Steenalized

Got me to possibly follow wrestling (and log in here) for the first time in five years, seems legit.

Not watching live, is it as bad as that Raw a few years ago when Cena issued a challenge for HALF WAY THROUGH THE SHOW and they clearly postponed that segment until Monday Night Football went to half time (and it ran late at that)

I watched this match for the first time today and immediately fell in love. It felt intense from the start and I was waiting for the bombs to start flying but they make you wait. Tenry kept facewashing Hashimoto, doing those little kicks to the head, goading him on until Hash finally explodes with that flying kick over the ref. That's when I lost it, so did the crowd. Their reaction to Hashimoto finally keeping Tenryu down is even better.

Couldn't agree more with this. But this is pro wrestling, in particular the WWE, so they (1) will have my attention to start and (2) will probably bungle it and piss me off at various times.

They really are, this match rules.

Kinda figured. Being a "technical wrestler" is one of heck of a gimmick. I ask a friend of mine who was telling me how Bret, Angle, etc. were great technical wrestlers and I asked him what exactly a good "technical wrestler" was and he replied and I quote: "Someone who does a lot of moves..." I just laughed and said how is Bret a technical wrestler then as he did the same 5-6 moves per match. It also helps if you have a submission 'finisher' that probably never works

Technical wrestler means you do suplexes, but not like Brock

I agree that technique-wise a punch is going to be harder to throw without potatoing the hell out of someone and still looking good than a chop. Chops are fine if punches are treated as an actual no-no.

I'll take Lawler & Dundee punching each other over that any day. same, though I wonder how much of that is chops becoming ubiquitous while good punches can be rare

Jericho trolling hard

Crowd chanting "Goodbye" at the heel who just got turned on by heels too

I feel like my eyes are glazed over. I'm watching this match but have no recollection of it

you shut your mouth!

His fist hitting the ground just set off hundreds of pyrotechnics

Welcome to the club!

A comedic master at work, did you forget last year?

Guess the budget ran out before they could get Stephanie a decent mic

And then that happened

His entrance two years ago is easily my favorite live band entrance in wrestling

He came out to announce the attendance and I'm in tears, literally in tears, one from each eye. All that to say how many people are there

He's just a symptom of the real problem - the Attitude era was when the company was last hot so they need to keep trotting people out from that period

I can't stop. Every stupid rock line, every tweet pointing out how dumb this is

The show broke me. I'm reduced to giddy laughter at the absurdity of this

I'd rather have Shaq, even if I hate non-wrestlers involved in wrestling matches

Big show might have lifts, but he's not much smaller than Shaq. AND SHAQ IS HERE THAT'S AWESOME