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Larry Csonka of 411Mania is one who comes to mind. He's one of the few that does star ratings.

I think so. Wanna say No Mercy didn't sell out either.

Nope, it needs to be extremely convoluted and counter-productive. The treatment of faces is absolutely mind-blowing.

LU's Twitter announcing that Texano-Famous B is also this Wednesday.

Great point.

Quoted wrong.

It's very possible she puts over Asuka, but it's still extremely counter-productive to the rest of the division when she wins clean every single time.

Heels beating faces clean is indeed a weird trend. Gets the heels over but kills the faces.

You're right they did, but they took another hit post Mania 32. The biggest issue with WWE is that they lack a top star who can have a meaningful impact on business. Reigns has not at this point and very likely never will. Braun was a guy the audience was legitimately hot for and presented an interesting opportunity to try something new. Instead, they're revisiting the same program from almost three years ago between two guys who don't move the needle.

Apparently the issue is live gates. Both Raw and SDL events have supposedly been having trouble selling out. Only Cena is the real difference maker. And while tv ratings have been declining for years on account of wrestling not being as hot as it was during the AE, Cena was the reason they stayed afloat longer than they did. And TV ratings absolutely plummeted post-Mania 32. They haven't bottomed out yet but they haven't been getting better either. So the main issue is the lack of a top star who can sell tickets and get people to watch the product.

I feel like they will too. And if they structure it like Pentagon vs. the Triad, I think it might work. I think Rey is done this season. Supposedly his daughter's quinceanera was around this time.

If you needed any more proof that Juice Robinson is an elite level talent, here it is. Excellent story of Juice trying to keep up with Omega in the early goings and doing the honorable thing by not going for the surgically-repaired knee. But after escaping the One-Winged Angel, Juice realizes what needs to be done and starts working it over. The inner conflict Juice shows on his face is amazing as he looks guilty, almost hesitant at working it over. Juice is able to take control until Kenny hits an insane vertical suplex off the apron to the floor. Juice looks absolutely done and Kenny just blasts him with knee after knee. Kenny is toying with Juice a bit but by hitting so many knees you can tell he recognizes Juice's toughness and wants to make sure he stays down. Juice gets all sorts of fired up and pulls off one of the best babyface comebacks this year, nearly finishing Kenny with Pulp Friction. He attempts to hit Pulp Friction off the top rope but Kenny counters and hits an unbelievable One-Winged Angel off the second rope for the win. While Juice has had a showcase year by taking Goto and Naito to the limit and rallying back in the G1, this was an absolute star-making performance. Kenny hit Juice with everything and yet he STILL came back and nearly pulled it off. I don't think it's hyperbole to say Juice is one of if not THE best babyface in wrestling right now. This felt like one of the few Kenny Omega matches where he took a clear backseat, but it was necessary. Kenny is already an established star who's getting "best in the world" accolades. He didn't need to look amazing in this match, Juice did. My only real gripe was that the opening minutes of the match dragged and they could have gotten to Juice attacking the knee a lot earlier. But at the same time, I feel it was necessary for Juice to attempt to wrestle the match his way early on and only when it was clear Kenny was getting the better of him would he go for the knee. Really set up the internal conflict of Juice needing to do whatever was necessary to win. ****1/2.

I think you could do another Reigns match considering how closely contested their last few has been. Joe has also been booked like a killer. You could also do a David and Goliath match with Finn and have him use the Demon.

Yeah, I also saw the Killshot promo on Youtube. First fall: First Blood Second fall: No DQ (feels like they should flip those two, ha) Third fall: Ambulance or stretcher (did not specify) Should be really good although I am worried it just goes on forever like the WMD match did.

Main event really killed what was for the most part a really good show.

Same here. Always loved Horowitz and was glad he got a little bit of a push then. Horowitz was the perfect guy for the job, could work, bump, give you a solid match whomever he worked against, had a good look, had character. A unsung hero of US pro-wrestling if the late 80's/90's. Also a big Horowitz fan.

