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So WWE is making this match available to everyone, and we're supposed to damn them because *maybe* they did it to screw with a carny's autograph show/convention that is being promoted in conjunction with their competitor's show? There are a lot of great reasons to hate WWE but this seems like it's pretty low on the list.

All credit to the Usos for apparently inventing their own sweat and water activated version of Icy Hot. They're talented chemists as well as tag team wrestlers.

Lio is no doubt a pain in the ass but he's clearly right on the travel expenses. We all know what the answer is, but it's up to the talent themselves to get it together and organize - there are a couple of chances coming up to put some leverage on the company with the June show in Jeddah and SummerSlam in August. it's unlikely - I can't imagine Randy Orton participating in a walkout, for example - but it's way past time for this to happen.

I figured if a Japanese wrestler was going to do a crucifixion gimmick, it would be Onita. Nope, it's Inoki: (h/t some dude on Twitter)

The reenactments are a bit cheesy, but what really bothers me is the stretching of the old SD footage. Just throw the black bars on the sides of the screen, it's okay.

IIRC, the nazi didn't leak the dick pics. Seth was cheating on his then-fiancee with the nazi, and the then-fiancee leaked the dick pics as revenge. I've also come to the realization that I know far too many sordid details of many professional wrestlers' love lives.

That was Michael Cole, which is why I didn't mention him. (Besides, wearing shorts with a suit is objectively stupid no matter which NBA star was photographed once wearing them.) And given the stories nobodies like us hear, I would imagine McAfee has heard far more, and far worse.

I'm sure Vince is an absolute nightmare of a boss, but none of this is new behavior. Anyone who takes a writing/producing gig knows this going in, which limits my sympathy for the HoF guy and Road Dogg. Tigers don't change their stripes - Vince is not going to stop changing scripts at the last minute, or having weird rules about what can and can't be said.

Good Lord, Big E can do the splits? The man is a physical marvel.

I'd say I can't believe that a crowd of supposed hardcores is amusing themselves while a good match is going on, except that this happens every year.

He's been yelling off and on for like 6 hours now. I don't know how Graves is still doing it.

We almost had a dead gold medalist on that moonsault, folks.

And in keeping with the Mad Max aesthetic of the entrance, HHH decided to go with the "too much time in the sun" shade at the tanning booth.

God, Hunter is such a dork. I mean, we're all dorks about something, but we all don't get to display our dorkiness in front of 60,000 people once a year.

They pointed out Hunter's dad in the front row when Dave pointed at him - I see the nose is a family trait. Have they done that before? I can't recall.

Pretty clever entrance for Batista.

That Lana-Rusev Snickers commercial was legit funny. WWE has wasted those two worse than almost anyone I can remember.

Kofi's oldest is gonna be a star.

If only Shane had a dad who loved him, they could have made this a tag match.

I watched The Marine 6: Close Quarters last night on the Sony Movie Channel. As far as direct-to-VOD action movies go, it could have been far worse.

I didn't watch last night, so maybe it was different - man, Bret is looking frail these days.

It's not at all unfair - he's 41 after all.

Given he was there last night, I suppose Hogan was inevitable.

Really smart opening the gates early - the stadium looks amazing in the daylight and the stands filled up. I have a feeling we're going to see many, many quick cuts to the overhead camera tonight. Get your dramamine ready. Lawler championing women in the business during the panel is a hoot. As is his jacket.

edit: dammit, wrong thread