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It seems WWE felt embarrassed that there was a Kevin Steen figure in ROH's upcoming line before they could market a Keven Owens one. It's not something a billion dollar company should be quite that upset about, but I get the impression it was an ego bruising that someone couldn't handle. Yeah, there's no way that's true. What store is carrying ROH Dolls? It's not like there's an ROH Toys section at Target next to the WWE Toys. And a WWE Doll would be Kevin Owens, not Kevin Steen. In conclusion....bullshit. Meltzer talked about this on the last podcast and he indicated that the current mentality in WWE is that they don't want to promote a guy on the main roster who was already markteted on a national level by another promotion which is the reason why Samoa Joe is only working NXT.That really doesn't address the doll thing. And Joe also has that deal where he can work Indys as well as NXT, at least for the time being.I haven't kept up on the newz lately, but I thought they gave him an exclusive contract after a bunch of people bought too-small Samoa Joe shirts following his debut, coupled with the very threatening move of ROH to Destination America.

Echo this. I've yet to find the Young Bucks that isn't fun. I'm a Bucks fan, too, but I am mostly an unabashed PWG mark. I can't say I have loved them in ROH nearly as much.

Now that he has earned his respect, anything is possible.

Soaring aaaaaaaaand scoring!

I am probably going upper-half with Dustin at this point. Quite possibly much higher.

ROH just needs to stay in business until WWE either gets bored or their well runs dry with NXT.

Tanahashi wins LOL.

That will never not be funny.

Trying to gather my thoughts right now, but just too emotional.

Precisely. My current obsession is Survivor, which is basically wrestling, anyhow. I had never seen an episode and then decided to watch it on Prime on a whim and because my girlfriend likes it. I haven't watched anything else except a preseason football game in three weeks. It's got qualities like absurdity, etc. that also draw me to wrestling in the first place. Once the NFL starts, I probably won't watch anything else.

It does. Very interesting to us in the "poor" viewing habits crew.

I get obsessive when I watch, or I get into lulls where I don't watch much of anything. I am in the latter right now. It has been a few weeks since I have watched anything.

It's a habit I can't possibly break. It's obviously not hate reading though, that doesn't exist. I'm just waiting for the board to get better. Cute. I laughed uproariously.

He is amazing.

Glad you're back, Matt!

The old bookselling angle.

I also think it is a better punny Stones-themed name for a pod than Exile on Badstreet is, even though that one is great, too.

People who throw replica briefcases at wrestlers.

So glad I got home too late to buy it live.

What is it like to be interviewed by Pete?

Gagne!

Pretty much the entire AWA DVD.

I. Can't. Wait.

Likewise.

I think this is likely it. I hope they still see him as the next top guy, because I think he is that guy. It's not like Rollins has done anything to make a case for himself.