worker

I was so happy about that. Especially cuz they cheered Titus, so he can't blame the weather. Fuck Hulk Hogan

Yeah they have been having thunderstorm issues for a while. But it seems to be over at least for now

Aww I am sad it's starting, I was legitimately enjoying that a ton

Otoh if you mean that Rollins is being awful, I totally agree

I gave him a pass for stumbling cuz he showed he was emotional

This impromptu promo class is an excellent way of measuring how good the wrestlers are, at least at promos. Did they just have an audio issue during the Owens promo?

Yeah once Shane was thrown off, the segment suddenly got so much better. MVP is always awesome, and that might have been the best promo of Drew's life

Lashley should win just for getting the prodigal idiot off ny screen

And they use the worst wrestler on this card to kill time lmao

Well this is off to a fantastic start

Vince looks like a mummy with make-up holy shit

Congrats! I got my first dose of Pfizer last Wednesday and am getting my second in a couple of weeks. I am looking forward to Sasha-Bianca too

Shit, wish I had seen this earlier, sorry dude

God I hated that shit and will be petty and push him down one spot just for that. That will show him.

How much has Cena added since the last time? He has basically been retired for 2 years. However, his rep (and attachment and respect for him) seems to have grown quite a bit since 2016

As far as Matt's criticism of his selling goes, I think his selling is much better when he is a heel. I think a part of his selling as a face in WWE is due to the very patterned and stylized babyface comebacks of the style. Not excusing Bryan's role in it, but I also think he has risen above the style more than pretty much everyone there.

Come on, guys, the biggest wrestling event of the year is starting soon* and we don't want to discuss it? *If the huge thunderstorm approaching Tampa doesn't come back. It got really bad apparently for a while but seems to have passed for now

The Fiend thing is something that might have a section of fans defending it online, but it's exactly the kind of thing that would completely die live in front of the crowds. Most of the men audible on the show would almost certainly hate it, and would drown out everyone else overwhelmingly.

On Grimmas's excellent opening podcast, it was mentioned that one of the criticisms about him was that he doesn't have some significant signature match to his name. Would you say he has any matches that would be on a list of the greatest matches of all time? I checked good brother @NintendoLogic 's Reawakening thread, and he has 1) v. Morishima 2007; 2) v. Sheamus 2 out of 3 falls 2012; 3) v. HHH 2014. Apart from these, I would also rate his Lesnar Survivor Series match, which is the first time I have seen a big man-little man worked that way, with the small still-face-but-turning guy being cocky and literally mocking the big monster heel, except the monster heel gets cheered anyway generally cuz he is so cool. I go back-and-forth in it, but maybe the Kofi match too, which went up several notches in its last 10 minutes, and by the time it ended, people were crying in the audience.

Becky Lynch Extremely short run, but she deserves consideration just for what she did in terms of forcing her way into a Wrestlemania main event, and becoming the first woman in WWE to be the top star of the company. She is not very athletic or fluid, but she is a very good ring general; she knows exactly where to be and how to keep the parts moving. She is also excellent at showing fire and wrestling like she is in the fight of her life. She is one of the best modern wrestlers at incorporating her character into her matches, which keeps the crowd with her. She has a special connection with the fans, which helps elevate her matches into being more memorable, something that stands out in current WWE. Becky Lynch v. Sasha Banks - NXT Unstoppable 2015 Becky Lynch v. Charlotte Flair Last Person Standing - Evolution 2018 Becky Lynch v. Sasha Banks Hell in a Cell - HitC 2019 Becky Lynch v. Asuka - Royal Rumble 2020

I think 6 PPVs in a year is perfectly reasonable. It will definitely give them more focus, and will also mean they can do more high-profile re-matches. Dave also mentioned how after Cody lost to MJF in a blood feud, he did not really try to get it back despite being a face.