C.S.

Speaking of Orton: I thought it was Orton who trolled AJ about this? Maybe it was both? How do you know he didn't actually say it though? You don't. Of course, I don't know that that he actually did say it, either.

I don't think Punk is necessarily implying anything about Heyman (or Roxanne Perez, for that matter). I get the impression that he's just listing examples of his buddies in the company and explaining that he never discusses politics with them - which, you know, sounds pretty normal to me in a work environment. As for Styles, if he's spoken publicly about the flat-earth stuff and "the gay community," that's on him. Heyman and Perez don't openly babble unintelligent gibberish.

Translation: John Cena: "I love a serial rapist sex trafficker with a fecal fetish, and I love him wholeheartedly." Fantastic Reddit post about WWE's PR this week: And none of it - not a single fucking thing - will affect WWE's business, because rasslin' fans are dumb and rasslers are even dumber. Sure, as soon as Triple H, Roman Reigns, etc. do the same thing. You may want to bury your head in the sand - that's your prerogative, and it's what most voters do too - but it's kind of hard to ignore when it's coming from major players in WWE's power structure.

Let me get this straight: AEW runs a first-time "dream match" between Mercedes and Athena, puts it in an inconsequential semi-final tournament slot, and kills Athena's undefeated streak in the process. What the hell.

Not that I want to defend Nick Khan, but didn't Tony Khan fire the first shot when he called Nick Khan a "Khan (con) man" for no reason whatsoever other than to appeal to the "sickos"? Both sides are infantile here.

Surprised there's been no mention of Triple H putting his foot in his mouth - again! - with these insanely dumb comments about Trump: “Nick Khan [WWE president]... always has this thing about, ‘The most charismatic guy wins, it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t matter your policy, whoever the most charismatic guy is in the debates wins.’ And you can historically look at that — pretty accurate, right? And I think Trump’s ability as an orator, as — like him or hate him, the way he does it… but he’s charismatic in so many ways. And I think he likes getting under people’s skin, generating [heat]. Schulz then chimes in to say that Trump “plays a great heel”. Levesque continued: “He does. It’s amazing and it’s genius, and it worked in our business. “Do I think he got that from our business? I think he innately understands it. It’s been his whole life. Think about that. There’s a lot of billionaires in the world, I suppose, why is he the most famous one? Why was he the one that was in People magazine every week with everybody under the sun? Why was he seen as the epitome of that billionaire status and all that stuff? It’s because of his charisma, and his character, and who he is, and the way he can speak about it and do all those things. “He just captivates people and I think that’s why he is where he is.” https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2025/4/14/24408367/triple-h-dismisses-internet-bitching-complaining-wwe-admires-donald-trump-interview-andrew-schulz Yeah, Paul, makes perfect sense for the President of the fucking United States to be a "great heel."

I'm guessing I'm the only one, but is anyone else watching WWE EVOLVE? It's on Tubi (U.S.) or YouTube (internationally). Fun little sprint of a show at only 50 minutes or so. Reminds me of a modern day version of Superstars or Wrestling Challenge. There are a lot of cool little things no other WWE show is doing. Peter Rosenberg and Robert Stone are a surprisingly fun commentary team. Mauro would make it even better, but that goes without saying.

Your attempted Christian erasure won't be tolerated here, sir. I'll never understand what people see in Malakai/Aleister Black. Okay, I do understand - I see the same thing - but something is missing. Kind of the way I felt about Bam Bam Bigelow too, but Bam Bam was a hundred times the worker and attraction Black is. Corrected* for you. *not that you're wrong about Lashley either. When PWO was going nuts for him years ago, booking dream matches between him and Brock Lesnar, I was genuinely baffled why everyone here had their hands down their pants for this guy.

