...TG

It says something about the state of the "wrestling media", and I guess media in general, that my twitter feed from last night is filled with self-congratulatory poasting about doing the bare minimum in the post-rumble "press conference" and asking Hunter about the Vince situation.

Heard some rumblings/theorizing on twitter that they had the crowd mics turned down for fear of Vince-related chants.

Pretty meh show.

Is it me or does Punk look really old tonight? Maybe it's just because he's been selling a lot.

Santos' La Virgen serape is so dope. Wish I could pull that off.

Cole said "..the roar is for Andrade" but it was more of a confused murmur to me.

Love that finish, the old bullshit still works.

Octopus hold!

Cole saying Jelly Roll could be Kevin Owens' brother was pretty cold blooded.

They gotta give Kayla a heads-up if Solo is going to do that spot. Almost squashed her like a bug.

Very clever use of Bianca's braid.

I was wondering given the current...unpleasantness surrounding the promotion, is that particular catchphrase a good thing?

I just don't get LA Knight. His catchphrases are lame, he's clumsy at best in the ring. But he's really over, so what do I know?

I woke my dog up when I laughed out loud at Punk saying "I can separate business from personal".

Paul is right, Aldis or Mickie or whoever is choosing his clothes is doing a great job. (It's bizarre it's taken him this long to get a gig with WWE or AEW.)

Danielson-Kingston was a slow burn but really got me by the end. Poor Bryan's chest is going to be hamburger meat by the end of the month if this match is any indication. And Nigel openly rooting against Bryan was a hoot.

That's our Phil, 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag. I'm not going to be able to look away.

It would be hilarious if this were Punk's only appearance. It was a great pop, anyway.

End of an era: Dave is ending the print edition of the Observer, and it will be online-only from now on. Sad, as I've been a print-only subscriber for the last 20 years.

Kris and Bix did a podcast breaking down the ballot this week. It would be great if all the voters thought about it this thoroughly.

Dave should have started from scratch years ago when it became evident that the 35/10 rule was ridiculous.

Zac Efron's HGH head looks less freakish in the trailer than it did in that photo that was going around on Twitter a few months ago.

There is one photo where Kawada is cracking a slight smile: Perhaps he caught a bit of a contact high?

Toshiaki Kawada has been posting photos on his Twitter from his trip to All Out and the stone faced look on his face in all of them amuses me to no end. Here's a taste:

This match should really be a big deal but it just isn't. Show how bad everyone, including Ronda, blew this run of hers.