Been watching Onita FMW matches, specifically the Texas death match tag in Korakuen Hall and the first electrified barbed wire match with Goto. Have a Tenryu cage match and the Funk barbed wire match on deck. Also plan on checking out Funk-Abdullah matches from '78.

Undertaker vs. King Mabel is a feud I always revisit. One of the first things I had seen as a kid.

Mordecai: Thought the zealot gimmick had a ton of potential and wasn't like anything I had seen before. Hirooki Goto: Not great, but I think he has some good matches to his name. He may be a sad-sack loser, but he's MY sad-sack loser. The Ascension: Really dug the look, the theme, and their aura of intimidation from NXT. Glacier: Played as him once in Revenge and just liked him ever since. Tye Dillinger: Yes he sucks and is only over because of a chant, but I just find him likable.

Last episode of LU before Ultima Lucha, and here's what the card looks like: Puma vs. Mundo (Career vs. Title) Pentagon Dark vs. Son of Havoc (Ladder match for GOTG) Taya vs. Sexy Star (Last Luchador Standing) Ivelisse vs. Catrina (confirmed as still happening) Dante Fox vs. Killshot (2 out of 3 Falls "Hell of War" match) Fenix vs. Marty the Moth (Mask vs. Hair) Matanza vs. El Dragon Azteca Jr. (Steel Cage) Jeremiah Crane vs. Cage vs. Mil Muertes (for Infinity Gauntlet) Famous B vs. Texano (if Texano loses, Famous B gets Texano's contract) Lots to like and should be a good event, but I feel like they just raced to the finish here with some of these feuds and matches. Fox-Killshot is a really interesting story but I feel like we haven't gotten a whole lot of development in the last few months. Same with Matanza and Dragon. The match makes sense considering the street fight and Matanza brutalizing Mysterio, but it was just like "Oh yeah, they're having a cage match." I will say they've done a very good job with Fenix and Marty. Even if there are some aspects I haven't liked, it's super heated and has been given ample screen time. Just wish they had done the same for some of the other feuds. No word yet on which matches will take place on what nights with the exception of Puma-Mundo.

I've liked what I've seen of him so far. The Liger match is awesome of course but I also love the '97 BOSJ final with Kanemoto. Proof he could be a great heel as well as a great babyface.

A terrific hour of LU with two very strong match with interesting parallels, the two original babyfaces and the two dark angels going at it against each others. The final angle was ver good, although I'm not a fan of the old "security guys" as peons. But it's niceto have a promo that goes for four sentences before shit breaks out. You know in WWE this would have gone for 15 minutes going back and forth with one guy listening to the other while holding his mic before replying. Here Mundo talks shit, Rey jumps him and then... really reminded those old ECW entire roster brawls before big shows. Yeah, I was half-expecting the ECW chants to break out, that's how old I am. Dario Cueto looking the massacre with delight was priceless. And now I really look forward Rey vs Mundo (the build has been extremely effective yet so simple, with only one big angle at the end), Pentagon vs Puma as a great final, Mil vs Cage and of course Marty vs Fénix. (I don't mind Catrina getting a boot in the face because Pentagon is a killer with no soul while she's an immortal witch. Plus the fact Mil got pinned just as she went down really works too, it's like losing the connection made him weaker. Catrina is like the greatest Paul Bearer ever.) Indeed, Mil and Catrina are my favorite acts second only to Pentagon. And the Paul Bearer comparison is absolutely true. My favorite part of that relationship was during Graver Consequences. Once Matanza put Catrina in the casket, there was no hope for Mil to win.

Except for Vinny beating up Joey. But that was still awesome. And seeing Dante and Killshot brawling makes me wish we saw more of that this season. I dunno, I just feel like they could have done more with that feud and Crane-Mil-Catrina. Also, not a whole lot on the relationship between Vamp and Puma since the Cueto Cup.

Favorite heel theme might be "Man With the Harmonica" for Terry Funk. Sorry Undertaker, but THAT is the most frightening theme in wrestling.

My current favorites are probably "Heroes Welcome" for Kassius Ohno and "Stone Pitbull" for Tomohiro Ishii.