C.S.

Not really.

No one here is a blind follower, and your opinion on Shawn Spears does not make it gospel. I don't like Samoa Joe (I think he's slow and boring), but I'd still hire him and push him because he's obviously someone a lot of people do like and someone who can be an asset to any fed.

I know your message board gimmick is to be miserable and negative, so I'm not even sure why I'm responding, but listen to the massive pop he got for his first Royal Rumble or the rabid "TEN" chants he got in NXT and then tell me with a straight face that the fans didn't think about him.

I think Spears is the perfect ex-WWE signing for AEW. You take a guy the fans generally liked and felt was underutilized, actually was underutilized regardless of what the fans thought, and you give him a new lease on life without overpushing him. If AEW was around when Damien Sandow was released, he would have been signed IMO. (Not sure why his TNA run went south so fast. A case of #LOLTNA? I don't know - I didn't watch it. I will say he was DOA the minute he came up with that terrible Aron Rex name and did a typical anti-WWE "shoot" promo. I hope Tony, Cody, and The Bucks insist on some degree of quality control with terrible-sounding indie names.)

Same here. Seeing the platinum blond hair and heeling with Brandi, it felt like the missing piece of the puzzle had finally been added and suddenly everything clicked with Cody's act.

Strange comment, and strange backlash against Spears in general IMO. Nothing so far indicates that Spears is anything higher than midcard. So far, Cody has faced Dustin (old veteran going for "one last ride"), Darby Allin (unknown quantity as far as AEW is concerned, but probably not a main eventer yet), and will be facing Spears (pre-show wrestler at DoN). Obviously, Cody isn't being programmed with top guys here, so to assume Spears is suddenly one makes no sense to me.

I thought Michael Cole did a hell of a job selling the Braun-Bobby aftermath when he stood up after the commercial break and gave an update. His background as a news reporter kicked in there. When he's in a role like that, he's actually very good.

Because all of those geeks secretly want to join The Club so they can "too sweet" AJ, Anderson, and Gallows over and over whenever they want.

Raw had its ups and downs, but it was the best episode I've seen all year. I suspect Heyman isn't fully involved yet but did have his hand in several segments, which would explain the slight inconsistency.

Remember when The (Bullet) Club was cool?

Maria called Mike a bitch, said he disgusts her, he can't mop the floor with Seth in the ring just like he can't mop the floor at home, she's pregnant, and the only man in that ring was Becky Lynch and she hopes Becky is the one who impregnates her next time.

WTF are we watching??? LOL.

Movie actors who are romantically involved off-screen often have the worst chemistry on-screen. The same can now be said for Secky (yes, I've given them an obnoxious couple name - because I can).

You missed the Seth-Becky cringefest, eh?

Yeah, but you'd think they'd rethink such a terrible gimmick after several years.

Mike Kanellis is officially DOA (again) after being referred to as "my bitch" by Maria.

Wow, Becky is now officially a geek.

So, now AJ is a gullible patsy?

Not sure yet what to think of this "gee, aw shucks" act from Ricochet.

That's what happens when you're constantly presented as someone else's bitch. Yep. Even Undertaker nostalgia can't save this.

Drew McIntyre's voice is a sleeping pill.

As critical as I was (and we all were) of the 24-7 Title, it has straight-up made Drake Maverick a star.

Nope. The opener was great. The six-man was a business as usual bore.

That has already happened. It is back to business as usual, with this boring, useless six-man tag.