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I really liked this a lot. I think Gargano has been the best guy of the year in NXT. It's been nice to see Ohno starting to find his role lately and I'd have to think that will continue after his performance in this match.

Jericho's interview with Dave & Bryan last week made me more interested, too.

Oh, man.

Usually when I hear him talk about Mania, he says 17 is the best. When did he say 31 was?

Love too use whataboutism.

Great review from Todd Martin on his audio show on the Torch this week!

I try to have a pretty even mix between old and new to avoid burning myself out on particular things since my tastes can run hot and cold. So at the moment, I have been following Raw/Smackdown/NXT (only the commercial-free Hulu versions, I’d never be caught dead watching live). I also keep up on indies that I like (PWG and AAW, especially) and NJPW. At the same time, I just finished ‘97 WWF (Raw and PPV) and am working through ‘98 now since that is my nostalgic sweet spot. And I have been mixing in some 2000. Plus World Class. Big picture, I am a mark for context. Which is why I watch TV and watch things in chronological order, as well. I also tend to watch whole shows when time allows for the same reason. I watch wrestling because it’s fun for me.

He’ll come back. I just know he will.

I was more annoyed by him talking about Nese being good.

Destination X 2012 is legit one of my all-time favorite shows.

Well, if you watch late ‘97/early ‘98 you can see her not be immune when HBK and HHH call attention to her new breast implants repeatedly.

Any team is better without Shelton Benjamin in it.

Great pick. That was the feud that made me a wrestling fan. I really wish the Network had curated playlists for things like this.

Yeah, that's been a huge stand-out in watching a lot of 2000 WWF lately. Everything is so hot that it's impossible (for me) to not have a blast watching it, which is kinda why I watch wrestling to begin with.

All The Shield trios matches, Bryan gaining more and more steam with every week. Great year for TV. Yup. Awesome run. Probably my favorite period after I got back into hardcore fandom in 2011.

I just watched '97 Raw in conjunction with The Lapsed Fan podcast covering all the PPV's and that is a really, really strong run. Especially post-Mania through Montreal.

I popped.

This does still work, as I did the same.

I’d have to think at least until after 75,000 people yell “delete!” at Wrestlemania.

What are the WALTER matches I need to be seeking out? vs. Dragunov (3/12/17) vs. Riddle (3/12/17) vs. Riddle (Progress 3/26/17) vs. Riddle (7/9/17) vs. Riddle (8/12/17) w/ Thatcher vs. Briscoes (WXW 10/6/17) w/ Thatcher vs. Simmons & Starr (WXW 10/8/17) vs. David Starr (WXW 10/28/17) There are many others if you want some deeper cuts, especially on the tag side, but those are some of my favorites from this year. Thanks!!! Gonna check these out. I have seen some of him but not as much as I should.

Dave telling his story of a girl recognizing him at Hot Topic has made my $3.99 Cyber Monday re-subscription worth it.

What are the WALTER matches I need to be seeking out?

I'm there if it's in Chicago.

They even went along with the roar thing he does pre-spear. I loved that match.

Thanks! What a missed opportunity to not air this live.