C.S.

Even by May, the momentum for AEW's debut was building up to a fever pitch.

Was Jim hired a year ago though? He was still in MLW then, and the idea of the NWA running a weekly show was probably only something written in a notebook at that point.

Is there a gif of CM Punk on WWE Backstage saying "Stop Tweeting!" because someone really needs to send that to Marquez right about now.

ACH got heat for calling Jay Lethal an "Uncle Tom" because it was racist and hypocritical after he called out WWE for being racist. That doesn't mean Jay Lethal isn't still a giant piece of shit. If AEW ever gets into bed with him, which is likely, it's going to blow back on them badly. That won't happen until a current female wrestler in the prime of her career who is a main eventer speaks out. A Dana Brooke type could say something and it would be dismissed by the toxic fanbase as "sour grapes." Sad but true.

But everyone in the NWA had to know exactly what Cornette thought of AEW before hiring him. Cornette deserves and gets no sympathy from me, but he's not the only one to blame here. There is a staggering lack of accountability and responsibility all across the board.

Charlotte is not, never has been, and probably never will be over as a babyface. Okay, maybe in ten years when she gets a "returning legend pop." Until then, I really wish WWE would stop trying.

This is something I never knew I wanted. It would be pure fire. Corny doesn't like to travel, but that can easily be worked around - PPV-only appearances, pre-taped videos otherwise, etc. Unfortunately, Corny has worked himself into a shoot, brother, and become unemployable damaged goods.

The "young guy" has 15 years of wrestling experience, but I know what you mean and agree.

MLW does seem to get the most out of malcontents who haven't worked out anywhere else long term. Aren't Austin Aries, Low-Ki, and Teddy Hart all still there?

La vignette était bonne. Les personnages sont mauvais.

I'm pretty sure God has bigger things to worry about... (I realize this is an acronym for somebody, but I can't figure out who, so I'm having a little fun with your post.)

Was waiting for someone to bring this up... NWA can't win this week. When it rains, it pours.

Thought this was amusing in light of our recent discussions about Lana's acting ability... Looks like she's in a real movie... It appears to be of the straight-to-video variety, but still.

In addition to the racism, this absolutely exposes Cornette as a lazy dickhead who is bad at his job. The NWA deserves fresh talent and fresh voices who actually give a shit about what they're doing and are coming to play with new ideas instead of recycled old shit. I wonder if part of that is because the episode was pulled a little over an hour later... ...nah, it's because Corny is a fuckhead, and people now have a sour taste in their mouth.

Jazz was the NWA Women's Champion but left out of the blue and vacated the title. Not sure what happened there. (I'm not suggesting anything discriminatory took place, in case that's how it sounds - I'm simply pointing out that African-American performers have been given prominent positions and pushes under Corgan and Lagana.)

What did he say? It really is a shame when someone becomes a Born Again Christian and uses his newfound religion as an excuse to spout discriminatory bigotry. Note: Just to be clear, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with becoming a Christian or following any set of religious beliefs. There absolutely is not. What is wrong is when that is used as an excuse to disseminate hatred based on gender, skin color, sexual orientation, etc.

I'm not so sure about that, because known Russo acolyte/sycophant and the world's dumbest wrestler, Disco Inferno, is actually defending Cornette.

Keith Lee is my absolute favorite guy in NXT right now, and watching him and Ivar dive to the outside and pile on a bunch of dudes was incredible. Shame they had to ruin such a joyous moment by bringing out the Ratings Slayer.

Not exactly professional of Kenny, but knowing what we know now about what an unprofessional shitshow ROH is behind the scenes and what an unprofessional shitshow Jim Cornette is in general, I'm more sympathetic toward Kenny for sure.

It's amazing how many people I didn't even realize had issues with Cornette. Exhibit A: Kenny King Exhibit B: Dixie Carter BTW, King just put easily the dumbest and most obnoxious Twitter wrestler on blast.

PP's finisher is insane.

Thought it was cute the way Babysaurus jumped up to high-five him and whispered "good job."

A spoiler about something that happens in the first minute of the show...okay. But I'll keep NXT talk out of this thread...fair enough. I'm disappointed that you've decided for no reason to dislike me, because I'm genuinely marking out at your use of insults like "plonker." Oh well...

And I assume that will build to an SCU vs. Santana-Ortiz feud. Love a good story with multiple layers and follow-up.

Agreed. Page winning - hope that's not a spoiler - is the most boring outcome imaginable. Everything with his push feels so forced.