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Check. And in return. Buddy Rose and Rip Rogers vs babyfaces Adrian Adonis and Ron Starr. Video is in three parts.

Week 11 Joeg hasn't responded for a bit so he's out for now. I didn't have time to check the pairings so hopefully everyone doesn't have who they had last week. migs concrete1992 HeadCheese shodate SPS WingedEagle Nintendo Logic Jetlag Richeyedwards Jmare007 laz siredgar Matt D Rah dawho5 Dawho, you're the odd man out so I'll double up with you. I'll have something for both you and Rah asap.

Oprah.

Judy Martin is the best.

I'm not doing the facebook thing and I'm probably not going to end up with a ballot if I'm being honest with myself, but I will write you people something substantial about Demolition to try to sway hearts and minds and further shatter old misconceptions.

This would have been preferable:

Biker Michelle coming out at Mania with Biker Taker like Biker Steph is something I am suddenly here for. They can do a mixed tag at Backlash.

Could you imagine if that crowd got to throw tomatoes at Dunn?

I don't think we can begin to imagine how they are going to celebrate Vince when he dies. They'll make one of those statues of him but it'll be in the middle of the ring for every match in the company from now on and instead of pinfalls, you win by making your opponent kiss his ass.

Joeg didn't show up for me. Anyone back in/out for tomorrow?

The Moolah thing always bugs me. https://twitter.com/WWE/status/973375209116807168 ALL of the comments are brutal at least.

A guy like Kane or Big Show could headline. Once Hunter goes in, DX can go in as a headliner after him. NWO/Wolfpack can go in as headliner. Vince can go in. Jericho can headline. I'd argue that Sid could potentially headline if they're desperate. Hart Foundation could POTENTIALLY headline, especially in Canada. There's always Daniel Bryan. Mark Henry could in Texas but not really anywhere else. Brock at some point.

2010 was a pretty weird one: Dibiase Inoki Wendi Richter Mad Dog Vachon Gorgeous George Stu Hart Bob Uecker

I do think this top ten would have been fairly different ten years ago too, for the worse.

I'm not going to deny that, as a spectator, it was a pretty enjoyable top ten.

I was looking through 88-89-90 results and while you'll get some interesting ones on the house show tapings like Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake vs WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine, they generally just did the same match over and over again with him on these. That'd be Savage vs Dibiase or Andre for most of 88, and then vs Warrior/Hogan/Duggan for most of 89, and then Dusty/Warrior for most of 90. We're probably talking very similar 7 minute matches again and again. It definitely lessens the pool.

What benefit do they get from doing that? What's the purpose behind it? Do people have Fastlane as a free preview but are still oscillating about subbing for Mania?

Or if its outright encouraged/demanded by the office.

I think you can cite general trends. Also Id be curious to see exactly what elements of the match he praised. Like I said, some of those AAA matches are great, just for a lot more reasons than the ones he tended to focus on.

The biggest, flashiest, dumbest wrestling possible (to the point that he misses so much nuance in even the stuff he watches). 100% Michael Bay.