Fun debate about Kamala. He's one of my all-time favorites. I could relate to him more than most of the other wrestlers. No, I wasn't a "jungle savage" from "deepest darkest Africa" - obviously not - but he didn't have a ridiculous superhero steroid physique that was completely unattainable by anyone not abusing their bodies with gallons of drugs, and that made him a breath of fresh air to me. The racist gimmick was the creation of Lawler and/or Jarrett, not the WWF, but Vince obviously ran with it too. The WWF in the '80s wasn't exactly a progressive place. Neither is the WWE of 2025, truth be told (Paul "I don't see race" Levesque). But Kamala was at least self-aware enough to admit in a shoot interview that his gimmick was "bad for the blacks" (I'm 99% sure this was his exact wording). Whether the optics are good or not, I think Kamala is more than deserving of being in the WWE Hall of Fame - pretending for a second that there's actually any actual criteria for entry, which we already know there isn't.

With Kamala? Pretty sure Hunter's powers are limited to interacting with people who are still alive.

I'm guessing they're doing it this way because Quake died many years ago. I have no objections to it - I loved The Natural Disasters as a kid, and Fred Ottman was always a trip.

WWE = MAGA For those of you who are fortunate enough not to have heard of Tony Hinchcliffe (which is still most of America, I imagine), he's the unfunny racist idiot who called Puerto Rico "a floating island of garbage" during a Trump rally.

Does anyone care about Cope anymore? At least now the rest of the fans have finally woken up and figured out what I/we already knew a long time ago: Christian is a million times better.

Accessing the site, going to sections, clicking on threads, starting THIS thread - all very slow. Anyone else?

WWE EVOLVE premiered on Tubi tonight. https://tubitv.com/series/300015112/wwe-evolve Fun short sprint of a show. Thankfully, WWE didn't act like the old EVOLVE never existed. The women's opener was way too long, and all of these women are RAW, but Kali Armstrong is the clear star among them. Keanu Carver vs. Trill London was FUN, and both played their parts to perfection. The main event six-man "ID showcase" - Jack Cartwheel, Sean Legacy and Cappuccino Jones vs. Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, and Ricky Smokes - had solid wrestling and good character work from everyone involved. I love Cappuccino's persona, Cartwheel seems to have a unique in-ring style, and the Swipe Right heels are detestable a-holes with hair we can all be jealous of. I believe one of the commentators compared Swipe Right to Zack Morris and AC Slater from Saved by the Bell, lol. Luca Crusifino from the D'Angelo Family came across as really smooth and polished in his role. He said Tony D'Angelo runs NXT and he runs EVOLVE. Enjoyable way to incorporate a familiar face into the new show. I assume he'll eventually clash with Ava, who HBK left in charge to run the show going forward. The commentary from Pete Rosenberg and Tony Khan Robert Stone was surprisingly okay.

I'll be honest: I posted that inconsequential Zak Knight "news" with a bit of a wink, hoping to get a detailed response like yours, @El-P. You didn't disappoint. In all seriousness though, I'm hoping Tony has learned his lesson about signing anybody and everybody. It seems that he has. Extending Saraya's deal is a bit baffling to me, but I'm guessing he thinks she'll be useful enough to trot out once a year for Wembley. Fair enough, if so, I guess. Scorpio Sky is someone I often wonder about too. I thought he was eventually going to grow into the spot Swerve has now as "The First Black AEW World Champion." But it never happened. While I like him and see his potential, I'm not really sure he'd fare any better in WWE.

Zak Knight has been released.

This was the original image I used in the OP before changing it. Holy fuck! It was right there all along.

THIS is how you present Jade!!!

Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins Women’s Elimination Chamber: Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Naomi vs. Roxanne Perez Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus vs. Nia Jax and Candice LeRae Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens Will Cody Rhodes SELL HIS SOUL to The Rock?

Ryan Nemeth is a chronic complainer, a professional victim, and a complete nobody who would be nowhere without Nic's name, reputation, and hard work. The verbiage in his lawsuit is genuine comedy. I did like his short film though.

That explains why it suddenly looks dumb as fuck to me.

After seeing him in the Mr. McMahon documentary, that's kind of heartbreaking. He's still a little boy who craves his daddy's approval and affection.